With an increase in the availability of knowledge and information, with an increase in the availability of options to explore a career of your choice, there are a number of people who opt to stand apart from the crowd and follow a career option that leads them towards their passion. One such stream is the fashion industry.
Choosing fashion as a career is very good for the students interested in fashion and NIFT is one of the best colleges where you can take addmission in Bachelor and master degree. Diploma course is also available for the graduate.
About NIFT
NIFT (National Institute Of Fashion Technology), set up in 1986, is the pioneer institute of fashion education in the country and has been a leading institute for providing the textile and apparel industries with a professional human resource. It was made a statutory institute in 2006 by an Act of the Indian Parliament with the President of India as ‘Visitor’. NIFT has full fledged campuses all across the country. NIFT has been working as a knowledge service provider to the Union and State governments in the area of design development and positioning of handlooms and handicrafts.
Branches of NIFT
The Campuses at Chennai, Gandhinagar, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai were set up in 1995 and that of Bengaluru in 1997. The new millennium witnessed emergence of new campuses in Bhopal, Bhubneshwar, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Patna, Raebareli and Shillong. The Campus at Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir is the newly added node to NIFT’s network.
Courses at NIFT
Fee Structure
The fee structure for NIFT colleges changes with level and duration of the course. However the annual fees for most of the NIFT campuses is the same and is about 2.5 Lakh per year.
Admission process
To secure admission in courses offered at NIFT, candidates need to appear in NIFT entrance exam. Candidates are eligible to appear for NIFT entrance exam for UG courses if they have cleared their Class 10+2 from a recognised board with passing marks. Qualification required for NIFT admission in PG level courses is that candidates should possess an undergraduate degree from a recognised institute.
Career Opportunities
- Fashion Design
- Textile Design
- Leather Design
- Accessory Design
- Knitwear Design
- Fashion Communication
- Apparel Production
- Apparel Design and Merchandising
- Lifestyle Accessory Design
Industrial design
- Product Design
- Furniture and Interior Design
- Ceramic and Glass Design
- Transportation and automobile Design
- Toy and Game Design
- Architecture
- Civil Construction
Communication Design
- Graphic Design
- Animation Design
- Film and Video Communication
- Exhibition Design
- Photography Design