NIFT Bangalore UG, PG, Certificate Courses 2025

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.

There are no official placement reports or brochures. As per the details gathered from unofficial sources, 85% of the batch was placed in recent years. The highest package offered was INR 12 LPA. Check the complete insights of NIFT Bangalore placements from the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics
the highest package	INR 12 LPA
the lowest package	INR 4 LPA
Average package	INR 8 LPA
Placement rate	85%
Popular recruiters	Louis Vuitton, Tommy Hilfiger, FabIndia

NOTE: The above placement data is gathered from the Shiksha students' review. 

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

There are no official placement statistics. As per unofficial sources, 85% of students were placed in recent years and the highest package offered was INR 12 LPA. The table below mentions the NIFT Bangalore placement data:

Particulars	Placement Statistics
the highest package	INR 12 LPA
Placement rate	85%

NOTE: The above placement data is gathered from the Shiksha students' review. 

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. 

The average package offered for designer students is slightly higher than that to production students. The data shows that designer students' average salary is 3 LPA, whereas the Production students' average salary is nearly 4 LPA, ranking them slightly higher, in NIFT Bangalore. This average salary can rise suddenly as companies recruiting are top level like Infosys, Wipro, Decathlon, H&M, etc.,  

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. 

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

The top level faculty members of NIFT Bangalore are around 50, whereas the students are around 1000 in numbers making it approximately 1:20 ratio of faculty members to students. The faculty members here are really determined, highly educated and specialised in their domains which in turn helps to build the strong foundation of those students studying. The admission list is also shortlisted on the basis of merit to enhance the growth of the college.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Bhubaneswar is a well-known fashion and design campus that was founded in 2010. India Today 2022 has placed NIFT Bhubaneswar at 15 positions. The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Bhubaneswar provides undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) degrees. NIFT has a high placement record, and leading corporations visit the institution every year to choose students from various disciplines.

NIFT Bengaluru (also known as NIFT Bangalore), was established in 1997 and is known for disseminating knowledge related to the Fashion Technology field among students. It is an autonomous government institute. The Institute has been ranked 3 for Fashion Design by India Today 2022 rankings. NIFT offers BDes, MFM, MFT and MDes in various specialisations. It also offers various continuing education programmes. The institute has not released the placement report for the year 2023. As per external sources, the highest offered was INR 5 LPA during NIFT Bengaluru during the placement drive in 2022.

Candidates can use the above-mentioned information to choose between NIFT Bangalore and NIFT Bhubaneswar.

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.

NIFT Bangalore releases course-wise merit ranks after the conclusion of the NIFT Entrance Exam. The selection procedure is further carried out as per the merit ranks. The opening and closing merit rank 2022 for some of the courses is mentioned below:

Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
Fashion Design	46	169
Apparel Production	8	217
Fashion Communication	31	225
MDes	5	74
Master of Fashion Management	15	72
Master of Fashion Technology	4	68

Check all the course's merit list rank here.

NIFT Bangalore inducts students to its BDes programme via the NIFT Entrance Exam. For admission to the 2025 batch, this test was conducted by NTA on Feb 9, 2025. Moreover, NTA has also released the entrance exam results. Students who took the exam can check their results and download their scorecards by using their login details on the official website.

Yes, NIFT Bangalore offers admission to foreign students and the criteria for Bachelors states that, "General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB)".

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.

The list of documents that are required to be submitted for financial assistance is mentioned below:

SARTHAK NIFT Financial assistance scheme:

• Passport size photograph with signature
• Income declaration-affidavit (Format- B) on non-judicial stamp paper of 10 (Rupees
  Ten) by each parent.
• Proof of permanent residence
• Photocopies of Passport and PAN card of parents / guardian and applicant
• School leaving certificate for class X and XII
• Copy of receipt of tuition fee paid for the current semester
• Schedule (Format -C details of agricultural land and property, etc.) duly signed by parent with relevant revenue record)
• Bank statements for the last 12 months for all the accounts mentioned in Schedule  (Format- C).
• 3 year's Income Tax returns copy/Form 16 for salaried / 16 A for business owners
• Vehicle registration copy
• Tehsildar certificate of agriculture land alongwith certified revenue records such as khasra, khatouni, etc.
• Caste Certificate
• Documents related to any other scholarship / sponsorship receipt.

The NIFT Bangalore MDes admission process is a multistep process that all the aspirants needs to follow. To begin with, the candidates must check the eligibility and selection criteria of the MDes mentioned below:

Course	Eligibility Criteria	Selection criteria
MDes	Graduation in any discipline from a recognised Institute or UG Diploma of minimum three years from NID or NIFT	NIFT Entrance Exam+ Personal Interview

Now, the candidates who matches the NIFT Bangalore MDes eligibility criteria have to visit the official website of NIFT to register their candidature and then appear for NIFT Entrance exam.

Further, the candidates are shortlisted based on their performance in the NIFT Entrance exam. Shortlisted candidates are then invited for the personal interview round.   

The final admission offers are given considering candidate's performance in the selection rounds. The table below shows the weightage assigned to each component considered before giving final admission offers:

Component	Weightage
GAT	30%
CAT	40%
Personal Interview	30%

The selected candidates can further confirm their seats by paying the admission confirmation fee.