National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Cutoff

NIFT Bhubaneswar cutoff: use the 2026 ranks as history, not a 2027 promise

There is no verified NIFTEE 2027 cutoff yet. The latest official Bhubaneswar-specific table captured for this guide is the 2026 undergraduate opening-and-closing-rank report. Its rows vary by programme, counselling round, category and quota, so there is no single Bhubaneswar cutoff number. For example, 2026 Round 1 Open-category All India closing CMRs ranged from 689 for B.F.Tech Apparel Production to 2,403 for B.Des Textile Design. Those are last-cycle outcomes, not a target or guarantee for a 2027 applicant.

The official report labels the figures as Common Merit Rank (CMR). Read a value only with its exact programme, campus, round, category and quota. The sample tables below show selected Open-category rows; the report has many other category and round entries.

2026 Round 1: selected All India Open rows

These are the All India Quota rows labelled Open in NIFT’s 2026 UG report. The opening number is the first rank shown for the row and the closing number is its last rank; neither is an entrance-test mark. The ranges are useful for comparing four programme rows at one campus, one round and one category, but they do not say how many students accepted the offer or predict next year’s list. The report includes other categories and quotas that can have very different ranges.

Odisha quota is a separate seat pool

The same Round 1 report has rows labelled Odisha Quota. For the Open category, the recorded ranges were 1,038-1,709 for Fashion Communication, 1,622-3,280 for Fashion Design, 3,206-3,791 for Textile Design and 772-1,228 for Apparel Production. These are not substitutes for the All India Quota figures above. Match the quota and category shown in the official counselling record to the applicant’s eligibility; a lower or higher closing number in a different pool does not establish an equivalent chance.

The source also contains Odisha quota rows for some other categories, but not every programme-category combination appears in every round. Do not fill a missing row by borrowing a value from All India Quota, another NIFT campus or a different programme.

Spot-round examples show why the round label matters

For the same selected All India Open programme rows, the 2026 Spot Round report showed Fashion Communication at 1,231-1,269, Fashion Design at 1,464-2,549, Textile Design at 2,898-3,206 and Apparel Production at 683-1,536. Compared with Round 1, these Spot Round ranges were later and generally different; that describes the two reported rounds, not a universal pattern for every category or year. The report lists separate rows and the available programme-category combinations change by round.

A cutoff table is a record of seat allocation at a particular stage. It is not a minimum qualifying mark, a forecast, or an assurance that a seat will remain available when a candidate reaches a particular rank. Preferences, category, quota, seat availability and the counselling stage all matter. Check the live NIFT e-counselling report and notices when making choices.

How to read a NIFT opening and closing rank

NIFT’s official table calls the rank Common Merit Rank. A row combines a programme, campus, quota, category and counselling round. Opening and closing CMRs describe the range displayed for that particular row. They are not percentages and should not be compared as if every candidate competed for the same seat pool. The Open-category All India Fashion Communication row, for example, is not a valid substitute for an Odisha Quota SC row or an NRI-sponsored seat.

Use the closing rank as a past reference, not as a personal prediction. A candidate whose rank is close to an old closing number may still see a different result if the available seats, preferences or round rules change. A rank beyond one historical closing number also does not by itself prove that a later round or another eligible programme is impossible. The correct next step is to select the exact year, report, programme, campus, quota and category in the official portal, then read the current notice for its rules.

Check the programme list before comparing a historical row

NIFT Bhubaneswar’s current campus programme page lists Fashion Communication, Fashion Design and Textile Design under B.Des., and Apparel Production under B.F.Tech. The 2026 official counselling report also contains Bhubaneswar rows for B.Des. Accessory Design. That historical row confirms an allocation in the 2026 report; it does not establish that Accessory Design is offered at Bhubaneswar for 2027-28. Verify the current campus list and prospectus before adding any programme to a 2027 choice list.

The NIFT national admissions page labels 2027-28 as the upcoming academic year and points candidates to NIFTEE 2027 and NIC e-counselling. It does not provide 2027 campus cutoffs. Until NIFT publishes 2027 results and opening-closing ranks, the 2026 values above remain historical references only. Check the official NIFT Admissions page and e-counselling OR-CR index for later notices and the complete category-wise tables.