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

NIFT Panchkula Cutoff 2025 was released for enrolment to numerous design courses at different levels. The cutoff was released for multiple rounds in the form of opening and closing ranks for courses, like BDes, BFTech at the UG-level and MFM and MDes courses at the PG-level. 

For the General AI category, the overall cutoff ranged from 171 to 2915, wherein the most challenging course for admission proved to be MDes at the PG-level, with the cutoff being 171 in the first round and 503 in the last round. Students can read the full article to know the course and category-wise cutoff ranks for the first and last round. 

NIFT Panchkula Cutoff 2025 for General All India Category

According to the NIFT Panchkula cutoff 2025, the last round ranks varied between 503 and 2915,  wherein the most competitive course for admission was Master of Design (MDes). In contrast, the least competitive course turned out to be BFTech in Apparel Production. Both courses had the last round cutoff of 503 and 2915, respectively. Students can refer to the table below to know the cutoff for the offered courses for the first and final round. 

NIFT Panchkula Cutoff 2025 for OBC All India Category

For this category, the two most competitive courses for admission at NIFT Panchukla were the PG-level courses, according to the last round cutoff rank. The MDes course was the hardest course for admission, followed by the MFM programme, with the last round rank being 695 and 875, respectively. On the other hand, the most competitive UG-level course was BDes in Fashion Communication, with the last round cutoff being 1736. Students can check the table below to know the cutoff for other courses.  

NIFT Panchkula Cutoff 2025 for SC All India Category

 As per the overall cutoff data, the highest rank was awarded to BDes in Textile Design, followed by BDes in Fashion Design, with the cutoffs being 7239 and 5918, respectively, in the first round. In the last round, the cutoffs were 8515 and 7265, respectively. This means that these two courses were the easiest to get admission to. For more information about the other courses, see the table below.

NIFT Panchkula Cutoff 2025 for ST All India Category

Among all the courses, the least competitive one was BDes in Fashion Communication, with the cutoff being 8737 in the first round and 6906 in the last round. On the other hand, the most competitive course for admission was MDes, with the cutoff being 623 in both the first and last rounds. Candidates can refer to the table below to know the cutoff details about other courses. 

NIFT Panchkula Cutoff 2025 for EWS All India Category

For this category, the cutoff was released for MFM and MDes courses, as well as the 3 different BDes course specialisations. Among the masters programme, the most in-demand course was MDes, with the cutoff being 687 in both the first and last rounds. 

On the other hand, for the BDes course specialisations, the most competitive one was Fashion Communication, with the cutoff being 2826 in the first round.  and 4838 in the last round. Check the table below for more details.

NIFT Panchkula Cutoff 2025 for PWD All India Category

For this category, the cutoff was only released for the BDes course specialisations, namely Textile Design, Fashion Design, and Fashion Communication. Among all, the most and least competitive ones were Fashion Design and Textile Design, with the first round cutoff being 4623 and 7274, respectively. For more information, see below.

NIFT Panchkula Cutoff 2025 for General HS Category

Admissions at NIFT Panchkula were also offered for the Home State quota candidates, like General, OBC and SC. For this category, the cutoff was released for MFM and MDes courses at the PG-level, and for the BDes course specialisations and BFTech course at the UG-level. 

Among all the UG courses, the most popular course was BDes in Fashion Communication, with the last round cutoff of 1418. On the other hand, for the PG level courses, the most in-demand one was MDes, with the cutoff of 652 in the last round. Further information is below.

NIFT Panchkula Cutoff 2025 for OBC HS Category

Students can only avail admission at this institute after they have appeared for the NIFT entrance examination and then sat in the counselling process. For this category, the MDes course first round cutoff was 652. When compared to the OBC HS category, where the cutoff for the same course was 353. We can conclude that the competition for this category is more lenient for the MDes course. Candidates can check the table below for more details.

NIFT Panchkula Cutoff 2025 for SC HS Category

According to the NIFT counselling, the cutoff was only released for the BDes course specialisations. Among all the categories in the Home State quota, this category had the highest cutoff ranks for these specialisations. This means that admission to BDes in Textile Design, Fashion Design, and Fashion Communication is the easiest for the SC HS category students.