National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad

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NIFT Hyderabad NIFT Hyderabad Ranking 2025

Madhapur, Hyderabad

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Estd. 1986

NIFT Hyderabad
NIFT Hyderabad Ranking Highlights 2026

One of India’s top institutes is NIFT Hyderabad. As per the India Today Ranking 2026, the rank of the institute is #4 under the category Fashion Design. NIFT Hyderabad is top ranked by multiple national ranking bodies for its academic offerings and renowned faculty. Its faculty has a proven track record of doing great research. The article mentioned below covers all the necessary details you need if you're interested in the NIFT Hyderabad rankings.

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Fashion Design

The Week, 2026

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Q: What is the difference between a Bachelor in Design and Fashion Technology?

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.

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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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NIFT Hyderabad Ranking

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NIFT Hyderabad Ranking Highlights 2026
NIFT Hyderabad India Today Ranking 2026
NIFT Hyderabad Outlook Ranking 2026
NIFT Hyderabad The Week Ranking 2026
NIFT Hyderabad Course Ranking
NIFT Hyderabad Student Reviews

NIFT Hyderabad India Today Ranking 2026

NIFT Hyderabad 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 2026. In the 'Fashion Design' category, the institute's ranks have shown stability when compared with the previous year's ranking. In 2026, NIFT Hyderabad's rank is #4, the same as last year's rank in the 'Fashion Design'

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

Category	2024	2025	2026
Fashion Design	4	4	4

NIFT Hyderabad vs Other Colleges: India Today Ranking Comparison

According to the India Today ranking 2026, NIFT Hyderabad received #4 rank in the 'Fashion Design' category. It holds a comparable status to the most prestigious universities such as NIFT Chennai, and NIFT Gandhinagar for India Today rankings under the 'Fashion Design' category. Check out the year-by-year comparison of NIFT Hyderabad with other top institutes:

NIFT Hyderabad vs Other Institutes: India Today Ranking 2026
College Name	Fashion Design 2026
NIFT Hyderabad	4
NIFT Mumbai	2
NIFT Bangalore	3
NIFT Chennai	5
NIFT Gandhinagar	6

Similar ranked Fashion Design colleges by India Today

Fashion Design

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

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NIFT Hyderabad Outlook Ranking 2026

NIFT Hyderabad has earned commendable rankings across different domains in the Outlook-ICARE 2026. This signifies the institution's esteemed reputation and proficiency in various aspects, assigning it an overall good score. It can be seen that the NIFT Hyderabad's rankings in 'Fashion Design (Government)' category have displayed stability in trend as per the ranks of the previous years. In 2026, NIFT Hyderabad's rank is #7, the same as last year's rank in the 'Fashion Design (Government)' catego

Tabulated below are the rankings and categories from various ranking bodies:

Category	2025	2026
Fashion Design	7	7

NIFT Hyderabad vs Other Colleges: Outlook Ranking Comparison

According to the Outlook-ICARE ranking 2026, NIFT Hyderabad received #7 rank in the 'Fashion Design (Government)' category. It holds a comparable status to the most prestigious universities such as NIFT Kolkata, and NIFT Raebareli for Outlook-ICARE rankings under the 'Fashion Design (Government)' category. Check out the year-by-year comparison of NIFT Hyderabad with other top institutes:

NIFT Hyderabad vs Other Institutes: Outlook-ICARE Ranking 2026
College Name	Fashion Design (Government) 2026
NIFT Hyderabad	7
NIFT Patna	5
NIFT Gandhinagar	6
NIFT Kolkata	8
NIFT Raebareli	9

Similar ranked Fashion Design colleges by Outlook

Fashion Design

College	Ranking
NIFT Bangalore Compare	3
NIFT Chennai Compare	4
NIFT Gandhinagar Compare	6
NIFT Hyderabad	7
NIFT Kolkata Compare	8
NIFT Raebareli	9
NIFT Kannur Compare	10

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NIFT Hyderabad The Week Ranking 2026

As per the overall score, NIFT Hyderabad has been placed at a good position by The Week under the 'Fashion Technology' category, reflecting its exceptional performance in areas like Teaching, Research, Graduation Outcomes, and creating an inclusive, quality learning environment. When compared to the ranking from the previous years, it has been seen that in the 'Fashion Technology' category, the institute's ranks have shown a fluctuating trend. In 2026, NIFT Hyderabad fell 1 rank to #8 rank in th

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

Category	2024	2025	2026
Fashion Design	7	7	8

NIFT Hyderabad vs Other Colleges: The Week Ranking Comparison

As per The Week 2026, NIFT Hyderabad achieved #8 rank under the 'Fashion Technology' category. It stands on par with well-known institutions such as NIFT Bhubaneswar and NIFT Raebareli under The Week 'Fashion Technology' category. Check the year-wise comparison of NIFT Hyderabad with other leading institutes below.

NIFT Hyderabad vs Other Institutes: The Week Ranking 2026
College Name	Fashion Technology 2026
NIFT Hyderabad	8
NIFT Kolkata	6
Pearl Academy	7
NIFT Bhubaneswar	9
NIFT Raebareli	10

Similar ranked Fashion Design colleges by The Week

Fashion Design

College	Ranking
NIFT Gandhinagar Compare	5
NIFT Kolkata Compare	6
Pearl Academy New Delhi Compare	7
NIFT Hyderabad	8
NIFT Bhubaneswar Compare	9
NIFT Raebareli	10
NIFT Shillong	11

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NIFT Hyderabad
Course Ranking

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Fashion Design

Ranked by	2024	2025	2026
Outlook	-	7	7
India Today	4	4	4
The Week	7	7	8

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Placements3.6

Infrastructure4.0

Faculty & Course4.2

Campus Life4.5

Value for Money3.7

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Top recruiting companies here are Tanishq, Peppery, Kalyan Jewellers and Woodland also.

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Only a few companies recruited students during our tenure, but those companies were not from the knitwear designing stream.

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B.F.Tech. in Apparel Production - Batch of 2029

5.0

5.0Placements5.0Infrastructure5.0Faculty5.0Crowd & Campus Life5.0Value for Money

Good faculty and infrastructure.

Placements: Around 84 percent of students got placed with packages ranging from 3 LPA to 12 LPA in campus placement. Recruiting companies are Myntra, Flipkart, Aditya Birla, etc. For this particular course we also have internships for 2nd year, 3rd year, and 4th year.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure is great. The labs have Mac computers with a whole system. Out of 3 in one and the other 2 are also great. Labs have all the equipment that is required at the moment. The hostel is also good. People here keep cleaning it from time to time.

Faculty: I am really happy getting such helpful and chill faculty. Most importantly the curriculum keeps changing according to needs as it was changed in 2025 as needs were seen. The passing mark required out of 100 here is 52 which can be scored easily with appropriate focus.

Other: In February we had an event and it was great.

Reviewed on 8 May 2026Read More

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B.Des. in Textile Design - Batch of 2028

4.2

5.0Placements4.0Infrastructure4.0Faculty5.0Crowd & Campus Life3.0Value for Money

Short review of NIFT Hyderabad.

Placements: The average package of the institute is 3 to 6 LPA, and the highest package as of now is 18 LPA. Students also get internships. Companies that come for placements include Raymond, Siyaram, and Aditya Birla. Along with opportunities from alumni and graduate students.

Infrastructure: The hostel is very poor and small. Wi-Fi quality could be better. There is only a girls’ hostel, no boys’ hostel. The hostel food is okay and hygienic, but the toilets are in very poor condition. The course is good and includes many extracurricular activities.

Faculty: Faculty is very cooperative and has excellent knowledge in their respective fields. The textile design faculty members are strict and follow all the rules made by the department. The teaching quality is very good. They make students industry-ready.

Other: I chose this course because I love crafting and designing. The hostel facilities can be improved. Events are held on a high budget.

Reviewed on 28 Nov 2025Read More

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B.Des. in Fashion Design - Batch of 2024

4.6

5.0Placements4.0Infrastructure5.0Faculty5.0Crowd & Campus Life4.0Value for Money

I am absolutely satisfied with this college.

Placements: Students have to register to take part in placement drives which use a centralised placement method. Companies visit our college to provide pre-placement offers or on-campus placement drives. Around 80% of students were placed in 2021. The highest salary package offered is 6 LPA. Around 80% to 90% of students get job offers in our college. Internships are provided in our college.

Infrastructure: Labs and studios are well-equipped. Wi-Fi is available all over the campus. There is an auditorium with 350 seats, a spacious resource center, a college counsellor, a stationary, a gym, a cafeteria, and indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Canteen and mess serve 4 times delicious meals including breakfast, lunch, tea, and dinner.

Faculty: Most of the faculty members in our college are alumni from NIFT. They are very well qualified and experienced with a remarkable teaching techniques. The course curriculum provides knowledge about the topic and prepare students for the industry by methods like jury. Exams are conducted strictly and it has a fair grading criteria. Students should have minimum of 75% attendance in all subjects. The pass SGPA is 6.

Other: Students are provided with craft cluster visits to broaden their knowledge and improve skills. Student exchange programs like FIT, so that they can complete a semester in abroad universities. Major events are spectrum, converge, and other cultural events and programs are organised in our college.

Reviewed on 26 Oct 2022Read More

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B.F.Tech. in Apparel Production (Lateral Entry) - Batch of 2025

3.8

3.0Placements3.0Infrastructure4.0Faculty5.0Crowd & Campus Life4.0Value for Money

Overall, it is a good college with good faculty, but hostels could get a little better.

Placements: Out of all the courses that we have, maximum placements are obtained by students studying in the Fashion Communication and Fashion Technology department. They are placed in brands like Arvind Mills, Aditya Birla Group, Louis Philippe, etc. Students get better internships outside.

Infrastructure: There are better hostels on other main campuses like Gandhinagar, Bangalore, and Delhi. The Hyderabad campus is also good. It's the third-largest campus of all. The mess facilities have been getting better over a period of time. Sports are also taken care of.

Faculty: The difficulty level is not that high. Faculty members are mostly good at considering the marks of students. We have a proper jury, where a panel of two internals and one external sits together to review our work. The average comes out to be quite good. Students work hard a lot, day and night, and they do get what they deserve.

Other: The best part about our college is that we have many college events, which enhance our opportunities for overall engagement and develop our personalities. Our college offers scholarships. There are many extracurricular activities and competitions. Modeling for instance is the other name of our fashion college.

Reviewed on 16 Jun 2022Read More

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B.Des. in Fashion Design - Batch of 2024

4.2

3.0Placements5.0Infrastructure4.0Faculty5.0Crowd & Campus Life4.0Value for Money

The college has really good infrastructure, faculty, and average placements.

Placements: Our college offers campus placements, and students also get PPO. Students doing graduation programmes get pre-placement offers as well. The campus offers placements for the positions of associate designer for B.Des students and production managers for B.FTech students.

Infrastructure: The campus is really good and spacious. We are provided with lots of activities and facilities, such as pool tables, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, etc. Our college has a good dance team for all the dance enthusiasts. The cultural team organises a lot of events and trips throughout the year for the students.

Faculty: The college has a tough but insightful exam system with a good curriculum. The faculty was instructive but helpful. There are juries that are conducted in order to evaluate your performance for the semester. The resource centre has many informative books, guides, and artefacts for the students.

Other: Our college has conducted a lot of fests and fashion shows for the students with international exchange programmes and good scholarships.

Reviewed on 8 May 2022Read More

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B.Des. in Knitwear Design - Batch of 2025

4.0

4.0Placements3.0Infrastructure5.0Faculty5.0Crowd & Campus Life3.0Value for Money

Good faculty, many amenities, well maintained hostels, classes and labs .

Placements: This years pass outs are currently working hard on their internships and last year projects. Some of them have already received the placements while some are still looking for them. In my batch, as far as I know, two people have received their placements from 60,000 - 120000 / month.

Infrastructure: The classes are well built and air conditioned. There are a few amenities for students to pass time during their break, for instance a pool table and a TT table. The labs are well maintained and have everything you could possibly need for assignments. The hostels are well maintained and are in a twin-sharing system. The Hyderabad campus also provides a guest house facility for parents to stay in when they drop their children to college. The cost for that is 900 rs per night. The washrooms can use more maintenance, but they're relatively better than most campuses.

Faculty: The teachers are well qualified with most of them having at least 14 years of experience in teaching at nift. The teaching quality is better offline, as online is not that effective. The course curriculum is relevant and provides deepening specializations which makes the students industry ready. Usually during offline we have jury where a few judges and the student sit together and evaluate the work, however due to the current covid situation the jury assignments are online where we just need to submit pdfs for our works and are given grades accordingly.

Other: I chose knitwear design as it's relatively similar to fashion design and I would gain experience in working with different fabrics. There are many fest held in the campus when I was there for a few months. We had dandia night, bonfires, Diwali celebrations, craft bazaar and much more. The campus crowd is decent as people come from all types of places and states.

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What are the documents needed for NIFT Hyderabad admissions?

Answered 3 months ago

Students who wish to get NIFT Hyderabad admission must submit the documents below:

- Educational qualification & personal details

- Disability certificate for persons with disabilities

- Caste/ class certificate/ tribe (for SC/ ST/ OBC students)

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How can I get admission at NIFT Hyderabad?

Answered 5 months ago

NIFT Hyderabad offers admission to candidates based on their scores in NIFT Entrance Exam. Aspirants need to appear for Creative Ability Test and General Ability Test for BDes and MFM courses. Candidates have to only appear for GAT for admission to BFTech. Selected candidates are called for Situatio

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How much is the application fees at NIFT Hyderabad?

Answered 5 months ago

Candidates need to pay an application fees to apply for a course at NIFT Hyderabad. Check below category-wise application fees:

Category	Application Fees
Open/ OBC-NCL/ Open-EWS	INR 2,000
SC/ ST/ PwD	INR 500

Nishtha Shukla

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What is the seat reservation criteria at NIFT Hyderabad?

Answered 5 months ago

NIFT Hyderabad reserves seats for SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL, Gen-EWS and PwD category candidates. Check below category-wise reservation criteria:

Category	Reservation %
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	27%
Gen-EWS	10%
Person with Disability (PwD)	5%

Nishtha Shukla

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Does NIFT Hyderabad offer any scholarship to UG students?

Answered 5 months ago

NIFT Hyderabad offers 'SARTHAK' NIFT Financial Assistance Scheme to UG and PG students. Below is the scholarship offered to UG students under this scholarship:

Category	Annual Household Income	Percentage of Financial Assistant offered under the Scheme
A	Up to INR 2 lakh	100% of tuition fee
B	Above INR 2 Lacs up to INR 4 lakh	75% of tuition fee
C	Above INR 4 Lacs up to INR 6 lakh	50% of tuition fee
D	Above INR 6 Lacs up to INR 8 lakh	25% of tuition fee