NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, BHUBANESWAR

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bhubaneswar is one of the 19 campuses of NIFT, an autonomous institute established under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, offering courses in fashion, technology, and management. The overall NIFT organization was founded in 1986 and later declared a statutory institute in 2006 under the NIFT Act, empowering it to grant its own degrees. The Bhubaneswar campus itself was set up in 2010, joining other centers such as Chennai, Kolkata, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Navi Mumbai, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Patna, Raebareli, Shillong, Srinagar, Panchkula, Daman, and Varanasi. The institute provides undergraduate degrees such as Bachelor in Design and Bachelor in Fashion Technology, postgraduate degrees including Master's in Design, Master's in Fashion Technology, and Masters in Fashion Management, as well as doctoral programmes. Facilities across NIFT campuses include computer labs, sewing machine labs, photography labs, pattern making and draping labs, weaving labs, dyeing and printing labs, garment technology labs, leather and accessory design labs, libraries, hostels, and health care services, supporting a comprehensive educational environment for design, technology, and management studies.