NIFT Cut Off 2026: Check Expected & Previous Cut Offs [Course-Wise]

Summary: The NIFT cut off 2026 scores are the minimum marks to secure a seat in various undergraduate and postgraduate fashion technology and design courses. You must secure the minimum cut-off score to get admission to any of the 17 NIFT campuses. So, what are the NIFT cut-off marks for this academic year?

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance exam is highly competitive, with over 20000 candidates competing each year for seats in top NIFTs across India. Clearing the NIFT cut off marks assures you a higher chance of obtaining a seat in this prestigious university.

NIFT will release the cut-off before the counselling rounds. As per the NIFT analysis, many students found the paper easy, indicating the chances of high cut-off scores this year.  

Continue reading to understand the NIFT expected cut-off for 2026 and trends through the past few years.

Expected NIFT Cut Off 2026

If the number of aspirants appearing for the NIFT entrance exam is high, the NIFT 2026 cut-off will also increase and vice versa. Since the paper was comparatively easy this year, we can expect the cut-off to be somewhat higher.

The opening and closing rank will vary for different NIFT Colleges. Check the table below for the expected NIFT cut-off marks for NIFT colleges -

Campus	NIFT Expected Cut-Off 2026 (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

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NIFT Cut Off Trends Over the Years

Generally, the cut-off marks are released after the declaration of NIFT Result 2026.  

Check out the trend of cut-off marks for NIFT in different colleges from the post below. 

NIFT Cut Off 2026 Merit Ranks

Check the table below for NIFT Cut-Off Merit Ranks for the years 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Years	Links
Cut off Merit Ranks-2023	Link
Cut off Merit Ranks-2022	Link
Cut off Merit Ranks-2021	Link
Cut off Merit Ranks-2020	Link

How to Check NIFT Cut Off 2026?

Only those who score above the cut-off marks are eligible for NIFT Counselling 2026. You can check the cut-off marks from the official website.  

Follow the instructions mentioned below to check the cut-off marks for NIFT 2026. 

• Visit the official website of NIFT
• On the Home page, click on the "Admissions" tab
• Click on the "Last Merit Rank Admitted in Admissions 2026" 
• The cut-off PDF will be displayed on the screen 
• Download the PDF and save it for future reference 

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What are the Factors Determining the NIFT Cut Off 2026?

The following factors will be considered while determining the NIFT Cut-Off 2026.

• 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 2026
• Performance of applicants in the NIFT exam
• The NIFT previous year cut-off

NIFT Seat Matrix for 2026

The NIFT 2026 Entrance Exam offers 2716 seats for admission to B.Des and B.F.Tech programs.

Check out the table below for the seats available in B.Des and B.F.Tech for different specialisations.

Course	Specialisations	Total Number of Seats
Bachelor of Design (B.Des)	Textile Design	743
	Knitwear Design	346
	Leather Design	172
	Fashion Communication	742
	Fashion Design	742
	Accessory Design	654
Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)	Apparel Production	652

Here's the seat availability for NIFT Masters programs -

Course	Specialisations	Total Number of Seats
Master Programme	M.des	304
	M.F.M.	786
	M.F.Tech	148

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NIFT Previous Years' Cut-Off Marks

The NIFT cut off for previous years 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.

We have provided the closing merit rank for different colleges to help you understand the NIFT cut-off. 

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

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NIFT Cut Off 2023

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 higher than the other categories. 

NIFT Kolkata Cut-Off 2023

Course name	General	ST	SC	OBC	NRI
B.Des Fashion Design	632	4024	3061	1256	5406
B.Des Fashion Communication	467	6127	4406	1716	4872
B.Des Knitwear Design	1807	-	9026	4730	-
B.Des Leather Design	3180	-	6932	5428	-
B.Des Textile Design	2645	5348	9031	4385	-

NIFT Jodhpur Cut-Off 2023

Course name	General	SC	ST	OBC	NRI
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	1218	2916	-	2342	-
Master of Fashion Management	714	1147	-	1105	-

NIFT Hyderabad Cut-Off 2023

Course name	General	SC	ST	OBC	NRI
B. Des Accessory Design	4066	7852	6935	3742	6172
B. Des Knitwear Design	1351	8327	8936	3989	-
B. Des Textile Design	1090	8662	8302	3949	8475
B. Des Fashion Communication	472	4798	4060	3212	2331
B.Des in Fashion Design	452	2542	2918	1416	3546
B.F. Tech Apparel Production	570	1745	-	630	-
Master of Fashion Management	238	1086	1173	552	302

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NIFT Gandhinagar Cut Off 2023

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 Bengaluru Cut Off 2023

Course name	General	OBC	ST	SC	NRI
B.Des Accessory Design	482	133	7286	4214	7244
B.Des Fashion Communication	113	600	2017	2068	2715
B.Des Knitwear Design	1122	2667	6986	5437	5450
B.Des Textile Design	721	2705	7374	3990	5190
B.Des in Fashion Design	520	799	2570	2000	1843
B.F.Tech Apparel Production	689	372	-	2782	1002
Master of Fashion Management	187	370	958	724	429
M.F.Tech Apparel Production	33	-	-	45	-

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NIFT Chennai Cut Off 2023

Course name	General	OBC	SC	ST	NRI
B.Des Accessory Design	890	2384	8238	8350	7601
B.Des in Fashion Design	484	1552	3417	3165	5349
B.Des Fashion Communication	276	990	4110	4951	9016
B.Des Leather Design	2334	3752	8704	-	-
B.Des Knitwear Design	1493	3263	7033	-	-
B.Des Textile Design	1507	2896	7104	-	7808
B.F.Tech Apparel Production	917	415	910	-	-
Master of Fashion Management	233	563	991	-	769

NIFT Cut Off 2022

The following tables show the course-wise cut-off marks for NIFT admissions 2022. 

NIFT Bangalore Cut-Off 2022

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.Des Accessory Design	553	4448	1955	4755	6509
B.Des Fashion Communication	225	1660	668	1635	2083
B.Des Knitwear Design	1051	6111	2973	7442	7656
B.Des Textile Design	701	6006	2432	7304	7622
B.Des in Fashion Design	169	1115	780	1419	2979
B.F.Tech Apparel Production	217	-	312	863	398
M.F.Tech Apparel Production	68	-	-	-	-
Master of Fashion Management	72	712	288	448	588

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NIFT Bhopal Cut Off 2022

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

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.Des Accessory Design	2551	6191	4825	7656	-
B.Des Textile Design	2571	4561	5714	7430	-
Master of Fashion Management	532	-	921	-	-

NIFT Bhubaneswar Cut Off 2022

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	2566	5252	7605	-
B.Des Fashion Communication	1032	4089	6846	7664
B.Des Textile Design	2562	5355	7649	-
B.Des in Fashion Design	1675	3056	6981	7665
B.F.Tech Apparel Production	1094	1052	-	-
Master of Fashion Management	374	876	-	-

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NIFT Chennai Cut Off 2022

The closing rank of NIFT Chennai is almost similar to that of the OBC/SC/ST category. The table below shows the NIFT Chennai Cut-off for different courses in 2022. 

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.Des Accessory Design	1173	5489	2588	6747	7450
B.Des Fashion Communication	543	4542	1470	4486	6172
B.Des Knitwear Design	1404	3815	3968	6986	-
B.Des Leather Design	1767	-	4164	7334	-
B.Des Textile Design	1027	-	3476	6577	-
B.Des in Fashion Design	538	3640	1193	3231	6446
B.F.Tech Apparel Production	439	-	299	1130	-
Master of Fashion Management	214	-	486	975	-

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NIFT Gandhinagar Cut Off 2022

Check out the table below for the NIFT Gandhinagar Cut-off for different courses for the year 2022.

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.Des Fashion Communication	409	3081	1813	4699	5980
B.Des Textile Design	824	5856	3447	6924	-
B.Des in Fashion Design	402	4140	1410	3057	4937
B.F.Tech Apparel Production	472	-	1566	684	-
Bachelor of Accessory Design (Jewellery)	869	4725	2735	7440	-
M.F.Tech Apparel Production	-	-	-	-	-
Master of Fashion Management	166	-	612	742	970

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NIFT Hyderabad Cut Off 2022

The table below consists of the NIFT Hyderabad cut-off for the year 2022 for different categories. 

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.Des Accessory Design	789	6542	2664	6977	7483
B.Des Fashion Communication	395	5056	1315	2993	5886
B.Des Knitwear Design	1150	6290	3921	7595	6964
B.Des Textile Design	941	-	3571	5078	-
B.Des in Fashion Design	532	2394	519	5190	7306
B.F.Tech Apparel Production	323	-	1167	1037	-
Master of Fashion Management	130	495	476	920	544

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NIFT Jodhpur Cut Off 2022

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

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.F.Tech Apparel Production	1075	-	1018	-	-
Master of Fashion Management	309	815	903	-	-

NIFT Kangra Cut Off 2022

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

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.Des Accessory Design	2472	-	5697	7202	-
B.Des Fashion Communication	1422	3893	4493	7072	-
B.Des Textile Design	2702	-	5893	7001	-
B.Des in Fashion Design	1814	-	4913	6562	-
B.F.Tech Apparel Production	1032	-	857	-	-

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NIFT Kannur Cut Off 2022

The table below shows the NIFT Kannur campuses closing merit rank for different categories, along with the NIFT cut off for the O.B.C. category from the previous year. 

Course name	General	NRI	OBC	SC	ST
B.Des Fashion Communication	1322	3642	2295	7010	7566
B.Des Knitwear Design	2490	-	4743	7682	-
B.Des Textile Design	2618	3091	4717	7581	-
B.Des in Fashion Design	1631	5633	2637	5382	6798
B.F.Tech Apparel Production	904	-	821	-	-
M.Des Design Space	-	-	-	-
Master of Fashion Management	425	-	678	-	-

NIFT Kolkata Cut Off 2022

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	1418	3894	3265	7589	7691
B.Des Fashion Communication	631	5307	1973	5005	7040
B.Des Knitwear Design	1479	-	4870	7676	-
B.Des Leather Design	2356	-	5612	7376	-
B.F. Textile Design	1269	-	4347	7363	-

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NIFT Counselling 2026

After the result declaration, the participating colleges will start the counselling procedure. If you score above the cut-off, you will be eligible for counselling.

The counselling process is organised offline. You will be called for counselling based on the merit list. To participate in NIFT Counselling 2026, you must follow the steps mentioned below.

• Firstly, you need to register on the official NIFT website.
• Get a NIFT system-generated letter.
• Participate in the counselling round.
• Make sure that your documents are verified at the counselling centre.
• Take part in the seat allocation process.
• Pay the admission fee for NIFT 2026.
• Receive allotment letter.

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Conclusion

Checking the NIFT cut off marks is essential because it helps you understand the minimum score needed to qualify for the entrance exam.

It also gives you an idea of your competition and how you must prepare for the exam, helping you plan your strategy and focus on areas you need to improve.