NIFT Participating Institutes 2025: Seat Intake, Reservation, Fee Structure, Admission Process
National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Exam 2025 ( NIFT Entrance Exam )
Exam On - 8 Jun '25
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:
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.
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.
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.
- 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
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 |
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 |
All About Design Courses
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)
- Fashion Design (FD)
- Leather Design (LD)
- Accessory Design (AD)
- Textile Design (TD)
- Knitwear Design (KD)
- Fashion Communication (FC)
- Fashion Interior (FI)
Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.)
- Apparel Production (AP)
Master Programmes
- Master of Design (M.Des.)
- Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)
- Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.)
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 |
NIFT Participating Institutes 2025 - Admission Process
Admission to the B.Des program at NIFT 2025 participating institutes will include the following steps:
- Filling out the NIFT 2025 application form - Candidates who meet the prescribed NIFT 2025 eligibility criteria have to fill out the application form online.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
NIFT Participating Institutes 2025 - FAQs
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44 Institutes accepting NIFT Entrance Exam
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi
Hauz khas, Delhi • Public
4.2- ₹ 5.86 Lakh
- 2 years
- |
- Full Time
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore
H.S.R Layout, Bangalore • Public
- ₹ 5.86 Lakh
- 2 years
- |
- Full Time
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai
Navi Mumbai • Public
- ₹ 5.63 Lakh
- 3 years
- |
- Full Time
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai
Taramani, Chennai • Public
- ₹ 9.02 Lakh
- 3 years
- |
- Full Time
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