National Institute of Fashion Technology
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1986 |
| Chairman | Chetan Chauhan |
| Location |
New Delhi (Headquarters), India 23°11′28″N 72°37′45″E / 23.19111°N 72.62917°ECoordinates: 23°11′28″N 72°37′45″E / 23.19111°N 72.62917°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Textiles, Government of India |
| Website | http://www.nift.ac.in |
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is a fashion institute in India. It was set up 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
With its head office in New Delhi, NIFT has centers at Mumbai, Kolkata, Kangra, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Raebareli, Patna, Shillong, Bhopal, Kannur, Bhubaneswar, Srinagar and Jodhpur.
A new NIFT Campus at Ludhiana, Punjab has been announced by the Minister of Textiles.[4] A new center in Ompora Industrial area, Kashmir, too, is expected to come up.[5]
The Institute is currently headed by Sudhir Tripathi.[6] On 18 June 2016, ex-cricketer Chetan Chauhan was appointed chairman of NIFT.[7]
Curriculum
NIFT offers four-year undergraduate, as well as two-year post-graduate, programmes in the areas of design, management, and technology. In order 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 called the Creative Ability Test (CAT) and the General Ability Test (GAT).
For other courses such as Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFTech), Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech) and Master of Fashion Management (MFM), aspirants need to take only the GAT.
NIFT Admissions
NIFT organizes its own entrance exam yearly in India. The NIFT admission process comprises three stages. 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, and then the personal interview round.[8]
Alumni
NIFT alumni include Nikita Anand, Manish Arora, Ritu Beri, Gulshan Devaiah, Shivaji Dutta, Shantanu Goenka, Prabal Gurung, Tanya Gyani, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, and Neha Sharma.
See also
References
- ↑ "Autonomous Bodies". Ministry of Textiles. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ↑ The National Institute of Fashion Technology Bill, 2006 passed by Parliament Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. 23 May 2006.
- ↑ New Fashion School in India Draws From a Rich Heritage, by Barbara Crossette, New York Times, 21 June 1989.
- ↑ "NIFT Campus at Ludhiana to come up soon says Textile Minister". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ Bhat, Afsana (17 December 2009). "Fashion technology institute to be set up in Srinagar". The Herald of India. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Major bureaucratic reshuffle by Centre involving 35 IAS officers". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Koshie, Nihal (18 June 2016). "'I will spend 60 per cent of the time in DDCA, 20 per cent at NIFT and 20 per cent in my business', says Chetan Chauhan". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "NIFT 2016: Exam dates released". India Today. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.