NIFT Participating Institutes 2025: Seat Intake, Reservation, Fee Structure, Admission Process

National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Exam 2025 ( NIFT Entrance Exam )

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Sayeba Naushad
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 17:02 IST

By Sayeba Naushad, Assistant Manager

NIFT Participating Institutes 2025 -  The 19 NIFTs are participating institutes. NIFT Varanasi has been newly added to the list of NIFT 2025 participating colleges. These institutes offer the following design courses -  B.Des, M.Des, B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech, and M.F.M courses. The combined seat intake offered by the participating institutes stands at 4,837 seats. These include 4392 All-India seats and 445 state domicile seats. In the UG level, the B.Des has an intake of 3218 seats, while the B.F.Tech program has 591 seats. The Masters courses (M.Des, M.F.Tech, MFM) have a combined intake of 1,028 seats. Admission to these courses will be based on NIFT 2025. There are 708 available under the NLEA category, including 180 seats for NRI candidates.

Latest Updates:

Q:   When will the NIFT 2025 entrance exam be conducted?
A: 

The written tests for the NIFT 2025 exam will be held on February 9, 2025. The detailed schedule has also been released.

The written tests will comprise a General Ability Test (GAT) and a Creative Ability Test (CAT). GAT is mandatory for all candidates, but CAT is only required for B. Des and M. Des candidates. 

The GAT test will be considered in a computer-based mode, whereas the CAT will be offline based. Note that scores of the written exams will be used to shortlist candidates for a Situation Test/ Personal Interview.

Q:   What are NIFT Score accepting colleges other than participating colleges?
A: 

Note that there are 18 NIFTs that will accept NIFT 2025 scores for admission purposes. These institutes are known as participating colleges.

However, in addition to the participating colleges, there are other private colleges that will also consider NIFT 2025 scores for admission to their UG and PG design courses.

The candidate is urged to go through the list of result-sharing institutes.

Q:   When will the NIFT 2025 application form open?
A: 

The online application form for NIFT 2025 is closed.

With regular fees, the application was open from November 22-January 6, 2025. With late fees, applications were accepted from Janaury 7-9, 2025.

The application was available online at niftadmissions.in. The NTA also released the detailed admission notification, including the eligibility criteria and information brochure.

Candidates who met the precribed eligibility criteria for their programme could fill out the NIFT 2025 application form before the last date.

Note that NIFT application form will be for admission to the B. Des, M.Des B.FTech M.FTech and MFM courses offered by participating colleges.

Table of content
  • NIFT 2025 Seat Matrix (Regular) - Program-wise, G. Total
  • NIFT 2025 Participating Institutes - All-India Seats
  • NIFT 2025 Participating Colleges - Courses & Specializations Offered
  • NIFT Lateral Entry Admission 2025 - Seat Intake
  • NIFT Participating Institutes 2025 - Admission Process
  • NIFT Participating Institutes 2025 - FAQs
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NIFT 2025 Seat Matrix (Regular) - Program-wise, G. Total

The 19 participating NIFTs offer a combined intake of 4,837 seats (regular). Of the total seat intake, 4392 are All-India seats. Note that under All-India seats, candidates of any domicile can apply. However, domicile seats are reserved for candidates with the domicile of that particular state. For the current session, there are a total of 445 domicile seats.

NIFT 2025 seat intake (Overall) - Regular seats

Programs

TOTAL

TOTAL

G. TOTAL

Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL)

State Domicile

G. Total

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des)

Fashion Design (FD)

644

75

719

Leather Design (LD)

152

0

152

Accessory Design (AD)

542

54

596

Textile Design (TD)

606

75

681

Knitwear Design (KD)

296

14

310

Fashion Communication (FC)

644

75

719

Fashion Interior (FI)

34

7

41

Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.)

Apparel Production (AP)

542

49

591

Master Programmes

     

Master of Design (M.Des.)

254

21

275

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

644

75

719

Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.)

34

0

34

Total

4392

445

4837

Seat Availability(Regular) - B.Des program

Bachelor Programs - Bachelor of Design (B.Des)

TOTAL

TOTAL

G. TOTAL

Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL)

State Domicile

G. Total

Fashion Design (FD)

644

75

719

Leather Design (LD)

152

0

152

Accessory Design (AD)

542

54

596

Textile Design (TD)

606

75

681

Knitwear Design (KD)

296

14

310

Fashion Communication (FC)

644

75

719

Fashion Interior (FI)

34

7

41

Total

2884

300

3218

Seat Availability(Regular) - B.F.Tech program

Bachelor Program - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.)

TOTAL

TOTAL

G. TOTAL

Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL)

State Domicile

G. Total

Apparel Production (AP)

542

49

591

Seat Availability(Regular) - Master Programs

Master Programs

TOTAL

TOTAL

G. TOTAL

Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL)

State Domicile

G. Total

Master of Design (M.Des.)

254

21

275

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

644

75

719

Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.)

34

0

34

Total

932

96

1028

 

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NIFT 2025 Participating Institutes - All-India Seats

The candidate can go through the seat intake for the B.Des and M.Des courses for All-India candidates (Regular Intake) below. 

NIFT Seat Intake 2025 - B.Des program 

The Regular seat intake (Total intake - Domicile & NRI seats) for NIFT 2025 participating colleges is given below.

  NIFT 2025 Seat Intake (Regular) - B.Des
College Accessory Design Fashion Design Fashion Communication Textile Design Knitwear Design Leather Design Fashion  Interior Total
NIFT Bengaluru 38 38 38 38 38 -   190
NIFT Bhopal 34 34 34 34 34 -   170
NIFT Bhubaneswar 34 34 34 34 - -   136
NIFT Chennai 38 38 38 38 38 38   228
NIFT Daman -[ - - 34 - -   34
NIFT New Delhi 38 38 38 38 38 38   228
NIFT Gandhinagar 38 38 38 38 - -   152
NIFT Hyderabad 38 38 38 38 38 -   190
NIFT Jodhpur 34 34 34 34 - -   136
NIFT Kangra 34 34 34 34 - -   136
NIFT Kannur - 34 34 34 34 -   136
NIFT Kolkata 38 38 38 38 38 38   228
NIFT Mumbai 38 38 38 38 38     190
NIFT Patna 34 34 34 34 - -   136
NIFT Panchkula - 34 34 34 - -   102
NIFT Raebareli 38 38 38 - - 38   152
NIFT Shillong 34 34 34 34 - -   136
NIFT Srinagar 34 34 34 34 - - - 136
NIFT Varanasi - 34 34 - - - 34 102

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NIFT 2025 Participating Colleges - Courses & Specializations Offered

The 19 participating NIFTs offer B.Des and M.Des courses with specializations in various disciplines.

S.No NIFT Campus
1 NIFT New Delhi
2 NIFT Chennai
3 NIFT Gandhinagar
4 NIFT Hyderabad
5 NIFT Kolkata
6 NIFT Mumbai
7 NIFT Bengaluru
8 NIFT Raebareli
9 NIFT Bhopal
10 NIFT Kannur
11 NIFT Shillong
12 NIFT Patna
13 NIFT Kangra
14 NIFT Bhubaneswar
15 NIFT Jodhpur
16 NIFT Srinagar
17 NIFT Panchkula
18 NIFT Daman
19 NIFT Varanasi

The B.Des program offers specializations in the following disciplines:

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) 

  1. Fashion Design (FD)
  2. Leather Design (LD)
  3. Accessory Design (AD)
  4. Textile Design (TD)
  5. Knitwear Design (KD)
  6. Fashion Communication (FC)
  7. Fashion Interior (FI)

Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.) 

  1. Apparel Production (AP)

Master Programmes

  1. Master of Design (M.Des.)
  2. Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)
  3. Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.)
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NIFT Lateral Entry Admission 2025 - Seat Intake

The seat intake for the NIFT Lateral Entry Admission (NLEA) 2025 is given in the table below.

Programs

TOTAL

G. TOTAL

Open/OBC/EWS

SC

ST

NRI

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des)

Fashion Design (FD)

5

3

19

24

51

Leather Design (LD)

3

10

9

15

37

Accessory Design (AD)

9

29

39

40

117

Textile Design (TD)

15

33

49

37

134

Knitwear Design (KD)

1

6

19

18

44

Fashion Communication (FC)

3

6

32

21

62

Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.)

Apparel Production (AP)

128

67

50

59

304

Total

164

154

217

214

749

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NIFT Participating Institutes 2025 - Admission Process

Admission to the B.Des program at NIFT 2025 participating institutes will include the following steps:

  1. Filling out the NIFT 2025 application form - Candidates who meet the prescribed NIFT 2025 eligibility criteria have to fill out the application form online.  
  2. Issue of admit cards - Successfully registered candidates will be issued admit cards which have to be downloaded online. On exam day, the candidate must bring with them the admit card and a valid photo ID proof.
  3. Conduct of NIFT 2025 written test - B.Des and M.Des candidates need to appear in the CAT and GAT written exams, while candidates seeking admission to the B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech, and MFM courses only need to take the GAT.
  4. Shortlisting for Situation Test /Personal Interview - Candidates will be shortlisted for the Situation Test or Personal Interview based on their performance in the written tests. B.Des candidates will have to appear in a Situation Test, while PG applicants have to appear in a Personal Interview.
  5. Preparation of merit list and seat allotment - The merit list will be prepared by giving weightage to the written tests and Situation Test /Personal Interview. The allotment of seats will be finally done based on the NIFT 2025 merit rank and college options selected by the candidate.
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