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:

For admission to NIFT Patna BDes, the institute accepts NIFT Entrance exam scores. The registration process typically commences in the month of November. The candidates need to fill out the NIFT application form available on the official NIFT website.

The NIFT entrance exam is conducted in two rounds, the first round is the General Ability Test (GAT) and the second round is the Creative Ability Test (CAT), both components hold 30% and 50% weightage, respectively. Candidates who get shortlisted after appearing in the NIFT Entrance exam will then have to appear for a Situation test.  

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.

After the completion of BDes from NIFT Patna, students have a wide array of opportunities in Design and creative fields. Some of the top job profiles and the average salaries offered in them are listed below:

NOTE: The salaries mentioned above may vary.

Read More: BDes Career Scope

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.

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.   

Admission to NIFT Patna courses is done through NIFT entrance exam. The candidates have to visit the official website of NIFT to apply for the entance exam. 

The steps to apply for NIFT 2024 entrance exam are mentioned below:

Step 1: Visit the official NIFT website and click on the three vertical lines.

Step 2: Select"Registrations for Admissions-2024" from the drop-down menu.

Step 3: Click on the "New Log In" tab.

Step 4: Enter the required details

Step 5: Click on the "Submit" button.

Step 6: Complete the application form by entering the necessary information and uploading a recent passport-size photograph along with the image of your signature.

Step 7: Complete the NIFT 2024 registration process by making the required payment of the application fee.

The application fee for NIFT 2024 entrance exam is INR 3,000 for General/OBC (Non-Creamy)/GEN-EWS category candidates and INR 1,500 for SC/ ST/ PwD Category.

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. 

The candidate will need the following documents to participate in the NIFT 2024 counselling process: Class 12/ degree mark sheet and certificate. Further, if the candidate is seeking admission to the PG course, then the candidate will also have to upload mark sheets and certificates of the qualifying degree examination.

In case of candidates who have appeared for the qualifying exam/ compartment (of final year/semester) and the result is due need to upload the date sheet /admit card for the examination. Other documents required are a Birth certificate, Category certificate, Medical fitness certificate, signed by a Registered Medical Practitioner in the prescribed format in original.

The following table depicts the NIFT Patna placement packages recorded in recent years:

NOTE: The above salary details are gathered from the Shiksha students' reviews.