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NIFT Delhi Ranking 2025

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NIFT Delhi is a well-known institute recognised across categories by a number of ranking bodies. Last year, the university maintained a strong standing in the #1 in India Today 'Fashion Design' category rankings, cementing its rank with the top-most institutes in the country. In the 'Fashion Design' category, NIFT Delhi is ranked No. 1 in the country for the 3rd consecutive year in 2025.

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NIFT Delhi Ranking Highlights 2025
India Today Ranking 2025
Outlook Ranking 2026
The Week Ranking 2025
NIFT Delhi Course Ranking
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NIFT Delhi
NIFT Delhi Ranking Highlights 2025

NIFT Delhi is one of the India’s top ranked institutes. It is considered as a leading institute by national ranking bodies. As per India Today 2025, the institute has been ranked #1 under the Fashion Design category. The institute is well known for its excellent academic offerings and top faculty. Candidates can go through the following to know more details around NIFT Delhi rankings.

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Fashion Design

India Today, 2025

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Q: Which is the best entrance exam for BDes: NIFT Entrance Exam or UCEED?

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.

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Q: What rank is required for NIFT Delhi MFM?

Candidates seeking admission to NIFT Delhi MFM course must visit the official website of NIFT to apply online. Candidates can check out the MFM last merit ranks of NIFT Delhi cutoff 2024 for the open category candidates in the table given below:

Course	Closing CMR
Master of Fashion Management	25

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Q: What rank is required for NIFT Delhi B.Des admission?

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Delhi admits students to various undergraduate and postgraduate courses based on their NIFT entrance exam scores. As per the NIFT Delhi cutoff 2025, the Round 1 closing rank for the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programme ranged between 54 and 800 for the students belonging to the General All India category. Among all the specialisations, B.Des. in Fashion Communication was the most competitive, with the lowest cutoff rank of 54. For other specialisations, the NIFT Round 1 closing ranks are tabulated below:

Course	NIFT Round 1 Cutoff 2025
B.Des. in Accessory Design	151
B.Des. in Leather Design	800
B.Des. in Fashion Design	86
B.Des. in Knitwear Design	446
B.Des. in Fashion Communication	54
B.Des. in Textile Design	302

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Q: Which is the No. 1 NIFT in India?

NIFT Delhi is rated first among all campuses in the India Today Ranking 2023, followed by NIFT Mumbai and NIFT Bangalore. It is important to keep in consideration that NIFT has a centralised placement procedure that applies to all of its campuses. NIFT Delhi is ranked number 1 in India Today and The Week and henceforth considered to be better than other campuses in terms of infrastructure, quality of education, placements, hostels, etc.

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India Today Ranking 2025

NIFT Delhi has received strong ranks by the India Today under the 'Fashion Design' category. Provided parameters including, Teaching, Graduation Outcome, Inclusivity and Research, the institute is ranked in a good position as compared to other institutes by the India Today 2025. In the 'Fashion Design' category, the institute's ranks have shown stability when compared with the previous year's ranking. In 2025, NIFT Delhi's rank is #1, the same as last year's rank in the 'Fashion Design' category

Find below the latest rankings and category breakdowns from several ranking bodies.

Category	2023	2024	2025
Fashion Design	1	1	1

NIFT Delhi Ranking
India Today Ranking Comparison

According to the India Today ranking 2025, NIFT Delhi received #1 rank in the 'Fashion Design' category. It holds a comparable status to the most prestigious universities such as NIFT Bangalore, and NIFT Mumbai for India Today rankings under the 'Fashion Design' category. Check out the year-by-year comparison of Tezpur University with other top institutes:

NIFT Delhi vs Other Institutes: India Today Ranking 2025
College Name	Fashion Design 2025
NIFT Delhi	1
NIFT Bangalore	2
NIFT Mumbai	3

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College	Ranking
NIFT Delhi	1
NIFT Bangalore Compare	2
NIFT Mumbai Compare	3
NIFT Hyderabad Compare	4
NIFT Chennai Compare	5
NIFT Gandhinagar Compare	6
NIFT Patna Compare	6

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NIFT Delhi
Outlook Ranking 2026

As per the overall score, NIFT Delhi has been placed at a good position by the Outlook-ICARE under the 'Fashion Design (Government)' category, reflecting its exceptional performance in areas like Teaching, Research, Graduation Outcomes, and creating an inclusive, quality learning environment. It is observable that in the 'Fashion Design (Government)' category, the institute's ranks have shown stability in trend when evaluated against the ranking of the past year. In 2025, NIFT Delhi's rank is #1

Check out the latest rankings for other ranking bodies and their categories below.

NIFT Delhi Ranking
Outlook Ranking Comparison

As per the Outlook-ICARE 2025, NIFT Delhi achieved #1 rank under the 'Fashion Design (Government)' category. It stands on par with well-known institutions such as NIFT Mumbai and NIFT Bangalore under the Outlook-ICARE 'Fashion Design (Government)' category. Check the year-wise comparison of NIFT Delhi with other leading institutes below.

NIFT Delhi vs Other Institutes: Outlook-ICARE Ranking 2025
College Name	Fashion Design (Government) 2025
NIFT Delhi	1
NIFT Mumbai	2
NIFT Bangalore	3

NIFT Delhi
The Week Ranking 2025

NIFT Delhi has been ranked well by The Week under the 'Fashion Technology' category. Through the years, The Week rankings for NIFT Delhi indicate the institute's strong performance in important areas such as the Quality of Education, Conducting Impactful Research, the Expertise of Faculty members, and Overall Institutional Management. These good rankings not only prove the institute's good reputation but also highlight its excellence across diverse domains, evaluated against the standards established by The Week. When evaluated against the ranking of the past years, it has been noticed that in the 'Fashion Technology' category, the institute's ranks have shown stability in trend. In 2025, NIFT Delhi's rank is #1, the same as last year's rank in the 'Fashion Technology' category by The Week ranking.

Explore the most recent rankings from other ranking bodies and their respective categories below.

Category	2023	2024	2025
Fashion Design	1	1	1

NIFT Delhi Ranking
The Week Ranking Comparison

NIFT Delhi secured #1 rank in the 'Fashion Technology' category of The Week 2025 rankings. Its status is comparable to top institutions such as NIFT Chennai and NIFT Bangalore. Check out how NIFT Delhi compares to other top-ranked universities year by year.

NIFT Delhi vs Other Institutes: The Week Ranking 2025
College Name	Fashion Technology 2025
NIFT Delhi	1
NIFT Chennai	2
NIFT Bangalore	3

Similar ranked Fashion Design colleges by The Week

Fashion Design

College	Ranking
NIFT Delhi	1
NIFT Chennai Compare	2
NIFT Bangalore Compare	3
NIFT Gandhinagar Compare	4
NIFT Mumbai Compare	5
NIFT Kolkata Compare	6
NIFT Hyderabad Compare	7

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Notable companies that recruit from our course include Aditya Birla Ltd., Arvind Ltd., ICICI Bank, Myntra Design Ltd., and several others.

Based on 177 Reviews

Anonymous

Certificate in Designing and Styling for Indian Fashion - Batch of 2023

2.6

1Placements3Infrastructure3Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life2Value for Money

Absolutely satisfied with the designing department but not with the styling department.

Placements: Since it was a certificate course, they didn’t provide placements, which didn’t make sense because it was still from one of the most reputed colleges in India. Even if they couldn’t provide placement opportunities, the least they could have done was to give contacts for internships.

Infrastructure: Facilities provided during the course were exceptional, as a design college should offer. Labs, classrooms, you name it. The library in the college was top-notch, one of the very best I had experienced. Campus life was pretty chill. But, the certificate course students were highly segregated from the regular courses, which created a sense of disconnection.

Faculty: Teachers for the course were well-learned and had in-depth knowledge about the subject. However, it was a designing and styling course, and I felt they had the designing department covered really well. But they needed to step up in the other departments. I felt they need better faculty members and more industry-related exposure, which was not provided during the entire course.

Other: I chose this course because I wanted to pursue a career in styling, but I had very less exposure to it same even after I finished the course. It also didn’t have a formal styling department, which made it very difficult for students to learn about current trends and stay on top of the industry.

Reviewed on 13 Apr 2025Read More

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B.Des. in Fashion Design - Batch of 2027

4.2

4Placements3Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

National Institute of Fashion Technology isn't for everyone.

Placements: A lot of MNCs come to the college every year, and many students get placed, but it's a hard competition. The highest package is 16 LPA to 18 LPA, while the average is 7 LPA to 8 LPA. Companies like Aditya Birla, L&T, etc., hire students. Internships depend on your skills. I have seen people working as interns in H&M as well as unemployed.

Infrastructure: The college infrastructure is good, with stone walls and AC labs. There are two divisions of the college, new and old. The new one has better classrooms, while the old one needs a bit of refurbishing. The canteen and water supply aren't great, and there's only a girls' hostel, no boys' hostel available.

Faculty: Teachers here are highly qualified and smart, and they have worked in the industry for many years. Some departments, like Fashion Design, are strict, as whatever you study at NIFT is useful if you know how to harness it. The jury depends on how much time you’ve put in and how early you start.

Other: I choose this course out of passion, and I am happy with it. I feel that if the college improves its attendance policy, it would be heaven. Fests and communities here at NIFT are top-tier.

Reviewed on 2 Apr 2025Read More

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B.FTech. in Apparel Production - Batch of 2024

3.6

3Placements4Infrastructure3Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life3Value for Money

Good course and curriculum, best campus life.

Placements: At least half of the batch got placed with either PPO or campus placement drive. The package offered is up to 6 LPA-7.5 LPA. Top roles offered are buyer, merchandiser, and consultant. Top recruiters are Wazir, Aditya Birla, etc. All students secured internships with the help of professors or seniors.

Infrastructure: Facilities and infrastructure available are all in good condition. Labs are top-notch. Canteen food is okayish, cold coffee is the best. Labs stay open as late as 9:00 PM depending on the workload. Basketball court is available. Hostel facilities are good.

Faculty: Faculty members are okay and knowledgeable. Course curriculum is relevant and well structured as per the industry needs. It includes both theoretical as well as practical experience. Exams are mostly presentations not written. Pass percentage is 98%. 75% attendance is mandatory to appear in exams.

Other: I wish placements should be improved and companies start following the industry standard of a minimum 8 LPA. Events, fests, and campus crowd is the best you can ask for. Total kjo movie college.

Reviewed on 23 Feb 2025Read More

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B.Des. in Fashion Design - Batch of 2028

4.4

4Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life3Value for Money

Proud of my decision of choosing to come here.

Placements: Usually, all the students get placed. Either through college placements, faculty's help, or through connections/college exposure. The highest package is 60k p/m and the lowest package is 20k p/m. Fashion designer, analyst, stylist, and forecaster are the roles offered.

Infrastructure: Provides Wi-Fi, labs, smart classrooms, 3D printers, the highest technologies, library, hostels for girls only, play areas, etc. The faculty members also stay here till 7 p.m., so it’s usually good for asking doubts and seeking help. Quality and cleanliness are really good here.

Faculty: Extremely experienced teachers with great helpful connections that help in the future a lot. Exams are actually easy, but the competition makes it hard since comparatively marking works here. Pressure is what makes the exam difficult. Passing mark is usually above 40% on all subjects.

Other: Exposure and learning from the most experienced. More internship opportunities. Very happening college life, a good amount of events.

Reviewed on 16 Jan 2025Read More

Anonymous

B.Des. in Textile Design - Batch of 2027

5.0

5Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

Best college for Textile design.

Placements: NIFT Delhi is a very popular and very good college in India. Our NIFT Delhi gives 99% placements and internship facilities. Placements are give according to your studies. The highest salary package is 11 to 12 LPA, average salary package is 7 LPA and the lowest salary package is 4 LPA. Students are placed in many textile and design companies.

Infrastructure: Infrastructure of our college is so good. Inside our college, we are inspired by many small things of the college. Our classrooms are very big and projectors connected. Very good quality hostels available. All types of references books available in our library. Canteen and food court are good to go. High-speed internet facilities available.

Faculty: Teachers are very good and experienced. They are very knowledgeable and always try to make our feature bright. Our ever subjects teachers are give facilities to complete our final year projects. Our semester exam is little bit difficult but not impossible to pass because our teachers solve our all problems everyday basis and give class notes. In our department all students get pass.

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B.Des. in Leather Design - Batch of 2027

5.0

5Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

Our college teachers are very helpful and various facilities are available.

Placements: The leather design department has a good placement record above 90-95%. This course the highest salary package offered was 12 LPA and average salary package offered was 5-6 LPA. Top recruiting companies are Index Sports, Lexus, metropoli fashion and so on. Our college gives a internship facilities. This course top roles are Range develops, buyers, production manager etc.

Infrastructure: Our college infrastructure are so good. Big classrooms are available, all rooms LAN and projectors are connected. Wi-Fi speed is so good. All types of reference book available in our library. Inside our college hostel and food court facilities are available. Our college organized per year sports and games.

Faculty: Our department teachers are very senior and very helpful. Teachers are provide a notes regular basis. Our department teachers are very knowledgeable. Teachers are gives your 100% efforts to make the students for industry ready. Our college final semester exam is not difficult because our teachers provide a suggestion. Specially our department all students are pass.

Reviewed on 29 Feb 2024Read More

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Is the NIFT cut-off higher for top institutes such as NIFT Delhi?

Answered a month ago

NIFT Delhi is frequently ranked among the top design colleges in the country. So, the admission cut-off for the institute is pretty high, especially when compared to the lower-ranked colleges. This is because being a higher-ranked college, NIFT Delhi receives a higher number of applicants. Another f

Sayeba Naushad

Contributor-Level 10

How many seats are offered at NIFT Delhi?

Answered a month ago

NIFT Delhi offers selective number of seats. Students have to complete the admission process to get admission in the institute. The intake is different for each programme and is as below:

Course Name	Seat Intake
BDes	258
BFTech	43
Certificate	655
MDes	43
MFTech	37

Upasana Harsha

Contributor-Level 10

Does NIFT Delhi accept offline applications?

Answered a month ago

No, NIFT Delhi does not accept offline application for admissions. Students have to complete the application process through the official sites only. NIFTEE applications have to be submitted at NTA site. The NIFT Delhi application form is also available online only.

Bhumika Jain

Contributor-Level 10

What documents are required for NIFT Delhi admission and application?

Answered a month ago

Students have to submit some documents during NIFT Delhi admissions and applications. The general list is as below:

Class 10 marksheet/ Certificate
Class 12 marksheet & Certificate
Bachelors degree and marksheets -for PG courses
PG marksheet & Certificate - for PhD
Aadhaar Card
Passport size photograph
Sca

Nishtha Hazarika

Contributor-Level 10

Is it easy to get admission in NIFT Delhi?

Answered a month ago

No, it's not easy to get admission in NIFT Delhi. Students have to meet the basic eligibility and get good scores in NIFTEE. Clearing the selection rounds including interview and counselling is also mandatory. The competition is high. With NIFT Delhi being one of the top fashion technology institute

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