NIIFT Counselling 2025: Seat Allotment Schedule, Provisional Invitation Letter, Step-wise Process, Fees

This exam is conducted for courses given below:

Updated on Jan 23, 2025 17:46 IST

By Manashjyoti Hazarika, Manager Content

NIIFT counseling 2025 - The Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) will conduct the counseling of NIIFT 2025 in an online manner. Candidates will be called for counseling based on their scores in the exam. Eligible candidates will have to register for counseling and seat allotment as per the given schedule.

The NIIFT 2025 counseling schedule will be released soon after the declaration of results.

In the previous edition, NIIFT 2025 counseling was conducted in three rounds. If seats are allotted, the candidates have to download the provisional invitation letter cum counseling letter from the admission portal.

To download the letter, use your application number, date of birth, and email ID.

The allotment of seats will be based on the NIIFT 2025 merit rank of the candidate. Also, the allotment will be conducted separately for 85% of seats for Punjab residents and 15% of seats for outside Punjab candidates.

After completion of the three regular rounds of counseling, open admission will be conducted to fill vacant seats, if any. Seats will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis during the admission round.

The NIIFT 2025 exam will be conducted in January 2025.

Table of content

NIIFT Seat Matrix 2025
NIIFT 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
Quick Facts Related to NIIFT Mohali Counselling
NIIFT 2025 Fee Structure
NIIFT Result 2025
NIIFT 2025 Counseling - FAQs

NIIFT Seat Matrix 2025

Given below are the UG and PG design courses on offer at NIIFT campuses along with the number of seats:

UG Design Programs	Mohali	Ludhiana	Total Seats
BSc Fashion Design	60	-	60
B.Voc Fashion Design and Garment Technolgy	-	30	30
BSc Knitwear Design and Technology	-	30	30
BSc Textile Design	60	-	60
PG Design Programs
MDes Fashion and Textiles	30	-	30
MSc Fashion Marketing & Management	30	-	30
Total Seats	180	60	240

Admission to the above seats will be based on the NIIFT 2025 scores and the options selected during counseling. Post allotment of seats, the candidate needs to pay the seat-acceptance fee to confirm the admission process.

Also Read:

NIIFT 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NIIFT Entrance Exam 2025 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Jun '25	NIIFT 2025 written exam TENTATIVE

Quick Facts Related to NIIFT Mohali Counselling

Candidates who were shortlisted for counseling have to attend the counseling session on the designed date and time. The counseling for NIIFT 2025 will be conducted in June 2025.
The candidate has to come ready for the counseling session with educational and other prescribed documents such as Class 10th & 12th certificates, Degree of qualifying examination, Marksheets of the qualifying exam, 4 passport-size photographs, and any other essential documents.
Only such candidates who complete the document verification process will be considered for seat allotment.
Candidates will allotted seats based on NIIFT 2024 merit rank, participating institute selected, and availability of seats.
Upon the allotment of the seat, the candidate has to deposit the NIIFT admission fee through a bank demand draft. If the payment was not done within the given deadline, the allotment will be canceled, and the seat will be allocated to the candidate next in the order of merit.

NIIFT 2025 Fee Structure

The fee structure for various design programs offered at the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology is mentioned in the table given below.

Particulars	Fees
Admission Processing fee	Rs.2000/-(one time- non refundable )
Tuition Fee	Rs.52000/- Per Sem
Library Fee	Rs.5000/- per annum
Insurance Fee	Rs.1,250/- per annum
Ex-Curricular Fee	Rs.2500/- per annum
College Dev. & Maintenance Fee	Rs.1000/- per annum
Institute Security	Rs.4000/- (one Time)fully refundable
Total Institute Fee	Rs. 67750/-
Hostel Security	Rs.12500/- per semester
Hostel Fee	Rs.3000/- per semester
Electricity	Rs.19500/- Per semester
Total Hostel Fee	Rs.19500/- Per semester
Fee payable to University directly by students
Student Related Fee PTU	1150/- per annum for new admission and Rs.550 per annum for old students * to be paid directly by students to PTU after joining
Examination fee	Rs.1000/- per semester * to be paid directly by students to PTU after joining
Documentation fee	Rs.500/- one time for final semester students

NIIFT Result 2025

The Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) declares the results of the NIIFT exam within a few days of the conduct of the design entrance exam. The results will be released online at the admission portal of the institutes.

To check their results, the candidate needs to log in to the result portal using their login credentials.

Such candidates who qualify in the NIIFT 2025 entrance exam will be eligible to appear in the NIIFT 2024 counseling and seat-allotment process.

The candidate can check their qualifying status in the NIIFT scorecard, which will also contain other details like section-wise and total marks, merit rank, etc.

NIIFT 2025 Counseling - FAQs

Q. When will the NIIFT 2025 counseling be conducted?

A. The counseling of NIIFT will be conducted after results of the entrance exam are declared. The counseling will be held in multiple rounds.

Q. Who can participate in NIIFT 2025 counseling?

A. To participate in NIIFT 2025 counseling, the candidate must have qualified in the NIIFT 2025 entrancee exam. The NIIFT exam will be held in June 2025.

Q. When can I apply for NIIFT 2025 exam?

A. The application form for NIIFT 2025 will open in Janaury 2025. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria for their program can apply.

Q. What are the various programs for which the NIIFT 2025 exam is conducted?

A. The NIIFT 2025 exam will be conducted for admission to the B.Des, B.Sc, M.Des, and MSc courses offered by the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT).

Q. What is the seat intake for the B.Sc Fashion Design program at the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT)?

A. The Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) as an intake capacity of 150 seats for the B.Des in Fashion Design program. Both Mohali and Ludhinana has 60 seats each, while Jalandhar has 30 seats.

Q. What is the seat intake for the M.Sc. Garment Manufacturing Technology(GMT) at Mohali?

A. The Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) Mohali campus has an intake of 30 seats. Admission to these programs will be based on NIIFT 2023 merit rank.

Q. How many rounds will the NIIFT 2025 counseling have?

A. The NIIFT 2025 counseling process will be conducted in multiple rounds. Note that candidates who is not allotted a seat in the earlier rounds, will be considered in subsequent rounds.

Q. Will the NIIFT 2025 counseling conducted simultaneously for the Punjab-based and outside candidates?

A. Yes, the counseling for 85% of seats for Punjab residence and 15% of seats for outside the Punjab will be conducted at the same time.However, reserved category candidates will be considered in General Category first before being considered in respective category.

Q. What happens if reserved category seats remain vacant?

A. If there are avacnt seats left after the 2nd round of counseling, such seats will be converted to general category. These seats will be filled in the 3rd round of counseling.

Q. Are there reservation of seats in NIIFT 2025?

A. Yes, there is reservation of seats for specific categories in NIIFT 2025. For instance, 85% of seats will be reserved for Punjab domicile candidates. Outside Punjab candidates will be considered for remaining 15% seats.

Q. What is the tuition fee at the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT)?

A. The per semester semester fee at the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) is INR 52,000 (as per 2022). Note that for the new academic session, a revised fee may be released.