NIFT Bhubaneswar MFM Courses & Fees

The total tuition fee for NIFT Bhubaneshwar MFM is INR 9.30 lakh. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. The fee excludes hostel and one-time fee payment. Aspirants who have completed all the selection rounds can confirm their seat by paying the course fee.

Apart from the course fee, aspirants also need to pay a registration fee. The application fee for Open-EWS Category is INR 3,000. There is a concession in the registration fee for SC/ ST/ PwD Category.

As per external sources, the table below showcases the list of a few recruiters that visited NIFT Bhubaneswar campus during the latest placement drive:

As per annual report 2022, the highest package offered during NIFT Bhubaneswar placements stood at INR 7.90 LPA. A total of 65 out of 149 students were placed duirng NIFT Bhubaneswar placements 2022. For better understanding, studnets can check the table presented below:

Yes, NIFT Bhubaneswar conducts NIFT Entrance Exam for admission to UG and PG programmes. The written tests includes a General Ability Test (GAT) and a Creative Ability Test (CAT). GAT is mandatory for all aspirants, but CAT is only required for BDes candidates. The GAT test will be considered in a computer-based mode, whereas the CAT will be offline based. For MFM and BFTech, only GATE score is considered for admission.

NIFT Bhubaneswar cutoff 2025 has been released for different categories of students belonging to the AI quota. For the General AI quota, the NIFT Round 1 closing ranks varied between 306 and 2090, wherein the toughest course to get admission to was Master of Fashion Management (MFM) with the lowest cutoff rank. Please note, the lower the cutoff rank, the higher the competition and vice versa. For other courses, the cutoff details for the General AI category students are tabulated below:

The best course among the courses offered by NIFT (national Institute of fashion technology), Bhubaneswar is  Bachelor of Design (B.Des)  in specialisation of Fashion Design. This is the best course among all courses. This institute ranked 12 For Fashion Design By India today 2023. Remaining courses also good but this institute is popular for this course. The placements for this course is also good . In 2022-23, the highest package on-campus placement was 19 Lpa and off-campus placement was 22 Lpa. Average package was about 7 Lpa . The Arvind groups recruited the highest no. of students from this campus. 

NIFT Bhubaneshwar admission begins with the registration process followed by entrance exam and other selection rounds. Find below step-wise admission process for NIFT Bhubaneshwar course:

STEP 1: NIFT Bhubaneshwar Application Process 2024

Aspirants meeting the eligibility requirements can apply online for any of the UG and PG courses of NIFT. The application fee for Open EWS is INR 3,000 (INR 1,500 for SC/ ST) candidates.

STEP 2: Appear for the Entrance Exam

After completion of registration, candidates need to appear for the NIFT Entrance Exam. The entrance examination is conducted in two parts: written exams and situation tests. The written tests include General Ability Test (GAT) and Creative Ability Test (CAT). Candidates may also need to come for a personal interview round for some of the courses.

STEP 3: Release of Cutoff/ Merit List

Once the selection rounds are over, NIFT Bhubaneshwar releases the cutoff list. Candidates with a score equal to or more than the cutoff score become eligible for admission. The institute also releases a merit list based on the performance of the candidates in all the selection rounds.

STEP 4: NIFT Counselling

Shortlisted candidates then have to register for the counseling procedure. Participation in this round is necessary for seat allotment. As per the suitability of skill, the allocation of the course and campus in order of merit and preference
will be given.

STEP 5: Document Verification & Payment of Fees

Once the seat allotment is done, aspirants need to submit some documents at the institute. Along with this, candidates are asked to pay some amount of fees as well for seat confirmation. 

The college has not released the placement report for the year 2023. As per annual report 2022, the highest package offered was INR 7.90 LPA. Students are advised to frequently visit the official website to know the highest package offered for the latest placement drive. The table below showcases the highest package offered for the year 2022:

NIFT has 100% centralised placements. Students can apply for on-campus and off-campus placements. Top recruiting companies' departments wise are:

Masters of Fashion Management: Abhishek Industries, Adidas, Aditya Birla Group, American Pacific, Arthur Anderson, Arvind Mills, Ashima, Benetton, Blackberrys, Body shop, Busana Apparel Group, Calvin Klein, Canary Blue, Carrefour, Colour Plus, Creative Group, Creatnet, Debenhams, East West, Esprit, Fabindia, FCuk, Federated Group, Francis Wacziarg, Future Group, GAP India, Givo, Indian Terrain, Infosys, ITC Wills Lifestyle, JWT, Koutons, Lacoste, Landmark, Levis, Li & Fung, Lifestyle, Marks & Spencer, Mast Lanka, MCann Erickson, Mckinsey, etc.

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design): Arvind Garments, Benetton, Freelook, Indus League Clothing, ITC Ltd, Levis, Lifestyle, Madura Garments, Modelama Exports, Omega Designs, Orient Craft, Pantaloon, Proline, Shahi Exports, Span India, Spykar, Swarvoski India, Uni Style India, Designers like Rohit Bal, Gaurav Gupta, etc.

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design): Godrej, Matti Design, United Color of Benetton, Pantaloon, Westside, Adidas, Episode, Reliance Retail, Charbon, Swarovski, Tiffany, Michael Aram, Li & Fung, D’damas, Liberty Shoes Ltd. Gitanjali Jewellery Pvt. Ltd, VIP luggage, Tanishq, Titan, ITC Wills Lifestyle Ravisaant etc.

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design): Arvind Mills, Indian Terrian, Grasim Industries, Madura Brands, Mafatlal Industries Ltd, Nahar Industries, Shingora International, Ambadi Enterprises, Crew BOS, Himmatsingka Seide, Abhishek Industries, Welspun India, Shades of India, Linenscapes (India) Ltd. Textrade International Pvt. Ltd, Mura Fabrics, Portico, Creative Mobus Fabrics, Rateria Exports, Mahajan Overseas, Triburg, Bharat Silks, Third World Exports, The Shop, etc.

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication): Pantaloon, Shopper’s Stop, marks & Spencers, Christian Dior, Lifetsyle, Benetton, Liberty, Freelook, Lopez Designs, Marie Claire, Images, Times of India, Asian Age, Couture Asia, Femina, FDCI, MTV, NDTV, Times Now, Headlines Today, Perfect Relations, Wizcraft, Ogilvy & Mather, Lintas, Madura Garments, Encompass Events, Vogue, Creative Crest, JWT, IC, Tanishq, etc.

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production): Pokarna Group, Gini & Jony, Integra Apparels, Third Eyesight, Taffeles, Laguna Clothing, AYN Accessories (Hong Kong), Pantaloon, ITC LRBD, Color Plus, Celebrity Fashions, Amabattur Clothing Company, LT Karle, RMX Joss, Texport Syndicate, Gokaldas Exports, etc.

Yes, NIFT Bhubaneswar provides reservation in seats to SC, ST and other category candidates. Below is category-wise reservation followed at the institute:

Through the NIFT Exam, NIFT Bhubaneswar grants admission to UG and PG programmes. The list of final merit rankings per campus is made public by NIFT. The previous year's opening and closing last merit ranks for the open category applicants at NIFT Bhubaneswar's cutoff for 2022 are listed in the table below:

The maximum age  of the aspirants should be less than 24 years as on Aug 1 of the year of admission to apply for NIFT entrance exam. The upper age limit may be relaxed by a period of five years for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates. Aspirants who are meeting the age and qualification requirement can apply for NIFT Entrance Exam 2024. NIFT is a national-level design entrance exam conducted by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) for admission to BDes course.

Apart from qualifying the entrance exam, aspirants also need to fulfil the set eligibility requirements. The basic eligibility is Class 12 for UG courses and graduation for PG programmes. Below is course-wise eligibility for NIFT Bhubaneswar:

Yes, GAT or General Ability Test is one of the components of NIFT Entrance Exam. Aspirants applying for BDes and BFTech at NIFT Bhubaneswar have to qualify both GAT and CAT (Creative Ability Test) for admission. Aspirants applying for MFM only needs to pass GAT followed by a personal interview round for admission. The weightage of GAT in selection process varies with course.