What is the reservation of seats like at NIFT?

NIFT (National Institute of fashion Technology is a super reputed design college in India. Majorly for the fields of fashion design. It holds its entrance examination once a year to give opportunities to students to enroll for both masters and bachelors programs.

NIFT has always been providing an equal chance to all the people that apply. And that's why they've got an elaborate system of seat reservation. So if you are someone who is looking to apply for a reservation, or are just generally interested, stay with us. We’ll let you know all the details soon.

All the information about seat reservation we are going to provide below is from the NIFT Official Guidelines 2023 pdf on their website. This data is subject to change year to year. Make sure to visit the NIFT website for updated information at; https://www.nift.ac.in/.

There are seats reserved for SC/ST/OBC (Non Creamy Layer)/Gen-EWS/Person with disability (PWD)*

*Horizontal reservation for Person with Disability (PWD) (with 40% or more disability) cutting across all sections i.e. SCs, STs, OBCs Non-Creamy Layer and Open category. Academic programme will be allotted as per recommendations of NIFT’s Evaluation Committee. Unfilled PWD seats will be converted to respective category i.e., unfilled Open (PWD) to Open, OBC (NCL) (PWD) to OBC, SC (PWD) to SC and ST (PWD) to ST.

Unfilled seats in the OBC (NCL), EWS and domicile (Open) and domicile (OBC NCL) category will be converted to open category after a minimum of two rounds of seat allocation. Unfilled domicile SC/ST seats will be merged with SC/ST seats.

If you want to apply for reservation under any of these categories it is necessary that you back it up with the necessary documents, otherwise you will not be give the benefits you wish to avail from the institute.

The requirements are as follows:

SC/ST Candidates

Candidates applying under this reserved quota will have to produce a valid Caste/Tribe certificate from the Competent Authority of the respective States/ Union Territories/ National Commission of Tribes. The certificate must be in the name of the candidate. 

The certificate has got to be in either Hindi or English. If it isn't, then provide an authentic translation. If you don't then you won't be able to get the benefits.

OBC (Non- Creamy Layer)

Candidates applying under this quota have to give a caste certificate from the Competent Authority certifying that they belong to the non-creamy layer.  

If you're not able to provide the certificate, you won't get any of the benefits of the OBC (Non- Creamy Layer) Category and your admission will considered under the Open category.

To summarize: 

a) The candidate should possess an OBC (Non Creamy Layer) certificate issued in the name of the candidate and not in favor of the respective parent/guardian. 

b) The caste mentioned in the OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate should find mention in the Central list of OBCs available at http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Home.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f

c) The OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate should clearly mention that the candidate belongs to the non-creamy layer. 

d) The certificate must be issued by the Competent Authority. 

e) In case of married women applying to any course under reserved category, she has to produce the caste certificate in her own name. Certificate in the name of husband/mother/father is not acceptable. 

 f) If the certificate is not in English/Hindi a certified translation should be submitted. Candidates belonging to the Creamy Layer of OBC are not entitled to apply under the reserved category OBC(NCL) and will have to submit their application under open category.

Open (Economically Weaker Section)

Candidates belonging to Economically Weaker Section (Open-EWS) will be a reserved category within the open category. The percentage of reservation is 10%. The benefit of reservation will be given only to those open category candidates who satisfy the condition given in the OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated 17 January 2019 issued by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, Government of India. 

The benefit of reservation under open EWS can only be availed upon production of an Income & Asset Certificate issued by a Competent Authority as below: 

a. District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Additional Deputy Commissioner/ 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/ Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner 

b. Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate 

c. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar iv. Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides. 

Person with Disability (PWD)

Candidates applying under this category should have a Disability Certifiate and Unique Disability ID issued by Department of Empowerment of Person with Disabilty. (available at https://www. swavlambancard. gov.in). Don't give any other certificate. You have to provide the certificate both at the time of admission and seat allocation.

NIFT will consider applications for external assistance, but you have to provide for all the expense. They do recommend for you to arrange your own external assistant though. See what suits you best.

NIFT has an evaluation committee that will assess your psychological/physical requirements for the specific programme, and you will be allotted a seat only if you pass that evaluation. this assessment is compulsory.

That's everything NIFT has about reservations. Hope this helped you all out.

All the information above is from the NIFT official guidelines pdf 2023 and is subject to change year by year. For more information, please visit the NIFT official website at; https://www.nift.ac.in/

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