NEW DELHI INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is an autonomous institute headquartered in New Delhi, India, offering programmes in fashion, technology, and management. Established in 1986 under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, it was declared a statutory institute in 2006 under the NIFT Act, granting it the power to award its own degrees. NIFT collaborates with the Ministry of Textiles on projects such as creating an India-specific size chart and designed the digital disruptive pattern camouflage uniform adopted by the Indian Army in 2022. The institute began in a small portion of Indraprastha Stadium before moving to a campus in Hauz Khas designed by Gautam Bhatia. Over the years, NIFT expanded to 19 campuses across India, including Chennai, Kolkata, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Navi Mumbai, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Patna, Raebareli, Shillong, Srinagar, Panchkula, Daman, and Varanasi. NIFT provides undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in design, management, and technology, along with various labs, student facilities, and continuing education programmes.