National Testing Agency (NTA) is once again facing criticism as a section of candidates appearing in the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance exam 2026 have alleged irregularities in their results.NIFT 2026 final results for undergraduate and postgraduate programs were declared on June 3. Soon after the results were released, students started sharing posts on Reddit and other social media platforms claiming that their marks, rankings and attendance records did not match their actual performance in the exam. The complaints being widely discussed online include alleged errors in situation test marking, unexpected CAT and GAT scores, attendance mismatches and concerns over biometric verification processes.Many students claimed that they received unusually low situation test scores despite performing well. Others alleged that their GAT scores did not match the calculations based on the official answer key released by the NTA. One candidate claimed, “I had 733 AIR in UCEED, 35/100 in NID prelims. How did I get 6000+ rank in NIFT? I am not saying that I deserve to get less than 100 rank, but I am definitely able to get below 1500. My result has definitely been messed up by NTA. They were saying some technicalities a few days before the result. There were difficulties.”Social media posts have also highlighted cases where candidates who appeared for the exam were allegedly declared absent, while some candidates who did not appear reportedly received marks on their scorecards. “I took the drop for NIFT and still got 7k+ rank,” wrote a Reddit user.Students have further alleged that biometric identification and photo verification was either not done properly or skipped at some examination centres. The concerns have led many candidates to demand a review of the attendance records and score calculations. Students are also seeking clarification from both NIFT and NTA regarding the alleged discrepancies.This controversy has come at a difficult time for NTA. The agency is already under intense scrutiny after NEET UG 2026 was canceled following the investigation of alleged paper leak. As of now, NTA has not issued a public response on specific allegations regarding NIFT 2026 scorecard, attendance records or biometric verification.