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INTRODUCTION ABOUT NIFT
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) :

• It is a premier Institute of Design, Management and Technology was set up by the Ministry of Textiles,
Government of India.

• At present the centres are at Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Jodhpur,
Kangra, Kannur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Panchkula, Srinagar, New Delhi, Patna, Raebareli and Shillong.

• Stakeholders: students, parents, faculty, employees, craftsperson, industry, State Governments and sponsoring
agencies.

• Vision: To emerge as a center of excellence and innovation proactively catalyzing growth of fashion business
through leadership in profession education with concern for social and human values.

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Objectives of NIFT:

• Provide a transformative educational environment for talented young men and women to nurture
their inventive potential and to acquire distinctive skills valuable to self, industry, and society.

• Offer a stimulating, modernistic, and evolving curriculum that spans the vast spectrum of India’s
artistic heritage yet remains firmly contemporary, incorporating disrupting technologies.

• Value and celebrate cultural and individual diversity in their students, faculty and alumni, always
emphasizing the power of fellowship.

• Be a global leader in the dissemination of innovative and project-based pedagogies in design,

management and technology for all facets of textile, apparel, retail and accessories industries,
through the promotion of rigorous and cutting-edge research.

• Enable their faculty and students to have intensive interaction with educational institutions, fashion
houses, startup hubs and corporations relevant to their programs.

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Courses Offered:
Undergraduate Programmes
• B.Des. (Fashion Design)
• B.Des. (Leather Design)
• B.Des. (Accessory Design)
• B.Des. (Textile Design)
• B.Des. (Knitwear Design)
• B.Des. (Fashion Communication)
• B.F.Tech. (Apparel Production)
Postgraduate Programmes
• M.Des. (Master of Design)
• M.F.M. (Master of Fashion Management)
• M.F.Tech. (Master of Fashion Technology)
Doctoral Programmes
• Part-time scholars
• Full-time Scholars
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B.Des. (Fashion Design)
• Flagship program of NIFT
• Duration: 4 years
• Scope: Design unique fashion identity.
• The core domain areas of the department have been
identified as Design and illustration, Fundamentals of
apparel and devpt., Value addition for apparel and
history & contemporary design.
• Subjects: Apparel Construction Methods, Colour Mixing,
Computer-Aided Design, Elements of Textiles, Fabric Dyeing
and Printing, Fashion Illustration and Design, Fashion
Studies, History of Costumes, Introduction to Pattern
Making and Garment Construction, Leather Designing,
Manufacturing Technology, Surface Development
Techniques, Textile Science.

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B.Des. (Leather Design)
• Fashion and Interior Design course
• Duration: 4 years
• Scope: Create prepared design professionals and
design entrepreneurs for Fashion leather
productions, Luxury goods and allied product
sectors in National and International building sector.
• Subjects: Common Foundation Program in Design,
understanding leather and non-leather materials, Fashion
Illustration, Pattern Making and Construction, Leather
Processing, Surface Techniques, Field Studies, Computer
Applications, Retailing and Design Projects in garments and
small goods, understanding of manufacturing processes,
Advanced Illustration and Technical Drawings, Advanced
Pattern Making and Construction, Merchandising & Supply
Chain, Production Systems and Analysis are the other areas
of study. Students also undergo an industry internship for
hands-on experience, Research and Development in
design.

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B.Des. (Accessory Design)
• Products & Accessories Design course
• Duration: 4 years
• Scope: Create design professionals with embedded
fashion knowledge and create innovations across
platforms like Jewelleries, crafts, personal
accessories, soft goods and work gear.
• Subjects: Common Foundation Program in Design,
appreciation and insight of various accessory types, basic
understanding of materials and processes, construction
principles, anthropometrics, principles of sizes and
proportions, with a broad orientation to a socio-cultural
and historical context of the sector, develop realistic design
approach , design collection in relation to fashion identity
and prevailing fashion trends, Develop competence in
handling marketing and retail environment, product
merchandising, and consumer interface issues within a
design context, integrating finer aspects of
technology, execute design development projects within a
business context, integrating design in business.

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B.Des. (Textile Design)
• study of textile designing which is an integral part of
fashion industry
• Duration: 4 years
• Scope: the study of the concepts and processes of
creating designs for knitted, woven or printed
fabrics, embroidery designs, print, weave, color
detailing, texture, etc.
• Subjects: Applied Art on Textiles, Basics of Computer
Science Application, Colour Mixing, Communication and
Graphic Design, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) & Weave
Design, Design, Art and Basic Design, Design Elements and
Principles, Dyeing, Embroidery, Exhibition Design, Fine Arts-
Drawing Sculpture and Painting, Foundation Program in
Design, Graphics Software and its Usage for Image
Creation, History of Art, Marketing & Merchandising, Print
Design, Printing & Finishing, Principles of Resource
Management, Professional Management, Properties of
Materials, Quality Analysis & Assurance, Surface
Development Techniques, Textile Design and Applied Arts.

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B.Des. (Fashion Communication)
• One of the fields of mass communication
• Duration: 4 years
• Scope: areas such as visual merchandising, styling,
graphic design, display and exhibit design,
advertising, public relations, and creative writing.
• Subjects: fundamental of communication and
design, Fashion Studies, History and Philosophy of Design,
Communication concepts and Process, Writing skills,
Consumer Behavior in Fashion, Computer Application,
Graphic Design, Visual Merchandising, Photography, Design
Methodology and Integrated Term Project, Visual
Merchandising, Graphic Design, Styling and Photography,
Fashion Journalism are studied in greater detail, with
emphasis on project work, practice and fine-tune their soft
skills like client interaction, presentation, project
management and understand the financial aspects of a
project.

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B.Des. (Apparel Production)
• The course focuses on intermediate and advanced
garment construction
• Duration: 4 years
• Scope: creative and technical aspects of apparel
manufacturing including design, construction,
patternmaking, specification development,
computer-aided design technology, color and
textiles, fashion history and business
• Subjects: Foundational design study, Fundamentals of
Textile Fibers and Yarns, Pattern Making & Stitching-
Practical, Fashion Illustration, Pattern Making through
Drafting and Flat Pattern Technique, Garment Construction,
Fabric Formation and Processing, Customer Relations
Management, Surface Ornamentation, Quality Control,
Fashion Merchandising, Computer Aided Designing,
Entrepreneurship Development, Production Management,
Pattern Grading, Graphic Design, Retail Merchandising and
Management.

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Required INFRASTRUCTURES
As per NIFT Prospectus 2021
 CLASSROOM

• Teaching
• Learning
• Idea presentation
• Idea sharing
• Idea development
• Reviews
• Interactions
among faculties
and students
• Reading / Writing
• Q/A • On-desk Teacher student interaction
• See & Sketch • Board visibility to every students
• Drafting • Adjustable drafting tables for sketching, rough drafting,
colouring and painting.
• Separate storage to be provided for each student.
 COMPUTER LABS
• Browsing Internet
• Computer Aided
Designing
software
• Technical
visualisations
• Teaching &
learning software
• Webinars and
Courses
• Communication • Teaching software via projector
• Rendering • Presentations
• Plotting & • Faculty circulation to all tables
Printouts • Pan view to the faculty can be provided by perimeter arrangement
• Presentations or clustered circular arrangement
• Lectures
PHOTOGRAPHY LAB • A shooting
space that can
• Shoot Space be used for
• Green screen photography
• Infinity screen and video.
• Video editing • A preview /
• Photo editing projector
• Audio Mixing screen
• Equipment opposite to
Learning & the shooting
maintenance space
• Screening
• Printing
• Prop Designing
• Product • AV editing studio with required setup for editing.
photography • Audio recording studio with acoustical insulation.
tables • Product photography tables & setup.
 PATTERN MAKING
AND DRAPING LAB

• Measuring
• Drafting
• Cutting
• Pattern making
tables
• Mannequins
• Draping
• Measuring using tape and rulers
• Showcasing
• Drafting the pattern using rulers and tools.
• Minor stitching
• Individual table inspection by the faculties
• Mannequin
• Mannequins to be placed nearby tables.
presentations
• Small stitching units to be provided in a part of the room.
• Reviews and Notes
• Showcasing and presentation by the teacher and students.
• Lectures
• Pinup boards, drawing boards and cutting tables are mandatory.
 WEAVING LABS

• Demonstration
• Weaving
• Tabletop looms
• Material Storage
• Lectures and
Reviews
• Inspection

• Weaving sets for individuals with seating and circulation space around
• Efficient lighting throughout the space.
DYEING & PRINTING • Colour palettes and
LABS samples display
• Colour liquids and
• Demonstration mixing instruments
• Colour Exploration are to be provided.
• Lectures and • Bigger tables for
reviews Screen/block
• Dyeing fabrics printing
• Mixing colours
• Material storage
• Printers
• Screen printing
• Direct to Garment
printing • The printing machines, Dye-washing machines, dye-mixer machines and
• Ironing tables other machineries should be able to be accommodated in this lab.
• Inspection • Washbasins and cleaning facilities must be provided.
• Quality check • Power plugs and efficient lighting for each table are to be ensured.
 GARMENT KNITWEAR LABS
TECHNOLOGY LABS
• Lectures
• Technology • Apparel
learning and Production
Demonstration • Demonstration • Enough space for all the machineries to be
• Learning the and lectures accommodated and extra space to install new
operation and • Using the advanced technologies in future.
uses machineries under • Individual singer tables with enough circulation
• Apparel guidance space.
Production • Industrial setups • Sufficient space around the machineries for
learning • Manual and students to witness the demonstration.
• Using the computerised • Individual knitting facilities.
machineries under machines
guidance • Manual knitting
• Computerized
knitting
ACCESSORY DESIGN LEATHER DESIGN
WORKSHOP LAB

• Leather Craft
• Craft works works
• Pottery • Sewing and
• Jewellery making finishing leather
• Laser cutting apparels • Individual bigger tables for craftworks.
• 3-D Printing • Cutting • Tables should be able to equip leather working
• Moulding • Splitting instruments.
operations • Engraving • Enough circulation space around each table.
• Painting • Embossing • Presentation and Discussion desks.
• Material bank • Sewing • Material banks to store the required material.
• Display and • Fusing • Special showcasing racks to display the
Presentation • Construction & accessories.
finishing • The machineries for engraving, embossing
should be provided in the Leather lab.
 ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE CENTER RECREATIONAL
• (Refer spaces in • Reading & Carrels • Sports centre
the given Design • Stack section • Auditoriums
brief) • Material display • Fashion show
• Reception • Reprography ramps
• Joint Director’s • AV hall • Open air seating
room • Digital lab • Amphitheatre play
• Dean Room • Issue return • Skateboarding
• Staff room counter
• Pantry • Lockers
• Exam cell • Staff
• Dept. Offices • Librarian cabins
• Project & Research • Stores
• Store/Record
room
• Counselling Room
• Research and
Publication
• P.R.O
 RESOURCE CENTERS
• The print collections include books and periodicals pertaining to fashion studies and related
disciplines.
• A rich collection of e-books and other digital resources including leading online databases are
available for reference.
• All RCs subscribe to leading international fashion forecast services and journals on Fashion and
Textiles.
• The audio-visual materials in CDs and DVDs are primarily used as teaching aid. AV collections
pertain to history of costume and art; fashion illustration, garment manufacturing and design
collections of NIFT graduates.
• The reference collections of RCs comprise manuals, standards, reports, news clippings, trade
catalogues from manufacturing industries and retailers; and other information sources.
• RCs showcase designer clothing and regional costumes of India.
• Fully documented and methodically arranged collections of fabrics.
• Fashion Accessories and Findings containing all the materials required to complete a garment.

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ANTHROPOMETRY
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