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    NIFT Spot Round Admission 2025: Cutoff (Out), Seat Allotment (Out), Process

    NIFT Spot Round Admission 2025: Cutoff (Out), Seat Allotment (Out), Process

    Rajyalaxmi VenkatapuramUpdated on 11 Jun 2026, 11:58 AM IST

    National Institute of Fashion Technology published the NIFT 2025 spot round seat allotment on August 8, 2025 on the official website - nift.admission.nic.in. Allotted candidates were required to complete spot round fee payment by August 10 and report to the colleges by August 11. The NIFT cut-off for the spot round is also out. Earlier, the NIFT 2025 spot round counselling registration was open from August 2-4, 2025. Candidates were also required to pay the registration fees and get their documents verified within the prescribed deadline. This NIFT spot round is the final chance for candidates who missed out on previous rounds or are looking for a better location or campus. Read the complete article to know more about the spot round of NIFT counselling, including the complete schedule and other relevant information.

    This Story also Contains

    1. NIFT Spot Round Counselling 2025: Highlights
    2. NIFT Spot Round Eligibility 2025
    3. Process for NIFT 2025 Spot Round Counselling
    4. NIFT Spot Round Result 2025
    5. NIFT Spot Round Cut-Off 2025
    NIFT Spot Round Admission 2025: Cutoff (Out), Seat Allotment (Out), Process
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    NIFT Spot Round Counselling 2025: Highlights

    NIFT conducted three rounds of seat allotment and published the NIFT cut-off for each round. The NIFT admissions will be done into B.Des and M.Des programmes of participating NIFTs across India. To avoid missing the NIFT 2025 spot counselling event, check the table below to know the NIFT spot round result date, registration date, etc.

    NIFT Spot Counselling EventsNIFT Spot Round Counselling Dates

    NIFT spot round registration

    August 2 to 4, 2025 (12 Midnight)

    NIFT 2025 spot round Fee paymentAugust 1 to 5, 2025 upto 10 pm

    NIFT spot round document verification of newly registered candidates

    August 2 to 5, 2025 (6 PM)

    NIFT spot round choice filling or modifications, and locking

    August 2 to 6, 2025 (12 Midnight)

    NIFT spot round seat allotment 2025

    August 8, 2025

    NIFT spot round admission fee payment 2025

    August 8 to 10, 2025 (12 Midnight)

    Reporting (physical) to the allotted NIFT institute

    August 11, 2025

    NIFT Vacancy Position 2025

    NIFT vacancy position is the vacancies that are available at all the 19 NIFT campuses after conclusion of the NIFT counselling third round of the NIFT admission payment of fee and withdrawal.

    NIFT Spot Round Eligibility 2025

    NIFT spot round is nothing but after completion of three NIFT seat allotment rounds, spot round counselling NIFT will take place based on the below steps.

    • NIFT Spot Round Eligibility Criteria 2025: Aspirants who are eligible and who were absent for previous rounds of NIFT 2025 counselling are eligible to participate for spot round counselling 2025 except the ones who were not eligible during the document verification because of cutoff marks or any other valid reason, age etc.
    • NIFT Spot Round Non-Eligibility Criteria 2025: NIFT spot round non-eligibility criteria refers to the candidates who are not eligible for registration or document verification process of the NIFT counselling rounds 2025.
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    Process for NIFT 2025 Spot Round Counselling

    NIFT spot round counselling is held after the conclusion of three NIFT counselling rounds. Candidates need to register and must pay the registration fee. Aspirants can check the below mentioned NIFT spot round procedure.

    NIFT Spot Round Registration Process

    In the NIFT spot round, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria and need to register online at the portal. Aspirants can view the following steps to register:

    • Candidates must fill in all the required fields and will be authenticated with the result data that is provided by the Board. After authentication, candidates must choose a password and complete the other steps of registration.
    • Aspirants must use the roll number and the password that was chosen during registration. Candidates should use their login credentials and after logging in, the application form submission and choice filling will appear on the screen.
    • Candidates must submit the application form and provide the other required details such as contact information and qualifications etc.
    • Upload the required documents. Candidates can view the list of documents based on their credentials.
    • Candidates need to verify their email address or mobile number by clicking on the button or separate link which will be available in the candidate's homepage.
    • The candidates who have registered, uploaded their documents, paid the registration fee and done with document verification will be followed by reporting to the NIFT campuses as per the schedule.
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    NIFT Spot Round Participation Fees

    Before choice filling, the newly registered candidates have to pay the registration fee of Rs. 5000/-. Candidates must note that those who have already paid the seat acceptance fee and not withdrawn in any of the three NIFT counselling rounds are exempted from the NIFT spot round 2025 registration fee of Rs. 5000/-.

    NOTE: Aspirants must note that NIFT spot round registration fee of Rs. 5000/- which is non-refundable.

    NIFT Spot Round Document Verification Rules

    Candidates must note that the document verification process will be functional only for the new aspirants.

    Also Read: Documents Required for NIFT Counselling

    NIFT Spot Round Choice Filling and Locking

    Candidates can check the below mentioned NIFT spot round choice filling and locking process.

    • Candidates who have registered, paid the registration fee and got the documents verified are allowed to fill in the choices.
    • All the choices will be shown to the candidates regardless of whether the seat is available or not, due to processing few virtual vacancies may arise.
    • For candidates who are provisionally admitted who have already paid the admission fee, if they want to participate in the NIFT spot round counselling, then at the time of choice filling, the provisionally admitted campus and the programme where the candidate had completed the NIFT admission will not be in the list of available choices or slots. Aspirants should note that after locking of the admitted choice only will automatically be added in the last position of the new filled choices.
    • The “Lock Choice” button will be made available based on the NIFT spot round counselling schedule.
    • In case, candidates miss explicitly to lock their choices by the given deadline, then their last saved choices will be automatically locked by the system.
    • The features of choice filling will be the same as the NIFT counselling rounds choice filling process.
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    NIFT Spot Round Seat Allotment

    Candidates can check the NIFT seat allotment steps mentioned below.

    • Choices of all the candidates who have successfully completed the NIFT spot round process will be carried based on business rules.
    • Last allotted choice of all admitted candidates of the three NIFT counselling rounds who did not participate in the NIFT spot round counselling will also be carried for only category upgradation.
    • Conversion of seat will be applicable in the NIFT spot round of the seat allotment based on the conversion rules.

    NIFT Spot Round Result 2025

    NIFT seat allotment result 2025 has been published on the official website, nift.admissions.nic.in as per the schedule. Candidates must login using their credentials and check their NIFT spot round 2025 allotment result. Aspirants must also download and take a printout of the “Provisional Allotment Letter” for further admission process. The Opening and Closing rank will also be released at the official website.

    The candidates who have been allotted the seat will view their spot round result NIFT 2025. Candidates must pay the admission fee to confirm their allotted seat within the deadline. And must report to the allotted campus as per the schedule.

    NIFT Spot Round Cut-Off 2025

    NIFT has also published the NIFT cut-off for the spot round counselling. The cut-off for the NIFT spot round counselling 2025 has been published for each NIFT for which vacant seats were available. Additionally, the NIFT cut-offs are available for each programme into which candidates were invited.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: When is the NIFT spot round seat allotment 2025?
    A:

    The NIFT spot round 2025 seat allotment is out on August 8, 2025.

    Q: When the NIFT 2025 spot round registration will begin?
    A:

    The NIFT spot counselling registration window was from August 2-4, 2025.

    Q: Where can I register for the NIFT 2025 spot round counselling?
    A:

    Candidates were allowed to register for NIFT spot round counselling at nift.admissions.nic.in.

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