National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has commenced its process for the entrance exam for the batch of 2026-27 in various UG and PG courses of fashion design, management, and technology. 

The last date for form filling is 6th January 2026 (from 7th to 10th January 2026 with a late fee), and the exam date is 8th February 2026. The CBT and pen-paper-based All India entrance exam will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in over 100 cities across the country.

For the batch of 2026-27, fees had been reduced from Rs. 3,000/- to Rs. 2,000/- for Open, OBC (NCL) and Open-EWS category candidates and from Rs. 1,500/- to Rs. 500/- for SC, ST and PwD candidates.