Can I get direct admission at NIFT?
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NIFT does not offer a direct admission option in general in any of its campuses. Admission is based on a competitive process that includes:
1. Entrance Exam: The evaluation consists in a written examination, a test of design capabilities, knowledge and reasoning skills.
2. Creative Ability Test (CAT): Especially For design courses like B.Des.
3. Situation Test: A real life practical examination to carry out to test design sense.
4. Group Discussion/Interview: For some programs.
It will be noted that direct admission through management quota is rare or can hardly be considered.
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Unfortunately, you cannot get into NIFT directly. There is a long process to get into NIFT. You first have to take the entrance exam either for undergraduate or postgraduate which includes the Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT). In some cases, you have to take the Situation Test. Then you would have to give some group discussions and personal interviews. After all that your score will be calculated, the higher the score the higher your chances of getting admission into NIFT.
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If you belong to the General category under the AI quota, admission to the Master of Fashion Management (MFM) course at NIFT Shilong is not possible with a cutoff rank of 800. In 2025, the maximum cutoff required was 532 till Round 3 for MFM admission among the students belonging to the General AI quota. However, a cutoff rank of 800 is a decent rank to get admission to the MFM course for students other than those in the general category. Refer to the table below to view the NIFT Shillong category-wise cutoff 2025 for Round 3.
| Category | NIFT Round 3 Cutoff 2025 |
|---|---|
| General | 532 |
| OBC | 855 |
| SC | 940 |
The NIFT Shilong cutoff 2025 has been released up to multiple rounds, wherein the closing rank for B.Des. in Textile Design during Round 3 admission was 2781 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. For other categories, check out the table provided below:
| Category | NIFT Round 3 Cutoff 2025 |
|---|---|
| General | 2781 |
| OBC | 5720 |
| SC | 8514 |
| ST | 6464 |
| EWS | 7464 |
Admission to NIFT Shillong is determined by the performance of the candidates in the NIFT exam. Recently, the NIFT Shillong cutoff 2025 is published for the first round. Considering the NIFT Round 1 seat allotment results, the General AI category cutoff rank is ranged between 17525 and 46678. Similarly, the OBC AI category candidates saw a cutoff range, with the first-round ranged between 884 and 5109. The minimum rank among both the categories released for Master of Fashion Management (MFM). Detailed insights into cutoff across all rounds and years (2025, 2024, and 2023) are available in the table below for Genera
Candidates who get the final admission offer are eligible to pay the course fee and secure their admission. The table given below represents the course fee at NIFT Shillong:
| Course | Total tuition fees |
|---|---|
Certificate (11 Courses) | INR 70.8 K - 1.42 lakh |
BDes (5 Courses) | INR 8.58 L - 11.74 lakh |
MFM (1 Courses) | INR 5.58 lakh |
NIFT Shillong offers a specific number of seats for candidates to choose from. The table given below represents the seat intake of different courses at NIFT Shillong:
| Courses | Seat Intake |
|---|---|
Certificate (11 courses) | – / – |
BDes (5 courses) | 94 |
MFM (1 course) | 45 |
The seat intake defines the number of candidates who can get admission to the programme.
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