Hello Shivam

Chances are less or i can only 5 to 10%. 

Now you will ask me how am i so sure as the cutoff's are not released yet. Yes, i know but if you consider last or last to last year's cutoff's then it will be quite clear.

The closing rank was 530(General) for NIFT Patna last year. So, you can see the difference.

For more info: https://www.google.com/amp/s/design.careers360.com/articles/nift-cutoff/amp

Hello Shivam,

I'm sorry to inform you that you wouldn't get admission in NIFT Patna, or any other NIFT centre for that matter. 

The cut-off list of 2017 (Last merit rank admitted):

• Bangalore: 179
• Chennai: 384
• Kannur: 589
• Delhi: 49
• Gandhinagar: 255
• Hyderabad: 229
• Kolkata:285
• Mumbai: 139
• Bhubneshwar: 506
• Jodhpur: 405
• Kangra: 446
• Patna: 567

Your common category rank, 966, is nowhere close to the premier colleges; the two NIFTs, Kannur and Patna, which have lowest cut-offs, are good 300 ranks away. GAT exam is not only valuable for the entrance in NIFTs, but there are several other colleges who accept the GAT ranks as well. NIFT is, without a doubt, the best institutions in the country for anything fashion-related, and it develops the best fashion designers in the market.

Following are some of the college where GAT score is mandatory, or is one of the eligibility criteria:

• VIT University, Chennai
• Monad University, Hapur
• Pearl Academy, Jaipur
• NIIFT, Mohali
• Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore
• School of Fashion Technology, Pune
• Rachna Sansad, Mumbai

On side note, had 966 been your rank in B.des, you'd have become eligible to get admission in many of the NIFT institutions. Remember, like IITs, IIMs and any other elite colleges, not getting selected into NIFT is also not the end of the world. It's your skills, dedication and passion for the work that matters and last you in the field.

Best of luck.