Lateral entry

Eligibilty for Admission:
The candidate must be an Indian Citizen certificate from a Village Officer or a competent authority showing that the candidate is a native of any State or Union Territory of India should be furnished in the prescribed format along with the print out of the application. True copies of the birth certificate issued by the competent authority passport/ school certificate-showing place of birth will also be accepted as proof of nativity.
Academic Eligibility:
Candidates should have passed BCA/B.Sc. IT COMPUTER Science Degree of minimum 3 year duration with Mathematics at 12 level or at Graduate level. The candidate should have secured a minimum aggregate of 50percentage marks in their Degree examination, but, it is 45 percent for candidates belonging to reserved category. For SC and ST candidates, a minimum pass in the degree examination is sufficient. No rounding off of percentage of marks to the nearest higher integer is permitted. Candidate seeking admission to the course should be qualified from any of the universities in Kerala or any other Universities, recognised by any of the Universities in Kerala. Final Year regular Bachelor's Degree students are also permitted to appear for the Entrance Examination subject to the condition that the original degree certificate and mark lists of all parts of the qualifying examination shall be produced by the candidate at the time of admission.

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) lateral entry admission provides an opportunity to candidates who have completed their Diploma/Degree in relevant/related fields of fashion design & technology for direct admission to the third semester of UG programmes of NIFT at NIFT campuses.
Those who will get selected through lateral entry will join the regular UG students of NIFT in their second year for seats listed in Annexure III of the official notification.
The candidates who have acquired Diploma/Degree will compete at an All India Entrance Exam to get lateral admission in the 3rd semester of UG programmes of NIFT.
The admission to these candidates will be strictly on merit which will be prepared based on the performance of candidates in written test, studio test/technology aptitude test, and a personal interview.