NIFT Bangalore Admission 2026: Dates, Fees, Eligibility, Cutoff & Application Form

Candidates can apply for admission at National Institute of Fashion Technology Bangalore in various courses offered at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. The NIFT Bangalore admissions are offered for 5 B.Des courses and 1 B.F.Tech courses at undergraduate level. The NIFT Bangalore admission for M.Des courses in two specialisations are offered at PG level.

• Admission to B.Des courses at NIFT Bangalore courses requires an entrance examination consisting of a Creative Ability Test (CAT) and a General Ability Test (GAT).
• Candidates can apply for NIFT Bangalore admissions to B.F.Tech programme on the basis of GAT exam. 
• The NIFT 2026 entrance exam is scheduled to be conducted on February 8, 2026 admission to B.Des/M.Des/B.F.Tech courses offered by NIFT Bangalore.
• The NIFT 2026 application fee is Rs 2,000 for Open / Open-EWS/OBC(NCL) category and Rs 500 for SC / ST / PwD category candidates.
• NIFT 2026 entrance exam result is likely to be released in April 2026. 

Generally, all the NIFT Bangalore courses require candidates to take the NIFT entrance exam. The PG design programme (M.Des) of NIFT Bangalore requires CAT and GAT. Similarly, NIFT Bangalore PG courses, MFM and M.F.Tech, require the entrance test. Candidates are required to undergo an interview after the entrance test for all the postgraduate programmes. Candidates can apply for the NIFT Bangalore admissions with the valid scores obtained in NIFT exam 2024. Candidates follow the below steps for NIFT Bangalore admissions 2026.

Candidates seeking NIFT Bangalore admission to the courses need to follow the registration process and fill up NIFT application form 2026. The step wise process of NIFT Bangalore registration is mentioned below:

NIFT Bangalore Registration Process 2026

• Candidates have to visit the NIFT official website and apply online at https://www.nift.ac.in/admission.

• Submit academic details as per the needs of the institute, upload documents as per the specified format and pay the application fee of Rs 3000 (1500 for SC/ ST/ PWD category). The application fee has to be paid online on the admission website only.

• Take a preview of the form and then submit it.

• Keep a physical copy of the application form for future reference.

Candidates can apply to various specialisations of NIFT B.Des courses such as Textile Design, Knitwear Design, Apparel Production and others. The seat intake and eligibility criteria for NIFT Bangalore UG courses are given below.

NIFT Bangalore UG Eligibility Criteria

 NIFT Bangalore Admission Process for B.Des 2026

• Candidates should meet the NIFT Bangalore B.Des eligibility criteria and apply for the entrance exam on the NIFT website.

• The selection process for the NIFT Bangalore B.Des course requires clearing an entrance test (CAT and GAT).

• Candidates should appear for the entrance examination and obtain a valid score.

• Shortlisted candidates on the basis of written test, will undergo a situation test. The final merit list will be made and published on the NIFT website. The weightage assigned to each test for the final merit list is as follows: CAT (50%), GAT (30%) and Situation Test (20%).

• After the results, candidates go through multiple rounds of seat allocation where they must choose NIFT Bangalore as the desired college and choose the desired B.Des specialisation.

• Selected candidates should get their documents verified and pay the fee to confirm admission.

 NIFT Bangalore B.F.Tech Admission Process 

• Candidates should meet the NIFT Bangalore B.F.Tech eligibility criteria and apply for the entrance exam on the NIFT website.

• The selection process for the NIFT Bangalore B.FTech course is based on the General Ability Test (GAT).

• Candidates must obtain valid scores in the NIFT entrance test 2024.

• The final merit list will be made and published on the NIFT website. After the results, candidates go through multiple rounds of seat allocation where they must choose NIFT Bangalore as the desired college and B.F.Tech as the desired course.

• At last, candidates have to pay the admission fees.

The specialisation of the NIFT Bangalore M.Des course is in design space. The seat intake and eligibility criteria for NIFT Bangalore PG courses are given below.

NIFT Bangalore PG Eligibility Criteria

NIFT Bangalore M.Des Admission Process 

• Candidates should meet the NIFT Bangalore M.Des eligibility criteria.

• The selection process for the NIFT Bangalore M.Des course requires clearing an entrance test (CAT and GAT).

• Candidates should appear for the entrance examination and obtain a valid score.

• Shortlisted candidates will undergo a personal interview. The final merit list will be made and published on the NIFT website. The weightage assigned to each test for the final merit list is as follows: CAT (40%), GAT (30%) and Personal Interview (30%).

• After the results, candidates go through multiple rounds of seat allocation where they must choose NIFT Bangalore as the desired college and M.Des as the desired course.

• Then the candidates have to verify the documents and pay the NIFT Bangalore admission fees.

NIFT Bangalore MFM Admission Process 2026

• The selection process for the NIFT Bangalore MFM course requires clearing the General Ability Test (GAT).

• Candidates must appeared in the NIFT examination 2024.

• Shortlisted candidates will undergo a personal interview. The final merit list will be made and published on the NIFT website. The weightage assigned to each test for the final merit list is as follows: GAT (70%) and Personal Interview (30%).

• After the results, candidates go through multiple rounds of seat allocation where they must choose NIFT Bangalore as the desired college and MFM as the desired course.

• Selected candidates should get their documents verified and pay the fee to confirm admission.

• Mark sheet of Class X/XII 

• Pass Certificate of Class X/XII 

• Proof of age/date of birth (10th standard certificate/birth certificate) 

• Migration certificate 

• Character certificate from HOI 

• Caste certificate

• PwD certificate

• Passport-size photograph 

• Graduation certificate and mark sheet

• Entrance Test scorecard/admit card

Note: Candidates should submit all the required documents without fail. Candidates have to take a hard copy of the application form for future reference. Admissions at NIFT Bangalore is manged through the counselling process.