NIFT Entrance Exam

The reporting time for NIFT 2026 entrance exam will be mentioned on the admit card issued to candidates.

NIFT admit card is a mandatory document to appear in the design entrance exam. Candidates need to positively carry their valid admit card for NIFT Entrance Exam to their test centre, otherwise they will not be allowed to appear for the design entrance exam. Note that the security personnel at the exam centre will check the documents carried by the candidate, including the admit and photo id cards. In fact, the candidate must safely preserve the admit card until the admission process is over. It is because the candidate may be asked to produce the admit card during the counseing and seat-allotment process.

Exam analysis for the NIFT 2026 written exam will be available soon after the completion of the CAT and GAT written exams. The exam analysis tell us about difficulty level, types of questions asked, marking scheme, and expected cut off.

Yes, the NIFT cut-off will be released for all the courses. Also, the cut-off will be institute-specific.

Note that there are currently 18 colleges that are participating in NIFT 2024 admission process.

The cut-off for these institutes will be based on the number of applications, seat intake for the courses they offer, and the merit rank of candidates.

Typically, higher ranked institutes attract more number of candidates as well as more number of higher-ranked candidates.

This in turn pushes the cut-off higer.

So, if you intend to get admission to a top college, better have a good rank or score.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will conduct a SPOT round after completion of the four regular rounds. 

In the SPOT round, seat will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. So, any candidate who is available for admission will be offered a seat.

Note that if there are multiple candidates, the admission committe may consult the merit rank, but typically it is on the spot admission.

So, if you miss out on a seat in any of the previous four rounds, don't forget to apply in the SPOT round.

The admission exam for NIFT is the National Institute of Fashion Technology entrance exam, which is given once a year. Applicants must sit for and pass the NIFT entrance exam in 2024 in order to be admitted to NIFT. After completing the NIFT 2024 entrance exam, candidates would be able to enter NIFT campuses. Applicants can now view the 2024 NIFT admission exam dates by visiting the official website. The announcement of the 2024 NIFT entrance exam took place on December 5, 2023. Furthermore, the NIFT 2024 admission exam was held on February 5, 2024.

• The NTA releases an official answer key for the GAT section. This would allow students to estimate their scores by comparing their answers to the official ones.
• However, there is no official answer key released for the Creative Ability Test because it's an evaluation based on subjective criteria like creativity, innovation, and design skills.

Tabulated below is the last year's cutoff for NIFT Ptana: 

NTA will release recorded answers for the NIFT 2026 written exam before results. Online downloads of the recorded responses are available at exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT, the NTA website. Make sure you log in with your application number and birthdate to get the recorded responses. The tentative answer keys for the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) admission test have been made available by the National Testing Agency (NTA).