JD Institute of Fashion Technology
Coordinates: 12°56′47″N 77°36′26″E / 12.94639°N 77.60722°E
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| Motto | "Welcome to Imagination" |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 12 October 1988 |
| President | Chandraakant Dalal |
Academic staff | 225 |
| Location | New Delhi, India |
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| Website | jdinstitute.com |
The JD Institute of Fashion Technology is the educational division of JD Educational Trust, with learning centres spread across India. The institute was founded on 12 October 1988 in Mumbai, India. It provides multi-disciplinary education in the field of Fashion and Interior design studies. The institute was ranked 10th in the field of Fashion Technology Education in India by India Today and Nielsen.
The institute has closely worked with members of the industry like Fashion Design Council of India and is a regular contributor to the development of the Indian Fashion Industry, participating in exhibitions, fashion weeks and other social and charity events. Additionally, JD Educational Trust is a member of various bodies such as Indo Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Indo French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Turkish Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Academics
The institute offers the below mentioned programs
- Advanced diploma in Fashion and Apparel Design (3 Years), accredited by European Quality Control
- Advanced diploma in Interior Design (3 Years), accredited by European Quality Control
- Post Graduate Diploma in Fashion Communication (2 years)
- Diploma in Fashion Design (1 year)
- Diploma in Interior design (1 year)
- Diploma in event management (1 year)
- Diploma in Jewellery design (6 Months)
- Diploma in fashion photography ( 3 months)
- Diploma in Visual Merchandising ( 3 months)
For admission in advanced diploma programs a candidate must have successfully completed 10+2 examination from a board of education recognized in India. For the post graduate diploma in fashion communication, the students must have completed three years graduation in any stream. For the diploma programs the admission is subject to the availability of seats.
Learning centers
JD Institute of Fashion Technology has a series of ca. 20 learning centres located in major cities throughout India. These learning centres offer a series of facilities:
E-Library – The institute has a library with books, magazines, journals and other fashion literature.
Laboratories/ classrooms – The laboratories and classrooms of JD Institute of Fashion Technology are fully equipped, with Wifi network modern facilities.[2]
Collaborations
- JD Educational trust maintains a strategic partnership with KOEFIA, a Haute Couture institute based in Rome.
- The institute also shares a strategic partnership with Milan fashion Campus, an institute for fashion styling in Milan.
- Recently the institute had associated with the National Design Institute in Moscow where it will cooperate on academic programs and conduct joint research projects.
- Recently the school took part in an event titled "The market gets a new look" which was held at the vintage Metronio Market in Rome, Italy. An initiative by the Association “Arte Altra e Carteinregola” and with the support of the VII Council of Rome, AGS Mercato Metronio, and with the artistic contribution of JD Institute of Fashion Technology, the permanent exhibition showcases the works of artists of different nationalities and genres.
- In 2015 together with SUBLIME galleria, an Indian art gallery, students of JD institute of fashion technology created an art installation where they expressed their design ideas by depicting the history and present of one of the most iconic symbols of India, the rickshaw puller. Titled, ‘The Time Wrap’, the installation was a reflection and an extension of the rickshaw pullers, portraying a contemporary interpretation of the modern human who is unable to experience a time lost in the maddening rush of a mechanical society.
- In keeping with the Government of India's initiative, 'Make in India', this year (2016) the annual show will focus on artisans and craftsmen in India’a textile and clothing history.
Social Responsibilities
The institute has involved itself in several activities including creating awareness about breast cancer research by organizing fashion charity shows where the crème de la crème of Bangalore is invited to raise funds for the research. Every year in the month of October the institute invites experts from HCG, a specialist hospital in cancer care, to educate, discuss and inform students about breast cancer.
The institute has curated a photography exhibition in one of the malls in Bangalore with an aim to educate the larger population on cultural responsibilities.
The institute offers education, skill development, training and support to underprivileged children, girl child, and differently-abled children as a part of its corporate social responsibility.
JD Annual Design Awards
Every year the institute organises an annual fashion show called "JD Annual Design Awards". The annual event is aimed at showcasing the creations designed by the final year student of the institute.
Awards
JD Institute of Fashion Technology have obtained a series of awards on various festivals in the last few years:
- Triumph Inspirational Awards
- Winning design (Bike) at the Burn Curate – an initiative by Coca-Cola.
- Youth Fest – at Russian Cultural Center.
- Fashion Competition – at OGTC Seminar, Okhla Garment and Textile Cluster Association.
- Let’s design – at Cotton Council of India.
- Mizwan Fashion Show
- New Designer Fashion Grand Prix
- Durian Society Interiors Awards
- Jass Jaipur, Swarnanjali – by World Gold Council and Dee Beers.
References
- ↑ "Best Fashion Colleges 2012". India Today. 2012. Retrieved February 2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2011 Partners – Fashion Design Council of India
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