List of NIFT Colleges in India 2019: Check Admission Process, Eligibility, Entrance Exam

Fashion enthusiasts seeking fashion designing, textile design course and other related courses must check out the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). NIFTs re some of the best fashion designing institutes in the country and offer an amazing start in this field.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology was started by the Ministry of Textiles in 1986. Over the year, NIFT has made a place for itself in the fashion industry. There are 16 NIFTs in India and the establishment of a 17^th National Institute of Fashion Technology has been announced by the ministry at Panchkula.

Candidates with an interest to pursue design courses can go through the detailed NIFT 2018 Paper Analysis after the successful conduct of the exam.

Find out all about NIFT below.

List of National Institutes of Fashion Technology:

Given below is the list of NIFTs:

Name of the Institute	Bachelor Courses	Master Courses
NIFT New Delhi	B.Des - Fashion Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Leather Design B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Knitwear Design B.FTech - Apparel Production	M.Des (Master of Design) M.FTech (Master of Fashion Technology) MFM (Master of Fashion Management)
NIFT Mumbai	B.Des - Fashion Design B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Knitwear Design B.Des - Textile Design B.FTech - Apparel Production	M.Des MFM
NIFT Bangalore	B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Design B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Knitwear Design B.FTech - Apparel Production	M.FTech MFM
NIFT Bhopal	B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Textile Design	MFM
NIFT Gandhinagar	B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Fashion Design B.Des - Fashion Communication B.FTech - Apparel Production	M.FTech MFM
NIFT Hyderabad	B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Knitwear Design B.Des - Fashion Design B.FTech - Apparel Production	MFM
NIFT Chennai	B.Des - Fashion Design B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Leather Design B.Des - Knitwear Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.FTech - Apparel Production	M.FTech MFM
NIFT Kolkata	B.Des - Knitwear Design B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Leather Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Design B.FTech - Apparel Production	MFM
NIFT Bhubaneswar	B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Design B.FTech - Apparel Production	Master of Fashion Management
NIFT Jodhpur	B.FTech - Apparel Production B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Design	Master of Fashion Management
NIFT Patna	B.FTech - Apparel Production B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Design	MFM
NIFT Raebareli	B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Leather Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Design	MFM
NIFT Kannur	B.FTech - Apparel Production B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Knitwear Design B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Fashion Design	Master of Fashion Management
NIFT Shillong	B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Design	Master of Fashion Management
NIFT Kangra	B.Des - Fashion Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Fashion Communication B.FTech - Apparel Production	Not Available
NIFT Srinagar	B.Des - Fashion Design B.Des - Fashion Communication	Not Available

National Institute of Fashion Technology Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates who are interested in pursuing courses from NIFT can take a look at the bachelor's and master's courses at NIFT

National Institute of Fashion Technology Bachelor's Courses Eligibility

• In order to apply for the B.Des courses and B.FTech courses, candidates must have secured at least 60% marks in class 12.
• NIFT also conducts Creative Ability Test (CAT) for students seeking admission in bachelor’s courses. Students are selected for the NIFT Situation Test on the basis of NIFT CAT scores.
• The NIFT situation test will test the student’s creativity, ability to visualize, composition and construction skills. Time management skills are also tested through this test.
• Final admission is done on the basis of NIFT CAT, academic background and 20% weightage is given to NIFT situation test.

National Institute of Fashion Technology Master's Courses Eligibility

• Candidates must have pursued B.Des of B.FTech with at least 60% marks in order to apply for the master’s courses offered by NIFT.
• Admissions are done on the basis of the NIFT GAT (Graduate Ability Test) score. The exam is conducted by the institute every year.
• Students shortlisted on the basis of NIFT GAT are called for group discussion and personal interview. All the components are considered to shortlist students for the master’s programme.

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National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Exam:

NIFT conducts an entrance exam for admission to B.Des and M.Des courses includes two different tests – NIFT General Ability Test (GAT) and NIFT Creative Ability Test (CAT). Candidates who qualify NIFT GAT and CAT are eligible to appear for final admission rounds of NIFT such as personal interview and situation test. After this round, candidates are shortlisted for admissions.

Scope after studying from National Institute of Fashion Technology:

NIFTs or the National Institutes of Fashion Technology are the premier fashion institutes of the country. Although getting a job also depends on the proximity of the institute with the fashion and textile industry, there are various companies that recruit students from NIFT.

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Various reputed companies visit the institutes including Future Group, Raymond, Wall Mart, Colours of Benetton, Weekender, Provogue, Schullers and many more. After graduating from the top NIFT campuses you can expect a package varying from Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum.