Is it difficult to get into NIFT Mumbai?

Getting to NIFT Mumbai is quite competitive because it is one of India's top fashion colleges. Every year, over 22,000 students apply for about 4,000 seats across all NIFTs. NIFT Mumbai is popular, especially in demand for courses like Fashion Design. For such courses, candidates typically need to be in the top 100-300 ranks. NIFT entrance exam consists of a Creative Ability Test (CAT), General Ability Test (GAT) and a Situation Test (only for design courses).

What are the courses offered at NIFT Mumbai?

NIFT Mumbai offers 2 courses for undergraduates and 2 for postgraduates. For UG, candidates can choose from 6 B.Des programsFashion Design, Textile Design, Knitwear Design, Fashion Communication, Knitwear Design, Leather Design, and Accessory Designand 1 B.FTech (Bachelor of Fashion Technology) in Apparel Production. These are 4-year courses. For PG, they offer M.Des (Design), M.F.M (Fashion Management), which are all 2-year programs. Each course mixes creativity, technology, and business skills, depending on what you choose.

On what basis does NIFT Mumbai offer admission?

NIFT Mumbai Admission to all UG and PG programs is based on the NIFT Entrance Exam that includes a General Ability Test (GAT) along with an additional Creative Ability Test (CAT) for B.Des and M.Des programs. Candidates shortlisted on the basis of the NIFT Entrance Exam will have to then appear for a Situation Test or Personal Interview, if applicable to the course.

Who is eligible for UG Admission to NIFT Mumbai?

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Mumbai requires applicants to have passed their Class 12 examination with a minimum cumulative score of 50% in any stream from an approved board to be admitted to B.Des. For B.F.Tech, candidates must have Physics and Mathematics in 10+2.

Can I join NIFT Mumbai without an entrance exam?

Candidates can not get into NIFT Mumbai without taking the NIFT entrance exam. The exam includes GAT (General Ability Test), CAT (Creative Ability Test), and a Situation Test (for B.Des) or GD/PI (for M.Des and MBA). Every year, over 22,000 students apply for around 4,000 total seats across all NIFTs, so competition is high. However, for NRI or foreign nationals, one can apply without the entrance exam using SAT, GRE, or GMAT scores. Theres also a ateral entry option into the 2nd year for diploma holders through a separate test.

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NIFT Mumbai B.Des Knitwear Design: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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11 Jul, 2025 NIFT Mumbai NIFT Cutoff 2025 for B.Des is 79-577 (Round 1) for the General Category. Check NIFT Mumbai NIFT Cutoff 2025 here.

Course Description

B.Des Knitwear Design at NIFT Mumbai is a 4 Years Degree. The course is offered On Campus as a Full Time program. NIFT Mumbai B.Des Knitwear Design First Year Fees is INR 3,41,700 for 2025.

NIFT Mumbai offers a total of 38 seats for B.Des Knitwear Design. Candidates must have at least Pass in 10+2 + NIFTEE to be eligible for admissions. Admissions are offered based on NIFT. Check NIFT Mumbai Admission 2025

NIFT Mumbai NIFT Cutoff 2024 rank is 555 - 654 for the General category. Further, the cutoff rank is 2044 - 3379 for OBC category, 3166 - 5635 for SC category, Earlier, the NIFT cutoff rank 2023 was 776 for the General category.

According to IIRF Rankings 2024 for Design, NIFT Mumbai ranks 20 out of 30 in India. Earlier, the institute ranked 20 out of 30 institutes in India.

NIFT Mumbai B.Des Knitwear Design Fees 2025

Fees (2025 - 2026)	Year 1 (in INR)	Year 2 (in INR)	Year 3 (in INR)	Year 4 (in INR)
Tuition Fees	300000	316000	332000	348000
Registration Fees	9300	-	-	-
Exam Fees	4900	5100	5400	5700
Caution Fee *	12600	-	-	-
Development Fees	4900	5100	5400	5700
Library Fees	10000	10500	11000	11600
Alumni Fees	-	-	-	6200
Yearly Fees	341700	336700	353800	377200

* Fees is refundable

NIFT Mumbai B.Des Knitwear Design Previous Fees

Fees	Year 1 (in INR)		Year 2 (in INR)		Year 3 (in INR)		Year 4 (in INR)
Semester	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Tuition Fees	143000	143000	150000	150000	158000	158000	166000	166000
Registration Fees	9300	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exam Fees	4700	-	4900	-	5100	-	5400	-
Other Fee	26200	-	14900	-	15600	-	22300	-
Semester Wise Fees	183200	143000	169800	150000	178700	158000	193700	166000
Yearly Fees	326200		319800		336700		359700

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NIFT Mumbai B.Des Knitwear Design Admission 2025

The minimum eligibility for admission to B.Des Knitwear Design at NIFT Mumbai is Pass in 10+2 + NIFTEE. Candidates are allotted seats based on NIFT.

NIFT Mumbai B.Des Knitwear Design Cutoff 2025

NIFT Mumbai B.Des Knitwear Design Cutoff 2025 has not been released yet. You can check the previous year NIFT cutoff rank for B.Des Knitwear Design admissions in the section below.

Categories (2024)	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 5
General	555	654	-	-
OBC	2103	2044	-	3379
SC	3166	4404	-	5635
ST	6661	7758	5794	4551
EWS	3114	3154	-	-
GeneralPwD	4267	-	-	-
NRI	3703	-	-	-

NIFT Mumbai B.Des Knitwear Design Cutoff 2023

Categories	Round 1
General	776
OBC	2508
SC	4213
ST	4787
EWS	2809
GeneralPwD	7375
NRI	5183

NIFT Mumbai Ranking 2025

NIFT Mumbai ranking 2025 has not been released. You can check the agency wise previous year national ranking below.

Ranking Agency	Latest	Previous
	#20 out of 30 (2024)	#20 out of 30 (2023)
	#2 out of 17 (2023)

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Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must have successfully completed any of the following:

The 10+2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of 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
General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB). OR
Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system. OR
A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects. OR
3 or 4-years diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

Admission Guidelines

Based on the choice, all eligible candidates will have to appear for a written entrance examination at the Examination Centres opted by them. The written entrance examination is designed to test the knowledge, skill and aptitude of the candidates for the programme opted.
On the basis of result of written test GAT and CAT, shortlisted B.Des candidates will be called for second test called Situation Test.

Course Details

The college offers B.Des in the UG domain. The duration of the course is 4 years. The eligibility criteria, selection criteria and number of seats are mentioned below:

Duration	4 years
Type	Full-Time
Approved Intake of students	30
Selection Criteria	GAT+ CAT + Situation Test
Basic Eligibility Criteria	Passed in 10+2/ 10+3 diploma Exam with Math as a compulsory subject.

Specializations:

Fashion Design
Leather design
Accessory design
Textile design
Knitwear design
Fashion Communication

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates who have completed 10+2 from any recognized board or 10+3 (Diploma) from any recognized college are eligible to apply.
The candidates maximum age should be 23 years.

Selection Criteria

Selection of students is based on the marks scored by the candidate in entrance exams such as GAT and CAT.
Qualified candidates are then required to appear for a situation test and further counselling.

Bachelor of Design [B.Des] (Knitwear Design)

first year fees: ₹3,41,700

4.04 Years Full Time

Year (2025 - 2026)	1	2	3	4
Tuition fees	₹300000	₹316000	₹332000	₹348000
Registration fees	₹9300	-	-	-
Exam fees	₹4900	₹5100	₹5400	₹5700
Caution fee*	₹12600	-	-	-
development fees	₹4900	₹5100	₹5400	₹5700
library fees	₹10000	₹10500	₹11000	₹11600
alumni fees	-	-	-	₹6200
Yearly Fees	₹3.42 Lakhs	₹3.37 Lakhs	₹3.54 Lakhs	₹3.77 Lakhs

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Application Fees

Category	Fees
general	₹3000
obc	₹3000
sc/st	₹1500
pwd	₹1500

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Important Events

Events	Dates
Seat Allotment for Round II E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 18, 2025
Willingness, Withdrawal & Pay Admission Fee for Round II E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 18, 2025 - Jul 21, 2025
Document Verification for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 23, 2025
Correction in Application Form for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 23, 2025
Choice Filling and Locking for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 24, 2025 - Jul 25, 2025
Seat Allotment for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 28, 2025
Willingness, Withdrawal & Pay Admission Fee for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 28, 2025 - Jul 29, 2025
Physical Reporting of Candidates for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 30, 2025
Admission Timeline [B.Des]	Ongoing Jun 24, 2025 - Aug 04, 2025
Registration and Document Uploading for Spot Round E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Aug 01, 2025 - Aug 04, 2025

Expired Events

Events	Dates
Choice Filling and Locking for Round II E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Jul 14, 2025 - Jul 16, 2025
Correction in Application Form for Round II E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Jul 12, 2025
Document Verification for Round II E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Jul 12, 2025

Important Events

Events	Dates
Seat Allotment for Round II E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 18, 2025
Willingness, Withdrawal & Pay Admission Fee for Round II E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 18, 2025 - Jul 21, 2025
Correction in Application Form for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 23, 2025
Document Verification for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 23, 2025
Choice Filling and Locking for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 24, 2025 - Jul 25, 2025
Seat Allotment for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 28, 2025
Willingness, Withdrawal & Pay Admission Fee for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 28, 2025 - Jul 29, 2025
Physical Reporting of Candidates for Round III E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Upcoming Jul 30, 2025
Registration and Document Uploading for Spot Round E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Aug 01, 2025 - Aug 04, 2025
Admission Timeline [B.Des]	Ongoing Jun 24, 2025 - Aug 04, 2025

Expired Events

Events	Dates
Choice Filling and Locking for Round II E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Jul 14, 2025 - Jul 16, 2025
Correction in Application Form for Round II E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Jul 12, 2025
Document Verification for Round II E-Counselling Admissions 2025 [B.Des]	Jul 12, 2025

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NIFT Mumbai Bachelor of Design [B.Des] (Knitwear Design) Ranking

NIFT Mumbai Design ranking by IIRF is 20 out of 30 in India in 2024 and it was ranked 20 out of 30 in India in 2023. NIFT Mumbai Design ranking by Outlook is 2 out of 17 in India in 2023

IIRF Ranking

#20 out of 30 in Top Public Colleges in India 2024

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Years	year 1		year 2		year 3		year 4
Semester	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Tuition fees	₹143000	₹143000	₹150000	₹150000	₹158000	₹158000	₹166000	₹166000
Registration fees	₹9300	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exam fees	₹4700	-	₹4900	-	₹5100	-	₹5400	-
other fee	₹26200	-	₹14900	-	₹15600	-	₹22300	-
Semester Wise Fees	₹183200	₹143000	₹169800	₹150000	₹178700	₹158000	₹193700	₹166000
Yearly Fees	₹3.26 Lakhs		₹3.20 Lakhs		₹3.37 Lakhs		₹3.60 Lakhs

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