National Institute of Fashion Technology

National Institute of Fashion Technology
Type Public
Established 1986
Undergraduates 9000
Location New Delhi (Headquarters), India
23°11′28″N 72°37′45″E / 23.19111°N 72.62917°E / 23.19111; 72.62917Coordinates: 23°11′28″N 72°37′45″E / 23.19111°N 72.62917°E / 23.19111; 72.62917
Campus Urban
Affiliations Ministry of Textiles, Government of India
Website http://www.nift.ac.in
Bengaluru
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Chennai
Delhi
Gandhinagar
Hyderabad
Jodhpur
Kangra
Kannur
Kolkata
Mumbai
Raebareli
Patna
Shillong
Srinagar
Location of the 16 NIFTs.

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is a group of fashion colleges in India. It was established in 1986 under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India[1] and is an institution of design, management and technology for the international fashion business.

NIFT was granted statutory status in 2006, empowering it to award degrees and other academic distinctions.[2][3]

Organisation

The institute has a board of governors,[4][5] under which its administration is headed by a director-general.[6]

NIFT currently has 16 campuses: its main campus (headquarter and university head office ) in New Delhi, and campuses in Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Raebareli, Shillong, and Srinagar.[7]

A new 17th NIFT Campus at Panchkula, Haryana has been announced by the Minister of Textiles. A new center in Ompora Industrial area, Kashmir is expected to come up.[8]

Curriculum

NIFT offers four-year undergraduate, as well as two-year post-graduate, programmes in design, management, and technology.

To secure admission in Bachelor of Design (B.Des) as well as Master of Design (M.Des) programmes offered at NIFT, students need to take two written admission tests: the Creative Ability Test (CAT) and the General Ability Test (GAT).

For technology and management programmes—Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech), Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech) and Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)—aspirants need to qualify in national level entrance examination.

Admissions

NIFT organises its own entrance exam yearly in India. The NIFT admission process:

Bachelor program

Candidates need to first appear for a written test. Students who make it to the rank-list in this test are then eligible to appear for the situation test for joining the design stream. For the fashion technology course only the written test score is required.

The following courses are offered under Bachelors of Design:
Accessory Design
Fashion Communication
Fashion Design
Knitwear Design
Leather Design
Textile Design

Master programme

Candidates need to first appear for a written test and then a personal interview round.[9]

Rankings

In the 2017 ranking of the best fashion schools in the world, National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, was ranked 19th.[10][11]

Alumni

NIFT alumni include Nikita Anand, Manish Arora, Ritu Beri, Gulshan Devaiah, Shivaji Dutta, Shantanu Goenka, Prabal Gurung, Tanya Gyani, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Neha Sharma, and Sakhi Thomas.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Autonomous Bodies". Ministry of Textiles. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. ↑ The National Institute of Fashion Technology Bill, 2006 passed by Parliament Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. 23 May 2006.
  3. ↑ New Fashion School in India Draws From a Rich Heritage, by Barbara Crossette, New York Times, 21 June 1989.
  4. ↑ "Organizational Structure". National Institute of Fashion Technology. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Board of Governors". National Institute of Fashion Technology. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Administrative setup". National Institute of Fashion Technology. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Visiting NIFT". National Institute of Fashion Technology. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Bhat, Afsana (17 December 2009). "Fashion technology institute to be set up in Srinagar". The Herald of India. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Guidelines" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Best Fashion Schools In The World For 2017". CEOWORLD magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "NIFT ranked 19th among world's best fashion schools 2017, USA's Parsons tops list". FashionNetwork. Retrieved June 14, 2017.


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