What Are the Best NIFT 2025 Participating Colleges?

The top NIFT 2025 participating colleges include NIFT Delhi, NIFT Mumbai, NIFT Bengaluru, NIFT Hyderabad, and NIFT Chennai, which are known for their strong faculty, infrastructure, industry connections, and student placements. These institutions offer a comprehensive learning environment for aspiring fashion and design students.

How Many Colleges Are Participating in NIFT 2025?

There are 18 NIFT campuses across India participating in NIFT 2025. These include well-known campuses like NIFT Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, along with other regional campuses offering various design and fashion programs.

What Criteria Should I Use to Choose a NIFT 2025 College?

When choosing a NIFT college, consider factors such as location, program offerings, faculty expertise, campus facilities, industry exposure, internships, placement opportunities, and alumni success. Rankings, infrastructure, and personal preferences also play a role in the decision-making process.

What Programs Are Available at NIFT 2025 Colleges?

NIFT 2025 colleges offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Fashion Design, Textile Design, Fashion Communication, Fashion Technology, Accessory Design, Leather Design, and Knitwear Design, among others. These programs cater to various facets of the fashion and design industry.

How Do I Apply to NIFT 2025 Participating Colleges?

To apply to NIFT 2025 colleges, candidates must fill out the online application form on the official NIFT website, appear for the entrance exams (CAT, GAT, and Situation Test), and participate in the subsequent rounds such as group discussions and personal interviews. Admissions are based on merit and performance in these tests.

NIFT Participating Institutes 2025: Seat Matrix, Reservation Criteria, Fee Structure & Admission Process

NIFT Participating Institutes 2025 - The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NIFT 2025 entrance exam for admission to design courses offered by NIFT 2025 participating colleges.

There are 18 NIFT participating institutes. These institutes offer the following design courses - B.Des, M.Des, B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech and M.F.M courses.

The combined seat intake offered by the NIFT participating institutes is 5,289 seats.

These include 4394 All India seats, 424 state domicile and 473 NRI seats.

At the UG level, B.Des has an intake of 3399 seats, while the B.F.Tech program has 652 seats. The Masters courses (M.Des, M.F.Tech, M.F.M) have an intake of 1,238 seats

NIFT 2025 Seat Matrix (Regular) - Program-wise, G. Total
Seat Availability(Regular) - Master Programs
NIFT 2025 Participating Institutes - All-India Seats
NIFT Seat Intake 2025 - M.Des
NIFT Participating Institutes 2025 - Admission Process

NIFT 2025 Seat Matrix (Regular) - Program-wise, G. Total

There are a total of 5,289 seats (regular) across the 18 participating NIFTs. Out of the total seats, 4392 are All India seats. Note that under All India seats, any domicile candidate can apply. However, domicile seats are reserved for domicile candidates of that particular state.

For the current session, there are a total of 424 domicile seats.

NIFT 2025 seat intake (Overall) - G.Total, Open, NRI, Domicile seats

Programs	TOTAL	TOTAL	TOTAL	G. TOTAL
Programs	Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL)	State Domicile	NRI/Foreign National	G. Total
Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des)
Fashion Design (FD)	610	68	64	742
Leather Design (LD)	152	0	20	172
Accessory Design (AD)	542	54	58	654
Textile Design (TD)	606	75	62	743
Knitwear Design (KD)	296	14	36	346
Fashion Communication (FC)	610	68	64	742
Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.)
Apparel Production (AP)	542	49	61	652
Master Programmes
Master of Design (M.Des.)	254	21	29	304
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)	644	75	67	786
Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.)	136	0	12	148
Total	4392	424	473	5289

Seat Availability(Regular) - B.Des program

Bachelor Programs - Bachelor of Design (B.Des)	TOTAL	TOTAL	TOTAL	G. TOTAL
Bachelor Programs - Bachelor of Design (B.Des)	Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL)	State Domicile	NRI/Foreign National	G. Total
Fashion Design (FD)	610	68	64	742
Leather Design (LD)	152	0	20	172
Accessory Design (AD)	542	54	58	654
Textile Design (TD)	606	75	62	743
Knitwear Design (KD)	296	14	36	346
Fashion Communication (FC)	610	68	64	742
Total	2816	279	304	3,399

Seat Availability(Regular) - B.F.Tech program

Bachelor Program - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.)	TOTAL	TOTAL	TOTAL	G. TOTAL
	Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL)	State Domicile	NRI/Foreign National	G. Total
Apparel Production (AP)	542	49	61	652

Seat Availability(Regular) - Master Programs

Master Programs	TOTAL	TOTAL	TOTAL	G. TOTAL
Master Programs	Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL)	State Domicile	NRI/Foreign National	G. Total
Master of Design (M.Des.)	254	21	29	304
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)	644	75	67	786
Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.)	136	0	12	148
Total	1034	96	108	1238

NIFT 2025 Participating Institutes - All-India Seats

Candidates can check below the seat intake for B.Des and M.Des courses for All India candidates (Regular Admission).

NIFT Seat Intake 2025 - B.Des program

The Regular seat intake (Total intake - Domicile & NRI seats) for NIFT 2024 participating colleges is given below.

College	Accessory Design	Fashion Design	Fashion Communication	Textile Design	Knitwear Design	Leather Design	Total
NIFT Bengaluru	38	38	38	38	38	-	190
NIFT Bhopal	34	34	34	34	34	-	170
NIFT Bhubaneswar	34	34	34	34	-	-	136
NIFT Chennai	38	38	38	38	38	38	228
NIFT Daman	-	-	-	34	-	-	34
NIFT New Delhi	38	38	38	38	38	38	228
NIFT Gandhinagar	38	38	38	38	-	-	152
NIFT Hyderabad	38	38	38	38	38	-	190
NIFT Jodhpur	34	34	34	34	-	-	136
NIFT Kangra	34	34	34	34	-	-	136
NIFT Kannur	-	34	34	34	34	-	136
NIFT Kolkata	38	38	38	38	38	38	228
NIFT Mumbai	38	38	38	38	38		190
NIFT Patna	34	34	34	34	-	-	136
NIFT Panchkula	-	34	34	34	-	-	102
NIFT Raebareli	38	38	38	-	-	38	152
NIFT Shillong	34	34	34	34	-	-	136
NIFT Srinagar	34	34	34	34	-	-	136
Total	542	610	610	606	296	152	2816

NIFT Seat Intake 2025 - M.Des

The institute-wise seat intake for the M.Des program is given below.

College	NIFT 2025 Seat Intake - M.Des
College	Regular	Domicile	NRI	Total
NIFT Bengaluru	38	0	5	43
NIFT New Delhi	38	0	5	43
NIFT Kannur	34	7	3	44
NIFT Kangra	34	7	3	44
NIFT Mumbai	38	0	5	43
NIFT Panchkula	34	7	3	44
NIFT Gandhinagar	38	0	5	43
Total	254	21	29	304

NIFT Participating Institutes 2025 - Admission Process

Admission to the B.Des program at NIFT 2025 participating institutes will include the following steps:

Filling of NIFT 2025 Application Form - Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria prescribed for NIFT 2025 will have to fill out the online application form.
Issuance of Admit Card - Successfully registered candidates will be issued admit cards, which will have to be downloaded online. On the day of the exam, the candidate will have to bring the admit card and a valid photo identity card with them.
Conduct of NIFT 2025 Written Exam - B.Des and M.Des candidates will have to appear in CAT and GAT written test, while candidates seeking admission to B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech and MFM courses will have to give only GAT.
Shortlisting for Situation Test/Personal Interview - Candidates will be shortlisted for Situation Test or Personal Interview based on their performance in the written test. B.Des candidates will have to appear in Situation Test, while PG applicants will have to appear in Personal Interview.
Preparation of Merit List and Seat Allotment - Merit list will be prepared by giving weightage to written test and Situation Test/Personal Interview. The final allotment of seats will be done on the basis of NIFT 2025 merit rank and college choices selected by the candidate.