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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The National Institite of Design (NID) will release the answer sheets of the candidate after the declaration of the FINAL results. Further, the answer sheets will only be available on request, only after the admission process is complete.
The answer sheet is not be issued during the admission process.
To request the answer sheet for the admission cycle 2026 the candidate has to make a payment of INR 1000 online/ per exam. The candidate will also have to furnish the NID DAT 2026 admit card duly signed by the invigilator and seal of the exam center with the request.
The answer sheet will be sent to the candidate within 15-20 days afte
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The NTA also releases the recorded responses for the NIFT exam. The recorded responses are the corbon copy of the candidate’s answer sheet.
The recorded responses are meant to bring transparency to the conduct of the NIFT entrance exam. For instance, the candidate can’t be unfairly penalized or awarded marks, as the answer sheets will be in the public.
It is because the candidate can challenge the result if there is an anomaly.
Further, the candidate can use the NIFT recorded responses to correctly calculate their probable scores.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The NTA will release the NIFT 2026 question paper for the written exam along with the answer key. The question paper will be made available before the declaration of exam results.
The candidate had to download the NIFT question paper 2026 from the NTA NIFT admission portal.
- nift.ac.in/admission
- nift.ntaonline.in
- exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT
To download the question paper, log in to the portal using your candidate credentials. Note that the NTA also released the recorded responses. So, the candidate can use the answer key, recorded response, and question paper to calculate the total number of correct attempts, and eventually, the probable score.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The Situation Test/ Personal Interview (PI) are the 2nd stage of the NIFT 2026 entrance exam. Candidates were shortlisted for the Situation Test/ PI based on the NIFT 2026 written exam scores.
Note that if the candidate fails to qualify for the 2nd stage, he or she is not considered for admission to various design courses offered by the NIFTs.
The only exception is B.F.Tech program, where the merit list for admission will be prepared solely on the basis of GAT scores.
In the case of other courses, the merit list will be prepared by giving weightage to the written exams and Situation Test/ PI.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
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 2026 seat allotment process will be conducted around May 2026. The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will conduct counseling registration for NIFT 2026 soon after the declaration of final results.
Candidates who have qualified in NIFT 2026 can participate in the counseling process. The NIFT 2026 seat allotment for regular UG & PG courses will be ann
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a year agoBeginner-Level 4
Yes, NID DAT results are accepted at all National Institute of Design campuses, including those in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Assam.
Applicants must be graduates of an accredited university with a bachelor's degree in any field. Applicants may also apply for admission if they have completed a full-time diploma program in design, fine arts, applied arts, or architecture for at least four years at an accredited university.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, the NTA will upload the carbon copy of the OMR answer sheet along with the answer key.
The candidate could download their OMR sheets by logging into the portal using their candidate log-in details. The carbon copy of the OMR answer sheet as the name indicates is a record of the candidates responses in the entrance exam. The OMR sheet can be used by the candidate in conjunction with the GAT answer key to check the status of the answers (correct or incorrect). Next the candidate can use the official marking scheme to calculate probable score.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The category-wise cut-off for the Accessory Design programme for NIFT Bangalore campus is given below:
Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
EWS | 1099 | 2179 |
OBC (NC) | 438 | 1333 |
Open | 35 | 482 |
SC | 2034 | 4214 |
ST | 2839 | 7286 |
Note that reserved category candidates will be considered for admission to both their reserved and open categories.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
No, the NTA will not conduct the counseling for NIFT 2026. Its role is limited only to the conduct of the NIFT 2026 written exam and declaration of results.
The NIFT 2026 counseling process is being conducted by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).
Candidates who qualify in the NIFT 2026 exam have to register for counseling through the NIFT admission portal - nift.ac.in/admission. The counseling registration link is currently being activated.
Visiting the page to register for NIFT 2026 counseling.
Note that as part of the counseling registration process, you need to fill in and lock choices. The seat allotment will be
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