NIFT Eligibility Criteria 2025 - National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will start the application form for NIFT 2025 in December 2024. Candidates seeking admission to design courses must meet the program-specific NIFT 2025 eligibility criteria. Note that the eligibility criteria for NIFT will be mentioned in the NIFT 2025 exam brochure. You can download the brochure from the NIFT admission portal - nift.ac.in/admission. The eligibility criteria will outline the age limit, educational qualification, number of attempts, etc. that the candidate must fulfil for admission. If the candidate does not fulfil the requirements, he or she may be disqualified at any stage of the admission process.
Before proceeding to the NIFT 2025 application process, candidates must know all the details required to meet the NIFT exam eligibility criteria. NTA will release the NIFT 2025 eligibility criteria along with the official brochure on the website - exam/nta.ac.in/NIFT. Candidates will also be able to download the NIFT prospectus from the official website link - nift.ac.in/admission. It is necessary to meet the NIFT age limit eligibility and qualification before applying to the college to avoid any mistakes later. The NIFT entrance exam will be conducted online to provide admission to candidates in its design courses across all NIFT campuses. The detailed NIFT eligibility criteria 2025 PDF will be updated for candidates to follow.
The previous year's NIFT eligibility criteria PDF has a certain NIFT eligibility age for each course. This is as important as meeting the NIFT qualification. The NIFT age limit of the candidates to meet the NIFT eligibility criteria for the entrance exam is given below as per the course.
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NIFT Exam Age Limit |
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BDes and BFTech |
To be eligible for NIFT undergraduate courses, the candidate must be 24 years of age or less as on August 1 of the admission year. However, this is the NIFT age limit for OBC and general candidates. For candidates belonging to SC/ST/Persons with Disabilities (PWD) categories, the NIFT age limit for BDS and MDS can be relaxed by 5 years. |
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NIFT Lateral Entry |
To join NIFT Lateral Entry Scheme, NIFT age limit for OBC and General candidates is 24 years as on 1st August of the year of admission. Upper age limit may be relaxed by 5 (five) years for SC/ST/Persons with Disabilities (PWD) candidates. |
Candidate must have passed any of the following:
The National Institute of Fashion Technology currently offers three programs at the master’s level:
The eligibility criteria for each of these programs are given below.
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Parameter |
Eligibility Criteria |
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Age Limit |
There is no upper or lower age bar for admission. |
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Qualifying exam |
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Understanding of fundamentals in design |
M.Des is an advanced course, which requires an understanding of the fundamentals of design. As a result, the candidate must be familiar with the basic skills and principles for successful completion of the program. Furthermore, the course will not provide any basic knowledge and skill development in design as part of the program. |
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Parameter |
Eligibility Criteria |
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Age Limit |
There is no upper or lower age bar for admission. |
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Qualifying exam |
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Parameter |
Eligibility Criteria |
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Age Limit |
There is no upper or lower age bar for admission. |
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Qualifying exam |
The candidate needs to meet any of the following criteria:
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