Coordinates: 23°11′28″N 72°37′45″E / 23.19111°N 72.62917°E / 23.19111; 72.62917 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 and is an institution of design, management and technology for the international fashion business. NIFT has been granted statutory status under the act of Parliament of India in 2006, empowering the Institute to award degrees and other academic distinctions. History NIFT, ranked as the premier institute of fashion management and technology in India, is the founder member of "Fashion Schools' Foundation of the World", which comprises 34 fashion schools worldwide. Many notable designers of India like Ritu Beri, Manish Arora, Rajesh Pratap Singh, JJ Valaya, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, to name a few, are NIFT alumni. In 2006, the Parliament passed the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Bill, 2005, thereby receiving a statutory status and empowering the institute to grant its own degrees and other academic distinctions. It also counts among the coveted list of an Institute of National Importance by the Parliament of India. With its head office in New Delhi, NIFT has centers at Mumbai, Kolkata, Kangra, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Raebareli, Patna, Shillong, Bhopal, Taliparamba, Bhubaneswar and Jodhpur where it offers four-year bachelor and two-year master programmes in the areas of Design, Management and Technology. In 2013, NIFT Gandhinagar was allotted an extra 30 seats in Fashion Design department under NRI quota in response to its the center's ever-growing demand and quality. Latest surveys rank NIFT Delhi, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar as the top 3 centers in terms of education and placement. A new center in Kashmir, too, is expected to be inaugurated in a year's time. This would be NIFT's 16th center across India. A new NIFT Campus at Ludhiana, Punjab has been announced by Minister of Textiles. Administration The Institute is currently headed by Mr. P.K.Gera, I.A.S. Academic Programs The regular, full-time programs at NIFT are run at two levels namely the Graduate level and the Post Graduate level, however, NIFT has also recently launched its PhD program. NIFT has an agreement for Dual Degree with Fashion Institute of Technology, with the selected students from NIFT receiving a Dual Degree from both NIFT and Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA. At the Masters' level NIFT offers Master of Fashion Management, Master of Design and Master of Fashion Technology. Apparel Production - B.F.TECH UG Degree This programme, offered by the Department of Fashion Technology, is designed to train students in the core garment manufacturing technology, with emphasis on apparel production and information technology. Accessory Design - Fashion Accessory & Lifestyle Products UG Degree The Accessory Design program of NIFT started in 1991 and was available for seven years only at NIFT Delhi. Previously available as a three-year diploma course, the Accessory Design program is now a four-year degree course. It is available in Delhi, Kangra, as AD and Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Shillong and Bhopal as F&LA.; Fashion Design - UG Degree The Fashion design department has been instrumental in bringing about a paradigm shift in design perception in India. It works closely with fashion professionals in order to evolve a unique fashion identity universally relevant and acceptable, for a global audience. with a three -- pronged approach, the programme is strengthened with an increased relevance to the fashion Industry in India and with a mission to create a global identity in design. Its offered at Bengaluru, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kannur, Kangra, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Rae Bareli, Patna, Shillong & Bhubaneswar. Fashion Communication - UG Degree Fashion Communication is a four-year undergraduate degree program. It prepares student for professional work in Photography, Graphic Design, Visual Merchandising, Fashion Journalism, Advertising, Retail Management and Event Management. Knitwear Design - UG Degree Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA sourced from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Fashion_TechnologyPublic domain image sourced from http://wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crystal_Clear_app_kedit.svg

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