NIFTEE Result 2025 (Out): Download Link, Scorecard, Cutoff, Rank List, Tie Breaker Policy

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NTA has released the NIFTEE 2025 final result for UG and PG programmes on June 22, 2025. Candidates can download the final scorecard on the official website – exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT. Log in with your application number and date of birth. 

  • In Stage 1, 33,877 candidates has registred for GAT and CAT, out of which 31,061 candidates appeared for the exam. The overall attendance was 91.69%.
  • In Stage 2, 1973 candidates registered for PG out of which 1519 appeared for the exam. For UG, 8859 candidates out of 10869 appeared for Stage 2 exam bringing the attendance rate to 81.51%.

NIFT 2025 Final Result

NIFTEE 2025 results are declared on April 24, 2025 for B.Des and M.Des courses. NIFT 2025 result includes details like overall and sectional marks, merit rank and qualifying status. To download and check NIFT Scorecard 2025, candidates have to log in with their email ID and Password.

  • The qualified candidates were considered for Stage 2, including Situation Test, Studio Test, and/or Personal Interview (as applicable). 

As per the criteria, candidates have been shortlisted in the ratio of 1:4 (one seat: four candidates), category-wise. In the case of PwD candidates, the shortlisting has been done with the additional condition that they must have secured at least 50% of the cut-off marks of their respective category.

For the B. Design program, the final result was prepared by giving weightage to CAT, GAT, and the Situation Test. For the M.Des program, the final result is prepared by giving weightage to CAT, GAT, and PI, and for the other PG courses, the final result is prepared by giving weightage to GAT and PI. Check NIFT Counselling 2025

NIFTEE 2025 Result Statistics

Here is the number of candidates who registered and appeared for NIFT 2025 Stage 1 exam:

Shift Exam Registered Appeared
Shift 1 General Ability Test (GAT) 17,974 16,475
Shift 2 Creative Ability Test (CAT) 15,903 14,586
Total 33,877 31,061

Here is the NIFT 2025 Stage 1 program-wise statistics:

Programme Registered Appeared
BDES (Shift 1) 11,944 11,071
BDES Lateral (Shift 1) 44 37
BFTECH (Shift 1) 1,015 888
BFTECH and BDES (Shift 1) 2,492 2,264
BFTECH Lateral (Shift 1) 9 9
MDES (Shift 1) 1,078 977
MFM (Shift 1) 950 845
MFM and MDES (Shift 1) 389 338
MFTECH (Shift 1) 53 46
CAT BDES (Shift 2) 11,944 11,044
CAT BFTECH and BDES (Shift 2) 2,492 2,245
CAT MDES (Shift 2) 1,078 962
CAT MFM and MDES (Shift 2) 389 335
Total 33,877 31,061

Check gender-wise and category-wise statistics:

Group Details Registered Appeared
Gender Female 28,080 25,783
Male 5,797 5,278
Category OBC-NCL (Central List) 8,679 8,172
OPEN 19,656 17,929
OPEN-EWS 1,400 1,328
SC 3,009 2,659
ST 1,133 973
PwD 227 210

Here is the NIFT 2025 Stage 2 PG Statistics:

Programme Registered Appeared
Master of Design (M.DES.) 1,083 805
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M.) 844 684
Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.) 46 30
Grand Total 1,973 1,519

Here is the NIFT 2025 Stage 2 UG Statistics:

Programme Registered Appeared
B.Des (Artisans) 19 15
B.Des Lateral Entry 30 22
B.F. Tech Lateral Entry 09 04
Bachelor of Design (B.Des Lateral Entry) 07 07
Bachelor of Design (B.Des) 10,804 8,811
Grand Total 10,869 8,859

NIFT 2025 Official Notice PDF: 


NIFT Result Important Dates

NIFT 2025 Result Important Dates

Events Dates
Window to raise objection in Answer Key February 15 to 17, 2025
NIFT 2025 Written Exam Result April 24, 2025
Situation Test/ Group Discussion/ Interview

UG: June 8, 2025

PG:  May 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and June 2, 3, 2025

NIFT 2025 Final Result

June 22, 2025

NIFT Counseling Date To be updated

NIFT 2025 Answer Key 

Candidates can access their responses and raise objections in the answer key by logging in with their application number, date of birth, and security pin as shown.

  • For each challenge, candidates will have to pay a fee of INR 200. 
  • Based on the objections received final answer key of NIFT 2025 will be prepared.
  • NIFT 2025 written results will be based on the final answer key.

Check NIFT Result

How to Check NIFT Result 2025?

NIFT result mentions subject-wise scores obtained by candidates in CAT and GAT. Candidates can check their results by following the steps mentioned below.

  1. Go to the official website of NIFT, i.e. nift.ac.in.
  2. Click on “NIFT 2025 Results”.
  3. The following screen appears after clicking on NIFT 2025 Result Link 
  4. Enter NIFT Roll number, Date of Birth, and Application number.
  5. Click on the Proceed/log in button.
  6. The result will be displayed on your screen, verify all the details present in it.
  7. Take the printout for future purposes.

Also Read: Declaration of the Result for the National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Examination (NIFTEE) – 2025 Stage 1 Examination

NIFT Scorecard Details

NIFT 2025 Details Present on Scorecard

NIFT 2025 Scorecard is one of the most important documents for NIFT aspirants. They will be asked to produce NIFT Admit Card 2025 and NIFT Scorecard at the time of counseling. NIFT Scorecard will comprise the following information:

  • Name of the candidate
  • Roll Number
  • Application Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Photograph of the candidate
  • Subject-wise scores obtained in CAT and GAT
  • The score obtained in Situation Test
  • Total Marks scored
  • Rank (if qualified)

NIFT Result Weightage

NIFT 2025 Section-Wise Weightage in Result

The weightage assigned to each test in the final merit list of the entrance examination will be as under:

Program Test Weightage
Bachelor of Design CAT 50%
GAT 30%
Situation Test 20%
Master of Design CAT 40%
GAT 30%
GD/PI 30%
Bachelor of Fashion Technology GAT 100%
Master of Fashion Technology GAT 70%
GD/PI 30%
Master of Fashion Management GAT 70%
GD/PI 30%

NIFT Tie Breaker Policy

NIFT Tie Breaker Policy is used whether two candidates have the same marks, then the merit rank will be determined in the following way:

  • The mark obtained by the candidate with higher weightage will be considered the tie-breaker. For example, for the B.Des program, marks obtained in the CAT exam will be compared to break the tie.
  • If the mark obtained in CAT is equal then the mark obtained in GAT will be considered.
  • If the tie-breaker remains undecided, then the mark obtained subject-wise following order: Communication Ability, English Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Analytical Ability and General Knowledge and Current Affairs. 
NIFT Scope

What After NIFT Result 2025?

  • After taking into consideration the scores, the final NIFT 2025 result and merit list will be prepared.
  • NIFT Result is expected to publish on the 3rd week of April 2025.
  • Admissions across NIFTs will be done based on scores obtained by the test-takers in CAT, GAT, group discussion, situation test, and personal interview rounds.
  • The cutoff will be declared by the National Institute of Fashion Technology which is the section and campus-wise closing rank.
  • It will depend on various factors such as the total number of candidates appearing in NIFT 2025 total candidates who cleared it, the difficulty level of question paper, total seats for B. Design, and B. F. Tech programs.
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology's entrance examination will offer as many as 2010 seats of B. Design and 360 seats of B.F.Tech program across 16 NIFT Campuses that are located in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Kannur, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru, Raebareli, Shillong, Patna, Kangra, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar, Srinagar, Chennai and Bhopal.

NIFT Cutoff

NIFT 2025 Cut Off

NIFT 2025 Cut Off is the closing rank set by NIFT Participating Institutes and the same will vary across NIFT campuses. Cut Off will be calculated on the basis of availability of seats, the difficulty level of the exam, the total number of students appearing in the exam, etc. The cut-off for NIFT 2025 will be released institute as well as section-wise. A candidate must secure minimum marks to seek admission to their desired college. Candidates qualifying the minimum marks criteria mentioned in NIFT Cut Off will be called for the counseling procedure. The final allotment of campuses as per Common Merit Rank (CMR), however, may vary from year to year depending on a candidate’s preference.

NIFT 2025 Cut Off depends on various factors and the same has been mentioned below:

  • Number of candidates who appeared for NIFT 2025 exam
  • Number of candidates who passed the exam
  • The difficulty level of questions
  • Number of vacancies for NIFT 2025 exam
  • Cut Off may also be section-wise

Regarding the previous year's trends, the CMR or Closing Merit Rank for admission to various courses in different campuses of NIFT have been tabulated below.  Candidates in the general category will have to secure a fairly low rank in order to get admission in any of the courses.

NIFT Bengaluru Cut Off

Course name General NRI OBC SC ST
B. Des Accessory Design 902 4378 3491 5066 4194
B. Des Fashion Communication 517 1638 2839 1953 3736
B. Des Knitwear Design 1007 1143 2898 5117 4797
B. Des Textile Design 1001  - 3840 3990 3631
B.Des in Fashion Design 264 3524 695 1329 3289
B.F. Tech Apparel Production 236 2103 1419 2782 2005
M.F. Tech Apparel Production 502 1 514 59  -
Master of Fashion Management 116 318 437 428 482

NIFT Bhopal Cut Off

Course name General NRI OBC SC ST
B. Des Accessory Design 2671 - 4745 5270 -
B. Des Textile Design 1672 - 3779 5236 -
Master of Fashion Management 409 - 501 - 539

NIFT Bhubaneswar Cut Off

Course name General OBC SC ST
B. Des Accessory Design 4020 4766 5287
B. Des Fashion Communication 2347 4636 3944 4334
B. Des Textile Design 2915 4032 5264 4758
B.Des in Fashion Design 1054 3560 4984 4352
B.F. Tech Apparel Production 1232 2537 1162  -
Master of Fashion Management 338 527  - 490

NIFT Chennai Cut Off

Course name General NRI OBC SC ST
B. Des Accessory Design 2002  - 4285 4895 4108
B. Des Fashion Communication 2688  - 3204 3875 4617
B. Des Knitwear Design 2364  - 4158 4195  -
B. Des Leather Design 2740  - 4422 4417 5224
B. Des Textile Design 2067 60 4170 5072 3695
B. Des in Fashion Design 784 3313 1722 3246 1741
B.F. Tech Apparel Production 520  - 1758 2635 1300
Master of Fashion Management 396 6 517 506 -

NIFT Gandhinagar Cut Off

Course name General NRI OBC SC ST
B. Des Fashion Communication 725 3051 3919 4534 3102
B. Des Textile Design 1166 3076 3639 3331 3791
B. Des in Fashion Design 362 2946 3272 1669 1255
B.F. Tech Apparel Production 262 1184 1566 1866 2217
Bachelor of Accessory Design (Jewellery) 790 2478 3515 3591 4563
M.F. Tech Apparel Production 513 - 508 80 -
Master of Fashion Management 162 395 481 498 546

NIFT Jodhpur Cut Off

Course name General NRI OBC SC ST
B.F. Tech Apparel Production 1218 - 2342 2916 -
Master of Fashion Management 386 - 535 - -

NIFT Kangra Cut Off

Course name General NRI OBC SC ST
B.Des Accessory Design 2061 - 4236 5085 -
B. Des Fashion Communication 1694 - 4597 4816 -
B. Des Textile Design 2489 - 4679 5313 -
B. Des in Fashion Design 1809 - 3982 3861 3463
B.F. Tech Apparel Production 573 - 2552 1614 -

NIFT Kannur Cut Off

Course name General NRI OBC SC ST
B.Des Fashion Communication 2637 - 4211 3839 -
B. Des Knitwear Design 4207 - 3664 4217 4872
B. Des Textile Design 3225 - 3941 4223 -
B. Des in Fashion Design 1954 59 2618 968 3271
B.F. Tech Apparel Production 1615 - 2294 - 2620
M.Des Design Space 161 162 128 168
Master of Fashion Management 406 - 526 525 -

NIFT Kolkata Cut Off

Course name General NRI OBC SC ST
B.Des Accessory Design 1224 4910 4114 4995 -
B. Des Fashion Communication 1078 - 3448 3643 3747
B. Des Knitwear Design 1571 - 4699 4511 5105
B. Des Leather Design 2366 - 4526 4023 4327
B.F. Textile Design 1150 - 3512 3541 4515

NIFT will release the Rank List after the release of NIFT Result 2025

Type of Rank List Candidates included
Common Merit Rank (CMR) GEN, GEN-EWS, GEN-PwD, OBC-NCL, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC, SC-PwD, ST, ST-PwD. Note: Foreign National/NRI candidates are not included in the CMR prepared.
GEN-EWS Rank List GEN-EWS
OBC- NCL Rank List OBC-NCL, OBC-NCL-PwD
SC Rank List SC, SC-PwD
ST Rank List ST, ST-PwD
CMR-PwD Rank List GEN-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD, ST-PwD
OBC- NCL-PwD Rank List OBC-NCL-PwD
SC - PwD Rank List SC - PwD
ST - PwD Rank List ST - PwD
Foreign Nationals/ NRI List Foreign Nationals/ NRI
Artisan/ Children of Artisan Rank List Artisan/ Children of Artisan
NLEA Rank List NLEA

Frequently Asked Question

Ques. What is NIFT Tie breaker policy?

Ans NIFT tie-breaker policy is when two or more candidates get the same score, To get their final merit list, tie-breaker policy is used. Candidates with higher weightage are considered first. If their CAT marks are the same then their GAT marks are considered.

Ques. When will NIFT release the Answer Key?

Ans. NIFT Answer Key will be just after seven days of the result. NIFT Question Paper will also be released along with answer key. If any candidates wants to challenge NIFT Answer Key they have to amount to Rs.500 and with valid proof they can challenge.

Ques. Will NIFT result be available offline?

Ans. No, NIFT Result 2025 will be available online. They have to download Result in the form of a pdf. The result will contain the name, qualifying marks, NIFT subject-wise marks. 

Ques. What is a good score in NIFT?

Ans. A good score in NIFT differs according to the examination and based on a specific topic. For example, a Candidate with a 60 to 100 score is considered a good score in the Bachelor of Design program.

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