what is the eligibility criteria for doing NIFT exam?

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General Eligibility:

Here are the complete eligibility norms candidates must satisfy to be eligible for NIFT Examination 2022:

Age Criteria:

• For general category candidates, the maximum age limit is 24 years as on 1st August 2022.
• For ST/SC/PHP candidates, the relaxation in age limit is 5 years.
• No age limit for PG courses.

Educational Qualification:

For the candidates those are appearing in the 12 ^th / final year of diploma/ final year of college will be provided admission as per the below conditions:

• Candidates below the age of 18 yrs can submit an affidavit of Rs.10 non-judicial stamp paper signed by parents and guardians.
• If the candidate’s result has not been declared, he/she can submit a provisional certificate of the exam from the institution’s head.
• Candidates have to submit their qualifying degree to the director of the campus before the last date.

Hello Aspirant,

NIFT has set some basic eligibility standards that a candidate needs to clear before filling the Application Form. These standards are categorised as listed below:

On the basis of Academic Qualification

If a candidate is in 12 ^th /final year of college/final year of diploma does not submit the examination result at the time of admission or counselling, his/her admission depends on the following conditions: -

• Candidate below 18 years of age has to submit an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper of Rs.10 in the prescribed Proforma duly signed by the parent/guardian. Submission of the false document is a punishable offence.
• Candidates have to submit their qualifying degree to the campus director or joint director of the allotted college on or before a date to be announced soon.
• In case a candidate fails to submit his/her qualifying degree at the time of admission, his/her admission will be considered null and void.
• If a candidate’s result has not been declared at the time of admission and he/she is seeking provisional admission, in that case he/she shall have to provide relevant proof of having cleared the examination.
• Candidates who are seeking provisional admission will have to bring the date sheet/admit card/Principal’s certificate as proof of having taken the exam. Same thing applies to the candidates who have taken the compartment/supplementary exam in the 12 ^th standard or final year of graduation/diploma.
• Candidates who are seeking provisional admission will only be considered for admission if their result has not been declared by the institution or university. In any other case, their admission will liable to be cancelled under provisional admission category.

On the basis of Age

• The maximum age allowed for general category candidates as of October 01, 2021, is 23 years.
• There will be 5 years’ relaxation in age limit for SC/ST or Differently Abled Person (PHP) candidates.
• There is no age limit for candidates for applying for master degree programs.

NIFT Course Wise Eligibility

NIFT 2022 Course Wise Eligibility

All the candidates interested to get into a particular course can go through the following article to know if they are eligible or not. To have a clear picture about the criteria followed for each course will help them save their time. Courses Offered by NIFT are as follows:-

Undergraduate Programmes

• B.Des. Programme
• B.F.Tech Programme

Postgraduate Programmes

• M.Des. Programme
• M.F.M. Programme
• M.F.Tech Programme