# NIFT Entrance Examination (NIFT) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: UNIVERSITY · national
- Questions: 150 · Total marks: 150 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 180 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.25 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: ?–23 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: 10+2 from recognized board in any stream for B.Design; Mathematics mandatory for B.F.Tech
- Approximate annual vacancies: 4,837
- Note: Age limit applies only to UG courses; PG has no age limit. CAT tests creative ability for design courses
- Official portal: https://exams.nta.nic.in/niftee/ (National Testing Agency (NTA))

## Key dates
- 2026-12-08 — NIFT 2027 Notification (expected)
- 2026-12-08 — NIFT 2027 Application window (expected)
- 2026-12-08 — NIFT 2027 notification release
- 2026-12-08 — Application portal opens
- 2026-12-08 — NIFT 2027 notification release
- 2026-12-08 — NIFT 2027 application portal opens
- 2026-12-17 — NIFT 2027 Registration Opens (Expected)
- 2027-01-16 — Last date to apply (regular fee)

## Declared results
- 2026-07-15 — Round 3 Seat Allotment: NIFT 2026 Round 3 seat allotment result announced → https://shishya.in/exams/NIFT/results/fcea85bc-ef8c-4c4d-b2cc-035dabdf3baa
- 2026-06-27 — Round 1 Seat Allotment: NIFT 2026 Round 1 Seat Allotment Result Released → https://shishya.in/exams/NIFT/results/a5abf0d0-4be5-497e-a415-3a2297cb9dfe

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 105-120 marks (70-80%) |
| EWS | 100-112 marks (67-75%) |
| OBC-NCL | 95-105 marks (63-70%) |
| SC | 75-90 marks (50-60%) |
| ST | 68-83 marks (45-55%) |
| PwD | 53-68 marks (35-45%) |

**Guidance:**
- General-to-OBC gap typically runs 7-10 percentage points; SC/ST cutoffs sit 15-25 points below General, reflecting reservation policy and seat availability across 17 NIFT campuses.
- Cutoffs fluctuate with question paper difficulty, total applicant pool strength (35,000-40,000 candidates), and programme popularity (Fashion Design/Technology command higher thresholds than Accessory/Knitwear Design).
- Flagship campus programmes (Delhi, Mumbai) exhaust General category seats at 75-80% marks; newer campuses (Kangra, Daman, Srinagar) admit General candidates down to 65-70% in less-subscribed programmes.

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