NIFT Entrance Exam

NIFT seat allotment for Round 1 was released on June 27, 2026.

The admit card for NIFT will contain the important guidelines that candidates need to follow at the NIFT exam centre. 

Here are some key points related to exam-day instructions to be followed at the exam center:

The candidate needs to report to the NIFT exam centre one hour before the commencemen

The sample papers for the NIFT exam are released on the official website of the institute. The sample papers are available for the GAT and CAT written exams.

Also, the sample papers are available for all the programs offered by the participating colleges - B. Des, M.Des M.FTech B.FTech and M. F. M. N

The NIFTs offers the following specializations for B.Des: 

• Fashion Design 
• Leather Design
• Accessory Design
• Textile Design
• Knitwear Design
• Fashion Communication.

NIFT question paper for GAT M.FTech will be of 180 minutes. Questions will be asked from - Communication Ability and Comprehension, Case Study, Quantitative Ability, Analytical & Logical Ability, and GK and Current Affairs. Also, the GAT paper will be bilingual, meaning the candidate can appear

Candidates seeking admission to the Master's courses at NIFT participating need to appear in a Personal Interview after qualifying in NIFT written exam. Personal Interview is conducted in an offline mode. The interview will evaluate the candidate on the parameters like Career orientation, Aptness fo

Situation Test will be a hands on test that will check candidate's material handling and innovative ability. They will be asked to make a model or design using a given set of materials. A write is also required for the model.

In NIFT counselling process, documents of candidates are verified and they are offered a seat for admission in a specific course and college, depending on their NIFT rank. As part of the NIFT counselling process, candidates need to get registered and enter their preferences of academic programme. Ac

NIFT 2027 Final Result for UG and PG programmes is expected to be out in the first week of June 2027. Last year, it was released on June 03, 2026. 

There is no fixed number of mock tests one should take before the NIFT Entrance Exam. A candidate should take at least one mock test daily for the NIFT Entrance Preparation. 10-15 mock tests will really help in preparing for the exam.