NIFT Patna Placement & Salary Insights

The list of prominent companies that were part of NIFT Patna placements over the past few years is presented below:

NIFT Patna Placements: Top Recruiters
Ajio	Arvind Mill
Amazon	Flipkart
Make My Trip	Raymond
Marq Impex	LG

According to unofficial online sources, a large share of NIFT Patna alumni are placed in the Arts and Design sector with a 42% share. The pie chart below illustrates the detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni:

NOTE: The sectors involved in the 'Others' category are Sales, Media and Communication, Purchasing, and Engineering.

NIFT Patna BDes admission process is conducted between November and June. For BDes admissions 2025, the registration process started on Nov 22, 2024. The last date to register online was Jan 6, 2025. Candidates who missed the deadline could apply with an additional late fee of INR 5,000 till Jan 9, 2025.

NIFT entrance examination is Institutional based examination which will only help you to get into NIFT whereas UCEED is a common Entrance Examination which is accepted by many design colleges and universities. So if you plan to get into only NIFT then you do have to give NIFT Entrance Exam but if you plan to apply in many universities then UCEED is a better option as you'll have many university choices and you can get admission on the basis of UCEED score.

To be eligible for BDes at NIFT Patna, the candidates must have passed class 12 or equivalent from a recognised board and his/her age should be less than 24 years. 

The NIFT BDes admission criteria is completely based on the NIFT entrance exam. Aspirants with a rank of 3100 or below have a chance of securing a seat at NIFT Patna BDes. 

Note: The cutoff rank mentioned above is an approximate value. Check out the NIFT Patna 2024 cutoff here. 

No, you can't take direct admission to B.Des at the National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna.

BDes at NIFT Patna is offered in four different specialisations and they are, Accessories Design, Fashion Communication, Fashion Design and Textile Design. The duration of the course is four years and admission to NIFT Patna BDes is done through the NIFT Entrance exam.NIFT Entrance Exam is 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. Candidates planning to pursue BDes are required to appear for CAT and GAT exams followed by the Situation Test.

To be eligible for NIFT Patna BDes, candidates must have passed class 12 or equivalent from a recognised board and his/ her age should be less than 24 years as of 1st Aug of the year of admission.

 

 

Candidates aspiring to pursue BFTech in Apparel Production at NIFT Patna must begin the admission process with applying online for the NIFT entrance exam. For this, they must visit the admission portal on the official website of NIFT. After completing the registration process, they can proceed to fill out the application form and submitting the application fee. 

The next step is to appear for the entrance test. The institute will releases a merit list based on the entrance exam results. Shortlisted candidates are required to register for the common NIFT counselling for seat allotment. For this, applicants must upload the required documents on the admission portal. Those who manage to clear the required NIFT Patna BFTech cut-off are called for document verification. Candidates found eligible after the document verification must submit the applicable NIFT Patna fees for BFTech.

Yes, NIFT Patna offers scholarships assistance to deserving candidates. At present, the institute offers two scholarships schemes, which are mentioned below:

Udaan-NIFT Scholarship Scheme for Foreign Studies: Under this scholarship, the students are offered allowance/ financial assistance depending on the country where they seek admission in design courses.

NIFT Sarthak: This scholarship waives off 50% to 100% of tuition fees of the students depending on their gross family income.

NIFT Patna MFM application process is typically conducted between November and June. For MFM admissions 2025, the registration process started on Nov 22, 2024. The last date to register online was Jan 6, 2025. Candidates who missed the deadline could apply with an additional late fee of INR 5,000 till Jan 9, 2025.

No, there is no scope of joining NIFT Patna or any other NIFT Campus without appearing for the NIFT Entrance exam. The NIFT entrance exam is conducted by the NIFT Delhi and it is the common and only gateway for admission to NIFT.

The NIFT registration process is generally conducted in the month of November and the exam is conducted in the month of April.   

NIFT Patna offers a total of eleven courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. These eleven courses also includes certificate programmes. Admission to NIFT Patna courses is done through NIFT entrance exam.
The list of NIFT Patna courses with their eligibility is mentioned below:

Course	Eligibility
BDes	Passed Class 12 in any stream or equivalent from a recognised board/ university or Students who have done a 3 or 4-year Diploma in any branch of Engineering recognised by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education can also apply
BFTech	Passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from a recognised board or Students who have done a 3 or 4-year Diploma in any branch of Engineering recognised by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education can also apply NIFT Entrance Exam
MFM	Passed Bachelor's degree from a recognised university NIFT Entrance Exam
CEP	Passed Class 12 from a recognised board/ university

 

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Patna admissions are based on entrance exam. NIFT Patna offers degree and certificate programmes at the undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) level. Students can check the table below to knwo the course-wise eligibility and selection criteria from the table presented below:

Course	Eligibility	Selection
BDes	Bachelor's Degree (Fashion Design/Leather Design/Accessory Design/Textile Design /Knitwear Design/Fashion Communication)	NIFT Entrance Exam + Counseling
BFTech	BFTech from National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) or BE/BTech	NIFT Entrance Exam + Counseling
MFM	Graduate	NIFT Entrance Exam + Counseling

NIFT Patna BDes is offered in six specialisations. While the curriculum for each specialisation is uniquely designed, the duration and admission process for all these specialisations are the same. Listed below are the NIFT Patna BDes specialisations:

• BDes in Fashion Design
• BDes in Leather Design
• BDes in Accessory Design
• BDes in Textile Design
• BDes in Knitwear Design
• BDes in Fashion Communication

Admissions at National Institute of Fashion Technology are entrance based. There is an entrance exam conducted by the institute named as NIFT test. The test includes various parts like Creative ability test, general ability test, group discussion etc. The students need to qualify in the entrance exam in order to get admission. Cutoff will be released based on the number of seats and applications. Students need to qualify in the cutoff rank also. The cutoff rank for B Des fashion designing in 2023 was 1692. All the courses will have different cutoff which students can check on the official website. 

The NIFT 2023 Cutoff rank was 3405 for admission to NIFT Patna BDes in Textile design.

The table mentioned below showcases the NIFT Patna Cutoff for three years:

Course	2021	2022	2023
B.Des. in Fashion Design	1431	1346	1692
B.Des. in Fashion Communication	1633	1513	1812
B.Des. in Accessory Design	2440	2917	3127
B.Des. in Textile Design	2495	2769	3405

 

NIFT Patna offers admission to UG and PG courses through NIFT Exam. NIFT releases the list of last merit ranks campus-wise. Tabulated below are the previous year's specialisation-wise closing last merit ranks of NIFT Patna cutoff 2022 for the Open category candidates:

Course	2021	2022	2023
B.Des. in Fashion Design	1431	1346	1692
B.Des. in Fashion Communication	1633	1513	1812
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)	– / –	– / –	428
B.Des. in Accessory Design	2440	2917	3127
B.Des. in Textile Design	2495	2769	3405
B.F.Tech. in Apparel Production	857	1125	933

The NIFT Patna BFTech application fee depends on the applicants' reservation category. The fee is to be paid through online payment gateway on the NIFT admission portal. Check out the following table for the category-wise application fee:

Category	Application Fee (non-refundable)*
General/OBC (Non-Creamy)/GEN-EWS Category	INR 3,000
SC/ ST/ PwD Category	INR 1,500

*The mentioned fee is sourced from the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

The admission process of NIFT Patna BDes starts with applying for the NIFT entrance exam and ends with the payment of seat confirmation fees. Before applying to the NIFT entrance exam, aspirants must make sure that they meet the minimum eligibility citeria of the course. 

To apply for NIFT entrance exam, candidates have to visit the NIFT admission portal and fill in all the relevant details. The regitration process will be completed with the payment of application fee. 

Futher, the applicants have to appear for the entrance test. The NIFT entrance test is conducted in two rounds, CAT and GAT. Aspirants who qualify the NIFT entrance examination are then invited for the situation test.

The candidates are offered seats and specialisation based on their performance in all the selection rounds. After all the selection rounds are completed, selected candidates are invited to NIFT Counselling session for documents verification. The last step is to submit the application fees for admission confirmation.

The NIFT Patna MFM application fee depends on the reservation category of applicants. The fee has to be paid through online payment gateway on the NIFT admission portal. Check out the following table for the category-wise application fee:

Category	Application Fee (non-refundable)*
General/OBC (Non-Creamy)/GEN-EWS Category	INR 3,000
SC/ ST/ PwD Category	INR 1,500

*The mentioned fee is sourced from the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

No, you cannot join National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna directly. You need to qualify in the entrance exam in order to take admission. The entrance exam is conducted by the university which is NIFT test. This exam contains various levels or steps like aptitude test, situation test, group discussion etc. Students need to qualify in the entrance exams and the cutoff. The cutoff will be released according to the number of seats and applicants. After the student qualifies in the cutoff he/she will pass through final admission steps and will get the final admission.