NIFT Cut-off

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is conducting the NIFT 2024 counseling process is four regular rounds, followed by a SPOT round.

Note that separate cut-offs will be released for each round.

The cut-off will be based on factors like:

1. merit rank of the candidate
2. catgory applied for admission
3. seat intake
4. total applicants, etc.

If a candidate doesn't meet the cut-off for an admission round, he or she will be considered in the subsequent round. However, if one fails to meet the cut-off of the last round, one may not get admission at all.

When seat assignments and counselling are being given out, the NIFT Delhi 2024 cutoff will be announced. For the PGC and PGC courses that they have offered, the corresponding cutoffs have been divided based on the cadres. For the 18 NIFTs participating in the counselling and seat assignment, the NIFT 2024 score lines will be made available segment-by-segment. For the EWS and OBC-NC Kumpulan, Open, NRI, Open PwD, SC, ST, Dom SC, UR, Dom Open, Dom UR, SC PwD, and ST PwD categories, the reservation cutoff NIFT will be in effect. For additional information on the cut-off list, keep checking their official website.

NIFT cutoff for a participating NIFT is the last rank for which admission is offered in for a particular programme and category. This means, if a candidate fails to score a rank equal to or higher than the cutoff rank, they don't get admission. Typically, a higher ranked institute will invite:

More applications

Higher ranked candidates

This in turn pushes up the cutoff in higher ranked (or popular) institutes. Likewise, a lower-ranked institute will receive comparatively fewer number of applications, and mostly from lower-ranked candidates. This means, cut-off in these institutes are lower making it much easier to get admission.

The category-wise cut-off for the Accessory Design programme for NIFT Bangalore campus is given below:

Note that reserved category candidates will be considered for admission to both their reserved and open categories.

NIFT Mumbai cutoff for UG and PG courses is based on the NIFT Exam. As per the NIFT Mumbai cutoff 2024, the last round closing rank for B.Des ranged between 1557 and 3400 for the OBC All India category students. B.Des. in Accessory Design was the most competitive specialisation considering its last round closing rank. So, as per the NIFT last round cutoff, candidates seeking admission to NIFT Mumbai must secure a rank upto 3400 to be eligible for B.Des admission. 

Tabulated below is the NIFT Mumbai last-round closing ranks for all the B.Des courses for students belonging to the OBC category under the AI quota: 

If you belong to the General AI category, the minimum required NIFT cutoff rank was 803 to secure B.Des admission during the Round 1 cutoff list 2025. Please note that the cutoff ranks vary for different specialisations, courses, rounds, and categories. Candidates can refer to the table below to check the NIFT Bhopal B.Des cutoff 2025 for Round 1. The below-mentioned cutoff ranks are for the students belonging to the General AI quota:

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Delhi admits students to various undergraduate and postgraduate courses based on their NIFT entrance exam scores. As per the NIFT Delhi cutoff 2025, the Round 1 closing rank for the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programme ranged between 54 and 800 for the students belonging to the General All India category. Among all the specialisations, B.Des. in Fashion Communication was the most competitive, with the lowest cutoff rank of 54. For other specialisations, the NIFT Round 1 closing ranks are tabulated below:

The NIFT Bhubaneswar admits students based on their NIFT scores for the B.Des and MFM courses. According to the NIFT Bhubaneswar cutoff 2024, the Round 3 closing ranks ranged between 232 and 2349 for General All India category students. The easiest course to get into NIFT Bhubaneswar was B.Des in Textile Design, as per the Round 3 Cutoff rank. With a Cutoff rank of 400, candidate can expect admission to B.Des courses into NIFT Bhubaneswar.

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out other NIFT Bhubaneswar Cutoff ranks for reference: