National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Courses & Fee Structure

Hyderabad programmes and costs to compare

The current Hyderabad campus list names five Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) specialisations: Accessory Design, Fashion Communication, Fashion Design, Knitwear Design and Textile Design. It also lists Apparel Production as the four-year Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.) and Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M.). The 2027 prospectus describes B.Des. and B.F.Tech. as four-year courses and M.F.M. as a two-year postgraduate course. NIFT’s national course list includes other awards, but the Hyderabad campus list and the seat matrix are the right checks for local availability; the 2027 matrix does not list M.Des. or M.F.Tech. at this campus.

The entry requirements affect which cost line is relevant. Regular B.Des. accepts the prospectus’s recognised 10+2, NIOS and specified diploma or equivalent routes. B.F.Tech. has a Mathematics requirement on the standard 10+2 route, with a recognised engineering diploma alternative. M.F.M. accepts a recognised undergraduate degree in any discipline or a minimum three-year undergraduate diploma from NIFT or NID. These are not interchangeable entry routes: check the precise award and qualification before comparing totals. The current prospectus is the authority for the 2027-28 intake and can be revised.

Regular non-NRI semester fees for 2027-28

NIFT publishes a common regular/non-NRI semester schedule rather than separate tuition rates for each Hyderabad specialisation. For semester 1 of 2027-28, tuition is ₹1,50,000. The table adds the annual library charge of ₹10,000, mediclaim and student-development charge of ₹4,900, and examination charge of ₹4,900. These academic heads total ₹1,69,800. Two one-time items are separate: a refundable security deposit of ₹12,600 and a non-refundable registration fee of ₹9,300. The resulting first-semester amount to pay is ₹1,91,700.

TableCards

Semester	Scheduled grand total	What changes
1	₹1,91,700	₹1,69,800 academic charges plus ₹21,900 one-time payments
2	₹1,50,000	Tuition; annual and one-time heads are not repeated
3	₹1,78,700	Tuition and annual charges for 2028-29
4	₹1,58,000	Tuition; annual heads are not repeated
5	₹1,87,800	Tuition and annual charges for 2029-30
6	₹1,66,000	Tuition; annual heads are not repeated
7	₹2,03,200	Includes annual heads and ₹6,200 one-time alumni membership
8	₹1,74,000	Tuition; annual heads are not repeated

The table is an academic fee schedule, not a living-cost estimate. NIFT reserves the right to revise fees for any academic year. Later-year figures are scheduled prospectus amounts, not a guarantee that a student entering in 2027 will pay unchanged rates if the institute revises them.

Calculated course totals, with deposits kept separate

Adding the eight published semester grand totals gives a four-year undergraduate estimate of ₹14,09,400. That includes the refundable ₹12,600 security deposit and the ₹6,200 alumni association membership listed in semester 7. The tuition component alone is ₹12,96,000 across eight semesters; the balance covers listed annual charges and one-time items. This is arithmetic from the prospectus schedule, not a separately quoted guaranteed programme price. It assumes the 2027-28 through 2030-31 table remains applicable and that the student follows the regular entry route.

For a two-year regular master’s course, the first four semester totals are ₹1,91,700, ₹1,50,000, ₹1,78,700 and ₹1,58,000. NIFT’s note places the regular postgraduate alumni membership payment in semester 3. Adding ₹6,200 there produces a calculated two-year total of ₹6,84,600, including the same refundable deposit and registration fee. This is the relevant schedule-based estimate for Hyderabad’s listed M.F.M.; it should not be represented as an M.Des. or M.F.Tech. Hyderabad price because those programmes are absent from the current campus matrix.

The prospectus has a separate table for NIFT Lateral Entry Admission (NLEA), whose regular entrant schedule begins at semester 3. An NLEA applicant should use that table and the applicable programme terms rather than adding semesters 1 and 2 from the regular-entry calculation.

NRI academic fees are a separate schedule

Hyderabad is included in the prospectus’s named NRI campus group. For 2027-28, the annual NRI table lists tuition of ₹9,07,000, library charges of ₹52,500, mediclaim and student development of ₹33,600, and examination charges of ₹4,900. Together these academic charges total ₹9,98,000 for the year. The first-year amount adds the same one-time ₹12,600 refundable security deposit and ₹9,300 registration fee, making ₹10,19,900. The prospectus lists ₹10,47,500 as the 2028-29 annual academic amount; it is a later-year schedule, not part of the first-year payment.

Use this table only if the applicant qualifies for the prospectus’s NRI/foreign-student category. Do not combine its annual tuition with the regular/non-NRI semester totals. The NIFT entrance examination application fee is also separate from both academic schedules.

Hyderabad hostel amounts are from an earlier year

The Hyderabad hostel circular currently captured for this page is explicitly a 2026-27 document, not a 2027-28 residence quote. Its first-year UG/PG schedule states ₹62,500 in hostel charges plus a ₹10,000 refundable hostel security deposit, or ₹72,500 at the point of payment. That amount should remain historical context until NIFT publishes the Hyderabad hostel amount for the applicant’s actual year. It is not part of the academic tuition totals above.

The same circular says the canteen is compulsory for hostellers and that its price will be communicated separately. It therefore does not establish a complete accommodation-and-food budget. Do not add an invented mess amount, and do not roll the 2026-27 hostel amount forward to 2027-28. Confirm the latest hostel notice, refund rules and payment dates with NIFT Hyderabad before accepting a residential place.

A practical fee check before accepting a seat

First confirm that the Hyderabad campus offers the exact programme in the current prospectus. Then select the correct regular/non-NRI, NRI or NLEA schedule and match the semester with the student’s entry route. Keep tuition, annual academic charges, refundable deposits and one-time non-refundable payments in separate budget lines. Ask whether any later circular has revised the schedule before transferring fees.

For the full cost of attendance, request the current Hyderabad hostel and canteen terms, and budget separately for materials, travel and personal expenses because the academic table does not cover them. Check the prospectus for scholarship eligibility and application rules; no scholarship award or waiver can be assumed from the fee schedule itself. A student comparing B.Des., B.F.Tech. and M.F.M. should compare programme length and eligibility first, then use the corresponding semester count. The four-year and two-year totals above answer different questions and should not be compared as if they covered equal periods.