NIFT Score Card 2026: Score Validity, How to Download Scorecard, Qualifying Status, Components & Weightage
National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Exam 2026 ( NIFT Entrance Exam )
The NTA releases the NIFT Scorecard at the time of declaration of results. It contains the sectional and total marks, and the qualifying status of the candidate. Read below, all about the NIFT Scorecard.
NIFT 2026 Scorecard - The National Testing Agency (NIFT) declared NIFT 2026 Result on April 24, 2026. The NIFT 2026 Scorecard is released alongside the results. The candidate can download the NIFT scorecard 2026 using their application number and date of birth. It contains the candidate's name and roll number, exam information, subject-wise marks and total marks, and the qualifying marks.
Candidates who qualify in the NIFT 2026 written exam (NIFTEE) will be eligible to appear in a NIFT Situation Test/ Personal Interview, which will be conducted sometime in May 2026. The FINAL Results of NIFT 2026 will be prepared by giving weightage to the written test and Situation Test/ PI. This means if a candidate doesn’t appear in the Situation Test or PI, his or her final result will not be declared.
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The NIFT 2026 Scorecard of the FINAL results, in addition to the written exam scores will also contain scores of the Situation Test/ PI. Importantly, it will also include the merit list of the candidates in NIFT 2026. Seat allotment will be done on the basis of NIFT 2026 merit list.
- How to download the NIFT 2026 Scorecard?
- Information mentioned on NIFT 2026 Scorecard
- NIFT 2026 Qualifying Status
- NIFT Entrance Exam 2026 Tie-Breaker Policy
- NIFT 2026 Exam Stats and Toppers
- About NIFT 2026 Entrance Exam
How to download the NIFT 2026 Scorecard?
The NIFT 2026 result cum scorecard was released online. To download the scorecard, follow these steps:
- Go to the NIFT 2026 result portal
- Click on the result download link
- A log-in window will open
- Enter your application number and date of birth
- On successful log-in, you can download the scorecard
The NIFT 2026 admit card for the Situation Test will be released around the 3rd week of March 2026. Meanwhile, admit cards for the Personal Interview will be released around the 3rd week of March 2026. Admit cards will be released to shortlisted candidates who had completed the slot booking/ campus selection process. The National Institute of Fashion Technology will release the slot booking schedule soon after the declaration of results for the NIFT written exams. All candidates who get shortlisted can book their slots. To download the admit card, the candidate will have to go to the NIFT admission portal, click on the admit card download link, and log in using their candidate log-in details.
Information mentioned on NIFT 2026 Scorecard
The NIFT scorecard 2026 of every candidate will carry the following information:
- The name of the candidate
- Roll and application number
- Sectional and total marks
- The qualifying status
Note that in the final NIFT result 2026, the scorecard will carry the NIFT 2026 merit rank of the candidate, instead of the qualifying status.
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NIFT 2026 Qualifying Status
The NIFT scorecard 2026 contains the qualifying status of the candidate in the NIFT 2026 written exam. Candidates who qualify in the written exams will have to appear next in a Situation Test/ Personal Interview. The detailed schedule for the NIFT 2026 Situation Test and Interview will be released by the National Institute of Fashion Technology on its admission portal.
NIFT 2026 Result - Test components and weightage
| Program |
Exam |
Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| B. Des. |
GAT |
30% |
| CAT |
50% |
|
| Situation Test |
20% |
|
| B.F. Tech. |
GAT (Sec-A) |
30% |
| GAT (Sec-B) |
70% |
|
| B.F. Tech. Opting for B. Des. |
GAT (Sec-A) |
30% |
| CAT |
50% |
|
| Situation Test |
20% |
Exam Weightage for NIFT PG Programs
| Program |
Exam |
Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| M.F.M. |
GAT (Section A and B) |
70% |
| Personal Interview |
30% |
|
| M. Des. |
GAT (Section A) |
30% |
| CAT |
40% |
|
| Personal Interview |
30% |
|
| M.F.M. opting for M. Des. |
GAT (Section A) |
30% |
| CAT |
40% |
|
| Personal Interview |
30% |
|
| M.F. Tech. |
GAT |
70% |
| Personal Interview |
30% |
No, NIFT Admit card will not be sent by email or post. Candidates have to download the admit card from admission portal of National Institute of Fashion Technology. To download the admit card, click on the admit card download link and log in by entering your credentials.
To download NIFT 2026 admit card
- Go to NIFT admission portal - niftadmissions.
- If admit card is released, then admit card download link will be displayed
- Click on the admit card download link
- You will be redirected to a log-in window
- Enter application number and date of birth
- On log-in, you can view and download the NIFT admit card
- Download and take a printout of the admit card.
NIFT Admit card will carry information given below.
Name, photograph and signature, NIFT roll number, name and address of NIFT exam centre, Exam timings, Exam date, Exam centre code, Reporting time, Exam-day guidelines.
Candidates must carefully check details mentioned in admit card and ensure that they are correct and legible. If there are any discrepancies, candidate must contact exam and get them rectified.
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NIFT Entrance Exam 2026 Tie-Breaker Policy
If two or more candidates obtain the same marks in the NIFT 2026 exam, then the following tie-break procedure will be adopted to determine merit ranks.
- The marks scored by the candidate in tests with higher weightage will be considered to break the tie. For instance, for the B.Des program, marks obtained in the CAT exam will be compared to break the tie.
- If the CAT marks are equal, then the marks obtained in GAT will be considered.
- If the tie is still undecided at this stage, then marks obtained subject-wise in the following order will be considered: Communication Ability, English Comprehension, Quantitative Ability,
- Analytical Ability &General Knowledge, and Current Affairs.
NIFT 2026 Exam Stats and Toppers
Currently NIFT entrance exam is conducted by the NTA. The examination conducting body releases candidate statistics along with the results. The candidate data included the number of registered candidates, candidates who appeared in the NIFT entrance exam, and qualified candidates. Additionally, it also releases a NIFT toppers list. So, it is expected that when NTA declares NIFT 2026 results, it will also release the detailed exam statistics.
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The National Institute of Fashion Technology conducted the NIFT 2026 written exam on February 8, 2026. The written exams comprised the GAT and CAT. The GAT is common for all courses and was conducted in a computer-based mode, whereas the CAT paper is mandatory only for the B.Des and M.Des courses and was conducted in an offline mode.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
The material kit of NIFT Situation Test 2026 can include the following:
- Corrugated sheets: 2
- Cardboard: 1
- OHP Sheets: 1
- Translucents Sheet: 1
- Coloured sheets: 4
- Ice cream sticks: 8-10
- Toothpicks: 6-7
- All pinks
- Jute Thread: 2m
- Needle
- Balloon
- Clay: 2 colors
- Chopsticks: 2
- Quilling strips
- Paper plate: 2
- Bubble wrap: 1
- M
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Some of the important topics for NIFT Situation Test are:
- Momentoes
- Badges
- product Design
- Set Design
- Book Cover/Diaries
- Window Display: For Shoes, Clothes, etc.
- Accessories
- Character Design
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
NIFT Situation Test is a hands on test. It evaluates a candidate skills for material handling and innovative ability with a given set of materials. Candidates are required to make a 3D model.
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, there is no negative marking in NIFT Situation Test. Negative marking is only there in NIFT GAT part in stage 1.
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
NIFT exam is among the most competitive and the toughest. So, it is recommended that candidate start their exam preparation in advance, around 1 year before.
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
After completing NIFT 3D model in Situation Test, candidates are required to write a brief explanation of model. This is known as Write Up. It should be clear, concise and structured. It should explain process, inspiration, theme and materials.
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
A Technical Ability Test (TAT) and Personal Interview will be conducted for NIFT Stage 2 examination of B.F.Tech. (NLEA). The format of the exam will be in paper-based (OMR) format.
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
NIFT Situation Test will be of 2 hours. In this time, candidates have to draw the given 3D model and write about it.
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
There is no dress code for the NTA NIFT 2026 Situation Test. But it is advisable to dress up neatly and smartly. Students should avoid chunky jewellry flashy logos for the exam.
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
After NIFT Situation Test, NIFT prepares a final merit list based on the weighted average of GAT, CAT, and Situation Test and Interview scores. Qualified candidates are then invited for counselling.
S
Contributor-Level 10
NIFT admit card is a mandatory document to appear in the design entrance exam. Candidates need to positively carry their valid admit card for NIFT Entrance Exam to their test centre, otherwise they will not be allowed to appear for the design entrance exam. Note that the security personnel at the exam centre will check the documents carried by the candidate, including the admit and photo id cards. In fact, the candidate must safely preserve the admit card until the admission process is over. It is because the candidate may be asked to produce the admit card during the counseing and seat-allotment process.