NIFT Entrance Exam

No, there is no negative marking in the NIFT entrance exam. Candidates are only penalized for incorrect answers if the question has multiple answers or if it's a descriptive question. The exam assesses creative and analytical skills through a variety of question types, including multiple-choice and sketch-based questions. It’s important to focus on accuracy and creativity, as your overall performance is evaluated based on the quality and relevance of your responses.

Documents needed for filling out the NIFT application form are:

• Scanned Image of your Photograph
• Scanned Image of your Signature
• Self-attested copy of your 10th class certificate.
• Self-attested copy of your 12th class mark sheet 
• Self-attested copy of your 12th class certificate
• Category Certificate (if applicable
• Disability Certificate (if applicable)
• Payment Proof (for online applications)

Yes, candidates belonging to the SC, and other reserved categories will be considered for admission under both the respective and open categories.

Considering you belong to the SC category, this means you will be considered for open and SC admission lists. If you meet the cut-off in any of these lists, you will get admission.

But the institute you are being allocated will depend on the course you have selected (and their order of priority) at the time of choice-filling. Note that if you are not offered the first preferred seat, you are typically considered for upgradation in subsequent rounds.

NIFT Hyderabad cutoff 2024 has been released across various specialisations in opening and closing ranks. NIFT Hyderabad BDes, MFM and MFTech cutoff 2024 ranged between 238 and 1351 for the General AI category candidates, wherein Master in Fashion Management (MFM) is the most competitive course. The easiest specialisation to secure admission in NIFT Hyderabad is B.Des. in Knitwear Design. For a detailed NIFT Hyderabad branch-wise cutoff 2024, candidates can refer to the table below for the Round 1 cutoff. The cutoff mentioned below is for the General category under the AI Quota.

The NIFT Bengaluru admission cut-offs are now available for Round I, II, and III. The cut-off has been released for all the 18 participating colleges. To check the cut-off, you need to go to the https://admissions.nic.in/ portal.

Under eServices, select OR-CR. The roundwise NIFT cut-off or closing rank (All-India Quota) for the open category for NIFT Bengaluru for the 3rd Round are given below:

• Round I - 29 (opening rank), 234 (closing rank)
• Round II - 208 (opening rank), 236 (closing rank)
• Round III - 256 (closing rank)

The candidate must check all the details carefully after downloading the NIFT admit card 2026. This includes checking the spelling of your name, the date and timings of the exam, name and address of the allotted exam centre, etc. In case there are any discrepancies, like your name is wrongly spelled, you must contact exam officials immediately. NIFT officials in most cases also issues a helpline for students to tackle such cases. You can call NIFT officials at this number or email them to get things sorted. Given the sensitivity of the matter, it is important that you don't wait for until too late to get the admit card issue resolved.

The admit card of NIFT will carry the following information: The name, photography and signature of the candidate NIFT  roll number The name and address of the NIFT exam centre Exam timings, including exam date Exam centre code Reporting time Exam-day guidelines The candidate must carefully check the details mentioned in the admin card and ensure that they are correct and legible. If there are any discrepancies, the candidate must contact exam officials and get them rectified.