NIFT Kangra Admission 2024: Courses, Eligibility, Selection Criteria, Fees, Application Process

National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra, established in 2009,offers specialization at UG level in four disciplines of Bachelor of Design and one Bachelor of Fashion Technology course.

For the purpose of admission to NIFT, Kangra, the candidates must possess a 10+2 qualification in order to be considered eligible. The candidates must qualify the ‘Creative Ability Test’ conducted by NIFT in order to be shortlisted for the selection process.

Selection of students for admissions in NIFT, Kangra is solely based on entrance examination- GAT/CAT and the availability of seats. List of selected candidates will be made by NIFT’s concerned officials which will be announced online and candidates are expected to respect their decision in any way. Total number of seats at NIFT, Kangra is 150.

Candidates interested in studying fashion can apply for admissions via online mode on the official website of NIFT. Application fees must also be paid through an online payment gateway which may vary from candidate’s category to category.

The placement drive for all courses are pretty centralized with a base package of around INR. 3-8 LPA.

Table of Content

NIFT Kangra Highlights
NIFT Kangra Important Dates
NIFT Kangra B.Des. Admission

3.1 Eligibility & Selection criteria

NIFT Kangra B.F.Tech. Admission

4.1 Eligibility & Selection criteria

How To Apply for NIFT Kangra?
NIFT Kangra FAQs

NIFT Kangra Admission Highlights 2023

Name of College	National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra
Year of Establishment	2009
Institution Type	Government
No. of Courses Offered	5 courses
Total No. of Seats	150
Basic Admission Criteria	Entrance Examination
Mode of Application	Online
Counselling	College Level
College Website	https://www.nift.ac.in/kangra/

NIFT Kangra Important Dates 2023

Events	Dates
Online Registration for all modes of Admission (UG & PG)	1st November, 2022
Last date for Online Registration for UG/PG Programme (UG & PG)	31st December, 2022
Last date for online registration with late fee of Rs.5000/- (in addition to the applicable application fee) (UG & PG)	*First week of January, 2023
Window to edit/update the application form (UG & PG)	Second week of January, 2023
Admit Card (UG & PG)	Third week of January, 2023
NIFT 2023 Entrance Exam (UG & PG)	5th February, 2023
NIFT 2023 Answer Keys (UG & PG)	Second week of February, 2023
Result of Written Entrance Examination (UG & PG)	March, 2023
Situation Test / Interview (UG & PG)	April, 2023
Last date for online registration for NRI/Foreign Nationals (UG & PG)	30th April, 2023
Declaration of Final Result (UG & PG)	May, 2023
Seat Allocation (UG & PG)	May-June 2023 onwards

NIFT Kangra B.Des. Admission 2023

The institute offers B.Des. in 4 specializations as a full-time UG course.

Specializations in B.Des.:

Fashion Design
Accessory Design
Textile Design
Fashion Communication

Name of the Courses	Bachelor of Design
Duration	4 years
Type	Full time
No. of specializations	4
Basic Eligibility Criteria	10+2
Basic Selection Criteria	Entrance-Based followed by GD-PI

NIFT Kangra B.Des. Eligibility Criteria

Completing 10+2 or any equivalent examination from a recognized board.
Or General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the advanced (A) level with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics / International Baccalaureate (IB).
Or Cleared senior secondary school examination conducted by the National Open.

NIFT Kangra B.Des. Selection Criteria

Candidates will be selected on the basis of their marks in 12th examination with their ranks in Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT) conducted by NIFT.
Selected candidates have to appear in a Situation Test which is compulsory for admission.
Candidates clearing the situation test have to undergo a Group Discussion and Personal Interview, overseen by the NIFT Judge panel.
Candidates who qualify in all the above stages will be offered a seat in NIFT Kangra.

NIFT Kangra B.F.Tech. Admission 2023

The institute offers B.F.Tech. as a full-time UG course.

Name of the Courses	Bachelor of Fashion Technology
Duration	4 years
Type	Full time
Basic Eligibility Criteria	10+2
Basic Selection Criteria	Entrance-Based followed by GD-PI

NIFT Kangra B.F.Tech. Eligibility Criteria

Completing 10+2 or any equivalent examination with PCM as subjects, from a recognized board.
Or General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/ Cambridge/ Sri Lanka) at the advanced (A) level with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/ International Baccalaureate (IB)
Or A diploma in any branch of engineering from a recognised university/ institute.

NIFT Kangra B.F.Tech. Selection Criteria

Candidates will be selected on the basis of their marks in 12th and General Ability Test rank.
Selected students will be offered a seat in NIFT Kangra.

How To Apply for NIFT Kangra?

The application process for the college is through Online mode. Once an applicant meets all eligibility criteria, he/she can visit the NIFT college website to apply. The entire procedure is given in stepwise below:-

Visit the official website of NIFT (https://nift.ac.in/)and register yourself as a new user with a valid e-mail id.
Once the applicant verifies the account, log in on NIFT Kangra website with a login id and password.
Navigate through the screen and locate the “NIFT Kangra UG Admission 2023 Link”.
Once you click on the link, you will be directed to a new page with the application form. Fill this application form with your personal and academic details.
Upload the scan copy of recent passport-sized photographs and signatures.
Once the details have been filled, a payment of 1500 INR (Open/OBC) category and 750 INR(SC/ST/PHP) category will be initiated.
Payment can be done via Credit Card/ Debit Card/ NetBanking and Demand Draft.
Applicants who will apply through Demand Draft is required to mail the printout of the Application Form which must be completed in all respect, along with Demand Draft on the address mentioned below:

Project Manager

All India Management Association

Management House,

NIFT Campus,

Talpura, Kangra,

Himachal Pradesh 176001

Once payment is done, the applicant takes a print out of the application form for future references.
The applicant can check the status of your application form on the official website. Once the dates are out, you need to download the admit card and take a printout of the same.

Documents Required:

Valid email ID (the email should be valid for at least 1 year).
Personal and educational qualification details.
Caste / tribe/ class certificate (for SC / ST/ OBC candidate) .
Disability certificate for persons with disabilities.
Image of scanned photograph in jpg/ jpeg format not exceeding 50 KB.

NIFT Kangra Scholarships

National Institute of Fashion Technology Kangra offers scholarships for students from economically challenged families. This scholarship includes a tuition fee waiver from 25% to 100%. The Other Scholarships from the institute are:

NIFT Sarthak
UDAAN- Scholarship for Foreign Studies
Mean-cum-Merit Financial Assistance

FAQs

Ques. Which program is best at NIFT Kangra: Fashion Design or Fashion Communication?

Ans. Most of the students enroll into these top two programs at NIFT Kangra namely, Fashion Design and Fashion Communication. Considering the placement rates and career opportunities both the programs are good but Fashion Communication is in trend these days creating a number of opportunities in the corporate and media world.

Ques. What points should a candidate keep in mind while filling the NIFT Kangra application form?

Ans. A candidate keep the following things in mind while filling the NIFT Kangra application form:

Fill the application details as per your 10th and 12th marksheets.
Check all the documentary details twice before submitting the application form such as spelling, percentages/marks, percentiles etc.
Upload your scanned images of original documents wisely.
Take a print out of a filled application form and payment receipt for your future reference.

Ques. Can an international student also apply to the NIFT Kangra bachelor degree programmes?

Ans. Yes, an international student can apply to the NIFT Kangra bachelor degree after satisfying the minimum eligibility and age criteria. Also, an applying candidate should have a minimum score of the respective entrance exams.

Ques. Does NIFT Kangra offer any scholarships to its B.Des or B.F.Tech students?

Ans. Yes, NIFT Kangra offers scholarship schemes to its 1st year students of B.Des or B.F.Tech such as NIFT Sarthak, UDAAN- Scholarship for Foreign Studies and Mean-cum-Merit Financial Assistance. These scholarship includes a tuition fee waiver from 25% to 100%

Ques. How many seats are offered for the NIFT Kangra B.Des program?

Ans. NIFT Kangra offers 150 admission seats in the B.Des program across all the departments with around 30 in each department.

Ques. What weightage is given to the entrance exams for the NIFT Kangra B.Des?

Ans. The following are the distribution of weightage across the entrance exam of NIFT Kangra B.Des program :

CAT: 50%
GAT: 30%
Situation Test: 20%

Ques. Does NIFT Kangra offer any other programs other than the full time programs?

Ans. NIFT Kangra has developed a range of Continuing Education programmes to enable flexible schedules for the students to pursue the programs without interrupting their professional activity.

Ques. What is the evaluation system of NIFT Kangra regular programs?

Ans. The evaluation of the regular programs at NIFT Kangra is done on the basis of assignments, projects, internships and presentations done by the candidates in each semester.

Ques. How are the faculty members at NIFT Kangra?

Ans. The faculty members of NIFT Kangra are well qualified and highly experienced in their respective fields of education. Teachers at NIFT Kangra use practical methods for teaching and the student teacher ratio at the institute is 30:1.

Ques. What is the pattern of the NIFT Kangra situation test?

Ans. The NIFT Kangra situation test is an entrance exam of 2 hours duration which consists of 100-120 multiple choice questions and without any negative marking.

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