Regular Courses

Group A

Undergraduate Design Programmes. Duration: Three Years: Award: Graduate Diploma.

Fashion Design: Centres: All Centres; Eligibility: 10+2 from a recognized Board of Education with minimum 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST).

Accessory Design: Centres: Delhi, Gandhinagar; Eligibility: 10+2 from a recognized Board of Education with minimum 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST).

Group B

Postgraduate Design Technology Programs. Duration: Two years; Award: Postgraduate Diploma.

Knitwear Design & Technology: Centres: Delhi, Mumbai and Calcutta; Eligibility: Graduation from a recognized University with minimum 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST), or diploma in FD/AD from NIFT only.

Leather Apparel Design & Technology: Centres: Delhi, and Calcutta; Eligibility: Graduation from a recognised University with minimum 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST), or diploma in FD/AD from NIFT only.

Textile Design & Development: Centres: Delhi, Calcutta, Hyderabad; Eligibility: Graduation from recognised University with minimum 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST) or diploma in FD/AD from NIFT only.

Group C

Postgraduate Fashion Design Advanced Programme. Duration: Two yeas; Award: Postgraduate Diploma.

Fashion Design (Advanced Programme): Centre: Delhi; Eligibility: P.G.Diploma or Diploma in any of the Design Programmes of NIFT/NID (or) Bachelor Degree in Home Science (Clothing & Textiles) with minimum 50% marks, or Bachelor of Fine Arts from recognised University with minimum of 50% marks.

Group D

Postgraduate Technology Management Programme. Duration: Two years; Award: Postgraduate Diploma.

Garment Manufacturing Technology: Centres: Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Hyderabad and Gandhinagar; Eligibility: Graduation from a recognised University with minimum 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST or diploma in FD/AD from NIFT only.

Group E

Postgraduate Management Programme. Duration: Two years: Award: Postgraduate Diploma.

Apparel Marketing and Merchandising Management: Centres: Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad; Eligibility: Graduation from a recognised University with minimum 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST) or diploma in FD/AD from NIFT only.

Group F

Postgraduate Fashion Communication Programme. Duration: Two years; Award: Postgraduate Diploma.

Fashion Communication: Centre: Delhi; Eligibility: Graduation from a recognised University with minimum 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST) or diploma in FD/AD from NIFT only.

Admission Procedures

Admission to all the courses is made on the basis of entrance examination as specified against each group:

Groups A and B – General Ability Test (30%), Creative Ability Test (30), Situation Test (20) and Interview (20)

Group C – Presentation Design Ideology (50) and Intensive Interview (50)

Group D - General Ability Test (30), Managerial Ability Test (30), Group Discussion/Case Study (10), Professional Aptitude Test (10), and Interview (10)

Group E- General Ability Test (30), Managerial Ability Test (30), Test of Innovation (10), Group Discussion (10) and Interview (20)

Group F – General Ability Test (30), Creative Aptitude and Creative Communication Test (40) and Interview (30).

B. Information Technology Programmes

These programmes are offered by NIFTs Department of Information Technology.

1.  Fashion Design and Information Technology (at all centres). Eligibility: 10+2 Duration: 3 ½ years. The students have the option of enrolling themselves with the Internet mode registration in BCA programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). The semester-wise syllabus for BCA will be covered along with Fashion and IT inputs of NIFT. Award: NIFT Diploma plus BCA degree from IGNOU

2.  TIFF 2000-Fashion Design Technology (at New Delhi). Duration: Two Years.

3.  Computer Application in Fashion (at New Delhi). Duration: One-Year.

4.  CATD 2000 - Computer Aided Textile Design (at New Delhi). Eligibility: 10+2. Duration: One-Year.

C. Photography Course

The photography course of six month duration (3 days a week) has been introduced in collaboration with the International College of Professional Photography (Australia). The course is offered at New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai centres.

D. Continuing Education (Part-time) Programmes

1.  Fashion Design and Clothing Technology-Eligibility: 10+2. Duration: One-Year (3 hours a day, 5 days a week). Award: Certificate

2.  Fashion Journalism-Eligibility: Graduation. Duration: 3 months. Award: Certificate

3.  Garment Export Merchandising Management-Eligibility: Graduates (working executives with at least one year of experience). Duration: 9 months (3 hours a day, 3 days a week). Award: Certificate

4.  Fabric Styling and Production Technology – Eligibility: 10+2 with work experience. Duration: One-Year. Award: Certificate

5.  Garment Industrial Pattern Making/Designer Fitting-Eligibility: 10+2. Duration: 6 months (3 hours a day, 5 days a week). Award: Certificate

6.  Production Technology-Eligibility: 10+2 with experience in apparel industry. Duration: 13 months (3 hours a day, 5 days a week). Award: Certificate

7.  Fashion Retail Management and Technology-Eligibility: 10+2 with at least one-year of experience. Duration: 9 months, Award: Certificate

8.  Knitwear Garment Manufacturing Technology-Eligibility: Graduation or 10+2 with two years of relevant experience. Duration: 4 months, Award: Certificate

9.  Visual Merchandising-Eligibility: All Duration: 3 months.

E. Distance Learning in Fashion Design:

The one-year certificate programme in Fashion Design and Merchandising through correspondence is open to candidates who have passed the Class 10 examination. At present the study centres are located at all the seven NIFT centres. More study centres at other centres would be opened.

F. NIFT Collaborative Centres

1.  NIFT-TEA Knitwear Fashion Institute (163 TEKIC, Tea Nagar, Tirupur-641606, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu). Courses: (a) Diploma in Knitwear and Fashion Technology. Duration: 3 years. Eligibility: a pass in 10+2 examination. (b) Postgraduate Certificate Courses in (i) Fashion Designing and Pattern Making, (ii) Merchandising, and Knitting Technology and (iii) Knitwear Production. Eligibility: Graduate and Diploma holders in textile related subjects.

2.  Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (C-115 Industrial Area, Phase VII, Mohali-160056, Punjab). Courses: (i) Diploma in Fashion Design, and (ii) Postgraduate Diploma in Garment Manufacturing Technology. Eligibility: as given under NIFT courses. Admissions are made on the basis of the entrance test conducted by NIFT

3.  School of Fashion Technology (Dr Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture Premises, Karvenagar, Pune-411052). Courses: (a) Diploma in Fashion Apparel Design. Duration: One-year. Eligibility: a pass in 10+2 examinations. (b) Postgraduate Courses in (i) Fashion Fabric Product, (ii) Apparel Production Management; and (iii) Fashion Merchandising and Marketing. Duration: One-year. Eligibility: Graduation: The courses are open to women candidates only.