B.Des. in Textile Design 

at NIFT Chennai, Taramani

Joining NIFT Chennai's BDes programme without entrance exam doesn't seem like a possibility. As per the Institution's admission guidelines, candidates must appear for the qualify The National Institute of Technology (NIFT) exam. The exam is conducted once every year and has TWO parts:

• Written Exams - It comprise the GAT and CAT. The GAT paper is mandatory for all programs, while only B.Des and M.Des candidates need to take the CAT. 
• Situation Test/ Personal Interview - B.Des candidates who get shortlisted have to appear in the Situation Test.

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NIFT Chennai cutoff 2025 has been released for different categories of students belonging to the General AI quota. Considering the Round 1 cutoff, the closing ranks for General AI category students varied between 130 and 1420. The most sought-after course for admission with the lowest cutoff rank of 130 was Master of Fashion Management (MFM). For other courses and specialisations, the cutoff ranks are tabulated below:

National Institute of Fashion Technology Chennai offers admission to a four-year Bachelor degree course in Designing. BDes course is offered across six specialisation: 

The fees for BDes at NIFT Chennai is around INR 6.1lakh - INR 12.3 lakh. The mentioned fee is only the tuition fee. The BDes fee aslo includes other one time fees, which candidates have to pay during admission. Also there is the NIFT entrance exam fee i.e. NIFT 2024 application fee is INR 3000. The fee is sourced from various source. Hence, its indicative. 

Candidates who have twelve years of school education with minimum of five subjects by the National Open School or from a recognised board are eligible for the BDes at NIFT Chennai. Additionally, as per the Institution's guidelines, candidate's maximum age should be less than 24 years (5 years relaxation in upper age for people from reserved categories). Now candidates are only required to appear for the NIFT entrance exam for BDes admission. 

National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai is among the top colleges in chennai for pursuing fashion designing programme.

The fees for UG/PG courses at National Institute of Fashion Technology Chennai is mentioned below:

The highest package offered to the recently passed out students was INR 6 LPA. Refer to the table below to know the NIFT Chennai the highest package:

NOTE: The above salary details are fetched from the Shiksha students' reviews.

The following table depicts the NIFT Chennai placement rate recorded over the recent placement sessions:

NOTE: The above placement details are fetched from Shiksha students' reviews.