PLACEMENT

2022
CLASS OF 2022

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY

MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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03 Programme

T 27 Interdisciplinary Minors

32 General Electives

E 35 Campus Placement Schedule 2022

36 Placement Process

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Our Mission
We at the National Institute of Fashion Technology will:

* Provide a transformative educational environment for talented

Our Vision 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
We at NIFT shall offer, at all our campuses, a learning firmly contemporary, incorporating disruptive technologies.
experience of the highest standards in fashion pertaining to * Value and celebrate cultural and individual diversity in our
students, faculty and alumni, always emphasizing the power of
design, technology and management and encourage our
fellowship.
remarkably creative student body to draw inspiration from * Be a global leader in the dissemination of innovative and
India’s textiles and crafts while focusing on emerging global project based pedagogies in design, management and
trends relevant to the industries we serve. technology for all facets of the textile, apparel, retail and
accessories industries, through the promotion of rigorous and
cutting edge research.
* Enable our faculty and students to have intensive interaction
with educational institutions, fashion houses, start-up hubs and
corporations relevant to our programmes
* Bring forth graduates who stay committed to exacting
standards of professional excellence and personal integrity.

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PROGRAMME

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 INTERDISCIPLINARY MINORS DEEPENING SPECIALISATION PROGRAMMES

• Fashion Accesories

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• Jewellery Design
• Home Accesories Accessory
• Fashion Products & work gear

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Design
• Decor & design

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• Communication Design

FC
• Display & Presentation
Design
• Visual Communication Fashion

FC
• Fashion Media Communication
• Fashion Explorations

FD
• Fashion Representation
• Luxury & Couture Fashion

FD
• Image creation & styling Design
• World of knit

KD
• Fashion for sports

• Intimate Apparel Knitwear

• Sportswear
KD

Design
• Leather Fetish & Cult Fashion

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• Leather Lifestyle Produscts

• Product Design Studio Leather

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• Textile Structure & • Footwear Design Studio Design

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• Textile Appreciation
• Textiles for Apparel & Fashion
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• Apparel Manufacturing Accesories

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Process • Textiles for Home & Spaces

F TECH
• IT Applications for Fashion
Buisiness
• Apparel Production Technology
• Lateral Thinking & Innovation • Apparel Production Fashion

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Management Technology
• Apparel Product Development
F TECH

• Fashion Retailing

MFM

Student can choose any one IDM from any department other than their own department
Student can choose any one DS from their respective department
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• Fashion Accesory Design

MASTERS

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• Styling & Display Design

• Design for Society

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• Experience Design
FD

• Fashion Process • Design Strategy Master of

• Theoretical Studies in Design Design
KD

• Knitwear Merchandising
LD

• Luxury Products
SMFM

• Textile Manufacturing &

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Sourcing • Entrepreneurship Master of

• Informational Buisiness Fashion Management
• Apparel Production
Management
F TECH

• IT Essentials for Fashion

E - Buisiness
Pathway Combinations

• Trends & Culture

M DES
M F TECH

• Operational Excellence
• Smart Factory Master of
• Entrepreneurship
MFM

• Smart Garments Fashion Technology

Student can choose any one IDM from any department other than their own department
Student can choose any one DS from their respective department

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FOUNDATION PROGRAMME

The Design & Technology education at NIFT, commences The Design and Technology core encompasses a strong
with a two semester Foundation Programme. The integrated skill and knowledge base essential to the
programme is designed to foster creativity, sensitivity fashion industry. An overview of apparel industry
and skills to form a strong foundation. The students are provides inputs on the socio-economic, traditional
sensitized towards Design & Technology fundamentals, and cultural aspects of the industry, which would lead
to enrich conceptual creative thinking and create an to ideation, conceptualization and communication.
awareness of the fashion business. The programme Exploration with various material and study of general
aims at encouraging students to explore their interest and material science enhances basic understanding
through a broad range of activities and courses. and appreciation of manufacturing processes leading
to product realization. The intricacies of design,
Students are offered a range of options for developing through various courses for learning essential skills for
skills in specific area to develop their individual strength development, process and realization are included as
through engagement with lectures, workshops, field part of the Foundation study.
visits and projects. Students can build their areas
further through number of electives offered to them To sensitize Foundation programme students to our
during their foundation period. socio- cultural ethos, self and society has been included
in the Foundation programme. Students will observe the
The main objectives of the programme are: relationship between the people and their environment
• To orient students towards multi-disciplinary nature to understand their co-existence and co-creation.
of design.
• To provide an enhanced environment for creative The Design aesthetics courses will address the essential
thinking and integrated learning. socio-culture perceptions and contexts. Envisioning
• To ensure a fundamental and common approach for and inculcating ethical and aesthetic values lead
the fashion industry in consonance with the needs to the understanding and expression of physical,
of the industry. psychological, professional and ergonomic concerns.
• To provide uniform fundamental knowledge and skill The students will be given an opportunity to develop
competencies generic to Design and Technology their skills in the preferred areas.
disciplines.

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B.DES ACCESSORY DESIGN

Accessory Design programme prepares design Students are enabled to articulate their individuality
professionals with embedded fashion knowledge, to through their signature style accessory design
offer innovations across myriad platforms spanning collections, yet keeping it relevant to the market and
jewellery, crafts, personal accessories, soft goods and industry challenges. This design collection of eclectic
work gear. Accessory Design programme is a career fashion lifestyle accessories are based on patterns
based education that is relevant today and has the stemming from a synergy of forms, colours and
ability to address the changing future scenario. materials.

Majors Deepening Specialisations (DS)

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Accessory Design Majors provides extensive design Accessory design students are empowered with a choice
knowledge in a socially relevant fashion scenario. of deeper learning with of specific skills in form of
Knowledge is enhanced with conceptual understand of deepening specialization that constitutes of Jewellery
design as a process, material as a medium and ability Design, Fashion products & Work Gear. Student
to synthesize outcomes enabling them to address the can make conscious choice of any one deepening
contemporary needs. The program offers the millennial specialization. This process is well supported by the
students to perfect the design process through a balance department faculty mentor attached to every student
of latest chic trends and a passion for hand crafted throughout his learning in campus.
artisanal products and process. Students are creatively
engaged in developing visualization skills with greater
degree of digital fluency. They stand empowered with
material manipulation skills with an indigenous edge of
traditional techniques.

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DS 1: Jewellery Design Career Pathways

Students gain an in depth understanding of the jewellery Accessory design students are empowered to design
domain knowledge in terms of product, people and their combinational pathways to enter future careers
functioning. Students are equipped with traditional with transferable skills and flexibility. Few of the career
& technical skills in jewellery making. Students are path ways envisaged are: Accessory Design, Jewellery
enabled to design fashion jewellery collection with Design, Decor Design, Design thinking, Designing
contemporary aesthetics and position them in the ideation and concept development, Design researcher,
fashion space. Fashion trend consultation, Accessory Design solutions
for both International and domestic markets. Craft
DS 2: Functional Fashion Accessories based product design. Design futures etc.

The programme offers the millennial students to Students have a choice to work for both corporates and
perfect the design process through a balance of latest international business. But, students areembedded
chic trends and a passion for hand crafted artisanal with design thinking methods and a combination of
products and process across the conventional fashion business knowhow that triggers them to start their own
accessory spectrum. Students gain an in depth design business. During the process of learning they
understanding of the fashion accessory category are exposed to an array of possibilities and promising
knowledge in terms of fashion, form & function. business directions. The opportunities are right there
Students get proficiency in traditional & technical skills in front of them clearly giving a kick start to their
in creating the accessories Students attain fluency in entrepreneurial cravings. In the past many of them have
terms of material and process that is built on explorative established prominent design ventures.
experience. Students are capable to design fashion
accessory collection with contemporary aesthetics and
position in the fashion space.

DS 3: Decor & Design

Decor & Design: Students understand space &

visualization with an opportunity mapping in living
space, bedroom & bathing luxury accessories. They
get to sense aesthetic & ornamentation opportunity
application in the living space segment. They get to
explore the making process & products with mixed
media thereby knowing the nuances of manufacturing
& making of fine dining products. Design an eclectic
artefact with respect to the context and design
products that are in sync with environment.

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B.DES FASHION COMMUNICATION

In the ever-growing world of fashion, the Fashion Styling and Fashion Thinking, Interaction Design and
Communication design programme at NIFT happens New Media Design, specific to the fashion and lifestyle
to be the single most cutting-edge, exciting, and industry. Graphic Design aims to prepare its graduates
increasingly essential pathway to open up in the fashion to have strong skills in visual design, an adeptness
and lifestyle industry. The significance of brand identity of visual design elements such as typography, grid
has come to be seen on par with what the brand sells systems, colour, and composition. Space Design aims to
i.e., the product. Numerous prêt and luxury brands produce professionals with the ability to innovate in the
keep appearing in the Indian retail scenario, and it has vast field of space design and equip them to an exciting
become essential for each one of them to develop a job of transforming physical spaces into functional,
unique brand identity for maximum impact and visibility. comfortable retail experiences. Fashion Creative offers
BACHELORS PROGRAMMES

Fashion Communication has made it feasible for these sensitisation towards the development of a visual
brands to communicate their products, identity, and language incorporating the sense of photography,
strategy, by providing a platform for these very brands. fashion writing and styling. Fashion Thinking explores
the dimensions of a culture that stimulates fashion
Majors thinking and innovation, developing innate abilities to
articulate assumptions and blind spots, value diversity,
This programme encompasses cohesive course studies, engage in conflict and collaboration.
introducing the FC graduate as a Visual Design Strategist
capable of providing integrated solutions, in the
following major pathways: Graphic Design, Advertising
Space Design, Visual Merchandising, Fashion Creatives,
Fashion Photography, Fashion Journalism, Fashion

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Deepening Specialisations (DS) • Modules like Omni-channel (UX), experience

design, sensory design, augmented reality, virtual
In addition to these majors, FC students also have an experience design, artificial intelligence, have been
option to professionally strengthen themselves by incorporated as they are the future of the fashion
opting between the two Deepening Specialisations, i.e., and other retail industry.
either in the area of Visual Communication or Fashion
Media. Under each pathway, new areas have been As new careers keep growing in the industry, there
incorporated to match the pace of the industry. is infinite scope for the graduates of Fashion
Communication to explore and expand their horizons.
DS 1: Visual Communication In the areas of branding, styling, social media marketing,
photography, commercial fashion space, UI & UX design
One of contemporary society’s most beloved art form and graphics, Fashion Communication graduates are
is Visual Communication. The course would stimulate both versatile and passionate about more areas than just
every student to expand his or her cultural experience, one. Come graduation, the students are well versed with
support a full array of still and moving images with an knowledge, concept base and skill. With some of the
overall goal of fostering short film-making. most prolific companies regularly seeking such talented
and disciplined students, Fashion Communication
DS 2: Fashion Media remains one of the most desirable design disciplines at
NIFT.
This specialisation would enable students to be a trend
spotter and fashion a journalist with the ability to bring
clothing to life; putting the style in a cultural context;
inspiring and informing the reader and figuring out
where fashion might be heading next; be a copywriter
or communication manager for the fashion industry.

Career Pathways

Fashion Communication graduates emerge as dynamic

professionals qualified to offer the most effective
and financially viable communication solutions for
the fashion, lifestyle industry and beyond. The fast-
moving digital revolution has opened up Fashion
Communication design to new disciplines that require
students to excel not only in traditional design skills
but also explore and design human-centred concepts
and system design processes linked with information
technology:

• New material i.e., experimental, combinations and

futuristic
• Fashion Thinking

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FD
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B.DES FASHION DESIGN

Fashion Design has been the flagship programme of exports, niche segments and handcrafting sectors, the
NIFT and has played an influential role in shaping the curriculum develops through defined pathways from
Indian fashion ethos through generations of successful the second to the fourth year.
entrepreneurs and designers who lead the industry
though their creative and business acumen. Over the Majors
last 35 years, it continues to create a resource pool of
multi-faceted graduates who address the challenges of The Fashion Design Major subjects follow pathways
the dynamic industry by leveraging the transformative for sequential and seamless learning to equip students
capacity of design in fashion and allied areas, creatively with integral knowledge and technical skills with focus
and responsibly. Adequate opportunities are offered to on current industry realities as well as emerging sectors.
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each student to envision and develop design abilities by Fundamental disciplines and modern intersections
encouraging questions, reflection and experimentation introduce the basics and progressively expand the
in order to discover one’s unique aesthetic bent of boundaries of fashion design. Creative ideation finds
mind. Original interpretations balanced with real- practical expression through core subjects that include
world learning generates fashion that addresses Design and Illustration, Apparel Development with
current human needs with a future-facing vision. The Pattern Making, Draping and Garment Construction as
overarching objective of the department is to enable core components, History and Contemporary Fashion,
integrated development of future professionals so that and Value Addition for different industry segments.
they contribute to the directional growth of the apparel Historical references, contemporary socio-cultural
industry through a global outlook with an Indian soul. issues and envisaged fashion futures guide design
This is achieved by a triple-pronged approach towards expressions. A combination of manual, technological and
fashion education through periodic dynamic curricular digital inputs enable development of skill competencies
changes, technical experimentation and collaborative that are necessary to actualise designs in different
linkages with the industry. With focus on the specific categories for specific market segments. Specialised
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and presentation techniques. The department has Pattern theatre and thematic exhibitions. Heritage style is
Making, Draping and Garment Construction labs, art reimagined and interpreted through bespoke fitting and
room and multi-purpose studio that facilitate purposive tailoring techniques for niche clients.
learning outcomes.
Career Pathways
In the final semester, the Fashion Design students have
a choice of undertaking either industry-based Graduation The Fashion Design programme imparts a spectrum of
Project sponsored by export houses, retail brands, multi-dimensional inputs to capacitate the graduating
designers, NGOs, or a Design Collection based on a self- batch for pursuing career options in accordance with
articulated brief. In addition, there is an opportunity to their aptitude and choices. Graduates find employment
undertake a craft-based Design Collection sponsored by opportunities with fashion designers, in-house design
the Ministry of Textiles. The Graduating Collections are teams of textile mills, export houses, buying agencies,
showcased in an annual exhibition. retail sector, design studios in the couture, bespoke and
ready to wear segments for women, men and children.
Deepening Specialisation (DS) Some of the notable employers are fashion designers
Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Ritu Beri,
DS 1: Luxury and Couture Gaurav Gupta, Amit Agarwal, Suket Dhir, Manish Arora,
Rahul Mishra, Anita Dongre, Manish Malhotra, Abu Jani
The deepening specialisation on ‘Luxury and Couture’ Sandeep Khosla, Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Bal and others;
addresses the growing luxury and bridge-to-luxury export and buying houses such as Shahi Exports, Orient
segments in India. It progresses from Overview of Luxury Craft, Span India, Modelama, Li & Fung, Triburg, and
in Fashion, Heritage Couture – Women, Bespoke – Men Impulse; retail sector employers include Reliance Retail,
and Creative Pattern Making. It develops understanding Raymond, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd., Taneira,
of the heritage of Indian luxury and motivations of the Landmark, TCNS, Pantaloons, Good Earth, Blackberry.
new affluent class of customers as the focus of design. There are opportunities with textile mills with in-house
Crafting luxury apparel for women and men includes the design labels such as Arvind Ltd. and Raymond Ltd., and
identification and selection suitable fabrics, and specialty NGOs working in the crafts sector. E-commerce platforms
techniques of Draping, Pattern Making and Garment like Amazon, Myntra, Ajio, Tata CLiQ and First Cry; trend
Construction for couture bridal, evening and occasion forecasting companies such as WGSN and Pattern bank,
wear. Creative Pattern cutting is about innovative fabric digital and virtual fashion design consultancies offer
manipulation to create experimental structures. Garment creatively challenging career options.
Construction includes referencing and revival of the
handmade as well as expert sewing on specialty machines The department strongly encourages entrepreneurship.
and fine finishing skills with application of relevant trims While several graduates have their own fashion labels,
and embellishments. some also branch out as independent fashion stylists for
individual clients, events and fashion shows. Costume
DS 2: Image Creation & Styling design for cinema, television and theatre is another niche
area. There is scope for design consultants in fashion and
The deepening specialisation on ‘Image Creation and allied areas of exhibition design and scenography, content
Styling’ progresses from Celebrity culture, Fashion Styling writers, bloggers, and freelance fashion illustrators. After
& Image Creation, Costume for film & performing arts, to years of industry experience, some alumni return to
Celebrity couture & bespoke fashion. The focus is on the academics to pursue teaching.
profession of image consultancy and role of the stylist in
developing a look for specific individual for a live event
and/or capturing a look for a photoshoot. Editorial and
advertorial expressions in photography, publicity and
branding are explored. Costume design assignments are
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KD
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B.DES KNITWEAR DESIGN

The Knitwear Design Department addresses the need women’s wear, kids wear, active or sportswear, leisure
of specialised design professionals for the Knitwear wear, winter wear, lingerie and intimate apparels.
domain of Fashion Apparel & Accessories industry.
The department provides students a comprehensive Majors
exposure towards designing and execution of Knitwear
Fashion garments and products. The scope of curriculum In the new curriculum students will learn four major
encompasses multiple segments, from foundation subjects, one subject from deepening specialisation
garments to outerwear. Students are given inputs on area, one subject from interdisciplinary minor area,
the latest technological knowhow and detailed design one general elective subject and one optional elective
methodologies to remain abreast with latest trends and subject in every semester. The major subjects offered
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forecast in fashion. The department enables students by Knitwear programme across semesters cover the
to grow as professionals who can handle all aspects broad areas of Knitting, Flat Pattern & Construction,
of Knitwear Fashion, right from designing of fabric to Fabric Technology, Illustration and Presentation
product realisation. Techniques. Study and practice of crafts are also given
due importance in all the semesters.
Through four years of amalgamated exposure in
knowledge and skill, a Knitwear Designer seeks to
emerge with a blend of creative thinking, strong
technical skills and a dynamic market orientation with
respect to Flat Knits, Circular Knits and Computerised
Knitting. The students acquire capabilities to work
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Deepening Specialisations (DS) the department also offers Industry Internship of 8 weeks
in any Knitwear industry to develop practical knowledge
The Department offers two Deepening Specialisation in the industry. At the end of the programme, the student
areas to choose from, by the names of Intimate Apparel has the choice of undergoing a 16 weeks of Graduation
and Sportswear. Project in a Knitwear industry or to design and execute a
creative Design Collection.
DS 1: Intimate Apparel
Career Pathways
This specialisation aims to provide opportunity to the
students to specialise in the intimate apparel segment Career pathways for graduates of Knitwear Design
of Knitwear. This shall enable students to understand Programme are Knitwear designers for all categories,
and practice design process through thematic approach. Knitted Fabric Designer, Merchandiser, Stylist, Visual
The students shall learn to design concepts of intimate Merchandiser, Entrepreneur. Knowledge and skill
apparel collections taking inspiration from the latest in knitwear fashion along with the learning from
trends, forecasts, design aesthetic and renowned peer interdisciplinary minor and the electives chosen, shall
works. It further provides scopes to develop intimate further increase the scope of becoming a multifaceted
apparel products by learning specific pattern designing professional in various segments of fashion industry.
and construction techniques. This also provides
exposure to specialised fabrics and trims used for
intimate apparels. The students get opportunity to plan
collections according to brand aesthetics and finally
be able to come up with unique, creative design for
intimate apparel collections.

DS 2: Sportswear

The Sportswear specialisation provides a unique

opportunity for a knitwear design student to specialise
in one of the most promising and challenging segments
of the knitwear industry. The students would learn
to conceptualise design aesthetics for diversified
functional and aesthetic needs of different categories
of sportswear. Understanding various user needs and
performance expectations are important leaning targets
for the students of this specialisation. Students shall
learn specific pattern designing, specialised material
handling and construction techniques for sportswear.
Distinctive design projects for casual sportswear and
active sportswear provide opportunity to conceptualise
specific design goals and practically execute products
to fulfil performance and aesthetic requirements
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B.DES LEATHER DESIGN

The Leather Design degree programme of NIFT is a hand skills and capabilities for explorative and real
unique programme that intends to create prepared time applications of learning through the main core
Design Professionals and Design Entrepreneurs for domains/major areas running across the semesters
Fashion Leather products, Luxury goods and allied viz. Material Studies- Leather & Non Leather, Design
product sectors in National and International Business. & Fashion Studies, Apparel Production & Ergonomics,
With the intent to help Nation building through the Luxury Product Design & Marketing, Apparel Design
Design Professionals & Entrepreneurs, the curriculum Studio, Drawing & Digital Design and Craft Cluster
of Leather Design programme of NIFT, with Design Initiatives (Integration). Supported and strengthened
and Product Development as the core, caters to the by the deepening specialisation, the majors ensure the
different industry segments of Fashion Product sector, student’s portfolio building with multi-categories of
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viz. Garments, Leather Goods, Footwear, Luxury goods leather products and accessories which complete the
and hand crafted products. apparel range.

The professional expertise is developed by imparting The Majors are also strengthened by the floating majors
the required knowledge, skills, creative exploration to ensure the requisite knowledge, skills and capabilities
and practices built within the curriculum through that are imparted at different levels with each graduating
four subject categories, viz. Majors, Deepening semester to create the necessary prepared design
Specialisations, Interdisciplinary Minors and General professionals for the industry. The whole learning of
Studies. majors culminates into the Graduation Project in the
final semester in the form of design collection projects
Majors either self or industry sponsored or graduation research
The majors across the 8 semesters provide the requisite projects sponsored by either self or industry or craft
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B.DES TEXTILE DESIGN

From fibre to fabric, the design and development of create, experiment and innovate with materials.
textiles is the key to the business of fashion. The fast Alongside there is also emphasis on learning specialised
paced activities in the export and domestic sectors of software in order to explore digital and non-traditional
the Indian apparel and home fashion industry demand approach to design, fabric structures and surfaces. The
professional textile designers who can think ‘out-of- objective is to provide hands-on experience through
the-box’ and yet adapt to the challenging business practical set- ups and state-of-the-art technology. The
environment. department boasts of an array of studios including
weaving, textile testing, surface design and CAD.
Majors
Deepening Specialisations (DS)
BACHELORS PROGRAMMES

The Textile Design Major equips students with

knowledge and hones their creativity and understanding DS 1: Textiles for Apparel & Fashion Accessories
of design application for the industry. Weaving, print
design and surface embellishment are the core textile The Deepening Specialisation ‘Textiles for Apparel
subjects, using both hand and digital skills, to impart an & Fashion Accessories’ will strengthen students’
extensive and versatile training for the students. The understanding of the apparel segment and build up
Major builds upon the integration of creative forces of their vocabulary of fashion, apparel categories, details
design with textile technology, and also keeps in mind and trimmings used in garments and accessories. The
the historical, social and cultural contexts in which the specialisation focuses on intensive fabric studies in
designers work today. Textile innovation and emerging order to equip students to select appropriate fabrics
textile technologies are an integral part of the Major. for different apparel products, and comprehend the
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and sourcing for a specific product. Specific industry Career Pathways

linked design projects in core areas of prints, surface
and weaves will provide real time experience to design The programme prepares students for a wide range
fabrics for apparel and fashion accessories. of careers in the textile and fashion industry like
mills, export houses, buying agencies, design studios,
DS 2: Textiles for Home & Spaces handloom and handicraft cooperatives, NGOs, home
and apparel retail brands and online stores as Designers,
The Deepening Specialisation ‘Textiles for Home & Merchandisers, Buyers, Managers, Home/Fashion
Spaces’ will focus on home textile products for bed, bath, Stylists and Trend Forecasters or work independently
kitchen and living spaces, and other interior spaces. as Entrepreneurs. The Textile Design alumni are doing
The students will gain an understanding of regional collaborative and interdisciplinary work with world-
variations in home fashion in terms of colours, motifs, leading industry partners such as Arvind Mills, Welspun,
patterns and sizing of products. The specialisation Bombay Dyeing, Madura Garments, Maspar, Portico,
entails to strengthen students’ knowledge of fabrics and D’décor, Trident Group, Samsung, W for Woman, Biba,
their properties in terms of performance and aesthetics Satya Paul, Triburg, Sarita Handa Exports, Shades of
for a specific end application. The critical know-how India, Apartment 9, Blackberrys, Fabindia, Jaypore and
of product development from ideation to product with designers like Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Ritu Kumar,
realisation will be addressed through industry linked Tarun Tahiliani, among others. Some of the alumni are
projects. The students will be adept to design prints, successful entrepreneurs, setting trends and making
weaves and embellished fabrics for home textiles. great strides in the fashion world.

The Textile Design students undertake sponsored

Graduation Project in their final year with the industry
for a period of 16 weeks to develop design collections.
The projects are sponsored by textile mills, export
houses, home and apparel retail brands, designers or
NGOs. The students are also given choice to undertake
self-sponsored or research projects. The Graduation
Project culminates with academic evaluation and final
showcase of students’ work in an annual show.

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BFT
BFT
BACHELOR OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY

The four year course in Fashion Technology is aimed to Majors

develop industry ready professionals who are trained
to understand the fundamentals of apparel business Apparel Production Technology major will prepare
and to effect change in order to match the dynamism Techno-managers with expertise in the core areas of
of business scenario. The course provides executive, mass manufacturing of apparel viz. Apparel Technology,
advanced level and strategic inputs in the field of apparel Production Planning, Industrial Engineering, Sustainable
production through major, inter disciplinary minor Production, etc. The Apparel Production Management
subjects and 3 different deepening specialisations. pathway is aimed towards imparting knowledge on the
Other subjects in the form of General Electives and various managerial aspects and application of Information
Floating Majors have been included in order to enhance technology in apparel manufacturing business. Apparel
BACHELORS PROGRAMMES

the overall development of students and to provide Product Development, starts with Engineering drawing
added inputs thus traversing the knowledge spectrum and conversion of 3D object into 2D shape through
from academic to holistic. draping techniques and goes up to development
of complex product. This pathway emphasises on
From the semester I to semester IV, all students developing the hands on skill of the students in the area
are oriented towards the fashion industry, apparel of Pattern making and Garment construction employing
production technology, pattern making and garment the best industrial practices.
construction, apparel production management, apparel
quality management and introductory courses in Fashion
marketing, retail management, applications of artificial
intelligence, technical textiles, entrepreneurship,
database management for apparel business and
industrial engineering among other subjects.

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Deepening Specialisations (DS) where students work on innovating processes,

From semester V, students who are already equipped developing new products, providing efficiency
with the knowledge of compulsory courses are enhancement through systematic research.
supposed to choose and pursue any specialisation out
of the three provided by the course as under: Career Pathways

DS 1: Apparel Production Technology Apparel Product development: With a combination

of core and deepening specialisation in this pathway,
This deepening specialisation is aimed to fortify the students will be able to join the industry in the areas of
student’s understanding of Manufacturing Technology, Sampling Room Coordinator, Technical Audit Manager,
practical exercises in designing of a manufacturing Fit Analyst, Production Merchant, Product Manager,
set-up, with introductory inputs on Robotics and Product Engineer etc. Apparel Production Technology:
Mechatronics and their applications in the Industry. With a combination of core and deepening specialisation
Floating specialisation in form of study of ergonomics in this pathway, students will be able to join the industry
environment, Lean Manufacturing and sustainable in the areas of Production Planner, Production Manager,
production add to the versatility of the student. Lean System Manager, Sustainable Manager, Plant
Manager, Industrial Engineer, Work study Manager etc.
DS 2: Apparel Production Management
Apparel Production Management: With a combination
The specialisation strengthens the knowledge of of core and deepening specialisation in this pathway,
production management through advanced inputs students will be able to join the industry in the areas of
on Quality management and executive inputs on Merchandising (production), Vendor e v a l u a t i o n /
Logistics, Data Analytics, Social responsibility and selection/development, quality management,
web development among others. Fashion Forecasting, Automation, application and Management of
Supply Chain Management and Information assurance Information Technology.
and security as floating specialisation subjects help in
cementing the knowledge acquired in this specialisation.

DS 3: Apparel Product Development

Students who want to deepen their knowledge of

pattern-making, anthropometry and sizing, solving
fit issues, apparel grading and making of contoured
apparel, aim at further deepening the knowledge
acquired in this domain along with giving a free hand to
the design creativity of students opting for the product
development specialisation.
In the final semester, students undertake their
graduation project either commissioned by a business
concern or on their own. The knowledge assimilated
during their course of study in Bachelors of Fashion
Technology finally is to be put to test in the industry

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MDES
MDES
MASTER OF DESIGN

‘Master of Design’ degree caters to the multi- Majors

disciplinary and dynamic nature of job profiles that seek
professionals who can work in versatile environments. Major subjects culminate in to areas which create the
Research is one of the tools that empower one to take Interdisciplinary Foundation of MDES. The course
up challenges, which may emerge in contemporary unifies its core on four systems namely Trends Research
complex systems. Therefore, this course builds its & Forecasting, Design for Sustainability, Design
specialisations based on the foundation of design Thinking & Innovation and Design Research. Synergetic
thinking and research practice. in themselves they create the foundation on which
MDES course is designed to create a 360 degree learning
Graduates of this programme would be equipped to curve.
hold key positions in large design, fashion or corporate
houses in the areas of Design Thinking and Research, Grounded in ethical practices of research, students
MASTER PROGRAMMES

Craft Design, Special Needs, Publication & Graphics, can tailor their strengths through a cross-pollination of
Media writing & design, Lifestyle Products, User subjects and create a niche professional space.
Experience & User centred design depending on the
area of specialisation pursued by each student through The course of MDES Creates a formal setting for ‘Industry
a pedagogic structure that enables individual pathways connect’ to initiate a synergy between students Industry
within 4 deepening specialisations offered in the course and Academia, through which an initiation is carried
focusing on various design industry domains. out to achieve industry project briefs, culminating into
the Industry guided project. This gives each student a
(The above mandate is based on the assumption that practical experience to take this further towards final
the students applying for Master of Design Programme semester in to the Dissertation project of a larger scope.
would be familiar with fundamentals of design theory).

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Deepening Specialisations (DS) analysis, critical & design thinking and creates value for
identified businesses. Branding design is very much a
Students have to choose any one specialisation based part of the strategy today and is moving towards design
on prior academic, professional background, and skills driven consumer market. The course aims to orient the
acquired. Deepening specialization will be available students in branding and identity of products or services
subject to meeting the capping of minimum and and address the issue how design can help capitalize on
maximum number of students. national and international levels.

DS 1: Design for Society DS 4: Theoretical Studies in Design

Design for Society specialisation looks at design in the Theoretical Studies in Design trace the birth and
context of society. Today designers are working along evolution of man’s design history. It critically examines
with various agents and agencies to solve the complex this process through analytical and practical modes of
social problems and are designing for social change. enquiry. It is an interdisciplinary field that probes in the
It also enables the students to critically evaluate the questions that have impacted design decisions towards
social, ethical and ecological issues in design. The shaping human environment over the years. It spans
students will learn theories of Social Innovation and various fields like art and architecture, urban planning,
apply them to design problems in the real world and use communication, cultural studies and demographics
design for active social engagement and change. through qualitative grounded theory approach. The
curriculum attempts to ask basic questions to find the
DS 2: Experience Design most sustainable ways of designing. The course also
equip students with the skills in the emerging area of
The skill sets of designers today are not limited to curatorial practices.
creation of mere objects but include creation of
services and experiences. Experience is the result of Career Pathways
people’s interaction with designed environments. The
richer the experience for the user the more successful Career pathways in MDES are the broad professional
is the design. Once the students are equipped with the areas emerging from the deepening specialisations
conceptual framework of experience design, they learn supplemented by Major subjects. Some avenues include
to apply it in the fields of Human Computer Interaction, Social Sustainable Management, Designing for special
User Interface and User experience, signage & needs, Craft Design for communities, User Experience
information design, graphics and content curating. Design, Space Design Exhibition, and Museum &
Spatial applications will range from exhibitions, Designing for commercial Spaces, Design Innovation
museums, retail and other built spaces. Strategy, Consumer Insight research, Retail Design,
Pure Research, Design Criticism & Academics, Media
DS 3: Design Strategy Writing; Blogging, Curation in Culture and design. Apart
from the pathways mentioned above Design Innovation
Strategic Design Management deals with study and Practice & Innovation management, Pure and Applied
application of design methods and advanced processes Research, Trend forecasting for design & fashion
for uplifting the industrial practices. It deals with core industry, Systems Design & Sustainable Design practice
understanding of theories of strategy and addresses and Forecasting are emerging careers.
application of design beyond mere aesthetics by using

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MFM
MFM
MASTER OF FASHION MANAGEMENT

To develop world class professionals in the areas of Majors

fashion management, marketing, merchandising, and
retailing; to produce future entrepreneurs who are Major subjects refer to the core domain of the
equipped with fashion product, technology, analytical department. The purpose of the first semester major
and managerial skills and knowledge with right industry subjects is to prepare a firm background and foundation,
connect. on which further specializations can be built, in the area
of Marketing, Merchandising, Understanding of Fabrics,
Students undergo in-depth education in management, and Research and Statistical as well as Information
marketing, buying, merchandising (retail and export), Technology application in it. The understanding of these
retail operations, international marketing, basic disciplines is further enlarged and substantiated
international trade practices and project formulation. in the subsequent semester with subjects like Supply
Entrepreneurship and also on an important aspect of chain management, Omni Channel Retailing, Consumer
MASTER PROGRAMMES

interdisciplinary aspect of fashion. They are exposed Behaviour and Neuro Marketing, Luxury Brand
to creative merchandising/marketing, innovative Management, Fashion Brand Management, Strategic
fashion management practices, Information technology and Innovation management, Big data and analytics
developments, cluster studies, sustainability, directions etc. The purpose of the major subjects is to groom the
of fashion trends and business practices, through field students in the key areas that are necessary for a domain
visits and industry internships. specific management course the “Fashion Management
Studies”. The progression of the subject is such that
The department maintains an active collaboration continuity of knowledge is maintained. Self-study by
with the industry through several consultancy projects the students is encouraged as part of curriculum.
undertaken by the members of the faculty and also
through the internship and graduation projects, class
room projects done by the students.

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Deepening Specializations (DS) social media marketer, content marketing, event

manager, E-commerce merchandiser, marketing and
Deepening specialization subjects are meant to sales professional, luxury store manager. International
allow the students to specialize in a specific area business specialization covers the subjects like
leading to a particular pathway. The areas for global fashion business, export merchandising and
deepening specialization are Marketing and Retailing, EXIM documentation, global marketing and costing
Entrepreneurship and International Business. The and profitability. This would lead to careers as
student can choose any one area for in-depth study export merchandiser, buying house merchandiser,
throughout the course. sourcing manager, logistics manager, global business
development manager, sampling merchandisers,
DS 1: Marketing and Retailing compliance officer, and vendor management executive.

The specialization provides an opportunity to gain Entrepreneurship specialization covers the subjects like
in-depth understanding of Customer Experience Entrepreneurship business models and success stories,
Management, Retail operations, Omni-channel Retail, business idea generation and feasibility testing with
E commerce etc. live projects, family business management, business
plan, laws and integrated project. This would lead to
DS 2: Entrepreneurship careers as entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, NGOs,
academician, cluster manager/marketer, Consultant for
The Entrepreneurship would equip the students with rural marketers.
the skills to understand the nuances of feasibility
study and business laws, report making to setup his
enterprise.

DS 3: International Business

The International Business as a deepening specialization

aims to provide a nuanced understanding of the size
and nature of global business, EXIM documentation,
export marketing. All these specialization would help
the student to focus and perform at higher level.

Career Pathways

The Marketing & Retailing specialization covers the

subjects like customer experience management and
retail operations, Omni channel planning and buying,
E commerce, fashion promotion mix and social media
marketing, branded entertainment. This would lead to
careers as Retail buyer, retail planner, store manager,
visual merchandiser, retail trainer, mall manager, retail
consultant, brand executive, social media analyst,

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MFT
MFT
MASTER OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY

The two year Masters course in Fashion Technology to undertake a thesis in the field of their choice to
is a unique programme of study in the field of apparel research and derive solutions by way of collaborating
manufacturing and allied supply chain in India. The with domestic and international companies utilizing
course aims to develop future ready techno-managers classroom learning.
/ operation managers par excellence by adopting an
analytical approach through research in innovative Students of each specialisations will study 10 core
and disruptive technologies all the while focusing on subjects, 08 subjects of deepening specialisation (DS),
life skills for developing socially and environmentally 03 subjects of Interdisciplinary Minor (IDM) and 06 (six)
responsible professionals. The course is aimed at General Electives (GE) subjects over three semesters.
graduate engineers and technologists who are looking to In final semester the students will carry out their
diversify in the field of fashion technology by providing dissertation projects in their choice of areas. The
them domain knowledge of textile and apparel. students will also have options of studying maximum
MASTER PROGRAMMES

three floating subjects (from a bouquet of six subjects)

Students may choose a specialized realm of study, over three semesters. The students will undergo craft
such as Operational Excellence, Smart Factory and cluster study for one week at the end of first semester
Smart Garments wherein they will learn the technical (during winter break) and apparel internship for 8 weeks
aspects of the same. MFT classroom teaching is at the end of 2nd semester (during summer break).
reinforced with regular field visits to industries
present in the apparel supply chain. Students also get The M.F.Tech course differentiates itself by adopting
opportunities to experience and relate their classroom a holistic approach towards content delivery: where
learning while undertaking internship with relevant students will be oriented to the bigger picture first and
industry. Additionally inputs of entrepreneurship and then drilled down to the building blocks. The student
developing of business plans are provided to encourage will conduct additional iterative environmental and
willing students to explore the glorious path of being situational analysis. Encouragement to see, learn,
an entrepreneur. The program requires the student practice and build solutions. Strong emphasis on Lab:

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a transformative educational environment, where

students will spend lot of time analysing, experimenting DS 3: Operational Excellence
in state of art lab.
Major This specialization would allow the student to develop
capability of managing manufacturing systems which
Additional knowledge enrichment for willing students focus on Production efficiency, Lean Principles,
is imparted through them taking up floating majors for Sustainability, Ergonomics, Quality management,
extra credit. Floating major subjects aim to introduce Operations, Value-chain / Integrative Management
the students to the aspects of data science, research etc. The course would enable the student to explain
methods, Intellectual Property Rights, E-Commerce, the concepts of operational management in the areas
International business etc. of facility design, quality management, and lean
applications across apparel supply chain with special
Deepening Specialisations (DS) focus on best practices of sustainability. The students
will be able to calculate sustainability index of various
From semester II, students would choose and pursue apparel manufacturing processes, find out the efficiency
any specialisation out of the three provided by the of supply chain and standard time in apparel production
course as under: and compare sustainable practices, factory layouts
and supply management matrices to augment decision
DS 1: Smart Factory making capabilities.

This specialization would allow the student to develop CAREER PATHWAYS

Industry 4.0 capabilities such as Artificial Intelligence,
AR/VR, Industrial Internet of Things, Big Data, Cloud Smart Factory
Computing, 3D printing, Robotics etc. for fashion
supply chain. The course would enable the student Automation, in areas of application and management of
to develop knowledge about cyber-physical systems Information Technology, Research and development in
like Mechatronics, IOT, etc. The subjects under this machinery and its usage, R&D in systems, data analysis
specialisation would provide the opportunity to for the industry, etc.
develop skills in machine learning algorithm and
process automation and would enable them to develop Smart Garments
solutions for smart manufacturing organizations
integrating machines, devices, sensors and people. Technical Audit Manager, Fit Analyst, Production
Merchant, Product Manager, Product Engineer, R&D in
DS 2: Smart Garments wearable technology, etc.

This specialization would allow the student to Operational Excellence

develop capabilities in the areas of Technical Textiles,
Anthropometry, 3D body scanning, 3D simulation, Production Planning, Production Manager, Lean System
Smart-wearables, Stitch less Garments and garments Manager, CSR mangers, Sustainability operations,
for special needs. The course would enable the student Quality Managers, Plant Manager, Industrial Engineer,
to understand the application of 3D body scanning in etc.
the fields of anthropometry, sizing, manufacturing
and retail and gain knowledge of technical, intelligent
textiles and smart wearables. The students are
equipped to use scanners to extract measurements,
develop patterns, virtual garments and virtual try-ons
and develop products and solutions using stitch less
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AD
The new curriculum of accessory design offers a lot more flexibility through choice of Inter Disciplinary Minors
(IDMs). This combination teaches them more than one skill and empathy to collaborate across disciplines, while
also trimming the redundancy. The department offers three IDMs; two for undergraduates (Fashion Accessories
& Home Accessories) and one for the post graduates (Fashion Accessory Trends).

IDMs for UG IDM for PG

IDM 1: Fashion Accessories Fashion Accessory Trends (PG)

INTERDISCIPLINARY Students get to understand fashion accessory

categories, their cultural context. Influence of local
Students understand the spectrum of fashion
accessories categories. They get to do cultural trend

MINORS
and global trends on accessories.They gain ability to mapping and forecasting. Translate trends to concept
visualize concepts for fashion accessories and choose development in context to fashion accessories. They
appropriate material in realizing the prototype. They get are enabled to interpret trends and apply to develop
to conceive fashion accessory design project to execute user profiles for a design brief. Experience a variety of
a feasible design solution and develop prototype. materials and processes that are related to accessory
development. Students may conceive a fashion
IDM 2: Home Accessories accessory design project to execute a feasible design
and solution and develop a prototype.
Students understand home accessories in cultural-
inter personal context. They get the sense the size
and structure of the home décor industry and clearly
visualize the opportunity in this space. They gain skills
to create visual architecture with respect to home
accessories. Explore different techniques, assemblies,
material combinations for home accessories. An
opportunity to ideate & conceive home accessories
design project based on a clear need articulation and
develop tangible prototype.

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FC
Fashion Communication offers three Inter-Disciplinary Minor subjects for the students of other UG and PG pro-
grammes. Communication Design and Display & Presentation Design for UG and Styling and Display Design for
FD
Fashion Design offers three Inter-Disciplinary Minor subjects for the students of other UG and PG programmes.
fashion Studies and Fashion Representation for UG students and Fashion Process for PG students.
PG students.

IDMs for UG IDM for PG IDMs for UG IDM for PG

IDM 1 : Communication Design Styling & Display Design IDM 1: Fashion Explorations Fashion Process

Students develop professional competencies in graphic, Styling and Display Design is a perfect mixed bag for This stream of study will enable students to comprehend, This pathway offers 3 courses which encapsulate and
sign and symbol design, brand identity, styling, image styling design to produce students who are creative, ideate and create basic fashion products. Offered along 5 empower the students with a basic understanding of
processing and narration through a variety of print, with specific skills in trend forecasting, analysis, and subject areas this pathway enables the students develop fashion within the areas of history, pattern development
media, and digital formats. interpretation of style and brands. They can apply these a grasp on clothing and fashion history, techniques and illustration/ fashion image through cinema. The
skills to the present and emerging technologies in the of developing patterns, constructing basic women’s stream will add to the existing knowledge of the chosen
IDM 2 : Display & Presentation Design global fashion industry with the inputs of the image wear apparel, illustrate and identify the historical and specialisation and enable the students to articulate the
capturing through photography. contemporary fashion represented through cinema. The fashion learning in tune with their area of work.
In Display & Presentation Design the students will be learnings gained from this stream when put to use in
exposed to live and hypothetical projects where they conjunction with the main specialisation will enable the
create and design for varying target markets and learn student to conceptualize and develop basic women’s
about the relationship between concept design and wear apparel.
practical realisation. They would be able to create the
right image both within and beyond the store’s physical IDM 2 : Fashion Representation
structure.
The subjects under this stream of study focus on
understanding modes in which fashion is represented.
The 5 subject progression under this pathway traversing
through history, illustration, fashion visage fiction, and
styling enables the student to grasp the verbal and
visual language of fashion. This pathway is offered to
students to supplement the fashion knowledge gained
from their respective specialisations to further aid
in discussing and appreciating fashion represented
through the medium of art, literature and cinema.

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KD
The Interdisciplinary Minor subject areas that are offered for UG students of other departments are World of
Knits and Fashion for Sports and Knitwear & Merchandising for PG students.
LD
The Department of Leather Design offers two Interdisciplinary Minors for other UG programmes, viz. {i) Leath-
er Fetish & Cult Fashion and {ii) Leather Lifestyle Products, and offers one Interdisciplinary Minor for PG pro-
grammes, i.e. Luxury Products.

IDMs for UG Performance, Functional clothing, Technical Textiles, IDMs for UG IDM for PG
Pattern making and construction, Stretch fabric are the
IDM 1 : World of Knits highlights of the IDM. IDM 1: Leather Fetish & Cult Fashion Luxury Products

World of Knits aims to introduce students to the IDM for PG As an I DM offered to other departments, the Leather This track offered to the PG students takes one through
delectable world of Knitwear and helps them work with Fetish track helps students of other disciplinary a graduated mindset of design & design approach,
knitwear such that they are able to develop garments, Knitwear Merchandising domains to add the leather fetish product category heritage & storytelling, quality benchmarks, price
accessories and home products - using both the aesthetic into their knowledge and skills portfolio thus increasing roofing and anti-laws of marketing. A luxury orientation
and tactile elements of the knit fabric. Learners at the Knitwear Merchandising aims to give the learners a the fashion value quotient and also career options. prepares the mind to view a product as a compelling
end of this course will be able to work confidently with holistic understanding of managing the specifics of the Across the semesters, students are taken through the story and therefore understand the characters that
knits and use them as a creative medium to develop a Knitwear Business. It provides inputs on merchandising overview of Industry, classification of fetish product & build it. With this new mindset, the student is trained
range of fashion products. Design, Art and Aesthetics, the Knitwear market, technical details on product outerwear, concepts and trends of fetish & cult fashion, to approach a product with a heightened consciousness
Hand knitting, Hand flat knitting, sustainability, zero development and costing (for circular and flat knits), sub-culture, material understanding of leather, leather of design philosophy & its application, and supporting
waste, Recycling, Upcycling, customization, versatility Target market, Fabric identification, sizing, Pattern alternates & surfaces, design & prototyping process. drivers that keep the product unique. Designing and
of knits as a medium, Yarn to Product are the highlights Making, Garment Production, seams Finishes for The track would culminate with the students developing prototyping to demonstrate understanding wind up the
of the IDM. Knitwear Apparels, costing of Knits, Quality control for a range of fetish products and outerwear with a holistic track.
knits are the highlights of the I DM. photography. understanding of leather application.
IDM 2 : Fashion for Sports
“Fashion for Sports” is aimed at giving an orientation IDM 2 : Leather Lifestyle Products
towards the most versatile and the fastest growing
category in fashion business - Sportswear. It introduces Given itsversatilityand luxury I ifestyle quotient,
the learner to the various components of Sportswear students are taken through the overview of the
as a category, and draws distinction between casual, industry, classifications, fashion trends, leather as a
Active, Performance sports and Athleisure. The subject material for creative & lifestyle expressions and its
also introduces the learners to parameters for selection infinite applications. As students graduate, they would
of fabric and trims for developing Sportswear, and develop a holistic understanding of leather lifestyle
equips with skillsets to handle the same. Ergonomics, product development that constitutes home furnishing
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TD
Textile Design offers three Inter-Disciplinary Minors for the students of other UG and PG programmes. Textile
BFT
The Fashion Technology department offers four Inter Disciplinary Minor subjects for the students of other UG
Structure & Surface and Textile Appreciation for UG and Textile Manufacturing and Sourcing for PG students. and PG programmes.

IDMs for UG The students will also get an opportunity to apply the IDMs for UG IDM for PG
elements and principles of design to ideate and express
IDM 1 : Textile Structure & Surface through textiles. Exploring and manipulating materials IDM 1: Apparel Manufacturing Process Apparel Product Management
will give a direction to communicate effectively with
The Textile Structure and Surface minor will give textiles. The students will gain an insight into the global The Inter Disciplinary Minor (IDM) “Apparel The Inter Disciplinary Minor (IDM) “Apparel Product
an insight into the elements of textiles through a cutting-edge textile trends. Manufacturing Process” enables the students to Management” caters to the specific requirements of the
hands-on approach. The students will engage with understand the impact of suitable technology in students and provided them a much needed orientation
different materials and processes to delve into the IDM for PG achieving manufacturing excellence. It will also enable of the field of Apparel Production Management, Apparel
nuances of textile design, from developing prints, students to identify suitable technology and help them Production Techniques and Apparel Quality Procedures
textile colouration by way of dyeing and printing to Textile Manufacturing & Sourcing in taking business decisions. Apparel production is one and Practices.
weaving on the loom. Further, the minor introduces of the most challenging and dynamic domain of the
students to a gamut of textiles from across the world, The Textile Manufacturing & Sourcing minor will impart apparel manufacturing chain. IDM 2 : IT essentials for Fashion E-Business
sensitizing them to the regional variations, in terms of an understanding of textiles, enhancing fabric experience
colour, motifs and techniques for design inspiration. and assessing performance, comfort and aesthetic IDM 2 : IT applications for Fashion Business The Inter Disciplinary Minor (IDM) “IT essentials for
The students from varied disciplines will also get an attributes for suitable end application. The students Fashion E-Business” offered by department of fashion
opportunity to digitally illustrate application of their will examine the yarn and fabric quality parameters and The Inter Disciplinary Minor (IDM) “IT applications for technology offers a wide range of subjects to enable
textile design ideas as per their core specialisation. learn about textile testing methods and evaluation as Fashion Business” offered by department of fashion students to understand all the important attributes
per global standards. The minor will draw attention to technology offers a wide range of subjects to enable the of fashion e-business The students will develop skills
IDM 2 : Textile Appreciation the relevance of textiles in the global economy and lay students to be abreast of the state-of-the-art technology. on front end design, back end design and develop a
emphasis on domestic and international fabric sourcing This IDM makes the students understand data, its dynamic website for fashion E-business.
The Textile Appreciation minor will provide a strategies for different textile products, keeping in view management and importance in business processes
comprehensive understanding of textiles and its costing and lead times. and applications and, to manage the business data and
application in different fields. The students will be design dashboards for effective decision making.
familiarized to different fabrics and their end use. The
minor focuses on sensitizing students to the rich textile
heritage of India and enrich their minds to the vast range
of traditional textiles from different parts of the world.

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MDES MFM
FMS department offers two IDM’s one for UG programme i.e., Fashion retailing and one for PG programme i.e.,
Master of Design offers two Inter Disciplinary Minor subjects for the students of other UG and PG programmes.
Entrepreneurship.

IDMs for UG IDM for PG IDMs for UG IDM for PG

IDM 1 : Lateral Thinking & Innovation Trends & Culture IDM 1: Fashion retailing Entrepreneurship

This course helps identifying and honing student’s own The set of courses being offered under “Trends and This course is about head and tail of retailing. The This course is about becoming job creator rather than
creative potential. This is done through appreciation Culture” will function as an umbrella within which the objective of fashion retailing is maximize sales and a job seeker and be on your own. Learning progressions
and criticism of appropriate or inappropriate design students will develop a critical understanding of Trends profitability. This IDM builds and bridges gap between semester wise are
issues and opportunities within the particular area of and visual culture in contemporary society and the your creativity and markets. If the students want to Level-1: Awareness about entrepreneurship,
design. Applying lateral thinking skills while building interrelationship within. The course will enable the be commercially successful fashion professional by Level-2: Development of entrepreneurial skills and mind
creative confidence, this course will introduce students students to learn the tools for identifying and capturing starting their boutique/Retail brand, they must know the set,
to different creativity theories that will lay the new trends and articulate them within the socio- basics of Retailing, Marketing, Consumer insights and Level-3: Theory into practise Understanding about
foundation for a strong design process understanding, cultural context, eventually applying it for a relevant the steps of entrepreneurship. With this IDM student business environment, business models, policies and
and a deeper insight of the personal skills and expertise market. They also get exposed to the theories of visual can enter into Marketing (retail, global), Merchandising, schemes, idea generation with its feasibility testing,
that design thinkers utilize in all phases of the design culture studies and visual analysis, which enables them Buying, Researcher and become a Retail Entrepreneur. various functional aspects of business plan.
process, leading to articulation of one’s own design to encode and decode the images for trend analysis
ideas through a range of mediums including drawings, and forecast. The knowledge gained would prepare The students will develop analytical skills to evaluate the
prototypes and presentations. The possible career the students as Trend Researchers and Forecasters. business ideas, idea identification and idea testing skills
pathways are Visualizer, Art Directors, Storyteller, The possible career pathways are Media analyst, Visual to identify the feasibility of business venture, report
Critical Problem Solver, Design Thinker, and Design Semanticist, Fashion Merchandiser, Trends spotter & making skills, applied financial and marketing skills for
Innovator & Entrepreneur. Visual Researcher. preparing a business plan. Develop a successful business
model for a feasible idea and develop a business plan
and its appraisal. With this IDM student can become
an entrepreneur, a business consultant in government
or private organisation, create their own business with
innovative products & services in any sector, and work
closely with craft clusters.

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GENERAL ELECTIVES
A student will be required to take General Elective subjects every semester (for both
UG and PG programmes).

A set of GEs will be proposed by the campus, keeping in view the availability of the
course and the overall credit requirement for the semester. Some GEs offered for UG
Programme are also offered for PG programme.
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UG
GENERAL ELECTIVES

Personality Communication Personality Making sense Research Sports/

Development Development of Food Methodology Fitness

Professional World History of Art, Critical Indian History of Art, Photography Yoga/ Meditation Semiotics Creative Writing/
Ethics & Values Architecture & Culture Thinking Architecture & Culture Techniques Story Telling

Theatre/ Dance/ Poetry Media Fashion Modelling/

Landscaping Nature/ Historical Sociology Economics
Choreography/ Music Studies Beauty & Make Up
& Gardening Walk

Film Cultural MANDATORY

Language Psychology Leadership Sustainability Appreciation Anthropology
Studies OPTIONAL

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PG
GENERAL ELECTIVES

Professional Ethics Gender Youth Culture Research Sports/

& Values Studies & Identity Methodology Fitness

Resource Personality Operations Media Studies

Critical Systems Economics
Communication Management Development Research
Thinking Thinking

Theatre/ Poetry Sustainability Semiotics

Landscaping Indian History of Art, Philosophy Making Sense
Dance Studies
& Gardening Architecture & Culture of Food

Film MANDATORY
Languages Photography Leadership Yoga/ Meditation Appreciation
Techniques OPTIONAL

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PHASE I - online mode

CAMPUS PG UG

25th April 2022 to 25th April 2022 to

All NIFT Campuses
07th May 2022 07th May 2022

CAMPUS PLACEMENT
SCHEDULE 2022
CAMPUS PG UG

01st June 2022 to 01st June 2022 to

All NIFT Campuses
09th June 2022 09th June 2022

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PLACEMENT PROCESS

The National Institute of Fashion Technology has a centralized placement process. Eligibility Criteria for Firms for Campus Placements
Companies can employ students from any campus or courses of the institute through
two routes which are facilitated by the institute: The companies attending the campus placements shall match the eligibility criteria
listed below for registering to recruit through NIFT Campus Placement. A com-
Campus Placements pany registered under Companies Act of 1956/2013, or a multinational company,
or global firm having or not having its operations in India, conducting business in
Companies can register for campus placements, the schedule of which is given for the fashion or any allied sector dealing with design, manufacturing or distribution.
2022. Upon being given a confirmed time and date, they may choose Online or The company may fall under any of the categories mentioned below:
On-Campus placement for further going through the placement procedure.
First Categorization
Pre-Placement Offers (PPO) - Product Group (refer page 37)
Second Categorization
Companies can extend a job offer to students before the Campus placement. - Type of Firms (refer page 37)
Acceptance of the offer is considered as job placement. In order to provide fair Third Categorization
opportunity to all, such students are not allowed to participate in the campus place- - Type of skill sets/functions (refer page 38)
ment. These offers may be made on the basis of internships/training/ projects un-
dertaken by the students in the said company.

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PRODUCT GROUP TYPES OF FIRMS

Artists
Garment & other sewn products
Designers
Textiles
NGOs
Accessories Export Organisations

Lifestyle Products Services Domestic Retail and Manufacturing

Organisations
Multinational Retail Organisations
Media/Advertising/Publication Houses
Buying Houses & Buying Agents
Business Consultancies
Start ups

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• Advertising • Fashion Photography • Sampling

• Buying • Graphic Design • Sourcing
• Business Analytics • Innovation • Space Design

TYPE OF
• CAD / CAM • Inventory Control • Space Management
• Category Management • Marketing • Store Management
• Costume Design • Merchandising • Styling

SKILL SET/ •
•
Craft Cluster
Customer Relations
•
•
Warehouse Management
New Product Development
•
•
Supply Chain Management
Teaching

FUNCTIONS •
•
Design Research
E-Commerce
•
•
Production & Operations
Public Relations
•
•
Trend Analysis
User Research
• Event Management • Quality • Visual Merchandising
• Fashion Design • Research & Development • Warehouse Management
• Fashion Illustration • Retail
• Fashion Journalism • Sales Management

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 The Job Announcement Form (JAF), forms the primary document for communicating the details of the positions offered by the
companies to the candidates. It is based on the information provided on the JAF such as the job position offered, the number
of vacancies, location of posting, salary package as well as other details submitted by the companies, that the date, time and
venue to conduct the selection process is prepared and communicated to the companies. It is therefore, highly desirable that
the form is completed in all respects.

The process of registering for Campus placement is as under:

COMPANY
• Company/organization will be required to register for NIFT Campus Placements 2022 by visiting www.nift.ac.in/placements
or www.cmsnift.com/placements.
• The company will need to register for the first time with details of the company like name of the company, company logo,
REGISTRATION Website, Nature of Business and Annual Turnover including all contact information. Any company that has registered before
in previous years will have a valid user ID and a password and need not register again.

PROCESS • New Users will be provided credentials of user ID and a password which will be sent to the mail ID as provided by the com-
pany in the registration form.
• The company then has to login using the user ID and password to fill the Job Announcement Form (JAF) online on CMS or
upload scanned copy of the filled JAF downloaded from CMS.
• The JAF has certain data which will be visible to all students who are interested in and eligible for appearing in campus
placement.
• Certain data will not be made available to the students. The demarcation of data is clearly indicated in the JAF.
• Registered recruiters shall be allocated a date and time for online/offline placements.
• Registered companies shall be granted access to the student database for short listing before attending the campus.

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NIFT Mr. Shovan Krishna Sahu, IRS Prof. Dr. G. Hari Shankar Prasad Prof. Dr. Pavan Godiawala Dr. Bharat Sah

BHUBANESWAR

JODHPUR

MUMBAI

RAEBARELI
Campus Director Campus Director Campus Director Campus Director

CAMPUSES NIFT Campus

IDCO Plot No-24
Opp. KIIT School of Mgmt. Chandaka
NIFT Campus
Karwar, Jodhpur - 342 037, Rajasthan
T: (0291)- 2659558, 2659556
NIFT Campus
Plot no 15, Sector 4,Kharghar,
Navi Mumbai - 410210 (Maharashtra)
NIFT Campus
Doorbhash Nagar, Sector - I,
Raebareli - 229 010 (UP)
Industrial Estate, F: (0291) 2659556 T: (022) 27747000, 27747100 T: (0535) 2702422/31
Bhubaneswar — 751024, Odisha F: (022) 27745386 F: (0535) 2702423/24/29
T: (0674) 2305700, 2305701
LEADERSHIP F: 0674-2305710

Shri Shantmanu, Prof. Dr. Anitha M. Manohar Mr. Aakash Dewangan, IRS Ms. Manisha Kinnu, IRS Dr. Arindam Das
CHENNAI

KANGRA

NEW DELHI

SHILLONG
Director General-NIFT Campus Director Campus Director Campus Director Campus Director

NIFT Campus, NIFT Campus NIFT Campus NIFT Campus

Prof. Dr. Vandana Narang, Rajiv Gandhi Salai Taramani, Chheb, Kangra-176001, HP Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park Umsawli, Mawpat,
Chennai - 600 113, Tamil Nadu T: (01892) 263872 New Delhi - 110016 Shillong – 793012, Meghalaya
Dean (Academics) Tel: +91-44-22542759 F: (01892) 260871 T: (011) 26867704, 26542149 T: (0364) 2308811, 2308826
Fax: +91-44-22542769 F: (011) 26542151

Ms. Susan Thomas, IRS Prof. Dr. Ajit Khare Dr. Puneet Sood Prof. Dr. Amandeep Singh Grover Dr. Javid Ahmad Wani
BENGALURU

GANDHINAGAR

KANNUR

PANCHKULA

SRINAGAR
Campus Director Campus Director Campus Director Campus Director Campus Director

NIFT Campus NIFT Campus NIFT Campus NIFT Campus, NIFT Campus
No. 21st, 16th Cross Street GH - 0 Road, Behind Info City, Dharmasala, Mangattuparamba, Sector-23, SIDCO, Electronic Complex, Rangreth,
27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout, Near DAICT Kannur - 670 562 (Kerala) Panchkula Srinagar- 191132 (J&K)
Bengaluru — 560 102, Karnataka Gandhinagar-382007, Gujarat T: (0497) 2784780-86 Haryana-134109 T. 0914 2300994/95
T: (080) 22552550 to 55 T: (079) 23265000, 23240832,
F: (080) 22552566 23240834
F: (079) 23240772

Prof. Dr. Pavan Godiawala Mr. Vijay Kumar Mantri, IAS Mr. Shovan Krishna Sahu, IRS Mr. Sanjay Shrivastava
BHOPAL

HYDERABAD

KOLKATA

PATNA
Campus Director (I/c) Campus Director Campus Director (I/c) Campus Director

NIFT Campus NIFT Campus NIFT Campus NIFT Campus

M P Bhoj (Open) University Campus, Opposite Hi-tech City, Plot No. 3B, Block - LA, Mithapur Farms,
Kolar Road, Bhopal- 462016 (MP) Cyberabad Post, Madhapur, SEC-Ill, Salt Lake City, Patna -800001 (Bihar)
T: (0755) 2493636/736 Hyderabad-500 081, Telangana Kolkata-700106, West Bengal T: (0612) 2340032/64/54
F: (0755) 2493635 T: (040) 23110841/42/43, 23110630. T: (033) 23358872, 23358351, 23357332 F: (0612) 2360078, 2366835
F (040) 23114536 F: (033) 23355734

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 INDUSTRY & ALUMNI AFFAIRS UNIT
MEMBERS OF I&AA UNIT AT NIFT CAMPUSES

Jodhpur Bhopal Bhubaneshwar

I&AA UNIT HO
Dr. Chet Ram Meena Mr. Ayan Tiwari Dr. Santosh Kumar Tarai
Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Jonalee D. Bajpai +91 8005895013 +91 7470974553 +91 9938565972
Head I&AA [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

+91 9845422340 Mr. Dipraj Mr. Nandkishore Baraik

+91 80058 94761 Link RIC Link RIC
[email protected] Kolkata Mumbai New Delhi
Mr. Jayant Kumar Ms. Renjini G Mr. Dibyendu Bikash Datta Dr. Reena Aggarwal Dr. Ashok Prasad
Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator
Unit Incharge (Industry) Unit Incharge (Alumni Affairs) +91 8617703370 +91 9769695159 +91 9868135426
+91 92532 85413 +91 9902032537 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Mr. Bikas Agrawal Mr. Kumar Sudeepta Mr. Sanjay Kumar
Link RIC Link RIC Link RIC

Bengaluru Bhopal Bhubaneshwar Panchkula Patna Raebareli

Mr. Prasanth K.C. Mr. Ayan Tiwari Dr. Santosh Kumar Tarai Mr. Deep Sagar Verma Dr. Pintu Pandit Ms. Vijaylaxmi Singh
Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator
+91 9480904354 +91 7470974553 +91 9938565972 +91 9790041513 +91 9264190369 +91 9919394469
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Mr. R Ravi Kumar Mr. Nandkishore Baraik Mr. Jayant Kumar Mr. Rimanshu Patel
Link RIC Link RIC Link RIC Link RIC

Chennai Gandhinagar Hyderabad Shillong Srinagar

Prof. Samuel Wesley Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Mr. Avinash Raipally Mr. Siewspah D Buhroy Mr. Vijay Kant Verma
Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator Regional Industry Coordinator
+91 9444954014 +91 9081810141 +91 9121345888 +91 9089703667 +91 8278671248
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Mr. S. Senthilvel Dr. Raj Kumar Mr. K K Babu

Link RIC Link RIC Link RIC * RIC and Link RIC can be contacted on the above e-mail and phone number provided

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1. NIFT Website Placement link:

https://nift.ac.in/placements

IMPORTANT
2. Link for Existing User:
LINKS https://www.cmsnift.com/placements

3. Link for New Company registration:

https://www.cmsnift.com/pages/cms_
forms/placement_company_regis.aspx

4. Link for Job Announcement Form:

https://www.cmsnift.com/placements

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 CONCEPT,
CONTENT &
CREATIVE TEAM

Mr. Jayant Kumar Ms. Renjini G

Unit Incharge (Industry) Unit Incharge (Alumni Affairs)

Mr. Prasanth K.C. Mr. R Ravi Kumar

RIC Bengaluru Link RIC Bengaluru

Ms. Maulshree
RIC Kangra