List of NIFT Colleges in India 2023: Check Admission Process, Eligibility, Entrance Exam

If you want to study design, NIFTs are widely regarded as the best design colleges in the country. Check out the list of top NIFT colleges in India, their admission process and more here.

Table of Contents

NIFT Highlights
List of Top NIFT Colleges in India
Top Design Colleges in India - India Today Rankings
Top Design Colleges in India - Outlook and The Week …
NIFT Colleges in India: Courses Offered
NIFT Eligibility Criteria
NIFT Admission Process
NIFT Cutoffs
NIFT Fee Structure 2023
All About NIFT Entrance Exam 2023
NIFT Entrance Exam 2023
Career Scope After NIFT
Other Top Design Colleges in India
Faqs

NIFT Colleges in India: NIFTs are widely regarded as the country's best design schools. There are currently 18 operational NIFTs in the nation, with the first one being established in New Delhi in 1986. NIFT Panchkula and NIFT Varanasi are the most recent additions to the ranking of top NIFT Colleges in India. The list of NIFT colleges accepting NIFT entrance exam scores for admission now includes NIFT Panchkula as of 2023. It is important to note that NIFT Varanasi does not administer the NIFT 2023 entrance exam and only offers short-term courses. There are 17 NIFTs in India that offer B Des, B FTech, M Des, M FTech and MFM. programmes.

NIFTs are some of the best fashion design institutes in the country, offering a fantastic start in the design field. Candidates interested in design courses can read the detailed article below to learn everything there is to know about top NIFT Colleges in India and the admissions process.

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NIFT Highlights

The following are the highlights of the NIFT Entrance Exam 2023:

Full Exam Name	National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Examination
Short Exam Name	NIFT Entrance Exam
Conducting Body	National Institute of Fashion Technology
Frequency of Conduct	Once a year
Exam Level	National Level Exam
Languages	English
Mode of Application	Online
Application Fee (General)	INR 3000 [Offline]
Mode of Exam	Online
Mode of Counselling	Online
Participating Colleges	21
Number of Seats	4517 Seats

Also Read: Online Courses Offered by NIFT

List of Top NIFT Colleges in India

Several fashion colleges in India accept admission based on one's NIFT Entrance Exam score. Here is a complete list of Top NIFT Colleges in India:
•   NIFT New Delhi
•   NIFT Navi Mumbai
•   NIFT Bengaluru
•   NIFT Chennai
•   NIFT Kolkata
•   NIFT Hyderabad
•   NIFT Patna
•   NIFT Bhopal
•   NIFT Kannur (Kerala)
•   NIFT Gandhinagar
•   NIFT Jodhpur
•   NIFT Bhubaneswar
•   NIFT Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh)
•   NIFT Shillong
•   NIFT Srinagar
•   NIFT Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

Top Design Colleges in India - India Today Rankings

India Today and Outlook both publish rankings for top design colleges in India. According to India Today's ranking, eight NIFTs will be among the top 10 fashion design colleges in India in 2022. The following is a list of NIFTs in India:

Name of the Institute	India Today 2021 Ranking	India Today 2022 Ranking
NIFT Delhi	1	1
NIFT Mumbai	2	2
NIFT Bangalore	3	3
NIFT Chennai	4	4
NIFT Gandhinagar	6	5
NIFT Patna	5	6
NIFT Hyderabad	7	7
NIFT Kolkota	8	8
Pearl Academy New Delhi	9	9
Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID), Pune	10	10
NIFT Raebareli	11	11
Army Institute of Fashion and Design	13	12
NIFT Kannur	-	13
NIFT Shillong	12	14
NIFT Bhubaneswar	-	15
Pearl Academy Jaipur	14	16
NIFT Kangra	16	17
JD Institute of Fashion Technology	17	18
Amity Institute of Fashion Technology, Noida	15	19
NIFT TEA	18	20
Vogue Institute of Art and Design	23	22
MKSSSs School of Fashion Technology Pune	19	23
Pearl Academy Mumbai	24	24
Amity School of Fashion Technology, Lucknow	28	25
Fashion and Apparel Design, T.John College	22	26
PSG College of Arts and Science	27	27
IMS Design and Innovation Academy	25	28
Whistling Woods International, Mumbai	26	29
Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem	-	30
BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar	-	31
J.D.Birla Institute, Kolkota	-	32
Nehru Arts and Science College, Comibatore	-	33
Rathinam College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore	-	34
The Oxford College of Science, Bengaluru	-	35
Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar	-	36
Hindusthan College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore	-	37
Dr.N.G.P Arts and Science College, Coimbatore	-	38
Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore	-	39
Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore	-	40
Bon Secours College of Women, Thanjavur	-	41
Department of Fashion and Textiles IIS, Jaipur	-	42
Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar	-	43
Dr. SNS Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore	-	44
Department of Costume Design & Fashion Kongu Arts and Science College, Erode	-	45
IIFT College of Fashion, Bengaluru	-	46
Department of Fashion Designing Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya Chandrapur, Chandrapur	-	47
School of Design JECRC University, Jaipur	-	48
K.S.R. College of Arts and Science for Women, Namakkal	-	49
Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar	20	-
Manipal School of Architecture and Planning	21	-
Axis Institute of Fashion Technology	29	-
North India Institute of Fashion Technology	30	-

Top Design Colleges in India - Outlook and The Week Rankings

The following is a list of the top design colleges in India as ranked by Outlook and The Week:

Name of the Institute	Rankings
Name of the Institute	The Week 2020	Outlook 2019
NIFT Delhi	1	2
NIFT Mumbai	-	1
NIFT Bangalore	2	4
NIFT Chennai	3	5
NIFT Patna	6	8
NIFT Gandhinagar	4	-
NIFT Hyderabad	5	7
NIFT Kolkota	7	6
Pearl Academy New Delhi	8	3
Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID), Pune	-	20
NIFT Raebareli	-	-
NIFT Shillong	9	-
Army Institute of Fashion and Design	11	14
Pearl Academy Jaipur	-	-
Amity Institute of Fashion Technology, Noida	-	15
NIFT Kangra	-	-
JD Institute of Fashion Technology	14	-
NIFT TEA	-	10
MKSSSs School of Fashion Technology Pune	-	-
Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar	-	-
Manipal School of Architecture and Planning	13	-
Fashion and Apparel Design, T.John College	-	17
Vogue Institute of Art and Design	-	22
Pearl Academy Mumbai	-	25
IMS Design and Innovation Academy	15	24
Whistling Woods International, Mumbai	-	-
PSG College of Arts and Science	-	-
Amity School of Fashion Technology, Lucknow	16	19
Axis Institute of Fashion Technology	-	-
North India Institute of Fashion Technology	-	9

NIFT Colleges in India: Courses Offered

Given below is the list of NIFT colleges in India along with the UG & PG colleges:

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.F.Tech - Apparel Production	M.Des (Master of Design) M.F.Tech (Master of Fashion Technology) M.F.M. (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.F.Tech - Apparel Production	M.Des M.F.M.
NIFT Bangalore	B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Design B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Knitwear Design B.F.Tech - Apparel Production	M.F.Tech M.F.M.
NIFT Bhopal	B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Textile Design	M.F.M.
NIFT Gandhinagar	B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Fashion Design B.Des - Fashion Communication B.F.Tech - Apparel Production	M.F.Tech M.F.M.
NIFT Hyderabad	B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Knitwear Design B.Des - Fashion Design B.F.Tech - Apparel Production	M.F.M.
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.F.Tech - Apparel Production	M.F.Tech M.F.M.
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.F.Tech - Apparel Production	M.F.M.
NIFT Panchkula	B.Des Fashion Design B.Des Textile Design	M.F.M
NIFT Bhubaneswar	B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Design B.F.Tech - Apparel Production	Master of Fashion Management
NIFT Jodhpur	B.F.Tech - 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.F.Tech - Apparel Production B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Textile Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Design	M.F.M.
NIFT Raebareli	B.Des - Fashion Communication B.Des - Leather Design B.Des - Accessory Design B.Des - Fashion Design	M.F.M.
NIFT Kannur	B.F.Tech - 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.F.Tech - Apparel Production	Not Available
NIFT Srinagar	B.Des - Fashion Design B.Des - Fashion Communication	Not Available
NIFT Seat Matrix 2023: Seat Allotment, Seat Reservation

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NIFT 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 F Tech courses, candidates must have secured at least 60% marks in class 12.
NIFT also conducts the 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 the NIFT situation test.

National Institute of Fashion Technology Master's Courses Eligibility

Candidates must have pursued B.Des of B.F.Tech 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 interviews. All the components are considered to shortlist students for the master’s programme.

NIFT Admission Process

Admission to all NIFT campuses is based on the marks obtained in the NIFT Entrance Exam. The admission process for BDes and MDes courses at NIFT is a three-tiered process consisting of two written tests and a situation test/GD-PI round, whereas applicants for other courses must take a single written test. The following table summarises the NIFT admission process for all courses, as well as the weightage assigned to each test:

Courses	Test	Weightage
BDes	CAT	50%
	GAT	30%
	Situation Test	20%
MDes	CAT	40%
	GAT	30%
	GD/PI	30%
BFTech	GAT	100%
MFTech	GAT	70%
MFTech	GD/PI	30%
MFM	GAT	70%
MFM	GD/PI	30%

NIFT Cutoffs

Applicants seeking admission to NIFT campuses must obtain NIFT cutoffs, which will be available at the end of May 2023. To gain admission to NIFT campuses, aspirants must meet the minimum qualifying criteria. The NIFT 2023 cutoff will be published on the institute's official website, nift.ac.in.

NIFT Fee Structure 2023

Every semester, applicants must pay the NIFT fee for the course(s) they have applied for admission to. All NIFT UG courses have eight semesters, whereas PG courses have four semesters, aspirants are informed. For both undergraduate and graduate programmes at all NIFT campuses, non-NRI candidates must pay the same tuition fee. The fee that candidates must pay for the entire course is listed in the table below.

Course	Category	Fee
UG course fee for all campuses	Non-NRI	INR 12,77,700
PG course fee for all campuses	Non-NRI	INR 6,21,200
#UG course fee	NRI	INR 39,27,700
#PG course fee	NRI	INR 18,82,200
*UG course fee	NRI	INR 27,64,000
*PG course fee	NRI	INR 13,28,400
#Fees are payable at the NIFT campuses in Bengaluru, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Raebareli, and Srinagar. *Fees are payable at NIFT campuses in Panchkula, Patna, Kangra, Bhopal, Kannur, Shillong, Jodhpur, and Bhubaneswar.

All About NIFT Entrance Exam 2023

NIFT conducts a design entrance exam, known as NIFT Entrance Exam 2023 for admission to B Des and M.Des courses include 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. Find out everything about the NIFT Entrance Exam from the table below.

NIFT Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria	How to Prepare NIFT Entrance Exam
Exam Pattern of NIFT Entrance Exam	Syllabus of NIFT Entrance Exam
Best Books for NIFT Entrance Exam	Coaching Institutes for NIFT Entrance Exam
NIFT Entrance Exam Cutoff	NIFT Participating Institutes
NIFT Selection Process	NIFT Counselling Process
NIFT Entrance Exam Previous Year Question Papers	NIFT Entrance Exam Sample Papers

NIFT Entrance Exam 2023

The National Institute of Fashion Technology administers the NIFT entrance exam for admission to NIFT campuses for B.Des, BF.Tech, M.Des, MFM, and MFTech programmes. NIFT 2023 will be held in 5th February 2023 in an Online-Remote Proctored mode. The NIFT entrance exam 2023 for BDes, BFTech, MFTech, and MFM will begin at 10 a.m., and MDes will begin at 2.30 p.m., according to the schedule.

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Career Scope After NIFT

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. Various reputed companies visit the institutes including Future Group, Raymond, Wall-Mart, Colours of Benetton, Weekender, Provogue, Schuller's and many more. After graduating from the top NIFT campuses you can expect a package varying from Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 11 lakh per annum.

Other Top Design Colleges in India

Here are a few renowned design colleges in India besides NIFT that are known for quality education and great placement opportunities.

College Name	Location
INIFD Borivali (INIFD)	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Indian Institute of Art & Design (IIAD)	Delhi, Delhi
ARCH College of Design & Business	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Unitedworld Institute of Design (UID)	Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Amity University	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Vogue Institute of Art and Design (VIAD)	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Satyam Fashion Institute (SFI)	Noida, Uttar Pradesh
LISAA School of Design (LISAA)	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Centre for Design Excellence (CODE)	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Istituto Marangoni (Marangoni Mumbai)	Mumbai, Maharashtra

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FAQs

In India, how many NIFTs are there?

In total, 18 NIFTs are located throughout India's various cities. Only 17 of these NIFTs, though, take part in the admissions process.

Which is the best NIFT?

According to India Today Rankings 2021, NIFT Delhi is ranked first, followed by NIFT Bengaluru (Rank 2) and NIFT Chennai (Rank 3).

How much does NIFT offer the best package?

A dedicated placement cell at NIFT Delhi provides students with a venue to interact with businesses and advance their careers. The highest package for a NIFT graduate is INR 11 LPA.

Why is the NIFT fee so high?

Because NIFT is an autonomous institution and operates solely for profit, its fees are high. The course fee of attending NIFT could be substantially reduced despite the average quality of its facilities and faculty. Few students are placed through placements, and the placement rate is extremely low.

Is NIFT a government institution?

Yes, the Government of India's Ministry of Textiles established the government college known as NIFT Delhi.

Is passing the NIFT easy?

It is challenging to pass the NIFT entrance exam with about 22,000 applicants. But you can easily complete the exam with careful planning and time management.

Is it challenging to get accepted into NIFT?

The NIFT entrance exam might well typically be easy to moderate in difficulty. To succeed on the exam, you should have strong aptitude and creative abilities.

Without an entrance exam, can one join NIFT?

Students must pass the admission test in order to enrol in NIFT, which has a specific entrance exam. Following the written exam, the selected candidates will have the opportunity to participate in GD/PI, while the design students will participate in a situational assessment. And after adding up the scores for both tests, the ranking will be determined.

Can I start at NIFT after 12th grade?

Yes, you can join NIFT after the 12th grade. Criteria for NIFT Eligibility: Candidates must have passed the Intermediate or equivalent examination from a recognised board or university.

Is there a scholarship programme at NIFT?

To maximise the potential of its students, the institute's Means-cum-Merit Financial Assistance scheme provides students from low-income families with subsidised tuition at each campus. Students can be classified as one of three types of financial aid based on their parental income.