CAMPUS PLACEMENTS

National Institute of Fashion Technology An Institute of Design, Management & Technology A Statutory Institute governed by the NIFT Act 2006 Ministry of Textiles, Government of “My years at NIFT were memorable for diverse reasons...for the faculty and batch mates that I met. I learnt so much from them and developed strong relations, many of whom I Alumni Speak... continue to cherish and work with even today.” Sanjay Garg, Textile Designer, Founder of the label ‘Raw Mango’ and ‘Sanjay Garg’ ‘‘NIFT has a culture of its own and is marked by its uniqueness in iden- tity. The course curriculum is well designed to enhance one’s creativity to its best. It is an institution which transforms its students into profes- sionals and prepare them for a wide array of careers in apparel industry. “NIFT opened several doors for me. From the insightful ones that NIFT has nurtured and made me what I’m today.’’ liberated my thought process and imagination to the ones that Romi Agarwal, CEO-Garments, Alok Industries Ltd. Mumbai continue to offer extraordinary opportunity to perform and excel in the fashion & lifestyle accessory industry.” “NIFT creates a sense of entrepreneurship which stays with a NIFTian Harpreet Padam, Partner & Designer, Unlike Design Co. through their career. This single discerning factor enables a cutting edge across businesses. The leather department has helped in creating an all- round knowledge bank which gives the students a 360 degrees on the “Fashion Communication at NIFT encompasses subjects that business requirements. The exposure in LD allows the students to have extremely industry specific, along with providing expertise, new skill an international flair in design and development which is an asset in the sets and a creative direction to students to be able to operate in the connected world.’’ fashion and design industry in idea with an edge.” Debashish Das, Head, Leather Garments, Tata International Ltd. Shweta Sharma - Costumier and Fashion Stylist & Illustrator based in Mumbai. “ Success is the sum of all small efforts repeated day in and day out. My aim was to make an income while making an impact. And this is exactly what Knitwear Design department gave me. Thanks to the ‘‘My masters Degree in Design has prepared me for all the design department, i am living my true self in the most effective formulae for endeavors in my career. success there is.” It involved a great deal of independent research, requiring initiative, Rohit Kulkarni, General Manager, Buying, Max Retail, Landmark self-motivation and wide range of other interpersonal skills. Group As a design enthusiast I have found this course very stimulating and has helped me achieve success and stability.’’ Khushali Ashar, Design Researcher & Creative Visualizer at ‘‘NIFT as an institution prepares you for the industry while bringing out the best in you. Freedom Tree Design Having graduated in Fashion Design, One can never think of taking a position that needs finesse in Textile and its core. But the academic process in NIFT prepared me in a such a way that I have significantly delivered on every position I took in my professional career. “My Design studies at NIFT had shown me a great responsibility Be it an assistant Designer post at Sabyasachi, Designer post at Fabindia, towards design and r elated areas. I am successful in my profession Menswear Head- Ceremonial post at shantanu and nikhil or Manager- Design at because of my Alma matter-specially the faculty and resources I Rustorange, I have always kept my lessons from NIFT at heart and have blended them was exposed to. When I look back, it has actually inculcated great well in the present. NIFT is not only an institute that provides a mere degree, Its an sense of pride, professional attitude” Institution that prepares an individual into a powerhouse capable of creating their own B. Santhosh Kumar, Head Visual Merchandiser, Indus League, path. It provides a lifestyle one can never turn back from. It provides a bandwagon of Future Lifestyle Fashion fresh minds prepared to take on the industry and make their mark. I feel lucky to be a part and product of this institution.’’ Anishesh Shriwastava, Manager - Design, Rustorange “Shaping Future Fashion Leaders” Nishitosh Nand, Future Group CONTENTS

BACHELOR PROGRAMMES: Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)

Accessory Design

Fashion Communication

Fashion Design

Knitwear Design

Leather Design

Textile Design

BACHELOR PROGRAMME: Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.)

Apparel Production

MASTER PROGRAMMES

Master of Design (M.Des.)

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M.)

Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.)

NIFT PLACEMENTS 2017

Placement Schedule

Contacts at NIFT Campuses

JAF Form BACHELOR PROGRAMMES AREAS OF STUDY EMPLOYERS Accessory Design at NIFT , • Adidas Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Bhopal, Chen- • Amrapali ACCESSORY DESIGN nai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Patna, Rae • Arvind Brands Chairperson: Mr. G Chiranjeevi Reddy Bareli, Shillong and Kangra: • Carbon Product range: Home Accessories, • D’damas The one of its kind programme in the country, Luxury products, Lighting, & Lighting • Development Alternative Accessory Design has a well- defined curriculum Fixtures, Garden Accessories, Bathroom • Episode for developing integrated expertise in design & Kitchen Accessories and Utensils, • FabIndia methodology, materials and production process, Leisure Accessories, Toys & Children • Ganjam Nagappa & Sons consumer behavior and market dynamics trends Products, Architectural Accessories, • Gitanjali Jewellery Pvt. Ltd and forecast interpretations, business practices Corporate & Business Accessories, • Honda Cars and project management in the field of fashion Handicraft & Visual Merchandising for • ITC Wills Lifestyle and lifestyle accessories. Retail Business Environments. • Li & Fung Jewellery & Precious Products STAR ALUMNI • Liberty Shoes Ltd. A strong industry orientation is reflected in its specialisation at NIFT Gandhinagar and • Matti Design credo ‘Design for Business’ with the most Accessory Design at NIFT Kolkata: • Almas Virji - Director, Inc5, Mumbai • Michael Aram successful industry education interface in student Product Range: Precious & Costume • SangeetaDewan - Design Head – Tanishq • Nokia Design Research Studio learning. The programme has gradually evolved Jewellery, Silverware, Giftware using • Rahul Bose - Design Manager- Zen Design • Pantaloon to address the entire spectrum of accessories and Precious Metal & Stones. • Hemant Pal - Design Coordinator-Titan Industries Ltd. • Ravissant lifestyle products, precious and costume (Watches), Bengaluru • Reid & Taylor jewellery, leather goods, footwear, watches, • Amrita Kaushal, Co-Founder, Studio ABD • Reliance Retail giftware, tableware, silverware, crystalware/ office • Jijo Varghese, Senior Designer, Tata Elxsi • Shoppers Stop furniture, consumer interface design, & retail • Mishu Batra, Designer (Interior) Renault • Swarovski environment design. The programme prepares students for • Chitali Grover, Director, Metal ware corporation • Tanishq • Parminder Pal Singh, Director, Locodesign careers as Designers, Brand Managers, • Tata Elxsi Each NIFT campus is expected to • Vishal Bhatnagar, Sr. Designer, Titan Watches Visual Merchandisers, Product Manag- • Tiffany provide national leadership in the area of its • Kamalesh Kumar, Retail Manager, Flipkart ers and Entrepreneurs in broad areas of • Timex Watches specialization. This will enhance the intensity and • Bollu Santhosh Kumar, Head-Visual Merchandiser precious and costume jewellery, leather • Titan the depth of each category of especialization and Indus League, Future Lifestyle Fashion goods, giftware,tableware, watches, foot- • TVS Motors Styling Studio will address design, management, marketing and • United Colors of Benetton technological issues, within specific product wear, handicrafts and lifestyle products • VIP luggage category. • Westside • Zen Design

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Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Fashion Studies FASHION COMMUNICATION History and Philosophy of Design EMPLOYERS STAR ALUMNI Chairperson: Ms. Sushama S.Saitwal Communication Concepts & Processes Writing Skills • Marks & Spencer • Alpi Boylla - Senior Manager, Design Communication, FDCI Today, the success of a brand is marked and Consumer Behavior in Fashion • Madura Garments • Amandeep Kaur - Asst. Fashion Editor, Marie Claire, India understood largely through its uniqueness in Multimedia • Shoppers Stop • Divya Narang - Visual Merchandiser, Tanishq identity. With a multitude of prêt and luxury Graphic Design • Christian Dior • MahelaquaAlam - Senior Interaction Designer, Samsung brands mushrooming in the Indian retail Visual Merchandising • Lifestyle • Nishi Uttam - Asst. Manager Communications, Swarovski scenario, it has become essential for each one Photography • Benetton • Pooja Saxena - Intern, Apple, USA of ‘them’ to develop a unique brand identity Design Methodology • Tommy Hilfiger • Priyanka Misra - Fashion Director, Harper’s Bazaar, India for maximum impact in the domain of Publication Design • Liberty • Rajit Gupta - Associate Director, McCann Erickson Fashion and Lifestyle. Exhibition Design • Freelook • Siddhant Sahu - Visual Marketing Director Liganova, GMBH Fashion Styling • Lopez Design • Simran Singh - Senior Graphic Designer Thus, ‘Fashion Communication’ forms the Fashion Journalism • Marie Claire • Simran Sahi - Entrepreneur, Communication Designer Pune core of the whole business of Fashion. Craft Cluster & Documentation • Images • Urvashi Pant - Asst. Editor, Femina One of the newest and most exciting avenues Industry Internship • Vogue • Anant Chauhan - Visual Merchandising Head, Fossil and in the industry, Fashion Communication Graduation Project • Harper’s Bazaar Skagen, Fossil India Pvt. Ltd. encompasses integrated course study relating • Times of India • Arpit Raizadai - Visual Merchandising Head, South India. with areas such as Graphic Design, Fashion • Asian Age PUMA Sports India Ltd. Journalism, Visual Merchandising, Styling • Couture Asia • Anirudh U - Asst. Manager, Visual. Lt Merchandising Fashion Communication is a and Photography, Advertising, Public • Femina (South India), Louis d Philippe.IND Relations and Space Design. specialised programme that enables • FDCI • Richa Srivastava - VM Creatives, IA, FOSSIL AllenSolly, students to acquire communication skills • MTV Madura Fashion & Lifestyle Thus, at the exit level equipped with an pertinent to the Fashion and Lifestyle • NDTV • Nitish Sharma - User Interface Designer, UX Design Labs intensive skill, knowledge and concept base industry. Multiple exit levels are envisaged • Times Now • Rahul S. - Visual Merchandiser, Indus League Fashion Communication students emerge as overall: Graphic Design, Visual • Headlines Today • Shweta Sharma - Costumier and Fashion Stylist & Illustrator dynamic professionals qualified to offer the Merchandising, Retail Space Design, Styling • Perfect Relations based in Mumbai most effective and financially viable and Photography, Fashion Journalism, PR/ • Wizcraft • Esha Singh - Head Graphic Designer - Weirdass Comedy Pvt. communication solutions for the fashion and Events and Fashion Advertising. • Ogilvy & Mather Ltd. lifestyle industry. • JWT • Lintas

05 06 BACHELOR PROGRAMMES AREAS OF STUDY Design Process STAR ALUMNI Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) EMPLOYERS Professional Practices In Corporate Sector FASHION DESIGN Fashion Studies, Fashion Styling • Raymond Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Malini Divakala Fashion Illustration & Design • Arvind Garments • Abhishek Dahiya - U I Lead, INQ Mobile, UK Portfolio Development • Benetton • Anupreet Bhui & Varun Wadhawan - Head Design, Levis, Hongkong A flagship program of NIFT, the Dept. of Fashion Pattern Making • Indus League Clothing • Biswaroopa Mohantee - Faculty, Manipal University, , UAE Design has played an influential role the growth Menswear Design & Development • ITC Ltd. • Bharat Pratap Singh - Design Head, Bexinco, Bangladesh of the Indian fashion industry. In the 28 years of Draping • Levis • Deepa Ganguly - Faculty, Art Institute of Dallas, USA its existence the graduates of the department have Entrepreneur Development • Lifestyle • Guneet Monga - Business Analyst, Wells Fargo, San Francisco made a remarkable presence in the Indian as well Garment Construction • Madura Garments • Sanjeev Sahai - Label Amethysta, Italy as global fashion scenario. IPR • Modelama Exports • Akhil Tamta - Head Branded Services, Raymonds Surface Development Techniques • Omega Designs • Akshay Deep Singh - Head Design, Good Earth The four-year program in Fashion Design aims to Research Methods • Orient Craft • Anu Sharma Dubey - Head Design (Womenswear), Matrix Clothing produce dynamic design professionals who can Elements of Textiles • Pantaloon • Deepak Chakravorty - Design Specialist Lifestyle Retailing, ITC face the challenges of the ever-changing fashion Craft Cluster Study • Proline • Karunesh Vohra - CEO, Munch Design Studio industry. It also equips them with strong creative History of Design & Fashion • Shahi Exports • Krishna Thingbaijam - Chief of Design, Pantaloon Retail and technical skills related to the field of fashion Couture Design • Span India • Nidhi Raj - Head Design, Peter England that enables them to adapt to an evolving fashion Digital Illustration & Presentation • Spykar • Priya Talwar - Category Head, Li&Fung biosphere. Theatre Costumes & Design • Swarovski India • Ravi Sahary - Sr. Designer, Spykar Jeans Manufacturing Process • Uni Style India • Rangraj Bhatacharya - Art Director, August Communication The curriculum incorporates combination of Visual Merchandising • Texport Overseas experiential learning and hands on training that Marketing • Snapdeal Designers enables holistic development. Design Collection • Shoppers Stop • Manish Arora Merchandising • Pearl Global • Rajesh Pratap Singh • Mahajan Overseas • Ashish Soni The programme prepares students to pursue careers as Designers, Freelance • Kimaya • Ritu Beri Design Consultants, Design Managers, Stylists, Exhibition and Visual Display • Gokuldas Images • J. J. Valaya • Sabyasachi Mukherjee Experts, Forecasting and Fashion Trends Forum Organisers, Costume Designers, • Rohit Bal • Gaurav Gupta Illustrators, Pattern Engineers and Entrepreneurs. • Varun Behl • Raghuvendra Rathore • Nida Mahmood • Sabyasachi Mukherjee • Nitin Bal Chauhan 07 08 EMPLOYERS

• Arvind Brands • Benetton • Cascade Enterprises • Creative Lines • Future Group • GAP • Gokul Das Images • Winsome Group • Gupta Exim • Impulse International • Park Avenue AREAS OF STUDY • Indian Terrain Fashion Illustration • Intertek India Pvt. Ltd. BACHELOR PROGRAMMES Computerized Flat Knitting • ITC LRBD Digital Illustration • K.S.KnitFabs Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Hand Knitting, Sportswear • Land Mark-Dubai KNITWEAR DESIGN Flat Knitting and Hand Knitting • M&S Chairperson: Ms. SunithaVasan Craft Research and Development • Madura Garments Pattern Making (W/M) • Matrix Clothing The Knitwear Design Department addresses the need Garment Construction (W/M) • Monte Carlo of specialized professionals for the Knitwear Domain Computerized PM • Nahar Group of Industries of Fashion Apparel & Accessories Industry. Photography • Octave Grading & Marker Making • Oil & Grease The department provides students a comprehensive Textile Dyeing and Finishing • Orient Craft approach towards designing and execution of Fashion Mktg. and Merchandising STAR ALUMNI • Oswal Woolen Mills Knitwear Fashion garments and products. Students Traditional Indian Textiles • Prathibha Syntex • Abhilasha Tiwari - Manager (Design and Development) Sholstrom are given inputs in the latest technological know how Industry Internship • Rajah Hosiery AB, Sweden along with design inputs to abreast with latest trend Trends and Forecasting • Raymond • Abilasha - Senior Merchandiser, Levis, Bangalore and forecast. Lingerie, Kidswear • RMX Joss • Achla Grover - Associate Vice President, Daiki Brands Pvt. Ltd. Surface Embellishment • Sarjevan Knitwear • Alinda Mohanty - Brand Manager, Aditya Birla Through four years of amalgamation in knowledge Design Process and Research • Shri Bharat International • Bella Monoj - VP -Eshakti and skill, the knitwear designer seeks to emerge with a Visual Merchandising • Woodland • Bhupinder Singh- Team Leader-Triburg blend of creative thinking, strong technical skills and Circular Knitting • SPL Industries • Biplab Mohanty - MD -Amani Retail a dynamic market orientation with respect to Heavy Retail Buying • TCNS Ltd. • Hemant Ahuja - Entrepreneur, Ten & CO. Knits & Circular Knits. Draping • Triburg • Ishani Jaiswal - Designer Image and Fashion Styling • Omega Fashions • Jiten D. Maru - Entrepreneur, U-BOI,U-GAL, Mumbai The students have the capability in working for Print Design, Portfolio Development • Apparel online • Nirbhay Kumar - Design Director kids wear, active or sportswear, casual apparel, winter Production and Planning • Gestures Apparels • Rohit Kulkarni General Manager Buying Max Retail, Landmark wear, lingerie and intimate apparels. Design Collection/Graduation Project • Myntra Group Product Development • Levis • Mr. Shyam Natarajan, Senior Manager ( Lead) Design and Product Development, Asmara Apparels India Pvt Ltd The programme has been designed to create well-rounded professionals equipped • Mr. Santosh Bandari Yadav, DGM - Design Arrow, Arvind Lifestyle to handle the challenges of circular and flat-bed knitting in the domestic and export Brands fields. They can pursue careers as Designers, Product Developers, Fashion Stylists, Fashion Forecasters, Creative Managers, Merchandisers, Product Managers and En- trepreneurs.

09 10 Buying Houses: • Triburg Leathers BACHELOR PROGRAMMES • Impulse India Pvt Ltd • Li and Fung Ltd Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) • Asmara Home Products LEATHER DESIGN • William E. Connor & Associates Ltd Chairperson: Mr. Rahul Sethi • Mango • Target Sourcing Services The Leather Design Program at NIFT is unique in its Export Manufacturing Houses: structure and application to the Fashion Footwear and • ABC Leathers Accessories Industry. It focuses on an integrative • Alpine Apparels Design perspective within the Industry requirements. EMPLOYERS • AMC/Target Sourcing Services Designer Brands: • Apollo International Ltd The Department was set up in 1993 at New Delhi and • Varun Behl • A V THOMAS & Co. LTD initially focused on Leather Garments. Keeping in view • Sabyasachi Couture • Bhartiya International the needs of the Industry and the nature of the • J.J. Valaya • Century Overseas department to evolve with changing times we have • ManavGangwani,Malaga • Crew BOS encompassed the areas of Fashion goods, Personal Life- • MeeraMahadevia • Diesel India • Rajesh Pratap Singh style accessories and Footwear across our four centers. AREAS OF STUDY • Edcons • Anita Dongre Limited • Impulse Leather Studies & Processes The program emphasizes the integration of design Entrepreneur Designers: • Index Sports Design & Fashion Studies concepts with material knowledge to respond to the • Amal Kiran Jana • Kabir Leathers Design Process & Developments requirements of specific target markets. At present, the • RimiNayak Fashion Trends & Forecasting Leather Design program is being offered at , • Nitin Chawla -Theorem STAR ALUMNI Surface Techniques • Rahul Reddy Kolkata, New Delhi & Rae Bareli. The course is highly • Rahul Reddy - Designer Brand Rahul Reddy Fashion Illustration • Shivan Bhatia of brand Shivan Naresh, structured and focused to the human resource • Shivan Bhatia - Designer & Entrepreneur of Brand Leather Acc. Design & Development • ShahrukhZaidi requirement of the Indian Leather Industry and is aimed ShivanNaresh Footwear Design & Development • Vaibhav Singh at developing a holistic professional. • Bharti Gulati - Triburg Leathers Pattern Making & Grading • SonalVerma brand Rara Avis, • Sachin Mendiratta - AVT Chennai Draping • ShaineSoni Brand : N.U.D.E Designs The specialization aims at nurturing social values while • M.S. Kannan - Regional Manager, Target Sourcing Construction Techniques • AsitBarik ,Brand : Barik Designs. shaping the competitive and entrepreneurial spirit of the Services (Amc) Production Planning & Control Retail Brands: student. Exposure to the industry through field trips, • Monika Sahani - Merchandising Head, TRIBURG Marketing & Merchandising • Reliance Footwear tannery training, industry internship and graduation LEATHERS Design Mgmt. & Entrepreneurship • Liberty Footwear projects are an integral part of the curriculum. • Ruban Harry - Technical Head, CARLTON Computer Application & CAD • Batas, Carlton – London LONDON, HONGKONG Design Methods & Prototyping • Fossil The multidisciplinary approach strengthens the spectrum • Anoop Singh Rana- R&D Manager, Leather Portfolio Development • Cross leather accessories of the various product categories being dealt with in the Accessories, Diesel India Craft Research and Documentation • Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd curriculum. The Leather Design graduates have • Ashish Bhatt - Design Head, ORIONCONMERX Tannery Training • Shoppers Stop opportunities in areas of fashion business as Designers, • Shahrukh Zaidi - Designer Consultant, Studio SRZ Industry Internship • Raymond Ltd Entrepreneurs, Product Developers, Production • Niharika Manchanda - Head Designer, Samsung Cross Discipline Electives • Simaaya fashion Managers, Merchandisers etc. • Rajan Singh - Asst Designer, Chanel, Paris Graduation Project • Hidesign • Kanika Jolly - Aesthetic & Trend Designer, • Benetton India The Target industry for our Graduates includes Export and Domestic Manufac- Royal Enfield • Landmark Group turing, Retail, Buying and Sourcing. Due to the comprehensive nature of the course • Akarshan Giri - Designer, SATYA PAUL • Lifestyle we have seen successful entrepreneurial developments from our students. The Alumni • Debashish Das - Head Leather Garments, Tata • Holii accessories Pvt ltd International Limited of the Department are trendsetters in their respective areas and have evolved the • Arvind Ltd. • Vaibhav Singh - Designer modern paradigm of the industry making it an integrated part of the Global Fashion • Royal Enfield • Nitin Chawla - Founder and Designer at Theorem and Lifestyle arena. • Samsung 11 12 BACHELOR PROGRAMMES AREAS OF STUDY

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Elements of Textile Design TEXTILE DESIGN CAD – Print Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Sudha Dhingra Textile Design Techniques CAD – Dobby, Carpet and Jacquard The Textile Design course is designed to produce Woven Structures EMPLOYERS STAR ALUMNI dynamic design professionals who embrace the Traditional Indian Textiles Advanced Woven Structures newer challenges, opportunities and technologies • Arvind Mills • John Varghese- Designer, Donna World Textiles to produce creative and responsible solutions in the • Bharat Silks • Kunjan Singh - Manager, Product Karan Home Woven Design Project field of Textile Design. • Crew BOS (India) Craft Research and Documentation • Grasim Industries Ltd. • Samrat Som - Head (Apparel &Design, Krimson Print Design Project The four year programme prepares students for • Himmatsingka Seide Accessories), Royal Enfield Fashion Mktg. & Merchandising domestic and International Home Fashion and • Indian Terrain • Navneet Seth - COO, Indian Cornucopia Sustainable Design Apparel Industry. During the four year programme, • Madura Fashion & Lifestyle • Himanshu Bharadwaj – AVP (Marketing), Alps Professional Ethics & Responsibilities student learning is based on integration of design • Mafatlal Industries Ltd. Industries Advanced Design Project concept with market requirements covering the • Mahajan Overseas •Vaishali Bahel - Category Head Retail Pattern Making & Construction entire gamut of idea, design and product • Mura Collective Anirwan Bansariyar - Design Head, Textile Science development. • Nahar Industries Aquarell Clothing Visual Merchandising • AVH Exports • Yukti Gupta - Textile Designer, Textile Chemical Processing The students are trained on weaving, printing, • Globe Enterprises Himatsingka Seide Non-Loom Techniques surface ornamentation and digital design and are • Portico • Jitendra - Textile Designer, HimatSingkaSeide Fabric Quality Assurance exposed to Textile Design studio setups, industrial • Rateria Exports Sanjay Garg - Founder, Raw Mango Entrepreneurship management units and craft cluster areas around the country. • Shades of India • Disha Saluja - Asst. Merchandiser, Fabric Studies • Shingora International Pvt. Ltd. William E Connor and Associates, Gurgaon Industry Internship A strong foundation of eighteen weeks industry • The Shop • Sanwari Handa – Designer, Arvind Mills Fashion Studies linked programme at the end of the four year, • Triburg • Tashi String -Landmark Group – Dubai, UAE Graduation Project prepares student for developing market viable • Welspun India • N. Bhushavali - Designer cum entrepreneur of Fabric Styling collections for domestic and International market. • Donear Industries Ltd. online boutique Surface Techniques • Bombay Dyeing • Henna Bajaj - Creative Designer – Trident • Rupayan (Jaipur) Group, Ludhiana Textile Design professionals provide value to multiple areas for the ever changing • Jagdish Stores fashion business as Textile Designers, colorists, trend analysts and stylists in design studios, textile mills, export houses, fashion designers studios, buying houses and Craft Sector.

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Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.) APPAREL PRODUCTION Chairperson: Prof. Jomichan S Pattathil

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFT) pro- AREAS OF STUDY gramme is a first choice of aspiring fashion Production: Spreading & Cutting of Apparel technologist in the country from ages. BFT pro- Products, Apparel Production Planning & gramme provides a rare combination of cutting Control, Computer Aided Production edge technologies and best managerial practices Planning, Lean Manufacturing, Sewn Product EMPLOYERS STAR ALUMNI prevailed in apparel manufacturing set-up in Machinery & Equipment’s, Sustainable • Amabattur Clothing Company • Abhishek Kumar - Manager Operations, Flipkart India and abroad. BFT programme prepare the Production, Production & Operations • Aquarelle India Pvt. Ltd • Ajay Singh - Global Quality Manager AYN students for challenging research based Management, Product Analysis & Development • Arvind Mills Accessories, Hong Kong academics and a host of sports, cultural and • AYN Accessories, Hong Kong, • Amit Rai - Vice President, Operations Texport, organizational activities. Industrial Engineering: Work Study for Apparel • Banswara Syntex Surat & Daman Overseas Manufacturing, Ergonomics, Plant Layout, • Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd. • Aniket Keshi - Manager, Myntra Designs Pvt. Ltd The industry responsive course curriculum, Maintenance Management • Brandix • Annu Kumari - Senior Merchandiser, Shahi Exports state-of-art infra structure, practical insights in • Celebrity Fashions • Anurag Sinha - Merchandising Manager, Norwest real world through constant and dynamic Management: IPR, OB, HRM, Fashion • Color Plus Industries Limited, Bangladesh interactions with apparel industry and well Merchandising, Entrepreneurship • Fiber & Fabrics International Pvt. Ltd • Govind Kumar - Senior Manager, Business trained and experience faculty force helps the Management, Costing of Apparel Products, • Flipkart Development, Flipkart department to stay competitive and maintain Research Methodology, Apparel Quality • Indian Terrain • Harish M - Plant Head- Operations, Celebrity the long standing tradition of providing highly Management, Apparel Standard Specification & • Intimate Fashion India Pvt. Ltd Fashions Ltd. trained personnel in garment manufacturing Quality Control, Joint Venture & Acquisition, • L T Karle • Manoj Dubey - Category Manager - Menswear, setups. Project Management, Training & Development • Laguna Clothing Pantaloons Pvt. Ltd. of Supervisors, CSR Information Technology: • Landmark, Dubai • Mohit Sinha - Merchandising Manager, PTAmeya The multi-disciplinary four year programme Computerized Data Management, Structured • Levi Strauss Living Style, Indonesia with well integrated information systems gives System Analysis & Design, RDBMS, MIS, • Madura Garments • Nikhil Ranjan Agrawal -Q A Manager, Mothercare students insight on diktat of fashion VB.Net, Web Technology, ERP, E Commerce, • Matrix Clothing • Pankaj Kumar – Manager Merchandising, manufacturing business and keeps them abreast Auto CAD • Modern Denim Roverco Apparels with the latest and best methods and practices in • Neeti Clothing • Poojitha.V - Consultant, Technopak Advisor Pvt Ltd sewn product industry. It prepares professionals Textile: Fabric Science, Dyeing, Printing & • Norwest Industries Limited, Bangladesh• Ramesh - Factory Manager, Fatface Ltd who can significantly contribute to the fashion Finishing, Fabric Objective Measurement • Orient Craft (Indian liaison office) technology domain of the apparel industry by Fit Appreciation: Pattern Making, Apparel CAD • Pantaloons • Randhir Kumar – Manager Category, Adidas providing practical solutions to the industry. & Grading, Garment Construction Research • Rajesh Bheda Consulting • Saurabh Arya - Manager, Celebrity Fashions Project & Internships • Raymond Pvt Ltd • Shlok Hariramani - Marketing Manager, Madura • Reliance Brands Garments The programme equips students to pursue wide range of careers in areas of • Sabyasachi Couture • Shreeza Narayan - Merchandiser, Decathlon Garment Production, Quality Assurance, Garment Fit, Industrial Engineering, • Scotts Apparels Group • Shrey Sharma - Sr.Manager (Marketing), Amazon.in Product Development, Sourcing, Project Analysis, Production Planning, • Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd • Sumit Kharb - Manager (Operations), Vardhman Entrepreneur Development, Human Resource Management, System Analysis, • Silver Spark Apparel Ltd. Nisshinbo Garment Co Ltd. • Taffles • Wardhan Watsh - Manager, Decathlon, Bangladesh Software Application and Merchandising for retail and export. • Texport • The Shirt Company 15 16 MASTER PROGRAMMES AREAS OF STUDY

MASTER OF DESIGN Pedagogic approach is built on higher research EMPLOYERS STAR ALUMNI Chairperson: Ms. Rupa N Agarwal skills and systemic approach. Students graduating from this programme are equipped The Master of Design program inculcates to hold key positions in large fashion or • Microsoft • KhushbooHasija - User Experience Researcher at thinking towards a concept driven corporate houses, and in related fields like • Madura Garments Microsoft innovation for new business outcomes through accessories, craft, textiles, forecasting, special • Samsung • Anjali Dabas - Lead Designer (CMF) at Samsung higher research. The entire spectrum of ‘space’ needs, publications, media, lifestyle products, • Meena Bazaar Electronics available in the world of design is our play- new product development, graphics etc. based • Axind Software • SonalSrivastava - Lead Designer, Samsung ground. A ‘one of its kind’ program that on the area of specialization pursued by them. • Orient Craft • Bodhisatya Bhattacharya – Manager-Creatives welcomes aspirants from cross disciplines to • Visual Retailing – iShop Shape (Exhibitions and Retail concepts) at Pavilions & bring their existing skill sets and knowledge Design Research, Visual and Design Culture, • Pantaloons Retail Interiors India Pvt. Ltd. base to interact with design and develop fresh Language of Fashion, Trends Research and • AB Design Habit • Ity Sharma – Designer at JJ Expo IMPO perspectives. Areas like sociology, art, architec- Forecasting, Design for Special Needs, Craft and • Provouge • Nalini Singh- Research Manager, IMRB ture, economics, biotechnology & sciences in- Costume studies, Sustainable Systems, • Dorling Kindersley • PritiVini – Designer, Landmark group UAE teract with design to throw up new perspectives Experiential design, Design Thinking, Design • Punikim • VeenaYadav – Visual Merchandiser Designer –M&S in viewing clothing habits of tribal community, Methods, Space and Interactive Design, Cluster • Future Group • Nuamneimawi - Future Group as Designer developing microwave friendly Indian terra- visits, IPR, Professional Practices, • Rangasutra • Neha Singh- Fashion Stylist, Future Group cotta, size sets for petite women, fuel trends for Entrepreneurship & Business Plan Development • Images Fashion Magazine • Wasvika Saini- Design Researcher CS Direct a leading car manufacturer in India, museum are some of our core areas. • Reebok • RichaJambhurkar- Project coordinator (R & D) design, developing games for children with • Images Retail Intelligence Service Dept., Spectrum International Pvt. Ltd. cerebral palsy, ergonomic issues of in-flight The course culminates with Dissertation in the • Seasons Furnishings • Darshita Modi- Designer, Archana Kochhar catering system and many more. These projects final semester. • Centre for Knowledge Studies • Sachin Singh- Regional Visual merchandiser South ensure NIFT’s foray into niche industries. • Shoppers Stop zone at Madura At Design Space, user-centered approach to The programme prepares students to • CS Direct • Khushali Ashar- Design Researcher & Creative design has led to build bridges with organiza- hold key positions in corporates, academia, • Suhaag Textiles Clothing visualizer at Freedom tree Design tions that place research as a key driver for government and development sector as • Jharcraft • Suruchi Kasari-UX/Visual Designer at Think Design innovation. User experience designer, Fashion • Technopak Collabrative Pvt. Ltd. This program offers an interdisciplinary focus forecaster, trend analyst, Product devel- • Leela Creation • Shuchi Agrawal- Designer at CuroCarte-Svatantra by understanding that Design is a field of oper, Design researcher and CSR executive. • Various Designers and Academia online services Pvt. Ltd.(Aditya Birla Group) amalgamation of various disciplines, which Equipped with skills in Design thinking • Annapoorani M- UX/UX Designer, CuroCarte- results in innovative design practices, the and research, the graduates also foray into Svatantra online services Pvt. Ltd. outcome of which will be the diverse Design becoming entrepreneurs. industry projects.

17 18 MASTER PROGRAMMES AREAS OF STUDY EMPLOYERS Fashion Marketing • Esprit • Li & Fung • Textiles Network MASTER OF FASHION Industry Management • Fabindia • Lifestyle • The Home Store MANAGEMENT Global Marketing • FCUK • Lintas • Steve & Barrys Consumer Behaviour & • Federated Group • Marks& Spencer • Tommy Hilfiger Chairperson: Dr. G. Hari Shankar Prasad Fashion Brand Management • Forever New • Mast Lanka • Trent Ltd. CRM • Francis Wacziarg • MCannErickron • Triburg The objective of the two year Master of Fashion Economic Analysis • Future Group • Mckinsey • Trident Management (MFM) Programme (erstwhile Fashion Forecasting & Product Development • GAP India • Metro Cash & Carry • Triveni Clothing AMM), started in 1987, is to develop Statistics and Statistical Software • Genesis Colours • Monalisa • Tukatech managerial talents in the field of marketing, Marketing Research • Givo • NEXT • VF- Arvind merchandising and retailing best suited to the Information Technology • Gucci • Nike Inc. • Vishal Mega Mart requirements of the garment export and Supply Chain Management • HSBC • Nokia • Welspun fashion retail sectors. Students undergo Operations Research • ICICI • Ogilvy & Mather • WestylesInt’L rigorous education in buying, merchandising Fashion Merchandising • India Bulls • Orient Clothing • Wipro (retail and export), retail operations, forecast- Management Accounting • Indian Terrain • Orient Craft • Yebhi.com ing, international marketing, international Retail Merchandising & Financial Management • Infosys • Orient Fashion • YKK trade practices and project formulation. Export Merchandising • ITC Wills Lifestyle • Piramyd • Zara They are exposed to creative merchandising/ Human Resource • Sun Microsystems • Planet Retail Holdings • Zodiac marketing, innovative fashion management Fashion Retail Management • Taj Hotels • Prateck lifestyle practices, directions of fashion trends and Retail Buying and Category • Tata International • Puma STAR ALUMNI business practices through field visits and Legal Environment of Business • TCNS • Raymond industry internships. They have the right blend • Devangshu Dutta - CEO, Third Eye Sight Brand & In-Store Communication • ITC Infotech • Reach Technologies of hard and soft skills and possess the right at- • Pallab Banerjee - Director, GAP Strategic Management • JC Penny • Reebok titude to enter the middle management of any • Darshan Bhat - Director, Creatnet Intellectual Property Rights • JDA • Reliance Brands growing organisation. • Mridul Das Gupta - Country Manager, Overview of Global Fashion • JWT • Reliance Retail JC Penney Professional Practices • Koutons • Royal Sporting House • Nikhil Mohan - CMD, Blackberrys • Kimaya Fashions • SAP • Sanjay Shukla - DMM, Triburg Sportswear • Lacoste • Shoppers Stop • Sanjeev Mohanty - Managing Director • Landmark • SnapDeal.com The programme prepares students for positions in areas of Fashion South East Asia, Benetton • Leo Burnetts • Spencers • Vijay Chauhan - Country Head, Marketing & Merchandising, Retail & Mall Management, Brand Management, • Lerros • Technopak Retail Buying, Global Sourcing, Product Development, Export Merchandising, Adidas, Indonesia • Levis • Tesco • Vineet Kapoor - Head Merchandising, ITC Management Consulting,Fashion Education, Retail Technology, Supply Chain and • Atul Ujagar, Country Manager – NIKE Customer Relationship in the sectors of apparel & lifestyle.

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• Alok Industries • Arvind Mills • Asmara,Vietnam • BemaThai,Thailand MASTER PROGRAMMES AREAS OF STUDY • Busana Apparel Group, Indonesia For both Operations and Strategy MASTER OF FASHION • Celebrity Fashions Ltd • Decathalon TECHNOLOGY Fit Appreciation: Pattern Appreciation • Denimach Limited Bangladesh Chairperson: Prof. Jomichan S Pattathil • Exodus Knitwear Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering: • Future Group Master of Fashion Technology (MFT) is a flagship Manufacturing Process, Technology for • Holit International Indonesia programme of NIFT and equips the Apparel Production, Control of Production • Impulse STAR ALUMNI student to take up leadership positions in apparel Process, Plant Layout & Facility Design • Inditex manufacturing. It trains them to adapt to the • Indochine, UK & China • Abhishek Kumar, Co-founder and Principal Consultant, changes in the apparel sector and take strategic Management: IPR, HRM, Apparel • Isex Fashion Apparel Consulting & Sourcing services decision to lead them to success. This two year pro- Marketing & Merchandizing, Costing of Ap- • ITC • Adarsh Sharan, CEO, Matrix Clothing gramme is exclusively designed for engineers. The parel Products, Entrepreneurship Manage- • J.J Export Import • Akhilesh Anand CEO, Network Clothing ltd scientific knowledge combined with specific focus ment, Research Methodology, Apparel • Jabong • Amitabh Suri, COO, Indian Terrain to apparel technology and operations lead to Quality Management, Professional Practice • Kimaya • Anil Mishra, Country Manager, Asmara, Vietnam creation of human resource which is amalgamation • Laguna clothing • Gaurav Govind, Manager- Buying (Apparel), Wal mart of operation and strategic thinking capabilities. Textiles: Fabric Study (woven & knits), • Matrix Clothing • Manish Bajpai, VP- Marketing, Shahi Exports Dyeing & Printing • Must Garments, • Mausmai Ambashtha, CEO IntelloCut The industry responsive course curriculum, state- • Neeti Clothing • Mrinal Kanti Sarkar, Head- Production & Quality, Rupa & of-art infra structure, practical insights in real Information Technology: Enterprise Resource • Orient Craft Company world through constant and dynamic interactions Planning. Research Project & Internships • Raymond • Nidhi Dua, Country Manager, M&S with apparel industry and well trained and • Reliance Trends • Nitin Mohan, Managing Partne, BlackBerrys. experienced faculty force helps the department to For Operations: Pattern Engineering, • Roverco Apparels • Prem Kumar, MD, TNT Creative Resources Company, stay competitive and maintain the long standing Garment Construction, Apparel CAD, • Rupa & Co Vietnam tradition of providing highly trained personnel in Maintenance Engineering, • Scotts Apparels Group • Rajesh Nautiyal, General Manager, Holit International, garment manufacturing setups. Productivity and Work Study, Ergonomics & • Shahi Export House Indonesia Work Place Engineering • Silver Spark Apparel Ltd. • Rakesh Ranjan, Sourcing head of India, H&M The programme is techno-managerial in nature • Technopak Advisors • Romi Agarwal CEO, Apparel Division Alok Industries and provides integrated information in field of For Strategy: Apparel Technology • Texport Garments • Sanjeev Wadhawa, Director, TMS Fashion, Indonesia apparel technology and management. The Pro- Management, Computer integrated • TMS Fashion Indonesia • Shankar Chatterjee- Transport and Customs Team Manager; gramme offers two specializations: ‘Operations’ for Manufacturing, Retail Technology, Interna- • Triburg India Zone Oxylane (Decathlon) tactile / hands-on knowledge of the apparel sector; tional Business, Logistics & Supply Chain • Triumph International India • Shashi Bhushan, GM – Operations, Silver Spark Apparel Ltd., and ‘Strategy’ to provide best strategic solutions. Management, Finance Management and Web Pvt. Ltd. Raymond Based Data Management • Turtle • Vimarsh Razdaan, Associate VP, Orient Craft Gurgaon The programme equips students to contribute in areas of Apparel Technology • Walmart • Vipin Atri, Managing Director, Bema Thai, Thailand Management, Industrial Engineering, Quality Management, Production Manage- • Wazir Advisors ment, Garment Fit, Supply Chain & Logistic Management, Merchandising, CSR, Business Analysis, Research & Development and Consultancy in the global fashion industry. 21 22 www.nift.ac.in