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    NIFT 2026 Cutoff for General, Expected Campus Wise Opening & Closing Ranks

    NIFT 2026 Cutoff for General, Expected Campus Wise Opening & Closing Ranks

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 11 Jun 2026, 11:58 AM IST

    The National Institute of Fashion Technology will publish the NIFT cut-off 2026 for general on its official website - nift.admissions.nic.in. The NIFT 2026 cut-off for general is often higher than for other candidates appearing in the NIFT entrance exam. For admission into preferred programmes at top NIFT campuses such as Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore, the general candidates must secure a NIFT rank of around 100 or below. In this article, get the NIFT cutoff 2026 for the general category.

    NIFT 2026 Cutoff for General, Expected Campus Wise Opening & Closing Ranks
    NIFT 2026 Cutoff for General

    The NIFT cut-off is provided as the opening and the closing ranks of candidates in NIFT 2026. Only those candidates who clear the cut-off will be offered admission.

    NIFT Cut-Off 2026 for General

    The NIFT cutoff will be released at the time of NIFT 2026 counselling. The seat allotment will be done based on the candidate’s rank and the NIFT campus preferences given by them. Meanwhile, candidates can check the previous year’s NIFT cutoff for open category. The NIFT cut-off is expressed as NIFT opening and closing CMR for general.

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    NIFT Previous Year Cutoff for General (Round 1- All India Quota)

    Campus

    Programme

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    30

    187

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    3

    79

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    8

    86

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    142

    446

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    47

    151

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    2

    54

    NIFT Patna

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    1109

    1809

    NIFT Patna

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    716

    1050

    NIFT Panchkula

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    311

    1224

    NIFT Raebareli

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    993

    1796

    NIFT Raebareli

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    593

    1181

    NIFT Raebareli

    Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

    2159

    2584

    NIFT Raebareli

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    876

    1983

    NIFT Raebareli

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    600

    1414

    NIFT Shillong

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    628

    1634

    NIFT Kangra

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    593

    1594

    NIFT Kangra

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    1735

    2147

    NIFT Kangra

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    429

    1105

    NIFT Jodhpur

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    841

    1443

    NIFT Jodhpur

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    282

    540

    NIFT Jodhpur

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    530

    1120

    NIFT Bhubaneswar

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    392

    777

    NIFT Bhubaneswar

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    963

    1282

    NIFT Bhubaneswar

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    367

    933

    NIFT Varanasi

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    802

    1762

    NIFT Varanasi

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors)

    1079

    2340

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    92

    302

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    2

    41

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

    183

    800

    NIFT Patna

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    730

    1555

    NIFT Patna

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    1075

    2133

    NIFT Patna

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    384

    889

    NIFT Panchkula

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    898

    1918

    NIFT Panchkula

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    113

    622

    NIFT Panchkula

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    476

    1097

    NIFT Shillong

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    617

    1870

    NIFT Shillong

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    2076

    2396

    NIFT Shillong

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    1234

    2134

    NIFT Kangra

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    483

    1827

    NIFT Kangra

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    354

    1118

    NIFT Jodhpur

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    505

    943

    NIFT Jodhpur

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    413

    719

    NIFT Bhubaneswar

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    480

    1250

    NIFT Bhubaneswar

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    1460

    2090

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    18

    972

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    32

    253

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

    843

    1420

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    585

    1220

    NIFT Gandhinagar

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    284

    751

    NIFT Gandhinagar

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    122

    218

    NIFT Gandhinagar

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    184

    358

    NIFT Srinagar

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    1885

    2262

    NIFT Srinagar

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    2284

    2692

    NIFT Srinagar

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    2002

    2633

    NIFT Srinagar

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    1226

    2127

    NIFT Varanasi

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    688

    2071

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    518

    1146

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    338

    452

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    93

    209

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    515

    874

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    249

    768

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    226

    669

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    813

    1309

    NIFT Bhopal

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    1210

    1795

    NIFT Bhopal

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    300

    843

    NIFT Bhopal

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    1531

    2070

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    16

    141

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    206

    477

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    5

    93

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    103

    313

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    5

    127

    NIFT Bhopal

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    357

    1173

    NIFT Bhopal

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    667

    1125

    NIFT Bhopal

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    344

    803

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    90

    471

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    361

    551

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    185

    299

    NIFT Daman

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    1019

    2413

    NIFT Gandhinagar

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    22

    301

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    35

    232

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    331

    652

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    51

    119

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    578

    856

    NIFT Gandhinagar

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    98

    202

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    229

    370

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    439

    945

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    70

    202

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    1181

    1972

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    333

    545

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    1130

    2005

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    204

    382

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

    659

    1789

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    678

    1527

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    336

    709

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    286

    503

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    199

    577

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the cut-off for NIFT 2026 for general?
    A:

    The NIFT cut-off 2026 for general varies across different campuses. For the top NIFT campuses, candidates will need a rank of around 100 or below.

    Q: Is 7000 a good rank in NIFT for general?
    A:

    7000 is not a good rank in NIFT for admission under general.

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