The National Institute of Fashion Technology will release the cut-off for the NIFT entrance exam at the time of the counseling process.

Cut-off marks are the minimum qualifying marks you need to score to get shortlisted for the next exam stage, i.e., counseling. The cut-off marks vary for each participating institute.

Also, it varies depending on various parameters like the difficulty level of the paper, the number of students who appeared for the exam, the previous year's cut-off marks, etc.

Read through the post that will give you a complete insight into the expected NIFT Cut Off 2022, the previous year's cut-off marks, and more.

Expected NIFT 2022 Cut-Off Marks

If the number of aspirants appearing for the exam is high, the cut-off will also be increased and vice-versa. Also, the opening and closing rank will vary for different NIFT Colleges.

Check out the table below to know the expected NIFT Bangalore cut-off and other colleges.

Campus	NIFT 2022 Expected Cut Off (Tentative)
NIFT Gandhinagar	240
NIFT Kolkata	301
NIFT Delhi	64
NIFT Hyderabad	255
NIFT Mumbai	145
NIFT Jodhpur	467
NIFT Bengaluru	134
NIFT Kangra	520
NIFT Chennai	325
NIFT Bhubaneswar	530
NIFT Patna	560
NIFT Kannur	590

NIFT Cut-Off Trends 

Generally, the cut-off marks are released after the declaration of NIFT Result 2022. 

Let us check out the trend of cut-off marks for different colleges from the post below.

How to Check NIFT 2022 Cut Off?

Only those who score above the cut-off marks are eligible for NIFT Counselling 2022. You can check the cut-off marks from the official website. 

Follow the instructions mentioned below to check the NIFT cut-off of 2022.

• Visit the official website of NIFT, i.e., nift.ac.in
• On the Home page, click on the "Admissions" tab
• Click on the "Last Merit Rank Admitted in Admissions 2022"
• The cut-off PDF will be displayed on the screen
• Download the PDF and save it for future reference

What are the Factors that Determine NIFT 2022 Cut-Off?

The following factors will be considered while determining the NIFT Exam Cut-Off 2022.

• The number of aspirants who appeared in the entrance exam.
• The difficulty level of the paper
• Total Number of Seats available
• The total number of aspirants who qualified for NIFT 2022
• Performance of applicants in the NIFT exam
• Previous year cut off

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Last Year NIFT Seat Matrix

A total of 2370 seats are available for admission to B.Des and B.F Tech programs through NIFT 2022 Entrance Exam.

Check out the table below to know the total number of seats available for various courses.

Course	Specializations	Total Number of Seats
Bachelor of Design (B. Des)	Textile Design	390
	Knitwear Design	210
	Leather Design	120
	Fashion Communication	420
	Fashion Design	450
	Accessory Design	420
Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B. F. Tech)	Apparel Production	360

NIFT Previous Year Cut-Off Marks

The cut-off was released college-wise and course-wise. If you belong to the general category, you must have secured a low rank to get admission to any NIFT participating colleges.

To help you get an idea about the NIFT 2021 cut-off, we have provided the closing merit rank for different colleges. 

Program	Common Merit Rank (CMR)		No. of aspirants
	From	To
BDes	51	317	80
BDes	319	619	90
BDes	620	825	90
BDes	828	1098	90
BDes	1104	1328	80
BDes	1331	1605	90
BDes	1612	1874	90
BDes	1882	2127	90
BDes	2128	2440	80
BDes	2443	2741	90
BDes	2747	3132	90
BDes	3133	3628	90
BDes	3629	4100	80
BDes	4110	4714	90
BDes	4715	5443	90
BDes	5448	6739	90
BDes	6744	8150	100
BDes	8161	9875	100
BDes	9883	11605	100
BDes	11658	14378	86

NIFT 2020 Cut Off 

The National Institute of Fashion Technology published the NIFT cut-off marks category-wise. If you belong to the general category, the cut-off was high compared to the other categories.

Category-wise NIFT Kolkata 2020 Cut Off

Course name	General	ST	SC	OBC	NRI
B.Des Accessory Design	1224	-	4995	4114	4910
B. Des Fashion Communication	1078	3747	3643	3448	-
B. Des Knitwear Design	1571	5105	4511	4699	-
B. Des Leather Design	2366	4327	4023	4526	-
B.F. Textile Design	1150	4515	3541	3512	-

NIFT Jodhpur Cut Off 2020

Course name	General	SC	ST	OBC	NRI
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	1218	2916	-	2342	-
Master of Fashion Management	386	-	-	535	-

NIFT Hyderabad Cut Off 2020

Course name	General	SC	ST	OBC	NRI
B. Des Accessory Design	1118	5221	4102	3969	3177
B. Des Knitwear Design	1562	5159	4477	3989	-
B. Des Textile Design	1565	5078	3466	3949	-
B. Des Fashion Communication	953	3585	4060	3212	2331
B.Des in Fashion Design	422	2542	2719	1492	2379
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	465	1745	-	1167	-
Master of Fashion Management	242	495	544	479	304

NIFT 2020 Gandhinagar Cut Off

Course name	General	OBC	ST	SC	NRI
B. Des Fashion Communication	725	3919	3102	4534	3051
Bachelor of Accessory Design (Jewellery)	790	3515	4563	3591	2478
B. Des Textile Design	1166	3639	3791	3331	3076
B. Des in Fashion Design	362	3272	1255	1669	2946
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	262	1566	2217	1866	1184
M.F. Tech Apparel Production	513	508	-	80	-
Master of Fashion Management	162	481	546	498	395

NIFT 2020 Bengaluru Cut Off

Course name	General	OBC	ST	SC	NRI
B. Des Accessory Design	902	3491	4194	5066	4378
B. Des Fashion Communication	517	2839	3736	1953	1638
B. Des Knitwear Design	1007	2898	4797	5117	1143
B. Des Textile Design	1001	3840	3631	3990	-
B.Des in Fashion Design	264	695	3289	1329	3524
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	236	1419	2005	2782	2103
Master of Fashion Management	116	437	482	428	318
M.F. Tech Apparel Production	502	514	-	59	1

NIFT 2020 Chennai Cut Off

Course name	General	OBC	SC	ST	NRI
B. Des Accessory Design	2002	4285	4895	4108	-
B. Des in Fashion Design	784	1722	3246	1741	3313
B. Des Fashion Communication	2688	3204	3875	4617	-
B. Des Leather Design	2740	4422	4417	5224	-
B. Des Knitwear Design	2364	4158	4195	-	-
B. Des Textile Design	2067	4170	5072	3695	60
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	520	1758	2635	1300	-
Master of Fashion Management	396	517	506	-	6

NIFT Bangalore Cut Off 2019

The following table shows the course-wise cut-off marks for NIFT Bangalore.

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B. Des Accessory Design	902	4378	3491	5066	4194
B. Des Fashion Communication	517	1638	2839	1953	3736
B. Des Knitwear Design	1007	1143	2898	5117	4797
B. Des Textile Design	1001	-	3840	3990	3631
B.Des in Fashion Design	264	3524	695	1329	3289
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	236	2103	1419	2782	2005
M.F. Tech Apparel Production	502	1	514	59	-
Master of Fashion Management	116	318	437	428	482

NIFT Bhopal Cut Off 2019

Check out the table below to know the closing merit rank for different courses in the NIFT Bhopal.

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B. Des Accessory Design	2671	-	4745	5270	-
B. Des Textile Design	1672	-	3779	5236	-
Master of Fashion Management	409	-	501	-	539

NIFT Bhubaneswar Cut-Off 2019

The following table consists of last year's cut-off marks for various courses in the NIFT Bhubaneswar.

Course name	General	OBC	SC	ST
B. Des Accessory Design	4020	4766	5287	-
B. Des Fashion Communication	2347	4636	3944	4334
B. Des Textile Design	2915	4032	5264	4758
B.Des in Fashion Design	1054	3560	4984	4352
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	1232	2537	1162	-
Master of Fashion Management	338	527	-	490

NIFT Chennai 2019 Cut Off 

The closing rank of NIFT Chennai is almost similar to OBC/SC/ST category. The table below shows the previous year cut marks of NIFT Chennai for different courses.

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B. Des Accessory Design	2002	-	4285	4895	4108
B. Des Fashion Communication	2688	-	3204	3875	4617
B. Des Knitwear Design	2364	-	4158	4195	-
B. Des Leather Design	2740	-	4422	4417	5224
B. Des Textile Design	2067	60	4170	5072	3695
B. Des in Fashion Design	784	3313	1722	3246	1741
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	520	-	1758	2635	1300
Master of Fashion Management	396	6	517	506	-

NIFT Gandhinagar Cut-Off 2019

Check out the table below to know the previous year's cut-off marks for different courses at NIFT Gandhinagar.

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B. Des Fashion Communication	725	3051	3919	4534	3102
B. Des Textile Design	1166	3076	3639	3331	3791
B. Des in Fashion Design	362	2946	3272	1669	1255
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	262	1184	1566	1866	2217
Bachelor of Accessory Design (Jewellery)	790	2478	3515	3591	4563
M.F. Tech Apparel Production	513	-	508	80	-
Master of Fashion Management	162	395	481	498	546

NIFT Hyderabad Cut-Off 2019

The below table consists of cut-off marks of NIFT Hyderabad for different categories.

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B. Des Accessory Design	1118	3177	3969	5221	4102
B. Des Fashion Communication	953	2331	3212	3585	4060
B. Des Knitwear Design	1562	-	3989	5159	4477
B. Des Textile Design	1565	-	3949	5078	3466
B.Des in Fashion Design	422	2379	1492	2542	2719
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	465	-	1167	1745	-
Master of Fashion Management	242	304	479	495	544

NIFT Jodhpur Cut Off 2019

Here are the previous year's cut-off marks for different categories at NIFT Jodhpur.

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	1218	-	2342	2916	-
Master of Fashion Management	386	-	535	-	-

NIFT Kangra Cut Off 2019

The table below consists of the previous year's cut-off marks for different categories to get admission to NIFT Kangra.

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.Des Accessory Design	2061	-	4236	5085	-
B. Des Fashion Communication	1694	-	4597	4816	-
B. Des Textile Design	2489	-	4679	5313	-
B. Des in Fashion Design	1809	-	3982	3861	3463
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	573	-	2552	1614	-

NIFT Kannur Cut Off 2019

The previous year's closing merit rank of the NIFT Kannur campus for different categories is provided in the table below.

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.Des Fashion Communication	2637	-	4211	3839	-
B. Des Knitwear Design	4207	-	3664	4217	4872
B. Des Textile Design	3225	-	3941	4223	-
B. Des in Fashion Design	1954	59	2618	968	3271
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	1615	-	2294	-	2620
M.Des Design Space	161		162	128	168
Master of Fashion Management	406	-	526	525	-

NIFT Kolkata Cut Off 2019

Check out the table below to know the cut-off marks of NIFT Kolkata for the previous year.

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.Des Accessory Design	1224	4910	4114	4995	-
B. Des Fashion Communication	1078	-	3448	3643	3747
B. Des Knitwear Design	1571	-	4699	4511	5105
B. Des Leather Design	2366	-	4526	4023	4327
B.F. Textile Design	1150	-	3512	3541	4515

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NIFT Counselling Process 2022

After the result declaration, the counseling procedure will get started by the participating colleges. If you score above the cut-off, you are only eligible for the counseling process.

The counseling process is organized in offline mode. Note that you will be called for counseling based on the merit list. You have to follow the steps mentioned below to take part in the counseling procedure of NIFT 2022.

• Firstly, you need to register on the official website of NIFT.
• Get NIFT system-generated letter.
• Participate in the counseling round.
• Make sure that your documents are verified at the counseling center.
• Take part in the seat allocation process.
• Pay admission fee for NIFT 2022.
• Receive allotment letter.