NIFT Result Date 2025: The NIFT provisional answer key was released on 15th February 2025, and the same could be challenged till 17th February 2025. The NIFT 2025 result is however, still awaited along with the final answer key. It is anticipated that the NIFT result will be releasing in the current month, April 2025 on the official website of the NIFT exam.
The NIFT exam was held on 9th February as an online computer based test (CBT) in 60 different test cities. The written exams included the Creative Ability Test (CAT) and the General Ability Test (GAT). The computer-basedGAT was mandatoryfor all courses. However, onlyB. Des and M. Descandidates were required to take the offline-basedCAT. The NIFT exam was conducted in a center-based mode across 82 cities. According to candidates who appeared for the NIFT GAT 2025,the paper was overall moderate, but the GK section was considered tough.
TheNIFT 2025 written exam scoreswill be used to shortlist candidates for a Situation Test/ Personal Interview. The final results of NIFT 2025 will be prepared by weighing the written exam and the Situation Test/ Personal Interview.
The important dates for the NIFT entrance exam 2025 include and cover crucial aspects like the NIFT exam date, NIFT exam application start and end dates, and much more. Read the complete details related to the NIFT entrance exam 2025 schedule on this page.
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NIFT 2025 Important Dates & Schedule
The NIFT Exam was conducted on 9th February 2025. The NIFT result 2025 is now awaited and the candidates can check the schedule of the exam tabulated below.
Events | NIFT Exam Dates 2025 |
Starting of Online Registration | November 22, 2024 |
NIFT Registration Last Date | January 6, 2025 |
The last date of registration with the late fee of Rs. 5000 | January 7 to 9, 2025 |
Correction Window for NIFT Application form | January 10 to 12, 2025 |
Availability of Admit card | February 4, 2025 |
NIFT Computer Based Test | February 9, 2025 |
NIFT 2025 answer key | February 15, 2025 |
Last date to object NIFT Answer Key | February 15 to 17, 2025 |
Announcement of NIFT Result for Written Exam | April 2025 (Expected) |
NIFT Situation Test/GD/Personal Interview | April 2025 (Expected) |
Last date for Online registration for NRI/Foreign Nationals | April 30, 2025 |
Declaration of Final Result | April Last Week 2025 (Expected) |
NIFT Counselling and Seat Allocation | May - June 2025 (Expected) |
NIFT Written Exams - Test Timings
The tentative test timings for the GAT and CAT written tests are presented in the table below.
| Program | Written Test | Test Timing |
| B.Des | CAT | 9.30 am - 11.30 pm |
| GAT | 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm | |
| M.Des | CAT | 9.30 am - 11.30 pm |
| GAT | 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm | |
| B.F. Tech | GAT | 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm |
| M.F. Tech | GAT | 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm |
| MFM | GAT | 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm |
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NIFT Entrance Exam Dates 2025 for Artisans
Check the tentative NIFT dates for Artisans category candidates tabulated below.
Events | NIFT Exam Dates |
Start of online applications | November 22, 2024 |
Last date for applications | February 28, 2025 |
Admit card | March 2025 |
Artisan Skill Test, Personal Interview & Documents Verification at Test | April 2025 |
Declaration of final results | May 2025 |
Seat Allocation | June 2025 |
NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 Important Events & Dates - Overview
Candidates appearing for NIFT Entrance Exam can go through important exam events for this popular design entrance exam below:
- NIFT Application Form Dates:The application form for NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 was released on 22nd November 2024. The application form will open online at the NIFT-NTA admission portal. The NTA will also be releasing the detailed exam notification, admission brochure, eligibility criteria, and other pertinent details at the time of the release of the application form
- NIFT Admit Card Dates:TheNIFT admit cardis issued to all the successfully registered candidates. The admit card has to be downloaded from the official website only; separate communication will be sent to them by Post.
- NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 Date:The NIFT 2025 exam was conducted on 9th February 2025. The entrance exam will evaluate different parameters such as aptitude, skills, and knowledge. The NIFT exam has three major components namely - Creative Ability Test (CAT), General Ability Test (GAT), and Situation Test / Personal Interview.
- NIFT Situation Test or PI Dates:Candidates who clear the NIFT entrance exam for B.Des will then need to appear in a Situation Test wherein their material handling skills are tested. On the other hand, M.Des aspirants need to appear in a Personal Interview round.
- NIFT Entrance Exam Result Dates:NIFT results will be displayed on the NIFT-NTA admission portal.
- NIFT Counselling Dates:The counselling schedule for NIFT 2025 will be declared soon after NIFT 2025 final results are declared. The counselling process will consist of multiple rounds. In the previous edition of the exam, there were four regular rounds of seat allotment, followed by a SPOT round.
NIFT Campuses
NIFT operates 18 campuses located throughout India. Aspiring individuals looking to pursue a career in the fashion industry can apply for admission to any of these campuses. These locations have been listed below
- Bengaluru
- Bhopal
- Bhubaneshwar
- Chennai
- Daman
- Delhi
- Gandhinagar
- Hyderabad
- Jodhpur
- Kangra
- Kannur
- Kolkata
- Mumbai
- Panchkula
- Patna
- Raebareli
- Shillong
- Srinagar
