NIFT 2026 Registration LIVE Updates: Last Date to Apply Online @exams.nta.nic.in/niftee, Late Fee Window

Under the NIFT 2026 Quantitative Ability: It will consist of questions on: Addition, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Percentage, Rate of Interest, Work and Task, Ratio and Proportion, Distance

The format of NIFT 2026 UG programmes is given below.

The last date to fill the NIFTEE 2026 Application is January 16, 2026. After this, application can be filled out with late fee of INR 5000.

Check out the weightage of PG programmes.

Check out the weightage of NIFT UG programmes:

The Paper will be Bilingual i.e. Hindi and English. Candidates are required to answer in the medium as per option exercised in the online Application Form.

Check out the eligibility criteria for PG programmes.

NIFTEE Shortlisting criteria 2026:

For NIFTEE B.Tech, canidates should have

• Passed the plus 2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination from any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi/Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi with Mathematics. OR
• A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects with Mathematics. OR
• 3 or 4 years diploma in any branch of Engineering recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education after secondary examination/10th standard. OR
• Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to the 10+2 system with Mathematics. OR
• General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level with Mathematics/International Baccalaureate (IB).

The recent passport size photograph should be in colour with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against white background.

• A recent colour photograph (JPG format, size 10 - 200Kb) in which the face shall occupy 80% of the image, with full face (without mask), both ears clearly visible against white background.
• Signature file should be JPG/JPEG format (clearly legible) between 10 kb to 30 kb.
• Scanned copy of Identity Proof (for those candidates who will verify their identities through methods other than Aadhaar or DigiLocker) should be in format JPG/JPEG between 10 kb to 200 kb (clearly legible).
• A scanned copy of Disability/UDID certificate should be a PDF between 50 kb to 300 kb (clearly legible), wherever applicable.

To create NIFT 2026 Login password, pay attention to the following.

1. Password must be 8 to 13 characters
2. Password must have at least one Upper case
3. Password must have at least one Lower case
4. Password must have at least one numeric
5. Password must have at least one special character (!@#$%^&*-)

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

The maximum age should be less than 24 years as on 1st August of the year of admission. The upper age limit may be relaxed by a period of 5 (five) years for candidates of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Person with Disability (PwD) categories.

Following documents are required for NIFT Appication form:

Documents required: Aadhaar Card or PAN or Passport.

NIFT Application fee is given below: 

Check out the eligibility criteria for NIFTEE B.Des programme.

• Candidates should have passed the plus 2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/ State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education / State Board New Delhi / Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi OR
• A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects. OR
• 3 or 4-years Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education after secondary school examination.
• Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system. AND

• Artisan/Ward of Artisan can seek admission under this category on submission of a valid Artisan Card issued to Self/ Father/ Mother by the Development Commissioner (Handicraft), or Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India or have applied for the Artisan Card before the launch of Prospectus for Admissions-2026

NTA NIFT Application form can be filled with late fee from January 17, 2026 to January 19, 2026. The late fee of INR 5,000 will be applicable along with the regular fee. NIFT Registration window is still open with regular fee till January 16, 2026.

Once the NIFT Application 2026 form with regular fee is closed, candidates will be able to fill the form with late fees. The late fee is INR 5000 along the regular fee.

NTA NIFT Application form can be filled here: exams.nta.nic.in and nift.ac.in. Candidates need to register first for filling the form.

NTA NIFT Application is closing soon with regular fees. The last date to fill the application form is January 16, 2026. After this, late fee will be applicable.