NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 Cutoff - Check Category-wise (General, OBC, SC, ST) Qualifying Cutoff Score

Updated By Tiyasa Khanra on 28 Oct, 2024 17:53

The NIFT cutoff 2025 for the open category is expected to be around 30.50. The cutoff will be released in PDF format containing the opening and closing ranks based on the belonging category as well as their preferred course on the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA).

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NIFT Cut-off 2025 Overview

The NIFT cutoff 2025 would be determined by several factors, including the total number of seats available, applicants taking the exam, the prospective candidate's NIFT 2025 merit rank, and the rating or reputation of the participating institute. Based on their NIFT 2025 cut-off ranks or marks, aspirants will be invited to participate in the NIFT 2025 counselling process and be accepted to several participating colleges. The campus-wise Opening and Closing CMR for Round II NIFT counselling 2025 for all academic courses will be released in July 2025 @https://nift.admissions.nic.in. NIFT 2025 cutoff is released separately for each four counselling rounds at the time of seat allotment which will be conducted between June and July 2025, by the National Institute of Fashion Technology. For spot-round counselling, the NIFT cut-off 2025 will be released in July 2025.

The cutoff for the NIFT 2025 entrance exam, which will be announced individually for each academic course, is the lowest rank required of candidates for admission to any of the 18 NIFT campuses for courses including BDes, MDes, MFM, MFTech, and BFTech. As soon as the NIFT 2025 counselling process is over, the university will release the admission cutoffs for the NIFT 2025 participating institutions.

Every NIFT campus and the participating institutions will make available the NIFT 2025 cutoff for all programmes and categories individually in the form of Common Merit Ranks (CMR). To be evaluated for admission, applicants must meet the requirements of the NIFT cutoff 2025, which will be announced by each of the 18 NIFT campuses located around India. Prospective candidates can scroll down to check the NIFT cutoff for previous years.

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Course-wise CMRs for NIFT 2025 Counselling

Students who obtain the Common Merit Ranks (CMRs) as provided in the table below for each course will be eligible to participate in the NIFT counselling process 2025:

Course Name

No. of Shortlisted Applicants

CMR Range

Master of Design (MDes)

91

24-525

Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech)

3

88-100

Bachelor of Design (BDes)

80

51-317

90

319-619

90

620-825

90

828-1098

80

1104-1328

90

1331-1605

90

1612-1874

90

1882-2127

80

2128-2440

90

2443-2741

90

2747-3132

90

3133-3628

80

3629-4100

90

4110-4714

90

4715-5543

90

5448-6739

100

6744-8150

100

8161-9875

100

9883-11605

86

11658-14378

BFTech Course - Apparel Production

40

11-275

89

276-929

Master of Fashion Management (MFM)

80

24-352

90

353-814

81

816-1310

NIFT 2025 Seat Matrix

Provided below is the seat matrix for NIFT 2025:

Programme

Specialisation

Total Seats

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.FTech)

Apparel Production

360

Bachelor of Design (B.Design)

Knitwear Design

210

Textile Design

390

Fashion Communication

420

Leather Design

120

Accessory Design

420

Fashion Design

450

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Factors Determining NIFT Cut-off

By keeping the following factors/parameters in mind, NIFT 2024 cutoff will be determined:

  • Total number of seats available in colleges
  • Number of students appeared in the exam
  • The difficulty level of exam
  • Student’s performance in the exam
  • Previous years cut off trends
  • Reservation criteria

Important Points Regarding NIFT Cut-off 2025

Applicants should keep in mind the following essential details regarding the NIFT 2025 cutoff:

  • Students who meet the requirements for the entrance exam will be informed of the NIFT 2025 cutoff.

  • The NIFT cutoff 2025 will be announced per the applicants' NIFT 2025 results. Those with the best scores will be ranked highest, while those with a poor score will be ranked lowest.

  • The NIFT 2025 cutoff will be determined by taking into account each applicant's ranks, categories, and marks.

  • Following the results, aspirants need to confirm the NIFT cutoff 2025 for all courses offered on each NIFT campus across the country.

  • The category entered by the applicant while filing out the application form will be considered final. The authority will not allow students to apply any modifications later during the admission process. Thus, if a student has selected a reserved category i.e., ST/ SC/ PWD/ OBC (NCL)/ EWS and failed to submit a valid category certificate, then they will be considered under the Open category and will be applied for the NIFT cutoff 2025 marks for Open category only.

  • If a reserved category student obtains higher or equivalent NIFT 2025 cutoff marks compared to the Open category, then they will first be offered Open seats, and thereafter based on merit in their belonging category.

  • Based on merit, students will be admitted to each of the 18 NIFT campuses, which are spread across Shillong, Mumbai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Rae Bareli, Patna, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar, Jodhpur, Chennai, Kannur, Kolkata, Kangra, New Delhi, Srinagar, and more.

NIFT Previous Year Cut-Off

Provided here are the NIFT Cutoff for the previous years:

NIFT Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)

Course

2024

2023

2022

B.Des. in Accessory Design

2691

223

380

B.Des. in Leather Design

3131

1639

1383

B.Des. in Fashion Design

3836

112

83

B.Des. in Knitwear Design

2057

756

463

B.Des. in Fashion Communication

2638

72

103

B.FTech. in Apparel Production

1596

– / –

53

Master of Design (M.Des.)

210

38

– / –

Master of Fashion Technology (M.FTech)

29

38

– / –

Master of Fashion Management (MFM)

503

21

– / –

B.Des. in Textile Design

3093

371

593

NIFT Cut-Off 2022

NIFT Cutoff 2022 for round 1 and round 2 can be viewed from the PDF here: NIFT 2022 Cutoff

Here is the NIFT 2022 Cut Off for the best NIFT Institutes

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Bangalore 

Category

Course

Opening CMR

Closing CMR

EWS

Accessory Design

1563

2147

EWS

Apparel Production

277

937

EWS

Fashion Communication

1000

1202

EWS

Fashion Design

731

1376

EWS

Knitwear Design

3156

4450

EWS

Master of Design

224

434

EWS

Master of Fashion Management

277

336

EWS

Textile Design

2482

4249

NRI

Accessory Design

1793

4448

NRI

Fashion Communication

7

1660

NRI

Fashion Design

3

1115

NRI

Knitwear Design

2835

6111

NRI

Master of Design

343

343

NRI

Master of Fashion Management

163

712

NRI

Textile Design

2242

6006

OBC (NC)

Accessory Design

618

1955

OBC (NC)

Apparel Production

84

312

OBC (NC)

Fashion Communication

149

668

OBC (NC)

Fashion Design

193

780

OBC (NC)

Knitwear Design

1657

2973

OBC (NC)

Master of Design

59

271

OBC (NC)

Master of Fashion Management

165

288

OBC (NC)

Textile Design

1807

2432

Open

Accessory Design

174

553

Open

Apparel Production

8

217

Open

Fashion Communication

31

225

Open

Fashion Design

46

169

Open

Knitwear Design

284

1051

Open

Master of Design

5

74

Open

Master of Fashion Management

15

72

Open

Master of Fashion Technology

4

68

Open

Textile Design

289

701

Open PwD

Fashion Design

6972

6972

Open PwD

Master of Fashion Management

376

376

Open PwD

Textile Design

6963

6963

SC

Accessory Design

1892

4755

SC

Apparel Production

270

863

SC

Fashion Communication

870

1635

SC

Fashion Design

142

1419

SC

Knitwear Design

4289

7442

SC

Master of Design

99

455

SC

Master of Fashion Management

148

448

SC

Textile Design

1560

7364

ST

Accessory Design

2091

6509

ST

Apparel Production

398

398

ST

Fashion Communication

1125

2083

ST

Fashion Design

735

2979

ST

Knitwear Design

5096

7657

ST

Master of Design

177

557

ST

Master of Fashion Management

546

588

ST

Textile Design

5589

7622

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Chennai

Category

Course

Opening CMR

Closing CMR

EWS

Accessory Design

3113

4084

EWS

Apparel Production

384

1111

EWS

Fashion Communication

1834

2654

EWS

Fashion Design

1590

2671

EWS

Knitwear Design

3786

6279

EWS

Leather Design

5514

6917

EWS

Master of Fashion Management

697

793

EWS

Textile Design

3094

5814

NRI

Accessory Design

5489

5489

NRI

Fashion Communication

6

4542

NRI

Fashion Design

1857

3640

NRI

Knitwear Design

3815

3815

OBC (NC)

Accessory Design

1770

2588

OBC (NC)

Apparel Production

137

299

OBC (NC)

Fashion Communication

599

1470

OBC (NC)

Fashion Design

533

1193

OBC (NC)

Knitwear Design

1144

3698

OBC (NC)

Leather Design

2925

4164

OBC (NC)

Master of Fashion Management

252

486

OBC (NC)

Textile Design

1153

3476

OBC-PwD

Accessory Design

3019

3019

Open

Accessory Design

428

1173

Open

Apparel Production

68

439

Open

Fashion Communication

172

543

Open

Fashion Design

129

538

Open

Knitwear Design

743

1404

Open

Leather Design

436

1767

Open

Master of Fashion Management

70

214

Open

Textile Design

673

1027

Open PwD

Accessory Design

2301

2301

Open PwD

Fashion Design

6983

6983

SC

Accessory Design

1686

6747

SC

Apparel Production

777

1130

SC

Fashion Communication

1958

4486

SC

Fashion Design

1787

3231

SC

Knitwear Design

5819

6986

SC

Leather Design

4624

7334

SC

Master of Fashion Management

402

975

SC

Textile Design

2403

6577

ST

Accessory Design

6808

7450

ST

Fashion Communication

2384

6172

ST

Fashion Design

5948

6446

ST

Master of Fashion Management

800

973

UR

Fashion Design

617

617

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Delhi

Category

Course

Opening CMR

Closing CMR

EWS

Accessory Design

446

630

EWS

Apparel Production

43

502

EWS

Fashion Communication

194

1075

EWS

Fashion Design

271

514

EWS

Knitwear Design

1158

2315

EWS

Leather Design

4048

4485

EWS

Master of Design

43

96

EWS

Master of Fashion Management

194

238

EWS

Master of Fashion Technology

54

54

EWS

Textile Design

1005

1545

NRI

Accessory Design

902

1571

NRI

Fashion Communication

5

882

NRI

Fashion Design

10

583

NRI

Knitwear Design

765

1669

NRI

Leather Design

1174

3151

NRI

Master of Design

287

437

NRI

Master of Fashion Management

31

463

NRI

Textile Design

999

1935

OBC (NC)

Accessory Design

280

1425

OBC (NC)

Apparel Production

56

225

OBC (NC)

Fashion Communication

50

432

OBC (NC)

Fashion Design

84

439

OBC (NC)

Knitwear Design

878

3149

OBC (NC)

Leather Design

2353

4070

OBC (NC)

Master of Design

56

230

OBC (NC)

Master of Fashion Management

32

161

OBC (NC)

Master of Fashion Technology

51

63

OBC (NC)

Textile Design

636

1723

OBC-PwD

Fashion Design

6095

6095

Open

Accessory Design

105

380

Open

Apparel Production

1

53

Open

Fashion Communication

3

103

Open

Fashion Design

2

83

Open

Knitwear Design

165

463

Open

Leather Design

337

1383

Open

Master of Design

2

58

Open

Master of Fashion Management

1

42

Open

Master of Fashion Technology

1

45

Open

Textile Design

85

593

Open PwD

Accessory Design

7600

7600

Open PwD

Fashion Communication

1951

1951

Open PwD

Fashion Design

5034

5034

Open PwD

Knitwear Design

6083

6083

Open PwD

Master of Design

581

581

Open PwD

Master of Fashion Management

237

237

Open PwD

Textile Design

5647

5647

SC

Accessory Design

957

3263

SC

Apparel Production

153

635

SC

Fashion Communication

524

1524

SC

Fashion Design

207

1183

SC

Knitwear Design

2321

3882

SC

Leather Design

3324

6243

SC

Master of Design

68

365

SC

Master of Fashion Management

34

162

SC

Master of Fashion Technology

64

64

SC

Textile Design

1653

4564

SC-PwD

Fashion Communication

7650

7650

SC-PwD

Fashion Design

7706

7706

ST

Accessory Design

1510

6274

ST

Apparel Production

236

665

ST

Fashion Communication

943

1373

ST

Fashion Design

1164

1393

ST

Knitwear Design

5106

6953

ST

Leather Design

5992

7514

ST

Master of Design

73

461

ST

Master of Fashion Management

192

462

ST

Textile Design

2346

6032

UR

Leather Design

680

680

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Gandhinagar

Category

Course

Opening CMR

Closing CMR

EWS

Accessory Design

2670

2670

EWS

Apparel Production

583

848

EWS

Fashion Communication

699

1611

EWS

Fashion Design

1588

2092

EWS

Master of Design

416

484

EWS

Master of Fashion Management

473

677

EWS

Textile Design

3018

4372

NRI

Accessory Design

3402

4725

NRI

Fashion Communication

1070

3081

NRI

Fashion Design

2564

4140

NRI

Master of Design

347

347

NRI

Textile Design

1539

5856

OBC (NC)

Accessory Design

879

2735

OBC (NC)

Apparel Production

308

684

OBC (NC)

Fashion Communication

1167

1813

OBC (NC)

Fashion Design

805

1410

OBC (NC)

Master of Design

286

345

OBC (NC)

Master of Fashion Management

358

612

OBC (NC)

Textile Design

2207

3447

Open

Accessory Design

163

869

Open

Apparel Production

123

472

Open

Fashion Communication

148

409

Open

Fashion Design

109

402

Open

Master of Design

81

124

Open

Master of Fashion Management

81

166

Open

Textile Design

378

824

Open PwD

Fashion Communication

6099

6099

Open PwD

Fashion Design

7272

7272

SC

Accessory Design

2912

7440

SC

Apparel Production

712

712

SC

Fashion Communication

1526

4699

SC

Fashion Design

1112

3057

SC

Master of Design

330

475

SC

Master of Fashion Management

561

742

SC

Textile Design

3652

6924

ST

Fashion Communication

4989

5980

ST

Fashion Design

3097

4937

ST

Master of Design

647

655

ST

Master of Fashion Management

837

970

UR

Fashion Communication

556

556

NIFT 2022 cut-off for NIFT Mumbai

Category

Course

Opening CMR

Closing CMR

EWS

Accessory Design

633

1548

EWS

Apparel Production

185

881

EWS

Fashion Communication

102

1025

EWS

Fashion Design

286

720

EWS

Knitwear Design

2727

3449

EWS

Master of Design

238

318

EWS

Master of Fashion Management

239

330

EWS

Textile Design

516

2697

OBC (NC)

Accessory Design

845

2088

OBC (NC)

Apparel Production

179

359

OBC (NC)

Fashion Communication

81

461

OBC (NC)

Fashion Design

268

643

OBC (NC)

Knitwear Design

575

2839

OBC (NC)

Master of Design

180

289

OBC (NC)

Master of Fashion Management

116

344

OBC (NC)

Textile Design

872

2151

Open

Accessory Design

87

569

Open

Apparel Production

46

172

Open

Fashion Communication

10

160

Open

Fashion Design

14

114

Open

Knitwear Design

195

547

Open

Master of Design

11

79

Open

Master of Fashion Management

3

68

Open

Textile Design

9

656

Open PwD

Fashion Communication

123

123

Open PwD

Fashion Design

5104

5104

Open PwD

Master of Fashion Management

896

896

SC

Accessory Design

3311

5314

SC

Apparel Production

258

994

SC

Fashion Communication

391

962

SC

Fashion Design

730

2792

SC

Knitwear Design

3761

5623

SC

Master of Design

67

316

SC

Master of Fashion Management

127

557

SC

Textile Design

1968

5155

ST

Accessory Design

5982

6895

ST

Fashion Communication

389

1688

ST

Fashion Design

854

1502

ST

Knitwear Design

6360

6628

ST

Master of Design

477

597

ST

Master of Fashion Management

517

624

ST

Textile Design

7217

7217

ST-PwD

Fashion Communication

3224

3224

UR

Apparel Production

31

31

UR

Master of Design

136

136

NRI

Accessory Design

1712

3160

NRI

Fashion Communication

1

1006

NRI

Fashion Design

9

1278

NRI

Knitwear Design

1280

3772

NRI

Master of Fashion Management

178

849

NRI

Master of Design

174

174

NRI

Textile Design

1358

5244

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FAQs about NIFT Entrance Exam Cut Off

What is the opening and closing rank in the NIFT cutoff?

The highest rank for which a seat has been reserved is the opening rank, which also serves as the closing rank in the NIFT cutoff. On the other hand, the closing rank denotes the lowest rank at which acceptance is possible. The only candidates who attain a rank that is either more than or equal to the closing rank will be accepted.

How can I check my NIFT cutoff?

Candidates can verify their NIFT cutoff online by visiting the NTA's official website. The closing and opening CMRs for the cutoff will be included in a PDF file. Candidates must thus verify the NIFT cutoff for the group to which they belong. It must be noted that candidates from reserved categories will also have their applications under the general category taken into consideration. However, admission to reserved categories will not be granted for those in the open category.

Will the cutoff for NIFT be released for each category specifically?

Yes, the cutoff for NIFT will be released for each category specifically in the form of opening and closing common merit ranks. For each separate course of study as well as NIFT participating institutions, the cutoff will be made public after seat allotment is made.

When will the cutoff for NIFT be released?

The cutoff for NIFT will be released at the time of seat allotment and counselling which usually happens between May and June of each year. Allotment will be based on the applicant's NIFT merit rank and the colleges they choose (in priority order) at the time of registration. Furthermore, the seat acceptance fee must be paid before the stipulated deadline for those who are given seats.

Will the NIFT cutoff be released separately for each participating institution?

Yes, the NIFT cutoff will be released separately for each participating institution. Currently, there are a total of 18 NIFT participating institutions in India. These schools will not accept scores of other recognised tests, such as UCEED, NID, or SEED for admission to any courses including BFTech, MFTech, MDes, BDes, and MFM.

Can I get admission if I fail to meet the NIFT cutoff in the last round of seat allotment?

No, applicants will not get admission if they fail to meet the NIFT cutoff in the last round of seat allotment. However, students will be considered for admission in the next stage of seat allocation if they do not meet the cut-off in the previous round. Only those applicants who meet the minimum score requirements for their selected programme and category may be admitted.

Where can I check the NIFT cutoff?

Students can check the NIFT cutoff for a given year by visiting the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA). The cutoff will be accessible in PDF format where students can check the opening and closing ranks based on the belonging category as well as their preferred course.

How is the NIFT cutoff calculated?

The NIFT cutoff is calculated based on various factors such as the number of students who appear for the NIFT entrance exam, its difficulty level, previous cutoff trends for a particular institution, the category to which a student belongs, the overall number of students who pass the test, and more.

What is the NIFT cutoff for the open category?

Based on the previous year’s trends, the NIFT cutoff 2025 for the open category is expected to be around 30.50. Every year, more than 20,000 applicants take the NIFT entrance test, according to trends from prior years. In 2025, there will be nearly 5,289 seats available to NIFT-selected students. Thus, the exact cutoff for NIFT 2025 will vary at the authority’s discretion.

What is the NIFT cutoff?

The NIFT cutoff is the lowest score or rank required for admission. Several variables, including the number of candidates, their NIFT merit rank, and seat intake, will be considered for determining the cutoff range. To figure out what is an acceptable score for admission, applicants may refer to the NIFT participating institutes' previous year's cutoff.

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