NIFT: All about NIFT Entrance Exam 2021

NIFT Eligibility Criteria

Age limit

A candidate belonging to the general category should not exceed 23 years of age as on the date of admission as per the specified age limit for the NIFT entrance exam.

For candidates belonging to SC, ST, or Physically Handicapped Person (PHP) there is a relaxation of 5 years on the maximum age limit.

Number of Attempts

There is no limit for appearing for the NIFT examination unless you cross the age of 23 years for an undergraduate course.

Eligibility for application

Eligibility for B.Des

Candidates should have cleared 10+2 from any stream (Science, Commerce, Arts) from any recognized board i.e. ICSE, CBSE, and State board in the equivalent year to be eligible to apply for the B.Des course.

Eligibility for B.F.Tech

Candidates should have cleared 10+2 with PCB– Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics from a recognized board.

Eligibility for M.Des and M.F.M

Candidates should have Bachelor’s Degree from any Institute recognized by the law or an Undergraduate Diploma of minimum of 3 years from NIFT or NID.

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Eligibility for M.F.Tech

Candidates must have a bachelor’s in Fashion Technology from NIFT or B.E/ B.Tech from a recognized college in India.

Nationality

• Citizen of India.
• A subject of Nepal, or a subject of Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962, to permanently settle in India.
• A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, or Vietnam intending to permanently settle in India.

Foreign Nationals

• Foreign Nationals (whether residing in India or abroad) and Non-Resident Indians, who are citizens of India holding an Indian passport and have temporarily immigrated to another country for six months or more for work, residence, or any other purpose.
• Admission is done based on GRE, GMAT, and SAT score. The GRE/ GMAT/SAT-I scores should not have been declared before 1st January 2014 and should be received by the Institute latest by 30th April 2016.
• A special NRI test is also conducted.

NIFT Reservation

• 27% of seats are for Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL).[Candidates belonging to the creamy layer of OBC are NOT entitled to the reservation, they are treated as open Candidature].
• 1.5% of seats are for Scheduled Caste (SC)
• 7.5% of seats are for Scheduled Tribe (ST).
• 15% of seats are reserved for Foreign Nationals.
• 3 % of seats for the PWD category.
• 20% of seats for State Domicile.