NIFT 2026 Official Notification PDF (OUT): NIFTEE Notification for UG & PG, Latest Updates
National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Exam 2026 ( NIFT Entrance Exam )
Registration - 8 Dec '25 - 16 Jan '26
NIFT Notification and Application is out now. NIFTEE 2026 written exams will be conducted on February 08, 2026. Get all the latest updates on the exam, including exam schedule, exam date, exam pattern, and much more. Read on.
NIFT 2026 Application forms and Notifications are open for B.Des, M.Des, B.F. Tech, M.F.Tech, and M.F.M programmes. The application form is released at @nift.ac.in. The NIFTEE application form is the same for all courses. The application fee for NIFT is INR 2,000 (INR 500 for SC, ST, and PwD categories). NIFT 2026 entrance exam will be conducted on February 08, 2026.
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On the day of the NIFT written exam, the candidate must bring with them
- NIFT admit card
- A valid photo ID proof
- HB Pencils, Eraser, Sharpener, Dry Colours
Items which are not allowed inside the exam venue are Water bottle, Papers, Notes, Books, Calculator, Electronic gadgets, Mobile phone, Bag, Handbag, Correction marker/ white fluid.
During the Situation Test, the candidate will be provided with a set of materials. Using these materials, the candidate will be required to make specific models. In this test, candidates are required to create a 3D model based on the question asked for, which they are given 2 hours, within which they need to conceptualize and complete the model.
After completing the mode, the candidate will also have to draft a write-up, which is evaluated by the jury later. Note that besides material exploration & management skills, NIFT also lays great emphasis on time management skills and students are closely monitored on the fact that whether they have managed to complete the task at hand in two hours or not.
Importantly, the exam notification also informs candidates whether any changes have been made to the NIFT exam pattern, syllabus, admission process, etc. This page brings you updates on NIFT 2026 exam notifications. So, keep reading.
- Key Highlights about the NIFT 2026 Exam
- When will the NIFT 2026 Application Form open?
- Courses offered through the NIFT Entrance Exam
- NIFT 2026 Admission Schedule Notification
- NIFT 2026 Exam Timings Notification
- NIFT 2026 Exam Center Notification
- NIFT Stage 2 Examination Notification
- NIFT Final Result 2026 Notification
- NIFT Counselling and e-registration 2026 Notification
Key Highlights about the NIFT 2026 Exam
The highlights of NIFT 2026 are
| Particulars |
Description |
|---|---|
| Application process |
Out |
| Exam DATE |
February 08, 2026 |
| Papers |
The NIFT exam has TWO papers - GAT and CAT
|
| Mode of the exam |
|
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The NIFTEE application Form 2026 is out on December 08, 2025 and closes January 16, 2026. The application form has to be filled out online. The NIFT 2026 application fee is around INR 2,000 for open, and INR 500 for SC, ST, and PwD candidates.
Courses offered through the NIFT Entrance Exam
The NIFT participating colleges 2026 will offer the following courses:
Admission to the above courses will be based on NIFT 2026 merit ranks.
NIFT 2026 Admission Schedule Notification
The exam schedule for NIFT 2026 is given in the table below.
NIFT situation test will test candidate on Colour scheme, Space visualization, Construction skill, Finesse of the model, Composition of elements, Overall presentation, Innovative and creative use of given material, etc. Situation Test will be evaluated on the spot.
Model made by candidate will not be kept for future reference. Candidate must make sure that their model is unique and stands out from the crowd. After making model, candidate must write about the model- write-up explaining the model.
The reporting time for NIFT 2026 entrance exam will be mentioned on the admit card issued to candidates.
| Program | Test | Test Timings |
Bachelor of Design | GAT | 9 am - 11 am |
| CAT | 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm | |
| Bachelor of Fashion Technology | GAT | 9 am - 12 noon |
Bachelor of Fashion Technology & Bachelor of Design | GAT | 9 am - 12 noon |
| CAT | 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm | |
Master of Design | GAT | 9 am - 11 am |
| CAT | 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm | |
| Master of Fashion Technology | GAT | 9 am - 12 noon |
| Master of Fashion Management | GAT | 9 am - 12 noon |
| Bachelor of Design (Lateral Entry) | GAT | 9 am - 11 am |
| Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Lateral Entry) | GAT | 9 am - 12 noon |
The GAT paper for all the B.Des and M.Des courses will be conducted from 9 am - 11 am (tentatively). Meanwhile, the GAT written exam for B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech, and M.F.M. courses are expected to be conducted from 9 am - 12 noon.
Candidates needed to report to the NIFT 2026 exam centre at least an hour in advance.
Note that the CAT paper for the B. Des and M.Des courses will be held from 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm.
The purpose of reporting early is to complete admission formalities, including registration, frisking, verifying the identity of the candidate, etc. Note that the exam timings and reporting time for the NIFT exam will be mentioned in the admit card.
| Events |
Dates |
|---|---|
| Start of NIFT 2026 application form |
Out, December 08, 2025 |
| Last date to apply |
January 16, 2026 (Regular) |
| Window to edit application form |
January 20, 2026 to January 21, 2026 |
| Exam date |
February 08, 2026 |
| Release of draft answer key |
February 2026 |
| Declaration of NIFT 2026 results |
Last week of April 2026 |
| Situation Test/ Interview |
Last week of May 2026 |
| Declaration of NIFTEE FINAL results |
Last week of June 2026 |
NIFT 2026 Exam Timings Notification
The NIFT exam timings for the various design courses are given in the table below.
| Programmes |
Test |
Test Timings |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Design |
GAT |
10:00 am to 12.00 noon |
| CAT |
03.00 pm to 06.00 pm |
|
| Bachelor of Fashion Technology |
GAT |
10:00 am to 01.00 pm |
| Bachelor of Fashion Technology & Bachelor of Design |
GAT |
10:00 am to 01.00 pm |
| CAT |
03.00 pm to 06.00 pm |
|
| Master of Design |
GAT |
10:00 am to 12.00 noon |
| CAT |
03.00 pm to 06.00 pm |
|
| Master of Fashion Management |
GAT |
10:00 am to 01.00 pm |
| Master of Fashion Management and Master of Design |
GAT |
10:00 am to 01.00 pm |
| CAT |
03.00 pm to 06.00 pm |
|
| Master of Fashion Technology |
GAT |
10:00 am to 01.00 pm |
NIFT 2026 Exam Center Notification
The NIFT exam 2026 is to be conducted in 100 cities. Candidate must give four choices for the centres for the entrance examination in order of preference. Examination centre will be allotted on first come first served basisRefer to the table below to check the NIFT 2026 exam center list.
| Sl. No. |
State |
City |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Port Blair |
| 2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Kurnool |
| 3 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Rajahmundry |
| 4 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Tirupathi |
| 5 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Vijayawada |
| 6 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Visakhapatnam |
| 7 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar |
| 8 |
Assam |
Guwahati |
| 9 |
Bihar |
Bhagalpur |
| 10 |
Bihar |
Gaya |
| 11 |
Bihar |
Muzaffarpur |
| 12 |
Bihar |
Patna |
| 13 |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh/ Panchkula/Mohali |
| 14 |
Chhattisgarh |
Durg/Bhilai |
| 15 |
Chhattisgarh |
Bilaspur (CG) |
| 16 |
Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
| 17 |
Delhi |
Delhi NCR |
| 18 |
Goa |
Panaji |
| 19 |
Gujarat |
Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar |
| 20 |
Gujarat |
Rajkot |
| 21 |
Gujarat |
Surat |
| 22 |
Gujarat |
Vadodara |
| 23 |
Haryana |
Hisar |
| 24 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Shimla |
| 25 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Hamirpur |
| 26 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Jammu |
| 27 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Srinagar |
| 28 |
Jharkhand |
Dhanbad |
| 29 |
Jharkhand |
Jamshedpur |
| 30 |
Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
| 31 |
Karnataka |
Bengaluru |
| 32 |
Karnataka |
Mangaluru (Mangalore) |
| 33 |
Karnataka |
Mysuru (Mysore) |
| 34 |
Kerala |
Kochi |
| 35 |
Kerala |
Ernakulam/Alappuzha |
| 36 |
Kerala |
Kannur |
| 37 |
Kerala |
Kollam |
| 38 |
Kerala |
Kottayam |
| 39 |
Kerala |
Kozhikode |
| 40 |
Kerala |
Thiruvananthapuram |
| 41 |
Kerala |
Thrissur |
| 42 |
Ladakh |
Leh |
| 43 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
| 44 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Gwalior |
| 45 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Indore/Ujjain |
| 46 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Jabalpur |
| 47 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Sagar |
| 48 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Satna |
| 49 |
Maharashtra |
Amravati |
| 50 |
Maharashtra |
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar |
| 51 |
Maharashtra |
Kolhapur |
| 52 |
Maharashtra |
Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane |
| 53 |
Maharashtra |
Nagpur |
| 54 |
Maharashtra |
Nashik |
| 55 |
Maharashtra |
Pune |
| 56 |
Manipur |
Imphal |
| 57 |
Meghalaya |
Shillong |
| 58 |
Mizoram |
Aizawl |
| 59 |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
| 60 |
Odisha |
Balasore |
| 61 |
Odisha |
Berhampur-Ganjam |
| 62 |
Odisha |
Bhubaneswar |
| 63 |
Odisha |
Sambhalpur |
| 64 |
Punjab |
Amritsar |
| 65 |
Punjab |
Jalandhar |
| 66 |
Punjab |
Ludhiana |
| 67 |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
| 68 |
Rajasthan |
Jodhpur |
| 69 |
Rajasthan |
Kota |
| 70 |
Rajasthan |
Udaipur |
| 71 |
Rajasthan |
Sikar |
| 72 |
Sikkim |
Gangtok |
| 73 |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
| 74 |
Tamil Nadu |
Coimbatore |
| 75 |
Tamil Nadu |
Cuddalore |
| 76 |
Tamil Nadu |
Madurai |
| 77 |
Tamil Nadu |
Nagercoil |
| 78 |
Tamil Nadu |
Puducherry |
| 79 |
Tamil Nadu |
Salem |
| 80 |
Tamil Nadu |
Thanjavur |
| 81 |
Tamil Nadu |
Tiruchirappalli |
| 82 |
Tamil Nadu |
Vellore |
| 83 |
Telangana |
Hyderabad |
| 84 |
Telangana |
Warangal |
| 85 |
Tripura |
Agartala |
| 86 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
| 87 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Gorakhpur |
| 88 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Kanpur |
| 89 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
| 90 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Meerut |
| 91 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| 92 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
| 93 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Bareilly |
| 94 |
Uttarakhand |
Dehradun |
| 93 |
Uttarakhand |
Haldwani |
| 96 |
Uttarakhand |
Roorkee |
| 97 |
West Bengal |
Asansol |
| 98 |
West Bengal |
Durgapur |
| 99 |
West Bengal |
Kolkata |
| 100 |
West Bengal |
Siliguri |
NIFT 2026 Exam Center Reporting Time
The reporting time is mentioned on the NIFT admit card. Generally, the candidate must reach the exam center at least an hour in advance. Once the exam commences, no candidate will be allowed inside the exam venue.
NIFT Stage 2 Examination Notification
- NTA NIFT Stage 2 will be conducted in the second week of June, 2026, for B.Des programmes.
- NIFT Personal Interview will be conducted for PG programmes in the last week of May, 2026, till June first week 2026. Stage 2 will include Situation Test, Studio Test, and/or Personal Interview.
- NTA is expected to release the City Intimation Slip for Stage 2 in the last week of May 2026, on the official website.
- NIFT Admit Card Stage 2 for B.Des and B.F Tech programmes in the first week of June 2026. The Stage 2 Entrance Exam will be conducted in June, 2026.
NIFT Final Result 2026 Notification
NTA is expected to release the NIFTEE 2026 Final Result for UG and PG Programmes in the last week of June, 2026. NIFTEE Final Result is declared after the Stage 2 Entrance Examination.
NIFT Counselling and e-registration 2026 Notification
Candidates who have secured a valid Common Merit Rank (CMR) in the NIFTEE final result will have to register for Counselling and appear as per the schedule shared. The Counselling is expected to be between the last week of June 2026 and to first week of July 2026, on the official NIFT counselling portal.
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The NIFT exam is among the competitive and is also considered among the toughest. So, it is recommended that the candidate starts their exam preparation early. NIFT exam has various components like written exam and Situation Test /Personal Interview. Candidates seeking admission to the B. Des and M.Des courses need to prepare for both the CAT and GAT. The CAT is a drawing-based exam. Now unless the candidate is already well-versed, the exam will be very difficult. So, start early. The same goes for the GAT.