The NIFT 2025 application form is OPEN. The application form is for admission to B.Des, M.Des, B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech, and M.F.M courses. The combined intake to these programs is 4837 seats. The NIFT 2025 exam will be conducted on February 9, 2025. Read the full updates on NIFT 2025 exam below.
Here, we have listed all the important details about NIFT 2025 exam including the NIFT admission schedule, results, counseling, eligibility, syllabus, pattern, and preparation tips.
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NIFT 2025 Exam Highlights
Check important NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 highlights:
NIFT Exam Features |
Specifications |
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Exam Name |
NIFT Entrance Exam |
Conducting Body |
National Testing Agency (NTA) |
Exam Level |
National Level Exam |
Exam Frequency |
Once a Year |
Exam Mode |
GAT paper will be computer-based, whereas CAT will be offline-based. |
Exam Duration |
CAT - 3 hours However, GAT paper timings will depend on the course selected by the candidate. B.Des and M.Des - 2 hours B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech, M.F.M - 3 hours. |
Language |
English |
Exam Purpose |
Admission to 19 participating NIFTs |
Courses Offered |
B.Des, B.FTech, M.Des, M.FTech, M.F.M |
Exam Helpdesk No. |
011-26542000 |
Official Website |
http://www.nift.ac.in/ |
Useful Resources |
NIFT 2025 Entrance Exam Dates
NTA will conduct the NIFT 2025 exam on February 9, 2025. Meanwhile, the NIFT application process is open.
Event | Dates |
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NIFT 2024 online application form opens | November 22, 2024 |
Last date to submit applications with regular fees | January 6, 2025 |
Submit applications with late fees | January 7-9, 2025 |
Window to edit the application form | January 10-12, 2025 |
Issue of admit cards | 3rd week of January 2025 |
NIFT 2024 exam date for written tests | February 9, 2025 |
Release of Answer Keys + Question Paper | February 2025 |
File objections against the GAT answer key | February 2025 |
Declaration of results for written tests | March 2025 |
Choice filling for Situation Test (B.Des) | March-April 2025 |
Uploading documents for (PI) | March- April 2025 |
Admit card for situation test | April 2025 |
Situation Test for BDes | April 2025 |
Personal Interview | April 2025 |
Declaration of FINAL results for NIFT 2025 | May 2025 |
Counseling and seat allotment | May - June 2024 (onward) |
Q: When will the NIFT 2025 entrance exam be conducted?
The written tests for the NIFT 2025 exam will be held on February 9, 2025. The detailed schedule has also been released.
The written tests will comprise a General Ability Test (GAT) and a Creative Ability Test (CAT). GAT is mandatory for all candidates, but CAT is only required for B. Des and M. Des candidates.
The GAT test will be considered in a computer-based mode, whereas the CAT will be offline based. Note that scores of the written exams will be used to shortlist candidates for a Situation Test/ Personal Interview.
Q: When do I need to start my preparation for NIFT 2025 exam?
The NIFT exam is among the competitive and is also considered among the toughest. So, it is recommended that the candidate starts their exam preparation well in advance, say with around 1 years time in hand. Note that the NIFT exam has various components like written exam and Situation Test /Personal Interview. Candidates seeking admission to the B. Des and M.Des courses need to prepare for both the CAT and GAT. The CAT is a drawing-based exam, meaning the candidate will be evaluated on parameters like intuitive ability, power of observation in concept development, and design ability. Now unless the candidate is already well-versed, developing these skills will take time. So, it is prudent to start early. The same goes for the GAT.
Q: What are some quick tips to prepare for the NIFT 2025 exam?
While there is no shortcut to success, it is always possible to achieve more by being smart and making judicious use of ones time.
Here are some useful tips that will help you prepare for NIFT 2025 exam.
- At the outset, quickly go through the NIFT 2025 exam pattern and syllabus. Make sure that you follow the official syllabus and pattern when preparing for the exam.
- You need to take note if there are any new topics that are being added. Also, check if any old topics are dropped.
- Ensure you follow only the updated syllabus.
- Next, get hold of best books that cover the entire syllabus.
- Make a time table taking into account the difficulty level of each topic and also weightage carried by them.
- Take notes during study; these notes will come in very handy closer to the exam when you need to do quick revisions.
- Solve sample papers and previous years question papers.
- Take mock tests.
NIFT 2025 Application Form
NTA started the application form for NIFT 2025 on November 22, 2025. The direct link to fill out the form is given above.
The window to edit the NIFT 2025 application form will be available from January 10-12, 2025.
Step-wise process to fill out NIFT application Form 2025
- Click on the registration link given on this page
- Create a login ID by entering details such as name, date of birth, category, and email ID
- Fill out the NIFT application form
- Upload scanned photo and signature in JPG/JPEG format in less than 50 KB
- Pay NIFT application fee of INR 3,000 (Rs 1,500 for SC/ST/PH category) online
- Take a print of the application form
NIFT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
NIFT eligibility criteria vary for different courses offered through the Design entrance exam. Given below is the basic eligibility required for all courses:
NIFT Courses |
NIFT 2025 Eligibility |
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MFM |
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Check detailed NIFT Entrance Exam eligibility criteria.
NIFT 2025 Admission Process & Exam Pattern
NIFT selection process varies for different courses. Check out the table below to have an overview of the selection process and exam pattern of all the courses:
Course-Wise NIFT Tests/Admission Rounds |
Test Weightage (in %) |
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B.Des program | |
Creative Ability Test (CAT) |
50 |
General Ability Test (GAT) |
30 |
Situation Test |
20 |
B.F.Tech program | |
GAT |
100 |
M.Des program | |
CAT |
40 |
GAT |
30 |
GD/PI |
30 |
M.F.Tech | |
GAT |
70 |
GD/PI |
30 |
M.F.M program | |
GAT |
70 |
GD/PI |
30 |
NIFT 2025 Syllabus
Check the course-wise NIFT syllabus for different stages of the exam below:
Course-Wise NIFT Tests |
NIFT Syllabus |
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B.Des program | |
CAT |
Design Theory, Colour Terminology, Elements & Principles Of Design, Optical Illusion, Form & Function, Drawing Fundamentals, etc. |
GAT |
4 subjects – Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability & English Comprehension, Analytical & Logical Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs |
Situation Test |
Material handling test to evaluate candidates’ Conceptualisation Skills, Aesthetic Appeal, Colour Scheme, etc. |
B.F.Tech program | |
GAT |
5 subjects – Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability & English Comprehension, Analytical & Logical Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Case Study |
M.Des program | |
CAT |
Design questions to test Design Ability, Intuitive Ability, Observation Skills, Concept Development Skills, Illustration Skills |
GAT |
5 subjects – Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability, English Comprehension, Analytical & Logical Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs |
GD/PI |
15 to 20 minutes discussion on an assigned case study followed by interview |
M.F.Tech program | |
GAT |
5 subjects – Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability & English Comprehension, Analytical & Logical Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Case Study |
GD/PI |
15 to 20 minutes discussion on an assigned case study followed by interview |
M.F.M program | |
GAT |
5 subjects – Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability & English Comprehension, Analytical & Logical Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Case Study |
GD/PI |
15 to 20 minutes discussion on an assigned case study followed by interview |
NIFT 2025 Exam Center
Q: Can I complete the NIFT 2025 syllabus in 4 months?
NIFT is not only one of the most competitive entrance exams in the country, with a large number of applicants, but it is also among the toughest. The syllabus for the NIFT 2024 exam is quite vast, and most of the questions can range from medium to difficult.
So, to prepare for an exam like NIFT 2024, you need to have enough time in your hands.
If you are only beginning your NIFT 2024 now, i.e., with only a few months left for the exam, you need to pace your preparation accordingly. For instance, it will be foolhardy to try to complete the entire syllabus from the get go, because that you will put unnecessary pressure on yourself and things can only get complicated.
Instead, what you can do is make a list of high-scoring, easy-to-prepare topics. First master these topics as fast as you can. Make a study plan if you need to. Once you are done with these topics, you can move to the next category of topics, and continue this strategy until you complete the entire topic.
If you are not able to complete a topic because you are finding it too difficult, don’t panic and waste time jostling with it for long. Leave it for the time being, and come back to tackle it later if you have time in your hands.
Do solve sample papers and previous years NIFT papers as much you can.
Q: Do I need to solve previous years papers to prepare for NIFT 2025 exam?
Along with doing through the textbooks and solving problem Sets the candidate must also solve previous years question papers to prepare for NIFT 2025. One of the main benefits of solving sample papers is the candidate will get to know the difficulty level, types of questions asked, and marking scheme. Also, previous years papers are great tools to improve ones time-management and problem-solving skills. By analyzing the previous years question papers, the candidate may also figure out trends that are followed in drafting question. Further, note that there are some questions that may be repeated, with a slight change in the wording or concept. If the candidate solves previous years question papers, the candidate will be able to easily solve them.
Q: How should I prepare for NIFT 2025 B.Des program?
The NIFT 2025 entrance exam for the B. Des programme will include CAT and GAT written tests in stage 1. Candidates who qualify stage 1 have to next appear in a Situation Test. To prepare for the GAT written exam, the candidate needs to work on improving their analytical and logical abilities, and also keep track of GK and Current Affairs. Some of the best books to prepare for the NIFT exam are: NIFT/NID/IIFT entrance exam guide by Surendra Kavimandan, Arihant NIFT Entrance Exam Self-Study, NIFT Entrance Examination (Guide) by D Mittal, and Bright Careers Guide NIFT Entrance Exam. To practice for the CAT paper, the candidate needs to work on their drawing, observation, and creative skills. The candidate must lean various types of drawing, including line, silhouette, cartoon, sketch, figure, photorealism, etc.
Q: How many questions are asked in NIFT GAT?
The exam pattern for NIFT GAT varies from one course to the other. The total number of questions asked in NIFT GAT are mentioned below: BDes: 100 questions BFTech: 150 questions MDes: 120 questions MFTech: 150 questions MFM: 150 questions Note that the GAT or the General Ability Test will be conducted in a computer-based mode. Questions will be objective-type. The GAT paper for the B. Des and M.Des programs will be of 120 minutes. However, the GAT paper for the B.FTech M.FTech and MFM courses will be for 180 minutes.
Q: What are the dos and don'ts for the NIFT CAT exam?
The NIFT CAT exam will be administered in an offline mode and will be a drawing-based exam. During the course of the exam, the candidate is not allowed to write any personal details and place identification marks. The CAT exam will evaluate the candidate on parameters like intuitive ability, power of observation in concept development, and design ability. To prepare for the CAT the candidate needs to work on geometrical shapes, product drawing, line quality, shading, human figures, principles of composition, etc. To improve ones figure drawing skills, one may stick drawing, before moving on to block drawing, and then evolving to add clothes and other items.
Q: Where can I download NIFT's last 10 years' question papers?
Q: How do I prepare for the NIFT General Ability Test (GAT)?
The General Ability Test GAT along with the CAT is the 1st stage of the NIFT exam. The test is conducted in a computer-based mode and includes objective-type questions. To prepare for the GAT exam, the candidate must carefully go through the exam syllabus and make a study time table. Next, the candidate has to gather the best books available for the test. When studying for the exam, the candidate must ensure that they not only clear the concepts, but solves all the related problems to better understand the concepts and develop problem-solving skills. Also, after completing a chapter, it is mandatory to do frequent revisions. Another important tool for NIFT GAT exam preparation is sample and previous years question papers.
The NTA has released the city-wise list of NIFT 2025 exam centers through the Information Bulletin. The written exams will be conducted in 82 cities across India.
The candidate must select their choice of exam city when filling out the NIFT 2025 application form.
The name and address of the exam center allocated to the candidate will be mentioned in the NIFT 2025 admit card.
List of NIFT exam centers 2025
S. No. | State | City | |
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1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool | |
3 | Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | |
4 | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam | |
5 | Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry | |
6 | Andhra Pradesh | Tirupathi | |
7 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | |
8 | Assam | Guwahati | |
9 | Bihar | Muzaffarpur | |
10 | Bihar | Patna | |
11 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | |
12 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | |
13 | Chhattisgarh | Jagdalpur | |
14 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Silvassa | |
15 | Delhi | Delhi NCR | |
16 | Goa | Mapusa | |
17 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar | |
18 | Gujarat | Rajkot | |
19 | Gujarat | Surat | |
20 | Gujarat | Anand | |
21 | Gujarat | Gandhinagar | |
22 | Gujarat | Mehsana | |
23 | Haryana | Hisar | |
24 | Haryana | Kurukshetra | |
25 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur Hp | |
26 | Himachal Pradesh | Kangra | |
27 | Jammu And Kashmir | Jammu | |
28 | Jammu And Kashmir | Srinagar | |
29 | Jharkhand | Dhanbad | |
30 | Jharkhand | Ranchi | |
31 | Karnataka | Bengaluru | |
32 | Karnataka | Mysuru (Mysore) | |
33 | Karnataka | Mangalore (Mangalore) | |
34 | Kerala | Ernakulam | |
35 | Kerala | Kannur | |
36 | Kerala | Kozhikode | |
37 | Kerala | Kollam | |
38 | Kerala | Kottayam | |
39 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | |
40 | Kerala | Thrissur | |
41 | Ladakh | Leh / Kargil | |
42 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | |
43 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | |
44 | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur | |
45 | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | |
46 | Madhya Pradesh | Satna | |
47 | Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain | |
48 | Maharashtra | Mumbai / Thane | |
49 | Maharashtra | Nagpur | |
50 | Maharashtra | Pune | |
51 | Maharashtra | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar | |
52 | Maharashtra | Amravati | |
53 | Maharashtra | Kolhapur | |
54 | Maharashtra | Nanded | |
55 | Manipur | Imphal | |
56 | Meghalaya | Shillong | |
57 | Mizoram | Aizawl | |
58 | Nagaland | Kohima | |
59 | Odisha | Berhampur-Ganjam | |
60 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | |
61 | Puducherry | Pondicherry | |
62 | Punjab | Ludhiana | |
63 | Rajasthan | Jaipur | |
64 | Rajasthan | Jodhpur | |
65 | Rajasthan | Udaipur | |
66 | Sikkim | Gangtok | |
67 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | |
68 | Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore | |
69 | Tamil Nadu | Madurai | |
70 | Tamil Nadu | Salem | |
71 | Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli | |
72 | Tamil Nadu | Vellore | |
73 | Telangana | Hyderabad | |
74 | Tripura | Agartala | |
75 | Uttar Pradesh | Meerut | |
76 | Uttar Pradesh | Muzaffarnagar | |
77 | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur | |
78 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | |
79 | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi | |
80 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun | |
81 | Uttarakhand | Haldwani | |
82 | West Bengal | Kolkata |
The list of exam centers will be released separately for the Situation Test/ Personal Interview.
NIFT 2025 Preparation Tips
There are barely two months or so left for the NIFT 2025 exam. Given the difficulty level and competitiveness of the exam, you need to get going with your NIFT 2025 exam preparation.
- Go through the NIFT syllabus and exam pattern thoroughly
- It is also important you have the best collection of NIFT 2025 preparation material
- Plan well and make a monthly and weekly timetable
- Do timely revision. Work more on the weak areas.
- Solve past years’ NIFT question papers
- Leading up to the exam, take mock tests.
Click on the below links for some effective NIFT 2025 Entrance exam preparation tips:
NIFT Preparation Tips |
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6 Preparation Tips for NIFT Situation Test | |
NIFT Situation Test: Sample questions to practice for the exam | NIFT Situation Test: Previous years' questions |
NIFT Topper Interviews
Click on the links below to get NIFT preparation insights from past year toppers:
NIFT 2025 Sample Papers and Questions
Any candidate who is appearing in the NIFT 2025 exam must make it a point to solve sample papers and previous years' question papers of NIFT. It is because this exercise of solving NIFT sample papers will not only help the candidate get in tune with the requirements of the exam, including the difficulty level, but will help them develop the skills necessary to solve different types of questions.
Sample papers will typically include the same types of questions that are asked in the entrance exam, for instance, it will be of the same difficulty level, cover the same topics, and so on.
The candidate must make it a habit to solve sample papers very early on in their preparation.
Likewise, previous years' question papers are necessary to understand the exam trends.
NIFT Admit Card 2025
The NTA will release the admit cards of NIFT 2025 for the written exam tentatively in the 3rd week of January 2025. The admit card will be issued to all candidates who successfully complete the registration process and pay the exam fee.
It will carry details like the date and time of the NIFT 2025 exam, roll number, reporting time, name and address of the exam center, and exam-day guidelines.
Step-wise process to download NIFT 2025 admit card
- Go to the NTA admission portal
- Click on the admit card download link
- You will be redirected to a log-in window
- Enter your application number, date of birth, and the security code displayed on the screen
- On successful log-in, you can download the admit card.
Separate admit cards to be issued for the Situation Test/ Personal Interview
Candidates will be shortlisted for the Situation Test/ PI based on their performance in the written exam. Shortlisted candidates will have to select their choice of exam city. Before the release of the admit cards, NTA will release a city-intimation slip.
NIFT Cut-off 2025
The admission to the design courses offered by the NIFTs will be contingent on the candidate meeting the NIFT 2025 cut-off for their selected program.
Note that the cut-off for a program is the minimum score a candidate needs to score to get admission. Any candidate scoring less than the cut-off score will not be offered admission.
Each of the NIFT 2025 participating colleges will release program- and category-wise cut-offs. Also, the cut-off will be released for each seat-allotment round.
If the candidate fails to meet the admission cut-off in any of the seat-allotment rounds, he or she will be considered for admission in the next round. However, if the candidate fails to meet the cut-off criteria in the last round of allotment, the candidate will not get admission at all.
Factors determining NIFT 2025 Cut-off
The cut-off will be based on the following parameters:
- The total number of applicants
- The performance of these applicants in NIFT 2025 exam
- Seat intake for the applied program
- Category under which admission is sought
- Previous years' cut-off trends
NIFT 2025 Result
The NTA will declare the results of the NIFT 2025 written exams in March 2025. The results will be declared at exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT.
To download the scorecard, follow these steps:
- Go to the result portal and click on the result link
- A result log-in window will open
- Enter your application number and date of birth
- Also, enter the security code displayed on the screen
- On log-in, you can download the scorecard.
Note that scores of the written exam will be used to shortlist candidates for the Situation Test/ Personal Interview.
The FINAL results of NIFT 2025 will be prepared by giving weightage to the written exam and Situation Test/ Personal Interview.
NIFT 2025 program-wise exam components and weightage for FINAL results
Programme |
Test |
Weightage |
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CAT |
50% |
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GAT |
30% |
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Situation Test |
20% |
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GAT |
100% |
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CAT |
40% |
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GAT |
30% |
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GD/PI |
30% |
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GAT |
70% |
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GD/PI |
30% |
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Master of Fashion Management (MFM) |
GAT |
70% |
GD/PI |
30% |
NIFT 2025 Participating Colleges and Seat Matrix
The participating colleges of NIFT 2025 will only consider NIFT 2025 merit ranks for filling their UG and PG seats. They will not accept scores of other top exams like NID DAT and UCEED for admission purposes.
Currently, there are 19 participating colleges of NIFT 2025.
These colleges have a combined intake of 4,837 seats.
NIFT 2025 - Program-wise Seat Intake
Programs |
TOTAL |
TOTAL |
G. TOTAL |
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Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL) |
State Domicile |
G. Total |
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Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) |
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Fashion Design (FD) |
644 |
75 |
719 |
Leather Design (LD) |
152 |
0 |
152 |
Accessory Design (AD) |
542 |
54 |
596 |
Textile Design (TD) |
606 |
75 |
681 |
Knitwear Design (KD) |
296 |
14 |
310 |
Fashion Communication (FC) |
644 |
75 |
719 |
Fashion Interior (FI) |
34 |
7 |
41 |
Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.) |
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Apparel Production (AP) |
542 |
49 |
591 |
Master Programmes |
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Master of Design (M.Des.) |
254 |
21 |
275 |
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M) |
644 |
75 |
719 |
Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.) |
34 |
0 |
34 |
Total |
4392 |
445 |
4837 |
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Answered a week ago
Hello greetings!
NIFT Exam Pattern 2025 B.It consists of 100 multiple-choice questions based on Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability, English Comprehension, Analytical Ability, and General Knowledge and Current Affairs. The exam is conducted offline.
Exam Details
GAT: 2 hours for B.Desand M.Des,
Answered a month ago
To do well in an entrance exam like NIFT, the candidate is expected to have good drawing skills. Note that the NIFT paper will have two sub-exams - CAT and GAT.
The CAT or the Creative Ability Test will evauate the drawing skills of the candidate.
So, unless you have above average drawing skills, you
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The role of the NTA is confined to registration of candidates and conduct of the NIFT 2025 exam. The finalization of NIFT 2025 answer keys after inviting challenges, processing and declaration of results and preparation of the list of qualified candidates will be done by NTA in collaboration with th
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Contributor-Level 10
What is the pattern for the NIFT Entrance Exam?