Design Entrance Exam

NIFT Patna MFM application process is typically conducted between November and June. For MFM admissions 2025, the registration process started on Nov 22, 2024. The last date to register online was Jan 6, 2025. Candidates who missed the deadline could apply with an additional late fee of INR 5,000 till Jan 9, 2025.

The important dates related to NIFT Patna MFM admission are released with the institute's official prospectus. Some important dates that aspirants must keep in mind are tabulated below:

NIFT Patna MFM admissions are provided through the common admission process conducted by NIFT. For MFM admissions, NIFT conducts an entrance exam comprising two sections (A & B) of the General Ability Test (GAT). Aspirants must ensure that they clear they secure the cut-off rank required to get admitted to the MFM course of NIFT Patna. They can apply for the exam by filling out the common application form available on the official NIFT website.

The eligibility criteria for a B Des in Interior Design from NIFT include:

• The age of the candidate should be less than 24 years as of August 1, 2025.
• Relaxation in the upper age limit of 5 years is only applicable for reserved categories such as SC, ST, and PwD.
• The academic eligibility requires candidates to pass Class 12 from a recognised board with a minimum of 50% aggregate.

CEPT University (Ahmedabad) – Admission to the Bachelor's in Design program is based on UCEED scores. Although the university does not publish actual UCEED cutoff ranks or scores, 50% is typically a competitive score. The UCEED cutoffs are different every year as they are based on several factors, including the overall difficulty level of the exam and the performance of the applicants. For instance, the general category UCEED 2024 cutoff was 69.89. Apart from that, CEPT also takes into consideration a candidate's HSC score and UCEED performance.