B.FTech. in Apparel Production (Lateral Entry) 

at NIFT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Gandhinagar total tuition fee for the BFTech course ranges between INR 6.1 lakh-INR 12.3 lakh. Apart from the total tuition fee, a one-time payment of INR 27,200 (refundable) will be also charged at the time of admission. For a detailed NIFT Gandhinagar BFTech fee structure, click here. This fee is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

For admission to BFTech course at NIFT Gandhinagar, students need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in the first place. The selection criteria for this course are NIFT + PI + Counselling and candidates must pass Class 12 from any recognised state/national board. Candidates who have not completed Class 12 are not eligible for admission.

For BFTech course admission, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria set by the college. Aspiarnts should pass Class 12 from any recognised state/national board. The admission criteria for the course is NIFT + PI + Counselling. The FINAL score of NIFT 2025 for the other programs will be prepared by giving weightage to the written exams and Situation Test/ Personal Interview.

NIFT Gandhinagar admissions are currently open for various courses. Candidates are selected for courses based on their entrance exam scores. Aspirants can apply online on the official website of the NIFT. The applications are open for various courses at the UG and PG level. Interested candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can fill out the form.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology offers BDes and BFTech courses at the undergraduate level. It offers M.De:s, MFTech and MFM courses at the postgraduate level. Students can check the table below to know course-wise selection criteria:

NIFT Gandhinagar offers scholarships to meritorious students. Currently, it offers two scholarships schemes, which are listed 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 50% to 100% of the tuition fees of the students depending on their gross family income.

NIFT is a national-level design entrance exam conducted by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).The exam is conducted once every year and has TWO parts:

• Written Exams - It comprise the GAT and CAT. The GAT paper is mandatory for all programs, while only B.Des and M.Des candidates need to take the CAT. 
• Situation Test/ Personal Interview - B.Des candidates who get shortlisted have to appear in the Situation Test, whereas PG candidates need to appear in a Personal Interview. The only exception is B.F.Tech program, where the admission merit list will be prepared solely based on GAT scores.    

The FINAL score of NIFT 2025 for the other programs will be prepared by giving weightage to the written exams and Situation Test/ Personal Interview.

Yes, the institute offers admission to foreign students. They can take admission by fullfiling the minimum eligibility criteria set by the institute. 

The National Instituite of Fashion Technology will release the NIFT 2026 at the time of seat allotment and counseling.

The cut-offs will be available institute and category-wise for all the program at nift.admissions.nic.in.

The cut-offs will be prepared by considering factors like the seat intake, the merit rank of candidates, admission category, etc. Note that if the seat intake is increase the cut-off would likely go down and vice versa.

The cut-offs are available for the following titles:

• Opening and Closing Rank Details for NIFT UG Counselling 2026
• Opening and Closing Rank Details for NIFT UG (Lateral Entry) Counselling 2026
• Opening and Closing Rank Details for NIFT PG Counselling 2026

To download the cut-offs, visit: https://nift.admissions.nic.in/or-cr/