NIFT Bangalore UG, PG, Certificate Courses 2025

A. The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) released the NIFT 2023 answer key on February 22, 2023. The question paper for NIFT 2023 was also be released alongside the answer key. Candidates were also able to challenge the answer key and question paper on payment of a non-refundable fee of INR 500 (per observation/objection). The feedback given by the candidate against the draft key is used by exam officials to prepare the final keys. The final answer key contains the correct and official keys for questions asked in the NIFT exam.

Over the past few years, the NIFT Bangalore placement rate stood around 85%. Refer to the table below to know the placement statistics:

Particulars	Placement Statistics
Placement rate	85%

NOTE: The above placement details are fetched from the Shiksha students' review. 

Bachelor Design is a 4 year professional UG course offerings various specializations like fashion designing, industrial design, textile design, product design and many more. Fashion technology is essentially any innovative tech that creates contemporary tools for the industry, whether they improve fashion production or consumption.

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.

NIFT Bangalore is third ranked among all other NIFTs across the nation. It's average salary is also decent enough i.e. 3 LPA. It is located at a very beautiful location making it stand apart from various other colleges of different domains. Apart from the college, the city Bangalore itself, provides a nice exposure to fashion domain, therefore giving many off-campus opportunities. 

Some of the leading corporate giants that were part of NIFT Bangalore placements over the past few years are mentioned below:

NIFT Bangalore Placements: Top Recruiters
Adani Group	Fossil
Reliance Industries	Flipkart
Aditya Birla Group	Amazon
Madurai Fashion & Lifestyle	Arvind Mills

The placements are good at NIFT Bangalore. Talking about on campus placements, the average package offered is 3 LPA, and there were total 2100 offers in year 2022. The Designer students are placed at better levels as compared to production students according to the statistics provided. Various top level companies like Infosys, Nalli, H&M, Nalli, etc., recruit students from NIFT Bengalore. The college has excellent programmes to build students and give them a strong platform and foundation

Candidates seeking admission to the BDes programme of NIFT Bangalore have to appear for the NIFT Entrance test that comprises of CAT and GAT. The eligibility criteria for NIFT is mentioned below:

Course

Eligibility Criteria

BDes

Qualifying exam: NIFT Entrance Exam Class 12 in any stream or equivalent from a recognised board Or General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the advanced (A) level with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics / International Baccalaureate (IB) Age limit: Less than 24 years as on August 1 of the year of Admission. 5 years of relaxation for SC/ST/ PwD category candidates

There are no salary details available on the official website. However, students have disclosed the packages on the Shiksha students' review page. Take a look at the table below to know the NIFT Bangalore placement packages:

Particulars	Placement Statistics
the highest package	INR 12 LPA
the lowest package	INR 4 LPA
Average package	INR 8 LPA

Listed below are the BDes specialisations offered at NIFT Bangalore:

• Fashion & Lifestyle Accessories (Interior Products & Handcrafted Accessories) 
• Fashion Communication
• Fashion Design
• Knitwear Design
• Textile Design

Yes, you can apply for the National Institute of Fashion Technology entrance exam as the eligibility criteria say students appearing in class 12 or pass class 12 from any discipline can apply for BDes and students from the Science stream can apply for Bachelor in fashion technology. On the basis of Academic Qualification, eligibility: If a candidate is in Class 12/final year of college/final year of Diploma and does not submit the examination result at the time of admission or counselling, his/her admission depends on the following conditions: - Candidate below 18 years of age has to submit an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper of INR10 in the prescribed Proforma duly signed by the parent/guardian. Submission of a false document is a punishable offence. Candidates have to submit their qualifying degree to the campus director or joint director of the allotted college on or before a date to be announced soon. In case a candidate fails to submit his/her qualifying degree at the time of admission, his/her admission will be considered null and void.

Yes, students are required to upload scanned copies of documents while filling out the NIF Bangalore BDes application form. Following is a list of documents to be scanned and uploaded:

• Class 10 marksheet
• Class 12 marksheet
• Migration certificate
• School leaving certificate/transfer certificate
• Category certificate (if applicable)
• Income certificate (applicable for candidates seeking admission via EWS category)

Yes, NIFT Bangalore does reserve seats for SC/ST students seeking admission to the BDes course. As per the institute's reservation policy, 22.5% of the seats are reserved for the admission of SC/ST category students to its BDes course. Out of which, 15% of seats are reserved for SC students and 7.5% are reserved for the admission of ST students.

Yes, the National Institute of Fashion Technology Bangalore offers various specialised Bachelor of Design courses for students to pursue. Some of the popular BDes specialisations offered at NIFT Bangalore are as follows:

• BDes in Fashion Communication 
• in Fashion Design
• BDes in Textile Design
• BDes5 in Accessory Design 
• BDes in Knitwear Design

At National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore, students can pursue a four-year undergraduate degree in BFTech. The programme costs INR 5.6 Lacs for BFTech lateral entry and INR 12.3 Lacs for admission in first year BFTech course. The total tuition fee comprises of several components For BFTech Lateral Entry, there are a total of 07 seats availble, while for the BFTech full-time course the seat intake is 38. Students can visit the official website of NIFT Bangalore to apply for the programme online.

The main purpose of studying i.e. the package offered, NIFT Bangalore offers a whooping 3LPA average salary. It is also the third ranked among all NIFTs. It has basic facilities like hostel (for first year female students only), medical assistance in form of infirmary, electricity, water, Wi-fi, etc.,  

NIFT Bengaluru has 190 BDes and 38 BFTech seats. NIFT Bengaluru is one of the leading fashion design colleges in India. The admission cut-off for the institute tends to be higher, so the candidate must have a high merit rank to have a good chance of admission. Admission to both the BDes and BFTech courses at the institute will be conducted on the basis of the merit rank of the candidate in the NIFT 2023 exam. Candidates seeking admission to the BDes programme need to appear in the CAT GAT and Situation Test. However, BFTech applicants only need to take the GAT exam.

NIFT Bengaluru facilitates hostel only for first year girls, wherein the mess facility is really commendable. The food is really delicious and is schedule-based. According to food routine, it is provided.

The cutoff for BDes in Textile Design at NIFT Bangalore is 701 for the year 2022. Admission to the BDes Textile Design programme is entrance based. Candidates are required to appear for NIFT Entrance Exam. NIFT cutoff depends on variables like seat matrix, category of the candidate, total applications, category, Common Merit Rank (CMR) of the candidate in NIFT 2023, and the popularity (or ranking) of the institute. If any of these variables change, the cut-off would also change.