Design Entrance Exam

Some of the most sought after BDes courses in NIFT include BDes Fashion Design, BDes Interior Design, BDes Textile Design, BDes Accessory Design, BDes Communication Design, and BDes Fashion Communication. This is because of the highly promising jobs, salary potential and the evolving market trends, which promise a bright career landscape to all the design aspirants.

You can go to the official websites of NIFTs and have a look at each course and its curriculum to assess which one suits your interests and passions the best.

The NIFT Daman cutoff 2025 has been released up to multiple rounds, wherein the closing rank for B.Des. in Textile Design during Round 3 admission was 2709 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. For other categories, check out the table provided below:

If you belong to the General category under the AI quota, admission to the Master of Fashion Management (MFM) course at NIFT Shilong is not possible with a cutoff rank of 800. In 2025, the maximum cutoff required was 532 till Round 3 for MFM admission among the students belonging to the General AI quota. However, a cutoff rank of 800 is a decent rank to get admission to the MFM course for students other than those in the general category. Refer to the table below to view the NIFT Shillong category-wise cutoff 2025 for Round 3. 

The NIFT Shillong cutoff 2026 has been released up to Round 4, wherein the closing rank for B.Des. in Textile Design was 4105  for students belonging to the General AI quota. Among the other programmes, the closing ranks varied across courses.

Candidates can check the detailed programme-wise cutoff ranks for the General AI category in the table provided below.

The NIFT Patna cutoff 2025 has been released up to multiple rounds, wherein the closing rank for B.Des. in Textile Design during Round 3 admission was 2454 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. For other categories, check out the table provided below:

The NIFT Bangalore cutoff 2026 has been released for multiple rounds, wherein the closing rank for B.F.Tech. in Apparel Production during Round 4 admission was 185 for the General AI quota. For other categories, check out the table provided below:

CEED 2027 admission notification was released on October 01, 2026. The portal contains updates about the CEED exam. It also contains useful resources like previous years' question papers, answer keys, and course fee details. 

The best books for CEED 2027 preparation are:

• Cracking CEED & UCEED by Ashok Goel and Arjun Kamal
• CEED+NID (M.DES) [Paperback] Academy of Fashion & Art Preparation Kit
• CEED Common Entrance Exam for Design Pattern & Scheme Preparation Book
• CEED ENTRANCE by Academy of Fashion & Art
• Ceed & Nid (M.Des) Entrance Books And Test Series by TRENDZ ACADEMY 

Yes, candidates from engineering, architecture, arts, science, or commerce backgrounds can apply. Candidates must have completed a graduate degree/diploma/postgraduate degree program of a minimum of THREE years (after 10+2 level).

CEED 2027 application will start on October 01, 2026 at 1 PM. The official notification will be out on October 1, 2026. The last date to fill the application form will be on October 31, 2026.