Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani on Friday launched certificate courses of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Panchkula.
The institute would have 20 per cent seats reserved for the students from Haryana. The Minister also released a brochure of certificate Course through video conferencing.
Giving details, Director General, Technical Education Department, A. Sreenivas said that total five certificate courses, which would be offered at NIFT, included Fashion Clothing and Technology, Design Development for Indian Ethnic Wear, Fashion and Media Communication, Textile for Interiors and Fashion, and Fashion Knitwear Production and Technology. The students possessing 10+2 (without any upper age limit) will be eligible to take admission in these programmes, he said.
He said that the foundation stone of NIFT campus Panchkula was also laid by Smriti Zubin Irani on December 29, 2016. The NIFT campus is being built-up over 10.45 acres in Sector 23 Panchkula with the state-of-the-art infrastructure equipped with modern professional resources for catering to the textile, handloom and apparel industry.
The State Government has allocated a budget of Rs 133 crore for establishment of NIFT Panchkula. The building of NIFT in Panchkula is under construction and is likely to be completed by December 2020.
The aim of establishing NIFT is to develop textile, handloom and cottage industry in Haryana as well as development of local area, he added. A. Sreenivas also said that NIFT offers, at all its 16 campuses across the country, a learning experience of the highest standards in fashion pertaining to design, technology and management and encourages remarkably creative student body to draw inspiration from India’s textile and craft while focusing on emerging global trends relevant to the industries.
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Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani on Friday launched certificate courses of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Panchkula.
The institute would have 20 per cent seats reserved for the students from Haryana. The Minister also released a brochure of certificate Course through video conferencing.
Giving details, Director General, Technical Education Department, A. Sreenivas said that total five certificate courses, which would be offered at NIFT, included Fashion Clothing and Technology, Design Development for Indian Ethnic Wear, Fashion and Media Communication, Textile for Interiors and Fashion, and Fashion Knitwear Production and Technology. The students possessing 10+2 (without any upper age limit) will be eligible to take admission in these programmes, he said.
He said that the foundation stone of NIFT campus Panchkula was also laid by Smriti Zubin Irani on December 29, 2016. The NIFT campus is being built-up over 10.45 acres in Sector 23 Panchkula with the state-of-the-art infrastructure equipped with modern professional resources for catering to the textile, handloom and apparel industry.
The State Government has allocated a budget of Rs 133 crore for establishment of NIFT Panchkula. The building of NIFT in Panchkula is under construction and is likely to be completed by December 2020.
The aim of establishing NIFT is to develop textile, handloom and cottage industry in Haryana as well as development of local area, he added. A. Sreenivas also said that NIFT offers, at all its 16 campuses across the country, a learning experience of the highest standards in fashion pertaining to design, technology and management and encourages remarkably creative student body to draw inspiration from India’s textile and craft while focusing on emerging global trends relevant to the industries.
