[1] Nivedita gained initial recognition when she was shortlisted as one of the top three candidates vying for the role of Anandi in the Colors television show Balika Vadhu.

[1][2] She was later cast in a lead role in Bhagonwali - Baante Apni Taqdeer as Runjhun Mishra, a girl who is destined to bring good luck wherever she goes.

Nivedita acted in the movie Khap as Sureeli, a girl who is murdered by the men in her town because she chose to marry someone from the same village.

Next, she acted alongside Ankit Bathla and Rita Bhaduri in an episode that told the story of Preeti and Sunil and their struggle to get married.

[7] In 2014, she was cast in the lead role of Sahara One's Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai as Devyani and as Parvati in Neeli Chatri Waale.