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NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024: Check Category-wise NIFT Cutoff Ranks

Yatendra Kumar
Yatendra Kumar
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4 mins readUpdated on Dec 15, 2025 12:39 IST
As per NIFT Kolkata cutoff 2024, the first and last-rounds has been released for the General, OBC, SC, ST, and EWS categories under All India quota. For the General AI quota, the last-round ranged between 152 and, 187 with Master of Fashion Management being the most sought-after course.

NIFT Kolkata admission was conducted through NIFT cutoff 2024. The cutoff was released for General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS, and PWD categories under All India and Home State quotas. Based on cutoffs, students can know if they can take admission to their choice of program. As per NIFT Kolkata cutoff 2024, General AI candidates experienced cutoffs ranging from 187 to 2355, with the MFM program emerging as a most desirable course. Meanwhile, B.FTech. in Apparel Production recorded the least demand, making it an accessible choice for the candidates having higher ranks. For OBC All India candidates, the cutoff range of 711 to 5770 reflected low competition as compared to General AI category. Read this article to know NIFT Kolkata category-wise cutoff 2024:

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Table of contents
  • NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for General All India Category
  • NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for OBC All India Category
  • NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for SC All India Category
  • NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for ST All India Category
  • NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for PWD All India Category
  • NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for EWS All India Category

NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for General All India Category

General AI cutoff for NIFT Kolkata in 2024 ranged from 187 to 2474 in Last Round. Notably, the MFM course, with ranks of 152 in Round 1 and 187 in the Last Round, was the most sought-after program. Other than MFM, some more popular courses are Fashion Communication and Fashion Design with low cutoff ranks of 544 and 835, respectively, for the last-round. Explore the table below for detailed specialisation-wise cutoffs.

General

Round 1

Last Round

B.Des. in Fashion Design

551

835

B.Des. in Leather Design

1950

2355

B.Des. in Textile Design

1191

1513

B.Des. in Knitwear Design

1404

1833

B.Des. in Fashion Communication

360

544

B.FTech. in Apparel Production

429

2474

Master of Fashion Management (MFM)

152

187

B.Des in Accessory Design

790

1106

NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for OBC All India Category

Considering NIFT Kolkata OBC AI category cutoff 2024, candidates seeking admission to NIFT Kolkata encountered cutoffs ranging between 711 and, 5770 in Last Round. Among available courses, Master of Fashion Management emerged as most coveted program. B.Des in Fashion Communication was identified as top choice among BDes options. See table below for NIFT Kolkata branch-wise cutoff 2024 details.

Q:   What is NIFT Kolkata cutoff 2023?
A:

NIFT Kolkata cutoff 2023 is based on NIFT Entrance Exam. NIFT Kolkata offers admission to UG and PG courses through the B.Des, Exam followed by the round-wise counselling. NIFT has released the last round cutoff for admission to the B.Des,  M.Des,  B.Des.  B.Des. href="https://www.shiksha.com/college/national-institute-of-fashion-technology-kolkata-salt-lake-city-27351/courses/mftech-bc">M.FTech courses. As per the NIFT Kolkata cutoff 2023, the last round closing rank for B.Des ranged between 467 and 3180 for the General All India category students. B.Des in Fashion Communication was the most competitive specialisation with a last-round closing rank of 467. Candidates seeking NIFT Kolkata admission can refer to the table given below to check out the NIFT Kolkata cutoff 2023 for B.Des, MFM and B.F.Tec ch courses for the General All India category students:

Course2023
B.Des. in Fashion Design632
B.Des. in Leather Design3180
B.Des. in Textile Design2645
B.Des. in Knitwear Design1807
B.Des. in Fashion Communication467
B.FTech. in Apparel Production488
Master of Fashion Management (MFM)255
B.Des in Accessory Design1247

General

Round 1

Last Round

B.Des. in Fashion Design

2127

2785

B.Des. in Leather Design

4252

5770

B.Des. in Textile Design

3701

4919

B.Des. in Knitwear Design

3827

5519

B.Des. in Fashion Communication

1027

1989

B.FTech. in Apparel Production

1189

1518

Master of Fashion Management (MFM)

602

711

B.Des in Accessory Design

1934

3733

NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for SC All India Category

Compared to General and OBC All India category, SC AI candidates at NIFT Kolkata experienced less competition in 2024, with NIFT cutoffs spanning 918 to 9529 in the Last Round. While evauating the cutoffs, we can see that among all the courses, Master of Fashion Management was the most desirable designing course. The First and Last Round cutoff for MFM stood at 822 and 918, respectively. Detailed cutoff information on specialisations is provided below.

General

Round 1

Last Round

B.Des. in Fashion Design

2980

4691

B.Des. in Leather Design

8084

9087

B.Des. in Textile Design

7073

9529

B.Des. in Knitwear Design

6999

8238

B.Des. in Fashion Communication

2897

5095

B.FTech. in Apparel Production

2336

2193

Master of Fashion Management (MFM)

822

918

B.Des in Accessory Design

5095

8574

NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for ST All India Category

During the NIFT Kolkata cutoff 2024 for the ST AI category candidates, the last-round ranged between 4011 and 9502. Considering the NIFT Kolkata B.Des cutoff 2024, Fashion Design being the first choice among the candidates for the B.Des category. The first and last-round cutoff for the same course stood at 2235 and 4011, respectively. In contrast, for B.Des in Accessory Design, candidates had shown less interest. More details on NIFT Kolkata course-wise cutoff 2024 are displayed below.

General

Round 1

Last Round

B.Des. in Fashion Design

2235

4011

B.Des. in Textile Design

7842

7842

B.Des. in Knitwear Design

-

8781

B.Des. in Fashion Communication

7832

5438

B.Des in Accessory Design

9502

9502

NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for PWD All India Category

The PWD AI cutoff at NIFT Kolkata in 2024 was available solely for B.Des in Textile Design. Notably, Textile Design was having the same cutoffs for both the rounds. Review the table below for closing ranks for the same course:

General

Round 1

Last Round

B.Des. in Textile Design

9636

9636

NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2024 for EWS All India Category

Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the NIFT Kolkata EWS AI category cutoff 2024 for the first and last-rounds. As per the NIFT cutoff data given below, Master of Fashion Management turned out to be the most favoured designing specialisation, with a first- and last-round closing rank of 917 and 924, respectively. If not eligible for MFM, students can also consider taking admission to B.FTech. in Apparel Production, B.Des. in Fashion Communication, and B.Des in Accessory Design with the lenient last-round cutoff of 2633, 4444, and 5894, respectively. 

General

Round 1

Last Round

B.Des. in Fashion Design

4186

6126

B.Des. in Leather Design

7498

8727

B.Des. in Textile Design

5077

6695

B.Des. in Knitwear Design

6271

6975

B.Des. in Fashion Communication

2883

4444

B.FTech. in Apparel Production

2633

2633

Master of Fashion Management (MFM)

917

924

B.Des in Accessory Design

4093

5894

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