B.Design (Lateral Entry) 

at NIFT Patna, Patna

The NIFT 2023 Cutoff rank was 3405 for admission to NIFT Patna BDes in Textile design.

The table mentioned below showcases the NIFT Patna Cutoff for three years:

Course	2021	2022	2023
B.Des. in Fashion Design	1431	1346	1692
B.Des. in Fashion Communication	1633	1513	1812
B.Des. in Accessory Design	2440	2917	3127
B.Des. in Textile Design	2495	2769	3405

 

No, you can't take direct admission to B.Des at the National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna.

BDes at NIFT Patna is offered in four different specialisations and they are, Accessories Design, Fashion Communication, Fashion Design and Textile Design. The duration of the course is four years and admission to NIFT Patna BDes is done through the NIFT Entrance exam.NIFT Entrance Exam is divided into three parts i.e. Creative Ability Test (CAT), General Ability Test (GAT) and Situation Test/ Group Discussion, and Personal Interview (GD and PI) round. Candidates planning to pursue BDes are required to appear for CAT and GAT exams followed by the Situation Test.

To be eligible for NIFT Patna BDes, candidates must have passed class 12 or equivalent from a recognised board and his/ her age should be less than 24 years as of 1st Aug of the year of admission.

 

 

The following is the selection process for any course at National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna:-

1. Fill the application form from the Institute's official website with all required details such as 12th marks, address etc. 
2. After filling the application form, students will be called to appear for the NIFT entrance test. 
3. After the students qualify in the entrance test, they will be called for the final steps like counselling, Interview etc. 
4. After all the steps and fees deposition, the final admission will be given to the students. 

If we talk about the minimum marks required, the students need to qualify in the cutoff rank, the cutoff rank for B Des this year was 1692.

NIFT entrance examination is Institutional based examination which will only help you to get into NIFT whereas UCEED is a common Entrance Examination which is accepted by many design colleges and universities. So if you plan to get into only NIFT then you do have to give NIFT Entrance Exam but if you plan to apply in many universities then UCEED is a better option as you'll have many university choices and you can get admission on the basis of UCEED score.

56 marks may not be sufficient to take admission for BDes at National Institute of fashion technology Patna. Although your admission totally depends on the cutoff rank. This year the cutoff rank for BDes ( fashion designing) this year was 1692. The cutoff was not too much high, but 56 marks may not be sufficient. It also depends on for which specialisations you are applying for. Different specialisations will have different cutoffs as for all the departments different number of seats are available. 

NIFT Patna cutoff 2024 was concluded for all the UG and PG courses. NIFT 2024 counselling had four regular rounds and one SPOT round of seat allotment for admission to the B.Des, M.Des, B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech, and M.F.M courses. During the NIFT Patna cutoff 2024, the most in-demand course was B.Des. in Fashion Communication with a last-round cutoff of 1339. For the same course, the closing cutoff was 1812 in 2023, while in 2022, the cutoff closed at 1513 for the candidates belonging to the General AI quota. 

No, there is no scope of joining NIFT Patna or any other NIFT Campus without appearing for the NIFT Entrance exam. The NIFT entrance exam is conducted by the NIFT Delhi and it is the common and only gateway for admission to NIFT.

The NIFT registration process is generally conducted in the month of November and the exam is conducted in the month of April.   

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Patna admissions are based on entrance exam. NIFT Patna offers degree and certificate programmes at the undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) level. Students can check the table below to knwo the course-wise eligibility and selection criteria from the table presented below:

Course	Eligibility	Selection
BDes	Bachelor's Degree (Fashion Design/Leather Design/Accessory Design/Textile Design /Knitwear Design/Fashion Communication)	NIFT Entrance Exam + Counseling
BFTech	BFTech from National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) or BE/BTech	NIFT Entrance Exam + Counseling
MFM	Graduate	NIFT Entrance Exam + Counseling

NIFT 2024 tentatively in the 1st week of November 2023. The application form will open online at niftadmissions. In. The National Institute of Fashion Technology will also release the detailed admission notification, including the eligibility criteria, at the time of release of the application form or sometime thereabout. Candidates who meet the precribed eligibility criteria for their programme can fill out the NIFT 2024 application form before the last date. Note that NIFT application form will be for admission to the B. Des, M.Des B.FTech M.FTech and MFM courses offered by participating colleges.

Admissions at National Institute of Fashion Technology are entrance based. There is an entrance exam conducted by the institute named as NIFT test. The test includes various parts like Creative ability test, general ability test, group discussion etc. The students need to qualify in the entrance exam in order to get admission. Cutoff will be released based on the number of seats and applications. Students need to qualify in the cutoff rank also. The cutoff rank for B Des fashion designing in 2023 was 1692. All the courses will have different cutoff which students can check on the official website.