UPES B.Des Admissions 2026
Ranked #45 amongst Universities in India by NIRF | Ranked #1 in Academic Reputation in India by QS World University Rankings
The National Institute of Fashion Technology has its campuses spread across India, and thousands of students join the institute every year in a dream of becoming the best designer. The students from different parts of India plan to join the prestigious institution for design admission. For the safe accommodation of the students and in order to continue their studies in a smooth manner, NIFT provides hostel facilities to its students. The NIFT hostel rooms are spacious, comfortable, and suitable for a student’s study needs. The NIFT aspirants should know about the NIFT fee structure with hostel fees so that they can plan their finances accordingly during their course of study. Read the full article to know the NIFT hostel fee structure of various campuses.
The NIFT hostel fee is an important part of the fee payment process. The officials will release the NIFT 2026 hostel fee structure online at its official website of each campus. The students need to pay the NIFT hostel fee while taking admissions to get a hostel room allotment. Most of the hostels serve on a first-come, first-served basis.
The different campuses have different NIFT hostel fee structures that the candidates must be aware of. The girls’ hostels are available in almost all campuses. The NIFT hostel fee structure for each campus has been provided below for the convenience of the students.
The oldest campus is NIFT Delhi. The NIFT Delhi hostel facility is available for the NIFT students only. The NIFT Delhi hostel fee includes the hostel fee along with a security fee, which is partly refundable and partly nonrefundable. The students must pay the NIFT hostel fee before joining the hostel. A hostel application needs to be submitted on the website - nift.ac.in/delhi/hostel. The NIFT hostel facility is available for UG, PG and PhD course students only.
The payment can be done through NEFT/RTGS. A scanned copy of the original form with the transaction ID needs to be submitted to the email ID hostel.delhi@nift.ac.in, and the original form must be submitted to the hostel assistant warden. The details of the NIFT Delhi hostel fee are given below.
Component | Annual Double Occupancy Room Fee | Annual Double Occupancy Room Fee for PhD/ Seniors |
Hostel Fee | Rs. 99,000 | Rs. 1,39,000 |
Security Fee (Refundable) | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 20,000 |
Security Fee (Non-Refundable) | Rs. 3,000 | Rs. 3,000 |
Total | Rs. 1,22,000 | Rs. 1,62,000 |
The NIFT Mumbai Hostel facilities are available for both boys and girls. Each hostel at NIFT Mumbai has an in-house canteen facility along with 24-hour security service. Library, gymnasium, TV rooms, etc., are also available in each hostel. The NIFT Mumbai hostel fees can be paid through NEFT/RTGS. NIFT Mumbai 2026 hostel fee structure is yet to be released. Meanwhile candidates can check the NIFT Mumbai hostel fees as per the previous year given below.
| Particular | Girls (AC twin sharing room) in Rs. | Boys (AC Twin Sharing Room) in Rs. | Girls (Non-AC Twin Sharing Room) in Rs. | Boys (Non AC Twin Sharing Room) in Rs. |
| Hostel Fee | 66000 | 60900 | 52500 | 48300 |
| Security Deposit (Refundable) | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
| Electricity | 40950 | 40950 | 13650 | 13650 |
| Service Charges | 26050 | 20800 | 17750 | 11450 |
| Mess Fee | 61200 | 61200 | 61200 | 61200 |
| Grand Total (Rs.) | 204200 | 193850 | 155100 | 144600 |
| Particular | Giris (AC Dormitory) in Rs. | Boys (AC Dormitory) in Rs. | Girls (Non AC Dormitory) in Rs. |
| Hostel Fee | 52500 | 42000 | 39900 |
| Security Deposit (Refundable) | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 |
| Electricity | 27300 | 17850 | 10500 |
| Service Charges | 21900 | 10450 | 6250 |
| Mess Fee | 61200 | 61200 | 61200 |
| Grand Total (Rs.) | 172900 | 141500 | 127850 |
NIFT Chennai hostel fees are separate for boys and girls. The NIFT Chennai Hostel fee needs to be paid through NEFT/RTGS. The details of the NIFT Chennai hostel fees as per the previous year is given below.
Particulars | Girls AC Room | Girls’ Non-AC Room |
Hostel Fee | 39400 | 36300 |
Security Fee (Refundable) | 2500 | 2500 |
Security Fee (Non-Refundable) | 2000 | 2000 |
Electricity fee | 29400 | 9500 |
Service Charges | 7400 | 7400 |
Mess Fee | 63000 | 63000 |
Bus Fee | 23000 | 23000 |
Total | 166700 | 143700 |
Particular | Boys AC Room | Boys’ Non-AC Room |
Hostel Fee | Rs. 39400 | Rs. 36300 |
Security Fee (Refundable) | Rs. 2500 | Rs. 2500 |
Security Fee (Non-Refundable) | Rs. 2000 | Rs. 2000 |
Electricity fee | Rs. 29400 | Rs. 9500 |
Service Charges | Rs. 7400 | Rs. 7400 |
Mess Fee | Rs. 63000 | Rs. 63000 |
Bus Fee | NA | NA |
Total | Rs. 143700 | Rs. 120700 |
National Institute of Fashion technology, Bangalore offers hostels to only girl students. The NIFT Bangalore hostel fee has to be paid in online mode to the NIFT hostel account. The NIFT Bangalore hostel facility is available for one year only. The NIFT Bangalore Hostel Fee structure is given below as per the previous year, as the NIFT 2026 hostel fee structure is yet to be released.
Particulars | Fees |
Hostel Fee | Rs. 70,800 |
Security Fee (Refundable) only for fresh admission | Rs. 4,500 |
Security Fee (Non-Refundable) | Rs. 5,800 |
Electricity fee | Rs. 15,200 |
Service Charges | Rs. 11,600 |
Total | Rs. 1,07,900 |
The NIFT Gandhinagar campus has only a girls hostel facility. The hostel allotment is done on a first come first served basis. The NIFT Gandhinagar hostel fees can be paid through online mode. The Gandhinagar NIFT Hostel fees is given below.
Particulars | Fees |
Hostel Fee Double occupancy | Rs. 95,000 |
Security Fee (Refundable) | Rs. 5,000 |
Total | Rs. 1,00,000 |
The NIFT Kolkata hostel fee structure is given below
| Particulars | Non AC | AC |
| Hostel Fees | Rs 29700 | Rs 40700 |
| Security deposit (refundable) | Rs 5000 | Rs 5000 |
| Security deposit (non-refundable) | Rs 2750 | Rs 2750 |
| Electricity charges | Rs 9900 | Rs 20900 |
| Service charges | Rs 5225 | Rs 5225 |
| Bus fees | Rs 4950 | Rs 4950 |
| Mess charges | Rs 48000 | Rs 48000 |
| Total | Rs 105525 | Rs 127525 |
The NIFT Bhopal campus offers hostel facilities for both male and female students. There are two types of hostel rooms available for the students to occupy. The single occupancy and the double occupancy of the students NIFT Bhopal Hostel Fees are listed below for candidates reference as per the previous year. The NIFT Bhopal hostel fees is given below.
Particulars | For Students Availing Hostel For First Time | For Students Who Have Previously Resided in Hostels |
| Hostel fee | Rs 54042 | Rs 51042 |
| Security deposit | 5000 | - |
| Total | Rs 59042 | Rs 51042 |
The facility of girl’s hostel is available in NIFT Hyderabad. The NIFT Hyderabad hostel fe edetails are listed below in the table.
Particulars | Fees |
Hostel Fee | Rs. 35000 |
Security Fee (Refundable) | Rs. 10000 |
Electricity fee | Rs. 13000 |
Service Charges | Rs. 12000 |
| Hostel Admission Fee | Rs 2500 |
Total | Rs. 72500 |
The NIFT Bhubaneswar campus allows only girls hostel facilities. The NIFT Bhubaneswar hostel fee details are as follows
Particulars | Fees |
Hostel Fee | Rs. 30000 |
Security Fee (Refundable) | Rs. 8000 |
Registration charges (Non-Refundable) | Rs. 2500 |
Electricity fee | Rs. 6000 |
Service Charges | Rs. 6500 |
Total | Rs. 53000 |
The hostel fee details of NIFT Kangra is given below.
Particulars | Fees |
Hostel Fee | Rs. 55000 |
Security Fee (Refundable) | Rs. 5000 |
Total | Rs. 60000 |
The NIFT Kannur hostel fee can be seen as given below.
Particulars | Non-Ac Triple Occupancy | Ac Double Occupancy | Ac Triple Occupancy |
Hostel Fee | Rs. 48000 | Rs. 90000 | Rs. 90000 |
Security Fee (Refundable) for hostel | Rs. 5000 | Rs. 5000 | Rs. 5000 |
Security Fee (Refundable) for mess | Rs. 5000 | Rs. 5000 | Rs. 5000 |
Mess fee | Rs. Rs. 3000 per month | Rs. 3000 per month | Rs. 3000 per month |
Rs. 58000 | Rs. 100000 | Rs. 100000 |
The hostel fee of NIFT Patna has been explained in detail below
Particulars | Fees |
Hostel Fee | Rs. 46200 |
Security Fee (Refundable) | Rs. 6930 |
Security Fee (Non-Refundable) | Rs. 6930 |
Electricity fee | Rs. 9700 |
Service Charges | Rs. 17400 |
Mess Fee | Rs. 37500 |
Total | Rs. 1,24660 |
The hostel fees for NIFT Raebareli is given below.
Particulars | Air Cooler Room | Air Conditioner Room |
Hostel Fee | Rs. 55,500 | Rs. 73,100 |
Security Fee (refundable) | Rs. 5000 | Rs. 5000 |
Mess fee for 10 months only | Rs. 37,135 | Rs. 37,135 |
Total | Rs. 97,635 | Rs. 1,15,235 |
The NIFT Daman hostel fee is given below for girls and boys hostel.
Particulars | Girls 4-sharing AC | Boys 4-sharing AC |
Hostel Fee | Rs 68500 | Rs 115000 |
Security Fee (Refundable) | Rs 5000 | Rs 5000 |
Total | Rs. 73500 | Rs.20000 |
The NIFT Srinagar hostel fee is given below for girls and boys hostel.
Particulars | For New Hostellers | ||
Single occupancy | Twin Sharing | Triple Sharing | |
Hostel Fee | Rs. 20000 | Rs. 12500 | Rs. 9000 |
Security Fee (Refundable) | Rs.5000 | Rs.5000 | Rs.5000 |
Security Fee (Non-Refundable) | Rs.3000 | Rs.3000 | Rs.3000 |
Electricity fee | Rs. 15000 | Rs. 12500 | Rs.10000 |
Service Charges | Rs.7000 | Rs. 5000 | Rs. 3600 |
Mess Fee | Rs. 22500 | Rs. 22500 | Rs. 22500 |
Total | Rs.75500 | Rs.63500 | Rs.56100 |
The NIFT Panchkula hostel fee is given below. The hostel facility is available only for girls.
| Particulars | Fees |
| Hostel fees | Rs 72000 |
| Security deposit | Rs 5000 |
| Total | Rs 77000 |
The NIFT Varanasi hostel fee is given below. The hostel facility is available only for girls.
| Particulars | Fees |
| Hostel Fees | Rs 70000 |
| Security deposit (non refundable) | Rs 5000 |
| Security deposit (refundable) | Rs 5000 |
| Mess fees | Rs 48000 |
| Total | Rs 128000 |
The NIFT Shillong hostel fee is given below.
| Particulars | Fees |
| Hostel Fees | Rs 21420 |
| Security deposit (refundable) | Rs 3000 |
| Electricity charges | Rs 6240 |
| Mess fees | Rs 30000 |
| Maintenance charges | Rs 4200 |
| Internet fee | Rs 900 |
| Total | Rs 65760 |
The NIFT Jodhpur hostel fee as per the previous year is given below.
| Particulars | Single occupancy | Double occupancy | Triple occupancy |
| Hostel Fees | Rs 111000 | Rs 91500 | Rs 72000 |
| Security deposit (refundable) | Rs 10000 | Rs 10000 | Rs 10000 |
| Security deposit (non-refundable) | Rs 5000 | Rs 5000 | Rs 5000 |
| Total | Rs 126000 | Rs 106500 | Rs 87000 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NIFT hostel fee can be paid through NEFT/RTGS.
Yes, for the safe accommodation of the students NIFT hostels are allotted to the students.
No it is not compulsory for the students to live in hostels in NIFT.
Yes several NIFT campuses have AC rooms for student accommodation.
On Question asked by student community
Hello aspirant,
The nationwide Institute of Fashion Technology offers a nationwide entrance exam called NIFT for admission to its fashion design programmes.
Every course has specific requirements that must be met in order to apply. For NIFT, there is no minimum age requirement, however it is evident that passing the
Yes, for the NIFT entrance exam in Fashion Designing, you are required to give both the GAT (General Aptitude Test) and the CAT (Creative Ability Test). The GAT assesses your general knowledge, quantitative ability, and reasoning skills, while the CAT evaluates your creative skills, including drawing and visualization. Both tests
Yes, you can appear for the NIFT 2024 exam even if your 12th board exams are scheduled after the NIFT exam. NIFT allows students to take the exam as long as they are in their final year of school education. If you qualify for the exam, you can submit your
Dear Aspirant,
Yes! If you want to pursue your under graduation from nift after 12th or even if you are appearing for12th exam then you are eligible to apply for the exam. There are several courses offered by nift which includes undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.
Age (Undergraduate degree programmes)
Dear aspirant
NIFT 2023 ELIGIBILITY - B.DES admission
1. Aspiring students must have completed a 10+2 board exam from any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education/State Board New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi or,
2. Any Board/Public
Among top 100 Universities Globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026
Courses offered in- Fashion Design, Product Design, Communication Design, Interior & Spatial Design & Animation & VFX Design
No. 1 Design & Fashion Institute by ASSOCHAM, India Today, Outlook and The Week rankings
Ranked 2nd in the IIRF 2023 Design School Ranking | Approved by AICTE | Highest CTC 13 LPA | Round Deadline: 25th Feb'26!
Ranked #45 amongst Universities in India by NIRF | Ranked #1 in Academic Reputation in India by QS World University Rankings
Integrative learning through a multidisciplinary process. Ranked Best Young Universities amongst Karnastaka