Exam

The information provided by the candidate when filling out the NIFT 2026 application form are verified by NIFT officials before any candidate is considered for admission in the first week of June.

The verification of original documents is conducted online. 

Note that at the time of counseling registration, the candidate is required to upload documents. 

Also, if the certificates are in any other language than Hindi/ English, then a certified translation in Hindi/ English produced duly verified by the issuing institution/ gazetted officer. If the candidate fails to produce the translation, the candidate may be denied admission. 

The candidate has to select their admission category at the time of filling out the NIFT 2024 application form. The candidate must make sure that they have the requisite valid and verificable certificate supporting their category.

Note that the category selected by a candidate at the time of submitting the application form will be considered as final.

If a candidate selects a reserved category i.e. SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/EWS/PWD but fails to submitted a valid Category Certificate, he or she will be considered for open category seats provided any benefit of relaxed age or income or cut offs has not been availed by the candidate at any stage of the Admission Process. If any benefit has been availed, the candidate’s application will be rejected. 

Also, if a reserve category candidate is considered for open category, then he/she will have to pay the difference in amount of application fee as applicable for open category.

Majority of the programmes at Bachelors degree level and above at the University of Derbyrequire an IELTS score of between 6.0 and 7.0 with a minimum score required in all areas. (speaking, reading, writing and listening). Apart from IELTS, the Derby also accepts one of the below equivalent qualifications -

• Oxford English Language Level Test (ELLT)

 • Pearson Test of Academic English

• TOEFL iBT Overall score of 79 - 100 (with specific minimum score requirements for each component) • LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 – C1

• Michigan English Assessment Battery (MELAB) • Michigan Test: Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) • Cambridge English Scale: B2 – C1

 • International GCE O Level English Language: Grade C

 • International GCSE English or English as a Second Language: Grade C • Completion of University of Derby pre-sessional English language course: Pass

LSAT India 2025 will be conducted twice or in two sessions in 2025. These sessions will be January 2025 session and May 2025 session. The LSAT India 2025 for the January 2025 session will tentatively be conducted in the second week of January 2025, in a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. The LSAT India 2025 May session exam will tentatively be held in the third week of May 2025, in the same mode. You will have to book an exam slot by visiting the website of LSAT India to take the exam in CBT mode from your home. The web address to this website is lsatindia.in. 

Candidates need to note that the dates mentioned here are tentative. These dates are subject to change with the change in the LSAT India 2025 exam sessions (exam timings).