NIFT Entrance Exam Cut-off

There are 20 participating institutes of NIFT that offer the B. Des and B.F.Tech programmes. B. Des programme offers specializations in the following programs: Fashion Design (FD), Leather Design (LD), Accessory Design (AD), Textile Design (TD), Knitwear Design (KD), Fashion Communication (FC).

For B.F.Tech, cutoff is released for Apparel Production.

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.

NIFT Delhi is frequently ranked among the top design colleges in the country. So, the admission cut-off for the institute is pretty high, especially when compared to the lower-ranked colleges. This is because being a higher-ranked college, NIFT Delhi receives a higher number of applicants. Another factor is more number of higher ranked candidates want to get admission in the institute, which also pushes up the cut-off. On the other hand, lower ranked colleges are not a priority for the top ranked candidates; meaning a higher number of lower ranked candidates applies to these institutes. This keeps the cut-off low in these institutes.

NIFT Objection Window opens for two days. For 2026, it was open from February 17, 2026, to February 19, 2026 till 11:50 PM. After this duration, candidates cannot raise objections against the NIFT Answer Key.

NTA released recorded answers for the NIFT 2026 written exam on February 17, 2026. The recorded response is released for GAT for all the UG and PG programmes. Recorded response is available at xams.nta.nic.in/niftee.

Calculate NIFT GAT score using Recorded response, Question paper and answer key.

• Download NIFTEE answer key
• Compare answers with the answer key
• Use marking scheme, to calculate probable scores.

There is no option to apply for a recheck of NIFT 2026 results. If the candidate has any doubts, they are allowed to challenge NIFT provisional answer key. Final Answer key is made on the basis of Provsional answer key.

There will be three rounds of counselling in NIFT Counselling 2026. One round of spot counselling is also expected if there are seats left.

National Testing Agency (NTA) released the answer key for NIFT 2026 GAT paper on February 17, 2026.

Answer key is available online at NTA NIFT admission portal exams.nta.nic.in/niftee. To download answer key, use application number and password.

NIFT 2026 Final Answer Key is expected to be out in the third week of April 2026. Based on last year's trend, it will be out with the NIFT stage 1 Result between April 20, 2026, and April 25, 2026.