NIFT

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY


Today, National Institute of Fashion Technology has emerged as a leader in fashion education with the ability to integrate knowledge, academic freedom, critical independence and creative thinking. A history of being in existence for 28 years stands as a testimony to its fundamentals where academic excellence lies at the core. The institute has stood as a beacon of serious critical engagement, a key enabler in developing competent professionals. National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), set up in 1986 under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, is a Statutory Institute Governed by the NIFT Act 2006. Bringing in a wide range of aesthetic & intellectual orientations, the early instructors included leading progressive scholars from Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA. The in-house faculty was drawn in from a distinguished group of intellectuals who put forth a sense of dynamism creating a pathway to effective learning. Pupul Jaykar Hall at NIFT headquarters in New Delhi is a reminiscence of many educational thinkers and visionaries who have been instrumental to the institute’s road map to success. Academic inclusiveness has been a catalyst in the expansion plans of the institute. The Institute is a pioneer in envisioning and evolving fashion business education in the country through a network of fifteen professionally managed domestic centers at Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Raebareli and Shillong.

PROGRAMME OFFERED BY NIFT AND ELIGIBILITY

BACHELOR PROGRAMMES (B.DES.)
DURATION: 4 YEARS
Maximum Age: 23 years as on 1st October, 2013. The upper age limit shall be relaxed by a period of 5 (five) years for the candidates of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribe/ Differently Abled Person (PHP).
BACHELOR PROGRAMMES
Eligibility : 10 + 2 from a recognised Board of Education
Accessory Design
Fashion Communication
Fashion Design
Knitwear Design
Leather Design
Textile Design

BACHELOR PROGRAMME (B.FTECH.) - TECHNOLOGY
DURATION: 4 YEARS
MASTERS PROGRAMMES (2 YEARS)
For Masters Programmes : Age - No age limit
ELIGIBILITY Undergraduate Degree from any Institute / University recognized by law in India or Diploma in UG Design from NIFT / NID only / Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID.
MASTER PROGRAMME (M.DES.) - DESIGN SPACE
Design Space is an advanced course that demands an understanding of fundamentals in design and presupposes that candidates would be familiar with the basic skills and theories for successful completion of the programme. NIFT programme would not provide any basic knowledge and skill development in design as a part of Master programme. Undergraduate Degree from any Institute / University recognised by law in India or Diploma in UG Design from NIFT / NID only.

NIFT Syllabus