B.Des. in Accessory Design 

at NIFT Mumbai, Navi Mumbai

Both IIT Bombay and NIFT Mumbai are recognised for their BDes course. For better comparison, below are some parameters to compare BDes programme of both the institutes:

*The fee is taken from an unofficial source. Hence, data might vary.

NIFT Mumbai admissions for BDes courses are granted based on marks obtained in the NIFT Entrance Exam. As per the available cutoff data, the last round closing rank for BDes admissions 2024 ranged from 65 to 654 for the general category candidates belonging to All India Quota seats. In 2023, the cutoff for the General AI quota students ranged from 79 to 1029.

The cutoff for the 2023 B.Des programme at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Mumbai, was 80th rank for fashion communication and 191st rank for fashion design. For 2022, 2021, and 2020, the cutoff was in this range plus or minus 10 ranks. 

According to previous year trends, the 2024 cutoff for the open category at NIFT is expected to be 30.50. You can check the cut-off marks on the official NIFT website:

Go to the NIFT website

1. Click the Admissions tab on the home page
2. Click Last Merit Rank Admitted in Admissions 2024
3. Download the PDF and save it for future reference 
4. You can also check the cutoff at the NIFT admission portal at exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT/

According to student reviews present on Shiksha, NIFT Mumbai provides good placements for BDes students. As per the reviews, 90% of the students were placed during recent years' placements. Apart from this, the students suggest that the salary packages at NIFT Mumbai ranged from INR 3.5 LPA to INR 13 LPA.

In order to make a choice between BDes courses offered by NIFT Mumbai and the School of Design and Innovation, AU, students can compare the options based on significant factors such as fees and Shiksha rating. To help, presented below is a comparison between the BDes courses at NIFT Mumbai and the School of Design and Innovation, AU based on fees and ratings:

Note: The abovementioned information is as per official sources. However, it is subject to change. Hence, it is indicative.

Candidates taking admission to various courses offered by NIFT Mumbai may find NIFT expensive. Bing a private university, this can be the case but worry not to provide equal chance to every student to study in this college, the college offers scholarships. These scholarships can conver the students studying expensives. Some of the scholarships include Sarthak NIFT Financial Assistance Scheme, UDAAN- NIFT Means – Cum - Merit Scheme for Foreign Studies, and others. 

NIFT Mumbai cutoff for UG and PG courses is based on the NIFT Exam. As per the NIFT Mumbai cutoff 2024, the last round closing rank for B.Des ranged between 1557 and 3400 for the OBC All India category students. B.Des. in Accessory Design was the most competitive specialisation considering its last round closing rank. So, as per the NIFT last round cutoff, candidates seeking admission to NIFT Mumbai must secure a rank upto 3400 to be eligible for B.Des admission. 

Tabulated below is the NIFT Mumbai last-round closing ranks for all the B.Des courses for students belonging to the OBC category under the AI quota: