National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is the pioneering institute of fashion education in the country under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. NIFT Kannur was set up in the year 2008, at a temporary campus and later shifted to its current permanent campus in 2012. The UG programmes offered at NIFT Kannur are B.

Des and BFT in various specialisations while PG programmes at NIFT Kannur include MFM and M. Des . The courses National Institute of Fashion Technology Kannur are offered in the stream of Animation and Design in branches like Fashion Design, Fashion Retail Management, Textile Design and Apparel Design. NIFT Kannur courses are offered in full time mode.

The initial infrastructure support was given by the state government of Kerala, NIFT Kannur permits a reservation of 20% supernumerary seats for students of the state domicile. NIFT Kannur admits students based on their performance in national-level entrance exam. Candidates applying for NIFT Kannur admissions need to meet the eligibility criteria and appear for NIFT entrance exam and the counselling process.

The well-equipped NIFT Kannur campus provides the students with a multitude of facilities that ensure a holistic development. NIFT Kannur has had many successful international collaborations and allows students to study abroad’ options through exchange programmes. The placement cell does an excellent job of getting students placed in the industry with stellar packages.

Apart from its curricular offerings, NIFT Kannur engages students with projects aimed at skill development. National Institute of Fashion Technology Kannur cutoff is released every year in the form of opening and closing ranks. The NIFT Kannur B. Des cutoff for Textile Design was 2549 in 2026 compared to 1972 in 2025 for round 1. The details in NIFT Kannur cutoff for B.

Des in round 1 for open category is mentioned below: Year Wise NIFT Kannur Cutoff Comparison Course Closing Rank 2026 Closing Rank 2025 B. Des Textile Design 2549 1972 B. F. Tech Apparel Production 562 545 B. Des Knitwear Design 2864 2005 NIFT Kannur Location NIFT Kannur is located at Dharamshala, Mangattuparamba, Kannur, Kerala.

The nearest railway station to NIFT Kannur is Valapattanam Railway Station which is only 10 km away from NIFT Kannur while the Kannur Railway Station is 15. 9 km away from the NIFT Kannur campus. The nearest airport to NIFT Kannur is the Kannur International Airport which is 33 km away from NIFT Kannur campus.

By Road NIFT Kannur is well linked by a wide network of roads and the nearest bus stop is the Dharamshala Bus Stop.

NIFT Kannur scholarships are available to meritorius students based on their financial need and academic merit. Candidates can apply for NIFT Kannur scholarships based on their eligibility criteria and financial background. Some of the National Institute of Facshipn Technology Kannur scholarships include SARTHAK NIFT Financial Assistance, ‘UDAAN- NIFT Scholarship Scheme and more.

Students at NIFT Kannur can apply for scholarship schemes by filling up the application form with the required documents. To maximise the potential of its students, the institute's Means-cum-Merit financial assistance scheme allows students from humble backgrounds to avail of subsidised tuition fees.

NIFT Kannur Scholarships There are two scholarships provided by the institute- ‘SARTHAK NIFT Financial Assistance Scheme’ and ‘UDAAN- NIFT Scholarship Scheme for Foreign Studies’. SARTHAK enables financial assistance to meritorious, needy and deserving students, belonging to the economically weaker sections of society.

UDAAN provides financial assistance to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections, to enable them to avail the scope of foreign studies as available in NIFT with collaborating partner institutions.

Eligibility criteria for NIFT Kannur Scholarships application The students who fulfil the following criteria may apply for the financial assistance under the SARTHAK scheme- Undergraduate and Postgraduate students of the regular programme of NIFT The students must fall within the parental income slab mentioned in the notification All the eligible first-year students may apply irrespective of their ranks and marks in the entrance exam A postgraduate student's eligibility will only be on the satisfaction of the Screening Committee if she/he is not able to provide collateral for availing the bank loan and his / her parental income falls within the prescribe income slabs For the continuation of financial assistance to the students in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year of undergraduate level and 2nd year of postgraduate level, minimum average 6.

00 SGPA in the last two consecutive semesters will be a necessary condition.

The students will be required to submit their application for continuation of financial assistance in the next year along with all the documents in the beginning of the semester The students getting any other financial assistance/reimbursement towards expenditure on education from any other source viz Central / State Government / PSU / Trusts / private persons etc shall not be eligible to apply for the financial assistance under this scheme.

The students who fulfil the following criteria may apply for financial assistance under the UDAAN scheme- Undergraduate students from semester 4 to semester 7 and postgraduate students reading in semester 2 and semester 3 would be eligible.

Minimum academic performance required to be eligible for this scheme will be as per the norms specified by the I& DL for the respective Universities, in the last two consecutive semesters. The student should not have failed in any semester in the previous years of study in NIFT and must have cleared all the subjects of the previous semesters A processing fee of Rs.

2000/- will have to be submitted by the student along with the application forms. In case the student is granted the UDAAN Scholarship, the NIFT tuition fee will have to be borne by the student himself/herself.