NIFT- National Institute of Fashion Technology

NIFT New Delhi campus was established in 1986. In 1995 campuses were set up in Chennai, Gandhinagar, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and NIFT Bengaluru in 1997. Newer campuses have opened up in Bhopal, Bhubneshwar, Daman, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Patna, Panchkula, Raebareli, Shillong, Srinagar & Varanasi in the last 20 years. Today NIFT has 19 campuses across India

NIFT offers undergraduate & postgraduate programs, in fashion design, textile design, fashion communication, accessory design, leather design, knitwear design, fashion management & production technology. NIFT is the first institute in India to award its own Degrees in the field of Fashion Education.

NIFT - Online Classes

Course Information NIFT

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Bachelor in Design (B.Des)

Fashion Design
Leather Design
Accessory Design
Textile Design
Knitwear Design
Fashion Communication

Bachelor in Fashion Technology (B.FTech)

Postgraduate Programs

Masters in Design (M.Des)
Masters in Fashion Technology (M.FTech)

Masters in Fashion Management (MFM)

Doctoral Programs

PhD (Full time)
PhD (Part time)

Important Dates

Application form & Admission Notifications are published by November 30th
NIFT entrance exam date is in February
Situation Test/Interview is in April
NIFT 2025 results is announced in May

Candidates who clear the NIFT entrance exam for B.Des. then need to appear in a Situation Test and on the other hand, M.Des. aspirants need to appear in a Personal Interview round.

NIFT - Hybrid Classes

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Madhvi Singh - AIR 1

NIFT B.Des - 2009

D. Sakthiswari - AIR 1

NIFT B.Des - 2017

Nehal Verma - AIR 2

NIFT MFM - 2012

Isha Amina - AIR 2

NIFT M.Des – 2022

NIFT 2025 Admission Process

General Ability Test (GAT) paper is a mandatory exam for admission to all the courses

BDes & MDes candidates need to also write the Creative Ability Test (CAT)

NIFT Admission Details

NIFT 2025 Exam Pattern

Exam Name

NIFT Entrance Exam

Conducting Body

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Medium

English

Exam Frequency

Once a year

Exam Mode

Stage 1: GAT is online exam(MCQs), CAT is physical exam (Textual and Visual questions)

Stage 2: Shortlisted candidates to appear for Situation Test or Personal Interview.

Exam Duration

CAT Paper - 3Hrs

GAT Paper (BDes & MDes) - 2 Hours

GAT Paper (BFTec, MFTech, MFM - 3 Hours

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