About NIFT
Set up in 1986, NIFT is the pioneering institute of fashion education in the country and has been in the vanguard of providing professional human resource to the textile and apparel industry. It was made a statutory institute in 2006 by an Act of the Indian Parliament with the President of India as ‘Visitor’ and has full fledged campuses all across the country. Over the years NIFT has also been working as a knowledge service provider to the Union and State governments in the area of design development and positioning of handlooms and handicrafts.
List of UG Programs
Foundation Programme (FP)
List of PG Programs
Eligibility for Bachelor Programmes – Design (B.Des) and Technology (B.F.Tech)
To be eligible to apply maximum age of the candidate should be less than 24 years as on 1st August of the year of Admission. (The upper age limit may be relaxed by a period of 5 (five) years for candidates of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribe/ Persons With Disability (PWD) categories)
1.Bachelor of Design – B.Des. (Fashion Design / Leather Design / Accessory Design / Textile Design / Knitwear Design / Fashion Communication)
Candidates must have successfully completed any of the following:
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The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education / State Board New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi
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General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB)
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Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system
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A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects
Note : Candidates who are appearing for their Board examinations in the year of Admission, can also apply, subject to fulfilling necessary eligibility conditions at the time of counselling/admission as mentioned in the Prospectus.
2. Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) (B.FTech.)
Candidates must have successfully completed any of the following:
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The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi with Physics and Mathematics or
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General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the advanced (A) level with Physics and Mathematics / International Baccalaureate (IB) or
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Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system with Physics and Mathematics or
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A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects with Physics and Mathematics. Or
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3 or 4-years diploma in any branch of Engineering recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education
Note : Candidates who are appearing for their Board examinations in the year of Admission, can also apply, subject to fulfilling necessary eligibility conditions at the time of counselling/admission as mentioned in the Admission Prospectus.
RESERVATION OF SEATS
The seats reserved for various categories in each programme are as under:
Scheduled Castes 15%
Scheduled Tribes 7.5%
Other Backward Communities (non creamy) 27%
Persons With Disability (PWD) 5% (horizontal reservation cutting across categories)
EWS 10% within open Category seats
Foreign Nationals/ SAARC/NRI 15% (supernumerary)
State Domiciles 20% (supernumerary)
35% for Jammu , Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar Campus.
The qualifying candidates need to meet the eligibility and admission requirements of NIFT.
Master Programmes
There is no age bar for applying to the Masters Programmes in NIFT.
Eligibility for Masters Programmes – Design, Management and Technology
Design: M.Des (Master of Design)
Candidates must have successfully completed any of the following:
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Undergraduate Degree in any discipline from any Institute / University recognized by law in India or
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Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID.
Note: Master of Design (M.Des.) is an advanced course that demands an understanding of fundamentals in design and presupposes that candidates would be familiar with the basic skills and theories for successful completion of the programme. The course would not provide any basic knowledge and skill development in design as a part of its Master programme.
Management : M.F.M (Master of Fashion Management)
Candidates must have successfully completed any of the following:
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Undergraduate Degree in any discipline from any Institute / University recognized by law in India
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Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID
Technology : M.F.Tech. (Master of Fashion Technology)
Candidates must have successfully completed any of the following:
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B.F.Tech. from NIFT
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B.E / B.Tech. from any Institute / University recognized by law in India.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Note : Candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination in the year of Admission, can also apply, subject to fulfilling necessary eligibility conditions at the time of counselling/admission as mentioned in the Admission Prospectus.
RESERVATION OF SEATS
The seats reserved for various categories in each programme are as under:
Scheduled Castes 15%
Scheduled Tribes 7.5%
Other Backward Communities (non creamy) 27%
Persons With Disability (PWD) 5% (horizontal reservation cutting across categories)
Open - EWS 10% of open Category
Foreign Nationals/ SAARC/NRI 15% (supernumerary)
State Domiciles 20% (supernumerary)
35% for Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh at Srinagar Campus
The qualifying candidates need to meet the eligibility and admission requirements of NIFT.
Details of seats available category wise can be seen in the Prospectus.