NIFT Kolkata Placements 2025: Highest Package, Average Package, Top Companies

Around 70% students secured internships in recent years. The roles offered range from accessory designer to product developer and merchandiser. The NIFT Kolkata internships were offered in companies like Tommy Hilfiger, Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, etc.

The companies can register for campus placements at NIFT Kolkata. The schedule of which is given. Upon given a confirmed time and date, they may choose Online or On-Campus placement for further going through the placement procedure.

Joining NIFT Kolkata without entrance exam doesn't seem like a possibility. As per the Institution's admission guidelines, candidates must appear for the  The National Institute of Technology (NIFT) exam.  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 BDes and MDes candidates need to take the CAT. 
• Situation Test/ Personal Interview - BDes 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 BFTech program, where the admission merit list will be prepared solely based on GAT scores.  

Yes, the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Kolkata offers a B.FTech education. At the UG Level, it also provides B.Des. At the PG level, MFM is available. Written exams are the basis for admission to all courses. The instructors are also well educated and skilled in the subjects they teach.

Yes, NIFT Kolkata does offer lateral entry for BFTech programme. The institute provides the course in Apparel Production and it costs about INR 5.45 lakh. Students must appear and clear the NIFT Lateral Entry Admission test (NLEA) to be eligible for admission. Those fulfiling the admission criteria can visit the official website of the institute to apply for the programme by registering online. 

NIFT Kolkata cutoff 2023 is based on NIFT Entrance Exam. NIFT Kolkata offers admission to UG and PG courses through the B.Des, Exam followed by the round-wise counselling. NIFT has released the last round cutoff for admission to the B.Des,  M.Des,  B.Des.  B.Des. href="https://www.shiksha.com/college/national-institute-of-fashion-technology-kolkata-salt-lake-city-27351/courses/mftech-bc">M.FTech courses. As per the NIFT Kolkata cutoff 2023, the last round closing rank for B.Des ranged between 467 and 3180 for the General All India category students. B.Des in Fashion Communication was the most competitive specialisation with a last-round closing rank of 467. Candidates seeking NIFT Kolkata admission can refer to the table given below to check out the NIFT Kolkata cutoff 2023 for B.Des, MFM and B.F.Tec ch courses for the General All India category students:

Course	2023
B.Des. in Fashion Design	632
B.Des. in Leather Design	3180
B.Des. in Textile Design	2645
B.Des. in Knitwear Design	1807
B.Des. in Fashion Communication	467
B.FTech. in Apparel Production	488
Master of Fashion Management (MFM)	255
B.Des in Accessory Design	1247

Check out a weightage of category-wise seat distribution for BDes course in the table below: 

Reserved Categories	Weightage
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
OBC	27%
GEN-EWS	10%
Person with Disability (PWD)	5%

*Note: The above seat intake is given for general and reserved category candidates. Additionally, 5 seats are given as per each specialisation for NRI and foreign candidates.

Number of students in B.Des programme depends on seat allocation within the All-India, state domicile, and NRI categories. In NIFT, across all participating institutes, a total of 5,215 seats are there. Check institute's official website or contact admissions department for more information on B.Des seat availability in Kolkata.

To get into NIFT Kolkata, General AI category students need a rank ranging between 162 and 3060 for admission to any of the available courses, namely, BDes course branches, BFTech and MFM. According to the NIFT Kolkata last round cutoff, the most competitive course for enrolment was the MFM course, with a closing rank of 365. This same course had the first round closing rank of 162. 

Candidates should know that other categories, quotas, etc, will have different cutoffs accordingly. For more details, click here.

 

For admission to NIFT Kolkata, candidates needn to clear the e Th National Institute of 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 BDes candidates need to take the CAT. 
• Situation Test/ Personal Interview - BDes 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 BFTech 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, NIFT Kolkata does offer admission to foreign students. NRI students are shortlisted based on their GMAT/ GRE/ SAT scores among other parameters. The institute reserves 5 seats for students applying via NRI/ foreign national category. Students must satisfy the eligibility to get into the institute. The basic eligibility requires candidates to have a Degree/ Certificate from a recognised board/ university and an equivalence certificate obtained from AIU, New Delhi. Additionallym candidates possess working knowledge of English Language. Interested candidates can visit the official website of the institute to know further.

NIFT Kolkata BDes admission is competitive as cutoffs vary by specialisation, category, and campus. Ranks will extend to several thousand for some programmes. This shows a strong demand for design seats across NIFT campuses.

NIFT Kolkata BDes has many specialisations including: 

• Fashion Design
• Fashion Communication
• Accessory Design
• Textile Design
• Knitwear Design and
• Leather Design

Choose one of the above specialisations based on creative interests and career goals.

The seat intake for NIFT Kolkata varies depending on the programme and specialisation selected by the students. In order to secure their spot at the institute students must satisfy the admission criteria and pay the prescribed fee. Students can check out the table below to know about course-wise NIFT Kolkata seats:

Course Name	Seat Intake
BDes	258
BFTech	43
MFM	43

Note: This information is taken from the official sources and is subjective.

NIFT Kolkata cutoff 2025 was published for admission to the various design courses for all categories under the All India quota. For the OBC AI category, the overall cutoff ranged from 704 to 5950. Among the last round, the hardest course for admission was the MFM course, with the last round closing rank of 838. Students can refer to the table below to view the first and last round closing ranks for this category. 

Course	Round 1 (Closing Rank)	Last Round (Closing Rank)
B.Des. in Fashion Design	1984	3127
B.Des. in Leather Design	4592	5950
B.FTech. in Textile Design	3783	5623
B.Des. in Knitwear Design	4356	5921
B.Des. in Fashion Communication	1545	3098
B.FTech. in Apparel Production	1166	1568
Master of Fashion Management (MFM)	704	838
B.Des in Accessory Design	2059	4920

 

Admission to NIFT Kolkata BDes is based on performance in NIFT Entrance Exam. This includes the Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT). After this, there will be a Situation Test, interview, and document verification for final selection.

A rank of 2000 can get you admission at NIFT Kolkata depending on the category you belong to. For the General AI category, admissions were capped at a rank of 3060. Students can refer to the table below to know the last round cutoff for the courses who had a rank above 2K. 

Course	NIFT Kolkata Last Round cutoff 2025
B.FTech. in Apparel Production	2885
B.Des. in Leather Design	3060

Please note that other categories, quotas, etc., will have different cutoffs accordingly.