NIFT 2023 – Dates, Application, Eligibility, Selection, Procedure, Counselling, Cut off, Seats, Fees

NIFT 2023 – The B.Des, BF.Tech, M.Des, MFM, & MFTech entrance exams are administered by the National Institute of Fashion Technology on NIFT campuses. NIFT 2023 will likely take place in an online-remote supervised format during the first week of February 2023. The NIFT entrance test for BDes, BFTech, MFTech, and MFM will commence at 10 am, and for MDes, it will start at 2.30 pm, according to the timetable.

What is NIFT Entrance Exam?

The exam has been administered in an online setting under the supervision of a proctor. Every year, the Nationwide Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) holds a national entrance test for applicants to its numerous UG and PG Fashion and Design programs. Aspirants who pass this exam will be admitted to courses. Additionally, Aspirants must pass both the General Ability Test and the Creative Ability Test (CAT) (GAT). For BDes & MDes program admissions, the NIFT entrance test has a three-tiered structure.

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NIFT Entrance Exam 2023 Courses Offered

The following are the courses offered by NIFT.

NIFT Undergraduate admission 2023 Courses Offered

The following table contains the NIFT courses offered at the undergraduate level.

Course	Specializations
Bachelor of Design	B.Des. (Fashion Design)B.Des. (Leather Design)B.Des. (Accessory Design)B.Des. (Textile Design)B.Des. (Knitwear Design)B.Des. (Fashion Communication)
Bachelor of Fashion Technology	B.FTech. (Apparel Production)

NIFT Postgraduate admission 2023 Courses Offered

The following table contains the NIFT courses offered at the postgraduate level.

S.No.	Course
1.	M.Des (Master of Design)
2.	M.F.M (Master of Fashion Management)
3.	MF.Tech (Master of Fashion Technology)

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NIFT 2023 Important Links

Here is given below all NIFT official Links for the better convenience of aspirants.

Title	NIFT Link
NIFT Official Website	Click Here
NIFT Admission official website	Click Here
NIFT Information Bulletin	Click Here
Apply Now	Click Here
Login Portal	Click Here
FAQ	Click Here
NIFT Helpdesk	Click Here

NIFT 2023 Important Dates

NIFT schedule 2023, Aspirants have to Proceed accordingly.

Events	Dates
Registration starts	December 2022
Last Date for  Registration	January 2023
Last Date for Registration(with a late fee of INR 5000)	January 2023
Form Correction Window Opens	January 2023
Admit Card Release Date	January 2023
Written Exam (UG and PG)	February 2023
Window to raise objections in Written Exam	February 2023
NIFT 2023 Results (Written Examination)	March 2023
GD/PI round	April 2023
Declaration of Final Result	May 2023
NIFT 2023 Counselling	May 2023

NIFT Counselling Schedule 2023

Allotment schedule for Candidates of All categories other than the PWD Category

Event	Dates (Tentative)
Online details of Counselling	1st Round
Online allotment of seats	13-06-2023 (up to 05:00 P.M.)
Online Payment of Fee	13-06-2023 to 16-06-2023 (up to 10:00 P.M.)
Reconciliation of vacant Seat	17-06-2023
Online details of Counselling	2nd Round
Online allotment of seats	20-06-2023 (up to 05:00 P.M.)
Online Payment of Fee	20-06-2023 to 23-06-2023 (up to 10:00 P.M.)
Reconciliation of vacant Seat	24-06-2023
Online details of Counselling	3rd Round
Online allotment of seats	30-06-2023 (up to 07:00 P.M.)
Online Payment of Fee	30-06-2023 to 04-07-2023 (up to 10:00 P.M.)
Reconciliation of vacant Seat	05-07-2023
Online details of Counselling	4th Round
Online allotment of seats	05-07-2023 (up to 07:00 P.M.)
Online Payment of Fee	05-07-2023 to 08-07-2023 (up to 10:00 P.M.)
Reconciliation of vacant Seat	09-07-2023
Online details of Counselling	5th Round
Online allotment of seats	11-07-2023 (up to 07:00 P.M.)
Online Payment of Fee	11-07-2023 to 15-07-2023 (up to 10:00 P.M.)
Reconciliation of vacant Seat	16-07-2023

NIFT 2023 Exam Schedule

Programs	Test	Timings
Bachelor of Design	CAT	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM
	GAT	02:30 PM to 04:30 PM
Bachelor of Fashion Technology	GAT	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM
Master of Design	CAT	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM
	GAT	02:30 PM to 04:30 PM
Master of Fashion Technology	GAT	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM
Master of Fashion Management	GAT	10:00 AM to 01:00 PM

NIFT 2023 Eligibility Criteria

NIFT admittance requirements differ depending on the program. In order to take the NIFT entrance test, candidates must be eligible according to the NIFT eligibility requirements 2023.

NIFT BDes Eligibility Criteria 2023

• To be eligible to take the NIFT admission test in 2023, Aspirants must have earned passing grades in their Class 12 from an accredited board. Applicants seeking NIFT admission in 2023 must be younger than 23.

NIFT BFTech Eligibility Criteria 2023

• Aspirants must have completed their Class 12 education from an accredited board, with coursework in mathematics, physics, and chemistry. The Class 12 test should have yielded passing grades for the Aspirants.

NIFT MDes Eligibility Criteria 2023

• Applicant must have earned their UG degree from a university-recognized institution. The MDes program at NIFT does not have an age restriction.

NIFT MFTech Eligibility Criteria 2023

• To qualify for enrollment in the MFTech program, applicants must have completed a BFTech course as an undergraduate. There is no upper age limit for NIFT entrance to the MFTech program.

NIFT MFM Eligibility Criteria 2023

• Aspirants must have earned their undergraduate degree from a university-recognized institution. There is no upper age limit for admission to the MFM program at NIFT.

Note: Class 12 appear candidates are also eligible to take admission to undergraduate courses.
Aspirants who have a 3 or 4-year diploma in the field of engineering are also eligible for postgraduation admission.

NIFT 2023 Exam Pattern

Here is given the NIFT Exam Pattern so that aspirants become familiar with the pattern.

NIFT GAT (General Ability Test) Exam Pattern

Program Name	B.Des.	M.Des.
Language of question paper	English	English
Test Duration	120 minutes	120 minutes
Total Number of Questions	100	120
Section-Wise Distribution of Questions	No. of Question	No. of Question
English comprehension	25	30
Communication Ability	25	30
Quantitative Ability	20	20
Analytical Ability	15	25
General Knowledge and Current Affairs	15	15

Program Name	B.FTech.	M.FTech.	MFM
Language of question paper	English	English	English
Test Duration	180 minutes	180 minutes	180 minutes
Total Number of Questions	150	150	150
Section-Wise Distribution of Questions
Communication Ability & English Comprehension	45	45	50
Analytical & Logical Ability	25	25	25
Quantitative Ability	30	30	10
General Knowledge and Current Affairs	25	25	25
Case Study	25	25	40

NIFT CAT (Creative Ability Test) Exam Pattern

The creative exam is administered to students in both UG and PG programs to evaluate their conceptual thinking, inventive colour usage, illustration abilities, and strength of observation.

Situation Test

The scenario exam assesses a candidate’s capacity for creativity and material management in a particular circumstance. Candidates must develop a model and offer a brief explanation of the subject. The model will be judged on its originality, ingenuity, ability to visualize space, use of colour, and overall presentation.

GD/PI round

Aspirants must show up for the GD & PI round if they pass the written test. The group discussion portion of the interview lasts 15 to 20 minutes, during which applicants are evaluated on their interpersonal, problem-solving, leadership, and other abilities. An aspirant’s general knowledge, career orientation, aptitude, communication skills, etc. are evaluated during the personal interview.

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NIFT 2023 Syllabus

The following is the detailed syllabus of NIFT.

• Questions on fundamental mathematical operations such as addition, multiplication, division, fractions, percentage, rate of interest, work and task, ratio and proportion, and distance make up the quantitative ability section.
• The Communication Ability and English Comprehension tests examine applicants’ language proficiency in the context of using English as a medium of communication on a regular basis. It assesses the applicants’ understanding of idioms and frequent phrases, singular/plural words, one-word substitutions, synonyms, antonyms, and words and their meanings, as well as their knowledge of accurate spelling, reading comprehension, and other skills.
• The Analytical Ability and Logical Ability evaluate the applicant’s ability to use logic and draw conclusions from the material provided, as well as their capacity to recognize problems and use reason to come up with solutions. Candidates will benefit from having creative and lateral thinking in this part.
• The general knowledge and current events portion would assess the applicants’ knowledge of these topics.
• Applicants would be given a real-world business scenario in the Case Study segment, which aimed to assess the candidates’ management skills.

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NIFT 2023 Preparation Tips and Books

The following are the preparation tips for NIFT entrance exam 2023.

• Know about NIFT exam pattern
• Analysis NIFT entrance exam detailed syllabus
• Make a schedule for NIFT entrance preparation
• Solve NIFT PYQP
• Attend NIFT mock tests

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NIFT 2023 Exam Centers

The following is the list of NIFT exam centers.

S.No.	Exam City	S.No.	Exam City
1	Ahmedabad	17	Kannur (Kerala)
2	Bengaluru	18	Kolkata
3	Bhopal	19	Lucknow
4	Bhubaneswar	20	Madurai
5	Chandigarh	21	Mumbai
6	Chennai	22	Nagpur
7	Cochin	23	Patna
8	Coimbatore	24	Pune
9	Dehradun	25	Raipur
10	Delhi	26	Ranchi
11	Guwahati	27	Surat
12	Hyderabad	28	Udaipur
13	Jaipur	29	Vadodara
14	Jammu	30	Visakhapatnam
15	Jodhpur	31	Shillong
16	Kangra	32	Srinagar

NIFT 2023 Admission/Selection Procedure

The whole procedure of admission is online. Be careful while filling in the details. The following are the steps of NIFT.

• Fill out NIFT application form
• Download NIFT admit card, whenever the authority releases
• Appeared in NIFT Entrance Exam as scheduled
• Check the NIFT result, whenever declared
• Appear for NIFT Situation Test or GDPI
• Check the final Merit, whenever released
• Participate in the Counselling of NIFT for final admission

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NIFT 2023 Application Form

On the official website, applicants must fill out an online application for the NIFT Exam. Fill out the NIFT 2023 Application Form after creating an account on the official website. The applicant’s login information will be emailed to the registered email address after a successful registration. Aspirants should save a copy of this email for their records. To access and complete the application form, log in using the provided credentials. 

Complete all required fields with accurate information. The Online Application Form requires applicants to provide scanned copies of the necessary documentation. Aspirants must use a credit or debit card to pay their application fee, or they can use a demand draught instead (DD). It is advisable that candidates save a printout or photocopy of their NIFT Entrance Exam application form for future reference in addition to their payment receipt.

Category	Quota	Mode	Gender	Amount
General, OBC	–	Offline	Male, Female, Transgender	Rs. 3,000/-
SC, ST	PWD	Offline	Transgender	Rs. 1,500/-

NIFT Entrance Exam 2023 Admit Card

The NIFT admission card will only be accessible online for download. To get their admit card for the NIFT test, candidates must go to the National Institute of Fashion Technology’s official website. Aspirants are advised that under no circumstances will they receive their NIFT 2023 admit card by any other method, such as hand delivery or postal delivery. Name, roll number, information about the exam site, date, and time are all included on the admission card. The admission card must be brought to the testing location. Candidates will not be permitted to sit the exam without the admit card.

NIFT Exam 2023 Result

Aspirants can use their login ID and password to check their results. The outcome will be announced twice: first following the Written Test and again (the final outcome) following the Situation Test. The selected applicants must present for a situation exam, group discussion, and interview after passing the written test. The aspirant’s overall score in the written test and the group discussion will be used to create the final merit list. Following that, aspirants will be invited to a counselling session where places at various universities will be assigned.

NIFT 2023 Counselling

Admissions counselling is handled by the NIFT for both UG & PG programs. Aspirants can sign up for online counselling on the official website after passing the GAT& CAT. Following the counselling process, candidates who are shortlisted will be entitled to apply for admission to UG and PG programs.

After the interview stage, successful applicants go through the NIFT Counseling procedure. On the official website, information about the counselling process is made available, including the protocol, dates, mode, and location. Candidates need to regularly check the official website for updates.

NIFT admissions 2023 – Test components and weightage

Program	Test	Weightage
Bachelor of Design	CAT	50%
	GAT	30%
	Situation Test	20%
Bachelor of Fashion Technology	GAT	100%
Master of Design	CAT	40%
	GAT	30%
	Interview	30%
Master of Fashion Technology	GAT	70%
	Interview	30%
Master of Fashion Management	GAT	70%
	Interview	30%

NIFT 2023 Cutoff

See here for the course-specific NIFT Entrance Exam cutoff 2021 (shown as final merit ranks).

Program	Common Merit Rank (CMR)	Common Merit Rank (CMR)	No. of Candidates
	From	To
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

NIFT 2023 Colleges

There are 17 campuses for NIFT. These are the NIFT campuses:

NIFT Campuses	State
New Delhi	Main Campus (Union Territory)
Mumbai	Maharashtra
Hyderabad	Telangana
Chennai	Madras
Kolkata	West Bengal
Bengaluru	Karnataka
Gandhinagar	Gujarat
Patna	Bihar
Kangra	Himachal Pradesh
Kannur	Kerala
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
Shillong	Meghalaya
Bhubaneswar	Odisha
Jodhpur	Rajasthan
Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir
Raebareli	Uttar Pradesh
Panchkula	Haryana

NIFT 2023 Seats

The seat allocation chart for NIFT admissions 2023 has not yet been made public. The table below shows the list of NIFT campuses as well as the total number of seats made available for admission to various UG and PG programs last year:

College	No. of Seats for Admissions 2022
NIFT Bengaluru	381
NIFT Bhopal	220
NIFT Chennai	381
NIFT Gandhinagar	338
NIFT Hyderabad	301
NIFT Kannur	308
NIFT Kolkata	344
NIFT Mumbai	344
NIFT New Delhi	424
NIFT Patna	264
NIFT Panchkula	264
NIFT Raebareli	258
NIFT Shillong	220
NIFT Kangra	264
NIFT Jodhpur	264
NIFT Bhubaneswar	264
NIFT Srinagar	184
Total No. of Seats	5,023

NIFT 2023 Fees

The following is the fee structure of NIFT.

Course	Duration	Fees
Bachelor of Design [B.Des]	4 year(s)	10,17,800
Bachelor of Fashion Technology [B.F.Tech.]	4 year(s)	10,17,800
Master of Fashion Management [MFM]	2 year(s)	4,10,800
Master of Fashion Technology [M.F.Tech]	2 year(s)	4,10,800
Master of Design [M.Des]	2 year(s)	4,10,800

NIFT Fee – UG Non & NRI Students

Parameter	NIFT Fee (in Rs)
Tuition Fee ( Non-Refundable)	12,05,300
Library Fee (Non-Refundable Per Year Payment)	39,800
Mediclaim & Student Development Fee (Non-Refundable Per Year Payment)	19,900
Exam Fee (Per Year)	19,900
Total	12,84,900
One Time Payments
Security Deposit (Refundable)	10,900
Alumni Association Membership Fee (Non-Refundable)	5,300
Registration Fee (One Time)	9,300
Total Fee for Course	13,10,400

NIFT Fees Structure – PG Non & NRI Students

Component	PG Non-Fees (INR)	PG NRI Fee (INR)
Tuition Fee	5,45,400	12,09,300
Library Fee	18,000	70,000
Mediclaim & Student Development Fee	9,000	44,800
Exam Fee (Per Year)	9,000	9,000
Total	5,81,400	13,33,100
One Time Payments
Security Deposit	10,900	10,900
Registration Fee	9,300	9,300
Total Fee for Course	6,01,600	13,53,300

NIFT 2023 Contact details

For every Query regarding NIFT 2023, Either you can contact NIFT Help desk which is given below, or ask us through the comment.

• Email:[email protected]
• Landline:- 011-40849650

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