Greetings Nikita!

Hope you're doing great.

Congratulations on making to the provisional list! You've beat out several candidates to reach that milestone. NIFT GAT conducts this exam to admit students into their premium B.Des course. The provisional shortlist means you've been be invited for Group Discussion/Personal Interview round. The total marks will be calculated after adding your preliminary+GD/PI marks and then the final merit list will be prepared. If you did perform well in your GD/PI, you'll have a high chance of being getting selected without an issue. 

However, if your preliminary score is too high then it's just a formality and you're already there. If you fall short then you're name will not appear in the final merit list. So. it's time to buckle up and give it your best short. Make most of this opportunity. If you want then join come institute of an online course to prepare well for the main exam. 

For more details regarding the whole process of preliminary examination to selection procedure follow this link:https://design.careers360.com/articles/nift

Hope you'll find this useful. Do reach out in the comment section below for any query.

All the best! Cheers! :)