NIFT Kolkata Cutoff Ranks 2026: Expected Cutoff with Previous Years' Trends
NIFT Kolkata will soon declare the cutoff ranks 2026 across various categories like Open, OBC, EWS, SC, and more, for different UG and PG courses. According to the previous trends of cutoffs, we expect the NIFT Kolkata cutoff rank 2026 to range from 350 – 480 for B.Des in Fashion Communication.
Similar to other colleges, theNIFT Kolkata cutoff rank 2026will be released during theNIFT 2026 counselling processand seat allocation process in June 2026, tentatively. TheNIFT 2026 cutoffsare released separately for UG and PG courses for all the NIFT 2026 participating colleges based on different categories. Previously, the closing rank for B.Des atNIFT Kolkatain the last round fluctuated between 669 and 909 for Fashion Design for the General All India category students. Also, B.Des Fashion Communication stood out as the most competitive specialization, concluding with a closing rank of 503.
According to the NIFT 2026 test-takers, "Based on past year’s trends, the NIFT Kolkata cutoff rank 2026 is expected to range from 350 – 480 for B.Des in Fashion Communication, 400 – 520 for B.Des in Fashion Design, 1000 – 1300 for B.Des in Textile Design, 350 – 450 for B.F.Tech in Apparel Production, and 180 – 240 for Master of Fashion Management (MFM)."
Expected NIFT Kolkata Cutoff Ranks 2026 for General Category
Consult the table below for the projected opening and closing cutoff ranks 2026 for the general category at NIFT Kolkata:
| Course Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| B.Des in Fashion Communication | 350 – 480 | 480 – 550 | 550 – 620 |
| B.Des in Fashion Design | 400 – 520 | 520 – 610 | 610 – 730 |
| B.Des in Accessory Design | 750 – 900 | 900 – 1100 | 1100 – 1300 |
| B.Des in Leather Design | 1200 – 1500 | 1500 – 1850 | 1850 – 2200 |
| B.Des in Textile Design | 1000 – 1300 | 1300 – 1600 | 1600 – 1950 |
| B.Des in Knitwear Design | 1300 – 1600 | 1600 – 1900 | 1900 – 2300 |
| B.F.Tech in Apparel Production | 350 – 450 | 450 – 580 | 580 – 700 |
| Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 180 – 240 | 240 – 310 | 310 – 380 |
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Expected NIFT Kolkata Cutoff Ranks 2026 for EWS Category
The table below provides the projected opening and closing NIFT Kolkata cutoff ranks 2026 for the EWS category students:
| Course Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| B.Des in Fashion Communication | 450 – 600 | 600 – 780 | 780 – 950 |
| B.Des in Fashion Design | 650 – 850 | 850 – 1100 | 1100 – 1400 |
| B.Des in Accessory Design | 900 – 1200 | 1200 – 1600 | 1600 – 2100 |
| B.Des in Leather Design | 1800 – 2400 | 2400 – 3200 | 3200 – 4500 |
| B.Des in Textile Design | 1500 – 2100 | 2100 – 2900 | 2900 – 3800 |
| B.Des in Knitwear Design | 1900 – 2600 | 2600 – 3500 | 3500 – 4800 |
| B.F.Tech in Apparel Production | 600 – 850 | 850 – 1300 | 1300 – 1900 |
| Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 400 – 550 | 550 – 700 | 700 – 850 |
Expected NIFT Kolkata Cutoff Ranks 2026 for OBC (NCL) Category
The following table illustrates the closing and opening expected cutoff rank 2026 for NIFT Kolkata for the OBC (NCL) category students:
| Course Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| B.Des in Fashion Communication | 650 – 800 | 800 – 950 | 950 – 1,100 |
| B.Des in Fashion Design | 700 – 850 | 850 – 1,050 | 1,050 – 1,250 |
| B.Des in Accessory Design | 1,100 – 1,400 | 1,400 – 1,700 | 1,700 – 2,050 |
| B.Des in Leather Design | 1,800 – 2,200 | 2,200 – 2,800 | 2,800 – 3,400 |
| B.Des in Textile Design | 1,500 – 1,900 | 1,900 – 2,400 | 2,400 – 2,900 |
| B.Des in Knitwear Design | 1,700 – 2,100 | 2,100 – 2,600 | 2,600 – 3,200 |
| B.F.Tech in Apparel Production | 600 – 800 | 800 – 1,100 | 1,100 – 1,450 |
| Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 450 – 580 | 580 – 720 | 720 – 850 |
Expected NIFT Kolkata Cutoff Ranks 2026 for SC Category
Explore the table below to find the expected closing and opening NIFT Kolkata cutoff ranks 2026 for the SC category:
| Course Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| B.Des in Fashion Communication | 210 – 280 | 280 – 340 | 340 – 410 |
| B.Des in Fashion Design | 250 – 350 | 350 – 420 | 420 – 550 |
| B.Des in Accessory Design | 480 – 580 | 580 – 690 | 690 – 820 |
| B.Des in Leather Design | 700 – 950 | 950 – 1250 | 1250 – 1600 |
| B.Des in Textile Design | 600 – 800 | 800 – 1050 | 1050 – 1300 |
| B.Des in Knitwear Design | 650 – 900 | 900 – 1150 | 1150 – 1450 |
| B.F.Tech in Apparel Production | 220 – 320 | 320 – 410 | 410 – 530 |
| Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 130 – 190 | 190 – 240 | 240 – 300 |
Expected NIFT Kolkata Cutoff Ranks 2026 for ST Category
Here are the expected closing and opening NIFT Kolkata cutoff ranks 2026 for the ST category:
| Course Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| B.Des in Fashion Communication | 3,800 – 4,600 | 4,600 – 5,000 | 5,000 – 6,000 |
| B.Des in Fashion Design | 2,200 – 3,000 | 3,000 – 4,500 | 4,500 – 7,200 |
| B.F.Tech in Apparel Production | 2,500 – 2,800 | 2,800 – 3,000 | 3,000 – 3,200 |
| Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 600 – 650 | 650 – 700 | 700 – 750 |
| B.Des in Textile Design | 7,500 – 8,300 | 8,300 – 8,500 | 8,500 – 8,900 |
| B.Des in Accessory Design | 8,000 – 8,500 | 8,500 – 8,800 | 8,800 – 9,600 |
| B.Des in Knitwear Design | 8,200 – 8,500 | 8,500 – 8,800 | 8,800 – 9,000 |
| B.Des in Leather Design | 8,300 – 8,600 | 8,600 – 9,000 | 9,000 – 9,500 |
Previous Year NIFT Kolkata Cutoffs
Find the NIFT Kolkata Cutoffs for the years 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022 below.NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2025 for General Al Category
Course | Round 1 (Closing Rank) | Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
B.Des. in Fashion Design | 669 | 909 |
B.Des. in Leather Design | 1789 | 3060 |
B.Des. in Textile Design | 1309 | 1642 |
B.Des. in Knitwear Design | 1527 | 1575 |
B.Des. in Fashion Communication | 503 | 815 |
B.FTech. in Apparel Production | 382 | 2885 |
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 162 | 365 |
B.Des in Accessory Design | 709 | 1027 |
NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2025 for OBC Al Category
Course | Round 1 (Closing Rank) | Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
B.Des. in Fashion Design | 1984 | 3127 |
B.Des. in Leather Design | 4592 | 5950 |
B.Des. in Textile Design | 3783 | 5623 |
B.Des. in Knitwear Design | 4356 | 5921 |
B.Des. in Fashion Communication | 1545 | 3098 |
B.FTech. in Apparel Production | 1166 | 1568 |
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 704 | 838 |
B.Des in Accessory Design | 2059 | 4920 |
NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2025 for SC Al Category
Course | Round 1 (Closing Rank) | Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
B.Des. in Fashion Design | 2989 | 2533 |
B.Des. in Leather Design | 7157 | 8241 |
B.Des. in Textile Design | 5746 | 7498 |
B.Des. in Knitwear Design | 6330 | 7812 |
B.Des. in Fashion Communication | 3050 | 5313 |
B.FTech. in Apparel Production | 1751 | 2971 |
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 879 | 896 |
B.Des in Accessory Design | 5086 | 7283 |
NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2025 for ST Al Category
Course | Round 1 (Closing Rank) | Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
B.Des. in Fashion Design | 5636 | 7132 |
B.Des. in Leather Design | 8454 | 8613 |
B.Des. in Textile Design | 8279 | 8803 |
B.Des. in Knitwear Design | 8457 | 8614 |
B.Des. in Fashion Communication | 4561 | 4923 |
B.FTech. in Apparel Production | 2743 | 3135 |
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 656 | 656 |
B.Des in Accessory Design | 8481 | 8648 |
NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2025 for EWS Al Category
Course | Round 1 (Closing Rank) | Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
B.Des. in Fashion Design | 2507 | 4628 |
B.Des. in Leather Design | 5396 | 8252 |
B.Des. in Textile Design | 4585 | 6530 |
B.Des. in Knitwear Design | 4503 | 7307 |
B.Des. in Fashion Communication | 1877 | 4001 |
B.FTech. in Apparel Production | 2708 | 2338 |
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 917 | 917 |
B.Des in Accessory Design | 3260 | 5247 |
NIFT Kolkata Cutoff 2025 for PWD Al Category
Course | Round 1 (Closing Rank) | Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
B.Des. in Fashion Communication | 7020 | 7020 (R1) |
B.Des in Accessory Design | 6842 | 6842 (R1) |
NIFT Kolkata Cutoff Year Wise Comparison for 2024, 2023, 2022
In 2024, NIFT Kolkata has come out with cut-off ranks of all the UG and PG programs. In comparison, in this General AI quota, MFM is the course with the maximum closing rank in the year, which is 187 ranks. While that of 2023 was at 255 rank and in the year 2022 at a rank of 266 fluctuations can be sensed in these rankings over the past three years. Under MFM, the overall final cutoff rank of 711 remained in the top preference among the OBC category. You may now apply filters for cutoff details at the course category level as well as round:
NIFT Entrance Exam Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India) | |||
Course | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
B.Des. in Fashion Design | 649 | 632 | 835 |
B.Des. in Leather Design | 2356 | 3180 | 2355 |
B.Des. in Textile Design | 1269 | 2645 | 1513 |
B.Des. in Knitwear Design | 1479 | 1807 | 1833 |
B.Des. in Fashion Communication | 631 | 467 | 544 |
B.FTech. in Apparel Production | 526 | 488 | 2474 |
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 266 | 255 | 187 |
B.Des in Accessory Design | 1418 | 1247 | 1106 |
Students need to know that these above-mentioned NIFT Kolkata cutoff ranks 2026 are estimates based on previous years' patterns, and the official cutoffs will be announced by NTA after the exam results are out. Keep in mind that the cutoff for NIFT Kolkata 2026 can change each year due to different factors!
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