The National Institute of Fashion Technology is the most sought-after fashion training institute in India. The institute at present has 17 campuses across the country. NIFT offers undergraduate and postgraduate certified programs at all its campuses.

The vision of NIFT is to provide students a learning experience of the highest standards. The institution also aims to encourage students to be at par with the Indian textiles and crafts and draw inspiration. Studying international trends is also a part of the process at NIFT.

Every year candidates are shortlisted for admissions based on the NIFT entrance exam. It is the NIFT cut-off that determines a student’s admission to the desired college for the desired program. 

NIFT was established in 1986 under the ministry of textiles, Government of India. In 2006, the National Institute of Fashion Technology was declared an anonymous institute by the NIFT Act of the Indian Parliament. The first campus of NIFT was established in Delhi in 1986. Since then NIFT has been a human resource to the textile and apparel industry.

Below is the list of NIFT campuses, according to their rankings and their date of establishment :

Ranking	Campus	Date of Establishment
1	NIFT Delhi	1986
2	NIFT Mumbai	1995
3	NIFT Bengaluru	1995
4	NIFT Gandhinagar	1995
5	NIFT Hyderabad	1995
6	NIFT Chennai	1995
7	NIFT Kolkata	1997
8	NIFT Bhopal	2008
9	NIFT Patna	2010
10	NIFT Kangra	2010
11	NIFT Shillong	2009
12	NIFT Bhubaneswar	2012
13	NIFT Raebareli	2008
14	NIFT Jodhpur	2007
15	NIFT Kannur	2008
16	NIFT Srinagar	2016
17	NIFT Panchkula	2019

Courses Offered at NIFT 

Name of the Institute	Bachelor Courses	Master Courses
NIFT New Delhi	B.Des Fashion Design	M.Des (Master of Design)
	B.Des – Accessory Design	M.FTech (Master of Fashion Technology)
	B.Des -Fashion Communication	MFM (Master of Fashion Management)
	B.Des – Leather Design
	B.Des – Textile Design
	B.Des – Knitwear Design
	B.FTech – Apparel Production
NIFT Mumbai	B.Des – Fashion Design	M.Des
	B.Des – Fashion Communication	MFM
	B.Des – Accessory Design
	B.Des – Knitwear Design
	B.Des – Textile Design
	B.FTech – Apparel Production
NIFT Bangalore	B.Des – Fashion Communication	M.FTech
	B.Des – Accessory Design	MFM
	B.Des – Fashion Design
	B.Des – Textile Design
	B.Des – Knitwear Design
	B.FTech – Apparel Production
NIFT Bhopal	B.Des – Accessory Design	MFM
	B.Des – Textile Design
NIFT Gandhinagar	B.Des – Accessory Design	M.FTech
	B.Des – Textile Design	MFM
	B.Des – Fashion Design
	B.Des – Fashion Communication
	B.FTech – Apparel Production
NIFT Hyderabad	B.Des – Fashion Communication	MFM
	B.Des – Textile Design
	B.Des – Accessory Design
	B.Des – Knitwear Design
	B.Des – Fashion Design
	B.FTech – Apparel Production
NIFT Chennai	B.Des – Fashion Design	M.FTech
	B.Des – Fashion Communication	MFM
	B.Des – Textile Design
	B.Des – Leather Design
	B.Des – Knitwear Design
	B.Des – Accessory Design
	B.FTech – Apparel Production
NIFT Kolkata	B.Des – Knitwear Design	MFM
	B.Des – Fashion Communication
	B.Des – Textile Design
	B.Des – Leather Design
	B.Des – Accessory Design
	B.Des – Fashion Design
	B.FTech – Apparel Production
NIFT Bhubaneswar	B.Des – Fashion Communication	Master of Fashion Management
	B.Des – Textile Design
	B.Des – Accessory Design
	B.Des – Fashion Design
	B.FTech – Apparel Production
NIFT Jodhpur	B.FTech – Apparel Production	Master of Fashion Management
	B.Des – Fashion Communication
	B.Des – Textile Design
	B.Des – Accessory Design
	B.Des – Fashion Design
NIFT Patna	B.FTech – Apparel Production	MFM
	B.Des – Fashion Communication
	B.Des – Textile Design
	B.Des – Accessory Design
	B.Des – Fashion Design
NIFT Raebareli	B.Des – Fashion Communication	MFM
	B.Des – Leather Design
	B.Des – Accessory Design
	B.Des – Fashion Design
NIFT Kannur	B.FTech – Apparel Production	Master of Fashion Management
	B.Des – Fashion Communication
	B.Des – Knitwear Design
	B.Des – Textile Design
	B.Des – Fashion Design
NIFT Shillong	B.Des – Accessory Design	Master of Fashion Management
	B.Des – Fashion Design
NIFT Kangra	B.Des – Fashion Design	Not Available
	B.Des – Accessory Design
	B.Des – Textile Design
	B.Des – Fashion Communication
	B.FTech – Apparel Production

The undergraduate courses at NIFT have a duration of four years, while the duration for postgraduate courses is just two years. Aspirants can apply for various specialization options under the Bachelor of Design course. Some of the specializations are as follows:

 Accessory Design

Knitwear Design

Fashion Design

Leather Design

Textile Design

Fashion Communication

There are 17 NIFT campuses across India. The number of seats for students keeps increasing every year. In the year 2020, there were 4,219 seats available including all the campuses which have increased to 4,517 seats in 2021.

 Below we compare the last admitted ranks for some vital courses offered at different NIFT Campuses.

Course Name	NIFT Bengaluru	NIFT Bhopal	NIFT Bhubaneshwar	NIFT Chennai	NIFT Gandhinagar	NIFT Hyderabad	NIFT Kangra	NIFT Kannur	NIFT Kolkata
B.Des Accessory Design	902	2671	4020	2002		1118	2061		1224
B.Des Fashion Communication	517		2347	2688	725	953	1694	2637	1078
B.Des Knitwear Design	1007			2634		1562		4207	1571
B.Des Textile Design	1001	1672	2915	2067	1166	1565	2489	3225	1150

 

The NIFT Campus at Delhi has the most seats to offer followed by Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata. Most seats are available for the Bachelor of Design course.

 Last Merit Rank admitted in Admissions-2019

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The eligibility to get admissions into a NIFT campus is to crack the NIFT entrance exam. If you wish to get admitted to the best design institute in the country, Silica will help you in NIFT preparation. Silica offers the best coaching for design students to seeks admissions at the NIFT campuses. The expert teachers at Silica guide students and prepare them to crack the NIFT entrance examination. Connect with Silica to know more.

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