Introduction
The nation's first institution of fashion education, NIFT has led the way in supplying the textile and clothing sector with qualified labour. It has full-fledged campuses all around the nation and was established a statutory institute in 2006 by an act of the Indian Parliament with the President of India serving as "Visitor." Over the years, NIFT has also provided information services to the Union and State governments in the areas of handloom design and handicraft positioning.
Courses Offered
(Undergraduates Programmes):
The Fashion Design programme, a centerpiece of NIFT, has contributed significantly to the development of the Indian fashion sector. The curriculum sharpens a design sensibility that strikes a balance between Indian soul and worldwide fashion aesthetics. It attends to the requirements of the Indian export market in addition to couture and pret-a-porter. Students may conceptualise design, create patterns, drape, and produce clothes of the highest quality through logical, progressive hands-on learning.
Interdisciplinary Minor:
The framework and application of the NIFT Leather Design Program to the Fashion, Footwear, and Accessories Industries are distinctive. Students explore and experiment with materials, techniques, forms, and components as part of a multidisciplinary approach that includes exposure to the industry through field visits, tannery training, craft cluster programmes, industrial internships, and graduation projects.
Interdisciplinary Minor:
The purpose of the course is to explore, process, and experiment with thoughts, ideas, and materials in order to build a foundation for fresh perspectives and a strong sense of self. The programmes use a variety of knowledge transfer techniques, including lectures, projects (studio, live, and collaborative), group work, field trips (traditional and modern), self-study, presentations, and reflections. Both conventional craft methods and the use of sophisticated digital tools are taught to students.
Interdisciplinary Minor:
The curriculum for textile design gives students plenty of chances to experiment, create, and innovate with materials. The curriculum expands on the blending of design creativity and textile technology while also keeping in mind the historical, social, and cultural settings in which contemporary designers operate. Learning specialist software is also stressed in order to explore digital and non-traditional approaches to design, fabric structures, and surfaces. Through the craft cluster project, students are also exposed to a craft environment, which increases their awareness of conventional methods.
Interdisciplinary Minor:
The four-year Knitwear Design programme is designed to produce well-rounded specialists capable of handling the difficulties associated with circular and flat-bed knitting in the domestic and export markets. They may choose to work as designers, creative directors, merchandisers, production managers, or business owners. Students studying knitwear design are exposed to a wide range of topics, such as fashion art and illustration, garment construction, knitting patterns for knits, flat and circular knitting, computerised flat knitting, trends and forecasting, the design process, knitting production and planning, and marketing and merchandising. Craft surveys, design, and documentation help to develop traditional design acumen
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Interdisciplinary Minor:
The Fashion Communication programme primarily focuses on four major domains i.e., Graphic Design, Space Design, Fashion Media and Fashion Thinking, and the related genres of these major areas, using hand and digital skills through knowledge, application and practice based approach
The significance of brand identity has come to be seen on par with what the brand sells i.e., the product. Numerous prêt and luxury brands keep appearing in the Indian retail scenario, and it has become essential for each one of them to develop a unique brand identity for maximum impact and visibility. Fashion Communication has made it feasible for these brands to communicate their products, identity, and strategy, by providing a platform for these very brands.
Interdisciplinary Minor:
Students in the B.F.Tech. (Garment Production) curriculum are shaped to be qualified for a variety of job profiles accessible in the apparel manufacturing industry. The course curriculum seeks to expose various fundamental streams such as clothing manufacturing technology, information technology, quality management, artificial intelligence, etc., while taking into account the variety of issues encountered by the sector.
Interdisciplinary Minor:
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the bachelors programme maximum age of the candidate should be less than 24 years as on 1st August of the year of Admission. (The upper age limit may be relaxed by a period of 5 (five) years for candidates of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribe/ Persons With Disability (PWD) categories)
- Bachelor of Design – B.Des. (Fashion Design / Leather Design / Accessory Design / Textile Design / Knitwear Design / Fashion Communication)
Candidates must have successfully completed any of the following:
- The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education / State Board New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi
- General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB)
- Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system
- A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects
Note : Candidates who are appearing for their Board examinations in the year of Admission, can also apply, subject to fulfilling necessary eligibility conditions at the time of counselling/admission as mentioned in the Prospectus.
- Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) (B.FTech.)
Candidates must have successfully completed any of the following:
- The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi with Physics and Mathematics or
- General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the advanced (A) level with Physics and Mathematics / International Baccalaureate (IB) or
- Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system with Physics and Mathematics or
- A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects with Physics and Mathematics. Or
- 3 or 4-years diploma in any branch of Engineering recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education
Note : Candidates who are appearing for their Board examinations in the year of Admission, can also apply, subject to fulfilling necessary eligibility conditions at the time of counselling/admission as mentioned in the Admission Prospectus.
Reservation of Seats
The seats reserved for various categories in each programme are as under:
Scheduled Castes 15%
Scheduled Tribes 7.5%
Other Backward Communities (non creamy) 27%
Persons With Disability (PWD) 5% (horizontal reservation cutting across categories)
EWS 10% within open Category seats
Foreign Nationals/ SAARC/NRI 15% (supernumerary)
State Domiciles 20% (supernumerary)
35% for Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar Campus.
The qualifying candidates need to meet the eligibility and admission requirements of NIFT.
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Application Fee
The application fee has to be paid through online payment gateway on the Admission’s website only.
- Non - Refundable Fee for Open/OBC (Non-Creamy • Layer)/Open-EWS Category: Rs. 3000/-.
- Non - Refundable Fee for SC/ ST/ PWD Category: • Rs. 1500/-.
Entrance Examination Process
All eligible candidates would have to appear for an entrance examination. The admission process for each programme is separately listed below:
B.Des Candidates to the UG Design programmes, will take a entrance examination comprising of a Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT). Candidates shortlisted on the basis of the written examination will take a Situation Test.
B.FTech Candidates for the UG Fashion Technology programme, will take a entrance examination comprising of a General Ability Test (GAT)
Examination Centre
A Computer Based Test (CBT) for all UG and PG Programmes will be conducted at various cities in India. Tentative list of cities is given below. This is subject to change and the final list will be available of NIFT website.
Ahmedabad Kolkata Bengaluru Lucknow Bhopal Madurai Bhubaneswar Mumbai Chandigarh Nagpur Chennai New Delhi (East, Central, North, South and West Delhi) Cochin Noida Coimbatore Patna Daman Pune Dehradun Raipur Faridabad Ranchi Ghaziabad Rajkot Gurugram Surat Guwahati Udaipur Hyderabad Vadodara Jaipur Varanasi Jammu Vishakhapatnam Jodhpur Srinagar Kannur (Kerala)
Important Dates
| Last date for Online Registration | 31st December, 2022 |
| Last date for online registration with late fee of Rs.5000/- (in addition to the applicable application fee): | *1st week of Jan 2023 |
| Window to edit/update the application form: | *2nd week Jan 2023 |
| Admit Card (Online only): | * 3rd week of jan2023 |
| CBT Entrance Examination | 5th February, 2023 |
| Result of Entrance Examination: | *March, 2023 |
| Situation Test / Interview: | *April, 2023 |
| Last date for online registration for NRI/Foreign Nationals: | 30th April, 2023 |
| Declaration of Final Result (Online): | *May, 2023 |
| Seat Allocation: | *May-June 2023 |
Note: *These dates are tentative. Notification with final dates will be published on NIFT website i.e. www.nift.ac.in. Admit cards, results and seat allocation schedule will be available on NIFT website only. Candidates to check website regularly for updates
