NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, PATNA

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is an autonomous institute offering courses in fashion, technology, and management, headquartered in New Delhi. NIFT was established in 1986 under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, and became a statutory institute in 2006 under the NIFT Act, empowering it to grant its own degrees. NIFT currently operates 19 campuses across the country, one of which is located in Patna, set up in 2008. The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in design, management, and technology, including Bachelor in Design (in specializations such as Fashion Design, Leather Design, Accessory Design, Textile Design, Knitwear Design, Fashion Communication, and Fashion Interiors), Bachelor in Fashion Technology, Master's in Design, Master's in Fashion Technology, Master's in Fashion Management, and PhD programmes. Campuses like Patna are equipped with labs such as computer labs, sewing machine labs, photography labs, pattern making and draping labs, weaving labs, dyeing and printing labs, and technology labs, along with student facilities including libraries, hostels, canteens, health care, counselling, and gyms.