National Institute of Fashion Technology Mumbai Navi Mumbai Answered Questions

Hi,
National Institute of Fashion Technology will announce the NIFT 2018 cutoff, which is the section and campus-wise closing rank. Cutoff of NIFT 2018 will let the candidates know the ranks required for getting admission in the desired programme and campus. Candidates securing the required rank in the entrance exam will be called for counselling and admission procedure.
So basically, the cut off will be based on the total number of candidates appearing in the entrance test.
Total number of candidates who passed the entrance test.
Difficulty level of question paper.
Total number of seats for B. Design and B. F. Tech seats.
The cut off of NIFT 2018 will be released institute as well as section wise. A candidate must secure minimum marks to seek admission to their desired college.

Hi Zayn!
You can check the NIFT rank predictor by clicking on the below link. You can see the courses, colleges & rounds you may crack. The result is based on admissions data of NIFT 2017
https://www.shiksha.com/design/resources/nift-college-predictor

When you say 'small kids' I'm guessing you want to teach in schools. If you want to study in a proper school you will need a B.Ed degree. You can always join NGOS like teach india, Saturday art class, or other local organizations to start teaching young kids.

The last admitted rank in NIFT-Patna in 2018 was 567 CMR. I'd say settle for any seat you get and apply till the last round of counselling as your chances are low. You can always work harder in your first year and then transfer to another college provided they have a seat available.

I don't understand what 'valid by the government' is. NIFT has a diploma program in fashion design and a 6 month certificate course. It hard to say how much you'll earn and how 'practical' it is. You can make uuseful contacts during your time at NIFT and that will help you in earn I guess.
https://nift.ac.in/cep This is where you'll find more information about the certificate course.

During the counselling session, each day, they call 250 students for the counselling and they allot seats according to your merit rank. You can keep checking to see the seats that are left vacant at the end of the day and make your decision accordingly. You might want to go through the prospectus for more information.