NIFT Seat Matrix 2024: Seat Allotment, Seat Reservation
The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has released the NIFT seat matrix 2024 for student’s reference. Check out all about the seat reservation, seat allotment, and the NIFT 2024 seat matrix below.
The NIFT seat matrix 2024 is available in a downloadable PDF format at nift.ac.in, the official website of the National Institute of Fashion Technology. As of 2024, there are 5,289 total NIFT seats available for design courses, up from 5,215 in 2023. These include 4,394 All-India seats, 473 NRI, and 424 state domiciles. There are 652 UG seats available in the BFTech course as opposed to 3,399 seats in the BDes course. The NIFT exam 2024 was administered on February 5, 2024, across 32 affiliated testing facilities in India. Based on the results of the GAT, CAT, GD/PI, or Situation test (if applicable), candidates will be assigned respective seats.
The NIFT seat matrix 2024 displays the total number of seats available, the distribution of seats by category, reservation policies, and other information. In total, master's programmes like MFM, MFTech, and MDes account for 1,238 seats that are open at various NIFT campuses. The Bachelor of Design (BDes), Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFTech), Master of Fashion Management (MFM), Master of Design (MDes), and Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech) are among the degree programmes that these seats are distributed across. NIFT Panchkula has been included in the list of NIFT 2024 participating colleges. Prospective students must scroll down to access the comprehensive NIFT seat matrix 2024, seat allotment, seat reservation, etc.
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NIFT Seat Matrix 2024: College-Wise Seat Availability
Check out the college-wise seat availability for all 18 NIFT campuses across the country:
NIFT Bengaluru and NIFT Bhopal Seat Matrix
Refer below to the overall category-wise and course-wise seat matrix of NIFT Bengaluru and NIFT Bhopal:State | NIFT Bengaluru | NIFT Bhopal | |||
Category | Reserved | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC | Reserved | State Domicile | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (BDes) - Design | |||||
Accessory Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Fashion Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Knitwear Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Textile Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Fashion Communication | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology | |||||
Apparel Production | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Master Programmes | |||||
Master of Design (MDes) | 38 | 5 | - | - | - |
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech) | 34 | 3 | - | - | - |
Total | 338 | 43 | 238 | 49 | 21 |
NIFT Chennai and NIFT Gandhinagar Seat Matrix
Check out NIFT Chennai and NIFT Gandhinagar seat matrix to be aware of the complete seat matrix:State | NIFT Chennai | NIFT Gandhinagar | ||
Category | Reserved | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC | Reserved | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design | ||||
Accessory Design | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Leather Design | 38 | 5 | - | - |
Fashion Design | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Textile Design | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Fashion Communication | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Knitwear Design | 38 | 5 | - | - |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology | ||||
Apparel Production | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Master Programmes | ||||
Master of Design (M.Des) | - | - | 38 | 5 |
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M) | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech) | 34 | 3 | 34 | 3 |
Total | 338 | 43 | 300 | 38 |
NIFT Hyderabad and NIFT Kannur Seat Matrix
Candidates can check the complete seat reservation and matrix of NIFT Hyderabad and NIFT Kannur here:State | NIFT Hyderabad | NIFT Kannur | |||
Category | Reserved | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC | Reserved | State Domicile | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design | |||||
Fashion Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Accessory Design | 38 | 5 | - | - | - |
Textile Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Knitwear Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Fashion Communication | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology | |||||
Apparel Production | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Master Programmes | |||||
Master of Design (M.Des) | - | - | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M) | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Total | 266 | 35 | 238 | 49 | 21 |
NIFT Kolkata and NIFT Mumbai Seat Matrix
Find out the entire seat matrix of NIFT Kolkata and NIFT Mumbai below:State | NIFT Kolkata | NIFT Mumbai | ||
Category | Reserved | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC | Reserved | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design | ||||
Fashion Design | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Leather Design | 38 | 5 | - | - |
Accessory Design | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Textile Design | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Knitwear Design | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Fashion Communication | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology | ||||
Apparel Production | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Master Programmes | ||||
Master of Design (M.Des) | - | - | 38 | 5 |
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M) | 38 | 5 | 38 | 5 |
Total | 304 | 40 | 304 | 40 |
NIFT Delhi and NIFT Patna Seat Matrix
NIFT Delhi and NIFT Patna seat matrix can be found below:State | NIFT Delhi | NIFT Patna | |||
Category | Reserved | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC | Reserved | State Domicile | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design | |||||
Fashion Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Leather Design | 38 | 5 | - | - | - |
Accessory Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Textile Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Knitwear Design | 38 | 5 | - | - | - |
Fashion Communication | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology | |||||
Apparel Production | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Master Programmes | |||||
Master of Design (M.Des) | 38 | 5 | - | - | - |
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M) | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech) | 34 | 3 | - | - | - |
Total | 376 | 48 | 204 | 42 | 18 |
NIFT Raebareli and NIFT Shillong Seat Matrix
Find NIFT Raebareli and NIFT Shillong seat availability based on course and category:State | NIFT Raebareli | NIFT Shillong | |||
Category | Reserved | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC | Reserved | State Domicile | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design | |||||
Fashion Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Leather Design | 38 | 5 | - | - | - |
Accessory Design | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Textile Design | - | - | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Fashion Communication | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.FTech) - Technology | |||||
Apparel Production (AP) | 38 | 5 | - | - | - |
Master Programmes | |||||
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M) | 38 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Total | 228 | 30 | 170 | 35 | 15 |
NIFT Kangra and NIFT Jodhpur Seat Matrix
NIFT Kangra and NIFT Jodhpur seat matrix is mentioned below:State | NIFT Kangra | NIFT Jodhpur | ||||
Category | Reserved | State Domicile | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC | Reserved | State Domicile | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design | ||||||
Fashion Design | 34 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Accessory Design | 34 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Textile Design | 34 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Fashion Communication | 34 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology | ||||||
Apparel Production | 34 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Master Programmes | ||||||
Master of Design (M.Des) | 34 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - |
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M) | 34 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Total | 238 | 49 | 21 | 204 | 42 | 18 |
NIFT Bhubaneswar and NIFT Srinagar Seat Matrix
Refer to the NIFT Bhubaneswar and NIFT Srinagar seat matrix below:State | NIFT Bhubaneswar | NIFT Srinagar | ||||
Category | Reserved | State Domicile | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC | Reserved | State Domicile | |
Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design | ||||||
Fashion Design | 34 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 12 | |
Accessory Design | 34 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 12 | |
Textile Design | 34 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 12 | |
Fashion Communication | 34 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 12 | |
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)- Technology | ||||||
Apparel Production | 34 | 7 | 3 | - | - | |
Master Programmes | ||||||
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M) | 34 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 12 | |
Total | 204 | 42 | 18 | 170 | 60 | |
NIFT Panchkula Seat Matrix
The NIFT Panchkula seat matrix is provided below:State | NIFT Panchkula | ||
Category | Reserved | State Domicile | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC |
Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design | |||
Fashion Design | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Textile Design | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Fashion Communication | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.FTech) - Technology | |||
Apparel Production | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Master Programmes | |||
Master of Design (M.Des) | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M) | 34 | 7 | 3 |
Total | 204 | 42 | 18 |
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NIFT Seat Matrix 2024: Category-Wise Seat Availability
Given below are the number of seats available for categories like Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL), Gen-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL)/ State Domicile/ NRI/ OCI/ Foreign Nationals/ SAARC. Take a look at the category-wise NIFT 2024 seat matrix:
Courses | Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL), Gen-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL) | State Domicile | NRI/OCI/Foreign Nationals/SAARC | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
610 | 68 | 64 | 742 | |
Leather Design (LD) | 152 | 0 | 20 | 172 |
Accessory Design (AD) | 542 | 54 | 58 | 654 |
606 | 75 | 62 | 743 | |
296 | 14 | 36 | 346 | |
610 | 68 | 64 | 742 | |
Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech) Apparel Production (AP) | 542 | 49 | 61 | 652 |
Master of Design (M.Des) | 254 | 21 | 29 | 304 |
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M.) | 644 | 75 | 67 | 786 |
Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech) | 136 | 0 | 12 | 148 |
NIFT 2024 Total Intake | 4,392 | 424 | 473 | 5,289 |
NIFT Seat Matrix 2024: Availability for Lateral Entry Admission (NLEA)
The following table shows seat availability for NIFT Lateral Entry Admission (NLEA) for various design programmes:
Courses | Open/ OBC/EWS | SC | ST | NRI | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fashion Design (FD) | 5 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 51 |
Leather Design (LD) | 3 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 37 |
Accessory Design (AD) | 9 | 29 | 39 | 40 | 117 |
Textile Design (TD) | 15 | 33 | 49 | 37 | 134 |
Knitwear Design (KD) | 1 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 44 |
Fashion Communication (FC) | 3 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 62 |
Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech) Apparel Production (AP) | 128 | 67 | 50 | 59 | 304 |
NIFT 2024 Total Intake | 164 | 154 | 217 | 214 | 749 |
NIFT Seat Matrix 2024: Reservation Policy
Candidates appearing for the NIFT entrance exam 2024 can go through the table mentioned below and get an idea of the reservation percentage for all the categories:
OBC (NON-CREAMY) | 27% |
SC | 15% |
GEN-EWS | 10% |
ST | 7.5% |
Person with Disability (PWD) | 5%* |
Foreign Nationals/SAARC/NRI | 3 (supernumerary) seats each at Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna and Shillong. |
5 (supernumerary) seats each at NIFT Campuses Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar, Raebareli & Srinagar (J&K). | |
State Domicile | 13 seats shall be offered at NIFT Srinagar |
7 seats will be available in each NIFT campus, out of which 3 campuses shall be supernumerary. These 7 NIFT campuses shall include Kangra, Patna, Kannur, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Shillong, and Jodhpur. |
Disclaimer: Reservation for Persons with Disability (PWD) including all categories, including OBCs Non-Creamy Layer, STs, SCs, and Open category, with a disability rate of 40% or above. The academic course will be assigned by the evaluation committee of NIFT's recommendations. Open (PWD) to Open, OBC (NCL) (PWD) to OBC, SC (PWD) to SC, and ST (PWD) to ST are the categories into which vacant PWD seats would be transferred. Applicants should confirm that they possess the necessary, up-to-date attestation for the selected category.
If you want to get admitted to NIFT, you must keep an eye on the NIFT seat matrix 2024, and look for your preferred course’s seat availability along with the college campus you want. Based on the category you belong to and the cutoff, the NIFT 2024 seat matrix is finalised at the authority’s discretion.
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What is the NIFT seat reservation?
As of 2024, the NIFT seat reservation is as follows:
OBC category- 27%
SC category- 15%
Foreign nationals/ NRI/ SAARC- 15% (supernumerary)
ST category- 7.5%
Which NIFT is best for placement?
Although all college campuses boast excellent placement assistance and records, NIFT Delhi and NIFT Mumbai are the best options for placement. These colleges may be your greatest possibilities if making connections in the industry and getting a job are your top priorities. In terms of academic quality and cutting-edge instruction, NIFT Bengaluru and Chennai are extraordinary.
Is NIFT Delhi or Mumbai better?
Whether NIFT Delhi or Mumbai is better depends on a student’s career objectives. NIFT Delhi: Founded in 1986, it is the most sought-after campus, as demonstrated by its comprehensive facilities and cutoff. NIFT Mumbai: With a relatively high cutoff, this educational institution, which is located in India's fashion capital, provides excellent exposure and job prospects.
Is NIFT Delhi hard to get into?
No, NIFT Delhi is not hard to get into provided students are genuinely interested in the specialisations offered and are willing to study the curriculum’s theoretical and practical aspects. As long as you put in the effort and truly want to take a full-time or part-time study with NIFT, it is not too tough.
How many seats does NIFT have?
Students can choose from 5,215 open seats at the participating colleges in NIFT 2024. Candidates with an All-Indian domicile, students with a state domicile, and applicants who are non-resident Indians (NRIs) make up the three categories into which these seats are divided.
How is the NIFT 2024 seat allotment done?
The NIFT 2024 seat allotment is done in multiple rounds. Also if after the regular rounds, the seats are still left the institute conducts SPOT rounds. Refer to more details about the seat allotment on the College Dekho page.
Is 3000 a good rank in NIFT?
Yes merit rank from 3000 to 4500 is considered a good rank in NIFT. Candidates can get admitted at NIFT Delhi at this rank. A good score is based on seat intake, category, course or program and the institute.
How many seats are there in NIFT Mumbai?
There are a total of 304 seats for Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL), and GEN-EWS in NIFT Mumbai. While for NRI/Foreign Nationals there are 40 seats available.
Where can I find the NIFT seat matrix 2024 pdf?
The NIFT seat matrix 2024 pdf can be found on the official website of NIFT @ nift.ac.in. Candidates can refer to the category-wise seat availability at different campuses of this institute.
What are the total seats in NIFT Delhi?
The total seats in NIFT Delhi are 376 for Open, ST, SC, OBC(NCL), PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL) and GEN-EWS categories. This NIFT campus also has 48 seats reserved for NRI or Foreign Nationals. Candidates are advised to check out the course-wise seat division.