NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025: Check Category-wise NIFT Cutoff Ranks

5 mins readUpdated on Feb 4, 2026 22:29 IST
As per the NIFT Kannur BDes cutoff 2025 for the OBC category students under the All India quota, the most and the least competitive BDes course specialisations were BDes in Fashion Communication and BDes in Textile Design, respectively, according to the last round. The cutoff for both specialisations was 2010 and 6332, respectively.

NIFT Kannur cutoff 2025 was released for admission to various UG and PG design courses, like BDes, MFM, BFTech, and MDes. The cutoff was declared in the form of opening and closing ranks for various categories under both the All India and Home State quotas. 

For the General category students belonging to the All India quota, the last round cutoff ranged from 298 to 2816. The most competitive course for admission was the Master of Design (MDes), with a last round cutoff of 298. Candidates can read the full article to know more.

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  • NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for General All India Category
  • NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for OBC All India Category
  • NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for SC All India Category
  • NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for ST All India Category
  • NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for EWS All India Category
  • NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for PWD All India Category
  • NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for General Home State Category
  • NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for OBC Home State Category
  • NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for SC Home State Category
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NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for General All India Category

For the General AI category, the last round cutoff varied between 298 and 2816. Among all the courses, the most and least challenging for admission were the Master of Design (MDesand BDes in Textile Design courses, with the cutoff being 298 and 2816, respectively. The cutoff was also released for other BDes specialisations, BFTech in Apparel Production, and the MFM course. To find details about the same, students can refer to the table below. 

Q:   What are the minimum marks required in the NEFT entrance exam to get a seat at the National Institute of Fashion Technology Kannur?
A:

National Institute of Fashion Technology Kannur is a government institute. It has a great infrastructure and is equipped with great facilities, well-equipped design studios, a well-stocked library, computer labs, and specialised workshops for hands-on learning. It has been ranked 16 for Fashion Design by Outlook in 2019 and holds a good placement record as well. The minimum marks required in the NEFT entrance exam to get a seat at the National Institute of Fashion Technology Kannur is as follows-:

NIFT Expected Cut-Off 2024 Kannur - 590.

For any further information you can visit the college website or contact the concerned college for the same.

Q:   What is the cutoff of the National Institute of Fashion Technology Kannur for admission in 2024?
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NIFT Kannur is a government institute. It has a great infrastructure and is equipped with great facilities, well-equipped design studios, a well-stocked library, computer labs etc. Like other NIFT campuses, it offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs and addmission to these programs is based on marks scored in NIFT Entrance Exam. The entrance exam is further divided into three parts, i.e., Creative Ability Test (CAT), General Ability Test (GAT) and Situation Test/ Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD and PI) round.  

The expected cutoff of the National Institute of Fashion Technology Kannur for admission in 2024 is-:

NIFT Kannur - 590

Q:   What is the NIFT closing rank for B.Des at NIFT Kannur?
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NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2024 Round 3 was released for different M.Des, MFM and B.Des courses. The Cutoff was released for different categories under the AI quota. For the General AI category candidates, the Cutoff ranks ranged between 206 and 2229. The most competitive course was Master of Design (M.Des), with closing cutoff of 206. The easiest to get into for the General AI category candidates was B.Des I Textile Designing. 

Candidates can refer to the table below to check the closing Cutoff ranks for different courses offered at NIFT Kannur:

Course2024
B.Des. in Fashion Communication935
B.Des. in Fashion Design1690
B.Des.8 in Knitwear Design2113
B. Des. in Textile Design2229
Master in Apparel Production444
Master of Fashion Management (MFM)384
Master of Design (M.Des.)206

 

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Course  Round 1 (Closing Rank) Last Round  (Closing Rank)
BDes in Fashion Communication 768 878
BDes in Fashion Design 874 1312
BDes in Knitwear Design 2005 2795
BDes in Textile Design 1972 2816
BFTech in Apparel Production 545 1336
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) 274 504
Master of Design (MDes) 135 298

NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for OBC All India Category

According to the NIFT Kannur BDes cutoff 2025, the most competitive course for admission was BDes in Fashion Communication, with the cutoff being 2010. If we compare the same course with the General AI category, where the last round cutoff was 878, we can conclude that the competition for this category was much more lenient.  See the table below to know the round 1 and last round ranks for all the offered courses.

Course  Round 1 (Closing Rank) Last Round  (Closing Rank)
BDes in Fashion Communication 1708 2010
BDes in Fashion Design 2278 2458
BDes in Knitwear Design 3878 5480
BDes in Textile Design 3043 6332
BFTech in Apparel Production 1030 2449
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) 693 814
Master of Design (MDes) 427 712

NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for SC All India Category

Admissions at NIFT Kannur were offered for courses, like BDes and BFTech in Apparel Production, for which the maximum ranks required were 8414 and 2083, respectively. The cutoff for this category was also released for the design courses at the PG-level for the MFM and MDes courses. Students can check the table below for course-wise cutoffs for the first and last round.

Course  Round 1 (Closing Rank) Last Round  (Closing Rank)
BDes in Fashion Communication 5390 7736
BDes in Fashion Design 4626 7800
BDes in Knitwear Design 7363 8336
BDes in Textile Design 6992 8414
BFTech in Apparel Production 1760 2083
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) 687 825
Master of Design (MDes) 628 692

NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for ST All India Category

For this category, the two most competitive courses for admission were MDes and BFTech in Apparel Production programme, with the last round cutoff being 702 and 3116, respectively. In the case of BDes course specialisations, the hardest one for enrolment was Fashion Design, with the last round cutoff at 5112.  

Course  Round 1 (Closing Rank) Last Round  (Closing Rank)
BDes in Fashion Communication 8224 5437
BDes in Fashion Design 5689 5112
BDes in Knitwear Design 8433 8751
BDes in Textile Design 8389 8568
BFTech in Apparel Production 2310 3116
Master of Design (MDes) 702 702

NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for EWS All India Category

The last round cutoff for this course varied between 626 and 8499, wherein the most sought-after course was the  Master of Design, followed by the BFTech in Apparel Production course, with the cutoff being 626 and 2878, respectively.  Students can see the table below for more information. 

Course  Round 1 (Closing Rank) Last Round  (Closing Rank)
BDes in Fashion Communication 3250 5263
BDes in Fashion Design 3677 8160
BDes in Knitwear Design 5905 7315
BDes in Textile Design 5744 8499
BFTech in Apparel Production 2634 2878
Master of Design (MDes) 626 626

NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for PWD All India Category

Appearing just for the NIFT examination isn't enough; students also have to sit in the NIFT counselling process to be considered eligible for a seat at NIFT Kannur. For the PWD AI category, the cutoff for the first and last rounds was only released for the BDes in Fashion Communication. The last round cutoff was 8428. When compared to the EWS AI category, the last round cutoff was at 5263. Thus, we can conclude that the competition for this course in the PWD AI category was easier. See the table below for more details.

Course  Round 1 (Closing Rank) Last Round  (Closing Rank)
BDes in Fashion Communication 8428 8428

NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for General Home State Category

The NIFT Kannur cutoff was also released for the Home State category students. The cutoff was released for General, OBC, and SC students. For this category, the least challenging course for admission was BDes in Textile Design, with the last round cutoff of 2816. Candidates who want admission to this institute should check the table below to know more.

Course  Round 1 (Closing Rank) Last Round  (Closing Rank)
BDes in Fashion Communication 768 878
BDes in Fashion Design 874 1312
BDes in Knitwear Design 2005 2795
BDes in Textile Design 1972 2816
BFTech in Apparel Production 545 1336
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) 274 504
Master of Design (MDes) 135 298

NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for OBC Home State Category

For this category, the overall cutoff range varied between 517 and 6549. Among all the courses offered, the most popular and most competitive was Master of Design (MDes) with the cutoff being 575 in the last round. This means that 575 was the maximum rank at which admissions were allowed for this course. To know the cutoff for other courses, see the table below.

Course  Round 1 (Closing Rank) Last Round  (Closing Rank)
BDes in Fashion Communication 1776 2972
BDes in Fashion Design 2549 2846
BDes in Knitwear Design 4123 6341
BDes in Textile Design 3297 6549
BFTech in Apparel Production 1412 1671
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) 814 924
Master of Design (MDes) 517 575

NIFT Kannur Cutoff 2025 for SC Home State Category

Students who want admission to this design institute have to appear in the NIFT examination and sit for the counselling process to be eligible for the same.  For this category, the MDes course was the most sought-after one for admission at NIFT Kannur. The cutoff was 646 in the last round. In contrast, the least popular course was BDes in Textile Design, with the last round cutoff being 8402. For more information regarding other programmes, look at the table below.

Course  Round 1 (Closing Rank) Last Round  (Closing Rank)
BDes in Fashion Communication 5479 8199
BDes in Fashion Design 5330 6248
BDes in Knitwear Design 7759 7759
BDes in Textile Design 7736 8402
BFTech in Apparel Production 2083 2538
Master of Design (MDes) 646 646

 

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