NIFT Entrance Exam 2025: Admit Card (Released), Exam on (Feb 9), Notification 2025 (OUT), What's new?
National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Exam 2025 ( NIFT Entrance Exam )
Exam On - 9 Feb '25
NIFT 2025 written exams will be held on Feb 9, 2025. Get all the latest updates on the exam, including exam schedule, exam date, exam pattern, and much more.
NIFT Notification 2025—The admit card notification for NIFT 2025 is OUT. It has been released alongside the release of hall tickets. Candidates who will be appearing for the NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 on February 9, can download their admit cards from the admission portal - https://exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT.
The exam notification includes communication related to important events of NIFT entrance test, such as NIFT 2025 important dates, information brochure, updates on the start and last date for submission of the application form, date and time of the NIFT 2025 exam, eligibility criteria, etc. Importantly, the exam notification also informs candidates whether any changes have been made to the NIFT exam pattern, syllabus, admission process, etc. This page brings you updates on NIFT 2025 exam notifications. So, keep reading.
What’s new in NIFT 2025?
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For instance, the NIFT 2025 exam will be held in 82 cities; in the previous edition, the exam was held in 60 cities.
Q: When will NIFT 2025 admit card be released for written exams?
Q: Where can I download the NIFT 2025 admit card?
The admit card for the NIFT 2025 exam has to be downloaded online from the NTA NIFT admission portal - exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT. In.
Note that hard copies of the admit card will not be sent to the candidate.
So, the candidate needs to log-in to the admit card download portal using their log-in details and download the admit card pdf. After downloading the admit card, the candidate needs to take a printout. On the day of the exam, the candidate will have to display the admit card along with a valid photo id proof in the original. No candidate will be allowed inside the exam venue without the admit card.
Also, note that digital copies of the admit card will not be accepted.
Q: Can I appear in the NIFT 2025 without the admit card?
NIFT admit card 2025 is a mandatory document to appear in the design entrance exam. Candidates need to positively carry their valid admit card for NIFT Entrance Exam to their test centre, otherwise they will not be allowed to appear for the design entrance exam. Note that the security personnel at the exam centre will check the documents carried by the candidate, including the admit and photo id cards. In fact, the candidate must safely preserve the admit card until the admission process is over. It is because the candidate may be asked to produce the admit card during the counseing and seat-allotment process.
Also, NIFT Varanasi is joining NIFT 2025 as a new participating institute.
When will the NIFT 2025 application form open?
The NIFT application form 2025 is OPEN.
The application form has to be filled out online following the link that is given above.
The direct link to fill out the form will be provided here.
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The NIFT 2025 application fee is INR 3,000 for open, and INR 1,500 for SC, ST, and PwD candidates.
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Courses offered through the NIFT entrance exam
The NIFT 2025 participating colleges will offer the following courses:
Admission to the above courses will be based on NIFT 2025 merit ranks.
Q: Can I change my examination center after I have been issued the NIFT 2024 admit card for the situation test?
Q: How can I download NIFT 2025 admit card?
The admit card of NIFT 2025 will be released online at niftadmissions. In. The step-wise process to download the admit card is given below: Go to the NIFT admission portal - niftadmissions. In If the admit card is released, then the admit card download link will be displayed on the page Click on the admit card download link You will be redirected to a log-in window Enter application number and date of birth On log-in, you can view and download the NIFT 2025 admit card Download and take a printout of the admit card.
Q: Can I get NIFT 2025 admit card by email or post?
The NIFT 2025 will not be sent to the candidate by email or post. Instead, the candidate has to download the admit card from the admission portal of the National Institute of Fashion technology. To download the admit card, click on the admit card download link and log-in by entering your log-in credentials. The candidate needs to take a printout of the admit card after downloading it. Note that on the day of the exam, the candidate will need a photo id proof to go with the admit card. Without admit cards, the candidate will not be allowed to sit in the NIFT 2025 exam.
Q: What details do I need to check on my NIFT 2025 admit card?
The admit card of NIFT 2025 will carry the following information: The name, photography and signature of the candidate NIFT 2025 roll number The name and address of the NIFT 2024 exam centre Exam timings, including exam date Exam centre code Reporting time Exam-day guidelines The candidate must carefully check the details mentioned in the admin card and ensure that they are correct and legible. If there are any discrepancies, the candidate must contact exam officials and get them rectified.
Q: When will NIFT 2024 admit card be released?
Admit cards for the written exams has been released on February 2, 2024.
Note that the advanced city intimation slip for NIFT 2024 was released earlier.
The admit card has been relesed online at the admission portal of NTA NIFT - nift.ntaonline.in. To download the admit card, you need to log in using your application number and date of birth.
The NIFT 2024 admit card will be released separately for the written exams and the Situation Test/ Personal Interview.
The admit cards for the Situation Test/ Personal Interview will be released later, around April 2024.
Key highlights about the NIFT 2025 exam
| Particulars |
Description |
|---|---|
| Application process |
Over |
| Exam DATE |
February 9, 2025 |
| Papers |
The NIFT exam has TWO papers - GAT and CAT
|
| Mode of the exam |
|
| NIFT exam centers |
The NIFT 2025 exam will be conducted in 60 cities across India. The candidate has to select their choice of exam city when filling out the application form. |
NIFT 2025 Admission Schedule
The tentative exam schedule for NIFT 2025 is given in the table below.
| Events |
Dates |
|---|---|
| Start of NIFT 2025 application form |
November 22, 2024 |
| Last date to apply |
January 6, 2025 (Regular) January 7-9, 2025 (With late fees) |
| Window to edit application form |
January 10-12, 2025 |
| Exam date |
February 9, 2025 |
| Release of draft answer key |
February 2025 |
| Declaration of NIFT 2025 results |
March 2025 |
| Situation Test/ Interview |
April 2025 |
| Declaration of FINAL results |
Last week of April 2025 |
NIFT 2025 Exam Timings
The exam timings for the various design courses are given in the table below.
| Program |
Written Test |
Test Timing |
|---|---|---|
| BDes |
CAT |
9.30 am - 11.30 pm |
| GAT |
1.30 pm - 4.30 pm |
|
| MDes |
CAT |
9.30 am - 11.30 pm |
| GAT |
1.30 pm - 4.30 pm |
|
| BFTech |
GAT |
1.30 pm - 4.30 pm |
| MFTech |
GAT |
1.30 pm - 4.30 pm |
| MFM |
GAT |
1.30 pm - 4.30 pm |
NIFT 2025 Exam Center
For the current session, the NIFT exam will be held in 82 cities (up from 60 cities in the previous edition). Refer to the table below to check NIFT 2025 exam center list.
| S. No. | State | City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
NIFT 2025 Exam Center Reporting Time
The reporting time will be mentioned on the admit card. Generally, the candidate must reach the exam center at least an hour in advance.
Note that once the exam commences, no candidate will be allowed inside the exam venue.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
The NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 consists of two parts:
General Ability Test (GAT):
Quantitative Ability: Number operations, algebra.
Communication Ability: Vocabulary, grammar.
English Comprehension: Passage-based questions.
Analytical Ability: Logical reasoning.
General Knowledge & Current Affairs: Fashion i
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
The table below shows the top Fashion colleges in Delhi NCR accepting NIFT entrance exam along with their tuition fees and their India Today rankings 2024:
| Top Colleges | Tuition Fee | India Today Rankings 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| NIFT Delhi | INR 12 lakh | 1 |
| World University of Design | INR 15 lakh | 25 |
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The national entrance exam for the NIFT Institute this year, can keep on reading to find the latest syllabus that is prepared to test their creative and analytical ability.
It comprises the following sections: General Ability Test (GAT), Creative Ability Test (CAT), and Situation Test for designing
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months 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,
Contributor-Level 9
NIFT Entrance Exam Notifications
Admit cards for the written exams will be released tentativley in the 1st week of February 2025.
Note that the advanced city intimation slip for NIFT 2025 was released earlier.
The admit card will be released online at the admission portal of NTA NIFT - nift.ntaonline.in. To download the admit card, you need to log in using your application number and date of birth.
The NIFT 2025 admit card will be released separately for the written exams and the Situation Test/ Personal Interview.
The admit cards for the Situation Test/ Personal Interview will be released later, around April 2025.