UPES B.Des Admissions 2026
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the NIFT entrance exam result 2026 tentatively in the last week of April 2026. After declaring the NIFT 2026 result, shortlisted candidates will be called for the NIFT situation test, which is the second stage of NIFT 2026 for B.Des programme. In case of NIFT PG 2026, candidates will be called to attend an interview. For NIFT B.FTech, there is no second stage of admission. After the NIFT final result is declared, candidates will be shortlisted for the NIFT counselling process based on scores in the NIFT entrance exam and the situation test/interview. In this article, article, know about what happens after the NIFT 2026 result, including details about the situation test and the counselling process.
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Candidates will be admitted into B.Des, M.Des, B.FTech, M.FTech, and MFM programmes of participating NIFT campuses in the NIFT admission process.
The NIFT 2026 entrance exam result will be declared tentatively in April 2026. Candidates can check the result through their login. Soon after the NIFT exam result is declared, the authorities will notify the NIFT 2026 situation test/ interview dates. The process for the NIFT 2026 Situation Test (ST) and Personal Interview (PI) is given below.
After the NIFT 2026 exam result is declared, candidates will be called to attend the situation test or personal interview. The NIFT situation test weightage varies for different courses. The NIFT situation test is conducted to assess the candidates’ innovative ability, problem-solving, and understanding ability to design the concept/model with the given set of materials. Additional material is not provided. The test evaluation is done on the spot by the Jury.
The evaluation is done based on various factors such as:
Please follow the instructions and remember these points to complete the situation test, which was conducted after the NIFT results 2026, in a better and faster way.
After the NIFT PG entrance exam, there is a Personal Interview (PI) round conducted for the shortlisted candidates. The PI round carries 30% of weightage. The candidates will be tested on the following key points at the time of the interview.
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After the entrance exam, the situation test, and personal interview rounds are done, the authorities will declare the final result of NIFT 2026. After the results of the NIFT 2026 selection rounds, candidates have to attend the NIFT counselling process to obtain seat allotment.
As part of the NIFT 2026 counselling process, candidates will be required to complete counselling registration and provide their NIFT campus preferences. The NIFT Seat allotment will be published based on the candidate's rank and the preferences submitted by them. There will be multiple rounds of seat allotment as decided by the authorities.
The seat allotment process consists of the following steps.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The NTA authorities will upload the final results on the official website - exams.nta.nic.in/niftee Candidates are requested to check the website for the results.
Personal interview was conducted for the candidates who applied for the master’s course in NIFT. Candidates were asked about career orientation, and personal achievements, and were analyzed based on their creativity and thinking skills, communication skills, etc.
Candidates who are shortlisted after the NIFT 2026 entrance exam (GAT and CAT) will be called to participate in the next rounds of selection, like a Situation Test (ST) or Personal Interview (PI), based on the course selected.
The result of NIFT 2026 entrance exam will be declared tentatively in April 2026.
On Question asked by student community
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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
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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
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For BVoc courses in interior design, separate entrance exams are conducted by the concerned colleges. By giving NIFT you can only get admission in BDes and MDes courses in NIFTs and some other participating institutes.
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In 2022 NIFT Entrance Examination was conducted in 32 cities. The candidates have to select the preference of the examination cities while filling the application form. Based on the availability, preferences of the examination cities you will be allotted an examination center. You have to appear for NIFT Entrance
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