Hello,NIFT exam can be written by a candidate appearing in the 12th board the same year for undergraduate degree.Even if the result of the candidate has not yet been announced the candidate can be provisionally allotted subjected that he  or she has the qualifying mark in the entrance exam and do not fail in the 12 the board results when announced. For detailed information on NIFT 2021 kindly check this link https://design.careers360.com/exams/nift-entrance-exam

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