NIFT 2025 Eligibility Criteria will be necessary to fulfill in order to be eligible for exam. Eligibility criteria will be fixed by the authority of NIFT. Exam is conducted once in a year which is a national level entrance test.
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NIFT is organized to offer admission in Fashion and Technology field. Through this entrance exam, candidates can get admission into the UG and PG courses of NIFT and its affiliated campuses.
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In this article, we have provided the complete details related to NIFT eligibility criteria 2025 including details i.e. reservation, application form form etc.
NIFT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates can check below the general eligibility criteria and UG/ PG courses-wise eligibility for NIFT 2025:
General Eligibility:
Here are the complete eligibility norms candidates must satisfy to be eligible for NIFT Examination 2025:
Age Criteria:
- For general category candidates, the maximum age limit will be 24 years as on 1st August 2025.
- For ST/SC/PHP candidates, the relaxation in age limit will be 5 years.
- No age limit is for PG courses.
Educational Qualification:
For the candidates those are appearing in 12th/ final year of diploma/ final year of college will be provided admission as per the below conditions:
- Candidates below the age of 18 yrs will be required to submit an affidavit of Rs.10 non-judicial stamp paper signed by parents and guardians.
- If the candidate’s result not declared, he/ she will be able to submit a provisional certificate of the exam from the institution’s head.
- Candidates will have to submit their qualifying degree to the director of the campus before the last date.
Course-wise Eligibility:
Here candidates must check the separate eligibility criteria for UG & PG courses.
For UG Programs:
- BF.Tech (4 years) – Apparel Production:
- Candidates must have passed their 10+2 level degree from a recognized board or university.
- Candidates should have qualified with the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
- B.Des (4 years) – Fashion Communication, Accessory Design, Knitwear Design, Textile Design, Leather Design, Fashion Design, Textile Design:
- Candidates must have passed a 10+2 level degree from a recognized board or university.
For PG Programs:
- MF.Tech (2 years):
- Candidates must have done their Bachelor’s Degree in B.F.Tech from NIFT or B.Tech/B.E from a recognized institute or university.
- MFM (2 years):
- Candidates must have done their Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized institute or university or have done UG Diploma of minimum 3 years from NID or NIFT.
- M.Des. (2 years):
Candidates must have done their Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized institute or university or have done UG Diploma in UG design of minimum 3 years from NIFT or NID.
NIFT 2025 Seat Reservation
Seats will be reserved by the admission authority according to the seat reservation criteria for ST/ SC/ OBC-NCL/ PHP/ NRIs categories. The reservation for different categories is mentioned below:
Categories | Reservation of seats |
ST | 7.5% |
SC | 15% |
OBC- NCL | 27% |
PHP | 3% for PHP (with 40% or more disability) |
NRI/ Foreign Nationals/ SAARC | 15% |
State domicile | 20% |
Jammu & Kashmir state domiciled | 35% within 30 seats |
NIFT 2025 Application Form
NIFT 2025 application form will be filled by the candidates through online mode. Registration process for NIFT 2025 will be commenced in the first week of December 2024 through online mode. NIFT application form will be available till the first week of January 2025.
Candidates will be able to make the application fee payment by online mode. Application fee will be paid by the candidates through debit/ credit card or net banking.
Also Check:
If the candidates want to correct the filled details in the application form, it will be done in the second week of January 2025. Candidates will be able to correct their personal and educational qualification details within the prescribed time period.
If you have any query related to NIFT 2025 Eligibility Criteria, you can ask your query in the comments section given below.
My daughter is doing her 11 this year and has phy chem bio computer as her subject. Can she apply for nift when and how pls guide
You are advised to go through eligibility norms before applying for NIFT.
If my 12th board is 60% so am I eligible for nift colleges.?
Yes, you will be eligible but before applying you will have to satisfy other eligibility also.
Can 13 year old join in NIFT
Candidates below the age of 18 yrs can submit an affidavit of Rs.10 non-judicial stamp paper signed by guardians.
My age is 45 now. Can I able to apply the nift post graduate program. Is there any 1year diploma program designed by nift.
No, you are not eligible to apply for NIFT.
I want to learn nifs course and my age is 38 I can learn this course can u send me details of it and what is best course can i do
My daughter is 7 year old she wants to pursue fashion designing
Do you offer any courses for basic kids level
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I’m I eligible for pg course in fashion designer
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My age is 17 now..can i able to apply the nift..To submit the Non Judicial paper is mandatory…?
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