NIFT Exam Date 2026 Announced

As per NIFT Exam Date 2026 announced by NIFT, the examination will be held on February 8, 2026. The examination will be conducted online (for GAT) and offline (for CAT).

NIFT Exam Date 2026 : The Institute of Fashion Technology has announced NIFT Exam Date 2026 on the official website- exams.nta.nic.in. The online registration process for UG and PG programs has already started and will end on January 6, 2026 . As per the date announced, the examination will be held on February 8, 2026 . The examination will be held in online mode for GAT and offline mode for CAT. Candidates can check out the complete schedule and exam pattern to help them make a strategic plan for exam preparation.
Also read l NIFT Application Form 2026 OUT

NIFT Exam Date 2026

The following table displays NIFT Exam Date 2026, along with other important dates:

Events	Dates
NIFT Registration 2026 Last Date	January 6, 2026 (without a late fee)
NIFT 2026 Application Form Fee Submission with Late Fees Last Date	January 7 to 10, 2026
NIFT 2026 Application Form Correction Date	January 12 to 14, 2026
NIFT Exam Date 2026	February 8, 2026

NIFT 2026 Exam Pattern

Candidates can check out NIFT 2026 Exam Pattern below:

The NIFT examination total marks for BDES will be 100 for GAT and 100 for CAT.
The GAT examination will be conducted in computer-based mode, while the CAT test will be conducted in paper-based mode.
Each test, GAT and CAT, will have a total of 100 questions.
The question paper will be available in both Hindi and English.
Objective-type questions will have negative marking, with 25% of the total marks deducted for each wrong answer.
The question paper will consist of two sections: Section A and B, along with a Situation Test.
Section A will comprise 30% of the paper, while the Situation Test will comprise 30%, and GAT will comprise 50% of the paper, but it was mentioned earlier that GAT is Section A which is 30% doesn't seem right, another mention was GAT will be 50% of the paper.

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