National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata

Admission: NIFT entrance exam

Established in 1995, NIFT Kolkata was initially situated “at a hired accommodation on Manjusha Bhavan, Salt Lake with limited facilities”, informs the official website. Further the website states, “The Institute rejuvenated itself with its sprawling five-acre campus at Salt Lake layout in 1999. Today NIFT Kolkata has more than 750 students as its family and a host of facilities”.
Facilities offered to students at NIFT Kolkata include:

• Seminar Hall for Management Dept
• Audio Visual Room with LCD Projector
• Auditorium
• Patternmaking / Draping Labs
• Construction Labs
• Flat Bed Knitting Lab
• Computerized Knitting Lab
• Design Studios
• Weaving Lab
• Textile Testing Lab
• Cad Studio
• Jewellery Design Studio
• Library & Resource Center
• Leather Processing Lab
• Specialised Machine Lab

Courses Offered:

• BDes Fashion Design
• BDes Leather Design
• BDes Accessory Design
• BDes Textile Design
• BDes Knitwear Design
• BDes Fashion Communication
• BFTech Apparel Production