National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is an autonomous institute offering courses in fashion, technology, and management. Its head office is located in New Delhi, India.
History NIFT was established in 1986 under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. It was declared a statutory institute in 2006 under the NIFT Act of the Indian Parliament and was empowered to grant its own degree.
Along with the Ministry of Textiles, NIFT is in the process of creating an India-specific size chart. The new digital disruptive pattern camouflage uniform adopted by the Indian Army in 2022 was designed in association with NIFT.
Campus National Institute of Fashion Technology currently has 19 campuses spread across the country. It was established in 1986. It was initially housed in a small portion of Indraprastha Stadium (later renamed Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium), New Delhi. It shifted to a campus in Hauz Khas, designed by Gautam Bhatia, after a few years. The campuses at Chennai, Kolkata, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Navi Mumbai were set up in 1995, followed by the Bengaluru campus in 1997. The campus in Bhopal was set up in June 2008, Bhubaneshwar in 2010, Jodhpur in 2010, Kangra in 2009, Kannur temporarily in 2008 but permanently in 2012, and Patna in 2008. Raebareli in 2007, Shillong in 2008, Srinagar in 2016, Panchkula temporarily in 2019 but permanently in 2022, Daman in 2022. Varanasi became the latest edition in the NIFT network established in 2024. +National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)s #Name of the CentreCityStateEstablished1National Institute of Fashion Technology, New DelhiNew DelhiDelhi19862National Institute of Fashion Technology, ChennaiChennaiTamil Nadu19953National Institute of Fashion Technology, GandhinagarGandhinagarGujarat19954National Institute of Fashion Technology, HyderabadHyderabadTelangana19955National Institute of Fashion Technology, KolkataKolkataWest Bengal19956National Institute of Fashion Technology, MumbaiNavi MumbaiMaharashtra19957National Institute of Fashion Technology, BengaluruBengaluruKarnataka19968National Institute of Fashion Technology, RaebareliRaebareliUttar Pradesh20079National Institute of Fashion Technology, BhopalBhopalMadhya Pradesh200810National Institute of Fashion Technology, KannurKannurKerala200811National Institute of Fashion Technology, ShillongShillongMeghalaya200812National Institute of Fashion Technology, PatnaPatnaBihar200813National Institute of Fashion Technology, KangraKangraHimachal Pradesh200914National Institute of Fashion Technology, BhubaneswarBhubaneswarOdisha201015National Institute of Fashion Technology, JodhpurJodhpurRajasthan201016National Institute of Fashion Technology, SrinagarSrinagarJammu and Kashmir201317National Institute of Fashion Technology, PanchkulaPanchkulaHaryana201918National Institute of Fashion Technology, DamanDamanDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu202219National Institute of Fashion Technology, VaranasiVaranasiUttar Pradesh2024
Labs and facilities
Labs Computer labs Sewing Machine Lab Photography lab Pattern making & draping labs Weaving labs Dyeing & printing labs Technology labs Garment technology labs Leather Design Labs Accessory Design labs Water park
Student facilities Library and Resource Center Hostel and Residency Canteen and Cafe Health Care & other On-campus Counsellor Gym and Sports Center
Other Incubation Cell Amphitheaters Auditoriums
Academics
NIFT offers undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral programmes in design, management, and technology.
The list of programmes offered by NIFT is mentioned below:
Undergraduate education degrees
Bachelor in Design (B.Des.) B.Des. (Fashion Design) B.Des. (Leather Design) B.Des. (Accessory Design) B.Des. (Textile Design) B.Des. (Knitwear Design) B.Des. (Fashion Communication) B.Des (Fashion Interiors) Bachelor in Fashion Technology (B.FTech) Foundation Programme
Postgraduate Master's in Design (M.Des) Master's in Fashion Technology (M.FTech) Masters in Fashion Management (MFM)
Doctoral education
PhD (Full-time) PhD (Part time)
Continuing Education Programmes Multiple Programs References
See also Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Serampore Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore
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