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National Institute of Fashion TechnologyA Statutory Institute governed by the NIFT Act 2006
and set up by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of IndiaNIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, Opposite Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110016
27th Annual Report 2012-13
National Institute of Fashion TechnologyA Statutory Institute governed by the NIFT Act 2006
and set up by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of IndiaNIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, Opposite Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110016
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CONTENTS
1. Board of Governors (2012-13) 2
2. National Institute of Fashion Technology - Introduction 4
3. Significant Landmarks of NIFT during 2012-13 6
4. NIFT Campuses 8
5. Academic Departments
Fashion Design 12
Leather Design 22
Textile Design 30
Knitwear Design 36
Fashion & Lifestyle Accessories 42
Fashion Communication 46
Fashion Technology 54
Fashion Management Studies 64
Design Space 70
6. Domestic and International Linkages of NIFT 76
7. National Resource Centre 78
8. Information Technology Initiative 79
9. Continuing Education Programme 81
10. Cluster Development Initiative 83
11. Campus Placements 2013 85
12. Convocation 2012 90
13. Ph.D. and Research 92
14. Admissions 97
15. List of Officers at NIFT Head Office & Campuses 98
16. Audit Report on the Accounts of NIFT, New Delhi 102
17. Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2013 107
18. Income & Expenditure A/c for the Year Ended 31st March 2013 108
19. Receipts & Payments A/c for the Year Ended 31st March, 2013 109
20. Schedule 1 to 20 111
21. Schedule 21 (Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts) 125
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BOARD OF GOVERNORSmembers april 2012-march 2013
BOG Members Address
Mr. Venu Srinivasan,
Chairman, BOG, NIFT
Chairman, TVS Motors Co &
Managing Director, Sundaram Clayton Ltd.,
Chennai
Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi,
Hon’ble M.P. Lok Sabha
7, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110 003
Kumari Saroj Pandey,
Hon’ble M.P. Lok Sabha
Jal Parisar
Near Malviya Nagar Chowk, Durg,
Chhattisgarh-491 001
Shri N.K Singh,
Hon’ble M.P. Rajya Sabha
7, South Avenue, New Delhi-110 011
Smt. Anita Agnihotri,
AS&FA
Ministry of Textiles,
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001
Smt. Monika S. Garg,
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Textiles,
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001
Shri. P.K.Gera,
Director General
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hauz
Khas, New Delhi-110 016
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt.
of India,
Department of Higher Education,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001
Dr. A. Sakthivel,
President and Chairman, FIEO
(Southern Region)
M/s Poppys Knitwear Pvt. Ltd.
33, M. P. Nagar, Tirupur-641 607
Tamil Nadu
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Shri. Sunil Sethi,
President, Fashion Design Council of India
209, Okhla Industrial Estate,
Phase III, New Delhi-110 020
Shri. Prashant Agarwal, Managing Director, Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd.,
D-1st Floor, Oberoi Garden Estates,
Chandivali Farms Road, Chandivali,
Andheri (East), Mumbai-400 072
Shri. Premal Udani, Chairman, Apparel Export Promotion Council,
M/s Kaytee Corporation Limited
8th Floor, 81, Sakar Bhavan
Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021
Smt. Kavita Bhartia, M/s Ogaan
2, Amrita Shergill Marg,
New Delhi-110 003
Smt. Rajshree Pathy, Director, Rajshree Spinning Mills Ltd.
186, Golf Links
New Delhi-110 003
Shri. Dilip B. Jiwrajka, Managing Director, Alok Industries Limited
Peninsula Towers, G.K Marg
Lower Parel, Mumbai- 400 013
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National Institute of Fashion TechnologyINTRODUCTION
The National Institute of Fashion Technology came into
being in 1984, with a vision to fulfil a growing need for
professionals specialised in the field of fashion. Since its
inception under the Ministry of Textiles, it has emerged as
a prominent leader in the field of professional education,
deftly combining design with management and technology.
Today, NIFT is pioneering thought leadership through
a network of professionally managed campuses
located at Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai,
Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Kolkata,
Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Raebareli and Shillong.
NIFT focuses on creating a multidisciplinary and
professional environment for its students. The studios
and laboratories are equipped with up-to-date machinery
and software at par with the best industrial set-ups.
Practical interactive instructions are conducted by
trained and experienced faculty. The policy of hands-
on, collaborative learning at NIFT encourages Faculty
exchange programs and internships. The Institute
constantly seeks to share knowledge and expertise
with professional and educational organisations.
NIFT has an international presence, encouraging exchange
programs with partner institutes, as well as student
participation in international events and contests.
NIFT also offers Continuing Education programs,
engaging aspiring as well as working professionals
in a wide range of focused programs.
For the Institute, being a centre of excellence and
innovation is not an end in itself. NIFT upholds and
nurtures its values of social responsibility, developing
numerous initiatives for collaboration with the crafts
sector and skill building among underprivileged segments
of the society. The Craft Cluster Initiative is a landmark
effort which seeks to connect the students with artisans
and weavers from across the country. The initiative
has provided a boost to the craft centres, not the least
by encouraging the next generation of craftsmen to
continue their tradition. Over the years, NIFT has created
a favourable environment for progress and development
in its sector. It continues to foster a meaningful dialogue
between the youth, the industry and the consumer.
Vision Of NIFT
“To emerge as a centre of excellence and innovation
proactively catalysing growth of fashion business
through leadership in professional education
with concern for social and human value.”
Strategy
Regular interaction and constant dialogue with •
fashion business industry and the craft sector to
continuously assess their requirements and challenges.
Responding promptly and qualitatively to •
the needs of the industry through research,
consultancy and restructuring of curriculum.
Integrating NIFT with the global fashion fraternity •
through linkages with international fashion institutes
and business through initiatives like IFFTI.
Promoting Indian design sensibility in order •
to bring India on the global platform.
Involving alumni proactively in NIFT activities.•
Organisational Set-up
NIFT functions under guidance of the Board of
Governors (BOG) consisting of Parliamentarians, eminent
personalities from all walks of life industry, designers,
academia and Government Officials. The BOG is deeply
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involved in the growth and development of NIFT.
The BOG is supported by three sub-committees
for decision-making and governance:
The Finance & Audit Committee (F&AC) headed by 1.
the AS&FA of the Ministry of Textiles provides support
to the BOG in matters relating to financial issues.
The Standing Committee of the Board 2.
on Establishment Matters headed by
Chairman of BOG provides guidance and
support for all Establishment matters.
The Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) headed by 3.
DG-NIFT gives a direction in academic and other
related matters. The Senate of NIFT constituted
under Section 12 of the NIFT Act is responsible
for maintenance of standards of instruction,
education and examinations in the institute.
The overall guidance offered by BOG of NIFT helps in
developing a value system to build an organizational
culture to sustain higher levels of education.
The day to day administration of the institute is
entrusted with the Director General of NIFT.
NIFT offers following professional programmes:
Undergraduate Degrees - Bachelor Programmes
(4 years)
B.Des. - Bachelor of Design
Specializations:
Accessory Design•
Fashion Communication•
Fashion Design•
Knitwear Design•
Leather Design•
Textile Design•
B.F.Tech. - Bachelor of Fashion Technology
• ApparelProduction
Postgraduate Degrees - Masters Programmes
(2 years)
• MasterofDesign-M.Des
• MasterofFashionManagement-M.F.M.
• MasterofFashionTechnology-M.F.Tech.
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significant landmarks and achievements2012-13
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Student Development programme at all NIFT Campuses are initiated to encourage NIFT students to
participate in physical, academic and artistic pursuit to make their education at NIFT campus more holistic
and complete. Participation in these activities complement and facilitate their academic studies while
providing ways to socialize, relax, have fun and be revitalized to face the day to day challenges.
For an overall holistic development the students participated in vide range
of activities organized by the following SDA Clubs: -
1. Cultural Club
2. Literary Club
3. Sports, Adventure & Photography (SAP) Club
4. Ethics, Social Service & Environment (ESSE) Club
Fashion Spectrum 2013
“Fashion Spectrum” is the much awaited annual festival of NIFT which was held at all Campuses.
The theme all across the campuses for this year was ‘INDOMITABLE SPIRIT, THY NAME IS WOMAN”.
The event broadly saw the confluence of cultural, sports, social and literary club activities. Design
competitions, personality development workshops, street plays, debates, cultural performances, marathon,
cricket and various other competitions were some of the activities that marked the event.
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Converge 2012
Converge is an Inter-Campus cultural & sports meet organized in the month of December every year with
a view to provide a well-rounded holistic development along with a chance of interaction amongst the
students of various campuses of NIFT. The preliminary selections at every NIFT Campus ensured that the
best of each Campus compete with one another in this event. Students from all NIFT Campuses participated
with undying fervor and zest making Converge ’12 a big success hosted by NIFT Kolkata Campus.
The event is a major step in inculcating the spirit of ‘ONE” Alma Mater in the students across the campuses of NIFT. 50
students from each of the 15 NIFT campuses participated with zeal and enthusiasm in the event. Various activities were
organized under the Cultural, Sports, Adventure & Photography Club, Literary, Ethics, Social Service & Environment Club.
The overall campus which won the award was NIFT Hyderabad which was followed by NIFT Mumbai.
Participation in these activities complement and facilitate student’s academic studies while providing
them ways to socialize, relax and be revitalized. Students participated with zeal and enthusiasm as it
provided a platform for their all round development. Members of the Industry, faculty and students
of NIFT and other colleges of repute came together to participate in a variety of activities.
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NIFTcampuses
BENGALURU
NIFT Campus,
No. 21st, 16th Cross Street
27th Main Road, Sector I
HSR (Hosur Sarjapura Road) Layout,
Bengaluru – 560 102 (Karnataka)
T: (080) 22552565
F: (080) 25632566
BHOPAL
NIFT Campus,
M P Bhoj (Open) University Campus, Kolar Road,
Bhopal-462016 (MP)
T: (0755) 2493636/736
F: (0755)2493635
BHUBANESHWAR
NIFT Campus,
IDCO Plot No-24
Opp. KIIT School of Mgmt.
Chandaka Industrial Estate,
Bhubaneswar – 751024, Odisha
T: (0674) 2305700, 2305701
F: 0674-2305710
CHENNAI
NIFT Campus,
Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani,
Chennai – 600 113, Tamil Nadu
T: (044) 22542759
F: (044) 22542769
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GANDHINAGAR
NIFT Campus
Gh-O Road, Behind Info City,
Near DAIICT
Gandhinagar-382007, Gujarat
T: (079) 23265000, 23240832, 23240834
F: (079) 23240772
HYDERABAD
NIFT Campus,
Opposite Hi-tech City,
Cyberabad Post,
Madhapur, Hyderabad-500 081 (AP)
T: (040) 23110841/42/43, 23110630.
F (040) 23114536.
JODHPUR
NIFT Campus,
Old Nagar Nigam Building,
Inside Sojati Gate,
Jodhpur - 342 001
T: 91-291-2640067,
F: 91-291-2640066
KANGRA
NIFT Campus
Chheb, Kangra-176001 (HP)
T: (01892) 263872
F: (01892) 260872
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KANNUR
NIFT Campus,
Dharmasala, Mangattuparamba,
Kannur - 670 562 (Kerala)
T: (0497) 2784780-83
F: (0497) 2784785
KOLKATA
NIFT Campus,
Plot No. 3B, Block - LA,
SEC-III, SALT LAKE CITY,
Kolkata-700098 (WB)
T: (033) 23357332
F: (033) 23355734
MUMBAI
NIFT Campus.
Plot no 15, Sector 4,Kharghar,
Navi Mumbai - 410210 (Maharashtra)
T: (022) 27745549, 27747000, 27747100
F: (022) 27745386
NEW DELHI
NIFT Campus
Hauz Khas,
Opposite Gulmohar Park
New Delhi
T: (011) 26867704, 26542148/49/59
F: (011) 26542151
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PATNA
NIFT Campus, 2nd Floor,
Udyog Bhawan
East Gandhi Maidan
Patna -800004 (Bihar)
T: (0612) 2675464, 2675089, 2675087
F: (0612) 2675035
RAEBARELI
NIFT Campus,
Doorbhash Nagar,
Sector - II,
Raebareli - 229 010 (UP)
T: (0535) 2702422/31
F: (0535) 2702423/24/29
SHILLONG
NIFT Campus,
Old NEIGRIHMS Campus
‘C’ Block, Pasteur Hills,
Lawmali, Polo
Shillong - 793 001, Meghalaya
T: (0364) 2590240 /253
F: (0364) 2590676
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Since its launch in 1987 Fashion Design is the most
sought after program of NIFT. With a multi-dimensional
approach the curriculum is constantly strengthened,
keeping academics relevant to the fashion industry
and its identity in design, both Indian and global. The 4
year program supplements theory with many hours of
process based lab practice; craft cluster initiatives and
the mandatory 8 week internship for industry experience.
The department is actively involved in a wide range
of activities promoting an intense culture of research,
creativity and individualism. This includes vast exposure
to students in all aspects of fashion industry including
awareness of domestic and international fashion trends.
The coming academic year two more campuses,
namely Kannur and Bhubaneswar, will be conducting
the FD program. This is in addition to the eleven
NIFT campuses, namely Bengaluru, Chennai,
Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kangra, Mumbai,
New Delhi, Patna, Rae Bareli and Shillong.
The department is very responsive to changes of the
growing fashion industry and keeps its curriculum
and teaching learning process current and forward-
looking. This is done through special lectures, design
seminars, factory visits, customized training workshop
for both teaching faculty members and students.
Through its linkages with the ever-evolving fashion
industry, there is consistent effort to provide both design
intervention and technologically advanced inputs to
the apparel business, maintaining and strengthening
mutually beneficial professional relationships.
Graduates of the Fashion Design program pursue
careers as Designers, Entrepreneurs, Design Managers,
Merchandisers, Fashion coordinators, Design Consultants,
Stylists, Fashion and Lifestyle Journalists, Visual Display
Experts, Fashion Trend experts, Costume Designers and
Illustrators.They find opportunities both in the domestic
and export sectors of India and in global markets.
The alumina of the Fashion Design department are
today leaders in the industry, ushering in an era of
professionally run fashion business, creating new
opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
FASHION design
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papers, articles and presentationsAT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORUMS
Sr. Prof. Banhi Jha, “Indian Advertising •
– signs and significance “; Journal ‘The
Image’ - at the 3rd International Image
Conference at Poland Publication, 2013
Sr. Prof. Banhi Jha and Prof. Vandana Narang •
”Rediscovery of Indian Pattern Making Techniques”
for Design education, Designing Design
Education in India (DDEI) Pune,Presentation
& Publication13th March 2013
Prof. Vandana Narang & Ms.Usha Narsimhan •
Designing menswear for emerging markets
in India”CII-NID Design Summit 2012,
Delhi Publication,13th Dec 2012
Prof Vandana Narang Brands & Icons: •
Beyond metro boundaries IFFTI LA, USA
Poster Presentation 4th April 2013.
Augmented reality: a tool for better fit ‘Digital •
Fashion’ conference at London College of
Fashion, London Publication 16th May 2013.
Mr. Montu Basak, Asstt. Prof. FD NIFT •
Kolkata presented a paper on ‘Emerging
issues in Garment & Export Industry’ on 18th
Feb’12 at seminar organized by Institute of
Engineers (India), Kolkata Textile division.
Dr. Sandip Mukherjee, Assoc. Prof of NIFT Kolkata •
wrote a research paper entitled “A study on
dimensional parameters of 1x1 rib fabric produced
in a flat bed double jersey knitting machine by using
ultrasonic technique”, Indian Journal of Fibre &
Textile Research, Vol -37, March 2012, P - 60-67
Dr. Debanjali Banerjee, Asstt. Prof. FD department •
of NIFT Kolkata wrote a research paper entitled “
Substantivity and Extraction of Eco–friendly Floral
Dyes: Better Waste Management” which is published
in Research Journal of Textile and Apparel (RJTA) in
Vol. 17, No. 1, Feb 2013, Hong Kong Polytechnic.
Mr. Bharat Jain, of NIFT Gandinagar - Jointly •
presented paper on “Organic Textile /Apparel
Marketing through Social Media” at Annual
Management Conference held at NICM Gandhinagar.
Abstract approved for international Conference
to be held in month of October 2013 at Ching
Mai University in CHING MAI, Thailand.
projects undertakenFOR GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY
Many projects were taken up and successfully completed
by the department of Fashion Design. Some of them are:
Fashion Extravaganza (KSIC centenary celebration •
show) was completed on 03.04.2013 by project
Co-ordinator Prof.Kavita Saluja,NIFT Bengaluru.
She also co-ordinated ASC (Army Services Corps)
Tornadoes Bikers Team Uniform design.
A Design project of Paithani Sarees for MSSIDC has •
been completed successfully by NIFT, Mumbai.
In collaboration with the State Government •
of Meghalaya the faculty of NIFT Shillong
helped promote and showcase the rich textiles
of Meghalaya at the Phoenix Market City
Shopping Mall, Kurla Mumbai organized by the
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
KSIC Fashion Extravaganza• : Ms. Panchami Mistry
and Mr. Vishal Gupta Gujarat Khadi Village
Industries Board and NIFT ,Gandhinagar - FD
organized promotion of Khadi which included
creating new garments to showcase on Ramp.
At NIFT , New Delhi - uniform design for Lok Sabha •
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSFASHION design
Wills Debut 2013 – Students from various NIFT •
campuses participated in the Wills Debut 2013 contest
18 FD VII students of NIFT, Kolkata. Ms. Radhika
Prashar of FD VIII (Batch 2009-2013) participated
in the final round. There was also participation from
NIFT Hyderabad. Two students of Batch 2009-2013
(FD) NIFT Rae Bareli were selected of which Mr.Anuj
Mishra qualified regional round and got selected for
national round. Aastha Chandra, DivyaSingh, Sampriti
Gupta (selected for Regional) - Divya Singh (Selected
for final ), GauravKumar, Priyanka Maharana, Vertika
Verma, Raiman Sethi participated . Students from
NIFT Bengaluru and Hyderabad also participated.
There was good participation by students in the •
Boyanika Competition, at NIFT Bhubaneswar. Finals
were held between 25.01.13 and 27.01.13. From
NIFT Chennai, Ms. Rafat Jahan and Mr. Roushan
and from NIFT Mumbai Ms. Megha Rani were
shortlisted. Best Ethnic Award was won by Ms. Laxmi
Chaurasia, NIFT Gandhinagar. Six Students from
Batch 2009-2013 (FD) participated in - Boyanika
marshal and Staff of Parliament was undertaken by
Prof. Vandana Narang & Ms. Nayanika T. Mehta.
Uniform Design for Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan •
school children. Team leader - Ms.Purva Khurana.
Uniform Design for Air India Crew •
members by Ms. Purva Khurana.
Designed IPL Merchandise for Delhi •
Daredevils by Prof. Monika Gupta.
Development of Course Material for CBSE in the •
areas of Fashion Studies, Fashion Design and
Garment Technology was taken up by Senior
Prof. Banhi Jha, Prof. Vandana Narang, Mr. K.D.
Sharma & Ms. Nayanika Thakur in 2013.
student participationCOMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
Ms. Indou Theagrajan of FD-VIII, of NIFT Chennai •
(2009-13 Batch) secured First Prize in “CLE
Design Award 2013 for Best Leather Garment
Design” under student category which was
organized by M/s Council for Leather Exports.
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Design Excellence Awards out of which two students
Ms.Rashmi Chimote and Ms.Rituparna Acharjee
received Award of Best Designer. 21 students of NIFT
Kolkata including FD V & FD VII also participated.
At Apollo Hospital on World Cancer Day, NIFT •
Hyderabad students participated in Design
Collection and won the First Prize.
Ms. Shiny Bhanoo of NIFT Kangra secured 1st position •
in National level round of Fashion Technology,
organised for 42nd World Skill Competition. She
was accompanied by faculty member Mr.Vinod
Kumar Sharma, for 9th Asean skill competition.
Other student participants from NIFT, were •
Mr. Mohit sem VIII NIFT, Mumbai
Ms. Stuti Kejriwal of NIFT, Kolkata participated •
in the 42nd World Skill Competition 2012 and
secured 2nd position in the regional level round
and 4th position in National level round.
Ms. Rasna M.S. of Batch 2009-2013 (FD) Rae Bareli •
participated in 42nd World Skill Competition and
secured 3rd position in regional level round.
Mr. Abhinesh Kushwaha & Nikhil Kumar, •
Mumbai -Sem – VI are shortlisted for World
Skill Competition for National Round.
Ms. Pooja Upadhya of NIFT, Mumbai represented •
India on 19th October in the finals of Triumph
Inspiration award at Shanghai League. At NIFT
Bangalore on 2nd February 2013 Ms. Laxmi
Chaurasia won 2nd prize and Mr. Mohit Pratap
won first prize for League of fashion award 2013.
Mohit Pratap Singh and Sneha Singh of 2009 - 2013 •
of NIFT, Mumbai at the Regional round for The Debut
2013.
Semester VIII students for NIFT,Gandhinagar, •
2009-2013 batch participated in Let’s Design
Competition February 2013. The Winner of 1st
Prize was Ms. Vedangi Agarwal. Goonjan Kumar
and Arjun Narang were selected for First Round.
For WOW, New Zealand Mr. Tushar & Mr. Mohit •
of 6th semester NIFT Mumbai, were shortlisted
amongst 2nd round winner. The winning
garments were sent for the show. Mr. Saurabh
Kumar, Mr. Arjun Narang, Ms. Anukriti Vyas, Mr.
Kaushal Singh were among 2013 finalists.
The Park ELLE Décor Student Contest - Indian Design •
ID 2013 students of NIFT Bengaluru FD V semester
participated.
M/s.Gokaldas Exports Limited conducted a Design •
Contest and a Fashion Show of the winning ensembles
on 24.05.2013 in the NIFT Bengaluru Campus. Mr.
Ankit Kumar and Mr. Shyam Kumar, students of
FD VI semester won the II and Consolation prizes
of Rs.75000/- and Rs.25000/- respectively.
15 students of NIFT Kolkata including FD V & •
FD VII participated in NIFT Gokaldas Exports
National Design Contest 2012. From NIFT Delhi,
Goonjan Kumar, Mr. Soumodeep Dutta, Ms.
Himansha Yadav, Mr. Ashish Kumar participated.
Mr. Somudeep received the top award.
Students of FD, NIFT Shillong have participated in •
various competitions namely the ITS 2012 Design
Competitions, The Debut 2013 by ITC,Competition in
Graphic Design on World Skills International Pattern,
National Design Talent Contest- World of Wearable
Art (WOW) 2013”, Audi Star Creation Award 2013
by Textile and Fashion Federation (TAFF), Singapore.
The students of the FD 8thSemester of NIFT •
Shillong were selected for the “Lets Design” TV
reality Show, for the Regional Round at Kolkata.
Students also participate regularly in the “Vogue •
Honors” conducted by Vogue.
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Ms. Anamika Debnath, Assoc. Prof. FD NIFT •
Kolkata attended the first International symposium
for ‘Creative Pattern Cutting’ – University of
Huddersfield, UK from 6th – 7th February 2013.
Prof. Vandana Narang, NIFT Delhi in •
February, 2013 attended the Hudderfield,
Creative Pattern Making Symposium.
Ms. Vijay Laxmi Singh, Assistant Professor, Rae •
Bareli, visited the Lectra Congress at London from
November 13 to 16, 2012. She also visited three
renowned international universities: University
of Manchester, De Mont Fort university & London
College of Fashion to discuss issues related to student
exchange programmes, among many others.
The MoU signed with Fashion Institute of Technology •
(FIT) New York has forged a strong global connect
resulting in Dual degrees being awarded by NIFT
and FIT. Ms.Gargi Deshwal, a student of the
Fashion Designs Department, NIFT Shillong has
completed an Associate Degree Programme at FIT,
making it to the Dean’s list honoring students who
have excelled in their academic performance.
Ms. Ankita Raman NIFT, Hyderabad attended •
the Twinning Programme in her VI Semester
(January to June 2012). Snighdha Singh of NIFT,
Mumbai completed Twinning programme at QUT,
Australia. Confirmation for one semester exchange
programme for five students of FD, NIFT Patna
has been received from Queensland University.
international linkagesEXCHANGE AND TWINNING
PROGRAMMES
NIFT Kangra, faulty Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma, •
visited 9TH ASEAN SKILL COMPETITION.
Mr. Bharat Jain, NIFT - Gandhinagar attended •
International IP Summit held at AMA. Entrepreneurship
Workshop organized by Pearson at Indus University,
Ahmedabad, 7th innovation conference “Innovation
in Business, Services & Government”, 6th Annual
intellectual property Summit 2013 on Knowledge
Society conducted by AMA, Workshop on
Entrepreneurship conducted by Pearson Education
& Indus University, Ahmedabad. 2nd India Denim
Expo, Greater NOIDA, Asia’s only B2B expo in the
field of denim. Conducted visual Merchandising
at Ahmedabad management association.
Mr. Vishal Gupta , NIFT Gandhinagar attended 2nd •
India Denim Expo, Greater NOIDA. Mr. Shrinivsa
K R-Coordination of the event of Vibrant Gujarat
Exhibition and Display 2013 and Nature Camp -27th
& 28th October 2012 at Indroda Park, Gandhinagar.
Prof. Matthews Abraham, NIFT ,Chennai •
participated in the the NRI Conference at Parivasi
Bharath Divas, Kochi on 8th & 9th January
2013 and made a presentation to visiting NRI
Students. A career and admissions stall was put
up along with the Director- NIFT, Chennai.
Mr. Ravi Joshi, NIFT Gandinagar -Invited as expert •
panel on ‘Design pedagogy trends’ at MSU Faculty
of Fine Arts, Baroda: June 2012. He was Invited
and represented at the 5th Edition of India Art
Fair, New Delhi, January and the 3rd Edition of
India Art festival, Mumbai, December 2013 and
gave a talk on “Design & Khadi” at Gujarat Khadi
for Gramudhyog Board’s “Khadi Utsav 2012”
(February 2012). He also Conducted NIFT, Open
House at Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat and Rajkot.
faculty participationNATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
VISITS AND INTERACTIONS
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSFASHION design
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workshopsTOT
Ms. Fatima Bilgrami, Associate Professor NIFT
Hyderabad participated in Workshop “Ergonomics
and User Centered Design” from 18th September,
2012 to 22nd Sept., 2012 at NID.
Ms. Jasti Pooja, attended TOT workshop “Image & Fashion
Styling” during 4th June to 8th June 2012 at NIFT,
Mumbai, “Historical Referencing for Range Planning”
during 13th June to 15th June, 2012 and “Jacket Making”
during 7th July to 13th July, 2012 at NIFT, New Delhi.
Ms. Shoba Uppe, NIFT Hyderabad attended
“Jacket Making” during 7th July to 13th July,
2012 at NIFT, New Delhi and “CAD for Pattern
Making, Grading & Marker Making” during 18th
June to 22nd June, 2012 a NIFT, Patna.
From NIFT, Kolkata Ms. Anamika Debnath attended
TOT on Historical Referencing for Range planning in
July 2012 at NIFT, New Delhi. Dr. Debanjali Banerjee
attended ,CAD for Pattern Making Grading and
Marker Making in June-July 2012 at NIFT Patna. Mr.
Montu Basak attended TOT on Entrepreneurship
Management in June 2012 at NIFT Gandhinagar.
Apparel Industries” 27th February 2013.
At NIFT Delhi 2012-13---Seminar was conducted by •
Karen Denise from University of Huddersfield, London.
Seminar on Viscose Rayon by M/s Bombay Rayon •
and New Developments by Vardhman Threads.
Expert Sessions at Gandhinagar during academic •
year 2012-13 were held as follows: Heritage
Film Festival, Documentary Film by Hastakala,
organized by Aadhar. Ms. Eline Groeneweg-Bhatt
interacted with Semester VI (Batch-1&2).
At NIFT, Shillong Faculty members participated in •
a workshop for awareness in Design, Production
& Market for the artisans of Meghalaya. The
programme was funded by Development
Commissioner Handicrafts through NCDPD. Faculties
also participated in a two days workshop at
Garo Hills, Handloom Sector of the Sericulture &
Weaving Department Government of Meghalaya.
At NIFT –Bengaluru, Workshop on Hair Styling & •
Makeup by Mr. Robert Naorem for the subject Fashion
Styling of FD VII on 07th September 2012 and a
Fashion Styling Workshop by Ms. Sheetal Jain on 10th
November 2012 was organised by Ms.Roopali Rawat
and Pidilite Workshop for FD VII semester students
on 09th Nov 2012 by Ms. T. Rajalakshmi Rao.
Menswear Jacket Making Module was conducted •
for 3 days for FD VII Semester students on
14th, 15th and 16th Nov 2012 and Visit to M/s.
Celebrations apparels Pvt Ltd (Raymonds) on
14th Sep 2012 for FD VII organized by Mr.C.A.
Rayan. A Man Made Fibre Association Workshop
on 09th Nov 2012 held at NIFT Auditorium.
Mr. Vipul Bhagat Renowned Makeup artist held a •
workshop on makeup and hairstyling for runway
shows and films for Sem. VII students of NIFT, Mumbai
Ms. Shalini Mehta (stylist), Ms. Sohini (Stylist) and Ms.
seminars & workshopsBY INDUSTRY & ALUMNI
Senior professionals/industry experts are invited for
Seminars / special lectures arranged by FD department
NIFT Rae Bareli organized an online interaction with •
head of Honey Lady Lingerie company of Indonesia
by video conferencing on 17th August 2013.
At Kolkata Dr. Ashim Kumar Chowdhury, HOD, •
Govt. College of Engg. & Textile Technology,
Serampore - “Greener Approaches in Textile &
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The MOU of NIFT with NID has opened new avenues
for coordination between the members of the
premier institutes. FD department had put in its
efforts to best utilize the opportunity provided.
Prof. Vandita Seth NIFT - Gandhinagar -Conducted •
an eight day (10/12/2012 to 19/12/2012) Draping
module for the Post Graduate students of Apparel
Design of NID. She was also along with Ms. Panchami
Mistry, Assoc. Prof. - Jury Member for Graduation
Project a panel member for Diploma Project jury of
Apparel Design student of NID. For end semester
juries of Apparel Design students of NID. Mr. Vishal
Gupta, Assoc. Prof. -FD- was invited by NID as a jury
member and external expert for course development
Mr. Ravi Joshi, Asst. Prof. - FD March & October •
2012 was Invited to undertake a module on
‘History of fashion’ NID; Post Graduate campus,
on March 2012 and as expert for course abstract
workshop on ‘ Fashion Appreciation’ at the National
Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, October 2012
Other Universities
Prof. Vandita Seth, NIFT Gandhinagar was nominated •
as expert member on the selection committee
Clothing & Textile Department of Family and
Community Sciences M.S. University Baroda for
Esha Amin (Designer, Creative Garments), shared their
experience in Styling for advertisements, Magazines
and films with final year students for Fashion Styling
subject. Ms. Dhara Jain had an interactive session on
Art direction for fashion styling VII semester batch.
Mr. Tanmay (Cinematographer) and Mr. Ajay Singh
had a session for film fashion and imaging module.
selection committee for interviewing candidates for
the post of CAS-Professor and Assistant Professor
NIFT Alumni too played active roles during •
the year. A workshop on kids wear was
arranged for Batch 2009-2013 (FD) Rae Bareli
and was conducted by Ms. Garima Singh,
Designer, NIFT Alumni on 22nd Nov 2012.
A special lecture was given by Ms.Uma Prajapathi •
regarding design collection at Bengaluru
campus and by Mr. Narendar Kumar Ahmed,
on 17th January 2013 with regard to portfolio
development to the 2009-2013 (FD) batch.
Mr. Rajiv Rai NIFT alumni gave inputs to the final year •
students in Photography for film fashion and imaging.
domestic linkagesINITIATIVES & MoUs
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSFASHION design
forecastSEMINAR
Prof. Reenit Singh, Ms. Anamika Debnath, Assoc. Prof. FD
& Ms. Ruhee, Asstt. Prof. FD of NIFT, Kolkata attended
WGSN seminar on forecasting in January’13.Semester
IV & VI students as well as faculty of Mumbai have
attended the WGSN Trend Seminar spring summer
2014 conducted by AEPC on Ist March 2013.
Ms. G. Sai Sangurai, Associate Professor & Ms. Geetha
Ranjini, Assistant Professor NIFT Chennai attended the
Seminar on “Fashion Forecast Spring / Summer 2014” at
The Residency, Chennai on 27.02.13. Seminar on Fashion
Forecast was conducted by AEPC Bangalore on 26.02.2013
was attended by Prof. Kavita Saluja and Ms. Roopali Rawat
Semester 3rd and 5th students of NIFT, Mumbai had
attended seminar on Spring Summer 2014. Trend forecast
organized by SOFT and presented by Promo style. The
objective of seminar was significance of forecasting for
Indian Industry.
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Ph.D.UNDERTAKEN & COMPLETED
Prof.Vandana Narang, Prof. Monika Gupta and Ms.
Purva Khurana NIFT, New Delhi is pursuing a Ph.D.
Prof. Vandita Seth, Gandhinagar is pursuing
Ph.D from NIFT, New Delhi.
Sai Sangurai Associate professor, Chennai is pursuing
Ph.D. with Visvesvaraya Tech. University, Belgaum.
Dr. Debanjali Banerjee, Asst. Prof.NIFT, Kolkata
completed her Ph.D in Chemistry (An Eco-Friendly
exercise of Application and usage of Natural Dye
Obtained from Flowers) from Jadavpur University.
STUDENT
co-curricular activitiesThe NIFT -Spectrum 2013 was conducted in all
campuses. At Shillong it was themed “Lapongnai”
and held on 30th March 2013, attracting good
participation from local colleges & institutes.
Furthermore, the FD VIII students along with faculty
of the FD dept., took part in The North East Career
& Skills Expo 2012, at All Saints Hall, Shillong. The
response of the people attending the expo, towards
Designing as a career option was overwhelming.
NIFT, Hyderabad Students participated in the Youth
Festival of Bits Pilani with their art to wear collection
in the month of March, 2013 and won awards for
Best design aesthetics & Best Design Collection.
At Alcheringa Fest 2013, hosted by IIT, Guwahati.The
Students of FD, NIFT Shillong participated in a Fashion
designing competition and won the First prize. Semester
V students of Mumbai were, shortlisted for presenting a
collection during the Student fest of IIT Mood Indigo.
Fashion Design Department had organized Fashion
Show on the eve of Spectrum 2013 whereby Three
Brands (Riot, Sepia and Bombay High) and Final Year
Students Showcased their collection of upcoming season
and Menswear, Couture collection respectively.
A talk on ‘Ethics and Aesthetics’ was given at Gandhinagar
by Asit Bhatt during Spectrum. At Mumbai Prithvi
Theater students watched a play based on Tibetan
Story “So many socks” and “The president is coming”.
Kalaghoda Art Festival and Workshops have been
well attended by the students as well as faculty.
The department regularly conducts short term programs
such as FCT 2012 – 13 conducted by NIFT, Patna. At
Kolkata - the FCT CE program is conducted under the
coordinator ship of Prof. Reenit Singh (FD). At Mumbai
Two Batches of FCT are running successfully at city center
and Kharghar. At Delhi, 2012-13, FCT and FIAI are being
conducted. Based on specific demands additional CE
programs are conducted FD Dept. Gandhinagar has been
conducting Fashion Integration for Apparel Industry (FIAI)
1 year CE program successfully for the last 2 Years.
Furthermore, the Fashion Design Department Shillong
introduced a course “Fashion Design and Boutique
Management”offered for the existing Fashion Designers
& Boutique owners and also conducted 2 phases of
a 3 month program - “Entrepreneurship Program
in Dress Making”, sponsored by the Directorate of
employment & craftsmen training, Govt. of Meghalaya.
continuing educationAND SHORT-TERM PROGRAMMES
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSFASHION design
craft cluster INITIATIVE
As a part of the curriculum, students of fourth
semester from Fashion Design visited & conducted
craft clusters surveys in various states of the
country during June, 2012 & July, 2012.
The students studied traditional crafts and on their
completion the students compiled the findings in a
Document which was presented before a panel of External
Jury Experts. The presentation also included a display
of innovative products developed by students after
they contemporized ageless craft forms & reproduced
them by using the same traditional techniques.
Prof Matthews Abraham and Dr. Anitha Manohar, Professor,
organized a visit to the “Kaivalam-World Craft Council
Exhibition” at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai on 09.10.12.
Later along with Ms. C. Seetha, Associate Professor. and
Dr. Martin J. Mathews, Associate Professor and students
they also visited the “Craft Bazaar” organized by M/s.
Craft Council of India at Valluvar Kottam on 09.10.12.
industryVISITS
Industry visits give students an opportunity
to get an exposure to the organizational
structure, latest technological advancements
and practices of the apparel industry.
Students of FD visited companies like Vishnu Cotton Mills
Ltd, Phulia Weaving Cluster, Weavers Studio, VK fashions,
Nikhar prints, Pakhi Design house, Printing units/labs etc.
FD semester VI students visited Madura garments & Silver
Spark Apparels Pvt. Ltd of Bengaluru from 13th to 16th
March 2013. In the month of March, 2013 an Industry visit
to Global Exchanger in Gurgaon and Dhruv Globals was
arranged. M/s. Shahi Exports, Bengaluru, was visited on
01.03.2013. Prof. Anitha Manohar, organized an Industry
Visit to M/s. K.G. Denim, Coimbatore on 15.10.12, among
many others at all NIFT campuses. After semester VI,
hands on student internships for a period of 8 weeks
cement their understanding of the fashion industry
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fashionova & convocation
Fashionova is the highly anticipated Design Collection of
the graduating students of Fashion Design. At NIFT, Patna
Fashionova 2013 has been conducted successfully on 20th
May 2013 at Premchand Rangshala, Patna. The chief Guest
for the programme was Mr. Naveen K. Verma, Principle
Secretary of Department of Industries, Govt. of Bihar.
At NIFT - Shillong, the convocation was also held
on the same day as Fashionova on the 23rd May
2013 & in the same Venue. The function was graced
by the presence of Mr.Zenith Sangma, honorable
Minister of Sericulture, Govt. of Meghalaya, who gave
away the degree ertificates to the FD graduates.
Usha International awards for the best garment
construction were given across all NIFT campuses.
The Sabyasachi Couture award was given to Ms. Radhika
Prashar of NIFT - Kolkata. Fashion Design Graduates
were awarded the B.Des Degree at the convocation.
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Leather Design focuses on integrating design perspective
within Industry outlook. The specialization aims at
nurturing social values while shaping the competitive
and entrepreneurial spirit of the students.
At present, the Leather Design programme is being offered
at four NIFT campuses, namely Chennai, Kolkata, New Delhi
& Rae Bareli. The course is highly structured and focused
to the human resource requirement of the Indian Leather
Industry and is aimed at developing a holistic professional.
The programme emphasizes the integration of design
concepts with material knowledge to respond to the
requirements of specific target markets. Exposure
to the industry through field trips, tannery training,
industry internship and graduation projects is an
integral part of the curriculum. The multidisciplinary
approach strengthens the spectrum of the various
product categories being dealt with in the curriculum.
The leather graduates find niche in areas of fashion
business like designers, entrepreneurs, product
developers, production managers, merchandisers etc.
The course also develops entrepreneurial skills enabling
the students to establish their own business.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
LEATHER design
Ms. Apurva Shroff of Leather Dept, Semester-
VIII, had participated in the poster competition
titled Rise against Rape organized by Apne Aap
Women worldwide. Ms Shroff’s entry for the
same has received a Special mention Award.
The following students from Chennai participated
in (CLE) Council for Leather Export Design Awards
2013 for Best Handbags, Leather Garments &
Shoe Design. Students actively participated in the
IILF Fashion Show held from 31st January 2013
to 3rd February 2013 and won the awards.
Mr. Remant Mishra: Best Handbag •
Design – First prize – LD
Ms. Akanksha Yadav: Best Handbag •
Design – Second prize – LD
Ms. Kabyashree Borgohain: Best Handbag •
Design – Second prize – LD
Ms. Shravanthi.R :Shoe Design - First Prize – LD•
Ms. Nasreen Abdul Nazar: Shoe •
student participationCOMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
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Paper titled ‘Design Innovation & Interventions •
– A Tool of Success for Chikankari Craft’ written
by Ms. Dolly Kumar (Asst. Prof –LD) with Ms.
Anu Sharma (Asst. Prof –TD) has been published
in Textile Review in the July 2012 edition.
Paper titled “Unhealthy Consumption Practices” was •
published in Online International Interdisciplinary
Research Journal, {Bi-Monthly}, ISSN2249-9598,
Volume-II, Issue-V, Sept-Oct 2012 by Tulika
Mahanty, Centre Coordinator, Assistant Professor
Paper titled ‘Fashion and Beautification: Expression of •
Individuality was ‘presented at the “The ‘2nd Global
Conference Beauty: Exploring Critical Issues” held at
Mansfield College, Oxford University, UK from 21st –
23rd Sept 2012 by Ms. Dolly Kumar, Assistant Professor
Paper titled ‘Design Action- User Reaction’ •
was published in the Coffee Table edition of
Shoes & Accessories in the October 12 edition
by Ms. Dolly Kumar, Assistant Professor
Paper on ‘Designing Men’s Wear for the emerging •
markets of India’ was selected for publishing in the
NID-CII conference publication by Usha Narasimhan
and co-authored with Prof. Vandana Narang.
Design - First Prize – LD
Ms. Shivani Patel: Shoe Design - Second Prize – LD•
Ms. Payal Kumari of the Department won the gold medal
in Table Tennis( TT) at Converge held in NIFT, Kolkatta
In the annual Spectrum Festival, Ms. Babita Roy
and Mr.Sachin kumar of the LD department won
the best designer awards for their garments
designed under different categories.
faculty participationNATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
EVENTS AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS
An article titled ‘Footwear to look for in SS 13’ •
published in Shoes & Accessories in January 13 (vol.
5) by Ms. Dolly Kumar, Assistant professor, LD
An Article titled ‘Projections for SS 13’ for •
the Shoes & Accessories magazine has
been published by Ms. Dolly Kumar.
An Article titled User and product interaction: A •
review , Fauzia Jamal and Anu Sharma (Textile
Review journal, Volume 8, issue 3, March 2013)
An article titled Design - A Tool for value •
Addition was published in shoes & Accessories
issue of August 2012, by Shinju Mahajan.
Paper titled “Importance of Spinning Wheel in •
Gandhian Scheme of Development” published
in Gandhi Samagarah, ISSN-2277-9795-GANDHI
SAMAGRAH in January 2013 by Tulika Mahanty,
Centre Coordinator, Assistant Professor
Paper on ‘The International Journal of the •
Image’ in the ‘Third International Conference
on the Image’, Poland in September 2012 by
Sr. Prof. Banhi Jha & Ms. Usha Narasimhan
Mr. P. Senthilnathan, Assistant Professor was invited •
as a member of State Level Selection Committee
meeting for shortlisting entries of master craftsman
for National Awards 2011 on 24.07.2012 by O/o.
Development Commissioner (Handicrafts, Chennai).
The following faculty members have participated in •
the debate on “Raising Indian Design Education &
Expertise to global standards of Excellence” held
during Annual General Meeting of IFLMEA & ISF on
28th September 2012: Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate
Professor, Mr. Kaustav Sengupta, Associate Professor,
Mr. Beeraka Chalapathi, Assistant Professor.
Mr.Kaustav Sengupta, Associate Professor conducted •
the workshop on “Understanding Caricature”
at IIT, Madras on 10th & 11th January 2013.
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSLEATHER design
for 8th Meeting of Leather, Tanning Material
and Allied Products Sectional Committee CHD
17 at CLRI, Chennai on 22nd March 2013.
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor attended •
National Workshop on “Public Interest Protection in
IPR Law and Practice” at National Law School of India
University, Bangalore on 07.04.2013 to 10.04.2013.
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor attended the •
2nd meeting of ISO/TC 120 Leather CHD 17: P3 (Panel
for Leather Products) organized by Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS) on 3rd May 2013 at CLRI, Chennai.
Mr. Tapash Bhattacharya, Asst. Prof. LD presented •
a paper on “Sustainability issues in Fashion
& Textiles” in a Seminar organised by Textile
Association (India) & University of Calcutta.
Mr. Tapash Bhattacharya, Asst. Prof. LD had presented •
a paper on “Direct application of natural dyes on
garments” in the National workshop and Seminar
on Vegetable dyes and its application on textiles,
organised by Silpa Sadan, Visya Bharati University.
A Visual Presentation given by Mr. Sanjib Kumar •
Mr.Kaustav Sengupta, Associate Professor conducted •
the workshop on “Art and Illustration” at Anna
University, Chennai on 19th January 2013.
The faculty members of the department actively •
participated in IILF Fashion show on 1st February
2013 in coordination with Council of Leather
Exports and other leather industries.
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor was invited •
as a member of Consultative Group meeting
to ascertain correctness of the particulars for
GI applications on 18th and 19th February
2013 by Geographical Indications Registry,
IP Office, (Govt.of India), New Delhi.
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor was invited as •
a NIFT Nominee by Bureau of Indian Standards for
Leather Sectional ISO works Committee Meeting_a
Panel to coordinate the activities of ISO/TC 120
and its subcommittees and Bilateral Programmes,
CHD 17:P1 at CLRI, Chennai on 21st March 2013.
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor was invited •
as a NIFT Nominee by Bureau of Indian Standards
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Das, Assoc. Prof. & Mr. Tapash Bhattacharya,
Asst. Prof. during the zero hour on Global
Trends on Fashion Bags in November 2012.
Mr. Tapash Bhattacharya, Asst. Prof. LD, Mr. Rahul •
Sethi, Assoc. Prof. LD, Mr. Sabyasachi Sengupta,
Assoc. Prof. LD, Mr. Alokesh Ray, Asst. Professor,
LD & Mr. Sanjib Kumar Das, Assoc. Prof. LD have
visited “International Leather Goods Fair 2013”,
at Kolkata from 15th to 17th March 2013.
Mr. Alokesh Ray, Asst. Professor, LD attended •
a seminar on ‘Eco friendly Tanning Process’
organized by CLRI, Kolkata in April 2013.
Mr. Tapash Bhattacharya, Asst. Prof. LD, Mr. Rahul •
Sethi, Assoc. Prof. LD, Mr. Sabyasachi Sengupta,
Assoc. Prof. LD, Mr. Alokesh Ray, Asst. Professor, LD
& Mr. Sanjib Kumar Das, Assoc. Prof. LD attended
an Industry get together and Seminar on ‘Doubling
the capacity of Leather and leather products
production by 2015’ organized by Indian Leather
Products Association at Kolkata in January 2013.
Mr. Rahul Sethi, Assoc. Prof. LD anchored the Industry •
meet 2012 -“Role of professionals in present Industrial
Scenario” held on 29th August 2012 at NIFT Kolkata.
Mr. Rahul Sethi, Assoc. Prof. LD anchored NIFT •
Convocation 2012 and Industry meet held
on 7th December, 2012 at NIFT Kolkata.
Mr. Rahul Sethi, Assoc. Prof. LD represented LD •
& M.Des Department to speak about the U.G &
P.G Design Programme offered by NIFT during
open House 2012 on 24th Nov & 1st Dec 2012.
Mr. Sabyasachi Sengupta, Assoc. Prof. LD attended •
3 days workshop on Photography for social impact
conducted by British Council India and Drik India.
Mr. Sabyasachi Sengupta, Assoc. Prof. LD •
represented NIFT Campus in open House
‘2012 on 24th Nov & 1st Dec 2012.
Mr. Sanjib Kumar Das, Assoc. Professor & CC-LD has •
undertaken a R & D activity and had submitted a
Report under Sualkuchi Silk Project, Guwahati Assam.
Mr. Tapash Bhattacharya, Asst. Professor, LD, had •
coordinated a Fashion Show conducted under
Sualkuchi Silk Project, Guwahati Assam.
Mr. Sabyasachi Sengupta, Assoc. Prof. LD was •
interviewed in a 30 Min. live talk show &
presentation on career on Doordarshan Television.
Mr. Sankara Narayanan T. R, Assoc. Prof. •
attended the COA of the Council of Leather
Exports ( CLE) at Kanpur on the 16th of April
The faculty of Delhi and Kolkata participated •
in the following international fairs:
India International Leather Fair (IILF) – February 2013- •
Mr. E. Sivasakthi along with 29 students of Semester-
VI visited IILF, Chennai from 31.01.13 to 03.02.13.
Mr. Alokesh Ray, Asst. Professor, LD & Mr. •
Sanjib Kumar Das, Assoc. Prof. LD, along with 8
students of LD semester VI have visited “India
International Leather Fair 2013” at Chennai
from 31st January to 3rd February 2013.
11 students of the Leather Department visited the •
MIPEL Fair, Italy in month of September 2012
Mr. Sanjib Kumar Das, Assoc. Prof. & CC-LD •
and Mr. Tapash Bhattacharya, Asst. Prof. LD
attended ‘MIPEL -The Bag Show’ at Milan,
Italy from 16th – 19th Sept 2012
projects undertakenFOR GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY
Various projects have been undertaken by the Leather
Design Faculty in Delhi Centre. The details of the
projects handled by the department are as follows:
At Delhi Centre,
Ms. Tulika Mahanty (Centre Coordinator, Asst. •
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSLEATHER design
Professor – LD, NIFT, New Delhi) and Ms. Dolly
Kumar (Asst. Professor – LD, NIFT, New Delhi) had
undertaken the project on ‘Designing of Uniforms
& Furnishings for IRCTC Maharajas’ Express.
Ms. Dolly Kumar (Asst. Professor – LD, NIFT, •
New Delhi) along Ms. Anu Sharma, Assistant
Professor- LD had undertaken the project
on ‘Designing of Uniforms’ for CRPF.
Ms. Shinju Mahajan, Assoc. Prof. & CP-•
LD had undertaken the project for vetting
of Agra Footwear Competition.
Ms. Shinju Mahajan, Assoc. Prof. & CP-LD •
had undertaken the project for Designing
curriculum booklets for JSS.
At Kolkata Centre
Part proposal prepared for leather craft training •
workshop under Jharkhand Project. The Project
MOU has been signed between NIFT Kolkata
and Govt. of Jharkhand on 24.11.2012
At Chennai Centre
The LAMP Project is organized for preparing logo •
and packaging design for agricultural products
produced by Tribal Members of LAMPS (Tamilnadu)
Mr. Kaustav Sengupta, Associate Professor – •
Interacted with State Government for “Packaging
Design Project” for the month of Jan 2013.
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor nominated •
as Team Leader and Mr. D. Rajashekar, Associate
Professor nominated as Member for Filing
and Completion of GI Registration Process
for 20 crafts of North East India and West
Bengal under IPR Project of NIFT, Kolkata.
continuing educationVarious CE programmes have been conducted by
the Leather Design Department at all campuses.
The detail of the same is as follows:
At Kolkata Campus
Evening class is running on regular basis for the
CE programme (FCT) under the coordination
of Mr. Rahul Sethi, Assoc. Prof. (LD) & Prof.
Reenit Singh (FD) for Year 2012-2013
At Delhi Campus
1 year CE programme named “Creative
Thinking and Design Development” started
with 31 students in September 2012
craft cluster INITIATIVE
Delhi Campus
The students of Leather Dept – NIFT, New Delhi IV visited
Patiala under craft cluster development project from 18th-
30th June, 2012 to study the Tila Jutti craft of the region.
The craft diagnostic study was done under the
guidance of faculty mentors who also visited
the region along with the students.
Craft Cluster visit to Patiala (Punjab):
Nos of Students visited : 28
Faculty mentor :Mr. E. Sivasakthi (Associate Professor)
Ms. Tulika Mahanty (CC-LD)
Ms. Dolly Kumar (Asst. Professor)
Ms. Neeti Banga (Asst. Professor)
Kolkata Campus
Santiniketan was identified as Craft Cluster for the Leather
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Design where the students will visit for Craft Cluster
study which is scheduled for 2nd week of July, 2013.
At Chennai Campus
Project in process – Cluster Development Initiative for
the Innovation Council, Development Commissioner
- Handicrafts & Handlooms (DC-HC&HL).
Ph.D.UNDERTAKEN & COMPLETED
The following faculty members are undertaking their Ph.D.
Ms. Shinju Mahajan, Chairperson LD is •
pursuing her PhD from National Institute of
Fashion Technology (NIFT) and has successfully
completed the comprehensive exam. Her
area of research is Toddler’s Footwear
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor is pursuing •
Ph.D. in the area of Supply Chain Management
in Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.
Mr. Kaustav Sengupta, Associate Professor is pursuing •
Ph.D. in the area of Fashion & Socio Psychology
at National Institute of Fashion Technology,
INTERACTION
state government & industriesAt Delhi Campus
Leather Design Department showcased the •
work of the Graduating batch of 2009-2013
in Sirifort Auditorium. Industry experts from
various Industry of Leather Apparel & Accessories
attended the Show. The Department received lot
of appreciation for the Leather Design students
work showcased at the show. This also led to
placements of the Graduated Batch of 2013.
Meeting and Interaction organized by Council •
of Leather with various Industry of Leather
Apparel & Accessories was attended in the
month of April 2013 in Taj Palace, New Delh.
Involvement of reputed and successful •
industry experts in the jury for Graduation
Design Project 2013, Industry Internship and
Craft cluster and Tannery Training was also
ensured as a part of industry liasoning.
A team of two faculty, Mr. E. Sivasakthi & Ms. Dolly •
Kumar, was sent to Agra to strengthen the liasoning
with Agra Footwear Industry and to also on January
24, 2013 to mobilize placements for the students.
Apart from the above a regular interaction •
with state Government / industries are carried
for industry visits/Guest faculty/Projects.
At Chennai Campus
Mr. D. Rajashekar, Associate Professor – had •
interaction with industries (5 companies at Chennai)
for Campus Placements 2013 on 28th Jan, 2013.
Mr. N. Vennimalai, Assistant Professor – had •
interaction with industries (13 companies
at Chennai) for campus placements
2013 on 31st Jan & 01st Feb 2013.
The Department has been continuously interacting •
with industries and Government bodies to
arrange the Graduation Project, Tannery Training,
Industry Internship and Craft Documentation.
Students of LD-IV visited to the company M/s. •
Lipi Inc, Kotivakkam to study Laser cutting
printing techniques, accompanied Mr. D.
Rajashekar, Assoc. Professor on 02.04.2013.
Students of LD-VI visited to the company M/s. •
Tritan Leather Works for their subject Production
& Process Planning accompanied Mr. B.
Chalapathi, Asst. Professor on 03.04.2013.
Students of LD-VI visited to the company M/s. Alfa •
Shoes India Pvt Ltd., for their subject Production
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSLEATHER design
& Process Planning accompanied by Mr. D.
Rajashekar, Assoc. Professor on 24.04.2013
At Kolkata Campus
The students of LD semester IV have completed •
2 weeks Tannery training at BASF India Ltd. and
WEBLAC Ltd., Kolkata during June 2012
The students of LD semester IV have undertaken •
a one month Craft Cluster Studies at Sodepur,
North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal.
Students of LD semester VI have visited •
TATA International (Garment Division)
at Chennai in February 2013.
Students of LD semester VI have visited UR •
Trading, a reputed Leather goods manufacturer
& Exporter at Kolkata in February 2013.
The Students of LD semester VI have undertaken •
Industry Internship programme at various
industries during June to July 2012.
A guided visit to Local Leather market was •
organized for LD Semester III & V students
by Mr. Alokesh Ray, Asst. Prof. LD.
Kanchankuntala Das, Sem-V participated in exhibition •
on leather swatches at Academy of Fine Arts. Swatches
selected for Khadims for commercial production.
At Rae Bareli Campus
Students, as a part of their curriculum, •
undertook a tannery visit. The tannery
visited was Prachi leathers, Kanpur.
Students visited Prachi exports on a different occasion •
to understand manufacturing of bags and shoes.
Students visited the Leather fair at Agra •
and also visited Dabur Private limited.
Visit to FDDI by the students for an understanding •
of footwear and infrastructure for the same.
Students visited IILF, 2013 held at •
Chennai in the month of Jan- Feb.
A visit to TATA international, Chennai •
was organized during the IILF visit to
understand Garment manufacturing.
A visit to CLRI, Kanpur was organized to •
study the leather manufacturing process.
workshops, seminars &symposiumsAt Chennai Campus
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor and Mr. •
P. Senthilnathan, Assistant Professor & CC – LD
attended the “Ambur Open 3” fair and seminar on
06.06.2012 & 07.06.2012 at Ambur Trade Centre,
organized by Indian Shoe Federation, Ambur.
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor participated •
in “Traditional Industries of Tamilnadu”
Conference cum Exhibition 2012 at Hotel Taj
Connemera on 12th July 2012 organized by FICCI.
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor attended a •
TOT program on “Business in Design” conducted
at NIFT, New Delhi from 3rd to 06h July 2012.
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor attended •
a TOT program on “Research Methodology
& Report Writing” conducted at NIFT,
Chennai from 16th to 18th July 2012.
Mr. P. Senthilnathan, Assistant Professor attended •
a TOT Program on ‘Jacket Making” conducted at
NIFT, New Delhi from 09th to 13th July 2012.
All the faculty members of LD Department •
have attended the exhibition “Kaivalam”
organized by World Craft Council at Chennai
from 07.10.2012 to 10.10.2012.
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Leather products designed by Leather •
Design students were showcased at LERIG’S
at CLRI, Chennai on 28.01.2013.
Mr. M. Aravendan, Associate Professor, Mr. •
Kaustav Sengupta, Associate Professor, Mr. P.
Senthilnathan, Assistant Professor and Mr. Beeraka
Chalapathi, Assistant Professor have participated
in the “Workshop for Designers, Technicians, CEOs,
Owners of the Companies” by ARS Suturia, Italy in
India, Chennai during 4th to 6th February 2013.
Organized 2 days workshop by special expert •
Mr. R. Balasubrmaniam on “Etching Techniques,
Embossing and Hand Painting” for the subject
“Surface Development Techniques-II” for LD IV
semester students on 15th and 16th March 2013.
Mr. Kaustav Sengupta, Associate Professor •
attended a meeting Millennial Paradox Panel –
Youth Insights for Titan Industries and Edelman
Redifussion at Mumbai on 16th May 2013.
Industry Internship for LD –VI students has been •
fixed in various Industries across the country.
Craft Cluster was arranged for LD- IV students •
to the following places in Tamilnadu:
Pondicherry - Papier-mâché & Terracotta
Thanjavur - Thanjavur Plate & Doll
Swami malai (Kumbakonam) - Metal Casting
Tannery Training for LD – IV students has been •
fixed in various Tanneries across the country.
At Kolkata Campus
The faculty contributed to the following events
Alumni Meet held on 17th August, 2012•
Seminar on Trend review for Spring Summer •
2013 for Bags, held on 3rd November 2012
Seminar on International Market for •
Fashion held on 26th February, 2013
At Rae Bareli Campus
Students attended a workshop on “”The Art •
of Living”, an eye camp and an introductory
session on Psychological counselling.
Students were exposed to Craft workshop •
participated by eminent artisans.
sports activitiesMr. Beeraka Chalapathi accompanied •
students of Chennai campus for the sports
and cultural events during Converge 2012
held at Kolkata, December 2012.
2 students from LD department (Mr. Vinay Kumar •
& Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi) had participated in
the cricket match at the Aircel CSK College
Championship at Sri Ramachandra Medical
College, Porur, Chennai on 20.04.2013.
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The Department is distinguished by its unique and
innovative approach to Textile design education and its
proximity to the Indian Textile Industry. The programme
is offered at eleven NIFT campuses namely, Bengaluru,
Bhopal, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kangra,
Kannur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bhubaneswar and New Delhi.
The Department faculty is highly qualified and is involved
at each level of student learning & development. The
course curriculum is designed and updated on regular
basis to build vision among the student community, for
converting Industry challenges into opportunities for
overall development and Growth of this sector. Student’s
Individual creativity is further enhanced through class room
projects, industry internships, craft documentation, CAD
training and articulated through a final eighteen weeks of
Graduation Project. The programme prepares students for
a wide range of careers in textile mills and export Houses,
with fashion designers, design studios, mills, buying
houses, handloom cooperatives and buying agencies as
designers or fabric Managers, or work independently as
Designers or Entrepreneurs.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
TEXTILE design
Ms. Richa Sharma, Asst. Prof. TD Bengaluru as •
Project Coordinator has undertaken projects from
Home furnishing Exports & Brand Zuddha for Indian
Domestic Market and KSIC Saree Design project, KSIC.
Ms. Kakoli Das Asst. Prof. TD Bengaluru has •
undertaken a project “Print Design Project”
for Buti International Design Studio.
Mr. R. Ravi Kumar, Asst. Prof. TD Bengaluru has •
undertaken a project “Design Intervention for
Handloom Weaving for Tribal’s in Karnataka for
Textile Commissioner, Government Of Karnataka.
TD Bhubaneswar faculty Mr. Sandeep Kidile, piblished •
research article on “Influence of process parameters
on the basic fibre properties” in the Journal of
Textile Review ,issue 6, Volume7,page no 35.
TD Bhopal and TD Gandhinagar submitted a •
proposal on short term adhoc course for Indian
Navy to NIFT- HO. The proposal included curriculum
on comprehensive survey and analyzing the
existing skill level and domain of the officers for
faculty participationPROJECTS AND RESEARCH PAPERS
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upgrading their knowledge base on Textile.
Prof.M.K.Gandhi has presented a paper in •
International conference organized by Bannari Amman
Institute of Technology & University of Derby on the
topic “Cloud Computing” on 5th August 2012.
Ms.Habeebunissa has presented a paper in •
International conference organized by Bannari
Amman Institute of Technology & University of Derby
on the topic “A study on UV protective clothing
among Chennai people” on 4th August 2012
TD Chennai has undertaken the Project ‘Market •
Survey/ Intelligence for Thirumalpur Handloom
Cluster ” with the Office of Weavers Service
Centre, Kancheepuram and diagnostic study
and market survey was conducted.
Dr.M.Vasantha, TD Chennai, made presentation •
on “Visual Merchandising focusing on Heim
Textiles – 2013 to 150 exporters.
Dr. Reena Aggarwal. TD Mumbai presented the •
paper title Zero waste fashion in green fashion
consortium SOFT Pune- Date – 5th April 2013
Prof. Anuapm Jain, TD Hyderabad developed •
NIFT-CBSE New Delhi: Elements of Textile
Design: Text book for Class XI(2012 -13).
Dept. of Textile Design, Kannur executed a Design •
Project for Cannanore Home furnishigs, Kannur,
under which two collections were developed
for American market for the season 2014.
Faculty of TD Kolkata : The Jharkhand project is being •
undertaken for the year 2013-14 which included three
clusters namely Amda, Hazaribagh and Deogarh.
These areas are to be developed as training centres
for the artisans for Weaving, dyeing, finishing, surface
ornamentation, leather and product development to
be carried out. The total project cost is Rs. 17 Crores.
Mr. Mohd Javed and Ms. Shubhangi have •
developed a Text Book on Woven Textiles
for Std. XI CBSE Board, the project has been
awarded by the Head Office NIFT New Delhi.
Mr. Arneb Sen, Mr. Debojyoti Ganguly and Prof. •
Shivalingam has written a Text Book on Textile
Science for Std. XI CBSE Board, the project has been
awarded by the Head Office NIFT New Delhi.
Dr. Reena Aggarwal, Faculty at NIFT TD •
Mumbai, developed prototype for a IPR GI
project for the Crochet craft cluster, Goa.
Dr. Reena Aggarwal, Faculty at NIFT TD Mumbai, •
written a chapter on “unfair competition” for
IPR Text Book titled as “Intellectual Property
for clothing and fashion design industry – a
textbook” specifically catering to the broad
field of clothing and the fashion industry.
Faculty of TD Department, New Delhi have
undertaken projects along with faculty members
from other departments. These include:
Consultancy project: Ceremonial dress design for •
CRPF by Ms. Anu Sharma, Assistant Professor - TD,
Designing of Uniform (Prototypes) for •
Air India crew members, project by Ms.
Savita Rana, Associate Professor - TD,
Consultancy project: seat cover designing •
for Hyundai by Prof. Kripal Mathur & Mr.
Ashutosh Sahi, Assistant Professor,
Curriculum writing for “Women Weave - the •
Handloom Training & Research Centre”, Maheshwar
by Ms. Ashima Tiwari, Assistant Professor - TD,
Dr. Neha Singh, Assistant Professor - TD.
Training and skill development workshop “Women •
Weave - the Handloom Training & Research Centre”,
Maheshwar by Ms. Ashima Tiwari, Assistant Professor
- TD, Dr. Neha Singh, Assistant Professor - TD.
Designing of Brand Merchandise for •
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSTEXTILE design
Delhi Daredevils (M/s GMR Sports) by Mr.
Ashutosh Sahi Assistant Professor - TD.
Uniform designing project for Kendriya Vidyalaya •
Sansthan by Ms. Savita Rana, Associate Professor - TD.
Curriculum development for Textile Design as •
a vocational course for CBSE Class - XI & XII.
(Project Anchor: Ms. Savita Rana, Associate
Professor – TD, Unit Authors: Prof. Kripal Mathur.
Curriculum development for Fashion Studies •
as a regular course for CBSE Class - XI & XII,
Project Anchor: Prof. Kripal Mathur – TD and Unit
Authors: Ms. Ashima Tiwari Assistant Professor -
TD, Ms. Anu Sharma Assistant Professor – TD.
Curriculum development for FDGT as a vocational •
course for CBSE Class - XI.Unit Authors for the
book “Introduction to the Fashion Industry”:
Ms. Anu Sharma Assistant Professor - TD.
“Creating a Design Doing” by Prof. Kripal Mathur •
at 12th CII NID Design Summit, December 2012. .
Paper published in the conference proceedings.
“Crafting Design for Livelihoods” by Prof. •
Sudha Dhingra at a National Seminar on “The
Dynamics of Craft Development a Technopreneur
Approach” held at MS University, Baroda.
“Hues from Nature - The Story of Sustainable Dyeing •
with Aal (Morinda citrifolia)” by Prof. Sudha Dhingra.
Paper published in the conference proceedings at
Conference organized by ‘Consortium of Green
Fashion’ SOFT, Pune and Dystar , Mumbai.
“Examining the Effect of Natural and Synthetic •
UV absorbers on the UV protective Properties of
Cotton” by Dr. Neha Singh, Assistant Professor.
Published in Textile Review November 2012.
“User and product Interaction: A review” by •
Ms. Anu Sharma, Assistant Professor - TD. Paper
published in Textile Review, March 2013.
”Design Innovation and interventions”, a •
tool of success for Chikankari by Ms. Anu
Sharma, Assistant Professor – TD. Paper
published in Textile Review, July 2012.
“Sari - The Iconic Attire of India” by Ms. Ruby •
Kashyap Sood, Associate Professor. Paper presented
(and published in the conference proceedings) at
the International Foundation of Fashion Technology
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INTERACTION
industry association,seminars & visits
A seminar was conducted on ‘Spanish Fashion •
through History & its cultural influences’ by
Maria del Rosario Cervera Parejo, Lecture and
Spanish subject convener at Hong Kong Baptist
University – Beijing Normal University, united
International college in Zhuhai, P.R of China.
TD Bengaluru organised seminars on ‘Role of •
a Textile Designer in the fashion Industry’ by
Samrat Som, Creative Director & Marketing,
Louis Phillip, Neeraj Quadras, Co-owner of Hone
E core on ‘Importance of Sustainable Design’ and
Amitabh Narain, Chief Marketing officer India,
Sooktas India, on - ‘‘Marketing v/s Design’’.
A group of Centre Co-ordinators visited •
“Heimtextil Exhibition”, Frankfurt
Germany from 9th to 12th Jan 2013.
Ms. Vishaka Agarwal, Bhopal attended a workshop •
on “Monitoring through Intellectual Property for
Designers and Innovators” at NID Ahmedabad from
11th March to 13th March 2012.Students of Semester
VIII, TD Bengaluru visited Weavers Service centre for
gaining knowledge on Jacquard Design Development.
Ms. Anu Sharma, Assistant Professor, participated •
as a speaker in HEPC Seminar at Jaipur in
August 2012. She made a presentation on
Designing trends in Textile Industry.
Ms. Ananya Mitra, Assistant Professor •
attended a seminar on “Design Innovation
in Indian Fabric Art # 1950-2000” at Banaras
Hindu University in February 2013.
Prof. Sudha Dhingra was nominated as jury panel •
member for National Awards for Handloom &
Handicrafts, Sant Kabir Awards and Shilp Guru
Awards organized by the Office of the Development
Commissioner (Handicrafts) and Office of the
Development Commissioner (Handlooms).
Ms. Savita Rana - Associate Professor & Chairperson •
TD, & Ms. Ashima Tiwari, Assistant Professor
were nominated as members of WSC Advisory
Committee. They participated in annual meeting of
WSC Advisory Committee held in February 2013.
Ms. Ashima Tiwari, Assistant Professor was •
nominated as jury panel member for empanelment
of designers with DCHC (December 2012).
A workshop was conducted at TD Bhopal by Khadi •
& Gramoddyog Board in association with TD,
Bhopal to provide information on various Khadi
& Gramoddyog Projects, Schemes and plans.
One day interactive workshop was conducted at •
TD Bhubaneswar in collaboration with Boyanika
for thirty two artisans from all over the state
of Odisha. The workshop was organised on
“Woven structure and material exploration”
One day workshop was organised for students •
of TD Bhubaneswar to sensitize them towards
achieving desired inputs on flash software for TD VI
Semester students on 30 April 2013. The workshop
was conducted by Mr. Kali Prassana Patnaik,
Graphic expert and artist from JJ School of Arts.
One day workshop was conducted on ”Identification •
of improved tool kits” for Home furnishings for
National Rural Development council for twenty artisan
Institutes (IFFTI) Conference, Los Angeles (USA).
“Auspicious Symbols Representing Cultural Icons” by •
Ms. Ashima Tiwari, Assistant Professor - TD and Ms.
Amrita Roy, Assistant Professor - KD. Paper presented
(and published in the conference proceedings) at
the International Foundation of Fashion Technology
Institutes (IFFTI) Conference, Los Angeles (USA).
“Modeling of Effect of Vat Dyes with Aloe Vera on •
the UV Protective Properties of Cotton Fabrics”
by Dr. Neha Singh, Assistant Professor. Paper
accepted for oral presentation at the AIC 2013
International Conference, Newcastle, UK.
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSTEXTILE design
under NRDC by TD Bhubaneswar on 17th Aug 2012.
An anthropologist Ms. Elllisa Meretaur (Italy), •
Ms. Ezi Emami, a textile Designer from Germany,
Designer Mr. Bibhu Mahapatra, Mr. Pritam
Panda , a very well known designer visited the
Textile Design department, Bhubaneswar and
interacted with students and faculty members.
The students of Textile Design department, •
Bhubaneswar (TD 6 and 4 semester) have visited
industry clusters at Delhi, Panipat and Kolkata
respectively during winter break in December 2012.
Students from Textile Design department, •
Bhubaneswar displayed their work during
the visit of Honourable Union Minister
and Chief Minister of Orissa.
Students from Textile Design department, •
Bhubaneswar participated in Kolosseum-
2012 organised by KIITS (Deemed University)
and received , First prize in fashion show and
First prize T- Shirt Design competition
Mr. Uritzaig, Head of the department, Shenkar •
Design Academy, Mr.Richard Asford, Managing
Director, M/s Ashford Looms, Newzland visited
NIFT Chennai and had an interaction with
Textile Design faculty members & TD students.
Mr.G.Krishnaraj had been nominated as a committee •
member for setting up of Handloom Training
Centre at Kancheepuram & Kumbakonam and
contributed in the meeting held there on 08.03.13
at Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Chennai.
TD Chennai, organised two day training programme at •
Ms.Akashwa Technologies, Kancheepuram for TD VII
semester students for the course, “CAD for Jacquard
Techniques & Design development“ in Aug, ’12. The
training programme enriched the student’s knowledge
and skills in developing designs for jacquard.
Prof. Anuapm Jain, TD Hyderabad was invited to •
teach ‘Design Process’ to PG Design Students
at NID Ahmedabad ( Aug to Sep 2012).
Ms.Rakhi Wahee Pratap, Assoc.Prof, CC-TD attended •
Design Workshop - “Introduction to Design: Issues
and Methods” conducted by NID (25th—27th July)
Ms.Rakhi Wahee Pratap, Assoc.Prof, CC-TD, •
participated in “All India Fashion Forum” at Mumbai
in March 2013 and participated in Master classes.
TD Hyderabad students visited Nagarjun Sagar & •
Nagarjun Konda an environmental exposure, Scroll
Painting Exhibition on 23rd Jan 2013, Pochampaly
Handloom Weaver’s society Puttapaka & Pochampally,
Rishika Cottons Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, Weaver’s Service
centre Hyderabad, Power Loom Service Centre
Hyderabad, “Textiles Expo” on 22.3.13, and GTN
Textiles Hyderabad (Spinning & Processing Unit).
TD Hyderabad students participated and •
displayed creative woven samples at “Appropriate
Technology Exhibition” at Pochampally, organised
by Weaver’s Service Centre Hyderabad.
Textile Committee organised seminar for •
“Handloom Mark” coordinated by Textile design
department NIFT-Hyderabad and conducted
Elocution competition for the students. TD
Students won the 1st, 2nd & Consolation prizes.
Ms. Lorna Bircham Course Director, MA Textile •
Design, Mr.Matteo Vallarsa Italian Design,
Ms.Lyne Givard, Textile Artist, Motreal, Canada
and Ms.Nathalie Tremblay, Textile Design &
Faculty, Centre of Design & Impression Textiles,
Montreal, Canada.visited Textile Design department
Hyderabad and have interacted with TD students.
Ms.Rishni, IV Sem. TD Kannur student was •
selected for Dual Degree Program.
Mr. Mohd Javed, Worked as a team member •
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student participationCOMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
for Theme Pavilion for HGH Mumbai
and put up a NIFT stall at the fair.
Visited Texanlab Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.(Textile •
& Analytical Laboratory), Punikem Industries
Ltd., Kamlesh Block Print ltd. Alok Industries.
Textile Design Department has put up a stall •
during ITME 2012 at Mumbai, the programme
was coordinated by Mr. Mohd Javed, Associate
Professor and faculty of the Dept.
Dr. Reena Aggarwal attended international conference •
on Home Fashion India Week 2013 at Mumbai.
TD Mumbai students have visited Texanlab •
Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.(Textile & Analytical
Laboratory), Kamlesh Brock Printers and
Alok Industries for machine embroidery.
“The Glamour Card” designed by student Mr. •
Jaswant Daranga and Mr. Neil Sarjal, students of
Textile Design Semester – VII, have won Second
Place in WOW Factor Award at World of Wearable
Art Show held at Wellington, New Zealand.
Mr. Udhayadhana Singh Arul Selvan, student •
of Textile Design Semester - IV achieved
4th rank in World Skill Completion.
Ms. Kuhu Srivastava, student of Textile Design •
Semester - IV, was selected for one year AAS
programme at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT),
USA under international semester exchange.
Ms. Archana Konduru, student of Textile Design •
Semester - IV, was selected for a summer
programme at University of Wolverhampton, UK.
Mr. Arvind Singh Rathod , student of Textile •
Design department, Bhubneshwar Semester-
VI has won the first prize in Denim design
competition which was held at all India level.
Ms. Navanee Saxena, NIFT Bhopal went to ENSAIT •
France on Semester Exchange Programme.
Students participated in Snapper Rocks Denim •
Design Competition 2013 held on March
2013. Ms. Preeti Phougat of NIFT Bengaluru
won Design of the College award.
Ms. Yoga Shree. J student of TD Chennai •
has won the title “Design of College” award
under “Design on Denim – 2013” organized
by M/s.Snapper Rocks, Mumbai.
Ms.Divya & Ms. Saibhavani of Textile Design •
Semester VI, Chennai have participated in Inspiration
Singapore in Audi Star Creation – 2013.
Ms. Visalakshi & Ms. Keerthana of Textile Design •
Semester IV, Chennai students have participated
in Ambadi Rug Competition in 2012.
Ms. Palak Pareek student of TD-VI, Gandhinagar •
participated & was short listed in NIFT-
AMBADI Design Challenge NADC1213151
Ms. Daizy Tanwar & Ms. Nivedita Prasad, •
Gandhinagar participated in Denim Design Snapper
Rocks competition and out of two students
Ms. Daizy Tanwar’s designs were selected.
Sem VI TD Kangra student, Ms. Pallak Kakkar •
secured prestigious internship with Dutch
Designer studio Claudy Jongstra, Netherlands.
World of Wearable Competition and “WOW”, •
Ms. Nabamita Ghosh and Ms. Sampurna
Das had participated and Ms. Sampurna
Das got the first prize at National level.
PC Chandra Competition- Ms. Shreya •
Samanta TD – IV won the first prize.
Three (3) TD Students got short listed in World •
Skill Competition which was held on 13th &
14th of Feb 2013 Coordinated by Mr. Mohd
Javed Associate Professor. Around 15 students
participated across the discipline at NIFT Mumbai.
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Knitwear Design has evolved from its perception
as just hand knitting to a rapidly growing global
industry for fashion apparel. The play of knit and purl
presents the backbone for casual wear, sportswear and
intimate apparel; but now knits have been showing
their versatility in all other areas of fashion previously
limited to woven fabric across the global ramp.
The Knitwear Design programme at NIFT is
structured with know-how and identity close to
this very exclusive area of fashion products.
The four year programme is developed towards
creating a design professional who can cater to knitted
apparel - an exclusive segment in fashion. It aims to
provide the student with creative thinking, strong
technical skills and a dynamic market orientation.
Knitwear Professionals provide value addition to multiple
areas for the fashion business - as knitwear designers,
forecasters, stylists, product developers, production
managers or merchandisers. The curriculum likewise is
multipronged, with a strong design direction. Students
apply their classroom learning to industry simulated
environments, and undertake an 8 week industry internship
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
KNITWEAR design
for flat as well as circular knitting to hone their skills.
Their design and technical knowledge culminates with
a design collection at the end of the 8th semester.
industryINTERFACE
Knitwear design follows a holistic process involving
multiple aspects towards creating knitted apparel;
and NIFT strongly underpins the importance of real-
time experiences in inculcating the intricacies of this
area through the well-planned 8 week internship.
NIFT Hyderabad mentored its 25 students with •
nearly 14 organizations like Exodus Future Knit Pvt.
Ltd, Oswal Woolen Mills, Shahi exports, Arvind mills,
Turtle Limited, Alok Industries, to name a few.
NIFT Chennai collaborated with approximately 18 •
organizations to provide quality internships to its
batch of knitwear students. The companies varied
from export units like Shahi exports, Texport industries,
Clifton exports, Matrix clothing etc, to retail brands
like Arvind, Max Lifestyle, Reliance trends and Elle.
NIFT Bengaluru worked with close to 12 •
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companies for internship opportunities for its first
graduating batch of 24 students. The companies
ranged from export organizations like Orient
Crafts and Pearl global to reputed retailers like
Madura Garments, Arvind brands, Lifestyle etc.
NIFT Kolkata placed 28 students at key interning •
positions with companies like Maral Overseas Ltd.,
Arvind Mills, Pearl Global Ltd., Modelama Exports Ltd.
Gurgaon, Orient Craft Ltd, and PNR Apparels (P) Ltd.
NIFT NewDelhi associated with well-known knitwear •
brands like Shree Bharat, Knitcraft, Orient crafts
,Arvind Mills , RanaPloycot, Winsome, Monte Carlo
etc, for internship opportunities to its 33 students.
student participationACTIVITIES
The department believes in holistic development of the
students under its mentorship, and this is amply supported
by the laurels that both faculty as well as students bring in,
across extra-curricular activities in and outside the campus.
Students from NIFT , Chennai, visited Dakshina •
Chitra, The Textile Committee Mylapore, White
House, The Ordnance Clothing Factory, Pidpic
Industrial Estate, and the 36th India Knit Fair, as
part of their interaction with the stakeholders in
fashion. Ms.R.S.Priyanka, from the graduating batch
of Knitwear design, was also honored with the Best
Academic Performance award and for Academic
Excellence with community service, for her work with
the Spastic Society, Tamil Nadu. Knitwear students
also bought in laurels through their participation
across many intercollegiate events - Mr. Varun Leo,
Ms. Prachi Jain, and Ms. Suganya S. won the first
prize at the inter college fashion show held at MCC,
Chennai. Ms. R.S. Priyanka won the third prize in the
pot painting competition organized by Big FM 92.7.
4th Semester students from NIFT, Kolkata visited •
many industries - Sports King, Oswal Wollen Mills,
Nagesh Knitwears, Shobhagya Sales and the Knitworld
fair at Ludhiana. The students from the department
also brought laurels by designing the winning entry
for the NIFT promotional Item design competition,
wherein their designs were converted to the NIFT
promotional materials. Students from the department
also volunteered for holding the Blood donation
camp alongwith the Rotary club, Mahanagar.
Students from NIFT, Hyderabad, visited GTN •
industries, Jay Jay Mills, Tube Knits, and Fashion
Knits Tirupur, and also attended the Knit Tech Fair.
They were accompanied by Mr.Prithwiraj Mal, Asst.
Prof & Dr.I.Rajitha, Asst.Prof. The students also
visited a printing unit with Mr. Shivanand Sharma;
who also organized a preview for the VII semester
students for the “Marriage Mantra Wedding Fair”
at hotel Taj Krishna. They also visited the “Lepakshi
Handicraft Exhibition” at Kalinga Bhavan, Hyderabad.
Students from this centre also made their mark at
the BITS Pilani Pearls Fashion Show, and bagged
the first prize at this event. Knitwear students from
the Hyderabad campus bagged two gold medals
as part of the winning team at Converge 2012,
the inter - NIFT sports and cultural competition.
NIFT Bangalore saw Mr.Padmaraj Keshri from the •
Graduating batch bag the chance to debut his
collections with Wills Lifestyle. He was also one of
the designers for the first shortlist for Let’s Design, a
design show by the Cotton council of India. Students
from the 4th and 6th semester were part of the road
show by Madura garments, inculcating them with
valuable market and corporate skills. Knitwear design
students also represented the centre for Converge
2012, and were instrumental in bagging gold medals
across multiple track and field, and cultural events.
NIFT Students from the 4th semester, Knitwear Design, •
Mumbai Visited the UrbanArt festival (Exhibition)
at Belapur with Ms. BawanaRawat, Asst.Professor.
Mr.Navneet Sawaratkar, Mr. Tushar, Mr. Sabyasachi
Jana and Mr. VidurAdalkar from the Mumbai centre
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSKNITWEAR design
participated in the National Design Talent Contest-
World of Wearable Art (WOW).Ms.Sonali Sethi
from the graduating batch was a participant for
the prestigious international design competition
ENTRAMADOS, held in Madrid. The students also
visited Lakme Fashion WeekSummer/Resort -2013.
Students from NIFT New Delhi secured the 1st position •
in the intercollegiate fashion show held at Maulana
Azad Medical College, New Delhi. Celestial Knits,
Intertek India Pvt. Ltd.,Karma Processer Pvt. Ltd.,Knit
Craft and Shri Bharat Ltd are some of the industries
which students across the 4th and 6th semesters
visited, under the guidance of faculty Mr. Ashok
Prasad, Ms.Garima Anand and Ms.Nilanjana Bairagi.
The Knitwear Design Department takes pride in the synergy
of Design, management and technology that the students
bring in to the class. Likewise, the department also knits
together multiple aspects of education that make a fashion
professional complete - making the Knitwear designer
enjoy a unique status. The department aims for higher
reaches in the upcoming year and looks forward to building
further on the strong base of the year that went by.
Faculty at Knitwear Design explore their knowledge
through sharing their thoughts with the fraternity across
multiple forums. Publications across journals, articles in
magazines, Conference papers-all make a kaleidoscope of
strengths that aid in mutual learning and development.
Ms. Amrita Roy & Ms. Ashima Tiwari from NIFT, New •
Delhi published a paper on Auspicious Symbols
representing cultural icons for the IFFTI conference.
Dr. Vandana Bhandari presented a paper •
with the prestigious IFFTI conference at Los
Angeles, on Traditional Design in Contemporary
Fashion, and with the Benaras Hindu University
on Fashioning Tradition for Iconic Business.
Dr. Nilanjana Bairagi presented 3 papers - Recent •
development in sportswear, Development of
clothing for the treatment of vitiligo in India and
on Design& development of functional clothing for
eczematons & Psoriatic patients for a seminar with
the Summer School on Technical Textiles & Functional
Clothing with the College of Home Science Punjab
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Agricultural University. She also presented a paper
on Tribal Costume of Tripura,India: Witnessing
Transformations, for the Third Asian Conference
on Cultural on Cultural Studies at Osaka, Japan.
Mr.Prithwiraj Mal, NIFT Hyderabad, published an •
article on Enzymes in Wet Processing with the Asian
Textile journal. Dr.I.Rajitha published a paper on the
Review on Midlife Changes in Women aged - 35 to 45
years in the journal-Fibre 2 Fashion. Her chapters on
SurfaceOrnamenation& Traditional Indian Textileswere
also publishedin the Text Book for CBSE - Class XI.
Ms. NithyaVenkataraman, NIFT Bangalore, co-•
authored a paper on Mela - The great Indian
fair, for the Fashion colloquia, Milan, which was
published as the conference proceedings.
Ms. SreenandaPalit , NIFT Kolkata, published 3 •
papers- Textile Trends from the India Runway, A
journey from a Trend to a Movement (with the ICTA,
Bangladesh) and Innovation in Cosmotextiles for
Shapewearwith the Textile Association of India,
West Bengal Unit. Mr. Sumantra Bakshi published a
paper on Salt Free Reactive Dyeing of Jute & Cotton
at the all India Seminar at Institution on Engineers’
India, and on Traditional Indian Woven Textiles.
interactionSEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
Workshops and seminars remain an integral part of
the Knitwear Design programme. These enable the
students to gain valuable hands-on experience as well
as broad base their technical and aesthetic acumen.
NIFT Chennai held 3 workshops for faculty. A •
workshop on Design cum Manufacturing and
Marketing Excellence of Ladies Wearwas conducted by
Mr. P.Mohan Raj, Associate professor. NMEICT- MHRD
conducted a workshop one-content development
at Tiruchirappalli, and another at the NIFT Chennai
campus. A total of 5 seminars were held for faculty
and students- these were varied in their focus
from design to technical know-how. Students and
faculty attended the seminar on Fashion Forecast
– Spring/Summer 2014 presented by WGSN and
AEPC. A programme on The Journey of Ikat was
conducted by Prof.A.Z. Ranjit, and was attended
by Mr. SridharAmanchy, Asst. Professor.Seminars
titled Cotton Comes Alive – The Malkha Story and
Traditions of Sacred Textiles were organized at the
Apparao gallery. Ms. Shivashankari, Asst.Professor,
attended a seminar on Traditional textiles organized
by Mahesh Baheti, Director, ShubhSwasan (I) Pvt Ltd.
In addition, Mr. Mohan Raj, Associate professor, •
also participated in a National conference on The
status& future prospects of Garment Exporters,
organized by the Chairman, AEPC at Tirupur.
Ms. Bhawana Rawat, NIFT Mumbai organized •
a workshop by Mr. Parvesh for Zardosi Work–
benefitting the 4th semester students.
Mr. Shivanand Sharma from NIFT Hyderabad •
attended the CEP workshop on Exposure to Product
Design & Innovationconducted by IIT Mumbai.
NIFT - Bengaluru students benefitted from a workshop •
on Hair and Make-up by Mr. Robert Naorem, as
part of their learning from Image and styling.
NIFT New Delhi saw Professor Gianfranco Olivotto, •
Director of the Master Course in Fashion Styling
and Visual Merchandising, Domus Academy,
speak to the students on The multi-sensorial
store and its “human retailing experience”
for the success in the business of Fashion.
Dr. Nilanjana Bairagi also endevoured with the •
Krish Dhanam (Zig-Ziglancorp) on a seminar
for nearly 50 faculty members on Qualify
your dreams at NIFT campus, New Delhi.
Mr. V.P.Singh& Mr. Ashok Prasad attended a •
seminar on Wool - Versatility and Luxury by
Woolmark Services India Private Limited.
NIFT Kolkata held an International Workshop •
for students from University of Missouri.
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSKNITWEAR design
Apart from a number of subject based TOTs,
it also held seminars for faculty – Scope and
Trends of Knitwear Industry in Bangladesh by
Mr. Siddhartha Dubey, being one of them.
The Knitwear Design department strongly believes in
the synergy with artisans and craftsmen that make
Indian fashion exclusive - and hence, the curriculum
emphasizes the Cluster development programme as a
valid tool for engaging with the traditional crafts of the
country. The department identified and worked with
various clusters across India towards this outcome.
NIFT - Bengaluru worked with the Kollegal silk •
cluster, and undertook a diagnostic study to
map the nature of Kollegal sarees, weaving
processes, the supply chain mechanism, and
specific needs and requirements of this cluster.
NIFT - Chennai studied and documented the pottery •
craft clusters in Pondicherry, as well crafts involving
Saree Painting , Rework of old sarees, Zari Embroidery,
Hand Embroidery and Bamboo mat weaving at the
craft cluster INITIATIVE
Integrated Women’s Development Institute,Chennai.
NIFT- Hyderabad worked on the Diagnostic study •
and product development for Ikat & woven
daris at Janagoan, Ikat work at Puttapaka,
and at Kondapally for wooden toys.
NIFT - Kolkata completed the study with Bishnupur •
embroidery cluster, working with Zari embroidery.
NIFT - New Delhi covered Durrie weaving, Phulkari, •
Tie-Dye and block prints through its cluster
development programmes from Hoshiarpur &
Nakodar, Udaipur, Patiala and Jodhpur. The studies
in these areas were photo ethnographic and were
documented as part of their diagnostic endeavor.
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graduation showcaseKNITMODA
The final Design collection showcased as KnitModa
each year is much more than just a fashion show. It
marks the arrival of yet another batch of designers,
brimming with ideas and strength to create exquisite
fabrics and awe-inspiring garments from knits.
NIFT - Bengaluru presented its first batch of Knitwear •
Design graduates this year. The show was an apt
platform for the designers to preview the sheer
versatility of the knitted garment, as well as for the
well-established knitwear industry in Bangalore to
discover new talents amongst the portals of the
institute. KnitModa at Bangalore was supported
by its sponsors - Janaksons International and the
Development commissioner of Handlooms and
handicrafts. It also received exclusive coverage
across the national and vernacular media.
NIFT - New Delhi presented KnitModa in the •
Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New Delhi. The show
was successfully partnered by associates such
as V& S International, Woolmark, Monte Carlo,
Shree Bharat, Birla Acrylic, Knit Craft etc.
NIFT - Chennai presented 28 students as •
part of its graduating batch. The show drew
exemplary support from multiple industry
partners – Kazo fashion, Matrix clothing, SNQS
and Elle French fashion wear being a few.
NIFT - Mumbai showcased the design collections of 36 •
graduating students through KnitModa, organized at
the NCPA, Mumbai. The sponsors included Globus, the
Association of Man Made Fibers Industry of India etc.
NIFT - Kolkata presented KnitModa for 26 •
graduating students, with industry sponsors
ranging from Matrix Gurgaon to RN Oswal,
Ludhiana. The event drew coverage with leading
dailies like the Times of India and Bartaman.
NIFT - Hyderabad presented its graduating batch •
as KnitModa 2013, from the environs of the
N-Convention, Madhapur. The well-publicized event
drew coverage from print as well as electronic media.
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The Fashion & Lifestyle Accessories is a unique
programme which has been able to create a niche
through its intense and successful interface and
engagement with the industry at various levels.
Its holistic curriculum has been envisaged for developing
integrated expertise in design methodology, materials
and production process, consumer behavior and market
dynamics, trends and forecast interpretations, business
practices and project management in the field of fashion
and lifestyle accessories. A strong industry orientation is
reflected in its credo ‘Design for Business’ with the most
successful industry education interface in student learning.
The programme has gradually evolved to address
the entire spectrum of accessories and lifestyle
products, precious and costume jewelry, leather
goods, footwear, watches, giftware, tableware,
silverware, crystal ware, office furniture, consumer
interface design, & retail environment design.
Each NIFT centre is expected to provide national leadership
in the area of its specialization, addressing marketing,
management andtechnical issues for each product category.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
fashion & lifestyle ACCESSORIES
student participationCOMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
A team from F&LA Bengaluru undertook the •
project titled ‘Diagnostic study of Languishing
Crafts of Odisha in Horn Craft, Wooden Toys,
Katki Chappal and Copper Snake’ and the report
F&LA, NIFT Bengaluru packaging design •
classroom work done in 2012 was featured in
the international packaging trends magazine
“Choi’s Package: Vol 6” in March 2013.
Mr. Sarthak Sinha F&LA, NIFT Bengaluru •
shortlisted as finalist in Comic Con competition
in 2013 , was featured in the center spreads
of reputed magazine like Brainwave, Amar
Chitra Katha (5 Volumes) in 2013.
Ms.Approva Vij, F &LA NIFT, Hyderabad Graduate of •
2012 has won Ms.India Tiara Design Contest – 2013
Ms. Akansha Gore student F&LA NIFT Gandhinagar •
(Batch 2011-15) has been selected in FIT,
USA for 1 year Exchange Programme.
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was submitted to DC(H) in January 2013.
A project on productivity enhancement of “Hot •
Moulding Hydraulic Press Machine” for Coir Board,
Government of Karnataka was undertaken in
February 2013 by Mr. Sharanabasappa M. Byali,
Assistant Professor, F&LA NIFT Bengaluru.
F&LA Bengaluru faculty interaction with Coir •
Board, Bangalore; Glass Crafters Studio, Bangalore;
National Institute of Design, Bangalore; Development
Commissioner(Handicrafts), Bangalore; Export
Promotion Council of Handicrafts, Bangalore.
Design development workshop conducted with •
artisans of stone carving in Shivarpatna and
artisans of turn wood lacquer in Chennapatna.
F&LA Delhi students placement for Internship and •
Graduation Project are: Swarovski/Geetanjali, Tanishq,
Titan-Fashtrack-Bangalore, Bajan, Venus Industries,
Episode, R V Ineriors, Loco Design, Jayanita Exports,
Jaquar, Warp, Art A & Design Studio, Arquite, KSP
INC. Titan Ind, Venus Ind, Venus Ind, Maggpie
International Pvt. Ltd., Maxima Watches, Episode
Silver, Michael Arem, Frazer & Haws, Derewall
Ajewellery Ind. Ltd., PC Jewellers, B&B Leathers,
Sibrama Newage, The Lantern Company, Aline Design,
Godrej & Beyonce, Viya Home, Aditya Design, JCPL,
Titan Jewelers, Annapurna Furnitures, Horse Gear
International, Reliance Lifestyles, AMF Exports.
Mr. Dorji Wangdi, Asst. Prof. F&LA Shillong •
conducted Management Development
Program from 13th-15th Sept 2012.
Three projects conducted by the Dept of F&LA •
NIFT Shillong along with the Department
of Co-operative Societies, Government of
Meghalaya in from Oct-Nov 2012.
8 day workshop conducted by Ms. Tshering •
Dolkar, Asst. Prof. F&LA NIFT Shillong along
with support from the Registrar of Co-operative
Societies, to mark 2013 as Year of Co-operatives.
Participatory Design Workshop with 20 craftsperson, •
skilled in Cane &Bamboo work, invited from
different districts of Meghalaya who worked
along with 21 students of F&LA-5th semester
NIFT Shillong from 11th-18th October, 2012
2013 calendar for the Dept. of Co-operatives by •
the students of F&LA Shillong based on photo
documentary of various Co-operative s within
Meghalaya like spice and honey processing
units, craft clusters with support and guidance
from the Registrar of Co-operative Society, as
an extension of the Photography Module.
5 day workshop on “Bag Construction and Pattern •
Making”, conducted by Mr. Dorji Wangdi, Asst.
Prof. F&LA, NIFT Shillong in collaboration with the
Department of Co-operative Societies, Meghalaya
State Govt. Duration- 15th-19th October, 2012
F&LA NIFT Gandhinagar organized Craft Cluster •
activity at Sankheda for wood Craft with Office
of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)
Handicraft Marketing & Service Extension Centre.
F&LA NIFT Gandhinagar Department had •
organized different industry visits for students to
Karp Impex Ltd, Surat, CVM Exports, Junagadh,
Indo German Tool Room Ahmedabad, Amrapali
Jaipur, Derewala, Jaipur, Jewels Emporium , Jaipur,
Museum visit at Baroda, Gahena Bridal Exhibition,
Ahmedabad, Forever Jewelers, Ahmedabad
Students of F&LA, NIFT Rae-Bareli visited M/s •
Indian Telephone Industries, Mankapur, Gonda
(U.P.) M/s Frontier Alloy Steel Ltd., Kanpur (U.P.)
for casting process on 19.02.2013 for the subject
‘Technical Studies-II’. Students of F&LA, NIFT Rae-
Bareli visited to M/s. Ok Play & M/s Mesoware
conducted on 04.12.2012 to 06.12.2012 at New
Delhi for F&LA Sem III and VII. Students of F&LA,
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F&LA NIFT Delhi Design Accessories (Shoe, •
Belt, Scarf’s, Turbans and ties) for Kendriya
Vidyalaya, Project in the year 2012.
Mr. G. Chiranjeevi Reddy, Assoc.Professor has •
submitted Ph.D proposal seminar on “Management
of Fashion Education in India” at Centre of
Advanced study in Education , M.S.University,
Baroda on 4th April, 2013 researchers forum.
Prof. R. Lakshmi Reddy, F&LA NIFT Hyderabad •
participated in The Heart of Women -an art
exhibition by women artists 8th -17 march 2013
Fashion Colloquia, London College of Fashion, UK •
2013”CardioNation: Rhythming a Shirt Right!!!” by
Avinash Raipally, Asst. Prof. F&LA, NIFT Hyderabad.
SPIE 2013 San Diego, USA “Redesigning of Industrial •
Product Design Systems on Biological Lines” by
Mr.Avinash Raipally, Asst. Prof. F&LA, NIFT Hyderabad.
Diara art Gallery, Hyderabad 2013. Catelog •
write-up. “In the Image of Maestros : Classroom
practice to public domain, a note on students’
(Foundation Programme, NIFT, Hyderabad) Art Show
at Diara art Gallery on 19th to 21st April 2013” by
Mr.Uthaman.M.K. Asst. Prof. F&LA, NIFT Hyderabad.
F&LA NIFT Kangra conducted a 7 days craft •
cluster workshop on Metal Work, Pulla Chapal
& Chamba Chapal at NIFT, Campus Kangra
faculty participationPROJECTS, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS &
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
NIFT Bhopal visited in EPCH Fair Delhi- NCR.
F&LA NIFT Delhi Campus was conducted 2 •
days’ workshop with SAMSUNG, DELHI by
Ms. Preetha Hussain CP-F&LA in 2012
Preetha Hussain CP-F&LA invited as jury member •
by DCH for selection of Master Craftsman in 2013.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSfashion & lifestyle ACCESSORIES
The posters of Ms. Pooja Bhatt and Ms. Prachi •
Gupta, students of F&LA Bengaluru were displayed
in Renaissance Art Gallery in June 2013.
F&LA NIFT - Bengaluru students and faculty •
members have participated in the Muji
Design workshop by Mr. Kenya Hara, Creative
Director, Muji Japan on 9th October, 2012.
Ms. Rashmi Munshi, Assistant Professor •
participated in the fashion trend seminar
organized by WGSN in association with AEPC.
A seminar was attended in NID on World Bamboo •
Day on 19th September 2012 by faculty members
and students of F&LA department Bengaluru.
A demonstration & lecture was organized for •
students of F&LA, NIFT Bengaluru by Stratus
for Rapid Prototyping in February 2013
A demonstration & lecture organized for •
students of F&LA, NIFT Bengaluru by Trigon
Digital Solutions in October 2012
A Demonstration on stone setting was conducted •
with master craftsperson in October 2012 for 3rd and
7th semester students of F&LA, NIFT Bengaluru.
A Workshop was conducted by Fevicryl with F&LA •
students Bengaluru on 9th October 2012.
Mr. Anupam Rana, Asst.Professor, F&LA NIFT •
Gandhinagar – submitted a paper entitled “ Art
Deco Influences on Jewellery” in the website called
www.fiber2fashion.com dated on 8th March,2013.
Mr. Anupam Rana, Asst.Professor, F&LA NIFT •
Gandhinagar – submitted a paper entitled
“Jhabua – A land of tribes, an insight into
silver Jewellery” in the website called www.
fiber2fashion.com dated on 14th March, 2013.
F&LA NIFT - Gandhinagar Department •
organized Workshop on Gemology by
Mr.Rajnikant Adesara on 7th March,2013
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Mr.Anupam Rana, Asst. Prof. F&LA NIFT Gandhinagar •
conducted Seminar on- Technological advancement
in Gems and Jewelry sector at Rajkot
Mr.Ranjeet kumar, Asst. Prof., F&LA NIFT •
Gandhinagar undertook the Maharashtra
Forest Uniform Design Project
Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Asst. Professor, F&LA NIFT •
Gandhinagar organized a Design Workshop by Landor
Associates, a San Francisco based Design Management
Firm in collaboration with World Gold Council.
Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Asst Professor, F&LA NIFT •
Gandhinagar organized Industry Presentation
by Normak Fashion Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad and
Access Development Services, Jaipur.
Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Asst Professor, •
F&LA NIFT Gandhinagar organized IDEA-
Jewellery Design Competition Presentation
by Retail Jewellers magazine.
The Department has undertaken the “Jute •
Diversification Project” for National Jute Board,
Kolkata with CC-F&LA, Mr. Abhishek Sharma as
the Project Coordinator. The first phase of the
project has successfully been completed.
Mr.Anupam Rana & Mr.Ranjeet Kumar, Asst. •
Professor, F&LA NIFT Gandhinagar organized
workshop on Design Sensitization for the Agate
Stone Artisans with the collaboration of iNDEXT
– C, Government of Gujarat in March, 2013
Mr. Abhishek Sharma organized an exhibition of •
Costume Jewelry Design by Students of Final year
Batch 2009-13. The exhibition was extensively covered
by the media e.g. Times (Ahmedabad Mirror), Gujarat
Samachar (two editions) online and print versions:
on 1/11/12 and Sandesh on 31/10/12 and telecast
on the Channel ‘Sandesh News’ at 11 am and 6.30
pm on 2/11/12 as a part of their show City Life.
03 days workshop/seminar with Fashion Photographer •
Mr. Raunak Jain , New Delhi organized for F&LA
-III semester students in December 2012.
Ms. Susmita Behera, Assoc. Prof. F&LA NIFT •
Bhubaneswar organized the Boyanika NIFT
Designer Excellence Award 2013, a State
Government Project, successfully on 27/01/13.
Ar. M.R. Farooqui Architect, Rae Bareli has •
been invited for providing special inputs in the
subject ‘Design Management’ to the students
of F&LA -VII semester on 27.08.2012.
Dr. Sapan Ghosh,, Rae Bareli has been invited •
for providing special inputs in the subject
‘Human Factors & Ergonomics’ to the students
of F&LA -V semester on 31.08.2012.
Mr. Charit Gaur, Designer & NIFT Alumni, New Delhi •
has been invited for providing special inputs in the
subject ‘DP VI-Consumer Interface Design’ to the
students of F&LA-VII semester on 08.09.2012
On 28.11.2012 Ms. Nikita, Philips India Ltd., New •
Delhi has been invited for giving special Inputs
on ‘Lighting’ for F&LA -III, V and VII Sem.
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The Department of Fashion Communication brings about
a perfect synergy between fashion and communication.
While Fashion is dynamic, individualistic and intune
with times, communication takes the responsibility
to convey information, thoughts and messages of
these changing times. In the department of Fashion
Communication, we balance the above two areas
presenting and documenting lifestyle in space.
A “community of beginners” comprising industry-
experienced faculty and enthusiastic students who
explore and experiment with art and design pedagogies,
aesthetics, values and innovative practices, constitute of
the department. A multi-disciplinary approach inculcates
self-initiated learning and independent thinking and
expands perceptual perspectives. Regular interaction with
industry experts in areas like Visual merchandising, Graphic
Design, Fashion Photography & Styling, Fashion Journalist,
Public relation & Event management-forms a vital bridge
between classroom teaching and relative experience.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
fashion COMMUNICATION
Students of department of Fashion Communication •
visited ISB, Hyderabad in April 2013 and had
an informative discussion with faculty of ISB on
“Management Prospects for Design Students”.
Benagluru campus had industry personnel form
Myntra.com, Axis Creative Agency and Icona
Blare at the department to improve the ties for
recruiting students of Department of Fashion
Communication. The students also had field visits to
new malls in Bengaluru-Phoenix and Orion Mall.
Mumbai campus organised various workshops to •
give exposure to students and also to strengthen
the Industry link of the Department of Fashion
Communication. The workshops were on Calligraphy,
Graphic Design handled by Mr.Shekhar Badve from
Locus Design Studio. Students of Sem-VI visited
Locus Design Studio in Pune to understand the
“Fashion communication aims to create design
professionals and entrepreneurs with the appropriate
sensitivity and sensibility to address societal needs.”
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functioning system of a Branding Firm and also to
interact with Locus Design Team on 2nd April 2013.
Students of Sem- IV visited to Chatrapati Shivaji
Manaraja Vastu Sanghrahalaya on 10th January 2013
for the subject Costume and Textile Appreciation.
The faculty also contributed to the industry linkage by •
attending various seminars and workshops. Mr.Vinesh
Tapre and Ms.Sushama Saitwalwent to the exhibition
display of IITF-2012 and also attended the seminar
on 16th August 2012. Ms.Susmita Das Pal- Assistant
Professor had attended the workshop on “Designing
with Crafts” at NID on 23-25 January 2013.
Department of Fashion Communication, Delhi, •
strengthened their Industry linkage by inviting
eminent experts for guest talks and juries at the
Department. Few of the names mentioned here are:
Mr.Ashmit S Alag, Director, Academy of Applied Arts,
Ms.Deeksha Varma, Freelance Design Consultant,
Ms.Lina Singh, empanelled designer in Ministry Of
Textiles, Mr.Niloy Sen, Industry Expert, Mr. Henri
Arthur Fanthome, Principal Architect-Henri Fanthome
Office for Architecture,Mr. Naveen Varma, Group
M Ouasar Media Ltd., National Creative Director,
Ms.Usha Prajapati, National Crafts Position- Craft
Design Consultant Council of Sri-Lanka, Colombo,
Mr.Abhishek Chaswal, Creative Director, Brand
New World Order, Ms.Kriti Monga, Independent
Visual artist and Graphic Design expert and
Ms.Gayatri Singh, Director - NID Cell, New Delhi.
Department of Fashion Communication, Kangra, •
strengthened their Industry linkage by interacting
with few of the leading names of Fashion
Communication industry: Mr. Karan S Bandhari,Visual
Merchandiser Fashion Curry, Ms.Nonita Kalra,
Chief Fashion Stylist Elle India , Ms.Pragya Sharma,
Director, On Route 33 Digital Private Limited,
Mr.Ovais Ahmed, Senior Talent Executive, Human
Resources, Ogilvy & Mather, New Delhi and Mr. Ravi
kumar DH, Visual Merchandiser, Brand Factory.
Department of Fashion Communication Hyderabad •
invited Ms.Megha Subramanian, International
Association of women in Radio and television, in
Feb – 2013 for a guest talk on Communication.
Department of Fashion Communication Bengaluru •
invited Robert Naorem, the leading Makeup artist
and hair stylist at Bengaluru for a Hair and Makeup
demo and practical class for the students.
Department of Fashion Communication Mumbai •
invited Ms.Sathya Saran (Adjunct Professor)
for a series of Lecture on Fashion Journalism.
Ms.Shamlee Bhagatand and Ms.Shyamlee Kalra
conducted workshops on various aspects of Fashion
Styling. Mr.Salim Arif conducted workshop on
Costume Appreciation.Mr. Chandrashekhar Badve
conducted workshop on Graphic Design. Mr.Roshan
Abbass conducted workshop on Graphic Design
and also made a presentation for Internship.
Mr.Sandiip Manchekar and Dr.Ela Dedia (Industry
Experts) conducted a workshop on Craft Cluster
Internship forstudents which were very beneficial
to them before proceeding for Cluster visit.
Department of Fashion Communication •
Delhi had various eminent guest talks and
workshops: Ms.Priyanka Kumar from TNG
Fashions for ‘Research Methodology’.
Department of Fashion Communication Kangra •
had Hair and Makeup styling workshop
by Mr.Geet Sukhani for the students.
expert lectures
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NIFT - Mumbai, had the honour of having Ms.Sabira •
Merchant conduct a Workshop for budding FC
designers on the journey of being successful
communicators. Her workshop included the nitty-
gritty of good communication and presentation skills
to the professionals stepping into the industry.
NIFT - Mumbai organized one week Workshop •
in Design Management- Design Ideation.
This workshop will be conducted by Mr.Anuj
Agarwal Design Consultant from Unilever UK
and the best design would be awarded.
NIFT - Mumbai has arranged 2 days Calligraphy •
workshop by Prof.Santosh Kshirsagar, H.O.D. from
J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai. He has presented papers
on Indian calligraphy in renowned institutions and
conferences in Germany, Belgium, England and Japan,
as well as conducted hundreds of workshops and
has many publications to his name. His work has
been exhibited in Australia and USA, and in Japan.
NIFT - Delhi had organized a 3 day Calligraphy •
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSfashion COMMUNICATION
Workshop on 17th, 18th & 19th October 2012. The
workshop was conducted by Mr.Anis Siddiqui, National
Award Winner. He is well renowned and well-travelled
and he also runs his own Calligraphy Institute.
Ms.Niketa Saluja anchored the two day Hair •
& Makeup for students of Semester VI.
Workshops at NIFT Bengaluru:
Trigon Digital solutions conducted a free of cost •
workshop on Print & Packaging for FC Students
where students got hands on experience
with latest Green Printing Technology.
Kyoorius conducted a free of cost workshop on Print •
Paper & finish from recycled paper for FC Students to
sensitize students to use ecofriendly Design solutions.
Photography Exhibition on “Kanwar Yatra •
a Divine Journey” was conducted by FC
students to showcase their talent.
Kyoorious Design Yatra, held from 30th Aug to 1st
Sep, at Goa, was attended by 5 faculty members of
interactionSEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
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the department. A presentation of the learning was
shared during the CP-CC meet at Bengaluru.
Kyoorius is initiated by Transasia Fine Papers to fuel
a design movement in India. This involves building
awareness amongst design buyers of the kind of value
design can create to empower business. They identify
themselves as the total embodiment of the aspirations
of the creative’s in India which instills a community
feeling amongst the professionals by channelizing and
instilling various events, hence a platform is provided to
share and resonate the ideas. Kyoorius under its variety
of services publishes the magazine, a design showcase
book and a design carnival annually in Goa called Design
Yatra. A journey that began in 2006, the Conference
focuses on design excellence and provides an insight
into the future of brand and visual communication. A
plethora of experts/ speakers from around the world
present at the conference and conduct workshops. It
serves as a platform that connects the design, corporate
and student community and provides a great networking
opportunity. This is a forum that has been initiated by
Kyoorius and guided by top designers and creative heads.
It is a conference that is extremely useful to the faculty
of FC Department as it provides good insights into
the latest developments in the fields of design.
Instore Asia, held from 20th Feb to 23rd Feb, at
Mumbai, was attended by 6 faculty member of the
department. A presentation of the learning was
shared during the curriculum meet at Bengaluru.
India is the 5th most attractive retail market in the
world. And now with the government opening up the
retail segment to FDI, a huge wave of investments and
opportunities are likely to usher in. We already have
international brands and retailers etching out humungous
plans for Retail in India. Each of this translates into nothing
but opportunity, its means nothing but tremendous amount
of business for both local, home based and international
retail solutions providers. Thus it is time to get your act
right and collaborate with international entities, to meet
the right brands, to know the needs of retailers and fill
up these gaps with your solutions. To make this happen,
8th edition of Instore Asia provided the right platform.
In-Store Asia attracted the most qualitative, skewed,
focused and meaningful audience from Retail industry
which morphed into business for its exhibitors. The three
days of the show offered great networking opportunities
with new ideas, cutting edge solutions, and much more.
The Convention had, industry veterans from India and
abroad such as Chip Conley Author & Founder-CEO of Joie
de Vivre Founder, a hospitality company with a collection
of over 35 award-winning hotels ; Mark Ashman, Chief
Executive Officer- Hypercity Retail (India) Ltd, Ambrish
Arora, Founder, Lotus Design and others who spoke on a
host of topics sharing their perspectives and experiences,
thus making it the perfect knowledge sharing platform.
The sixth Typography Day was organized at the Department
of Design (DoD) at the Indian Institute of Technology
Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) in collaboration with the
Industrial Design Centre (IDC) at the Indian Institute of
Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) with support from India
Design Association (InDeAs) and Aksharaya, from 7th to
9th March. It was attended by 2 faculty members and
the learning shared at curriculum meet at Bengaluru.
The event featured a day of workshops on Typography
and Calligraphy followed by two days of conference
dedicated to display typography. The international
conference was devoted to addressing issues faced
by type designers, type users and type educators.
The conference includes presentations of invited
keynote speakers, eminent academicians, blind juried
papers, industry professionals, research scholars and
students. The event will also host an exhibition of
selected posters and typographic works of students
and faculty members from Design Institutes in India.
A workshop on curriculum development was held by Dr. D
Brahadeeswaran, Former Professor and Head, Department
of Policy Planning & Educational research, NITTTR, Chennai,
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Students of Department of Fashion Communication
of various campuses have won awards at Spectrum,
Converge and other College events. Few of
them have achieved laurels outside NIFT.
Four students of Semester VI , Department of Fashion
Communication, Delhi , participated and won the 1st
prize at ‘Hackathon: 12th Five Year Plan’, a competition
organized by The Planning Commission of India, along
with the National Innovation Council. The competition
entailed making a short film on a particular scheme or
section, of the plan, in the given 32 hours. The students
interacted with members of the Planning Commission,
including Mr. Sam Pitroda, and Mr.Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
The team created a minute long stop motion animation,
called “Lata ki Asha” for which they won the 1st prize at
IIT, Delhi, elaborating the broad positives of the ‘Janani
Suraksha Yojana’, which aims at reducing maternal
student participationCOMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
mortality, and making healthcare affordable to the
economically weak. It was well appreciated by the jury.
Four students from Semester VI, Department of Fashion
Communication, Delhi, participated in Style with
Denim Competition organized at DLF Place, Saket. The
students styled a wall with denim as the main material
of exploration & won the first prize for the same.
Students of Semester-VII and III namely Anuja, Apoorv,
Harikrishan and Charu had participated in design
competition of NIFT Promotional material for 2013
under mentoring of Ms.Susmita Das Pal and won
the 2nd prize in Inter NIFT Campus competition.
Siddhatya Maitre participated in shirt print competition
and won Rs. 300+ merchandise {http:/contest.indigo.in}-
2012 and was felicitated in Spectrum-2013 for the same.
Students of all campuses participated in WORLD
SKILL COMPETITION on Graphic Design.
achievementsA good percentage of students were placed through
Campus Placement with a salary as high as 7,48,141/- p.a.
Many of the students were absorbed by the firms where
which helped in framing the objectives for the courses
and also in outlining the courses for the new curriculum.
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faculty participationPROJECTS, PRESENTATIONS &
PUBLICATIONS
they did their Graduation Project and some of them
have found a place in Post-Graduation at IDC and NID.
Mr.Siddharth Arora of FC IV Semester, Kangra, is
going to FIT New York for semester exchange.
Students of Semester VI undertook the assignment
of conceptualizing and executing installation/s for
M/S Marks & Spencer. The students submitted their
concepts and the final result were intimated to the
Department, thereafter, the selected student team
created the installation on the ground level of Marks &
Spencer store at DLF, Saket Mall. The same was on for
public viewing till 8th May 2013. The M&S team is very
pleased with the output and in a telephonic conversation
with the Department has communicated that the
customer footfall in the store had increased after the
installation went live. The activity was introduced to the
Department by the Office of Director – Delhi Campus.
With the overall theme of ‘Non Compos Mentis’ at Delhi
campus, the event titled UNLOCK was held to mark the
graduation day of the class of 2013 on 29th May 13.
The main highlight was the unveiling of the in-house
publication containing the crisp details of the graduating
works of the students done over 18 weeks. The event
also entailed an exhibition of posters displaying the
graduating works of the students. The venue for the
same was Gallery Art Positive at Lado Sarai, New Delhi.
The event was received very well by the attendees &
media alike. The main guest for the event were Naveen
& Raseel Ansal, Pernia Qureshi, Anu Bajaj, Sanjana John,
Vikram Baidyanath, Sumant Jaikrishnan amongst others.
Two faculty from the department anchored TOT:
Ms.Vibhavari Kumar- Visual Merchandising &
Ms.Rupa Agarwal- Research Methodology.
FC Mumbai students & faculty were involved in
Paithani Branding & IITF Pavillion Design & Display
– 2012 for MSSIDC . (Maharashtra Small scale
Industries Development Corporation Limited.)
FC Bengaluru have proposed short term courses
on Visual merchandising, fashion styling,
Graphic Design and Fashion Photography.
Presentations/ Publications:
Ms. Dimple Bahl, Assistant Professor, NIFT •
Delhi, presented a Paper titled “Untangling the
Gridlock” in the Conference “Designing Design
Education for India, organized by Design Council
India, at Pune, from 13th to 15th March 2013.
Ms.Rupa Agarwal,Associate Professor, NIFT Mumbai, •
presented a Paper in the Conference “Designing
Design Education for India, organized by Design
Council India, at Pune, from 13th to 15th March 2013.
Mr.Abhinav Garg, Assistant Professor – FC Deptt., NIFT •
Hyderabad wrote a research paper on “Autonomous
Interaction Model in Ubiquitous Learning System”
and submitted it for “International Journal of
Computer Applications (IJCA)”. The paper got selected
and published in IJCA 17-May-2013 edition.
Mr.Abhinav Garg, Assistant Professor – FC •
Dept., NIFT Hyderabad presented a paper
on “Telematics Beyond Simple Tracking and
Surveillance” at “International Conference on
Advancements in Engineering & Management”
on 28th February 2013 at RITS Hyderabad.
Mr.Abhinav Garg, Assistant Professor – FC •
Deptt., NIFT Hyderabad presenteda paper on
“Conceptualize, Automate and Manage Fashion
on Cloud” at“International Conference on
Recent Advances in Sciences & Engineering”on
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FC Mumbai students visited 3 clusters and got
questionnaires filled as Phase-1 of their study:
Aurangabad – Himroo (They also studied •
Paithani , Bidri and ZariZardozi)
Pune – Cane and Bamboo•
Nanded and Latur – Banjara Embroidery•
FC Bengaluru students visited Channapatna cluster
and got questionnaires filled as Phase-1 of their study
and also documented the process and worked on
packaging and promoting the craft as a deliverable.
Channapatna is the hub of wood carving and craft
industry and has worked extremely hard to build its
name in the world. It also has a GI – Geographical
Indication to its name and that is enough to put it on
the map. For nearly two centuries, this industry was
mainly dependent on Doodi Ki Lakdi (ivory wood) and
in rare cases, rosewood and sandalwood was used. The
toys made here almost speak stories for themselves.
Be it the famous Russian nesting doll or the age old
game of Lattoo, the top that spins and the beautiful
spectrum of colors it spans bringing a smile to everyone’s
face. Channapatna is all about wood and the different
colours of wood that have never been seen before.
craft cluster INITIATIVE
30th April 2013 at Taj Deccan Hyderabad.
A paper was published on “Research Partnering •
Design-A study in Fashion”, for the 12th CII NID
Design Summit written by Ms.Vibhavari Kumar,
Associate Professor, NIFT, Bengaluru, Ms.Nithya
Venkataraman, Assistant Professor, NIFT, Bengaluru.
Ms.Vibhavari Kumar, Associate Professor, NIFT, •
Bengaluru, presented a paper on “Impact of
Metro on Suburban Bengaluru -Bayapanahalli
& Indranagar” at the Symposium on changing
Suburban Culture of Bangalore, organised
by Jain University in collaboration with
University of Exeter, UK on 1st April, 2013.
Ms.Vibhavari Kumar, Associate Professor, NIFT, •
Bengaluru, wrote a Chapter on Copyright for
the IPR book being published by NIFT.
Mr. B. Raja, Assistant Professor, NIFT, Bengaluru, •
presented paper at The Centre for Electronic
Media, Pondicherry University, invites research
papers on “EMERGING TRENDS IN MEDIA -
The rise of digital culture and its impact on
information society” on Jan 21st 2010.
Mr. B. Raja, Assistant Professor, NIFT, •
Bengaluru,presented paper at National Conference
on “Ethical Issues in Media.” organised by Periyar
University and the Association of Communication
Teachers of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
(ACT-TNP) on Nov 26th and 27th 2010.
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The four year bachelor programme in fashion technology is designed to create thorough professionals for apparel
manufacturing sector. The curriculum covers Textile Technology, Apparel production process, quality control, merchandising,
software development & soft skills related to people management. Students undertake internship for learning latest industry
practices by integrating classroom learning to the real life scenario.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
FASHION technology
bachelorOF FASHION TECHNOLOGY
Department of Fashion Technology offers following two specialized programmes: B. F. Tech - 4 years Under Graduate Programme.M. F. Tech – 2 year Post Graduate Programme.
Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech) is one of the flagship programme offered by NIFT. The programme is exclusively
designed for engineers and aims to develop young dynamic talent capable of providing techno-managerial solutions to the
industry with a balanced amalgam of operation and strategic thinking capabilities.
The two year Master’s M.F.Tech programme provides a launching pad for the students to pursue career in Apparel Technology
Management, Industrial Engineering, Quality Management, Production Management, Business Analysis, Research &
Development, and Consultancy in the Global Fashion Industry.
Department of fashion technology over the last 26 years has drawn its strength from industry responsive course curriculum,
highly experienced faculty members, state of the art infrastructure and continuous interaction with apparel industry.
The M.F.Tech Programme is designed to facilitate students to excel in understanding and integrating the areas of technology
masterOF FASHION TECHNOLOGY
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facultySTRENGTH
The Department of Fashion Technology has reached to a strength of 79 faculty members with the
new recruitment and has almost eliminated Guest Faculty requirement from the department.
and management for garment industry. The Programme aims at developing a truly global trade oriented perspective for its
students in the areas of “Operations” & “Strategy”. The students with “Operation” specialization are equipped with tactile
/ hands-on knowledge of the apparel sector. Those with “Strategy” specialization are equipped to provide best strategic
solutions
graduation EVENT
For the academic year 2012-13, total 291 students of DFT Department Graduated this year. DFT Department across NIFT
campuses organized Graduation shows (“Technova” & “Technotalk”) for showcasing the student’s Research Project to
the industry.
1.1 Students Graduated this year - B. F. Tech Programme
Sr No Campus No of Students Technova Show held on Convocation held on
1 Chennai 26 23rd May 2013 23rd May 2013
2 Gandhinagar 21 19th May 2013 20th May 2013
3 Hyderabad 25 24th May 2013 24th May 2013
4 Kangra 20 23rd May 2013 24th May 2013
5 Kolkata 22 22nd May 2013 22nd May 2013
6 Mumbai 27 24th May 2013 25th May 2013
7 Bengaluru 19 25th May 2013 25th May 2013
8 Delhi 26 24th May 2013 31st May 2013
9 Kannur 25 23rd May 2013 23rd May 2013
TOTAL 211
1.2 Students Graduated this year - M.F.Tech Programme
Sr No Campus No of Students Technotalk Show
held on
Convocation held
on
1 Gandhinagar 26 19th May 2013 20th May 2013
2 Delhi 29 24th May 2013 31st May 2013
3 Bengaluru 25 25th May 2013 24th May 2013
TOTAL 80
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSFASHION technology
DFT Department, NIFT Mumbai conducted Graduation Show along with National Conference “Design &
Fashion Business in India – Emerging Opportunities & Challenges” on 24/5/13 at Royal Tulip Kharghar.
DFT Department, NIFT New Delhi conducted Graduation Show along with seminar
“Innovations in Technology - Changing Paradigms in Fashion.”
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL faculty participation
Total eight faculty members of the Department have published papers at the International Conferences, details of which
are given below:
As a NIFT delegation member, Associate Professor, (Dr.) Amar Tiwari represented NIFT in the “Lectra Annual Education •
Congress” held at London from 13th & 14th November 2012.
Dr. Samuel Wesley, Associate Professor NIFT Chennai presented paper on “Finite element analysis of tensile strength •
properties of nylon mono-filament sewing thread” Presented at International Conference for Academic Disciplines by
International Journal of Arts and Sciences (IJAS), held at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), USA.
Ms. Nilima Topno, Assistant Professor NIFT Kolkata presented paper on “A critical study on artificial cardiovascular •
grafting using Dacron and Gore-tex “ , at International Conference on TEXTILES : A DECADE AHEAD, Organised by
Department of Textile Technology, IIT, New Delhi & North India Section of Textile Institute.
Ms Archana Gandhi, Associate Professor NIFT Delhi -Presented paper on “Merchandiser Performance and Supply Chain •
competitiveness” on at International Conference on Apparel & Home Textiles Organized by OGTC. -“An Analysis of
responsible factors for merchandiser’s performance and role in Apparel Industry”, at Indian Institute of Management
(IIM), Lucknow.
Dr. (Prof) Noopur Anand NIFT Delhi - Sustainable “Smart” Maternity Wear With Longer Serviceable Life & Adaptive •
Clothing for the Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients presented in absentia in International Textiles & Apparel Sustainability
Conference in Mauritius Presented paper on “ Contouring increments for women with big busts” ITC&DC conference
in Croatia
Dr. Senthil, Assistant Professor, Delhi International conference on Intelligent Textiles 2010 Seoul National University •
South Korea June 16,18 2010 “Conservation of Cellulose enzyme using biotechnology technique for bio polishing of
cotton “
Ms. Divya Satyan Associate Professor Chennai SASA Annual Conference -”South Asia & the West Entwined, Entangled •
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and Engaged”. Los Angeles, CA, USA. Apr-10
Ms. S. A. Shanthi Associate Professor Chennai-Law and Literature Association of Australia and law and Society •
Association of Australia and New Zealand Joint Conference Brisbane Australia Dec 2010 -Law and Society Association
2010 Annual Meeting in Chicago Draper Hall, University of Massachusetts May 2010
Articles of 25 faculty members have been published in the leading national & international Magazines / Journals.•
faculty development & UPGRADATION
3.1 Training to Trainers:
As the no. of NIFT campuses are increasing, it is very important for the institute to maintain a standardization of inputs
and ensure the same teaching pedagogy across the campuses and upgradation of new and existing faculty. To ensure the
same objective, 8 workshops of Training to Trainers (ToT) were successfully conducted by the DFT department and 60 faculty
members had participated.
S. No. Name of the
Workshop
DATE OF THE
WORKSHOP
DURATION PLACE OF
TRAINING
No of
Participant
Trainer
1
Human Resource
Management
09-07-12
To
13-07-12
5 Days
NIFT,
New Delhi 7
Ms. Suruchi Mittar
Assoc. Prof., New Delhi
2
Apparel Standards,
Specifications &
Quality Control
02-07-12
To
03-07-12
2 Days
NIFT,
New Delhi 8
Ms. Archana Gandhi
Assoc. Prof., New Delhi
3
Apparel Quality
Management
04-07-12
To
05-07-12
2 Days
NIFT,
New Delhi 6
Ms. Archana Gandhi
Assoc. Prof., New Delhi
4
Production
& Operation
Management
14-06-12
To
15-06-12
2 Days NIFT, Hyderabad 5
1. Mr. K.Ram Mohan
Assoc. Prof., Hyderabad
2. Dr. N.V.S. Raju
Assoc. Prof., and HOD,
JNTUH
5
Advance Presentation
Technique
04-06-12
To
06-06-12
3 Days
NIFT,
Gandhinagar 7
Ms. Amisha Mehta
Assoc. Prof.,
Gandhinagar
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6 Entrepreneurship
Management
07-06-12
To
09-06-12
3 Days NIFT,
Gandhinagar
12
Ms. Amisha Mehta
(Anchor)
Assoc. Prof.,
Gandhinagar
Subject expert From EDI
Gandhinagar
7
Ergonomics in
Apparel Industry
04-06-12
To
05-06-12
2 Days
NIFT,
New Delhi 8
Prof.(Dr.) Prabir Jana
Professor, New Delhi
8 Lean Manufacturing
23-07-12
To
25-07-12
3 Days NIFT,
Gandhinagar
7
Anchor :
Prof. Pavan Godiawala
Professor, Gandhinagar
Trainer:
Experts from M/s Add
Value
3.2 Faculty members Visit at Fairs / Exhibitions
Faculty members of the department visited renowned International & National level fairs like Japan International Apparel
Machinery Fair 2012 (JIAM) at Osaka, Japan, Garment Technology Exhibition (GTE), India Knit Fair etc. during the year.
Ms. Jonalee D. Bajpai, associate Professor, DFT NIFT Bangalore attended IFFTI Conference 2013 at Los Angeles from •
2nd April to 5th April 2013 and presented paper on “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Practices in Indian Garment
Manufacturing Industry”
Prof. Pavan Godiawala, DFT NIFT Gandhinagar attended National Conference on conference on “Industrial Automation” •
organized by Confederation of Indian Industry” at hotel Park Shereton, Chennai on 25th August 2012.
Mr. Vasant Kothar, Assistant Professor, DFT NIFT Bangalorei attended India Fashion Forum at Mumbai from 20th March •
2013 to 22nd March 2013.
Ms. Anupama Gupta, Associate Professor, DFT NIFT Bangalore attended “AIB India Conference” at Bengaluru from 15th •
April 2013 to 17th April 2013.
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The Department of Fashion Technology has offered and successfully run the following CE Programmes in the year 2012-13
and earned revenue of Rs: 71,11,000/-.
Sr No Campus Name of CE Programme Duration CE Coordinator CE Revenue
Generated
1 Bengaluru
Clothing Production
Technology (CPT) 1 Year
Ms. Sudha Singh
Associate Professor
Ms. Subhalakshmi Kropi
Assistant Professor
Rs: 6,00,000/-
2 Gandhinagar
Garment Production
Technology & Apparel Design 1 Year
Prof. Pavan Godiawala
Ms. Aarti Solanki Assistant
Professor
Rs: 14,61,000/-
3 Kolkata Clothing Production
Technology (CPT)
1 Year Prof. Banerjee Rs: 21,00,000/-
4 Delhi Clothing Production
Technology (CPT)
1 Year
Mr. Yoginder Kumar, Asst.
Prof &
Ms Bhavna K. Verma, Asso
Prof. DFT NIFT Delhi
Rs: 21,00,000/-
5 Mumbai
Apparel Costing and Fashion
Merchandising Management 6 months
Ranjan Kumar Saha,
Associate Professor Rs: 8,50,000/-
TOTAL Rs: 71,11,000/-
continuing educationPROGRAMMES
During the academic year 2012-13 DFT Department has organized Workshops, Seminars and Industry interactions by inviting
eminent industry experts, the details are given below:
DFT Department, NIFT Chennai conducted following workshops & interactive sessions:
Workshop organised on “Apparel Machineries & Pattern Engineering” for the faculty members of various colleges for •
the period from January 22 – 24, 2013 at NIFT, Chennai. The workshop was successfully conducted with lectures and
hands – on – training in Pattern Making and Garment Construction. All the participants were honoured with Course
Completion Certificate, distributed by Director, NIFT, Chennai on the final day of the workshop. The workshop was
coordinated by Dr. D. Samuel Wesley, Assoc. Professor & CC – DFT and Mr. T. Murugan, Asst. Professor.
Organised a Demonstration on the operation of ETON – Automatic Overhead material handling system by the experts •
from M/s. IIGM to know the working practice of the machine. Live demonstration in the sewing machine lab and
INTERACTION
industry association,seminars & workshops
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a special demo at 5 works station ETON systems at NIFT Annex were given to 42 Trade Apprentices and 3 Faculty
of Ordnance Clothing Factory, Avadi, Chennai. All of them were taken to the other departments to get exposure at
machine lab, knitting lab, shima-sheiki machine, Leather work shop, NIFT Resource Centre Library, in and around the
campus, etc.
Invited experts from Central Silk Board on 13.03.2013 to deliver special lectures to the students of BFT. Dr. Naveen, •
Scientist, Central Silk Board who gave a lecture on “Silk Technology” and Dr. Brojeshwari, Scientist, Central Silk Board,
who gave lecture on “Clothing Comfort Properties”.
Organised an expert lecture on the subject - Computer Aided Production Planning and a demo on Fast React Factory •
module for the students of BFT. Both the lecture and demo was done by Mr. Raghavendra, Manager – Projects, ISS
Technologies, Bangalore.
Mr. Manas Babyloni, Manager, Errand Enterprises, Delhi delivered lecture on “Renewable energy and sources” as part •
of their curriculum – Sustainable Production.
Mr. M. Natarajan, Dy. Director, National Productivity Council, Chennai delivered lecture on “Production & Operations •
Management” and “Apparel Quality Management” subjects.
Mr. M.A. Sanjeevi, Garment Consultant, Chennai delivered lecture on “Lean manufacturing” subject.•
Dr. S. Gopalakrishnan, Asst. Librarian, Anna University, Chennai delivered lecture on “Research Methodology”•
Mr. V. Jayachandhran, Industrial Consultant delivered lecture on “Joint Venture & Acquisition” subject•
Mr. Madhukar Reddy, Plant Head – M/s. Gokaldas delivered lecture on “Apparel Production Planning & Control” •
subject.
DFT Department Hyderabad organized following Seminar & Expert Sessions:
Seminar on “Latest Developments in Sewing Equipments and Techniques” by inviting by Mr. Krishna Reddy from Juki.•
Seminar on “Feasibility and Financial Analysis of New Enterprises” Mr. Sudershan Chakravarthy, an Expert in •
Entrepreneurship Management form USA.
The following experts delivered lectures on various subject areas:•
Mr. Kshhitiz Chandra, Sourcing Gokuldas Exports•
Mr. Vamshi Krishna, Product Marketing Manager (ZOMOTO.COM)•
Mr. Rohitkant Prasad, Manager Retail sales & Talent South Zone, SSIPL •
DFT Department, NIFT Jodhpur organized a one day workshop for supervisor of Jan Shikshan Sansthan on skill development
related to Apparel and Textiles Manufacturing.
DFT Department, NIFT Kannur conducted Seminar with Textiles Committee in NIFT regarding “Handloom Mark Scheme”
DFT Department NIFT Kannur organized lecture on “Lean Manufacturing”, “Merchandizing, Retail“ by inviting Mr. Ramesh
Nair, Lean Consultant, Mother Care (UK based company).
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DFT Department NIFT Gandhinagar invited following eminent expert for lecture.
Mr. Anjan Mohanty, Head Operations, Bombay Rayon•
Mr. Subir Mukherjee, Head Marketing, Arvind Denims•
Mr. Alpesh Patel, Technical Head, Arvind Denims•
Mr. Rajesh Gupta, Head Designer, Arvind ltd.•
Dr Nag, Director, NIOH•
Mr. Amit Mittal, VP Operations, M/s Textrade International, Surat•
DFT Department NIFT Delhi conducted expert lecture by inviting following Industry experts.
Mr. Gaurav Kohli, Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India.•
Mr. Arbuda Sharma, Visiting Lecturer.•
Mr. D.P.Singh, Dy General Manager, (F&A), Indraprasth University.•
Mr. Nitin Gupta, Self Employed, Monarch Exports.•
Ms. Reema Agrawal, CSR Head, M/s Gap Inc.•
DFT Department Bengaluru conducted expert lecture by inviting following Industry experts.
Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Planning Consultant, Orient Fashions.•
Mr. Joseph, Man Made Fibre Association of India.•
Ms. Pooja Bagati,Freelance, Designer & Merchandiser, Manager, Reid & Taylor.•
Mr. Mausmi Ambastha, Founder & Director, Intellocut.•
Mr. Devaraju .C Senior Manager Industrial Engineering, Aquarelle India Pvt. Ltd.•
Mr. Rahul Sehgal, Channel, Partner Manager India, Dassault Systems.•
Mr. M.S. Pradeep Co- Founder & Associate Director of ACS (Apparel Consulting & Sourcing).•
Mr. Lloyd Robert, Freelance, Men’s & Women’s wear designer.•
Ms. Aditi Mishra, Area Sales Manager, Madura fashion & Lifestyle, Aditya Birla Group.•
DFT Department NIFT Mumbai conducted expert lecture by inviting following Industry experts.
Mr. Santosh Lala Lade, Manager, M/s Usha International.•
Mr. Rahul Bhaduria, VP, Banswara Garments Ltd.•
Mr. Manoj Pandey, CA Consultant.•
Mr. Virendra Dalal, Technical Manager, M/s Banswara Garments.•
Mr. Rauf Ansari, Properitor, Warehouse & Logistic.•
DFT Department NIFT Kangra conducted students Interaction on “Latest industry trends” at M/s Vardhman-Nissimbo Shirt
Factory & Nahar Spinning Mills.
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSFASHION technology
projects undertakenFOR GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY
Anchor Institute Cell Project:
DFT Department NIFT Gandhinagar has been appointed as Anchor in the field of apparels for Gujarat with an aim to develop
the industry responsive manpower in the apparel sector. Training to the faculty of ITIs and polytechnic has been given under
this project.
Under the project following trainings have been successfully completed :
3 months evening programme training module on “Apparel Design” with participation of 32 candidates under Anchor •
Institute Project. (Revenue Generated Rs: 14.00 Laks )
Successfully run one month training programme on “Commercial Garment Production” with participation of 50 •
candidates at ITI Saraspur under Anchor Institute Project. Revenue Generated Rs: 1.70 Lac.
Procurement of various machineries & Infrastructure of 1 cr. under the project is in process.•
Training to Tribal Candidates:
Training for Tribal women candidates on “High Skill Garment Stitching” was conducted by DFT Department NIFT Gandhinagar
campus under project of Tribal Development Department, Government of Gujarat.
Training to women candidates of Army personnel:
DFT Department NIFT Gandhinagar Coordinated training programme on “Garment Construction Techniques” for women
candidates of Army personnel at Army camp, VTC, Gandhinagar. Project Cost: 2.20 Lacs.
Setting up of training centres for development of Handloom & Leather crafts of Jharkhand:
DFT Department NIFT Kolkata has signed MoU with Director of Industries (Handloom sericulture & handicrafts), Govt. of
Jharkhand for Setting up of training centres at three places, Amda, Hazaribag & Deogarh, course curriculum & specific
training module development, coordinating and monitoring training programmes, training of the craftsmen with the project
cost of 17.58Cr
Training on Fashion and Clothing:
DFT Department NIFT Kolkata Coordinated training of 42 candidates from NER states in the area of Fashion and Clothing.
(DGCA)’s online Examination Project:
DFT Department NIFT Kolkata undertake project of “(DGCA)’s online Examination for Pilot“ sponsored by Directorate
General of Civil Aviation NIELIT, Kolkata.
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Department of Fashion Management Studies, often
referred to as left-brained Department in a right-brained
institute, envisages the critical value adding management
activities of Marketing & Merchandising including
retailing in an international fashion business context.
Over the past 26 years, the programme has earned an
enviable reputation by providing hard core professionals
suitable for the export and domestic (retail and brands)
sectors of the fashion industry in India and overseas.
Having worked in close interaction with the industry,
the Masters Programme in Fashion Management has
developed strong relations with several national and
international brand-marketers and brand-manufacturers,
domestic marketing companies and retail chains.
The rapidly expanding and converging activities in the
export and domestic sectors of the India fashion sector
demand a new breed of professional leadership. The
vision of the department revolves around developing
such professional leaders with the knowledge, skills, the
right attitude and creativity to handle the new value
frontiers of the Fashion Industry in a global context.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
fashion MANAGEMENT STUDIES
Leading names from the industry offered our students
Internships, Graduation projects and Placements.
industry linkages
student participationCOMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
Ms. Shrestha Soni (MFM 2012-14) and Ms. Noopur •
Singh (MFM 2012-14) of Kolkata participated in NIFT’s
Annual event, ‘Converge-12’ and won bronze medal
for Solo Dance competition and Shotput respectively.
Mr. Ashish Tiwari (MFM 2012-2014) and his •
team of Gandhinagar participated in NIFT’s
Annual event, ‘Converge-12’ and won the
second prize for Volley ball tournament.
Mr. Tia Francis (MFM 2012-14) of Hyderabad •
participated in Spectrum’13 and won the
first prize in the singing competition.
Mr. Nitin Dixit (MFM 2012-14) of Hyderabad •
participated in Spectrum ’13 and won the first
prize in Marketing Mania, third prize in face
painting, kridathon (organised by NIFT sports
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club), third prize in badminton doubles, third
prize in carom and third prize in cricket.
interactionWITH ALUMNI
As part of the academic exposure and enrichment •
exercise, alumni from Tommy Hilfiger, Lifestyle
were invited to share their expertise with students
of Bengaluru Campus on 4th April’13.
A team building game was conducted by Mr. •
P.K. Nishanth, Alumnus of NIFT, Hyderabad
and Partner, Conscious Clothing Company
on 9th October ’12 at Chennai Campus.
Ms. Surbhi Gusain, Alumnus of NIFT Chennai •
& Product Developer of Arvind Brand Ltd,
Bangalore shared her experience with students
of Chennai Campus on 9th November ’12.
Mr. Ankur Bansal, Alumnus of NIFT, Chennai & Buyer •
of Apparel FZCO, Dubai, UAE shared his experience
at Chennai Campus on 26th November ’12.
Mr. Ankul Sharma, Alumnus of NIFT, Hyderabad •
and Dy. Merchandiser, Royal Enfield Lifestyle
brands, Gurgaon, Haryana delivered a special
lecture on the topic “Various aspects of Export
Merchandising: Industry’s expectation from
students” at Chennai Centre on 17th January ’13.
Mr. Mahesh Rajamani, Alumnus of NIFT, Hyderabad •
and CEO, Founder, The twelfth fruit, delivered a
special lecture on the topic “Six months merchandise
planning” on 29th January ’13 at Chennai Centre.
Expert lectures were taken by Mr. Chandrashekar •
Koyanna, Mr. Mrinal Pandey, Mr. Hari Gopal, Mr.
Nikhil Chandra, FMS alumni at Hyderabad Campus.
Mr. R. Gopi, Alumnus of MFM, Chennai & Portal •
Operations Analyst in Groupon India gave a special
lecture on “Scope of Management Studies in
Retailing” on 15th November ’12 at Chennai Campus.
Mr. Dinesh Badagandi, CEO, Vernaaz •
Technologies gave a lecture on “ERP
applications in Supply Chain Management”
on 15th October ’12 at Bengaluru Campus.
Mr. V. S. Kumar, DGM Export (former), Ashok •
Leyland Ltd, Chennai gave a special lecture on
“Strategies followed in various Industries” on
15th November ’12 at Chennai Campus.
Mr. GRM Karthikeyan- Plant HR Manager, •
Baxter (India) Pvt. Ltd, gave a special lecture
on “HRM practices in Current Scenario” on
27th November ’12 at Chennai Campus.
Mr. Karthik Raja Balashanmugam, Entrepreneur, •
Equitas Sourcing Chennai gave a special
lecture on “Procedures to start a business” on
29th November ’12 at Chennai Campus.
Mr. Chackochen Mathai, GM, Business Development •
M/s. Trends In Vogue Pvt. Ltd., Chennai gave
a special lecture on “Retail and Franchising
Operations” on 3rd April’13 at Chennai Campus.
Ms. Pooja Shrivastava, Charted Accountant •
gave a special lecture on “Costing” on
5th April’13 at Chennai Campus.
Mr. E. Neogi, Head, Eastern Region, Reliance •
Trends Ltd gave a lecture on “Challenges &
Prospects of Retail Industry in Domestic Market”
on 23rd April ’13 at Hyderabad Campus.
Mr. Murali Balan, Proprietor of M/s. Tenovia •
(specialist in e-commerce products and services)
delivered a lecture on “E Commerce Today and
Tomorrow” on 8th February’13 at Chennai Campus.
Mr. Utpal Singh, Head Sales (Northern Region)-•
NIKE spoke on ‘Trends in Domestic Retail’ on
10th November 2012 at Kolkata Campus.
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSfashion MANAGEMENT STUDIES
seminars organizedMs. Bharti Moitra, Associate Professor & Chairperson,
FMS Department and Mr. Sandeep Samanta, RIC, Kolkata
Centre organized a seminar on ‘Prospects & Challenges
in Export Business’ on 12th September, 2012. The
objective was to enable the students to understand
the prospects of exports as a business proposition,
the formalities to start up one’s own venture in this
field and also to throw light on the risks involved.
MDPMs. Bharti Moitra, Associate Professor & Chairperson, FMS
Department and Mr. Dibyendu Bikash Datta, Associate
Professor, Kolkata Campus organized a MDP for employees
of Tantuja (The West Bengal State Handloom Weavers’ Co-
operative Society Ltd.) from 5th to 7th February’13 on the
topic ‘Towards better Marketing of Crafts for a Sustainable
Livelihood’. The training sessions were conducted by
department faculty members along with industry experts.
faculty seminarMr. Shiv Kumar Belli, Assistant Professor, Hyderabad
Centre shared his experiences from IIMA in CC-CP
meeting on 20th December’12 at Hyderabad.
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student participationA Research project carried out by Ms. Aarthy •
Thirumalai of Bengaluru Centre at Saxion University of
Applied Sciences, Netherlands has been selected for
the 13th AUTEX World Textile Conference, Germany.
Ms. Neha Modi of Hyderabad Centre •
attended 3 weeks summer Internship at
STC, Switzerland in 2012 Summer.
Ms. Ayesha Stanley and Ms Sakshi Bansal •
of Hyderabad Centre have been selected for
Ms. A. Sasirekha, Assistant Professor of Chennai •
campus presented a paper titled “A Comparative
study on the impact of Technology in Bankng
sector” at International Conference on “Innovations
in Engineering and Technology for Sustainable
Development” organised by Bannari Amman
Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam from 3th
to 5th September ’12. She also published (i) an
article on “A Study on performance Measurement
Systems” in the Journal European Journal of
Social Sciences”, 2012, Vol.32, Issue.2 (ii) an
article on “A study on HRD climate in a public
sector cement company – An empirical Study”
in Life Science journal, Vol. 10(5S), 2013.
Ms. B. N. Malar Selvi, Associate Professor of •
Chennai Centre published a paper titled “A Study
on Consumer Perception Towards High - End
Apparel Brands in Chennai” in proceedings of the
National Seminar on “Dynamics of Management
In Modern Business” – Organized by VELS School
of Management Studies on 8th February’13.
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faculty participation
twinning programme of Saxon university,
Netherlands (2013 Summer).
Ms. Tejaswini Yalwar of Gandhinagar Centre was •
selected for her internship at CTM Altromercato, Italy.
Ms. Jyotika Singh of Gandhinagar Centre presented •
a paper titled ‘Impact of celebrity endorsements
on the buying behavior of consumers in fashion
apparel brands’ in the International Conference
on “Managing Change in Business & Economy”
organized by Faculty of Management Studies,
Pacific Academy Of Higher Education And Research
University, Udaipur on 6th & 7th April’13.
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Mr. Bhaskar Banerjee, Associate Professor of •
Gandhinagar Centre presented a paper on
‘Crowding dimension in retail’ in the international
conference in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in
December 2012. He co-authored a research paper
titled “Organic textile / apparel marketing through
social media” published in the NICM bulletin
‘The Journal of Management and cooperation’ in
the Volume X, number III of the special issue of
April – June 2013 with the ISSN no. 2249-2275.
Ms. Harleen Sahni, Assistant Professor & Ms. Priti •
Gadhavi, Assistant Professor of Gandhinagar
Centre co-authored the following:
research paper titled “Identifying significant 1.
design elements of customer interface – A
study of websites of online apparel retailers
in India” for the 12th CII NID Design summit
scheduled on 13th and 14th December 2012
research paper titled ‘State & Scope of 2.
Lifestyle Marketing in Indian Apparel Retail’
in 16th Nirma International Conference on
Management at NIRMA University, Ahmedabad
organized from 9th to 11th January 2013
research paper titled ‘Sustainable Apparel 3.
retailing: An initiative towards environmental
restitution’ for GTU’s 3rd International
Conference on “Business Ethics, Governance
and Sustainable Enterprises” on 8th & 9th
February, 2013. The paper was published
in Sankalpa Journal of the ‘Gujarat
Technological University’, Ahmedabad.
Ms. Harleen Sahni, Assistant Professor Gandhinagar •
Centre presented a paper on ‘GOONJ-Patronizing
Social Commitment & Reuse’ in the 15th
Annual IFFTI Conference hosted by FIDM,
Los Angeles from 2nd to 6th April 2013.
Ms. Priti Gadhavi, Assistant Professor of Gandhinagar •
Centre presented a paper on ‘Barbie the Fashion
Icon of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’ in the
15th Annual IFFTI Conference hosted by FIDM,
Los Angeles from 2nd to 6th April 2013.
Ms. Jagriti Mishra, Assistant Professor of Gandhinagar •
Centre presented (i) a case study titled “Aavaran-
Creating niche through contemporary traditional
textiles” in International Case Study Conference
– 2012 at IBS Hyderabad organized in association
with ECCH and University Utara Malaysia held during
14th to 15th December’12 (ii) a research paper titled
“Exploratory study on trial rooms for premium denim
retailers in Delhi” in International Conference on
Managing Change in Business & Economy during
6th to 7th April’13 at Pacific University Udaipur,
Udaipur (iii) a paper on “Impact of store attributes
on consumer purchase decisions for luxury fashion
in India” in Anvesh, Doctoral Research Conference,
NIRMA University from12th to 13th April’13.
Mr. M. Krishnakumar, Associate Professor of •
Kannur Centre published the following:
Paper titled ‘Data Analysis for 1.
Performance Measure in Apparel Industry’,
Textile Review, November’12
Paper titled ‘‘Retail Branding’-Branding the Store: 2.
A Conceptual Model for Apparel Retail Stores in
India”, International Edited Book on Contemporary
Management, Vol.1, Issue.1, January’13
Paper titled’ Factors Influencing Apparel 3.
Buying Behaviour in India: A Measurement
Model’, PARIPEX - Indian Journal of
Research, Vol.2, Issue.3, March’13.
He also presented •
A paper titled ‘Retail Branding’-Branding the Store: 1.
A Conceptual Model for Apparel Retail Stores in
India’ in International Conference on Contemporary
Management, at Jayam College of Engineering &
Technology, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu on 19.10.12
A paper titled ‘Dimensions Of Organized 2.
Apparel Retailing’ in National Conference on
Emerging Challenges for Sustainable Business
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSfashion MANAGEMENT STUDIES
at Jayam College of Engineering & Technology,
Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu on 26.4.13.
Dr. Hir Vyas, Assistant Professor of •
Kannur Centre published
Paper titled ‘EMG of back and leg muscle in 1.
sitting’, Functional Neurology, Rehabilitation,
and Ergonomics, Vol 2 (4), 2012
Paper titled ‘Postural control in unstable 2.
sitting’, International Journal of Human Factors
and Ergonomics (IJHFE), 1( 3), 20, 2012.
Mr. Dibyendu Bikash Datta, Associate Professor •
of Kolkata Centre was invited to speak at a
seminar organized by Development Commissioner
(Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles on ‘Impact on
innovative designs on development of Handicrafts
Sector’ on 10th May 2013 at Santiniketan, Bolpur and
made a presentation on ‘Increasing Competitiveness of
Indian Handicrafts: Quality Compliance & Standards’.
Ms. Ritu Malhotra, Associate Professor of Kolkata •
Centre authored a paper published in the book
‘Responsible Leadership’ in November 2012. The paper
was titled ‘Competitiveness of small businesses and
the role of intermediaries in low-technology cluster’.
Dr. GHS Prasad, Associate Professor of Hyderabad •
Centre presented and published the research papers:
“Consumers’ attitude toward Luxury Brands: 1.
Influence of gender” at an international
conference organized by Annamalai University at
Chidambaram on 27th, 28th and 29th July, 2012
“Impact of Real Estate on organized Retailing 2.
in India – Issues a Trends” at an International
conference organized by Annamalai University at
Chidambaram on 27th, 28th and 29th July, 2012
“A Study on Customers’ Attitude toward Visual 3.
Merchandising at a Selected Apparel Retailer” at
an International conference on emerging Indian
Ms. B.N. Malarselvi, Associate Professor of Chennai •
Centre was nominated to assess the Infrastructure,
facilities, curriculum, student’s profile, faculty
profile of Sardar Vallabhai Patel International
School of Textile and Management, Coimbatore and
to submit report for NIFT’s affiliation to SVPITM
for MBA Textiles, MBA Apparel & MBA Retail.
Chennai Centre conducted a Market survey •
retail landscape conducted by University of Madras
and FICCI at Chennai on 6th and 7th September,
2012 (iv) paper titled “Supply Chain Management
practices by Indian Apparel Retailers” at the
third biennial supply chain conference at IIM,
Bengaluru, on 14th and 15th December, 2012.
Mr. Shiv Kumar Belli, Assistant Professor •
of Hyderabad Centre was a member of
NIFT Delegation to TIDI, Ethiopia.
Dr. Sibichan Mathew, Professor of New Delhi published •
paper titled “Tradition Fashion Interplay: An imperative
for Identity and Continuity (2012), publication
London Colloquia, London College of Fashion.
Mr. Manish Nangia, Assistant Professor of New Delhi •
Centre published a paper on “The impact of Social
Networking sites in Marketing” in “ International
Conference on Contemporary Innovative practices
in Management” conducted by Pacific University,
Udaipur from 13th April to 14th April’12
Mr. Amandeep Singh Grover, Associate Professor & •
Mr. Manish Nangia, Assistant Professor of New Delhi
Centre presented a paper on “ Innovative Marketing
Strategies by an Entrepreneur” in 3rd International
Case Conference (ICC-2012) organized by IMT Nagpur
from 29th November to 1st December ’12 in Goa.
projects undertakenFOR GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY
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continuing educationPROGRAMMES
Fashion Retail Management (FRM) 1 year Programme •
sponsored by TAHDCO was successfully conducted
with a batch of 18 students (including 5 non-
sponsored candidates) by Chennai Centre.
Fashion Retail Management (FRM) 1 year •
Programme by New Delhi Centre
Garment Exports Merchandising Management •
(GEMM) 1 year Programme by New Delhi Centre.
for Handloom Products at Thirumalpur
Handloom Cluster, Kancheepuram combined
with TD Department during August 2013.
Kolkata Centre had consultancy projects sanctioned •
during the year 2012-2013 to be executed in
July 2013-June 2014 wherein department faculty
members are involved as Coordinators in:
One year ‘Certificate Programme in Application 1.
of Information Technology in Fashion (CPAIT-
II)’ sponsored by Ministry of Development
of North Eastern Region (DoNER) .
One year ‘Certificate Programme in Fashion 2.
Design and Management (CPFDM – III)’
sponsored by Ministry of Development
of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
MoU signed between Govt. of Jharkhand and NIFT 3.
Kolkata regarding ‘KUCHAI silk and leather crafts’.
Training was conducted by Mr. A. Srinivasa •
Rao, Associate Professor of Hyderabad Centre
for the JSS Guntur Project – Capacity building
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The objective of the programme is to create new
avenues for professionals pursuing higher education.
It is designed to focus towards academia and
industry related Research & Development.
The nature of Fashion has evolved beyond its association
with only apparel and has become multi-disciplinary
and multi-dimensional. Likewise its approach to various
concepts, material, technology, craftsmanship, culture,
business, economics, promotion, consumption etc. has
presented immense scope for study and response.
The programme has students with multi-disciplinary
backgrounds who bring together their skills and ideas
in new and exciting ways and combine these with
research and practice. Students are trained to provide
critical solutions to future problems and innovations
for the evolving fashion industry. The research
environment provided would create a platform for
answering questions which may arise in the future.
Opportunities created in an open market structure,
rising aspirations of individuals along with advancement
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
DESIGN space
student participationCOMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
Ms. Manpreet Kaur Bhatti (Batch: 2011-2013) •
Mumbai Centre, participated in Intel Embedded
Challenge competition organized by Intel and won
Gold medal for best five projects on 21.08.12.
Ms. Aishwarya Vashistha and Ms. Bornali Das (Batch: •
2012-2014) Mumbai Centre, participated in Rise
against Rape Poster making competition organized
by Apna Aap Women Worldwide on 24.01.13.
Ms. Daksha Chopra Mumbai Centre, had •
in technology and growing recognition of India in
Knowledge Process Outsourcing in the area of Design
has created emergence of niche areas in the Design
industry. These areas are at a nascent stage and
form an important base for opportunities in sunrise
industries. Additionally, there is a wider place for
industry professionals in key positions at higher level in
the established industries. The Master’s programme in
design at NIFT is designed to cater to these burgeoning
requirements of industry in the forthcoming years.
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presented a paper on Himroo Craft for the
Consortium of Green Fashion 2013 held on
5th and 6th of April ’13 at Mumbai.
Prof. Sharmila Dua
Presented a paper on Ajrakh Printing for the •
Consortium of Green Fashion 2013 held on
5th and 6th of April ’13 at Mumbai.
Synopsis Seminar of Ph.D thesis titled, •
“The study of the Tradition and Evolution of
ornamentation Styles & Motif Vocabulary of the
Printed Textiles of Gujarat” was made by Prof.
Sharmila Dua on 18.05.13 at MSU of Baroda.
Prof. Shalini Sud
Paper (co-authored with Varsha Gupta) and titled •
“Fashion Education in India: Reflections of Cultural
Ethos and Identity” presented at Conference
“Fashioning the City” held at Royal College of Art.
Paper co-authored with Dr Sibichan. K. Mathew •
and titled “Tradition Fashion Interplay: An
Imperative for Identity and Continuity” republished
by Fiber2Fabric on their website http://www.
fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/44/4326/
tradition-fashion-interplay1.asp in 2012.
Paper Co-authored with Swati Rao, Student of M Des •
and titled “Changing Fashion Preferences of Bridal
Wear in India” presented at Conference “Fashioning
the City” held at the Royal College of Art (Publication
is being finalized by the conference organizers)
Paper co-authored with Swati Rao, Student of •
M Des and titled “Indian Bride in White: a visual
investigation of colour perceptions in bridal wear”
selected for poster and paper presentation at
International Color Authority, AIC2013 conference to
be held in July 2013 at Newcastle/ Gateshead, UK
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faculty participation
Paper review for AIC Conference 2013-•
12th International Congress of International
Color Association, 15 papers were
reviewed for the conference to held on
July 2013 at The Sage Gateshead, UK.
Expert member panelist for “Color Next”-•
13/14 Trend Forecasting Colors for Asian Paints
at India Design Forum in February 2013.
Abstract co-authored with Prof. S. Matthew •
titled “Evolving fashion Identity for Salwar,
Kameez and Dupatta – A trend analysis at
‘Fashion: Exploring Critical issues’” accepted at
Oxford, U.K. for presentation.
Ms. Varsha Gupta, Associate Professor
Paper co-authored with Dr.A.K.Khare and titled “Value •
Creation in post consumer apparel waste: a study
of rural urban dynamics in India” was presented
at London Fashion Colloquium, London College of
Fashion and published at http://www.fashion.arts.
ac.uk/research/ news-events/fashion colloquia-
london /fashionassustainability/ varshagupta/
Paper co-authored with Ms.Neha Gupta, Student •
of M.Des and titled “Communicating Heritage
through Participatory and Experiential Design” was
presented and published in Book of Conference
papers of International Textiles & Apparel
Sustainability Conference at University of Mauritius.
Paper titled “Recycling of Textile Waste in Small •
Clusters and its contribution to the Socio-economic
upliftment of the community” was republished by Asia
InCH Journal - The Quarterly on Intangible Cultural
Heritage on their website http://www.craftrevival.
org/voiceDetails.asp?Code=260. This paper was
originally published by IFFTI Conference 2009
Paper titiled “Value Creation in post consumer •
apparel waste: a study of rural urban dynamics
in India” was republished by Fiber2Fashion on
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSDESIGN space
seminars & workshops
Prof. Sharmila Dua is currently pursuing •
Ph.D. from MS University Vadodra.
Prof. Shalini Sud is currently pursuing Ph.D. from NIFT•
Ms. Varsha Gupta, Associate Professor is •
currently pursuing Ph.D. from NIFT.
Workshop on ‘Origami with Exploration’ •
conducted by Mr. Swapnil Shinde.on 29.08.12
Outbound workshop’ was organized by the •
department for students of Delhi and Mumbai
at Sat tal (Uttarakhand) and Matheran
their website http://www.fibre2fashion.com/
industry-article/authors/free-articles-expert-writers-
details.asp?iden=313. This paper was originally
published by London Fashion Colloquium
Paper presented at 12th CII-NID Design Summit in •
December at Delhi and published on Conference
website Blueprint for sustainable co-existence:
a study of urban- rural dynamics in India
Video and abstract on PhD topic “Study of •
Recycling of Post-Consumer Textile Waste in an
identified region of North India: An Integrated
Model for Sustainable Development” Screened at
Milano Design PhD Festival during 19-21 March
2013 at Politechnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy
Mr. Nitin Kulkarni, Asst. Professor
Attended workshop on ‘Innovation and change •
Management for Creative Industries organized
by NID, Ahmedabad during 6.08.12 to 8.08.12
Presented a Research paper titled “Visual •
Thinking and Design Education” written for
the conference ‘Designing Design Education
India’, organized by Design Council, India
Ph.D. UNDERTAKEN
during 13th to 15th March 2013 at Pune.
Contributed an essay for an Encyclopedia on Indian •
Art in Marathi, on Indian Contemporary Artist Mr.
Yashwant Deshmukh. Published in May 2013.
Ms. Disha Gupta, , Asst. Professor
Contributed in the design & execution of the •
trend pavilion at the 1st HGH exhibition held in
Mumbai from 17th July’ 12 to 19th July’12.
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as a part of academic activity.
Seminar organized by the department for •
students of Sem-II(Batch 2012-2014) on
‘IPR’ conducted by Ms. Ritumbhara Singh
Mathur on 16.01.13 at NIFT Mumbai.
Seminar organized by the department for •
all students of NIFT on ‘The Language of
Resistance in Tibet’ conducted by Mr. Tenzin
Tsundue on 7.02.13 at NIFT Mumbai.
Seminar organized by the department for •
students of Sem-II(Batch 2012-2014) on ‘Research
and Communication’ conducted by Mr. Anuj
Agrawal on 13.02.13 at NIFT Mumbai.
Seminar organized by the department for students •
of Sem-II(Batch 2012-2014) on ‘the inappropriate
cultures of Hindi Cinema’ conducted by Mr.
K.V. Nagesh on 5.03.13 at NIFT Mumbai.
Seminar organized by the department for •
students of Sem-II(Batch 2012-2014) on
‘Fabric knowledge and care’ conducted by Ms.
Nitika Rana on 13.03.13 at NIFT Mumbai.
Seminar organized by the department for •
students of Sem-II(Batch 2012-2014) on ‘Theory
of Fashion Styling’ conducted by Mr. Navaid
Mehtab on 22.03.13 at NIFT Mumbai.
Seminar organized by the department for •
students of Sem-II(Batch 2012-2014) on
Culture & Design conducted by Ms. Sushmita
Das Pal on 3.03.13 at NIFT Mumbai.
Workshop organized by the department for •
students of Sem-II(Batch 2012-2014) on
‘Statement Accessories’ conducted by Ms. Rugmani
Venkatadri on 25.04.13 at NIFT Mumbai.
A session on ‘Multiple Intelligence Profile’ was •
conducted by Mr. Nitin Kulkarni for Sem-II (Batch
2012-2014) students on 30.04.13 which is a
part of his initiative called “Career Progression
Programme” This will help the M.Des. students
to take up the right Design career path.
As part of final dissertation the students have
completed company/NGO/Industry based research and
some students have taken up independent research.
The areas chose by students vary from sustainable
design, sustainable systems, cultural studies, micro-
finance branding, tends research, socio-economic
studies, conservational architectural studies etc.
dissertaions &final research projects
Two student projects under the guidance of Ms
Varsha Gupta, Associate Professor were approved
for funding under the Ministry of Micro small and
medium Enterprises (MSME) Design Clinic Scheme
with NID. The projects are under progress and regular
reports are being sent to NID. One student worked on
student ACTIVITY
Ms. Rashmi Gulati, Ms. Disha Gupta and 32 •
no. Students of Sem-II (Batch 2012-2014)
visited Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute
of Architecture for Paramprik Karigar
Exhibition on 18.01.13 at Juhu, Mumbai.
Mr. Nitin Kulkarni, Ms. Rashmi Gulati, Ms. •
Disha Gupta and 32 no. students of Sem-
II (Batch: 2012-2014) attended the India
Design Forum International Conference during
15.03.13 & 16.03.13 at NCPA, Mumbai.
Ms. Rashmi Gulati, Ms. Disha Gupta and 11 no. •
students of Sem-II(Batch: 2012-2014) attended
a seminar on Fashion Forecast organized by
AEPC on 1.03.13 at Churchgate, Mumbai.
Ms. Rashmi Gulati, Ms. Disha Gupta and 10 no. •
students of Sem-II (Batch: 2012-2014) attended
the India Fashion Forum Conference on 21.03.13 at
Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai.
Seminar organized by Mohd. Ansar on individual •
competencies that can contribute to the
Design Space building among students.
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTSDESIGN space
Newly introduced a CE Programme ’Design in •
Contemporary Living’ will be Coordinated by Prof.
Sharmila Dua & Ms. Rashmi Gulati in NIFT, Mumbai.
Design Thinking Process a CE programme has •
been coordinated by the Design Space department
faculty Ms. Kavita Yadav, Assistant Professor and
Mr. M. Suhail, Assistant Professor. The course
aims at developing design awareness required in
the Fashion Industry by synthesizing the design
abilities of the budding professionals in the
Mohd. Ansar, Asst. Professor and Centre •
Coordinator of Design Space undertook project
consultancy and design for ‘Chendamangalam
Crafts Village’. The concept and design
drawing along with detailed descriptions of
activities to be undertaken was proposed and
approved. The total project cost was 5 Crore.
A project on Uniform Design for field officer •
of Kerala Forest Department is underway.
“Developing microwave friendly terracotta and new
visual identity using black pottery techniques” while
the other took up the topic “Developing a system to
recycle human hair by creating a range of utilitarian
products utilizing waste human hair as a raw material”.
exchange PROGRAMME
7 Students (02 students from Italy – Milano and 05
students from France – ENSIAT) completed a semester
through Student Exchange Programme in Design Space
department- Delhi Centre for the session Jan – Jun 13
FACULTY AND STUDENT
visitsVisit to Indian Art Summit (Student Visit) 2013
Visit to Suraj Kund Mela(Both Students and faculty)
07 students attended ‘Color next’ workshop at Indian
Design Forum on 16.02.13 and made a presentation
to the entire class on 21.02.13 on the learning
Facilitated visits of individual students to
organizations/ production units/ experts/ libraries
as a part of Project 1 (A and B) as per the
requirement of topics chosen by the students.
continuing educationPROGRAMMES
area of creative thinking, research and planning
to develop a concept design that can connect
to a society, contributing to the renewal ideas
necessary for communication in a global world.
PLACEMENTS &
industry linkagesNew companies and areas are targeted by the students for
placement and internship. New companies like Samsung,
Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS),
Centre for Knowledge Studies (CKS), Microsoft India,
Samsung, CS Direct, Onio Designs, Future Research Design
Company, Khoj, Future Ideas, Dorling Kindersley, Reliance
Art Foundation, Fashion Forward Trends, Future Factory,
Image Retails Intelligence Services & Consultancy (IRIS),
Technopak , Art Directions – Leela Creation, Lotus Design,
Axind Software (Mockshop) and Omtex Healthwear
was introduced. In the recent placements, in 2013, the
highest package offered has been 9.8 L per annum.
projects undertakenFOR GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY
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The academic strategy of NIFT embraces internationalism.
The core activities of the institute have enhanced its
international visibility and standing. NIFT has strategic
agreements and partnerships with about 26 leading
international fashion institutes & organizations that share
the same academic direction. This integrates NIFT students
with the global mainstream of fashion. The international
collaborations allow the students to experience ‘study
abroad’ options through exchange programmes. This
initiative provides an excellent opportunity to NIFT
students, selected for the exchange programme, to interact
with students from various geographies, encouraging them
to broaden their vision and understand different cultures.
The ‘study abroad’ opportunity can be undertaken by the
students across NIFT centres and all course disciplines. To
provide an academic gradient, the institute’s international
linkages allow the students to participate in international
competitions / seminars / research and other events.
The strategic alliances encourage academic enhancement
at faculty level as well. Faculty exchange and joint
research initiatives ensure that the institute’s teaching
methods and facilities are constantly updated & upgraded
to be at par with the best institutes in the world. To
facilitate exchange of teaching pedagogy, concepts
and professional ideas, the faculty at NIFT participates
in academic exchange programmes, international
fairs, seminars, exhibitions, conferences and trade
shows thereby bringing their substantial experience to
the classroom thus enriching the knowledge pool at
NIFT. Some of the key institutes with whom NIFT has
an association are London College of Fashion (UK),
Queensland University of Technology (Australia), De
NIFT
domestic & international LINKAGESinternationalLINKAGES
Montfort University (UK), Swiss Textile College (Zurich),
Mod Art International (Paris), NABA (Milan), School
of Art & Design, University of Wolverhampton(UK),
Colorado State University (USA), Academy of Arts (San
Francisco), Philadelphia University (USA), University of
Southampton (UK), Saxion University of Arts (Netherlands),
Utrecht School of Arts (Netherlands), Royal Academy
of Arts (Netherlands), BGMEA Institute of Fashion and
Technology (BIFT), Dhaka (Bangladesh) amongst others.
There is a constant exchange of students from Partner
institutes. In 2012-13 while – 94 went to institutes like
Ensait, France; Queensland University of Technology,
Australia; Swiss Textile College, Switzerland; University
of Wolverhampton, UK; Saxion University, Netherlands;
BGMEA Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangladesh;
Academy of Arts, San Francisco; De Montfort University,
UK; Royal Academy of Arts, University of Leeds, UK, NABA,
Italy; London College of Fashion,UK ; Amsterdam Fashion
Institute, Netherlands; 61 students came from these
Universities to undertake exchange programme at NIFT.
NIFT students at all centres are encouraged to participate
in international events and competitions. The students
have participated and won laurels in several prestigious
international competitions like Mittelmoda, Italy; ITS,
Italy; World of Wearable Art, New Zealand; Arts of Fashion
Foundation USA; Lindstorm awards in Helsinki; Triumph
Inspirational awards in Shanghai. The institute also
attracts international students who come and experience
its academic and cultural richness. Through the exchange
programmes, students from overseas institutes have
developed valuable insight not just into Indian culture, arts
& crafts but have also understood the Indian market and its
dynamics. The students of Management & Technology have
had invaluable exposure to production techniques that
cater to high fashion demands of the global marketplace.
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dual degree OPPORTUNITY
NIFT has entered into a strategic alliance with Fashion
Institute of Technology, New York, USA. The partnership
encompasses a landmark achievement and first of its kind
at NIFT. This new international dimension will allow select
meritorious students from NIFT, the unique opportunity
to obtain a Dual Degree from both NIFT and FIT. Students
from NIFT will undertake two years study at the home
institute intercepted by one year of study at FIT. Last year
four students undertook the Dual Degree program and for
2013-14, 16 students have been selected for the program.
Delegation from Government of Mauritius•
Massachusetts College of Art and •
Design, USA 7th August 2012
Indo Italian Chamber and Chambers of Commerce •
of Prato and Florence 12th October 2012
Department of Trade and Industry, South •
Africa 15th November 2012
Polish Fashion Institute 29th November 2012•
ENSAIT, France : 29th January, 2013•
Ethiopian Delegation headed by Minister of •
State, Mr. Tadese Haile 2nd February 2013
ESMOD, France 4th February 2013•
The International Association of Costume •
in Japan (IACJ) 16th February 2013
Edith Cowan University, Perth,Australia •
7th March 2013
University of Huddersfield, UK 18th March 2013•
Royal Academy of Art, Netherlands 22nd March 2013.•
international delegations to NIFTVISITS IN 2012-13
NIFT delegationsTRAVEL TO INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTES
Dr. Amar Tewari, Associate Professor NIFT Gandhinagar •
and Ms. Vijay Laxmi Singh Assistant Professor
NIFT Raebareilly participated in Lectra Education
domestic LINKAGES
NIFT is committed to excellence in design education
in India and for this has been associating with various
key organizations/institutes to further this objective.
NIFT has MoUs with the following organizations/institutes:
Renewal of MoU with NID, Ahemdabad in February •
2013. The cooperation between the two institutes
is in the areas of - Faculty Sharing for Teaching,
as panelists is juries and as guides for Ph.D
programmes, Infrastructure sharing, Joint Students
Field Trips, Design Education & Promotion.
School of Fashion Technology (SOFT), Pune & Centre •
for Continuing Education (CCE) Kerala: Curriculum
design, semester planning, academic scheduling,
examination and evaluation systems, faculty
recruitment, conduct orientation program, faculty
training/capacity building, establish resource centre,
assist in machinery/equipment procurement.
Congress in London, UK in November 2012 and
also visited London Collge of Fashion , DE Montfort
University – Leicester and University of Manchester.
Professor Vandana Narang, NIFT New Delhi, •
visited University of Huddersfield to participate
in the First International Symposium for
Creative Pattern Cutting in February 2013
A delegation comprising of DG NIFT , Professor •
Vandana Bhandari, Ms. Ruby Kashyap Sood, Ms.
Ashima Tiwari, Mr. J.Raghuram, Associate Ms. Jonalee
D. Bajpai, Ms. Harleen Sahni, Ms. Priti Gadhavi,
and Mr. Shivam Kihli visited Fashion Institute of
Design & Merchandising (FIDM), Los Angeles, USA
to attend & present paper during the 15th Annual
IFFTI Conference from 2nd to 6th April 2013
Ms. Sonali Soni a student of NIFT, Knitwear •
Department showcased her work in an international
event ENTRAMADOS in Madrid, Spain in May 2013.
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The National Resource Centre (NRC), the co-ordinating
body of network of the Resource Centres of NIFT, aims
to create a state-of-the art knowledge portal for the
faculty and students of NIFT. Its activities in 2012-13
were directed to achieve maximum resource sharing
and standardisation through collaborative collection
development and benchmarking across all NIFT centres.
The integrated collections of materials and print
resources of this network of Resource Centres supported
teaching and research programmes of the Institute. The
Resource Centres also provided information services to
the design community, industry and entrepreneurs
NIFT
national RESOURCE CENTRE
Consolidated print and non-print collections •
of the Resource Centres at new NIFT Centres
of Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Kangra,
Kannur, Patna, Rae Bareli and Shillong.
Selective acquisition of books in print and •
digital format pertaining to the academic
activityHIGHLIGHTS
programmes for all NIFT Centres.
Subscriptions of several e-journals such as Textile •
Outlook International, World Textile Publications and
International Journal of Art and Design Education and
online databases / services such as EBSCO’s Business
Source Complete, Art & Architecture Complete, Textile
Technology Complete; Berg Fashion Library and www.
just-style.com were renewed for all NIFT Centres.
NRC strengthened its economizing activities through •
renewal of subscriptions of international forecast
services like WGSN and Stylesight.com; and other
international print periodicals for all NIFT Centres.
Updated the National Products and Services Directory•
Organized a workshop titled ”Digital Preservation •
and Dissemination of Information Resources” for
NIFT Library and information professionals from
4th & 6th July, 2012 in collaboration with the Indira
Gandhi National Centre for the Arts at New Delhi.
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In the new millennium the success of fashion professionals
rests on their ability to integrate fashion and information
technology in a meaningful manner. Indeed the IT
support provided to academicians at NIFT is an object
of envy for all other fashion institutes in India.
The information Technology initiatives ensure an
IT-enabled learning environment at the Institute
by working in tandem with other departments
to integrate IT into the course curriculum.
Each NIFT Campus now has an independent, fully
operational Information Technology facility with qualified
and experienced IT professionals. The computer labs are
equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software.
They are fitted with servers and workstations, personal
computer, plotters, digitizers, image scanners, wide
format printers, digital cameras, etc. Currently all fifteen
NIFT centres are connected with 100Mbps bandwidth
connection from National Knowledge Network (NKN)
The CAD software for illustration, pattern making,
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY initiatives
grading, marker making, knitwear design, textile design,
accessory design and layout are extensively used as
part of the course curriculum in addition to Graphics
Design, Animation, 2D/3D modeling, Photo Imaging
and Editing, Statistical Analysis and Market Research.
Other computer applications like RDBMS, Windows
Programming, Multimedia, ERP, Advanced Planning &
Scheduling, Software engineering etc. are also covered
during their study at NIFT which enables Technology
students to develop the software on different platforms.
NIFT provides wi-fi facility to students in all NIFT centres.
NIFT has implemented following IT enabled
processes for increasing efficiency of services
and transparency of processes.
A custom developed web based management •
information system for capturing students’ attendance
real time, online submission of assignment marks by
faculty members, online submission of feedback by
students, online submission of feedback by faculty
members and profile of academic and administrative
staff of NIFT. The system generates reports of employee
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experience, student’s attendance and student’s
marks. The system integrates students’ attendance
records to generate hall ticket of eligible students.
A custom developed web based Registration of •
prospective applicants for Continuing Education
(CE) program. Prospective applicants from all
over India can access the details of courses
offered by different centres from home and apply
online by furnishing requisite information.
A custom developed web based decentralized •
computerized counseling system from academic
session 2013. Students chose counseling venue
online and appeared for counseling at any NIFT
centre nearest to their hometown, students viewed
the real time status and have chosen their preferred
course and centre based on merit & availability.
Centralized seat allocation happened through
computer based system with absolute transparency.
A custom developed web based campus •
placement solution, where students register
online to express their willingness to participate
in campus placement. Companies willing to
recruit students from NIFT campus also register
online after due validation. The companies can
view and/or shortlist students based on multiple
parameters before coming for personal interview.
Apart from above initiatives NIFT also initiated following:
Implementation of e-office application of NIC •
which has separate module called e-file, Knowledge
Management System, E-leave, E-tour, personal
information system (PIS), for e-File - File tracking
and collaboration and messaging services
(CAMS). NIFT’s application has been taken up by
NIC and awaiting Project Evaluation Committee
(PEC) approval. NIFT plan to implement e-file
NIFTINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY initiatives
system first, followed by other modules.
Implementation of class room based Video •
Conferencing solution across 15 NIFT centres
for conducting virtual classes at remote centres.
The same facility can be used for conducting
meeting with officials across NIFT centres. NIFT
has engaged TCIL as technical consultant to
procure and implement same. The tender for
procurement of same has already been floated.
Implementation of Integrated Enterprise •
Solution (IES) for Fashion Education and
Research for all NIFT Campuses and at the
Headquarter in Delhi. The Request for proposal
(RFP) for same is already being prepared.
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The Continuing Education (CE) programmes offered by National Institute of Fashion Technology across
all centres are carefully planned in an endeavor to upgrade the knowledge and skills of working
professionals, so that they are better equipped to handle the challenges of a dynamic fashion industry
which are affected by the smallest reverberation in the ever- changing fashion world.
In order to address the specialized needs of professionals as well as candidates interested in the field of fashion, the
CE Programmes offered in 2012-13 include range of courses that are structured to provide a learning environment
to the participants that is contextual, interactive and experiential with concern for social and human values.
The programmes contribute to reinforcement of industry linkages and give insight into industry trends. They are
regularly reviewed and modified to ensure their continued relevance and quality. The duration of courses range from
three month to one year across NIFT Centres. Students are awarded Certificates on completion of the programmes. This
year NIFT introduced online submission of forms to make CE admissions accessible to candidates all over the world.
Status of CE Programme for the academic year 2012-13 is as follows:
S.No. Name of the
Centre
Name of Course
No. of
Candidates
admitted
Total revenue
generated by
each course
in Rs.
1 Bengaluru
Garment Export Merchandising Management
(GEMM)
17 8,18,900
Fashion & Clothing Technology (FCT) 28 19,11,500
2 Bhopal Fabric Sourcing and Textiles Merchandising 04 1,51,900
3 Gandhinagar
Garment Production Technology & Apparel Design
(GPTAD)
21 15,77,250
Fashion Integration for the Apparel Industry (FIAI) 12 8,52,550
Jewellery Design & Handicraft Technolgoy (JDHT) 16 10,14,000
4 Surat (Sub Centre
Gandhinagar)
Fashion Designing and Apparel Technology 44 26,58,600
5 Hyderabad
Fashion & Clothing Technology (FCT) 21 12,20,000
Indian Fashion Apparel & Boutique Management 15 9,20,000
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6 Mumbai
Fashion & Clothing Technology (FCT) 50 47,20,000
Fashion Retail Management (FRM) 13 13,57,200
Apparel Costing & Fashion Merchandising
Management
22 11,79,200
Visual Merchandising 24 12,86,400
Creative Pattern Making 13 5,68,800
Creative Fashion Styling 20 10,72,000
7 New Delhi
Fashion & Clothing Technology (FCT) 38 38,95,000
Fashion Integration for the Apparel Industry (FIAI) 33 33,32,500
Garment Export Merchandising Management
(GEMM)
11 8,52,500
Fashion Retail Management (FRM) 22 22,52,500
Clothing Production Technology (CPT) 23 16,35,250
Creative Thinking & Design Development 31 24,02,500
Design Process Thinking (DPT) 28 11,90,000
8 Kolkata Fashion & Clothing Technology (FCT)
Clothing Production Technology (CPT)
19
32
12,90,000
19,20,000
9 Patna Fashion & Clothing Technology (FCT) 05 3,58,100
10 Bhubaneswar Fashion Retail Management (FRM) 11 6,80,900
Total 576 4,11,17,550
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NIFT
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT initiative
As a premier Institute of India, involved in identifying the expectations and fulfilling them for the textiles and the fashion industry,
NIFT realizes the importance of its social responsibilities. Through its Cluster Development Initiative, Graduation Projects and
other design and technical support projects taken up in craft sector, NIFT faculty, students and alumni play a proactive role in the
upliftment of craft sector.
Under the Cluster Development Initiative during the year 2012-13, 1166 NIFT students under faculty supervision, across NIFT
campuses, conducted the first phase of cluster diagnostic study in the selected 30 craft clusters in May- July 2012. The main
objective was to study the present status of the chosen craft and to identify the needs of the cluster. The study also gave insight
into the size of the cluster, skill level of the artisans/ producers, Production process, marketing and challenges faced by the
craftspeople. More than 3500 artisans were approached to provide insight into craft practices across 30 handloom and handicrafts
clusters.
Apart from the student related activities, NIFT faculty conducted cluster related workshops and also undertook sponsored projects
in Cluster development. Some of those are mentioned below:
An awareness workshop on ‘Crafts & Future’ was organised at NIFT Gandhinagar, with an objective to strengthen link •
between NIFT students and craftspeople of Gujarat and to spread awareness of NIFT cluster initiative amongst the artisans.
The workshop conducted on 23rd February 2013, initiated with Interactive session with various stakeholders from the craft
sector. Exhibition cum display was arranged for showcasing craft products developed under various projects of NIFT. Mr. Arun
Kumar M Solanki, IAS, Secretary-Cottage and Rural Industries, Govt of Gujarat, attended the workshop as Chief Guest. 48
Artisans from the different craft pockets of Gujarat attended the workshop. They were also provided an opportunity to display
their products and demonstrate their skills during the workshop.
‘Basic Bag Pattern making’ workshop was conducted for the artisans by Mr.Dorji Wangdi, faculty at NIFT-Shillong from 15th-•
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19th 2012 for Registrar of Co-operative Societies.
“Human resource development’ a training programme for traditional artisans was conducted by Mr.Dorji Wangdi, Mr.Febby •
and Ms.M.Blah on 26th 2013 at NIFT-Shillong.
NIFT Delhi faculty conducted a ‘Skill Up-gradation of artisan’s workshop’- a training module for women and young weavers. •
The module was planned and conducted by Ms Ashima Tiwari, Dr. Neha Singh and Dr. Nilanjana Bairagi at Maheshwar,
Madhya Pradesh from 8th -12th January 2013. The project involved understanding the pre treatment, dyeing, weaving and
design for Maheshwari sarees. The project was sponsored by Women Weave Charitable Trust, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh.
An ‘In-depth Research Study on Varanasi Handloom Cluster’ was conducted by Dr. A. K. Khare, Prof. B. Banerjee, Mr. A. •
Debnath and Mr. Sankaranarayanan T.R. at NIFT- Rae Bareli. The study was conducted for the Ministry of Textiles to identify
the problems and to suggest solutions for Varanasi weavers. A project has been proposed to set up design studio, in order to
train artisans in Varanasi, to office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms).
Mr. Partha Seal and Ms. Supriya Choudhury Basu from NIFT-Kolkata are coordinating a project on ‘Sualkuchi Silk of Assam’ •
for Development Commissioner-Kamrup, Government of Assam.
A ‘Design Development project to design Paithani Sarees for Paithan Handloom Cluster’ was conducted by Ms. Monika •
Agarwal and Ms. Disha Gupta and branding for paithani sarees was undertaken by Ms. Susmita Das Pal and Ms. Patricia
Sumod. The project was coordinated and successfully completed by NIFT- Mumbai for Maharashtra Small Scale Industries.
An IPR related project to cover six crafts of Goa and Maharashtra was undertaken by Mr. Sushil Raturi from NIFT-Mumbai.•
‘Documentation of Metal Crafts of Madhya Pradesh’ was undertaken by Mr. M.C.Mohan at NIFT- Bhopal, for Madhya •
Pradesh Hastshilp Vikas Nigam, Bhopal.
‘Turned Wood Lacquer product design & development’ project Ms. Supriya Yadav and Sharad Yadav, faculty at NIFT-Bhopal •
for Madhya Pradesh Hastshilp Vikas Nigam, Bhopal.
NIFT- Bengaluru conducted ‘Design Intervention for Tribal Handloom Weaving’. The project was handled by Prof Sivalingam •
and Mr. RaviKumar for Department of Handlooms and Textiles, Karnataka, Govt of Karnataka.
Diagnostic Study on Languishing crafts- Cuttaki Chappals, Horn wood toys and copper snake’ was conducted by Dr Yathindra •
and Mr Prashanth KC along with Ms.Shipra Roy, Ms.Rashmi Munshi and Mr Girinath Gopinath at NIFT- Bengaluru, for
Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles.
NIFT-Hyderabad conducted a workshop on ‘Awareness of Handloom logo’ which was attended by the artisans from various •
societies of Andhra Pradesh state. Chief Guest was the Regional Director of Handlooms dept., Govt of Andhra Pradesh.
One day Craft Workshop was organized at NIFT- Raebareli on 2nd May, 2013. 11 artisans including 7 National Awardees, •
Shilp-Gurus and State awardees were invited from Lucknow to represent the craftsmen involved in the craft of Chikankari,
Block Printing etc. The objective of conducting the workshop was to provide a common interface to NIFT Rae Bareli students
with the rich traditional skill practiced by artisans in different crafts.
A two days workshop was conducted at NIFT-Head Office on 3rd and 4th January 2013, for reorientation of Cluster Initiative •
Coordinators (CICs), to orient them to new approaches of Cluster Development and to share the experiences and best
practices in order to plan for the next phase of cluster project activities.
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NIFT Campus Placements 2013 were held at the old 7 campuses of NIFT viz. New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai,
Gandhinagar, Kolkata & Hyderabad during 29 th January to 20 th February 2013. A total of 374 companies have registered
for Campus Placements offering 1733 job vacancies.
The number of companies which participated in on site-campus placements was 293, out of which 192 have recruited 709
students and 92 students got placed through Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) resulting in the placement of 801 students. The
strength of the appearing batch was 1914 out of which 1601 students have registered for campus placements. A second
round of placement is underway in June, 2013.
The discipline wise analysis of placements 2013 after the first round is given in Table 1:-
The average salary during Campus Placements 2013 for the students from Master’s Programme is 3.80 lakhs per annum
whereas that of for Bachelor’s Programme is 3.01lakhs per annum.
The average salaries obtained by students from different programmes during Campus Placements 2013 vis-à-vis 2012 & 2011 is
shown in Graph I.
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Future Group has recruited maximum number of students (47 nos including Bachelor & Master students). Trident has
offered the highest salary of 15.00 lakhs p.a. to Master students and 9.00 Lakhs p.a. to Bachelor students and have also
recruited 7 numbers of students.
The profile of companies attending NIFT Campus Placements. These companies were from diverse segments like Designers,
Manufacturer Exporters, Buying Agencies, Consultants, Retailers, Brand owners, e-retailer, Textile Mills, Home Furnishing,
Technology Solution providers along with international brands.
An alphabetical listing of companies which have recruited NIFT students in Campus Placements 2013 are : 8v Shoes, A M
Marketplaces, Abu Jani & Sandip Khosla, Adidas, Aditya Birla, Aishwarya Design, Amber and Shirrin, Amrit Exports Pvt.Ltd.,
Anish Labels, Anmol Apparels, Anubhav Apparels, Anushree Reddy Design, Aquarelle India, Archana Kocchar, Arvind Ltd.,
Arvind Lifestyle Brands Ltd., Asmara Apparels Ltd., Autokit, Avadat Apparels, Avenue Supermarts, Bandhej, Banswara, Being
Human Clothing, Bhaskar Devji Jewellers, Blue Tonic, Bombay High, Boom Apparel, Brand Marketing India Pvt. Ltd., Brandix
Apparel India, Breakfree, Brij Retails, Brummel Fashion Pvt. Ltd., Bulchee, Cairon, Cascade, Celebrity Fashion Ltd., Celio
Future Fashion, Chanakya Indl Ltd., Chemistry, Chiripal Group, Cicada Media, Collage, Contact Communication, Creative
Portico, CRISP, Design Mandee, Dilnaz, Dimora Textile, Disha Enterprise, Diva Exports, D-Mart, Dr. Gupta Group of Companies,
DVM, Earthy Myths, Edcons Exports Pvt. Ltd., Encot, Enfield Apparels Ltd., Evolv Clothing Pvt. Ltd., Fietzberg, Future Group,
Gempro, Genesis Colors Pvt. Ltd., Germef, Gesture Jeans, Globe India Ltd., Go Go International, Gold Craft Jewellery Cluster,
Goldenseam, H & M, Hasbro Clothing, Hispano Apparel, Home Shop 18, HP Fashion, Hutheesing Design Company, Incompass,
India Connection, Indokem Overseas Ltd., Indus League Clothing Ltd., Indusmod, Inmark, Inner Secrets, Intimate Fashion Pvt.
Ltd., ITC, J. Rajkumar Textiles, J.J.Exports, Jayram Textiles Pvt. Ltd., Jinaam Dress Pvt. Ltd., JNJ Associates, Kairos Namrata
G, Kala Raksha, Khazana Textile, Kimaya, Kohinoor, Krishlon Noi, Laguna Clothing Pvt. Ltd., Langoor, Leather Crafts India
Pvt. Ltd., Lifestyle, Locomotive Design, Log 5 Communication, Logotech Clothing Ltd., Lokus Design, Madura Fashion, Major
Brands, Management Services, Mangalam Arts, Marsil Export, Maspar-Mahajan Overseas, Master Kids, Minto Clothing
Co., MNR Exports, Modern Denim, Naagal Garment, Nalli Silk, Naser Tanning Company, Neptune Furnishings, Net Avenue
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Technologies, Niche Fashion Pvt. Ltd., NLBC, Normak Fashion Pvt. Ltd., Nuteez.com, Obeetee Pvt. Ltd., OM, Om Apparels,
Omega Designs Pvt. Ltd., Omtex Healthwear, OSAA, Page Industry (Jockey), Pal Fashion, Pankaj & Nidhi, Pantaloons, Peakok
Jewellers, Pepperfry, Pepperty.com, Photowalas, Planet Superhero, Polite Clothing, Proline India Ltd., Puma Sports India
Pvt. Ltd., R&C Jeneration, Radhamani Exports, Raj Exports, Rakhava Impex, Ray & Di Designers, Raymonds, Renaissance
Strategies & Management Services, Rishabh Apparels, Rite Brand, Ritwika Creations, Roopantran Communication, Roshe,
S.P. Holding, Samsung Design, Sanskrit Baby Products, Sarto, Satramdas Dhalamal, Satyani Fine Jewels, Seeds Intimate
Apparel India Pvt. Ltd., Seema Enterprises, Shahi Exports, Shop Imagine, Shoppers Stop, Simbus Technologies, SNK Diamond,
Sona Commercial Pvt. Ltd., Stalwart Group, Status Quo, Strand of Silk, Suditi Industries, Surya Carpets Pvt. Ltd., Swapan &
Seema, Swayam Design Studio, Swift Projects Pvt. Ltd., Tagos, Tank, Tech Ved, Technopack, Tesori, Texpert India Ltd., Texzone,
Thinking Bug, Tiny Girl, Tommy, Tommy Hilfiger Arvind Fashion Pvt. Ltd., TPG wholesale Pvt. Ltd., Trent, Trident, Tritan Leather
Works Pvt. Ltd., UV Global Creative, Ventures, Vision Motion Studio, Zomato.
Highlights of the other notable events organized by the Industry and Alumni Affairs Unit at campuses:
NIFT-Bengaluru Campus conducted workshops on “Resume Building”, “Group Discussion” and “Understand your •Salary & Personal Finance” in the month of April 2012.
NIFT-Bhopal Campus organized a large assembly of industry personnels on 1• st November, 2012 as part of the
convocation. Relevant Industry Persons delivered speeches regarding the current industry scenario and shared their
expectations with the students.
NIFT- Bhubaneswar Campus organized a resume building exercise for the students, conducted 4 quiz sessions to brush •up core competencies of the students as well as a panel Discussion and Case Study Discussion of 10 cases related to
fashion industry to develop the analytical and presentation skills of the students.
NIFT-Chennai Campus Organized Global Education interact (Higher Education) for final year students of Batch 2009-•2013 conducted by The Chopras, Egmore on 25th October, 2012. NIFT, Alumni Meet was held on 1st December, 2012 at
NIFT Chennai. Conducted Industry Meet on 5th January, 2013 at Hotel Ginger, Tirupur. In this meet Totally 53 persons
from 29 Industries were participated.
NIFT- Gandhinagar Campus organized NIFT - Industry Workshop on 03rd-Feb.2013 at Ahmedabad Management •Association, Ahmedabad. The objectives of the workshop were to enhance the industry linkages, work out the effective
NIFT-Industry collaborative projects and placements. The workshop consisted of presentations and discussions from
academicians and eminent industry experts from fashion field covering areas of Fashion Technology, Textile, Accessory
Design, Jewellery Design, Fashion Design and Retailing. In the workshop, detailed discussions were done on various
issues including bridging the gap between fashion Industry and Academia/NIFT, Role of Fashion Professionals in dynamic
business environment, Potential of Industry specific collaborative programmes in future and changing dynamics of
Indian Fashion Industry and expectation from NIFT.
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NIFT Alumni Association, Gandhinagar Chapter (NIFTAA, G) was launched on 07th-Dec.-12 at NIFT, Gandhinagar by •Dr. A. Sakthivel (NIFT-BOG Member and Chairman, AEPC) in the presence of Mr. Shaleen Toshniwal, Jt. MD- Banswara
Syntex, Ms. Archana Awasthi, Director-HO, Ms. Sameeta Rajora, Director-NIFT, Gandhinagar, Mr. Jabbar Singh, Director-
NIFT, Gandhinagar and Prof. Pavan Godiawala.
NIFT-Hyderabad Campus : Alumni interactions have been conducted on regular basis and more than 15 alumni had •interactions with different departments during this year.
NIFT-Jodhpur Campus has organized visits of students of MFM, B.FTech and Foundation programme to Jaipur, Delhi •NCR, and Bhilwara to visit manufacturing units, export houses and retail establishments to understand the process
and industry dynamics. Mr. Gaurav Ashesh, CC-FMS, conducted a state level workshop at Jodhpur on the ‘Importance
of Design in Handicraft Marketing’ which was attended by industry participants from all over the state of Rajasthan.
Mr. Ishwar Kumar, CC- BF Tech has organized a workshop on skill development to provide various trainings on pattern
making, Tailoring and sewing equipments to the supervisors of Jan Shikshan Sansthan.
NIFT- Kangra Campus : Mr Rajnish Behl (Kohinoor Garments Ludhiana), gave inputs regarding industry requirement •from NIFT Students on Decemeber 2012. Mr Sanjeev Sahay Shrivastav (Designer) discussed the industry scenario.
Group Discussion and Mock Interviews were organised for all the students in November 2012. Highly experienced NIFT
Alumni interacted with the NIFT Freshers during their orientation in the month of July 2012.
NIFT Kannur Campus : Mr. Ramesh Nair, NIFT AMM Alumni – 1991 conducted a session with B.FTech (Apparel •Production) students and MFM students on 10th August, 2012.
NIFT-Kolkata Campus organized Industry Meet - 2012 on 29• th August 2012 at the Institute premises. This event was
jointly organized by NIFT, Kolkata with Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) and Apparel Training and Design
Centre (ATDC). The participants were from the various fields including representatives of the different Industry; faculty
members, officials and final year students of NIFT and ATDC, Kolkata. The topic on which the distinguished dignitaries
including Industry Speakers deliberated upon was; “Role of Professionals in present Industry Scenario”.
Industry Meet – 2012 on Role of Professionals in present Industry Scenario
A seminar was organized on the World Quality Day i.e. 8th November 2012 on the broader topic entitled, “Quality Movement
in India : Achievements and Constraints”. The seminar was organized by Indian Association for Productivity Quality and
Reliability (IAPQR), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kolkata. The speakers
and the participants were from the diverse of field of industry, faculty members of NIFT, ATDC, representatives of IAPQR, ISI,
AEPC and the student participants of NIFT and ATDC.
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An International seminar was organized by NIFT, Kolkata with CII on 19th January 2013 on the topic : “Fashion in Global
Economy : Emerging Challenges and New Directions”. The eminent speakers and renowned academician from various
Institutes from across the globe deliberated on different issues on that day. The participants were from various industries,
Institutes, research organization, certification agencies and student.
NIFT-Mumbai Campus organized a seven day workshop by famous personality Ms. Sabira Merchant for all the graduating
students on communication skills, personality development and professional ettiqutes and Teach for India group trained
students for mock group discussion in the month of October, 2012. An alumni meet was held in the month of December
2012 where in the alumni interacted with the passing out students.
NIFT- New Delhi Campus Coordinated a visit of a senior management team from the largest global furniture retailer IKEA
from Sweden on 11th October, 2012 as well as the visit of Ms Lisa Wilkinson, Director, Mr Frankie Adams, Head of buying, Mr
Rajnish Kapur, MD Wilko Asia and Mr. Shobhit Gupta, Global Sourcing Manager from Wilkinson Group, UK on 15th January,
2013. NIFT Delhi campus also organized an Alumni meeting on 28th November, 2012 in conjunction with Convocation
2012.
NIFT-Patna Campus: Prof. Sanjay Shrivastava, Director NIFT Patna made a presentation at India Fashion Forum (IFF) MUMBAI
2013 as well at the annual conference of NHRDN. NIFT Patna signed an MOU with Young Indian- a Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) concern.
NIFT-Raebareli Campus organized a large assembly of industry personnels on 7th November, 2012 as part of the Convocation.
Relevant Industry Persons delivered speeches regarding the current industry scenario and shared their expectations with
the students.
NIFT Shillong Campus: Mr. Badrinath Mishra, MFM-2008, NIFT Alumni-Delhi Campus and Fabindia, conducted a session on
Fashion Industry Prospective and Career Opportunities on 27th July, 2012
NIFT-Head Office coordinated the timely and adequate industry exposure of all NIFT students specifically to students from
remote centres and ensure that workshops on how to face interviews and personality development were organized for
the final year student at all campuses. It also coordinated the participation of NIFT by setting up a stall at 2nd India Asean
Business Fair at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi during 18-20th December, 2012 as well as at “Pravasi Bhartiya Divas” organized
by FICCI from 7 – 9th January 2013 at Hotel Le Meridien, Kochi Kerala. NIFT Alumni Association (NIFTAA) meetings of the
Executive Council members were held with DG NIFT on June 15, 2012 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and two General
Body meetings were held on 29th June 2012 & 7th September at NIFT New Delhi. The new Memorandum of Association
(MOA) including the provision for setting up local chapters are underway.
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Department Bengaluru Bhopal Bhubneswar Chennai Gandhinagar Hyderabad Jodhpur Kolkata
AD 33 26 27 33 31
FC 22
FD 32 31 45 33 40
KD 23 32
LD 29
TD 28 30 28 32 34 32
BFT 30 23 29 22 25
MoD
MFM 37 29 31 37 34 30 27
MFT 28 24
Total 210 56 29 163 200 154 30 185
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18th Annual Convocation
Batch wise Convocating students strength across NIFT Campuses
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Department Kannur Mumbai New Delhi Patna Raebareli Shillong Total
AD 30 27 25 232
FC 33 31 86
FD 29 35 28 32 25 330
KD 24 30 109
LD 33 62
TD 29 26 239
BFT 22 18 31 200
MoD 27 29 56
MFM 34 34 28 321
MFT 28 80
Total 51 165 307 56 59 50 1715
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Ph. D. Programme: NIFT offers Ph.D. in the areas of design, management and technology as applied with broad reference
to textiles, fashion, lifestyle and apparel sectors of the industry. The programme is designed for the purpose of carrying out
research in textiles, fashion and the apparel sector to create a body of original knowledge for the use of academia and
industry at large.
The admission process for the Ph.D. programme normally starts during the month of April every year with the announcements
of results and registration during the month of July. The qualifications eligibility for admission to the Ph.D. programme is
specified in the Regulations for the Ph.D. programme.
Ph.D. Program was launched in 2009 with 9 registered students, followed by 10 students in 2010, 4 students in 2011 and
3 students in 2012. With regard to the time scale of the programme, the candidate is expected to complete the supervised
studies within five years, extended to a maximum of seven years by specific approval of the Director General, NIFT.
Research studies being conducted by Ph.D. scholars at National Institute of Fashion Technology
Sr. No. Name of Scholars NIFT Campus Topic Of Research
2009 - Batch
1. Bhavna Kapur New Delhi Knitwear Industrial Cluster of North India: An Analysis of
Advantages
2. Monika Gupta New Delhi Formulating Contouring Increments for Varied Bust Sizes
3. Pavan Godiawala Gandhinagar Development of Daylight Harvesting Device
4. Priyanka Gupta New Delhi Design Development and Functional Finishing of Nurse’s Uniform
5. Shalini Sud New Delhi Determinants of Trends: An Indian Perspective
6. Shinju Mahajan New Delhi Design and Development of Footwear for Infant, Toddler and
Children- A User Centric Approach
7. Varsha Gupta New Delhi Recycling of Post-Consumer Textile Waste in an identified region of
North India: An Integrated Model for Sustainable Development
8. Vandana Narang New Delhi Pattern Development for Menswear using Block Method - A Fresh
Approach
2010 - Batch
9. Jagriti Mishra Gandhinagar Store Attributes of Luxury Brands in India vis-à-vis Customer
Purchase
10. Kaustav Sengupta Chennai Impact of Values and Lifestyle (VAL) on Garment Color Preferences
and Color Psychology of Youth in Urban India: An Integrative
Analysis
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11. Malini D Hyderabad Contemporary articulation on & sustainability of painted textile
tradition of South India – A case study on Kalamkari
12. Manoj Tiwari Gandhinagar Standardization of jeans size chart for Indian youth (Age 18-35
years)
13. Suhail Anwar New Delhi Impact of ICT on student’s performance in Fashion Design
Education
14. Suruchi Mittar New Delhi Impact of HR Practices on Organisational Performance in the
Apparel Manufacturing for Middle level Managers in Delhi/NCR
15. Vandana Jaglan External
research scholar
Role of Costume design: A study of select Films since 1950
16. Vandita Seth Gandhinagar A study of Tangaliya and single Ikat textile crafts of Saurashtra
region of Gujarat – To develop a model for sustainable design
intervention
17. Vidya Rakesh Raibareli To standardize body measurements for upper garment of adult
mature women in Northern India
18. Vikas Kumar Jodhpur Role of social media in promoting brands : A consumer decision
making perspective
2011 - Batch
19. Ankur Saxena Jodhpur To Develop A Model For Green Manufacturing in Apparel Industry
20. Paramita Mazumdar External
research scholar
Clothing Behaviour of 21st Century Tribal Women of Tripura
21. Rumpa Reshmi Munish Bangalore The Craft of Channapatna– A Design Approach in the Contemporary
Context
22. Yuvraj Garg Jodhpur Identifying and Clustering of Target Customer of Green Products
2012 – Batch
23. Prerna Kaushal External
research scholar
Sustainability and Supply Chain
24. Taruna Gidwal Kumar External
research scholar
Ayurveda Medicinal clothing for Pregnant Women and Newborns
25. Amit Kumar Anjanee NIFT - Chennai Skilled manpower requirement in garment manufacturing units
and role of vocational Institutions in fulfilling the demand
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The Regulations for the Ph.D. programme has been revised to accommodate provisions such as extension of time, break in
study, change in research topic or guide, evaluation process, performance monitoring etc.
The Board considered and approved the revised eligibility criteria for Ph.D. admission as proposed by the AAC to be included
in the Ph.D. Policy of NIFTand the same was implemented during 2013 admission.
The Research Progress Seminar was conducted between 3rd and 4th January 2013 at NIFT - Chennai for scholars of 2009
batch.
policy INTERVENTION
research paper presentationsNATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
NIFTPh.D. & RESEARCH
Sl.
No.
Name of the Faculty
Member
Title of the Paper Date & Venue of the Conference Remarks
1. Prof. Dr. Vandana
Bhandari, NIFT - New
Delhi
Languishing Crafts of India Sept. 2012, ITAA BIFT, CHINA
2. Prof. Dr. Vandana
Bhandari, NIFT - New
Delhi
“Traditional Design In
Contemporary Fashion”
22nd Feb 2013, Varanasi –BHU
3. Mr. Manish Nangia
Assistant Professor NIFT –
New Delhi
Innovation Marketing
Strategies by an Entrepreneur
29.11.12 to 01.12.12,
IMT, Nagpur, Goa
with financial
assistance
Mr. Amandeep Singh
Grover, Associate
Professor NIFT - New
Delhi
Rs.44,000/-
Funded by NIFT
4. Mr. Manoj Tiwari
Assistant Professor NIFT -
Gandhinagar
Jeans Buying Behaviour of
India Youth
14.12.12 to 15.12.12,
IBS, Hyderabad
Rs.23,600/-
Funded by NIFT
5. Ms. Jagriti Mishra
Assistant Professor NIFT -
Gandhinagar
Aavaran - Creating niche
through contemporary
traditional textiles
14.12.12 to 15.12.12,
IBS, Hyderabad
Rs.32,600/-
Funded by NIFT
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6. Mr. Avinash Raipally,
Assistant Professor, NIFT
– Hyderabad
Redesigning of Industrial
Product Design Systems on
Biological Lines
10.03.2013 to 14.03.2013,
San Diego, California, USA
Rs.2,38,348/-
Funded by NIFT
7. Ms. Vishu Arora Assistant
Professor - TD, NIFT -
Gandhinagar
Solar Powered textiles – An
overview on initiatives taken
10th to 12th January 2013,
NirmalaNiketan College of Home
Science, University of Mumbai
Rs.12,500/-
Funded by NIFT
8. Ms. Sudha Dhingra
Professor NIFT -
New Delhi
Crafting Design for the
Livelihoods
21st to 22nd December 2012,
The Maharaja Sayajirao University
of Baroda, Fatehgunj, Vadodara,
Gujarat
9. Mr. Amit Kumar Anjanee
Assistant Professor
NIFT Chennai
Transition towards Sustainable
Apparel Manufacturing
in India: Initiatives and
Insinuations
9th and 10th January 2013,
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
Mr. J. Raghuram
Associate Professor
NIFT - Chennai
10. Ms. Kruti Dholakia
Assistant Professor
NIFT - Gandhinagar
Applique and Patchwork:
Traditional Craft of
Ornamenting Fabric on Fabric
21.12.2012 to 22.12.2012,
Vadodara, Gujarat
11. Mr. Pavan Godiawala
Professor
NIFT - Gandhinagar
Entrepreneurship Training
for Designers, Fashion
Technologist & Creative People
20th to 22nd February 2013,
Entrepreneurship Development
Institute of India (EDI) Campus,
Ahmedabad
12. Ms. Harleen Sahni,
Assistant Professor
NIFT - Gandhinagar
Sustainable Apparel Retailing:
An Initiative towards
Environmental Restitution
7th and 8th January 2013,
Shanti Business School,
Ahmedabad
Ms. PritiGadhavi,
Assistant Professor
NIFT - Gandhinagar
13. Ms. Harleen Sahni,
Assistant Professor
NIFT - Gandhinagar
State & Scope of lifestyle
Marketing in Indian apparel
Retail
9th to 11th January 2013,
Nirma University, Ahmedabad
Ms. Priti Gadhavi,
Assistant Professor
NIFT - Gandhinagar
14. Mr. Deepak Panghal
Assistant Professor
NIFT - New Delhi
A low cost knowledge based
system framework for design
of bending die
25th to 27th March 2013,
University of ULSTER, Belfast,
North Ireland
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15. Mr. Manoj Kumar Paras,
Assistant Professor
NIFT - Jodhpur
Web based 3D Garment
Simulation: A Futuristic
Approach to E-Sampling
14th to 15th February 2013,
Punjab Technical University, GZS
Campus, Bhatinda, Punjab
16. Ms. Vishu Arora
Assistant Professor
NIFT, Gandhinagar
Contemporized techno-driven
mural Artwork
22-23rd February, 2013,
Banaras Hindu University, Banaras
Mr. Nilesh Kumar
Shidhpura
Assistant Professor
NIFT, Gandhinagar
17. Mr. Manish Nangia
Assistant Professor
NIFT - New Delhi
Start-up & Growth of a New
Venture by an Entrepreneur
24th to 27th March 2013,
Las Vegas, USA
18. Mr. Nitin Arun Kulkarni
Assistant Professor
NIFT - Mumbai
Visual Thinking and Design
Education
14th to 16th March 2013
Design Education for India,
Organised by Design Council India,
Pune
19. Ms. Vandana Narang
Professor
NIFT - New Delhi
Rediscovery of Indian Pattern
Making Techniques for Design
Education
14th to 16th March 2013
Design Education for India,
Organised by Design Council India,
Pune
20. Ms. Dimple Bahl
Assistant Professor
NIFT - New Delhi
Untangling the Gridlock 14th to 16th March 2013
Design Education for India,
Organised by Design Council India,
Pune
21. Mr. Deepak Panghal,
Assistant Professor,
NIFT – New Delhi
A low cost knowledge based
system framework for design
of bending die
25th to 27th March 2013,
University of ULSTER, Belfast,
North Ireland
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admissions 2012
For the year 2012, a total of 2,306 seats were offered in ten courses, across fifteen centres. An
estimated 17,282 candidates applied for admissions to NIFT. Out of these, admission was given to
2,285 students, based on merit. Apart from these, 164 NRI seats and 37 domicile seats were also filled
up.
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NIFT OFFICERShead officeSh. Prem Kumar Gera, IAS
Director General
Ms. Pramila Sharan, IRS
Director (Administration
& Admission)
Ms. Jyoti Mehta, IOFS
Chief Vigilance Officer
Mr. Anand Kumar Kedia, IRS
Director (Finance & Accounts)
Prof. Dr. Vandana Bhandari
Dean (Academics)
Prof. Suhail Anwar
Head (Academic Affairs)
Ms. Neenu Teckchandani
Registrar & Board Secretary
Prof. Sudha Dhingra
Head(Cluster)
Prof. Shalini Sud
Head(Continuing Education
& Diploma Programme)
Mr. Vijay Kumar Dua
Head (Corporate
Communication Cell)
Prof. Malini Divakala
Head(FOTD, FDP &
Bridge Programme)
Prof. Dr. Sibichan Mathew
Head (Industry & Alumni Affairs)
Prof. Dr. Prabir Jana
Head (Information Technology)
Prof. Sharmila Dua
Head (International &
Domestic Linkages)
Prof. Vandana Narang
Head(Projects)
Prof. Dr. Anitha Mabel Manohar
Head (Research)
Ms. Varsha Gupta
Department of Design Space
Ms. Vibhavari Kumar
Department of Fashion
Communication
Prof. Monika Gupta
Department of Fashion Design
Ms. Preetha Hussain
Department of Fashion &
Lifestyle Accessories
Ms. Bharti Moitra
Department of Fashion
Management Studies
Prof. Dr. Noopur Anand
Department of Fashion Technology
Prof. Jomichan S. Pattathil
Foundation Programme
Mr. V.P. Singh
Department of Knitwear Design
Ms. Shinju Mahajan
Department of Leather Design
Ms. Savita S. Rana
Department of Textile Design
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NIFT OFFICERScampusesBENGALURU
Prof. V. Sivalingam
Campus Director
Mr. D. Gopalakrishna
Joint Director
BHOPAL
Mr. U.S. Tolia
Campus Director
Mr. Vasant Kothari
Joint Director
BHUBANESHWAR
Dr. K.C.S Ray
Campus Director
CHENNAI
Prof. Dr. Anitha Mabel Manohar
Director In-charge
Mr. B. Narasimhan
Joint Director
GANDHINAGAR
Prof. Pawan Godiawala
Campus Director (In-Charge)
Mr. N.B. Vaishnav
Joint Director
HYDERABAD
Dr. N.J. Rajaram
Campus Director
Mr. E. Venkat Reddy
Joint Director
JODHPUR
Prof. Dr. A.K. Khare
Campus Director
Mr. Brijesh Deore
Joint Director
KANGRA
Prof. S.K. Bala Siddhartha
Campus Director
Mr. N. S. Bora
Joint Director
KANNUR
Mr. Rajeev Pant
Campus Director
KOLKATA
Prof. B. Banerjee
Campus Director
Col. L.M. Swain
Joint Director
MUMBAI
Ms. Neelima R. Singh
Campus Director
Mr. M. Muthukumar
Joint Director
NEW DELHI
Mr. Arindam Das
Campus Director
Mr. D.K. Rangra
Joint Director
PATNA
Prof. Sanjay Srivastava
Campus Director
Mr. Shankar Kumar Jha
Joint Director
RAEBARELI
Mr. Asish Debnath
Director (Additional Charge)
SHILLONG
Mr. Dorji T. Wangdi
Campus Director (In Charge)
Mr. Robert L. Dkhar
Joint Director
JAMMU & KASHMIR
Mr. Ashutosh Porus
Coordinator
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Separate Audit Report of the Comptroller & Auditor-General of India on the Accounts of National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi for the year ended 31 March 2013
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi as on 31st
March 2013 and the Income and Expenditure Account/ Receipt and Payment Account for the year ended on that date
under Section 19(2) of the Comptroller & Auditor General’s (Duties, Powers & Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 read with
Section 21(2) of the National Institute of Fashion Technology Act, 2006. These financial statements include the accounts
of 15 centres of National Institute of Fashion Technology located at Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi,
Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Raebareli and Shillong. The preparation of
these financial statements is the responsibility of the NIFT’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.
2. This Separate Audit Report contains the comments of the Comptroller & Auditor-General of India (CAG) on the accounting
treatment only with regard to classification, conformity with the best accounting practices, accounting standards and
disclosure norms, etc. Audit observations on financial transactions with regard to compliance with the Law, Rules &
Regulations (Propriety and Regularity) and efficiency-cum-performance aspects, etc., if any, are reported through Inspection
Reports/CAG’s Audit Reports separately.
3. We have conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. These standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from
material misstatements. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidences supporting the amounts and disclosure in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
4. Based on our audit, we report that:
i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary
for the purposes of our audit.
ii) The Balance Sheet and Income & Expenditure Account/Receipt & Payment Account dealt with by this report have been
drawn up in the format approved by Government of India.
iii) In our opinion, proper books of accounts and other relevant records have been maintained by National Institute of
Fashion Technology, New Delhi in so far as it appears from our examination of such books.
iv) We further report that:
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Comments on Accounts
A Balance Sheet
A.1 Liabilities
A.1.1 Earmarked Fund/Endowment Fund (Schedule 3)
Departmental Development Fund (DDF) Rs. 1837.54 lakh
Various campuses of NIFT, maintaining the Departmental Development Fund (DDF) and having surplus
funds in this account, did not credit any interest income to this account, except Patna Campus, resulting in
understatement of Earmarked Fund/Endownment Fund and overstatement of other income to the extent of
interest wrongly credited to other income.
The amount of interest earned could not be ascertained in the absence of relevant information from the
Management.
A.1.2 Government Grant (Schedule 2)
Capital Reserve Rs. 49118.76 lakh
Above includes the grants of Rs. 1350 lakh received from Government for construction activity at its Delhi (Rs.
350 lakh) and Shillong (Rs. 1000 lakh) Campuses. These amounts have been given to Delhi State Industrial and
Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (DSIIDC) and Meghalaya Government Construction Corporation
(MGCC) as advances for deposit work. Pending any construction activity, these amounts constituted unspent
balances and should have been treated as unutilized grants.
This has resulted in overstatement of ‘Capital Reserve’ and understatement of liability of unspent balance of
Grants to the extent of Rs.1350 lakh.
A.1.3 Government Grant (Schedule 2)
Unspent Balance of grants Rs. 22298.74 lakh
The above includes the grant of Rs. 5357.18 lakh received in the form of fixed assets from Kerala Industrial
Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA), for Kannur Campus, Kerala. As the fixed assets have been
capitalized fully, the grant of Rs. 5357.18 lakh should have been included in ‘Capital Reserve’. Inclusion of grant
under unspent balance of grants has resulted in overstatement of unspent grants and understatement of ‘Capital
Reserve’ by Rs. 5357.18 lakh.
A.2 Assets
A.2.1 Fixed Assets (Schedule- 5)
A) Fixed Assets Rs. 22567.96 lakh
A reference is invited to the C&AG’s Comment No. A.2.2 on the annual accounts of NIFT for the year 2011-12
which stated that Fixed Assets did not include land at Thiruvanmiyur (not yet valued, though allotted in April 1999)
and land admeasuring 3 acres in Guindy Taluk (valued at Rs. 17.47 crore) allotted to NIFT by the Tamil Nadu State
Government.
In addition to above, the value of land provided by various State Governments for running of NIFT Campuses in
Mumbai, Chennai, Jodhpur, Gandhi Nagar, Kangra, Patna and Bhubaneswar are also not included in the fixed
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assets. As per Management, these lands were provided free of cost and same has been disclosed in ‘Notes to
Accounts’.
These land should have been included in the Fixed Assets Schedule, valued appropriately as per Accounting Stan-
dard 12 and factual position in this regard along with NIFT’s accounting policy on the subject should have been
suitably disclosed in the accounts.
A.2.2 Fixed Assets (Schedule-5)
B) Capital Work in Progress Rs. 20064.15 lakh
Above includes Rs. 1350 lakh given as advances for deposit work by NIFT for its Delhi Campus (Rs. 350 lakh) and
Shillong Campus (Rs. 1000 lakh) in accordance with Accounting Policy 5(i) as per which continuing expenditure
(including advances for capital expenditure) during the financial year incurred on construction of buildings, interiors
etc. is booked under the head Capital Work in progress (CWIP). However, pending any construction activity, the
above amount should have been shown under the head Current Assets, loans and advances – Advances on Capital
Account.
Incorrect classification resulted in understatement of Current Assets, loans and advances and overstatement of
CWIP by Rs. 1350 lakh.
A.2.3 Current Assets, Loans & Advances (Schedule- 7)
Loans & Advances Rs.7626.29 lakhs
A reference is invited to the C&AG’s Comment No. A.2.1.1 on the annual accounts of the NIFT for 2011-12, which
states that an amount of Rs. 10.94 crore has been shown as recoverable from the Ministry of Textile in respect
of block grant approved by the Ministry on 20th November 2007 for 2009-10 on account of additional liability
towards pay and allowances due to implementation of 6th Central Pay Commission Report. Though NIFT has
incurred the related expenditure and claimed the amount from the Ministry, the latter had not released the above
amount till 31.03.2013 even after lapse of four financial years. This indicated lack of certainty in realization of the
amount for which an appropriate provision towards non-realization of the Loans and Advances/Grant should have
been created by NIFT. In the absence of this accounting treatment “Loans and Advances” and “Surplus” each have
been overstated by Rs 10.94 crore.
B Income and Expenditure
B.1 Excess of Income over Expenditure transferred to Corpus/Capital Fund Rs. 740.01 Lakh
NIFT has been charging the depreciation on fixed assets created/purchased out of Government Grants to its
Income and Expenditure account but does not recognize the corresponding income from the Government Grants,
which should have been recognized to the extent of depreciation charged on fixed assets created/purchased out
of Government Grants. The said treatment is in violation of AS-12.
This has resulted in understatement of ‘Excess of Income over Expenditure’ and over statement of ‘Government
Grants’ to the extent of Rs. 1833.19 lakh being the amount of depreciation charged.
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C Grant-in-aid
Out of grant-in-aid of Rs. 79.44 crore (including unspent balance of Rs. 70.87 crore of previous year) received from
Government of India during the year, NIFT could utilize a sum of Rs. 29.56 crore leaving a balance of Rs. 49.88
crore unutilized as on 31 March 2013. Besides, there is unspent balance of Rs. 26.71 crore in respect of grants
received from State Governments, as on 31 March 2013.
v) Subject to our observations in the preceding paragraphs, we report that the Balance Sheet and the Income and Expenditure
Account dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of accounts.
vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanation given to us, the said financial
statements read together with the Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts, and subject to the significant matters stated
above and other matters mentioned in Annexure give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India.
a) In so far as it relates to the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of National Institute of Fashion Technology,
New Delhi as at 31 March 2013; and
b) In so far as it relates to the Income and Expenditure account, of the surplus for the year ended on that date.
Sd/-
(Naina A. Kumar)
Principal Director of Commercial Audit
& Ex-Officio Member, Audit Board-II,
New Delhi
Place: New Delhi
Date: 26.11.2013.
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Annexure to SAR
1. Adequacy of Internal Audit System
Internal Audit System is prevalent in the Institute. It needs to be strengthened to commensurate with its size and
nature of its activities.
2. Adequacy of Internal Control System
Internal Control System is inadequate and commensurate with the size and nature of the activities of the Institute.
The prescribed format of accounts and uniform accounting by the various campuses of the Institute was not followed.
Huge advances are outstanding against staff as well as contractor.
3. System of Physical verification of Fixed Assets
Physical verification of Fixed Assets for the year 2012-13 for NIFT HO and Campuses was completed except
Hyderabad, Delhi, Jodhpur and Kangra.
4. System of Physical verification of Inventory
The Physical verification of inventory at NIFT Head Office was found satisfactory. No separate report on physical
verification of inventory is been prepared at any of the Campuse.
5. Regularity in payment of statutory dues
No irregularity in payment of statutory dues was notice by the audit.
Sd/-
(A.S. Sahi)
Dy. Director
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NIFT Balance sheet as of March 31st 2013
Rs. In LakhsPARTICULARS SCHEDULE MARCH 31, 2013 MARCH 31, 2012
Corpus/Capital Fund 1 7021.86 6020.10
Government Grants 2 71417.50 61695.21
Earmarked and Endowment Fund 3 14320.17 12609.45
Current Liabilities and Provisions 4 6478.52 5963.58
TOTAL LIABILITIES 99,238.05 86,288.34
Fixed Assets 5 42632.11 33312.38
Investment 6 3.16 3.16
Current Assets 7 56602.78 52972.80
TOTAL ASSETS 99,238.05 86,288.34
Significant Accounting Policies & Notes to Financial Statements
21
The schedules referred above form an integral part of the Balance Sheet.
The Balance sheet is compiled from the Books of Accounts & Records produced before us.
For V. Sahai Tripathi & Co.
Chartered Accountants
(FRN-000262N)
Sd/- Sd/- Sd/- Sd/-Mahesh Sahai Abdul Malik Anand Kumar Kedia Prem Kumar Gera
Partner (M. No. 0006730) Dy. Director (F&A) Director (F&A) Director General
Place : New Delhi
Date : 21st Aug, 2013
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NIFT Income & Expenditure Account for the year ended March 31st , 2013
Rs. In Lakhs
PARTICULARS SCHEDULE MARCH 31, 2013 MARCH 31, 2012
Fees from Students & Others 8 10,436.73 9,639.31
Grant In Aid 9 385.60 1,113.29
Interest Earned 10 2,820.58 2,506.91
Surplus from Projects & Workshops 11 212.21 137.06
Other Income 12 157.80 157.07
TOTAL INCOME 14,012.92 13,553.64
Academic Expenses 13 2,502.21 2,451.74
Establishment Expenses 14 6,678.10 5,945.83 Other Administrative Expenses 15 1,682.75 1,405.41
Interest & Bank Charges 16 1.71 0.41
Depreciation 17 1,833.19 1,553.45
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 12,697.96 11,356.84
SURPLUS (EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE)
1,314.96 2,196.80
EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE EXCLUDING GRANT-IN -AID AND DEPRECIATION
2,762.55 2,636.96
TRANSFERRED TO DDF 20 279.85 158.23
Add : Prior Period Income 18 (156.05) 9.45
Less : Prior Period Expenses 19 139.05 152.05
EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE TRANSFERRED TO CORPUS/CAPITAL FUND
740.01 1,895.98
Significant Accounting Policies & Notes to Financial Statements
21
The schedules referred above form an integral part of the Income and Expenditure Account.
The Income and Expenditure account is compiled from the Books of Accounts & Records produced before us.
For V. Sahai Tripathi & Co.
Chartered Accountants
(FRN-000262N)
Sd/-
CA MAHESH SAHAI
Partner
Membership No - 0006730
Sd/-
Abdul Malik
Deputy Director (F&A)
Sd/-
Anand Kumar Kedia
Director (F&A)
Sd/-
Prem Kumar Gera
Director General
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NIFT Receipt and Payment for the year ended March 31st, 2013
Rs. In Lakhs
PARTICULARSMARCH
31, 2013MARCH
31, 2012PARTICULARS
MARCH 31, 2013
MARCH 31, 2012
Opening Balance PAYMENTS
a) Cash in hand 1.62 1.32 a) Academic Expenses 1555.62 1292.06
b) Bank Balances 12489.18 10263.41 b) Establishment Expenses 3570.05 3164.84
c) Other Administrative Expenses 1597.40 1403.63
Grants Received d) Continuing Education Programme Expenses 19.40 18.06
a) Grant from Govt.of India 500.00 (2,435.26) e) Interest on Loan paid 0.00 0.00
b) Grant from State Govt. 2868.05 3321.85 f) Prior Period Expenses 0.95 5.90
Income from Investments Payment Earmarked Funds 10.33 17.41
Earmarked / Endowment Funds 444.05 96.80
Payments towards EPF/GPF & Pension Fund 10.52 32.90
Purchase of Fixed Assets 4485.45 3103.53
Interest Received
On Bank Deposits and Advances 2580.29 552.91 Current Assets
a) Amount Recoverable 259.74 378.71
Fees and Other Receipts b) Inter Branch Account 5734.10 3326.72
From Students & Other 9889.36 11124.41 c) Project & Workshops in Progres (WIP) 10.25 120.40
d) Security Paid 14.85 5.24
Misc. Receipts 421.27 302.05 e) Loans & Advances 398.43 1644.21
f) Investment in Fixed Deposits 26487.83 27765.56
Received Against Proj & Workshops
a) Completed during the Year 16.87 3.36 Other Payments
b) In Progress (WIP) 118.01 251.05 a) Project & Workshops (R) 77.09 49.18
b) Payment against Over Draft/Bank Loan 0.00 92.86
Security Deposits and Other Receipts 1563.18 1531.03
c) Payment against Current Liabilities 3708.58 3020.20
Received against recoverable 1801.01 5948.22
Received Security Refund 527.90 124.15 Closing Balances :
Fixed Deposits Matured / Encashed 28681.25 26846.91 a) Cash in hand 1.83 1.62
b) Bank Balances : 13959.62 12489.18
TOTAL 61902.04 57932.21 TOTAL 61902.04 57932.21
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Place: New Delhi
Date: August 21st, 2013
Sd/-
CA MAHESH SAHAI
Partner
Membership No - 0006730
Sd/-
Abdul Malik
Deputy Director (F&A)
Sd/-
Anand Kumar Kedia
Director (F&A)
Sd/-
Prem Kumar Gera
Director General
Significant AccountingPolicies & Notes fo Financial 21
The schedules referred above from an integral part of the Receipts & Payment.
The Receipt and Payment is complied from the Books of Accounts Records producedbefore us.
For V. Sahai Tripathi & Co.Chartered Accountants(FRN-000262N)
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Schedule 1 : Corpus / Capital AccountRs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012 Opening Balance 6,020.10 7,014.95
Less : Adjustment /Transfers (261.75) 2,890.83
Add/(Deduct) : Balance of Net Income & Expenditure 740.01 1,895.98
Total 7,021.86 6,020.10
NIFT Schedules attached to and forming part of the Financial Statements
Schedule 2 : Government Grants
Rs. In Lakhs Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012 1. Capital Reserve (Grant Capitalised) A) In Cash Opening Balance 43,696.85 40,800.29
Less: Previous year adj. in Grant Capitalised/Utilised - 1,019.48
Add: Grant Capitalised/Utilised during the year 5,406.95 3,916.04
Sub Total (A) 49,103.80 43,696.85 B) In Kind Opening Balance (Donation in Kind) 14.96 14.96
Add: Capitalised during the year - -
Sub Total (B) 14.96 14.96 TOTAL (1) 49,118.76 43,711.81 2. Unspent/(Overspent) Balance Opening Balance 17,983.40 20,493.00
Add: Previous year adj. in Grant in Aid 647.59 1,316.51
Add: Grant Received during the year 9,034.63 4,397.18
Less: Grant Refunded to Ministry - 4,635.70
Less: Grant Adjusted against revenue deficit and transfers 374.44 -
Less: Capitalised during the year 4,992.44 3,587.59
TOTAL (2) 22,298.74 17,983.40 Total (1+2) 71,417.50 61,695.21
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Schedule 3 : Earmarked Fund / Endowment Fund
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
A) NIFT Development Fund
Opening Balance 137.30 137.30
Add: Funds received during the year - -
Sub Total 137.30 137.30
Opening Balance (Interest earned) 62.95 51.57
Add: Interest earned during the year 16.30 12.89
Less : Amount disbursed 0.60 1.51
Add: Interest earned (Cumulative) - -
Sub Total 78.65 62.95
Total (A) 215.95 200.25
B) Activity Fee Fund
Opening Balance 140.22 103.37
Add: Amount received during the year 129.73 69.55
Add: Interest received - -
Less: Utilised during the year 91.21 32.70
Total (B) 178.74 140.22
C) Departmental Development Fund (DDF)
Opening Balance 1,622.47 1,428.84
Add: Amount received during the year 280.23 236.24
Add: Interest received 0.64 -
Less: Utilised during the year 65.80 42.61
Total (C) 1,837.54 1,622.47
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D) Block Grant Endowment Fund
Opening Balance 10,000.00 6,936.00
Add: Funds received during the year - 3,064.00
Less: Utilised during The year - -
Sub Total 10,000.00 10,000.00
Opening Balance (Interest earned) 352.97 -
Add: Interest received during the year 1,314.65 352.97
Less : Amount disbursed - -
Sub Total 1,667.62 352.97
Total (D) 11,667.62 10,352.97
E) Alumni Association Fund
Opening Balance 67.69 44.15
Add: Amount received during the year 49.30 24.65
Less: Utilised during the year 5.16 1.11
Total (E) 111.83 67.69
F) Campus Development Fund
Opening Balance 225.85 139.24
Add: Amount received during the year 94.90 87.84
Add: Transferred from DDF-Administration 0.02 -
Less: Utilised during the year 12.28 1.23
Total (F) 308.49 225.85
TOTAL (A+B+C+D+E+F) 14,320.17 12,609.45
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Schedule 4 : Current Liabilities & Provisions
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
A) Current Liabilities
Payable Account 1,013.99 1,028.33
Sundry Creditors 305.52 98.39
Security Deposits 1,195.70 1,027.79
Liabilities towards Project & Workshop 770.15 893.26
Inter branch account 0.08 -
Other Current Liabilities 113.54 168.24
Total (A) 3,398.98 3,216.01
B) Provisions
Provision for Capital Items 453.61 287.91
Provision of Building WIP 516.43 509.32
Provision for Gratuity/pension and Leave Salary Cont. 1,751.00 1,633.13
Other Provisions 358.50 317.21
Total (B) 3,079.54 2,747.57
Total (A+B) 6,478.52 5,963.58
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Schedule 5 : Fixed Assets
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
A) Fixed Assets
Gross Block (At Cost) 28,431.45 26,028.26
Add : Additions during the year 7,842.87 2,551.44
Less: Deletions/Adjustment (Trf. to Campus) 146.84 148.25
Less: Adjustment Depreciation Transferred to Campuses - 1.44
Less: Accumulated Depreciation 13,559.52 11,820.51
Total (A) 22,567.96 16,609.50
B) Capital Work in Progress
Building 9,919.94 6,807.40
CPWD Deposit Work 7,750.09 9,378.69
Capital Goods In Transit 2,394.12 516.79
Total B 20,064.15 16,702.88
Total (A+B) 42,632.11 33,312.38
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Rs. In Lakhs
PARTICULARSRate of Dep. (%)
GROSS BLOCK
Opening Balance as on
01.04.2012 (Audited)
During the year
Closing Balance as on
31.03.2013
Additions Upto
30.09.2012
Additions After
30.09.2012
Total Additions
Deletions / Adjustments
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (4+5) 7 8=(3+6-7)
Land 131.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.05 129.05
Building (Phase I) 1.63% 11401.07 5705.04 702.61 6407.65 0.00 17808.71
Building (Phase II) 1.63% 716.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 716.09
Building (Residential) 1.63% 14.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.63
Renovation 469.53 0.51 1.17 1.68 0.01 471.19
Class Room Equipment 15% 3194.98 153.49 76.11 229.60 1.45 3423.13
Computer Systems 16.21% 1920.97 54.34 137.52 191.86 2.21 2110.62
Computer Projects (Hardware) 16.21%
2969.00 73.92 64.09138.01
40.283066.73
Computer Projects (Software) 16.21%
842.55 9.22 36.4045.62
0.01888.16
Computer Projects (Others) 16.21%
98.83 9.76 27.9637.72
0.00136.55
A/C, A/V Water Coolers 15% 355.01 25.51 16.71 42.22 0.00 397.23
Furniture & Fixture & Fittings 6.33%
2275.24 204.61 42.76247.37
48.352474.26
Furniture & Fixures - Computer 6.33%
43.50 1.56 0.001.56
0.0045.06
Office Equipment 15% 540.38 74.69 40.05 114.74 12.26 642.86
Other Assets (including Misc.) 15%
1295.98 97.71 95.37193.08
5.291483.77
Books 20% 1212.39 28.63 90.18 118.81 0.00 1331.20
Resource Centre Collection 20%
38.20 0.97 3.214.18
0.0042.38
Hostel Equipment 6.33% 7.40 3.73 2.06 5.79 0.00 13.19
Motor Car (Light Vehicle) 9.50%
208.42 3.35 1.584.93
17.23196.12
Bus (Heavy Vehicle) 11.31% 141.71 0.00 0.46 0.46 17.70 124.47
D G Set 15% 136.34 0.63 27.77 28.40 0.00 164.74
RTDC Project 15% 167.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 167.55
Critical Infrastructure Asset 15%
113.38 0.00 0.000.00
0.00113.38
Magazines & Periodicals 100%
128.34 0.67 15.1415.81
0.00144.15
Tubewells & Supplies 15% 8.86 0.99 12.39 13.38 0.00 22.24
Total 28431.45 6449.33 1393.54 7842.87 146.84 36127.46
Schedule 5A : Fixed Assets
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Rs. In Lakhs
DEPRECIATION NET BLOCK
Opening Balance as on
01.04.2012 (Audited)
Depreciation on Opening
Balance as on 01.04.2012 (Audited)
Depreciation On Additions
Upto 30.09.2012
Depreciation On Additions
After 30.09.2012
Total Depreciation For the Year
2012-13
Depreciation on
Deductions / Adjustments
Closing Balance as on
31.03.2013
Net Block as on 31.03.2013
9 9A 10 1112 =
(9A+10+11)13
14 = (9+12-13)
15 = (8-14)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 129.05
1499.66 32.65 257.82 -1.37 289.11 0.00 1788.76 16019.95
168.51 11.67 0.00 0.00 11.67 0.00 180.18 535.91
6.04 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.00 6.28 8.36
313.49 0.00 59.63 0.00 59.64 -0.02 373.11 98.08
2342.59 56.80 147.92 2.40 207.12 -0.95 2548.76 874.37
1087.71 53.60 215.17 5.93 274.70 -0.88 1361.53 749.09
2108.98 77.14 174.55 7.80259.49
-34.852333.62 733.11
575.88 20.25 70.22 0.8491.31
0.00667.19 220.97
95.15 0.00 1.63 2.223.85
0.0099.00 37.55
223.80 5.18 34.50 1.17 40.85 0.00 264.65 132.58
946.02 25.34 110.72 1.83137.89
-45.281038.63 1435.63
23.94 0.00 1.42 0.001.42
0.0025.36 19.70
388.49 6.40 43.32 2.47 52.19 -11.42 429.26 213.60
490.23 25.04 152.00 30.29207.33
30.24727.80 755.97
868.94 29.03 85.04 7.96 122.03 1.38 992.35 338.85
32.05 0.32 0.75 0.191.26
0.0033.31 9.07
3.08 0.00 0.72 0.01 0.74 0.00 3.82 9.37
125.90 4.95 6.52 0.0011.47
-16.80120.57 75.55
85.10 1.06 8.90 0.00 9.96 -17.16 77.90 46.57
100.80 1.35 6.68 2.08 10.11 0.00 110.91 53.84
117.11 0.00 9.13 0.00 9.13 0.00 126.24 41.31
92.83 0.00 8.06 0.008.06
0.00100.89 12.49
122.23 1.10 12.47 0.0013.57
0.00135.80 8.35
3.46 0.00 10.05 0.00 10.05 0.09 13.60 8.64
11821.99 352.12 1417.22 63.82 1833.19 (96) 13559.52 22567.96
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Schedule 6 : Investment from Earmarked Fund / Endowment Fund
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
U.T.I 1964 (at cost) -- --
U.T.I UNIT GROWTH (at cost) 3.16 3.16
Total 3.16 3.16
Schedule 7 : Current Assets, Loans & Advances
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
A) Closing Stock
NIFT Shop (Old)- Stocks 2.03 2.03
Total (A) 2.03 2.03
B) Cash & Bank Balances
Cash in hand (including imprest) 1.87 1.64
Balances with Scheduled Banks 7,555.72 5,714.50
Fixed Deposits( including interest if any) 41,396.40 39,649.59
Total (B) 48,953.99 45,365.73
C) Loans & Advances
Advance to Contractors 268.50 266.21
Staff Advances 87.44 62.08
Staff Advances (NIFT Regional Campus) - 0.33
Other Advances to Staff 19.26 23.50
CPF Advances (Staff) 0.02 0.02
Student Advance 0.47 0.55
Project Advance 16.55 2.94
Interest Accrued on FD & Investment 1,202.42 2,147.45
Amount Recoverable from parties & others 1,324.81 1,405.64
Amount Recoverable from State Govt. 4,706.82 4,258.23
Total (C) 7,626.29 8,166.95
D) Prepaid Expenses 44.37 72.11
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E) Security Deposits (Paid) 116.31 115.98
F) Inter Branch Account
Nift Bangalore 3,683.48 3,377.16
Nift Kolkata 2,786.05 2,508.56
Nift Chennai 5,567.00 5,220.32
Nift G’Nagar 3,130.64 3,023.27
Nift H’Bad 4,436.72 4,125.71
Nift Mumbai 9,965.51 9,925.92
Nift New Delhi 1,050.48 789.72
Nift Rae Bareli 100.73 84.14
Nift Bhopal (258.90) (470.09)
Nift Kannur 329.21 (12.58)
Nift Patna 232.73 94.32
Nift Shillong (227.41) (301.71)
Nift Kangra 57.99 41.44
Nift Bhubhneswar 99.91 (0.18)
Nift Jodhpur 311.26 212.55
Nift Srinagar (250.00) (250.00)
Nift Coimbatore - (500.00)
Nift Project Cell 0.73 0.73
Credit in NIFT HO A/C of campuses (31,156.34) (28,619.28)
Total (F) (140.21) (750.00)
Total (A+B+C+D+E+F) 56,602.78 52,972.80
Schedule 8 : Fees Etc From Students & Others
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Application Fee 219.42 436.95
Tuition Fee 8,079.03 7,002.66
C E Programme Fee 421.64 312.07
Ho Fee Share - 312.34
Fee Forfieture 56.49 54.22
Hostel Fee 790.93 807.80
Library Fee-Student & Other 303.29 376.87
Bus Fee 42.13 38.90
Other Fee 523.80 297.50
Total 10,436.73 9,639.31
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Schedule 9 : Grant In Aid
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Non Plan- State Govt. 385.60 113.29
Non Plan- Central Govt. - 1,000.00
Total 385.60 1,113.29
Schedule 10 : Interest Earned
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Interest on Staff Loans 10.11 2.03
Interest on Term Deposits / Savings with Schedule Banks 2,810.47 2,504.88
Total 2,820.58 2,506.91
Schedule 11 : Surplus from Project & Workshop
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Surplus Received From Project & Workshops 212.21 137.06
Total 212.21 137.06
Schedule 12 : Other Income
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Receipt Other 138.13 136.63
Misc. Receipt Hostel 14.38 15.56
Misc . Receipt Library 1.46 2.48
License Fee-Leased Accomodation 3.83 2.40
Total 157.80 157.07
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Schedule 13 : Academic Expenses
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
A) Academic Expenses
Admission Expenses 116.58 102.83
Advertisement A/A 68.47 59.40
Alumni Association Exp. 0.19 -
Classroom Exp 21.80 14.24
Common Exam Exp 27.75 33.49
Combined Pg Bridge Course 5.61 -
Convocation 65.94 27.43
Hiring of Bus/Car 3.98 19.24
Guest Faculty 87.84 53.18
Hospitality Expenses 2.39 1.78
Iilf Exp 2.02 2.59
Internet Expenses 56.56 64.16
Insurance (Students) 35.95 44.36
Jury Exp 52.14 42.11
Membership Fee 2.87 0.60
Printing & Publication Exp 14.45 22.00
Repair & Maintenance Computer 32.79 11.14
Repair & Maintenance Class Room Equipment 34.63 37.76
Scholarship & Fee Subsidy 275.33 309.43
Student Welfare Exp 14.50 20.18
Travelling In India Faculty 139.50 115.51
Conclave/ F.Progr.Student Visits 12.39 17.31
Craft Documentation 50.10 45.92
Placement/Pre-Placement Exp. 13.18 10.91
Design Collections 12.97 21.26
Diploma Projects/ Graduation Show 70.87 50.01
Foreign Faculty Fees 2.60 4.60
Training In India (Faculties) 56.40 10.96
Visit To Fair/Seminar Abroad 6.26 9.02
Library Exp Resource Center ( Ta/Da Resource) 5.15 8.85
Magazines & Periodicals 63.16 35.68
Resource Center Exp 9.09 14.06
Head Office Fee Share A/C - 312.34
Orientation Programme 13.00 12.31
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Display And Exhibition 2.41 0.63
Departmental Meets 6.95 3.33
Promotional Exp 13.32 10.29
Fashion Spectrum 38.43 48.71
Postage And Telegram 2.67 2.50
Misc Academic Exp 82.44 46.12
TOTAL (A) 1,522.68 1,646.24
B) Hostel Expenses
Electricity-Hostel 140.49 108.19
Water Hostel 21.63 18.89
Rent Hostel 140.82 147.20
Repair & Maintenance Hostel 330.03 239.57
Mess Charges 248.50 221.55
Telephone Hostel 10.90 9.06
TOTAL (B) 892.37 744.46
C) C.E. Programme Exp 87.16 61.04
Total (A+B+C) 2,502.21 2,451.74
Schedule 14 : Establishment Expenses
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
A) Salaries & Wages 4,231.44 3,885.90
B) Allowances & Bonus 1,444.00 1,188.04
C) Contribution To Provident Fund 446.75 403.19
D) Staff Welfare Expenses 54.51 42.49
E) Exp. On Employees’ Retirement 440.21 403.59
F) Edli Premium 38.76 3.59
G) Recruitment Expenses 19.56 11.34
H) 6 Cpc Arrear (Pay Commission) 1.64 2.33
I) Training In India- Officers/Staff 1.23 5.36
Total 6,678.10 5,945.83
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Schedule 15 : Other Administrative Expenses
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
A) Administrative Expenses
Insurance Vehicle 4.60 5.29
Insurance Others 0.82 1.18
Repair & Maintenance Equipment 38.15 34.06
Repair & Maintenance Furniture 8.71 6.16
Repair & Maintenance Vehicle 29.35 26.67
Guest House Expenses 15.03 11.44
Running Of Vehicle 71.11 62.65
Postage,Telegram & Telephone 59.80 60.99
Printing & Stationery 106.27 88.85
Travelling In India 84.51 73.77
Travelling Abroad 10.21 5.06
BOG Expenses 2.13 1.91
Statutory Audit Fee (CAG) 6.61 6.98
Internal Audit Fee 7.47 7.18
Hospitality 10.90 8.35
Legal & Professional Charges 14.28 12.77
Advertisement-Admn 26.73 13.73
Security Expenses 258.73 238.59
Misc. Expenses 57.89 68.89
TOTAL (A) 813.30 734.52
B) Building Maintenance Expenses
Insurance Building 13.23 8.81
Repair & Maintenance Building 124.49 82.48
Repair & Maintenance Dg Set 25.43 20.82
Housekeeping Expenses 206.30 161.20
Property Tax 44.31 45.71
Electricity Exp And Water Charges 440.51 340.57
Horticulture 15.18 11.30
TOTAL (B) 869.45 670.89
Total (A+B) 1,682.75 1,405.41
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Schedule 20 : Transferred To DDF
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Transferred To DDF 279.85 158.23
Total 279.85 158.23
Schedule 19 : Prior Period Expenses
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Prior Period Expenses 139.05 152.05
Total 139.05 152.05
Schedule 18 : Prior Period Income
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Prior Period Income (156.05) 9.45
Total (156.05) 9.45
Schedule 16 : Interest & Bank Charges
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Bank Charges 1.71 0.41
Total 1.71 0.41
Schedule 17 : Depreciation
Rs. In Lakhs
Particulars March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Depreciation 1,833.19 1,553.45
Total 1,833.19 1,553.45
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Schedule 21 : SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND NOTES TO COMPILED ACCOUNTS
A. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1. The Financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Indian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(“GAAP”) under the historical cost convention on accrual basis and the applicable accounting standards issued
by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. These Accounting policies have been consistently
applied. Management evaluates the effect of accounting standards issued on a going basis and ensures that they
are adopted as mandated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.
2. Grants from Central/State Government
Grants from the Central Government are accounted for on “receipt” basis and from State Government i)
on “accrual” basis. However, the grant from the Central Government are accounted on accrual basis if
in the opinion of the management, there is reasonable certainty of its receipt.
Grant is shown as a deduction from the gross value of asset concerned in arriving at its book value. The ii)
grant is thus recognized in the profit and loss statement over the useful life of depreciable asset by way
of a reduced depreciation charge. Where the grant equals the whole, or virtually the whole, of the cost
of the asset, the asset is shown in the balance sheet at a nominal value.
3. Fees from Students & Project and Consultancy Fee
Fee from Students
Since the academic year of the Institute is not co-terminus with its financial year, the fees received from students
are accounted for in the financial year in which the same are received.
Project and Consultancy Fees
Project and Consultancy fees are recognized on the completion of the project.
4. Investment/Deposit
Current investments shown on Cost and Fair market value whichever is lower.
Long term investments shown on cost except when there is permanent decline in value of investment.
5. Fixed Assets/Depreciation
Fixed Assets are stated at their original cost including freight, duties, customs and other incidental expenses relating
to acquisition and installation less accumulated depreciation.
The continuing expenditure (including advances for capital expenditure) during the financial year incurred on i)
construction of buildings, interiors, etc. is booked under the head “Capital Work in Progress”, if the work is not
completed.
The depreciation is charged at 100% of rate prescribed if an assets is acquired on or before 30ii) th September and
50% of rate prescribed if acquired after 30th September.
The depreciation is charged at straight line method at the following prescribed rates:iii)
Name of the Asset Category Rate of Depreciation
Building 1.63%
Furniture & Fittings 6.33%
Motor Car (Light Vehicles) 9.50%
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Bus (Heavy Vehicles) 11.31%
Gas Cylinder including valves 16.21%
Computer (including software/hardware) 16.21%
Plant & Machinery - Class Room Equipment 15.00%
Office Equipment 15.00%
Books
a) Books being annual publication (Magazines and Publications) 100.00%
b) Books other than those covered in (a)
Resource Centre Collection 20.00%
Critical Infrastructure assets 15.00%
RTDC Project 15.00%
Other Assets includes Misc. Assets 15.00%
Electricity Machinery 15.00%
The depreciation on fixed assets is provided up to 95% of its gross value and thereafter no depreciation is iv)
provided.
The depreciation on sale/deletion/transfer of assets is provided up to the date of sale/deletion/transfer.v)
6. Employees’ Retirement Benefits and Others Benefits
Leave encashment are accounted for on the basis stipulated in Fundamentals Rules and Supplementary i)
Rules (FRs & SRs) for employees on deputation and for regular employees for 30 days leave balance.
Gratuity is accounted for on the basis stipulated in Fundamental Rules & Supplementary Rules (FR & SR).ii)
Interest recoverable from employees on advances such as House Building Advance, Car Advance and iii)
Scooter Advance etc. is accounted in the year of recovery.
7. Insurance Claims:
Insurance claims are accounted for “as and when settled”.
8. Foreign Currency Transactions
Foreign exchange transactions shall be recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates of the
respective transactions. Exchange differences arising on foreign exchange differences settled during any
period shall be recognized in the profit and loss account of that period. Assets acquired against foreign
currency capitalized at the time of transaction.
Monetary current assets and monetary current liabilities that shall be denominated in foreign currency will
be translated at the exchange rate prevalent at the date of the balance sheet. The resulting difference will
be recorded in the profit & loss account.
B. NOTES TO ACCOUNTS:
Campuses have submitted their Annual Accounts in different formats and the same heads were retained while 1.
compiling in annual accounts due to which there were certain new accounts heads appearing during current year
having nil value in previous years.
After pointing out by C & AG auditors, the same have been regrouped and reclassified to bring uniformity with
previous year formats.
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During current year, figures have been shown in Lakhs of rupees due to which there were certain differences of 2.
Rs 0.01 lakh in various schedules due to rounding off to the nearest rupees which now have been rectified after
pointing out by C & AG Auditors.
Kangra campus has shown fixed assets on Written Down Value of last year as opening balance of gross block in 3.
current year whereas other campuses have shown the opening balances at Gross Value. To bring uniformity in
presentation, opening balance of assets at Kangra has also been taken on gross value in compiled accounts.
Rs. 7750.09 Lakhs disclosed under CPWD (Capital work In Progress) under Schedule-5 represent the Continuing 4.
expenditure (including advances for capital expenditure) accumulated up to 31.03.2013 incurred on construction
of buildings, interiors, etc. where the work is not completed fully.
Various state governments have provided land to NIFT free of cost for running the campus which have not been 5.
taken into Fixed Assets of NIFT. It is suggested to include the land at nominal value of Rs 1/-(One)
The balances in accounts under loans & advances, sundry creditors, liabilities and other parties are subject to 6.
confirmation/reconciliation. The impact, if any, subsequent to the confirmation/reconciliation will be taken upon
confirmation/ reconciliation.
The grants received and utilized are shown in the Balance Sheet under ‘Government Grant’ and the corresponding 7.
assets purchased out of the grants are depreciated however corresponding adjustment for depreciation is not
carried out against the capital grant.
Interest income and investment out of the earmarked/ endowment fund is credited to the related Fund and 8.
interest income on other investments is credited to the Income and Expenditure Account.
In the opinion of the management, the Current Assets and Loans and Advances as on 31.03.2013 have a value on 9.
realization in the ordinary course of business at least equal to the amount at which they are stated in the Balance
Sheet as on that date.
All known and ascertained liabilities and all income and expenses relating to the financial year ended on 10.
31.03.2013 have been duly provided/accounted for in the accounts as per the accounting policy consistently
followed by the Institute.
No provision towards Income Tax is provided for the financial year as the Institute’s income is exempt under 11.
section 11 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and other relevant provisions of the said Act.
The provision of Gratuity & Leave encashment has not been accounted for on the basis of actuarial valuation as 12.
per “AS-15 (Revised) - Employee Benefit”. However it has been provided as per FR /SR as per policy of NIFT.
The Institute has capitalized Rs. 4992.44 Lakhs at head office level during the financial year 2012-2013 in respect 13.
of grant utilized of OBC Fund (Plan) on the basis of utilization certificate received from various campus’s as
mentioned below.
Campus Name (Rs. in Lakhs)
Bhopal 559.17
Patna 14.20
Kangra 1415.39
Raebareli 150.58
Jodhpur 31.84
Head Office 2821.25
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The Current Assets and Loans & Advances (Schedule-7) includes Rs.10.94 Lakhs recoverable from Ministry of 14.
Textile in respect of block grant recoverable due to implementation of 6th Central Pay Commission (CPC) as per
force majure clause mentioned in the block grant scheme, which is outstanding from the financial year 2009-
2010.
Current Assets and Loans & Advances (Schedule-7) includes Rs. 4707 Lakhs recoverable from the respective State 15.
governments as reported by the Campuses as detailed below:-
Campus Name Rs.in Lakhs
Kolkata 18
Bhopal 4565
Bhubaneswar 117
Chennai 7
Total 4707
The campus wise differences is given hereunder which have been included in opening balances to make it at par 16.
with closing balances of previous years and the effect of changes have been given in “ adjustments /transfers.”
There were differences between closing corpus fund reported in last year & opening corpus fund reported in current
year due to which there is a difference in the Opening Corpus fund and Closing Corpus fund:
Details of Corpus Funds
S No. Name of Campus Closing of Last Year Opening of Current year Differences
1 NIFT Patna (5,632,177.00) (15,359,053.00)
(9,726,876.00)
2 NIFT Kangra (15,155,044.00) (15,155,194.00) (150.00)
3 Head office (Project) 702,562,044.00 703,083,699.00
521,655.00
TOTAL 681,774,823.00 672,569,452.00
(9,205,371.00)
There are ten legal cases pending in different courts for which there is a contingent liability (Rs 16 lakhs approx.) 17.
which have not been provided for in accounts as NIFT does not anticipate any liability on this account.
For V. Sahai Tripathi & Co.
Chartered Accountants
(FRN-000262N)
Sd/-
CA MAHESH SAHAI
Partner
Membership No - 0006730
Sd/-
Abdul Malik
Deputy Director (F&A)
Sd/-
Anand Kumar Kedia
Director (F&A)
Sd/-
Prem Kumar Gera
Director General
Place: New Delhi
Date: August 21st, 2013
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NOTES
Design Co-ordinator:
Mr.Vijay Kumar Dua, Associate Professor,
Fashion Communication Department, New Delhi
Head-Corporate Communication Cell
Design & Content:
Ms.Smita Ghosh Dastidar, Assistant Professor,
Knitwear Design Department, New Delhi
Unit-in-Charge, Corporate Communication Cell
Administration (HO):
Mr. Anand Kumar Kedia (IRS),
Director (F&A)
Mr. Abdul Malik,
Deputy Director (F&A-II)
Academics:
Prof. Dr.Vandana Bhandari, Dean (A)
Picture Builder:
Special thanks: Dimple Bahl, Assistant Professor,
Fashion Communication Department, New Delhi
Pranoy Sarkar, Fashion Communication - Batch 2010,
NIFT, New Delhi.
Fashion Communication Students, New Delhi:
Aniket Krishna - Batch 2015
Fashion Design Students, New Delhi:
Srishti, Batch - 2014
Knitwear Design Students, New Delhi:
Kabeer - Batch 2015
Akanksha Sharma - Batch 2015
CCC database
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