List of NIFTs in India 2025: Ranking, Admission Process, Courses, Fees & Seats Intake
There are 19 participating NIFTs that offer a combined intake of 4,837 seats. Get detailed information about the NIFT admission process, rankings, courses, fees, and institute-wise seats.
The participating institutes of NIFT offer undergraduate and postgraduate design courses. Admission to these courses will be through the national-level NIFT 2025 entrance exam.
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NIFT is one of the oldest design institutes in India. Check the table below for NIFT India Today rankings 2021-2024.
| Name of the Institute |
India Today Ranking 2024 |
India Today 2023 Ranking |
India Today 2022 Ranking |
India Today 2021 Ranking |
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| 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| 2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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3 |
3 |
3 |
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4 |
4 |
4 |
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| 6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
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| 8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
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| 5 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
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| 7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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| 9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
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| NIFT Jodhpur |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
| 12 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
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| 14 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
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| 16 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
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| 11 |
13 |
13 |
- |
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| 15 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
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| 13 |
12 |
15 |
- |
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| 18 |
18 |
16 |
14 |
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| 17 |
17 |
17 |
16 |
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| 19 |
20 |
18 |
17 |
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| 20 |
19 |
19 |
15 |
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| 22 |
22 |
20 |
18 |
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| - |
26 |
22 |
23 |
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| 28 |
- |
23 |
19 |
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| - |
23 |
24 |
24 |
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| - |
24 |
25 |
28 |
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| - |
28 |
26 |
22 |
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| - |
29 |
27 |
27 |
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| - |
27 |
28 |
25 |
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| - |
- |
29 |
26 |
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| Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem |
- |
30 |
30 |
- |
| - |
33 |
31 |
- |
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| - |
31 |
32 |
- |
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32 |
33 |
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34 |
34 |
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41 |
35 |
- |
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40 |
36 |
- |
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37 |
37 |
- |
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- |
38 |
- |
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43 |
39 |
- |
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| - |
39 |
40 |
- |
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| - |
46 |
41 |
- |
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| Department of Fashion and Textiles IIS, Jaipur |
- |
- |
42 |
- |
| - |
44 |
43 |
- |
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| - |
45 |
44 |
- |
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| Department of Costume Design & Fashion Kongu Arts and Science College, Erode |
- |
47 |
45 |
- |
| - |
48 |
46 |
- |
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| Department of Fashion Designing Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya Chandrapur, Chandrapur |
- |
49 |
47 |
- |
| - |
42 |
48 |
- |
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51 |
49 |
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- |
- |
20 |
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21 |
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- |
- |
29 |
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- |
- |
30 |
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Top Design Colleges in India 2022 - Outlook and The Week Rankings
Name of the Institute |
Ranking |
|
|---|---|---|
| The Week 2020 |
Outlook 2019 |
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| NIFT Delhi |
1 |
2 |
| NIFT Mumbai |
- |
1 |
| NIFT Bangalore |
2 |
4 |
| NIFT Chennai |
3 |
5 |
| NIFT Patna |
6 |
8 |
| NIFT Gandhinagar |
4 |
- |
| NIFT Hyderabad |
5 |
7 |
| NIFT Kolkota |
7 |
6 |
| Pearl Academy New Delhi |
8 |
3 |
| Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID), Pune |
- |
20 |
| NIFT Raebareli |
- |
- |
| NIFT Shillong |
9 |
- |
| Army Institute of Fashion and Design |
11 |
14 |
| Pearl Academy Jaipur |
- |
- |
| Amity Institute of Fashion Technology, Noida |
- |
15 |
| NIFT Kangra |
- |
- |
| JD Institute of Fashion Technology |
14 |
- |
| NIFT TEA |
- |
10 |
| MKSSSs School of Fashion Technology Pune |
- |
- |
| Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar |
- |
- |
| Manipal School of Architecture and Planning |
13 |
- |
| Fashion and Apparel Design, T.John College |
- |
17 |
| Vogue Institute of Art and Design |
- |
22 |
| Pearl Academy Mumbai |
- |
25 |
| IMS Design and Innovation Academy |
15 |
24 |
| Whistling Woods International, Mumbai |
- |
- |
| PSG College of Arts and Science |
- |
- |
| Amity School of Fashion Technology, Lucknow |
16 |
19 |
| Axis Institute of Fashion Technology |
- |
- |
| North India Institute of Fashion Technology |
- |
9 |
NIFT 2025 Admission Process
Note that the NIFT exam comprises the General Ability Test (GAT) and the Creative Ability Test (CAT). The GAT will be administered in a center-based mode, whereas the GAT will be held offline. The GAT is common for all programs, but only B.Des and M.Des candidates need to take the CAT written exam.
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The scores of the written exam will be used to shortlist candidates for the next admission round - Situation Test/Personal Interview (PI).
The final merit list of NIFT 2025 will be prepared considering the performance of the candidate in the written tests and the Situation Test/PI.
Admission will be strictly based on NIFT 2025 merit rank.
Q: What is the seat intake for the BDes and BFTech programme at NIFT Bengaluru?
NIFT Bengaluru has 190 BDes and 38 BFTech seats. NIFT Bengaluru is one of the leading fashion design colleges in India. The admission cut-off for the institute tends to be higher, so the candidate must have a high merit rank to have a good chance of admission. Admission to both the BDes and BFTech courses at the institute will be conducted on the basis of the merit rank of the candidate in the NIFT 2023 exam. Candidates seeking admission to the BDes programme need to appear in the CAT GAT and Situation Test. However, BFTech applicants only need to take the GAT exam.
Q: How can I select my preferred NIFT participating institute for admission to the B.Des programme?
The candidate will be able to select their choice of NIFT 2025 participating institutes (in the order of priority) at the time of filling out the NIFT 2025 counseling registration form.
Online registration for NIFT 2025 counseling will start soon after the final results are declared.
The counseling registrations for NIFT 2025 will be open to candidates who have qualified in the NIFT 2025 entrance exam.
The allotment of seats (or campus) to the B. Des programme will be on the basis of merit rank of the candidate in the NIFT 2025 entrance exam and campus selected. So, candidates who are higher in the NIFT 2025 merit rank will be given preference in the seat allotment.
Q: What are the Design courses offered by NIFT Bengaluru?
NIFT Bengaluru offers both UG and PG design courses. At the UG level, the institute offers B. Des and B.FTech courses. The B. Des program offers specializations in Fashion Design, Leather Design, Accessory Design, Textile Design, Knitwear Design, and Fashion communication. Meanwhile, the B.FTech program offers specialization in Apparel Production. At the PG level, the institute offers M.Des and MFM programs. Note that admission to the UG and PG design courses is conducted based on NIFT scores.
Q: What is the reservation process for the NIFT entrance exam?
The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFTs) will follow the following reservation criteria:
Category | Reservation (%) |
SC | 15 |
ST | 7.5 |
OBC-NCL | 27 |
GEN-EWS | 10 |
PwD | 5 |
The candidate has to select their category of admission at the time of filling out the application form and attach supporting documents. The admission officials will verify all relevant documents at the time of counseling.
Note that if the candidate fails in the verification process, he or she will be considered for admission under the open category.
Q: What is the fee structure for regular admission through NIFT 2025?
The fee structure for the design courses offered by the NIFTs is published in the information brochure. The NIFT fee structure includes components like tuition fees, library fees, exam fees, mediclaim, etc. Additional, the fee may also be divided into refundable and non-refundable types.
NIFT fee structure (Regular)
Academic Fee Semester Wise For Non-NRI Category (In INR) | ||||||||
| 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | ||||
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | Semester 5 | Semester 6 | Semester 7 | Semester 8 |
Tuition Fee (Non-Refundable) | 143000 | 143000 | 150000 | 150000 | 158000 | 158000 | 166000 | 166000 |
Library Fee (Non-Refundable Per Year Payment) | 9500 | 0 | 10000 | 0 | 10500 | 0 | 11000 | 0 |
Mediclaim & Student Development Fee (Non-Refundable Per Year Payment) | 4700 | 0 | 4900 | 0 | 5100 | 0 | 5400 | 0 |
Exam Fee (Per Year) | 4700 | 0 | 4900 | 0 | 5100 | 0 | 5400 | 0 |
Total | 161900 | 143000 | 169800 | 150000 | 178700 | 158000 | 187800 | 166000 |
One Time Payments | ||||||||
Security Deposit (Refundable) | 12000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alumni Association Membership Fee (Non-Refundable) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5900 | 0 |
Registration Fee (One Time) | 9300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 21300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5600 | 0 |
Total | 183200 | 143000 | 169800 | 150000 | 178700 | 158000 | 193700 | 166000 |
Courses offered by NIFTs in India
NIFT is a renowned design college in the country that offers both undergraduate as well as postgraduate programs to aspirants. The most popular design program offered by NIFTs at the UG level is Bachelor of Design (BDes) and at the PG level is Master of Design (MDes). Mentioned below is the list of courses offered at NIFT.
| List of UG courses offered at NIFTs | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Design (BDes) | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFTech) |
| List of PG courses offered at NIFTs | |
| Master of Design (MDes) | Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech) |
| Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | - |
Candidates are informed that the UG courses offered at NIFT are of four years duration whereas the PG courses are of two years duration. BDes course at NIFT campuses is offered in the following specialisations:
| List of NIFT BDes Course Specialisations | |
|---|---|
| Accessory Design (AD) | Knitwear Design (KD) |
| Fashion Design (FD) | Leather Design (LD) |
| Textile Design (TD) | Knitwear Design (KD) |
| Fashion Communication (FC) | - |
NIFT Exam Components and Weightage
Admission in all courses offered at NIFT campuses is through a candidate’s performance in NIFT Entrance Exam. NIFT admission process for all the courses as well as the weightage given to each test is mentioned in the table below:
| Programme | Test | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| BDes | CAT | 50% |
| GAT | 30% | |
| Situation Test | 20% | |
| MDes | CAT | 40% |
| GAT | 30% | |
| GD/PI | 30% | |
| BFTech | GAT | 100% |
| MFTech | GAT | 70% |
| GD/PI | 30% | |
| MFM | GAT | 70% |
| GD/PI | 30% |
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Seats in Design Courses offered at NIFT
For the current academic session, 5, 215 seats are available for the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Of these, 4324 are All-India seats, 405 are state domicile, and the remaining 470 are NRI seats.
Below aspirants can view the total number of seats available for admission in UG and PG courses offered at different NIFT campuses.
Candidates can go through seats available for admission in different design courses (BDes, BFTech, MDes, MFTech and MFM) available for NIFT admissions below.
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NIFT Fee Structure 2025
Candidates need to pay the NIFT fee every semester for the course in which they have applied for admission. Aspirants are informed that all NIFT UG courses have eight semesters whereas PG courses have four semesters. The fee to be paid by non-NRI candidates for all NIFT campuses for UG and PG courses is the same. Mentioned in the table below is the fee to be paid by candidates for the entire course.
| Course | Category | Fee (in INR) |
|---|---|---|
| UG course fee for all campuses | Non-NRI | 12,77,700 |
| PG course fee for all campuses | Non-NRI | 6,21,200 |
| UG course fee* | NRI | 39,27,700 |
| PG course fee* | NRI | 18,82,200 |
| UG course fee# | NRI | 27,64,000 |
| PG course fee# | NRI | 13,28,400 |
| * Fee to be paid at NIFT campuses located at Bengaluru, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Raebareli, and Srinagar. # Fee to be paid at NIFT campuses located at Panchkula, Patna, Kangra, Bhopal, Kannur, Shillong, Jodhpur, and Bhubaneswar. |
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Important FAQs related to NIFT
Q: How many NIFTs are there in India?
A: There are total 18 NIFTs that will participate in the NIFT 2025 admission process. The participating institutes offer B.Des, M.Des, B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech, and M.F.M courses. Admission to the participating institutes will be on the basis of NIFT 2025 scores.
Q: What is the educational qualification required for NIFT admissions?
A: For admission in UG courses offered at the institute, candidates should be Class 12 pass. For admission in PG courses, candidates should be graduates. Check complete NIFT eligibility criteria 2025.
Q: Is NIFT Entrance Exam easy?
A: The difficulty level of NIFT Entrance Exam is usually easy to moderate. Check complete details on NIFT difficulty level.
Q: Which NIFT is best?
A: As per India Today Rankings 2023, NIFT Delhi is the best institute with Rank 1, followed by NIFT Bengaluru (Rank 2) and NIFT Chennai (Rank 3).
Q: When was the first NIFT established in India?
A: The first NIFT was established in New Delhi in 1986. Apart from being the oldest, NIFT Delhi also ranks among the best design institutes in the country.
Q: What courses are offered at NIFTs?
A: The following UG and PG courses are offered at NIFTs:
- BDes
- BFTech
- MDes
- MFTech
- MFM
Q: In which specialisations are BDes courses offered at NIFTs?
A: The following BDes specialisations are offered at NIFTs:
- Fashion Design
- Textile Design
- Accessory Design
- Knitwear Design
- Leather Design
- Fashion Communication
Q: What is the fee for BDes courses offered at NIFTs?
A: The fee for all UG courses offered at NIFTs is INR 13.10 lakh. The candidate must carefully go through the fee components and payment schedule to learn more about NIFT 2024 fee structure.
Q: What is the fee for PG courses offered at NIFTs?
A: The fee for PG courses offered at NIFTs is INR 6 lakh. Note that the fee has various components like refundable, non-refundable, tuition, library, and hostel fees.
Q: How many seats are available for admission at NIFTs?
A: A total of 5,289 seats are available at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels through NIFT 2025.
Q: What is the NIFT admission process for BDes courses?
A: NIFT admission process for BDes courses requires candidates to appear for two written tests (CAT and GAT) followed by a Situation Test. The weightage for CAT, GAT and Situation Test is 50 percent, 30 percent and 20 percent, respectively.
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