NIFT Cut off 2025: Release DATE, Determining Factors, Download Previous Year's Cut-off

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Updated on Dec 11, 2024 15:51 IST

NIFT cutoff 2025 - The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will release the NIFT 2025 cutoffs at the time of counseling and seat allotment. In the previous edition, FOUR regular and one SPOT seat allotment rounds of NIFT counseling were conducted. For each of these rounds, a separate cut-off was released. Candidates who met the cut-off for a particular round were offered admission in that round. Or else, the candidate was considered for admission in subsequent rounds. However, if the candidate failed to meet the NIFT cut-off in the last round of seat allotment, they were disqualified from the admission process. So, to be eligible for admission, you must meet the cut-off for that round.

NIFT 2025 cut-off would be category-specific.

The direct link to download the institute- and category-wise cut-offs will be given below once they are available.

You can download the previous years' NIFT cut-off below.

NTA will conduct the NIFT 2025 exam on February 9, 2025. The application form for NIFT 2025 is open.

Q: When will NIFT cutoff be released?

The National Instituite of Fashion Technology will release the NIFT 2025 at the time of seat allotment and counseling.

The cut-offs will be available institute and category-wise for all the program at nift.admissions.nic.in.

The cut-offs will be prepared by considering factors like the seat intake, the merit rank of candidates, admission category, etc. Note that if the seat intake is increase the cut-off would likely go down and vice versa.

The cut-offs are available for the following titles:

Opening and Closing Rank Details for NIFT UG Counselling 2025
Opening and Closing Rank Details for NIFT UG (Lateral Entry) Counselling 2025
Opening and Closing Rank Details for NIFT PG Counselling 2025

To download the cut-offs, visit: https://nift.admissions.nic.in/or-cr/

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Q: I have failed to meet NIFT 2025 cut-off in previous rounds. Will I get admission?

NIFT 2025 counseling process will be conducted online and will have multiple rounds.

In the previous edition of the exam, four regular rounds, followed by a SPOT round, of seat allotment was conducted.

If you meet the cut-off in any of these rounds, you will be considered for admission in that round. However, if you fail to meet the cut-off criteria, you may be considered for admission in the subsequent rounds provided you meet the cut-off for that round.

Or, else you will have to wait for the SPOT round, where seats will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Vacant seats after completion of the regular rouns will be offered in the SPOT round.

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Q: What is NIFT 2024 opening and closing ranks of NIFT Bengaluru for open category?

The NIFT Bengaluru admission cut-offs are now available for Round I, II, and III.

The cut-off has been released for all the 18 participating colleges.

To check the cut-off, you need to go to the https://admissions.nic.in/ portal.

Under eServices, select OR-CR.

The roundwise NIFT 2024 cut-off or closing rank (All-India Quota) for the open category for NIFT Bengaluru for the 3rd Round are given below:

Round I - 29 (opening rank), 234 (closing rank)
Round II - 208 (opening rank), 236 (closing rank)
Round III - 256 (closing rank)

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Q: I belong to the SC category? Will I be considered for NIFT admission under open category?

Yes, candidates belonging to the SC, and other reserved categories will be considered for admission under both the respective and open categories.

Considering you belong to the SC category, this means you will be considered for open and SC admission lists. If you meet the cut-off in any of these lists, you will get admission.

But the institute you are being allocated will depend on the course you have selected (and their order of priority) at the time of choice-filling. Note that if you are not offered the first preferred seat, you are typically considered for upgradation in subsequent rounds.

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Table of Contents

Things you must know about NIFT 2025 cut-off
NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
What is a good score in NIFT?
NIFT 2025 Cutoff - Opening and Closing ranks
Factors Determining NIFT Cutoff 2025
How to Check NIFT Cutoff 2025?
Check Previous years' NIFT Cutoff
NIFT Admission Process 2025 - Exam Components, Weightage
NIFT Cut-off 2025 - FAQs

Things you must know about NIFT 2025 cut-off

Here are a few points you need to know about the NIFT cut-off 2025

The cutoff of NIFT 2025 will be released after seat allotment is made.
The cut-off can be checked online at nift.ac.in/admission.
The cutoff would include the NIFT 2025 opening and closing common merit ranks.
Note that the cut-offs will be released category-wise and for each of the participating NIFTs.
Candidates who meet the cut-off rank (or marks) for their chosen program and category only will be considered for admission.
If a candidate fails to meet the cut-off in a preceding round, then the candidate will be considered for admission in the next seat allotment rounds.
However, if the candidate fails to meet the cut-off in the last round of allotment, he or she will not get admission.
The cut-off would be prepared considering factors like seat intake, total applicants, category under which admission is sought, etc. If any of the factors change, the cut-off would also change. For instance, if the seat intake is increased, the cut-off would come down, and vice versa.

Q: What is NIFT cutoff?

NIFT cutoff for a participating NIFT is the last rank for which admission is offered in for a particular programme and category. This means, if a candidate fails to score a rank equal to or higher than the cutoff rank, they don't get admission. Typically, a higher ranked institute will invite: More applications Higher ranked candidates This in turn pushes up the cutoff in higher ranked (or popular) institutes. Likewise, a lower-ranked institute will receive comparatively fewer number of applications, and mostly from lower-ranked candidates. This means, cut-off in these institutes are lower making it much easier to get admission.

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Q: When can I download the NID DAT 2025 answer sheets?

The National Institite of Design (NID) will release the answer sheets of the candidate after the declaration of the FINAL results. Further, the answer sheets will only be available on request, only after the admission process is complete.

The answer sheet is not be issued during the admission process.

To request the answer sheet for the admission cycle 2025-26, the candidate has to make a payment of INR 1000 online/ per exam. The candidate will also have to furnish the NID DAT 2025 admit card duly signed by the invigilator and seal of the exam center with the request.

The answer sheet will be sent to the candidate within 15-20 days after receiving the payment.

The National Institute of Design will, however, not release any answer keys for the DAT Prelims exam.

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NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

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

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Mar '25	NIFT 2025 Declaration of Results TENTATIVE

What is a good score in NIFT?

How good is a score depends on several factors like the program of study, seat intake, the category you belong to, the institute you have selected for admission, etc.

For instance, if you belong to the OPEN category, you might not get admission even if you score, say X marks. However, a candidate belonging to the reserved category may easily get easy get admission if they score X marks.

So, you have to take into account the above factors when discussing what is a good NIFT 2025 score.

Also, note that the NIFT admission cutoff is not fixed and may change depending on factors like the difficulty level of the exam, total applicants, merit ranks of these applicants, and seat intake.

If you are wondering what score you need to obtain to get admission to the NIFTs, the following table may have the answers.

Program	NIFT Common Merit Rank (CMR) - Range	Shortlisted Candidates
Bachelor of Design (B.Des)	51-317	80
	319-619	90
	620-825	90
	828-1098	90
	1104-1328	80
	1331-1605	90
	1612-1874	90
	1882-2127	90
	2128-2440	80
	2443-2741	90
	2747-3132	90
	3133-3628	90
	3629-4100	80
	4110-4714	90
	4715-5543	90
	5448-6739	90
	6744-8150	100
	8161-9875	100
	9883-11605	100
	11658-14378	86
B.F.Tech- Apparel Production	11-275	40
B.F.Tech- Apparel Production	276-929	89
M.F.Tech	88-100	3
Master of Design (M.Des)	24-525	91
Master of Fashion Management (MFM)	24-352	80
	353-814	90
	816-1310	81

NIFT 2025 Cutoff - Opening and Closing ranks

Considering the cut-off for NIFT 2025 will be available only at the time of counseling and seat allotment, the candidate may consult the previous years' cutoff.

NIFT Cut-off - Program and category-wise cut-off for 2024, 2023, 2022

College	NIFT Cut-off 2023
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NIFT Bhopal	Click Here
NIFT Bhubaneswar	Click Here
NIFT Chennai	Click Here
NIFT Daman	Click Here
NIFT New Delhi	Click Here
NIFT Gandhinagar	Click Here
NIFT Hyderabad	Click Here
NIFT Jodhpur	Click Here
NIFT Kangra	Click Here
NIFT Kannur	Click Here
NIFT Kolkata	Click Here
NIFT Mumbai	Click Here
NIFT Patna	Click Here
NIFT Panchkula	Click Here
NIFT Raebareli	Click Here
NIFT Shillong	Click Here
NIFT Srinagar	Click Here

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B.Des. in Fashion Communication in NIFTs : NIFT Entrance Exam 2024 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)

College	2022	2023	2024
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai	160	79	65
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi	83	112	160
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur	1322	1084	226
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore	169	520	256
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar	556	332	313
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad	532	452	474
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai	617	484	547
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhubaneswar	1032	2086	595
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata	649	632	835
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Jodhpur	1285	1391	1290
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhopal	1960	1671	1839
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna	1346	1692	1858
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra	1814	1644	2274
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Raebareli	2359	2176	2450
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Shillong	2361	3119	2537
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Srinagar	3175	3465	3500

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B.Des. in Fashion Communication : NIFT Entrance Exam 2024 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)

College	2022	2023	2024
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi	103	72	48
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai	160	79	65
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore	225	113	106
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur	1322	1084	226
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar	556	332	313
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai	543	276	330
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad	532	452	474
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata	631	467	544
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhubaneswar	1032	2086	595
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Jodhpur	1285	1391	1290
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhopal	1893	1887	1304
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna	1513	1812	1339
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra	1422	1495	1346

Factors Determining NIFT Cutoff 2025

The cutoffs of NIFT 2025 will be prepared by considering the following factors:

The number of candidates participating in the counseling process
The merit rank of applicants
The seat intake for the program opted for admission
The category under which admission is sought
The institute applied for admission to

Note that the above factors are variables, so if any of these factors change, the cut-off will also change.

NIFT College Predictor prepared by Shiksha.com helps students to predict the college in which they can get admission based on their expected exam score.

NIFT Exam College Predictor

Q: What are the details mentioned on NIFT cut-off list?

NIFT 2025 cut off list will include details like the opening and closing ranks of candidates for each participating institute and category. Among the various categories for which the cut-off would be released include General, SC, ST, OBC-NCl, Domicile, and PwD categories. The candidate needs to consult the cut-off for their respective categories for the programme they are seeking admission to.

The opening rank is the highest rank for which the seat has been allocated. On the other hand, the closing rank is the minimum rank for which admission is allocated. Only such candidates who secure a rank equal to or higher than the closing rank will get admission.

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Q: What are the various B. Des courses for which NIFT cut-off would be released?

There are 18 participating institutes of NIFT that offer the B. Des programme. Currently, the B. Des programme offers specializations in the following programs: Fashion Design (FD) Leather Design (LD) Accessory Design (AD) Textile Design (TD) Knitwear Design (KD) Fashion Communication (FC) Note that the National Institute of Fashion Technology will release the NIFT 2023 cut-off for each of these programs. To get admission, it is mandatory for candidates to meet the cut-off criteria in their respective categories.

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How to Check NIFT Cutoff 2025?

The institute-wise NIFT 2025 closing rank or cut-off will be released during counseling and seat allotment. The cut-off will be released for each round of seat allotment. Candidates who meet the cut-off in their chosen course and category will be eligible for admission.

Candidates can view NIFT cutoffs 2025 by following the below-mentioned steps:

Visit the official website of NIFT - nift.admissions.nic.in
Under eServices, click on the OR-CR tab
The OR-CR (opening rank - closing rank) OPTION for UG and PG courses will be displayed on screen
Click on the relevant link
Next, you have to select the seat-allotment round, institute, program, and category to get the relevant NIFT cut-off 2025
Once the cut-off opens, you can download it in pdf format.

Check Previous years' NIFT Cutoff

Check the institute-wise NIFT cut-off from 2022 and earlier below.

To download NIFT 2022 Cut-off - Click Here

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Bangalore

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
EWS	Accessory Design	1563	2147
EWS	Apparel Production	277	937
EWS	Fashion Communication	1000	1202
EWS	Fashion Design	731	1376
EWS	Knitwear Design	3156	4450
EWS	Master of Design	224	434
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	277	336
EWS	Textile Design	2482	4249
NRI	Accessory Design	1793	4448
NRI	Fashion Communication	7	1660
NRI	Fashion Design	3	1115
NRI	Knitwear Design	2835	6111
NRI	Master of Design	343	343
NRI	Master of Fashion Management	163	712
NRI	Textile Design	2242	6006
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	618	1955
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	84	312
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	149	668
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	193	780
OBC (NC)	Knitwear Design	1657	2973
OBC (NC)	Master of Design	59	271
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	165	288
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	1807	2432
Open	Accessory Design	174	553
Open	Apparel Production	8	217
Open	Fashion Communication	31	225
Open	Fashion Design	46	169
Open	Knitwear Design	284	1051
Open	Master of Design	5	74
Open	Master of Fashion Management	15	72
Open	Master of Fashion Technology	4	68
Open	Textile Design	289	701
Open PwD	Fashion Design	6972	6972
Open PwD	Master of Fashion Management	376	376
Open PwD	Textile Design	6963	6963
SC	Accessory Design	1892	4755
SC	Apparel Production	270	863
SC	Fashion Communication	870	1635
SC	Fashion Design	142	1419
SC	Knitwear Design	4289	7442
SC	Master of Design	99	455
SC	Master of Fashion Management	148	448
SC	Textile Design	1560	7364
ST	Accessory Design	2091	6509
ST	Apparel Production	398	398
ST	Fashion Communication	1125	2083
ST	Fashion Design	735	2979
ST	Knitwear Design	5096	7657
ST	Master of Design	177	557
ST	Master of Fashion Management	546	588
ST	Textile Design	5589	7622

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Bhopal

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
Dom.OBC	Accessory Design	5524	6536
Dom.OBC	Fashion Communication	6366	6440
Dom.OBC	Fashion Design	5410	5588
Dom.OBC	Textile Design	6940	6940
Dom.Open	Accessory Design	2650	2675
Dom.Open	Fashion Communication	1460	1939
Dom.Open	Fashion Design	1941	2350
Dom.Open	Master of Fashion Management	428	446
Dom.Open	Textile Design	2086	2783
Dom.SC	Fashion Design	7179	7179
EWS	Accessory Design	4442	6340
EWS	Fashion Communication	3803	4419
EWS	Fashion Design	2127	3400
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	910	924
EWS	Textile Design	4117	5803
NRI	Accessory Design	6191	6191
NRI	Fashion Communication	2774	2774
NRI	Fashion Design	4239	4239
NRI	Textile Design	4561	4561
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	3117	4825
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	3187	4280
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	1885	3960
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	583	921
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	4731	5714
Open	Accessory Design	889	2551
Open	Fashion Communication	384	1893
Open	Fashion Design	786	1960
Open	Master of Fashion Management	200	532
Open	Textile Design	970	2571
Open PwD	Fashion Communication	7557	7557
SC	Accessory Design	7239	7656
SC	Fashion Communication	5538	6633
SC	Fashion Design	5572	6810
SC	Textile Design	6827	7430
ST	Fashion Design	7662	7662
UR	Accessory Design	2265	2807
UR	Textile Design	2614	2614

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Bhubneshwar

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
Dom.OBC	Fashion Communication	3678	5548
Dom.OBC	Fashion Design	4195	4212
Dom.OBC	Master of Fashion Management	917	917
Dom.OBC	Textile Design	6522	6657
Dom.Open	Accessory Design	1922	2065
Dom.Open	Apparel Production	423	921
Dom.Open	Fashion Communication	977	1128
Dom.Open	Fashion Design	1230	1551
Dom.Open	Master of Fashion Management	394	482
Dom.Open	Textile Design	2529	3183
Dom.SC	Fashion Communication	7540	7540
Dom.SC	Fashion Design	7506	7506
EWS	Accessory Design	4354	5260
EWS	Fashion Communication	4265	4642
EWS	Fashion Design	4344	5191
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	806	806
EWS	Textile Design	5604	6284
NRI	Accessory Design	7186	7186
NRI	Fashion Communication	3972	6320
NRI	Fashion Design	3417	3417
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	2561	5252
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	1052	1052
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	1886	4089
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	1785	3056
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	654	876
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	4471	5355
Open	Accessory Design	1392	2566
Open	Apparel Production	202	1094
Open	Fashion Communication	399	1032
Open	Fashion Design	546	1675
Open	Master of Fashion Management	54	374
Open	Textile Design	1676	2562
SC	Accessory Design	7605	7605
SC	Fashion Communication	1850	6846
SC	Fashion Design	5447	6981
SC	Textile Design	7520	7649
ST	Fashion Communication	6892	7664
ST	Fashion Design	7138	7665
UR	Apparel Production	578	578
UR	Textile Design	2960	3174

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Chennai

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
EWS	Accessory Design	3113	4084
EWS	Apparel Production	384	1111
EWS	Fashion Communication	1834	2654
EWS	Fashion Design	1590	2671
EWS	Knitwear Design	3786	6279
EWS	Leather Design	5514	6917
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	697	793
EWS	Textile Design	3094	5814
NRI	Accessory Design	5489	5489
NRI	Fashion Communication	6	4542
NRI	Fashion Design	1857	3640
NRI	Knitwear Design	3815	3815
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	1770	2588
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	137	299
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	599	1470
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	533	1193
OBC (NC)	Knitwear Design	1144	3698
OBC (NC)	Leather Design	2925	4164
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	252	486
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	1153	3476
OBC-PwD	Accessory Design	3019	3019
Open	Accessory Design	428	1173
Open	Apparel Production	68	439
Open	Fashion Communication	172	543
Open	Fashion Design	129	538
Open	Knitwear Design	743	1404
Open	Leather Design	436	1767
Open	Master of Fashion Management	70	214
Open	Textile Design	673	1027
Open PwD	Accessory Design	2301	2301
Open PwD	Fashion Design	6983	6983
SC	Accessory Design	1686	6747
SC	Apparel Production	777	1130
SC	Fashion Communication	1958	4486
SC	Fashion Design	1787	3231
SC	Knitwear Design	5819	6986
SC	Leather Design	4624	7334
SC	Master of Fashion Management	402	975
SC	Textile Design	2403	6577
ST	Accessory Design	6808	7450
ST	Fashion Communication	2384	6172
ST	Fashion Design	5948	6446
ST	Master of Fashion Management	800	973
UR	Fashion Design	617	617

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Daman

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
DOM_UR	Textile Design	4131	4131
EWS	Textile Design	4813	6168
OBC	Textile Design	4853	5916
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	3499	3499
Open	Textile Design	3215	3215
SC	Textile Design	7570	7570
UR	Master of Fashion Management	275	932
UR	Textile Design	2831	3477

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Delhi

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
EWS	Accessory Design	446	630
EWS	Apparel Production	43	502
EWS	Fashion Communication	194	1075
EWS	Fashion Design	271	514
EWS	Knitwear Design	1158	2315
EWS	Leather Design	4048	4485
EWS	Master of Design	43	96
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	194	238
EWS	Master of Fashion Technology	54	54
EWS	Textile Design	1005	1545
NRI	Accessory Design	902	1571
NRI	Fashion Communication	5	882
NRI	Fashion Design	10	583
NRI	Knitwear Design	765	1669
NRI	Leather Design	1174	3151
NRI	Master of Design	287	437
NRI	Master of Fashion Management	31	463
NRI	Textile Design	999	1935
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	280	1425
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	56	225
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	50	432
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	84	439
OBC (NC)	Knitwear Design	878	3149
OBC (NC)	Leather Design	2353	4070
OBC (NC)	Master of Design	56	230
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	32	161
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Technology	51	63
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	636	1723
OBC-PwD	Fashion Design	6095	6095
Open	Accessory Design	105	380
Open	Apparel Production	1	53
Open	Fashion Communication	3	103
Open	Fashion Design	2	83
Open	Knitwear Design	165	463
Open	Leather Design	337	1383
Open	Master of Design	2	58
Open	Master of Fashion Management	1	42
Open	Master of Fashion Technology	1	45
Open	Textile Design	85	593
Open PwD	Accessory Design	7600	7600
Open PwD	Fashion Communication	1951	1951
Open PwD	Fashion Design	5034	5034
Open PwD	Knitwear Design	6083	6083
Open PwD	Master of Design	581	581
Open PwD	Master of Fashion Management	237	237
Open PwD	Textile Design	5647	5647
SC	Accessory Design	957	3263
SC	Apparel Production	153	635
SC	Fashion Communication	524	1524
SC	Fashion Design	207	1183
SC	Knitwear Design	2321	3882
SC	Leather Design	3324	6243
SC	Master of Design	68	365
SC	Master of Fashion Management	34	162
SC	Master of Fashion Technology	64	64
SC	Textile Design	1653	4564
SC-PwD	Fashion Communication	7650	7650
SC-PwD	Fashion Design	7706	7706
ST	Accessory Design	1510	6274
ST	Apparel Production	236	665
ST	Fashion Communication	943	1373
ST	Fashion Design	1164	1393
ST	Knitwear Design	5106	6953
ST	Leather Design	5992	7514
ST	Master of Design	73	461
ST	Master of Fashion Management	192	462
ST	Textile Design	2346	6032
UR	Leather Design	680	680

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Gandhinagar

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
EWS	Accessory Design	2670	2670
EWS	Apparel Production	583	848
EWS	Fashion Communication	699	1611
EWS	Fashion Design	1588	2092
EWS	Master of Design	416	484
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	473	677
EWS	Textile Design	3018	4372
NRI	Accessory Design	3402	4725
NRI	Fashion Communication	1070	3081
NRI	Fashion Design	2564	4140
NRI	Master of Design	347	347
NRI	Textile Design	1539	5856
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	879	2735
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	308	684
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	1167	1813
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	805	1410
OBC (NC)	Master of Design	286	345
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	358	612
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	2207	3447
Open	Accessory Design	163	869
Open	Apparel Production	123	472
Open	Fashion Communication	148	409
Open	Fashion Design	109	402
Open	Master of Design	81	124
Open	Master of Fashion Management	81	166
Open	Textile Design	378	824
Open PwD	Fashion Communication	6099	6099
Open PwD	Fashion Design	7272	7272
SC	Accessory Design	2912	7440
SC	Apparel Production	712	712
SC	Fashion Communication	1526	4699
SC	Fashion Design	1112	3057
SC	Master of Design	330	475
SC	Master of Fashion Management	561	742
SC	Textile Design	3652	6924
ST	Fashion Communication	4989	5980
ST	Fashion Design	3097	4937
ST	Master of Design	647	655
ST	Master of Fashion Management	837	970
UR	Fashion Communication	556	556

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Hyderabad

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
EWS	Accessory Design	3170	3659
EWS	Apparel Production	326	1015
EWS	Fashion Communication	1514	2266
EWS	Fashion Design	1409	1487
EWS	Knitwear Design	4499	5050
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	483	604
EWS	Textile Design	4054	4672
NRI	Accessory Design	2203	6542
NRI	Fashion Communication	3021	5056
NRI	Fashion Design	928	2394
NRI	Knitwear Design	6290	6290
NRI	Master of Fashion Management	495	495
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	1708	2664
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	372	519
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	906	1315
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	536	1533
OBC (NC)	Knitwear Design	1799	3921
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	281	476
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	2498	3571
Open	Accessory Design	167	789
Open	Apparel Production	82	323
Open	Fashion Communication	110	395
Open	Fashion Design	18	532
Open	Knitwear Design	495	1150
Open	Master of Fashion Management	20	130
Open	Textile Design	468	941
SC	Accessory Design	5795	6977
SC	Apparel Production	545	1037
SC	Fashion Communication	706	2993
SC	Fashion Design	487	5190
SC	Knitwear Design	6307	7595
SC	Master of Fashion Management	581	920
SC	Textile Design	6322	7470
ST	Accessory Design	6761	7483
ST	Fashion Communication	2661	5886
ST	Fashion Design	4154	7306
ST	Knitwear Design	6964	6964
ST	Master of Fashion Management	732	933
ST	Textile Design	7681	7681
UR	Accessory Design	1661	1661
UR	Apparel Production	175	175
UR	Knitwear Design	1565	1729
UR	Textile Design	1341	1341

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Jodhpur

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
Dom.OBC	Accessory Design	6486	6627
Dom.OBC	Fashion Communication	5129	5273
Dom.OBC	Fashion Design	4718	4781
Dom.OBC	Master of Fashion Management	856	957
Dom.OBC	Textile Design	5503	6008
Dom.Open	Accessory Design	2188	2389
Dom.Open	Apparel Production	896	896
Dom.Open	Fashion Communication	1369	1679
Dom.Open	Fashion Design	1340	1378
Dom.Open	Master of Fashion Management	457	521
Dom.Open	Textile Design	1916	1916
Dom.SC	Fashion Design	5709	5709
EWS	Accessory Design	4567	6335
EWS	Fashion Communication	3389	3774
EWS	Fashion Design	2797	3520
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	835	897
NRI	Fashion Communication	2907	5554
NRI	Fashion Design	4172	5552
NRI	Master of Fashion Management	815	815
NRI	Textile Design	4974	4974
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	2995	5116
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	523	1018
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	2410	3934
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	1887	3889
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	608	903
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	4079	5192
Open	Accessory Design	813	2215
Open	Apparel Production	307	1075
Open	Fashion Communication	460	1285
Open	Fashion Design	507	1063
Open	Master of Fashion Management	141	309
Open	Textile Design	819	1971
Open PwD	Fashion Design	7365	7365
SC	Fashion Communication	2163	7697
SC	Fashion Design	3352	4231
SC	Master of Fashion Management	664	942
SC	Textile Design	7547	7547
ST	Fashion Design	6711	6845
UR	Accessory Design	1776	1776
UR	Apparel Production	361	361
UR	Fashion Design	1100	1100
UR	Textile Design	2771	2830

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Kangra

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
Dom.Open	Apparel Production	625	926
Dom.Open	Fashion Communication	3086	4693
Dom.Open	Fashion Design	5035	6717
Dom.Open	Master of Fashion Management	934	934
Dom.Open	Textile Design	3454	3454
EWS	Accessory Design	4730	6372
EWS	Apparel Production	746	746
EWS	Fashion Communication	2876	3568
EWS	Fashion Design	2455	3101
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	839	947
EWS	Textile Design	4463	6334
NRI	Fashion Communication	1897	3893
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	3374	5697
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	827	857
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	2087	4493
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	1930	4913
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	751	961
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	4721	5893
Open	Accessory Design	991	2472
Open	Apparel Production	324	1032
Open	Fashion Communication	415	1422
Open	Fashion Design	582	1814
Open	Master of Fashion Management	177	635
Open	Textile Design	1219	2702
SC	Accessory Design	7202	7202
SC	Fashion Communication	5269	7072
SC	Fashion Design	4363	6562
SC	Textile Design	7001	7001
ST	Fashion Communication	6749	7655
UR	Apparel Production	924	924
UR	Fashion Communication	1415	1415
UR	Fashion Design	601	601

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Kannur

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
Dom.OBC	Apparel Production	826	826
Dom.OBC	Fashion Communication	2438	2438
Dom.OBC	Fashion Design	2612	2612
Dom.OBC	Knitwear Design	4910	4922
Dom.OBC	Master of Design	425	431
Dom.OBC	Master of Fashion Management	709	760
Dom.OBC	Textile Design	4734	4809
Dom.Open	Apparel Production	735	735
Dom.Open	Fashion Communication	1377	1603
Dom.Open	Fashion Design	1451	1483
Dom.Open	Knitwear Design	2560	2648
Dom.Open	Master of Design	332	393
Dom.Open	Master of Fashion Management	430	560
Dom.Open	Textile Design	2704	2823
Dom.SC	Fashion Communication	7353	7353
Dom.SC	Fashion Design	5010	5010
Dom.SC	Master of Design	643	643
EWS	Fashion Communication	2233	4646
EWS	Fashion Design	3486	4971
EWS	Knitwear Design	6621	6982
EWS	Master of Design	503	525
EWS	Textile Design	6329	6329
NRI	Fashion Communication	11	3642
NRI	Fashion Design	5202	5633
NRI	Knitwear Design	5909	5909
NRI	Textile Design	3091	3091
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	670	821
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	1599	2295
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	1540	2637
OBC (NC)	Knitwear Design	3290	4743
OBC (NC)	Master of Design	349	408
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	510	678
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	3818	4717
Open	Apparel Production	407	904
Open	Fashion Communication	521	1322
Open	Fashion Design	537	1631
Open	Knitwear Design	1352	2490
Open	Master of Design	88	145
Open	Master of Fashion Management	212	425
Open	Textile Design	1380	2618
SC	Fashion Communication	5790	7010
SC	Fashion Design	3275	5382
SC	Knitwear Design	7637	7682
SC	Master of Design	358	474
SC	Textile Design	6640	7581
ST	Fashion Communication	7566	7566
ST	Fashion Design	6798	6798
ST	Master of Design	458	649
UR	Apparel Production	763	766
UR	Knitwear Design	2559	2559
UR	Master of Design	128	128
UR	Textile Design	2919	2919

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Kolkota

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
EWS	Accessory Design	2683	4188
EWS	Apparel Production	923	923
EWS	Fashion Communication	1029	2341
EWS	Fashion Design	615	2311
EWS	Knitwear Design	2930	5937
EWS	Leather Design	6160	6781
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	724	778
EWS	Textile Design	1553	4955
NRI	Accessory Design	3894	3894
NRI	Fashion Communication	5268	5307
NRI	Fashion Design	3210	3641
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	2399	3265
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	425	770
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	1385	1973
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	837	1841
OBC (NC)	Knitwear Design	3756	4870
OBC (NC)	Leather Design	4064	5612
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	452	692
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	1613	4347
Open	Accessory Design	738	1418
Open	Apparel Production	42	526
Open	Fashion Communication	139	631
Open	Fashion Design	155	649
Open	Knitwear Design	650	1479
Open	Leather Design	299	2356
Open	Master of Fashion Management	112	266
Open	Textile Design	592	1269
SC	Accessory Design	6675	7589
SC	Fashion Communication	1792	5005
SC	Fashion Design	1408	2826
SC	Knitwear Design	6603	7676
SC	Leather Design	5727	7376
SC	Master of Fashion Management	840	951
SC	Textile Design	4125	7363
ST	Accessory Design	6523	7691
ST	Apparel Production	914	914
ST	Fashion Communication	5973	7040
ST	Fashion Design	6579	7199
ST	Master of Fashion Management	519	519
UR	Apparel Production	294	294
UR	Fashion Communication	444	444

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Mumbai

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
EWS	Accessory Design	633	1548
EWS	Apparel Production	185	881
EWS	Fashion Communication	102	1025
EWS	Fashion Design	286	720
EWS	Knitwear Design	2727	3449
EWS	Master of Design	238	318
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	239	330
EWS	Textile Design	516	2697
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	845	2088
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	179	359
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	81	461
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	268	643
OBC (NC)	Knitwear Design	575	2839
OBC (NC)	Master of Design	180	289
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	116	344
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	872	2151
Open	Accessory Design	87	569
Open	Apparel Production	46	172
Open	Fashion Communication	10	160
Open	Fashion Design	14	114
Open	Knitwear Design	195	547
Open	Master of Design	11	79
Open	Master of Fashion Management	3	68
Open	Textile Design	9	656
Open PwD	Fashion Communication	123	123
Open PwD	Fashion Design	5104	5104
Open PwD	Master of Fashion Management	896	896
SC	Accessory Design	3311	5314
SC	Apparel Production	258	994
SC	Fashion Communication	391	962
SC	Fashion Design	730	2792
SC	Knitwear Design	3761	5623
SC	Master of Design	67	316
SC	Master of Fashion Management	127	557
SC	Textile Design	1968	5155
ST	Accessory Design	5982	6895
ST	Fashion Communication	389	1688
ST	Fashion Design	854	1502
ST	Knitwear Design	6360	6628
ST	Master of Design	477	597
ST	Master of Fashion Management	517	624
ST	Textile Design	7217	7217
ST-PwD	Fashion Communication	3224	3224
UR	Apparel Production	31	31
UR	Master of Design	136	136
NRI	Accessory Design	1712	3160
NRI	Fashion Communication	1	1006
NRI	Fashion Design	9	1278
NRI	Knitwear Design	1280	3772
NRI	Master of Fashion Management	178	849
NRI	Master of Design	174	174
NRI	Textile Design	1358	5244

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Panchkula

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
Dom.OBC	Fashion Communication	6023	6414
Dom.OBC	Fashion Design	5182	5928
Dom.OBC	Master of Design	528	528
Dom.OBC	Textile Design	6547	6830
Dom.Open	Fashion Communication	1704	2121
Dom.Open	Fashion Design	1520	1926
Dom.Open	Master of Design	157	299
Dom.Open	Master of Fashion Management	426	559
Dom.Open	Textile Design	2808	2846
Dom.SC	Master of Design	641	641
EWS	Fashion Communication	3182	5663
EWS	Fashion Design	2411	5117
EWS	Master of Design	323	464
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	708	923
EWS	Textile Design	3650	6410
NRI	Fashion Communication	2854	6358
NRI	Fashion Design	2052	3717
NRI	Master of Design	486	486
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	894	1152
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	1500	5128
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	1433	4954
OBC (NC)	Master of Design	380	420
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	567	969
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	4063	6201
Open	Apparel Production	336	890
Open	Fashion Communication	251	1366
Open	Fashion Design	418	1606
Open	Master of Design	95	158
Open	Master of Fashion Management	195	622
Open	Textile Design	1120	2522
SC	Fashion Communication	5219	7478
SC	Fashion Design	3337	7125
SC	Master of Design	395	466
SC	Master of Fashion Management	749	749
SC	Textile Design	7599	7695
ST	Fashion Communication	7273	7273
ST	Fashion Design	3961	7349
ST	Master of Design	672	672
UR	Master of Design	160	178
UR	Master of Fashion Management	364	364

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Patna

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
Dom.OBC	Accessory Design	4719	4895
Dom.OBC	Fashion Communication	3704	3704
Dom.OBC	Fashion Design	2688	4167
Dom.OBC	Master of Fashion Management	888	937
Dom.OBC	Textile Design	5822	5822
Dom.Open	Accessory Design	2187	2939
Dom.Open	Apparel Production	592	1100
Dom.Open	Fashion Communication	1455	1522
Dom.Open	Fashion Design	2304	2478
Dom.Open	Master of Fashion Management	363	443
Dom.Open	Textile Design	2543	3760
Dom.SC	Fashion Communication	7439	7439
Dom.SC	Fashion Design	5224	5224
EWS	Accessory Design	4213	4823
EWS	Fashion Communication	2422	2955
EWS	Fashion Design	2859	3721
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	663	807
EWS	Textile Design	5857	6021
NRI	Fashion Communication	3636	3636
NRI	Fashion Design	3320	3320
NRI	Master of Fashion Management	621	621
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	3385	4691
OBC (NC)	Apparel Production	498	498
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	2276	3313
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	1633	2309
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	619	929
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	3040	5123
Open	Accessory Design	1084	2765
Open	Apparel Production	412	1125
Open	Fashion Communication	562	1513
Open	Fashion Design	570	1346
Open	Master of Fashion Management	43	389
Open	Textile Design	1495	2769
Open PwD	Fashion Design	7692	7692
SC	Accessory Design	6519	7621
SC	Fashion Communication	5075	7469
SC	Fashion Design	2133	4454
SC	Master of Fashion Management	900	963
SC	Textile Design	7385	7571
ST	Fashion Design	7552	7552
UR	Accessory Design	2878	2917
UR	Apparel Production	822	1029
UR	Textile Design	2723	2723

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Raebareli

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
EWS	Accessory Design	4997	6685
EWS	Apparel Production	792	792
EWS	Fashion Communication	5136	5933
EWS	Fashion Design	4171	5229
EWS	Leather Design	6970	7568
EWS	Master of Fashion Management	926	926
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	3241	5919
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	3552	5003
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	2918	4835
OBC (NC)	Leather Design	5944	6549
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	825	938
Open	Accessory Design	2066	2865
Open	Apparel Production	396	1039
Open	Fashion Communication	1096	2224
Open	Fashion Design	1297	2359
Open	Leather Design	2580	3062
Open	Master of Fashion Management	191	764
SC	Apparel Production	1113	1113
SC	Fashion Communication	5692	7610
SC	Fashion Design	5271	7205
SC	Master of Fashion Management	743	743
ST	Fashion Design	7250	7250
UR	Accessory Design	2530	2530
UR	Fashion Communication	2223	2223
UR	Leather Design	3089	3310
UR	Master of Fashion Management	440	440

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Shillong

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
Dom.Open	Accessory Design	4524	4524
Dom.Open	Fashion Communication	1832	2467
Dom.Open	Fashion Design	2181	2599
Dom.Open	Master of Fashion Management	607	801
Dom.Open	Textile Design	2583	3710
EWS	Accessory Design	5237	5237
EWS	Fashion Communication	5134	6364
EWS	Fashion Design	5529	5650
EWS	Textile Design	7370	7384
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	4613	6104
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	2380	5646
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	2360	5183
OBC (NC)	Master of Fashion Management	904	948
OBC (NC)	Textile Design	4907	6407
Open	Accessory Design	990	2977
Open	Fashion Communication	465	2108
Open	Fashion Design	431	2361
Open	Master of Fashion Management	340	747
Open	Textile Design	1940	2798
SC	Fashion Communication	7044	7617
SC	Fashion Design	4771	7299
SC	Textile Design	7700	7700
ST	Accessory Design	7341	7341
ST	Fashion Design	2629	7235
UR	Accessory Design	1690	3088
UR	Fashion Communication	2413	2433
UR	Fashion Design	1008	1008
UR	Master of Fashion Management	424	731
UR	Textile Design	3227	3399

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Srinagar

Category	Course	Opening CMR	Closing CMR
Dom.Open	Fashion Communication	2816	7471
EWS	Accessory Design	5641	6427
EWS	Fashion Communication	6442	7115
EWS	Fashion Design	3566	6033
OBC (NC)	Accessory Design	4810	6552
OBC (NC)	Fashion Communication	5425	6126
OBC (NC)	Fashion Design	4375	5978
Open	Accessory Design	2213	3288
Open	Fashion Communication	1124	4264
Open	Fashion Design	1126	2844
Open	Master of Fashion Management	518	891
SC	Fashion Communication	7555	7555
SC	Fashion Design	5859	7554
ST	Fashion Design	7548	7548
UR	Accessory Design	3218	3573
UR	Fashion Communication	2944	3561
UR	Fashion Design	2837	3175
UR	Master of Fashion Management	745	794

Candidates can also check NIFT cutoff 2021 for round 2 for their respective courses below:

Programme	Common Merit Rank (CMR)		No. of Candidates
Programme	From	To	No. of Candidates
BDes	51	317	80
BDes	319	619	90
BDes	620	825	90
BDes	828	1098	90
BDes	1104	1328	80
BDes	1331	1605	90
BDes	1612	1874	90
BDes	1882	2127	90
BDes	2128	2440	80
BDes	2443	2741	90
BDes	2747	3132	90
BDes	3133	3628	90
BDes	3629	4100	80
BDes	4110	4714	90
BDes	4715	5443	90
BDes	5448	6739	90
BDes	6744	8150	100
BDes	8161	9875	100
BDes	9883	11605	100
BDes	11658	14378	86
MFTech	88	100	3
MDes	24	525	91
BFTech - Apparel Production	11	275	40
BFTech - Apparel Production	276	929	89
MFM	24	352	80
MFM	353	814	90
MFM	816	1310	81

Also, check NIFT cutoff for round 1 below:

Programme	NIFT Common Merit Rank (CMR)
Programme	From	To
Bachelor of Design	1	79
	80	185
	186	315
	317	399
	400	516
	517	644
	645	736
	737	858
	859	1002
	1005	1110
		1225
	1228	1400
	1401	1501
	1502	1617
	1624	1783
	1786	1898
	1899	2036
	2038	2195
	2197	2332
	2334	2483
	2484	2668
	2669	2831
	2834	3011
	3012	3201
	3202	3404
	3405	3599
	3607	3831
	3836	4057
	4061	4288
Bachelor of Design	4290	4527
	4528	4782
	4785	5046
	5047	5378
	5379	5838
	5841	6362
	6371	6971
	6973	7574
	7594	8150
	8208	8896
	8897	9841
	9851	10622
	10623	11500
	11501	12401
	12411	14378
Master of Fashion Technology	2	114
Bachelor of Fashion Technology	1	103
	104	235
	236	389
	391	541
	543	722
	723	945
Master of Fashion Management	1	74
	75	182
	184	294
	296	422
	423	559
	562	776
	778	928
	933	1090
	1091	1308
Master of Design	1	103
	104	256
	257	390
	391	531

Also Read:

NIFT MFTech CutOffs Analysis for Past 3 years	NIFT BDes Cutoffs Analysis for Past 3 years
NIFT BFTech Cutoff Analysis for Past 3 years	NIFT MDes Cutoff Analysis for Past 3 years
NIFT MFM Cutoff Analysis for Past 3 years	NIFT seats for admissions 2022

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Candidates can check the NIFT 2025 admission process and weightage allocated to exam components.

NIFT Courses	NIFT Admission Criteria 2022	Weightage
Bachelor of Design (BDes)	CAT	50%
	GAT	30%
	Situation Test	20%
Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFTech)	GAT	100%
Master of Design (MDes)	CAT	40%
	GAT	30%
	Online Interview	30%
Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech)	GAT	70%
Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech)	Online Interview	30%
Master of Fashion Management (MFM)	GAT	70%
Master of Fashion Management (MFM)	Online Interview	30%

Check out the course-wise NIFT Entrance Exam cutoffs for the last five years (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016) for admission in different Design programmes offered at NIFT campuses below:

NIFT Cutoff 2020

Aspirants can go through the list of NIFT campuses and their respective cutoffs for admissions 2020 by clicking the links below:

NIFT Colleges	Cutoff 2020 PDFs	Cutoff Details & Analysis
NIFT Bengaluru	Click here	Click here for NIFT Bengaluru cutoff
NIFT Bhopal	Click here	Click here for NIFT Bhopal cutoff
NIFT Chennai	Click here	Click here for NIFT Chennai cutoff
NIFT Gandhinagar	Click here	Click here for NIFT Gandhinagar cutoff
NIFT Hyderabad	Click here	Click here for NIFT Hyderabad cutoff
NIFT Kannur	Click here	Click here for NIFT Kannur cutoff
NIFT Kolkata	Click here	Click here for NIFT Kolkata cutoff
NIFT Mumbai	Click here	Click here for NIFT Mumbai cutoff
NIFT New Delhi	Click here	Click here for NIFT Delhi cutoff
NIFT Patna	Click here	Click here for NIFT Patna cutoff
NIFT Raebareli	Click here	Click here for NIFT Raebareli cutoff
NIFT Shillong	Click here	Click here for NIFT Shillong cutoff
NIFT Kangra	Click here	Click here for NIFT Kangra cutoff
NIFT Jodhpur	Click here	Click here for NIFT Jodhpur cutoff
NIFT Bhubaneswar	Click here	Click here for NIFT Bhubaneswar cutoff
NIFT Srinagar	Click here	Click here for NIFT Srinagar cutoff
NIFT Panchkula	Click here	Click here for NIFT Panchcula cutoff

NIFT Cutoff 2019

NIFT cutoff is released category-wise as well as course-wise. Candidates can go through the last rank admitted in various courses offered through NIFT entrance exam by clicking the link mentioned below. NIFT cutoff is released after counselling for admissions is conducted.

Name of Course	NIFT 2019 Cutoff Link
BDes Accessory Design	Click here
BDes Fashion Design	Click here
BDes Leather Design	Click here
BDes Textile Design	Click here
BDes Fashion Communication	Click here
BFTech	Click here
MDes	Click here
MFM	Click here
MFTech	Click here

NIFT Cutoff 2018

Mentioned below is the course-wise cutoffs for NIFT admissions 2018 in all the campuses.

Name of Course	NIFT 2018 Cutoff Link
BDes Accessory Design	Click here
BDes Fashion Design	Click here
BDes Leather Design	Click here
BDes Textile Design	Click here
BDes Fashion Communication	Click here
BFTech	Click here
MDes	Click here
MFM	Click here
MFTech	Click here

NIFT Cutoff 2017

NIFT cutoffs for admissions 2017 were released for BDes, BFTech, MDes, MFM and MFTech courses offered at NIFT campuses.

Click the link for NIFT Cutoff 2017 to view the category-wise and course-wise cutoffs for all courses offered through NIFT entrance exam.

NIFT Cutoff 2016

Mentioned below is the last Common Merit Rank (CMR) at which candidates were offered admission in the 2016-2017 academic session in BDes as well as BFTech course at the corresponding NIFT campus. The official NIFT website informs that the below mentioned “chart is only an indicative tabulation as the final allotment of campuses as per Common Merit Rank (CMR) may vary from year to year depending on a candidate’s preference. The domicile category seats are available in campuses located at Kannur, Patna, Kangra, Jodhpur and Bhubaneswar”.

Name of Course	NIFT 2016 Cutoff Link
BDes Accessory Design	Click here
BDes Fashion Design	Click here
BDes Leather Design	Click here
BDes Textile Design	Click here
BDes Fashion Communication	Click here
BFTech	Click here
MDes	Click here
MFM	Click here
MFTech	Click here

NRI/Ward of NRI are also offered admission in BFTech Course. Mentioned in the table below is the last rank which was offered admission in BFTech course in NIFT admissions 2016-2017.

NIFT Campus	Seats Available for NRI/ Ward of NRI
NIFT Bengaluru	147
NIFT Chennai	219
NIFT Kolkata	155
NIFT Mumbai	703
NIFT New Delhi	570

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NIFT Cut-off 2025 - FAQs

Read the frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the NIFT 2025 cut-off below.

Q: How can I check NIFT cutoff?

Candidates can check NIFT cutoff 2025 online on the official website of the National Institute of Fashion Technology. NIFT cutoff is released as a PDF file containing the opening and closing ranks. The cut-off would be category-specific. So, the candidate needs to check the cut-off for the category they belong to. Also, note that candidates from reserved categories will be considered for admission under general category as well. However, candidates belonging to open category will not be considered for admission under reserved categories.

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Q: What is the NIFT closing rank for admission to NIFT Panchkula?

The cut-off for NIFT Panchkula is released category and programme-wise. So, candidates seeking admission to a particular programme need to consult the cut-off in their reserved or open category. For the year 2022, the opening CMR of Dom. OBC category for the Fashion communication was 6023; the closing CMR was 6414. The opening CMR for admission to the Fashion Design course was 5182, while the closing CMR was 5298. Meanwhile, for the M.Des programme, both the opening and closing CMR for the Dom. OBC category was 528. Note that CMR stands for common merit rank.

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Q: What are the various Masters courses for which NIFT cut-off would be released?

The master's programme is offered in the following disciplines - Master of Design (M. Des. ) Master of Fashion Management (M. F. M), and Master of Fashion Technology (M. F. Tech. ). The cut-off would be released separately for all these courses. This means, if the candidate meets the cut-off criteria for M. Des but fails to meet the cut-off for M. F. Tech, in that case the candidate will only be eligible for admission to the M. Des programme. So, the candidate needs to check out the cut-off or closing ranks for the programme they are seeking admission to. The cut-off would be determined by considering factors like total applicants, seat intake, merit ranks of the applicants, and also admission category.

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Q: What are the various factors that determine NIFT cut off?

NIFT cutoff depends on variables like: seat matrix, category of the candidate, total applications, category, Common Merit Rank (CMR) of the candidate in NIFT 2025, and the popularity (or ranking) of the institute. If any of these variables changes, the cut-off would also change. For instance, if the number of applicants goes up, the cut off would also go up. On the contrary, if the number of applicants is low, the cut-off would stay on the lower side. Candidates planning to appear in the NIFT 2025 exam may consult the previous years cut-of for the exam to get an idea as to what is a safe score or admission. When checking the cutoff, it is important to however refer to ones own category.

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