NIFT 2026 Counselling Date Live: Registration Link at nift.ac.in; Choice Filling, Seat Allotment & Admission Process

The expected cutoff for NIFT 2026 for B.Des is:

The ranking of NIFT in the top fashion Design Colleges in India for the year 2025, given by India Today.

The cut off for NIFT Delhi Round 1 Cutoff 2025 under All India Quota is:

NIFT Delhi is frequently ranked among the top design colleges in the country. So, the admission cut-off for the institute is pretty high, especially when compared to the lower-ranked colleges. This is because being a higher-ranked college, NIFT Delhi receives a higher number of applicants.

If a candidate fails to meet the cut-off in a preceding round, then candidate will be considered for admission in the next NIFT seat allotment rounds.

The cutoff of NIFT 2026 Rounds will be released for UG and PG Programmes. The cut-off for all the rounds will be released after the seat allotment is made. 

NIFT will soon conduct the counselling for the UG and PG programmes. The link for e-counselling will be activated soon by NIFT.

Common Merit Rank of 1500 is a decent rank to secure a NIFT College. You can get colleges, like NIFT Delhi, NIFT Mumbai, NIFT Kolkata, if you belong to OBC, ST, SC or EWS Category. If you are from General Category, then the chances of getting top NIFT Colleges are less. However, you can still get into these colleges for specialisations like Knitwear, Accessory Design, Leather Design, etc.

The competition ratio for final NIFT 2026 admissions is approximately 1 seat for every 7 applicants, giving it an acceptance rate of roughly 13% to 15%.

Candidates who have secured a valid Common Merit Rank (CMR) in the NIFT 2026 final result will be asked to register in the last week of June 2026 (Tentative) on the official NIFT counselling portal: nift.admissions.nic.in.

Marks refer to the raw numerical value obtained by a candidate in each section of the exam (CAT, GAT, Situation Test or Interview). Score generally means the combined or weighted total after applying the respective weightages assigned to each test component (e.g., 50% CAT+GAT + 20% Situation Test for B.Des).

Check out the domicile quota for NIFT.

No, the final rank is allocated only at the time of declaration of NIFT Final Result. The NIFT Final Rank is based on performance in all the stages of the Entrance Exam: Stage 1 and Stage 2. Once the NIFTEE Final Result is declared:

• NIFT Ranks cannot be changed or improved
• There will be no option or opportunity for revaluation or rechecking.
• The NIFT rank will determine the course, campus and eligibility for counselling.

Check out the expected cutoff for NIFT Institutes. The actual cutoff will be released after the declaration of the results.

Candidates who have secured a valid Common Merit Rank (CMR) in the NIFT final result will be asked to register in the last week of June 2026 (tentative) on the official NIFT counselling portal.

The components of NIFT fee are

• Tuition Fee (Non-Refundable)
• Library Fee (Per Year) (Non-Refundable)
• Mediclaim & Student Development Fee (Per Year) (Non-Refundable)
• Exam Fee (Per Year) (Non-Refundable)
• Security Deposit (Refundable)
• Alumni Association Membership Fee (Non-Refundable)
• Registration Fee (One Time)

NIFT will have around three regular and one SPOT seat allotment rounds as part of NIFT counselling.

The first-year fee for NIFT UG and PG is:

Check out the specialisations in NIFT.

NIFT 2026 Admission offer letters will be released after the counseling and seat allocation process. You can download them from the NIFT admission portal.

A 2000 rank in NIFT can get you admission in NIFT College. But the chances of getting admission to the top NIFT institutes may be less. At the 2000 rank, candidates have limited choice and can get into new NIFTs Colleges. If your rank is under 800, then you are likely to get top NIFT Colleges, like NIFT Delhi, NIFT Mumbai, NIFT Bengaluru, etc. 

NIFT 2026 seats are reserved for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/GEN-EWS/ Person With Disability (PwD) in each programme.

Check out the total intake for NIFT B.Des. Specialisation.

3000 rank is not good, but can be said to be a decent rank. The chances of getting a top-tier college if you are of General Category are very low. This is because the cutoff for the top NIFT Campuses, like NIFT Delhi, NIFT Mumbai, NIFT Kolkata, is very high, and the admission closes at around 1000 rank.

The 20 participating NIFTs offer B.Des and M.Des courses with specializations in various disciplines.

NIFT 2026  counselling is expected to be conducted online like previous years. It is expected to have three rounds and one Spot round.

NIFT 2026 Counselling registration is expected to begin shortly in June 2026.

The candidate will be able to select their choice of NIFT 2026 participating institutes (in the order of priority) at the time of filling out the NIFT 2026 counseling registration form. Online registration for NIFT 2026 counseling will start soon after the final results are declared. The counseling registrations for NIFT 2026 will be open to candidates who have qualified in the NIFT 2026 entrance exam.

 Newly registered candidates will pay the participation/registration fee of around Rs. 5,000/- before choice filling for NIFT Counselling.

In the NIFT Spot counselling 2026, those candidates who became ineligible during the registration or the document verification process of the main counselling will not be eligible.

In the NIFT Spot Round 2026, all the eligible candidates, including absentees of previous rounds of counselling, will be allowed to participate in the Spot Round of counselling, except those who became ineligible during document verification due to NIFT cut-off marks or any other valid reasons, age, etc.

The following table shows the process of NIFT Seat Allotment Round 1.

The documents must be valid and in PDF Format for NIFT Counselling 2026. The size of each document has to be between 100 KB to 500 KB. 

NIFT counselling will start after the declaration of the NIFT Final result 2026. Candidates who are shortlisted for the counselling process need to get:

• Register for NIFT counselling at the official website of the institute
• Pay the registration fee  (non-refundable)
• Fill in the choices of academic programs and campuses 

The allotment of seats for NIFT 2026 will be based on the following parameters:

• Choice opted at the time of counseling registration (academic programs + campuses)
• The category of the candidate
• Seat intake in the college opted for admission
• NIFT 2026 merit rank of the candidate.

NIFT Counselling details will be updated on the NIFT Website nift.admissions.nic.in. 

NIFT 2026 counselling is expected to start in June. It can start anytime.