DESIGN MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY 32nd Annual Report 2017 - 2018 National Institute of Fashion Technology A Statutory Institute governed by the NIFT Act 2006 Ministry of Textiles, Government of India NIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, Opposite Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110016 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 32nd Annual Report 2017-18 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 CONTENTS 6 NIFT Organisational Setup 125 Information Technology 10 NIFT - Introduction 126 Enterprise Resource Planning 19 Foundation Programme Industry Connect and 127 Campus Placements 22 Fashion Design 131 Corporate Communication Cell 31 Leather Design 134 PhD and Research 39 Textile Design Faculty Orentation Training 136 and Development 51 Knitwear Design Projects - Consultancy 138 Projects Fashion & Lifestyle Continuing Education 57 Accessories 140 Programme Fashion Communication 61 143 Admissions Fashion Management Studies 75 144 Convocation Fashion Technology 80 Student Development Activities – Fashion Design Space 145 Spectrum/Converge 89 Campus Reports International & 146 94 Domestic Linkages Auditor’s Report & International Conference 195 Statement of Accounts 98 NIFT Campuses National Resource Centre 244 100 Cluster Development Inititative 101 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 NIFT Organisational Setup BOARD OF GOVERNORS Members as on March 2018 S. No. Name & Designation of BOG Members Address 1 Mr. Chetan Chauhan, Chairman, BOG - NIFT D-202, Nagarjuna Apartment, Mayur (from 3rd June, 2016 to 23rd June, 2017) Vihar, Phase-I, New Delhi Mr. Rajesh V. Shah, Chairman, BOG - NIFT 7 Shah House, Jankikutur, Prithvi (from 24th June, 2017 till date) Theatre Lane, Juhu, Mumbai 2 Ms. Kanimozhi, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, 14-1, First Main Road, CIT Colony, Rajya Sabha Mylapore, Chennai 3 Ms. Poonam Mahajan, Hon’ble Member of 101, Param House, Shanty Nagar, Parliament, Lok Sabha CST Road Santacruz East, Near Hotel Grand Hayat, Mumbai 4 Ms. V. Sathyabama, Hon’ble Member of No. 9, Sri Nagar, Cutchery Street, Parliament, Lok Sabha Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu 5 Mr. J.K Dadoo, IAS, AS&FA, MoT (from 4th Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi May, 2016 to 31st December, 2017 ) Dr. Subhash Chandra Pandey, IA&AS, SS&FA, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Industry of Commerce (from January, New Delhi 2018 till date) 6 Ms. Aditi Das Rout, Trade Advisor, MoT (from Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi 4th May, 2016 to 6th September, 2017) Mr. Puneet Agarwal, IAS, Joint Secretary, MoT (from 6th September, 2017 till date) 7 Ms. Ishita Roy, IAS, Joint Secretary, MHRD Ministry of Human Resource Development, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 8 Ms. Shikha Tyagi (from 4th May, 2016 to 11th 368, AGCR Enclave, Opp. October, 2017) Karkardooma Court, Delhi Mr. Gaurang Shah, Designer (from 12th Indian Emporium, G Pulla Reddy October, 2017 till date) Building, Begumpet, Hyderabad 9 Mr. Jatinder V. Sehgal (from 4th May, 2016 to 3/20, 3rd Floor, Nehru Enclave 11th October, 2017) Kalkaji Extension, New Delhi Ms. Anavila Misra, Textile Designer (from 12th Dhairya Apartment, 11th Road, Near October, 2017 till date) Madhu Park, Khar (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra 10 Mr. Balkrishan Goenka, Chairman Welspun Chairman, Welspun Group, Welspun Group (from 4th May, 2016 to 11th October, House 7th Floor, Kamala Mills 2017) Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai Mr. Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Designer (from 12th Sabyasachi Couture, 80/2, Topsia October, 2017 till date) Road South, Maruti Bagan, Kolkata, West Bengal 6 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 11 Ms. Vandana Kohli, Filmmaker, Musician and Apartment # 6, Breach Candy Writer Gardens, 76 Bhulabhai Desai Road (Opposite Premsons), Breach Candy, Mumbai 12 Mr. Sunil Sethi, Chairman, Fashion Design 209, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase Council of India III, Near Modi Flour Mill, Okhla, New Delhi 13 Ms. Ruby Yadav (from 3rd June, 2016 to 23rd 694, Rajokri, Opp. Govt. Girls October, 2017) Primary School, New Delhi Mr. Sanjay Lalbhai, Chairman & Managing Railwaypura Post, Naroda Road, Director Arvind Ltd. (from 24th October, 2017 Ahmedabad, Gujarat till date) 14 Mr. P.K Gupta, Chairman-Sharda Group of Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park III, Institutions & Chancellor, Sharda University Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 15 Ms. Sarada Muraleedharan, IAS, DG-NIFT National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 7 NIFT OFFICERS Head Office as on March 2018 Ms. Sarada Muraleedharan, IAS Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Prof. Dr. Suhail Anwar Director General Director (NRC) & Information Technology Head (Projects) Ms. Pramila Sharan, IRS Ms. Simesh Verma Dr. Varsha Gupta Additional Director General Registrar & Board Secretary Head (Corporate Communication Cell) Ms. Sushma Singh, IRS Mr. D P Solanki Prof. Dr. M. K Gandhi Chief Vigilance Officer Joint Director (Head Office) Head (ERP) Mr. B.K. Pandey Ms. Rajni Shah Prof. Dr. Raghuram Jayaraman Chief Account Officer & Director Asst. Board Secretary & Legal Officer Head (Industry and Alumni Affairs) (Finance & Accounts) (I/c) Prof. Dr. Sharmila J. Dua Prof. Dr. Monika Gupta Ms. Usha Narasimhan Dean (Academics) Head(Continuing Education & Diploma Head (Cluster) Programme) Mr. Vijay Kumar Dua Prof. Dr. Shalini Sud Dr. Archana Gandhi Head (Academic Affairs) Head (International & Domestic Linkages) Head (Research) Prof. Kavita Saluja Head (FOTD, FDP & Bridge) CHAIRPERSONS of Academic Departments as on March 2018 Mr. Nitin Kulkarni Mr. M. Annaji Sarma Dr. M. Aravendan Department of Design Space Department of Fashion Management Department of Leather Design Studies Prof. Anupam Jain Prof. Jomichan S. Pattathil Dr. Ruby Kashyap Sood Department of Fashion Communication Department of Fashion Technology Department of Textile Design Prof. Dr. Malini Divakala Ms. Savita Sheoran Rana Department of Fashion Design Foundation Programme Dr. Yathindra L Ms. Sunitha Vasan Department of Fashion & Lifestyle Department of Knitwear Design Accessories 8 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 NIFT OFFICERS Campuses as on March 2018 BENGALURU KANGRA RAEBARELI Prof. V. Sivalingam Prof. (Dr.) Sibichan Mathew Dr. Bharat Sah Campus Director Campus Director (I/c) Campus Director Mr. M. Muthukumar Mr. D. K. Rangra Mr. Akhil Sahai Joint Director Joint Director Joint Director BHOPAL KANNUR SHILLONG Mr. U.S. Tolia Dr. N Elangovan Prof. Monika Aggarwal Campus Director Campus Director Campus Director Prof. Sameer Sood Mr. G. Ramesh Babu Mr. Mrinal Sajwan Joint Director (I/c) Joint Director Joint Director (I/c) CHENNAI KOLKATA SRINAGAR (J&K) Prof. Dr. Anitha Mabel Manohar Col. Subroto Biswas ( Retd ) Sh. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, IAS Campus Director Campus Director Campus Director (I/c) Mr. B. Narasimhan Mr. Khushal Jangid Joint Director Joint Director DELHI MUMBAI JODHPUR Prof. Dr. Vandana Narang Prof. (Dr.) Pavan Godiawala Dr. Vijaya Deshmukh Campus Director Campus Director (I/c) Campus Director Ms. Neenu Teckchandani Mr. Brijesh Deore Joint Director Joint Director GANDHINAGAR PATNA VARANASI (Sub Centre) Mr. Arindam Das Prof. Sanjay Shrivastava Mr. S. K. Jha Campus Director Campus Director Joint Director Mr. N. B. Vaishnav Mr. N. S. Bora Joint Director Joint Director HYDERABAD BHUBANESWAR Prof. V. Sivalingam Prof. Sanjay Shrivastava Campus Director (I/c) Campus Director (I/c) Dr. G. H. S Prasad Joint Director (I/c.) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 9 National Institute of Fashion Technology Introduction National Institute of Fashion Technology is a leader practitioners, education enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, in fashion education, integrating knowledge, academic creative thinkers, researchers and analysts. freedom, critical independence and creative thinking. Through its journey, NIFT has strengthened its The institute’s strong presence of three decades academic strategy. Invigorating thought leadership, stands as a testimony to its fundamentals, where research stimulus, industry focus, creative enterprise academic excellence lies at the core. The Institute has and peer learning have reinforced the institute’s stood as a beacon of serious critical engagement, and academic bedrock. Fostering a new generation a key enabler in developing competent professionals. of creative thinkers, the institute is empowered to award degrees in undergraduate, post graduate and Set up in 1986, NIFT is the pioneering institute of doctoral studies. Articulating the ideology of world- fashion education in our country and has been in the class learning practices, the institute has entered into vanguard of providing professional human resource to strategic alliances with leading international institutes. the textile and apparel industry. It was made a statutory NIFT is committed to academic excellence in fashion institute in 2006 by an Act of the Indian Parliament with education. The vision of the institute embraces the President of India as ‘Visitor’ and has full fledged challenges and provides the impetus in setting highest campuses