National Institute of Fashion Technology
Coordinates: 23°11′28″N 72°37′45″E / 23.19111°N 72.62917°E
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1986 |
| Chairman | Kiran Dhingra |
| Location | New Delhi (Headquarters), India |
| 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]
With its head office in New Delhi, NIFT has centers at Mumbai, Kolkata, Kangra, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Raebareli, Patna, Shillong, Bhopal, Kannur, Bhubaneswar and Jodhpur where it offers four-year bachelor and two-year master programmes in the areas of Design, Management and Technology.
A new NIFT Campus at Ludhiana, Punjab has been announced by Minister of Textiles.[4] A new center in Ompora Industrial area, Kashmir, too, is expected to come up.[5]
Administration
The Institute is currently headed by Sudhir Tripathi.[6]
NIFT entrance examination
NIFT organizes its own entrance exam yearly in India. NIFT has announced the exam dates for NIFT Entrance Exam 2016.[7][8]
Alumni
NIFT alumni include Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Ritu Beri, Shivaji Dutta, Sujit Meher, Manish Arora, Nikita Anand, Gulshan Devaiah, Shantanu Goenka, Prabal Gurung, and Tanya Gyani.[9]
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.
- ↑ "NIFT Entrance Exam 2016: Important dates at a glance". shiksha.com.
- ↑ "NIFT 2016: Exam dates released". indiatoday.intoday.in.
- ↑ "A few Alumni of National Institute of Fashion Technology". National Institute of Fashion Technology.