Master of Fashion Technology (M.FTech.) 

at NIFT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar

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.

Yes, candidates are required to appear for NIFT Entrance Exam, followed by a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) round. The total course fee for the MFTech course is INR 5.86 lakh. The course duration is 2 years. NIFT Gandhinagar is affiliated with the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.

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.

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:

Course Name	Selection Criteria
BDes	NIFT + PI + Counselling
MDes	NIFT + PI + Counselling
BFTech	NIFT + PI + Counselling
MFTech	NIFT + PI + Counselling
MFM	NIFT + PI + Counselling

 NIFT Gandhinagar offers UDAAN - Means cum Merit scheme for foreign students. The scholarship is offered to economically weaker students. The scholarship will be given to Undergraduate and Postgraduate students of the regular programme of NIFT excluding those admitted under NRI/ NRI sponsored category. Students can apply for the scholarship via online application and submitting a fee of INR 2,000.

As per the current system, there is no scope to pay the NIFT application fee using demand draft. 

The candidate has to pay the NIFT application fee online using online payment gateway, including credit card, debit card, or net banking. 

Note that unless the application fee has been paid successfully, the NIFT 2026 application form filling process will not be considered complete. The NIFT application fee for general category is INR 3,000. Meanwhile, SC, ST, and PwD candidates only need to pay INR 1,500. It is recommended that candidates pay the fee specific to their category, or else the candidate may not be considered for admission.

Continuing Education (CE) programme is a short-term programme which is specially designed for working professionals so that they can hone and upgrade their skills as per their own schedule.

The institute offers eight courses in various specialisations, namely BDes, BFTech, MFM, MFTech and a Continuing Education Programme.

NIFT Gandhinagar Master of Fashion Management (MFM) and Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech) programmes admission is granted on the basis of a valid score in GAT, followed by a GD/ PI round. For admission to NIFT Gandhinagar Continuing Education (CE) programme, admission is based on the merit obtained in the previous qualifying exams. A total of 15% and 7.5% seats are reserved for candidates belonging to SC and ST categories, respectively.

To get admission in NIFT Gandhinagar, candidates need to apply online through the official website of NIFT. However, admissions are based on a valid score obtained in NIFT entrance exam.