NIFT has announced the NIFT Exam Date and other Important Dates in October 2019.
National Institute of Fashion Technology conducts the NIFT entrance exam for admissions to a total of 2,370 seats across various programmes like Bachelor of Design (B.Des) and Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech).
As per the NIFT important dates, the online application form can be submitted by the eligible candidates from October 22 to December 28, 2018. The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for another examination which is known as the situation test. After the situation tests the final qualified candidates will be offered admissions across NIFTs located in Gandhinagar, Kolkata, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bhopal, Kannur, Patna, Raebareli, Bhubaneshwar, Jodhpur, Kangra, Shillong and Srinagar.
The NIFT entrance exam is conducted in the offline mode only which is the traditioanl pen and paper mode. Here is all the information regarding the NIFT Exam Date and other Important Dates followed by the complete schedule.
NIFT Exam Date and other Important Dates
[su_table]| Events | Dates |
| NIFT Online Application Commencement Date | October 22, 2018 |
| Last Date to submit the NIFT Aplication | December 28, 2018 |
| The release of NIFT Admit Card | January 10, 2019 |
| NIFT entrance exam date(GAT and CAT) | January 20, 2019 |
| NIFT result date | February and March, 2019 |
| Online registration for NIFT 2019 situation test | First week of April 2019 |
| Situation Test/Group Discussion/Interview | April-May 2019 |
| Declaration of the final result | Last week of May 2019 |
| Round 1 of NIFT 2019 counselling procedure | End of May and June onwards 2019 onwards |
| round 2 of NIFT 2019 counselling procedure | To be notified |
NIFT Application Form
The NIFT Application Form will be available online from 22 October to 28 December 2019. Candidates interested to appear for the test must fill the application form before the deadline to be eligible to appear for the examination,
NIFT Admit Card
The NIFT Admit Card will be released in online mode only on 20 January 2019. Only the candidates who have successfully filled the application form will be able to download the admit card. NIFT Admit Card is a crucial document and must be retained by the candidates at all means as it will be required in the further admission process.
NIFT Exam Date
NIFT Exam Date is fixed on 20 January 2019. Candidates must note that they will not be allowed to enter the examination hall without the Admit Card.
NIFT Result Date
NIFT has not released the result dates yet. However, the NIFT result is expected to release in the month of February or March. Also, the final results would be declared in the month of May after the situation test.
NIFT Counselling
Counselling for the NIFT admissions will be held in two rounds. Round 1 of the counselling will be held in the month of May or June while the dates for the final rounds of the counselling has not been declared yet by authorities at NIFT.
So, this was all the information regarding the NIFT Exam Date and other Important Dates. As of now all of the dates have not been announced by the NIFT. So, it is important that the candidates keep an eye out for all the important dates regarding NIFT.
