National Institute of Fashion Technology


National Institute of Fashion Technology is an autonomous fashion design and technology institute located in New Delhi, India.

History

NIFT was established in 1986 under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. It was declared a statutory institute in 2006 and empowered to grant its own degree by an Act of the Indian Parliament. NIFT currently has 17 campuses spread across the country. The main campus at New Delhi was established in 1986. The campuses at Chennai, Kolkata, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Mumbai were set up in 1995 followed by Bengaluru campus in 1997. The campuses in Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Patna, Raebareli, Shillong, Srinagar and Panchkula were established in the last decade.

Academics

NIFT offers undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral programmes in design, management, and technology.