NIFTs are widely regarded as the best design schools in the country. The first NIFT was established in New Delhi in 1986, and the country now has 18 operational NIFTs. NIFT Panchkula and NIFT Varanasi are the most recent additions to the NIFT Campuses in India. NIFT Panchkula has been included on the list of colleges accepting NIFT entrance exam scores for enrollment beginning in 2021. It should be noted that NIFT Varanasi only offers short-term courses and does not participate in the NIFT 2024 entrance exam.

India Today and Outlook both publish rankings for top design colleges in India. According to India Today's ranking, seven NIFTs will be among the top ten fashion design colleges in India in 2021. Check the following list of top NIFT Campuses in India:

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NIFT Campus List

Colleges	India Today Rank 2021	Outlook Rank 2021
NIFT Delhi (Est 1986)	Rank 1	Rank 1
NIFT Mumbai (Est 1995)	Rank 2	Rank 2
NIFT Bengaluru (Est 1997)	Rank 3	Rank 3
NIFT Chennai (Est 1995)	Rank 4	Rank 4
NIFT Patna (Est 2008)	Rank 5	Rank 5
NIFT Gandhinagar (Est 1995)	Rank 6	Rank 6
NIFT Hyderabad (Est 1999)	Rank 7	Rank 7
NIFT Kolkata (Est 1995)	Rank 8	Rank 8
NIFT Raebareli (Est 2007)	Rank 11	Rank 9
NIFT TEA Tiruppur	Rank 18	Rank 10
NIFT Shillong (Est 2008)	Rank 12	--
NIFT Kangra (Est 2009)	Rank 16	--
NIFT Kannur, Est 2008	--	Rank 11

NIFT Registration 2024 - Detailed Application Process

NIFT Campus Admission Process

Admission to all courses offered at NIFT campuses is through a candidate’s performance in NIFT Entrance Exam. The admission process for BDes and MDes courses offered at NIFT is a three-tiered process comprising of two written tests and a situation test/GD-PI round. In contrast, for other courses candidates need to appear for a single written test. NIFT admission process for all the courses as well as the weightage given to each test is mentioned in the table below:

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

Also read: NIFT Eligibility Criteria

Courses offered by Top NIFT Colleges in India

NIFT is a renowned design college in the country which offers both undergraduate as well as postgraduate programs to aspirants. The most popular design program offered by NIFTs at the UG level is Bachelor of Design (BDes) and at the PG level is Master of Design (MDes). Mentioned below is the list of courses offered at NIFT.

List of UG courses offered at NIFTs
Bachelor of Design (BDes)	Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFTech)
List of PG courses offered at NIFTs
Master of Design (MDes)	Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech)
Master of Fashion Management (MFM)	-

Candidates are informed that the UG courses offered at NIFT are of four years duration whereas the PG courses are of two years duration. BDes course at NIFT campuses is offered in the following specializations:

List of NIFT BDes Course Specialisations
Accessory Design (AD)	Knitwear Design (KD)
Fashion Design (FD)	Leather Design (LD)
Textile Design (TD)	Knitwear Design (KD)
Fashion Communication (FC)	-

NIFT Campus Seat Allotment 2024

Program	Total seats
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design
· Fashion Design (FD)	689
· Leather Design (LD)	168
· Accessory Design (AD)	600
· Textile Design (TD)	649
· Knitwear Design (KD)	296
· Fashion Communication (FC)	642
Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.) - Technology
· Apparel Production (AP)	518
Master Programmes
· Master of Design (M.Des)	171
· Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)	650
· Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.)	140
Total	4517

Also read: NIFT Counselling 

NIFT Cut-offs

Aspirants applying for admission at NIFT campuses need to obtain NIFT cut-offs which will be released at the end of May 2024. The aspirants must meet the minimum qualifying criteria to gain admission to NIFT campuses. The institute will release the NIFT 2024 cut-off on the official website - nift.ac.in.

Read more about NIFT Cut off here.

NIFT Campus Fee Structure

Candidates are required to pay the NIFT fee every semester for the course to which they are admitted. NIFT UG courses have eight semesters in total and PG courses have four semesters. NIFT fee to be paid by the candidates is given below.

Course	Category	Fee (in Rs)
UG course fee for all campuses	Non-NRI	13,10,400
PG course fee for all campuses	Non-NRI	6,01,600
UG course fee (for NIFT Bengaluru, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Raebareli, and Srinagar)	NRI	42,25,500
PG course fee (for NIFT Bengaluru, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Raebareli, and Srinagar)	NRI	19,20,600
UG course fee (for NIFT Panchkula, Patna, Kangra, Bhopal, Kannur, Shillong, Jodhpur, and Bhubaneswar)	NRI	29,71,700
PG course fee (for NIFT Panchkula, Patna, Kangra, Bhopal, Kannur, Shillong, Jodhpur, and Bhubaneswar.)	NRI	13,53,300

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