NIFT

To reward meritorious applicants Pearl Academy, announces NIFT Rank Based Scholarship for eligible applicants seeking admission to its bachelor's degree. The eligibility to avail the scholarship is given below:

• Complete Class 12 by July 2026.
• Appear for and qualify the Creative Arts Education Society Entrance Examination, where applicable.
• Qualify in the NIFT Entrance Examination for Academic Year 2026.
• Rank between 1 and 1000 in the NIFT Entrance Examination. Applicants are required to submit the valid and verifiable NIFT Entrance Examination scorecard.

NIFT is a government-run institution, so its BDes fees are lower, around INR 6 - 9 lakh, compared to Arch College of Design and Business. Arch offers a more business-focused curriculum with its own incubation hub for start-ups. Arch also uses the AIEED exam, which focuses heavily on a student's overall creative mindset rather than just a written test.   

NIFT 2026 Final Result for UG and PG programmes is expected in May - June. It can be released between the last week of May to Second week of June 2026.

Pearl Academy, Jaipur offers NIFT-Rank based scholarship to students who have completed Class 12 or equivalent and have passed Creative Arts Education Society Entrance Exam. Aspirants must also have a rank of 1-1000 in NIFT Entrance Exam. The scholarship is only available for residents of India.

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.

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.

In order to secure the NIFT Rank scholarship at Pearl Academy, Mumbai, candidates need to secure a rank between 1 and 1000 in the NIFT entrance exam. Aside from this, candidates are also required to qualify and appear for the Creative Arts Education Society Entrance Examination.

Only candidates who have cleared their Class 12 board exams will be offered the aforementioned Pearl Academy, Mumbai scholarship.