NIFT Seat Matrix 2025: Seat Allotment, Seat Reservation

Subhashri Roy

Updated On: April 25, 2025 03:41 PM | NIFT Entrance Exam

The NIFT Seat Matrix 2025 is finally available! If you pass the NIFT entrance exam 2025, you will have an opportunity to grab a seat at one of the NIFT participating colleges. You will be allotted based on your performance and preferred options.

NIFT Seat Matrix

If you are planning to get admission in the NIFT in 2025, perhaps the most important thing to refer to is the seat number or the NIFT seat matrix 2025 . NIFT has released the detailed seat matrix for 2025 on their official website: nift.ac.in, providing you with a clear picture of how many seats are there for each course and category in every NIFT campus. This seat matrix applies to both under and postgraduate courses. If you pass the NIFT 2025 entrance exam , then your last seat allotment will be based on your performance in the exam as well as choices filled during the counselling. There are a total of 4837 seats on all NIFT campuses for the year 2025, identical to last year. Every campus and discipline has a fixed number of seats allocated, and these are distributed category-wise to ensure equitable distribution. You must scroll down to access the comprehensive NIFT seat matrix 2025, seat allotment, seat reservation, etc.

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NIFT Seat Matrix 2025 PDF

The NIFT seat matrix 2025 represents a clear picture of how many seats are available in each program and at which campuses. Going through this, you will be able to make better decisions about your preferences and increase your chances of getting into a program that is best suited for you. Be sure to utilise it when organising your application—it can assist you in determining where to apply and what to focus on.

NIFT Seat Matrix 2025

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Specialisation-Wise NIFT Seat Matrix 2025

The authorities have released the NIFT seat matrix for all the campuses at nift.ac.in. You can check the specialisation-wise NIFT seat matrix 2025 through the table mentioned below:

Specialisation

Total Seats

B.Des. (Accessory Design)

596

B.Des. (Fashion Communication)

719

B.Des. (Fashion Design)

719

B.Des. Fashion Interior (FI)

41

B.Des. (Knitwear Design)

310

B.Des. (Leather Design)

152

B.Des. (Textile Design)

681

BFTech (Apparel Production - AP)

591

Master of Design (M.Des.)

275

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

719

Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.)

34

Total

4837

NIFT Seat Matrix 2025: College-Wise Seat Availability

Check out the college-wise seat availability for all 18 NIFT campuses across the country:

NIFT Bengaluru and NIFT Bhopal Seat Matrix

Refer below to the overall category-wise and course-wise seat matrix of NIFT Bengaluru and NIFT Bhopal:

State

NIFT Bengaluru

NIFT Bhopal

Category

Reserved

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Reserved

State Domicile

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (BDes) - Design

Accessory Design

38

5

34

7

3

Fashion Design

38

5

34

7

3

Knitwear Design

38

5

34

7

3

Textile Design

38

5

34

7

3

Fashion Communication

38

5

34

7

3

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology

Apparel Production

38

5

34

7

3

Master Programmes

Master of Design (MDes)

38

5

-

-

-

Master of Fashion Management (MFM)

38

5

34

7

3

Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech)

34

3

-

-

-

Total

338

43

238

49

21

NIFT Chennai and NIFT Gandhinagar Seat Matrix

Check out the NIFT Chennai and NIFT Gandhinagar seat matrix to be aware of the complete seat matrix:

State

NIFT Chennai

NIFT Gandhinagar

Category

Reserved

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Reserved

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design

Accessory Design

38

5

38

5

Leather Design

38

5

-

-

Fashion Design

38

5

38

5

Textile Design

38

5

38

5

Fashion Communication

38

5

38

5

Knitwear Design

38

5

-

-

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology

Apparel Production

38

5

38

5

Master Programmes

Master of Design (M.Des)

-

-

38

5

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

38

5

38

5

Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech)

34

3

34

3

Total

338

43

300

38

NIFT Hyderabad and NIFT Kannur Seat Matrix

Candidates can check the complete seat reservation and matrix of NIFT Hyderabad and NIFT Kannur here:

State

NIFT Hyderabad

NIFT Kannur

Category

Reserved

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Reserved

State Domicile

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design

Fashion Design

38

5

34

7

3

Accessory Design

38

5

-

-

-

Textile Design

38

5

34

7

3

Knitwear Design

38

5

34

7

3

Fashion Communication

38

5

34

7

3

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology

Apparel Production

38

5

34

7

3

Master Programmes

Master of Design (M.Des)

-

-

34

7

3

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

38

5

34

7

3

Total

266

35

238

49

21

NIFT Kolkata and NIFT Mumbai Seat Matrix

Find out the entire seat matrix of NIFT Kolkata and NIFT Mumbai below:

State

NIFT Kolkata

NIFT Mumbai

Category

Reserved

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Reserved

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design

Fashion Design

38

5

38

5

Leather Design

38

5

-

-

Accessory Design

38

5

38

5

Textile Design

38

5

38

5

Knitwear Design

38

5

38

5

Fashion Communication

38

5

38

5

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology

Apparel Production

38

5

38

5

Master Programmes

Master of Design (M.Des)

-

-

38

5

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

38

5

38

5

Total

304

40

304

40

NIFT Delhi and NIFT Patna Seat Matrix

NIFT Delhi and NIFT Patna seat matrix can be found below:

State

NIFT Delhi

NIFT Patna

Category

Reserved

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Reserved

State Domicile

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design

Fashion Design

38

5

34

7

3

Leather Design

38

5

-

-

-

Accessory Design

38

5

34

7

3

Textile Design

38

5

34

7

3

Knitwear Design

38

5

-

-

-

Fashion Communication

38

5

34

7

3

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology

Apparel Production

38

5

34

7

3

Master Programmes

Master of Design (M.Des)

38

5

-

-

-

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

38

5

34

7

3

Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech)

34

3

-

-

-

Total

376

48

204

42

18

NIFT Raebareli and NIFT Shillong Seat Matrix

Find NIFT Raebareli and NIFT Shillong seat availability based on course and category:

State

NIFT Raebareli

NIFT Shillong

Category

Reserved

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Reserved

State Domicile

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design

Fashion Design

38

5

34

7

3

Leather Design

38

5

-

-

-

Accessory Design

38

5

34

7

3

Textile Design

-

-

34

7

3

Fashion Communication

38

5

34

7

3

Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.FTech) - Technology

Apparel Production (AP)

38

5

-

-

-

Master Programmes

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

38

5

34

7

3

Total

228

30

170

35

15

NIFT Kangra and NIFT Jodhpur Seat Matrix

NIFT Kangra and NIFT Jodhpur seat matrix is mentioned below:

State

NIFT Kangra

NIFT Jodhpur

Category

Reserved

State Domicile

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Reserved

State Domicile

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design

Fashion Design

34

7

3

34

7

3

Accessory Design

34

7

3

34

7

3

Textile Design

34

7

3

34

7

3

Fashion Communication

34

7

3

34

7

3

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology

Apparel Production

34

7

3

34

7

3

Master Programmes

Master of Design (M.Des)

34

7

3

-

-

-

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

34

7

3

34

7

3

Total

238

49

21

204

42

18

NIFT Bhubaneswar and NIFT Srinagar Seat Matrix

Refer to the NIFT Bhubaneswar and NIFT Srinagar seat matrix below:

State

NIFT Bhubaneswar

NIFT Srinagar

Category

Reserved

State Domicile

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Reserved

State Domicile

Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design

Fashion Design

34

7

3

34

12

Accessory Design

34

7

3

34

12

Textile Design

34

7

3

34

12

Fashion Communication

34

7

3

34

12

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology

Apparel Production

34

7

3

-

-

Master Programmes

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

34

7

3

34

12

Total

204

42

18

170

60

NIFT Panchkula Seat Matrix

The NIFT Panchkula seat matrix is provided below:

State

NIFT Panchkula

Category

Reserved

State Domicile

NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC

Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design

Fashion Design

34

7

3

Textile Design

34

7

3

Fashion Communication

34

7

3

Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.FTech) - Technology

Apparel Production

34

7

3

Master Programmes

Master of Design (M.Des)

34

7

3

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

34

7

3

Total

204

42

18

NIFT Seat Matrix 2025: Availability for Lateral Entry Admission (NLEA)

The following table shows seat availability for NIFT Lateral Entry Admission (NLEA) for various design programmes:

Courses

Open/ OBC/EWS

SC

ST

NRI

Grand Total

Fashion Design (FD)

5

3

19

24

51

Leather Design (LD)

3

10

9

15

37

Accessory Design (AD)

9

29

39

40

117

Textile Design (TD)

15

33

49

37

134

Knitwear Design (KD)

1

6

19

18

44

Fashion Communication (FC)

3

6

32

21

62

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech) Apparel Production (AP)

128

67

50

59

304

NIFT 2025 Total Intake

164

154

217

214

749

NIFT Seat Matrix 2025 Reservation Policy

Candidates appearing for the NIFT entrance exam 2025 can go through the table mentioned below and get an idea of the reservation percentage for all the categories:

Categories

Reservation

OBC (NON-CREAMY)

27%

SC

15%

GEN-EWS

10%

ST

7.5%

Person with Disability (PWD)

5%*

Foreign Nationals/SAARC/NRI

3 (supernumerary) seats each at Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna and Shillong.

5 (supernumerary) seats each at NIFT Campuses Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar, Raebareli & Srinagar (J&K).

State Domicile

13 seats shall be offered at NIFT Srinagar

7 seats will be available in each NIFT campus, out of which 3 campuses shall be supernumerary. These 7 NIFT campuses shall include Kangra, Patna, Kannur, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Shillong, and Jodhpur.

Disclaimer: Reservation for Persons with Disability (PWD), including all categories, including OBCs Non-Creamy Layer, STs, SCs, and Open category, with a disability rate of 40% or above. The academic course will be assigned by the evaluation committee of NIFT's recommendations. Open (PWD) to Open, OBC (NCL) (PWD) to OBC, SC (PWD) to SC, and ST (PWD) to ST are the categories into which vacant PWD seats would be transferred. Applicants should confirm that they possess the necessary, up-to-date attestation for the selected category.

How to Check NIFT Seat Matrix 2025?

If you want to visit the NIFT Seat Matrix for 2025, just have a look at these simple steps:

  • Go to the official website of NIFT at nift.ac.in.
  • Go to the Admissions page on the homepage.
  • Look for and click on the link titled Seat Matrix 2025.
  • Download the PDF document to see the number of seats available, arranged by category.
  • Browse through the details cautiously to observe how many seats are left for your preferred program and campus.

If you want to get admitted to NIFT, you must keep an eye on the NIFT seat matrix 2025, and look for your preferred course’s seat availability along with the college campus you want. Based on the category you belong to and the cutoff, the NIFT 2025 seat matrix is finalised at the authority’s discretion.

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If you have any other doubts or queries, write to us in the QnA Zone . You can fill out the Common Application Form (CAF) or call the toll-free number 1800-572-9877 for any admission-related queries. For more NIFT-related exciting information, stay tuned to CollegeDekho !

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FAQs

What is the NIFT seat reservation 2025?

As of 2025, the NIFT seat reservation is as follows:

  • OBC category- 27%
  • SC category- 15%
  • Foreign nationals/ NRI/ SAARC- 15% (supernumerary)
  • ST category- 7.5%

Which NIFT is best for placement?

Although all college campuses boast excellent placement assistance and records, NIFT Delhi and NIFT Mumbai are the best options for placement. These colleges may be your greatest possibilities if making connections in the industry and getting a job are your top priorities. In terms of academic quality and cutting-edge instruction, NIFT Bengaluru and Chennai are extraordinary.

Is NIFT Delhi or Mumbai better?

Whether NIFT Delhi or Mumbai is better depends on a student’s career objectives. NIFT Delhi: Founded in 1986, it is the most sought-after campus, as demonstrated by its comprehensive facilities and cutoff. NIFT Mumbai: With a relatively high cutoff, this educational institution, which is located in India's fashion capital, provides excellent exposure and job prospects.

Is NIFT Delhi hard to get into?

No, NIFT Delhi is not hard to get into provided students are genuinely interested in the specialisations offered and are willing to study the curriculum’s theoretical and practical aspects. As long as you put in the effort and truly want to take a full-time or part-time study with NIFT, it is not too tough.

How many seats does NIFT have?

Students can choose from 5,215 open seats at the participating colleges in NIFT 2024. Candidates with an All-Indian domicile, students with a state domicile, and applicants who are non-resident Indians (NRIs) make up the three categories into which these seats are divided.

How is the NIFT 2025 seat allotment done?

To take part in NIFT 2025 seat allocation, you have to first obtain a Common Merit Rank (CMR) and get yourself registered on the official website. You will enter your choices of courses and campuses. Seat allotment happens through several rounds based on your rank and preferences. If seats are still available, a Spot Round can be organised. All notifications and schedules will be posted on the NIFT website.

Is 3000 a good rank in NIFT?

Yes merit rank from 3000 to 4500 is considered a good rank in NIFT. Candidates can get admitted at NIFT Delhi at this rank. A good score is based on seat intake, category, course or program and the institute.

How many seats are there in NIFT Mumbai?

There are a total of 304 seats for Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL), and GEN-EWS in NIFT Mumbai. While for NRI/Foreign Nationals there are 40 seats available.

Where can I find the NIFT seat matrix 2025 pdf?

You can download the NIFT Seat Matrix 2025 PDF official from the NIFT Admissions section at nift.ac.in/admission. Scroll down to the 'Seats Available' heading and click on 'Seat Matrix-2025' to view the document. This PDF gives category-wise detailed seat availability for all postgraduate and undergraduate programs at NIFT campuses. It is important to plan your preferences during the admission process.​

What are the total seats in NIFT Delhi?

The total seats in NIFT Delhi are 376 for Open, ST, SC, OBC(NCL), PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL) and GEN-EWS categories. This NIFT campus also has 48 seats reserved for NRI or Foreign Nationals. Candidates are advised to check out the course-wise seat division.

What is the seat intake of NIFT 2025?

For NIFT 2025, you have a total seat availability of 4,837 seats in total across all the campuses and programmes, both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. This seat matrix includes regular, reserved, and supernumerary categories like NRI and state domicile quotas. Remember that NIFT can vary seat numbers before final allotment, so make sure to be updated through the official website.

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