Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology

Northern India Institute Of Fashion Technology
Type Public
Established 1995
Affiliation Government Of Punjab
Location Mohali (Headquarters), Punjab, India
Campus Urban
Nickname NIIFT

Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) is a fashion institute in Mohali with its branches in Jalandhar & Ludhiana in the state of Punjab. It was set up in 1992

Academic Programmes

The regular, full-time programs at NIIFT are run at two levels namely the Graduate level and the Post Graduate level, however, NIIFT has also recently launched its PhD program.

Fashion Design is a three-year undergraduate diploma program. It is available in Mohali, Ludhiana & Jalandhar.The course specialises in design development skills, fashion presentation, market knowledge and trend forecasting. The students, in the final semester, put up their collection on ramp in the annual fashion show of the college ANUKAMA. The show is The well-choreographed show by professional choreographer. Popular models like Krishna Somani,Amanpreet Wahi, Joey Mathews to name a few, walk on ramp featuring the work of the students.[1][2]

It is a three-year undergraduate diploma program. The course offered by NIIFT as a specialization in textiles, prints, fabric development, weaves, surface embellishments and garment construction. The final year students, put up artistic talent and scientific frame of mind at SUVAYAN, the annual textile design exhibition.[3]

This is a post-graduate diploma programme of two years.

This is a post-graduate diploma programme of two years. It is available in Mohali.

Merger Of NIIFT with NIFT

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on the behalf of The Punjab Government gave approval to the merger of Northern Indian Institute of Fashion Technology, Mohali (NIIFT) and its centers at Ludhiana and Jalandhar with National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi (NIFT) in 2010.[4] For this, a sum of Rs. 48 crores over a period of three years was sanctioned to NIFT[4][5]

References

  1. "Grand Finale". The Indian Express. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  2. Thind Joy, Jagmeeta (26 May 2008). "It's all 'Indian' this summer at NIFT". Expressindia. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  3. Rohtaki, Hina (28 May 2010). "Haute Shot". Express India. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Punjab approves the merger of NIIFT with NIFT". Punjab Newsline. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  5. "Mohali to finally have NIFT campus". The Times Of India. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)


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