NIFT Participating Institutes and Seat Matrix 2025 – There are 19 NIFTs that are participating in the NIFT 2025 admission process. NIFT Varanasi is a new participating institute.
The participating colleges offer B.Des, M.Des, B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech, and M.F.M.
The combined seat intake for the above programs is 4,837. This includes 4392 All-India seats and 445 state domicile seats.
The B.Des has a maximum intake of 3281 seats, while the B.F.Tech program has 591 seats.
The PG courses (M.Des, M.F.Tech, MFM) have a combined intake of 1,028 seats.
Admission to NIFT participating colleges 2025 will be based on NIFT 2025 merit ranks.
NIFT 2025 exam will be conducted on February 9, 2025.
Latest Updates:
- NIFT Result 2025 (OUT Soon) – Download Here, Qualifying Status, Tie-break
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Useful Resource – Download – Official NIFT 2025 Seat Matrix (PDF)
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NIFT 2025 – List of Participating Colleges
The list of participating colleges for NIFT 2025 is given below.
- NIFT Bengaluru
- NIFT Bhopal
- NIFT Chennai
- NIFT Daman
- NIFT Gandhinagar
- NIFT Hyderabad
- NIFT Kannur
- NIFT Kolkata
- NIFT Mumbai
- NIFT New Delhi
- NIFT Raebareli
- NIFT Patna
- NIFT Panchkula
- NIFT Shillong
- NIFT Kangra
- NIFT Jodhpur
- NIFT Bhubaneswar
- NIFT Srinagar
- NIFT Varanasi (New Addition)
NIFT 2025 – Courses Offered
The NIFTs offer the following design courses:
- Bachelor of Design (B.Des)
- Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)
- Master of Design (M.Des)
- Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)
- Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech)
NIFT 2025 – B.Des and B.F.Tech Specializations
| Academic Program | Specialization |
| Bachelor of Design (B.Des) | Accessory Design (AD) Fashion Communication (FC) Fashion Design (FD) Fashion Interior (FI) Knitwear Design (KD) Leather Design (LD) Textile Design (TD) |
| Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech) | Apparel Production (AP) |
NIFT Seat Matrix 2025
Admission to various design courses at the NIFTs will be conducted through TWO routes:
- Regular
- NIFT Lateral Entry Admission (NLEA)
The NIFT 2025 seat matrix for both regular and NLEA schemes are given below.
NIFT 2025 Seat Matrix – Regular
| Sl.no. | Programme | Total | Grand Total | |
| All-India Seats | State Domicile | |||
| Bachelor Programmes – Bachelor of Design (B.Des) | ||||
| 1 | Accessory Design (AD) | 542 | 54 | 596 |
| 2 | Fashion Communication (FC) | 644 | 75 | 719 |
| 3 | Fashion Design (FD) | 644 | 75 | 719 |
| 4 | Fashion Interior (FI) | 34 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Knitwear Design (KD) | 296 | 14 | 310 |
| 6 | Leather Design (LD) | 152 | 0 | 152 |
| 7 | Textile Design (TD) | 606 | 75 | 681 |
| Bachelor Programme – Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech) | ||||
| 8 | Apparel Production (AP) | 542 | 49 | 591 |
| Master Programmes | ||||
| 9 | Master of Design (M.Des) | 245 | 21 | 275 |
| 10 | Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M) | 644 | 75 | 719 |
| 11 | Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech) | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Total | 4392 | 445 | 4837 | |
NIFT 2025 Seat Matrix – NLEA Lateral Entry Admission (NLEA)
| PROGRAMMES | TENTATIVE SEATS | G. TOTAL | ||||
| Open/OBC/EWS | SC | ST | NRI | |||
| Bachelor Programmes – Bachelor of Design (B.Des) | ||||||
| 1 | Accessory Design (AD) | 18 | 23 | 41 | 30 | 112 |
| 2 | Fashion Communication (FC) | 5 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 83 |
| 3 | Fashion Design (FD) | 11 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 73 |
| 4 | Fashion Interiors (FI) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Knitwear Design (KD) | 3 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Leather Design (LD) | 6 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
| 7 | Textile Design (TD) | 24 | 30 | 40 | 31 | 125 |
| Bachelor Programme – Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.) | ||||||
| 8 | Apparel Production (AP) | 69 | 55 | 47 | 58 | 229 |
| Total | 140 | 166 | 222 | 180 | 708 | |
What is NLEA admission?
NIFT Lateral Entry Admission (NLEA) allows candidates with Diploma in relevant / related fields of Design & Technology direct admission to the 3rd semester of UG programmes of NIFT.
The candidates who have Diploma/Degree must appear for NIFT 2025 exam to get lateral admission in the 3rd semester of UG programmes of NIFT.
NLEA Admission Process
Admission will be strictly on merit of:
- NIFT Entrance Exam 2025
- Studio test/ technical aptitude test
- Personal interview.
The candidates selected through lateral entry will join the regular UG students of NIFT in their second year.
NIFT Reservation Criteria 2025
The category-wise reservation of seats for NIFT 2025 is given in the table below.
| Category | Reservation |
| SC | 15% |
| ST | 7.5% |
| OBC-NCL | 27% |
| GEN-EWS | 10% |
| PwD | 5% |
Download official NIFT 2025 Reservation PDF
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