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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1986; 39 years ago (1986) |
| Budget | ₹120 crore (US$14 million) (FY2022–23 est.)[1] |
| Director | Tanu Kashyap,IAS[2] |
| Students | 11,514[3] |
| Location | Various See list |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | English (primary) Hindi |
| Colors | |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Textiles,Government of India |
| Website | nift |
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National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is an autonomous[4] institute offering courses in fashion, technology, and management. Its head office is located inNew Delhi, India.[5]
NIFT was established in 1986 under theMinistry of Textiles, Government of India. It was declared a statutory institute in 2006 under the NIFT Act of the Indian Parliament and empowered to grant its own degree.[6][7][8]
Along with the Ministry of Textiles, NIFT is in the process of creating an India-specific size chart.[9]
The new digital disruptive pattern camouflage uniform adopted by theIndian Army in 2022 was designed in association with NIFT.[10]
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 renamedIndira Gandhi Indoor Stadium), New Delhi. It shifted to a campus inHauz Khas, designed by Gautam Bhatia, after a few years. The campuses atChennai,Kolkata,Gandhinagar,Hyderabad, andMumbai were set up in 1995, followed by theBengaluru campus in 1997.[11] The campus inBhopal was set up in June 2008,[11]Bhubaneshwar in 2010,[12]Jodhpur in 2010,[13]Kangra in 2009,[14]Kannur temporarily in 2008 but permanently in 2012,[15] andPatna in 2008.[16]Raebareli in 2007,Shillong in 2008,Srinagar in 2016,[17]Panchkula temporarily in 2019 but permanently in 2022,[18]Daman in 2022.Varanasi became the latest edition in the NIFT network established in 2024.
| # | Name of the Centre | City | State | Established |
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| 1 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 1986 |
| 2 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 1995 |
| 3 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 1995 |
| 4 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 1995 |
| 5 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1995 |
| 6 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1995 |
| 7 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 1996 |
| 8 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Raebareli | Raebareli | Uttar Pradesh | 2007 |
| 9 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2008 |
| 10 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur | Kannur | Kerala | 2008 |
| 11 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Shillong | Shillong | Meghalaya | 2008 |
| 12 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna | Patna | Bihar | 2008 |
| 13 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra | Kangra | Himachal Pradesh | 2009 |
| 14 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 2010 |
| 15 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 2010 |
| 16 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Srinagar | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 2013 |
| 17 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula | Panchkula | Haryana | 2019 |
| 18 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Daman | Daman | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 2022 |
| 19 | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Varanasi | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 2024 |
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NIFT offers undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral programmes in design, management, and technology.[21]
The list of programmes offered by NIFT are mentioned below:
