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NIFT Jodhpur Highlights Fashion Opportunities and Proposed Amaravati Campus
NIFT Jodhpur is a school where students learn about fashion, design and management.
Its director said creative young people can find many opportunities in these fields.
NIFT began with one campus in Delhi in 1986.
It now has 20 campuses across India.
The Jodhpur campus offers bachelor’s and master’s programmes.
It has 26 teachers and reports that 90 per cent of students get campus placements.
The director also discussed a possible NIFT campus in Amaravati.
He said it could help people improve and market products such as toys and sarees from Andhra Pradesh.
NIFT Jodhpur Director G Hari Shankar Prasad said the institute offers major opportunities in fashion and design.
NIFT began in Delhi in 1986 and now has 20 campuses across India.
The Jodhpur campus offers four-year bachelor’s programmes in Design and Technology and a two-year master’s programme in Management.
The campus has 26 faculty members and reports a 90 per cent placement record.
Prasad said a proposed NIFT campus in Amaravati could support skills and marketing for Andhra Pradesh handicrafts and handlooms.
- Who
- NIFT Jodhpur Director G Hari Shankar Prasad spoke to visiting journalists from Andhra Pradesh.
- What
- He described NIFT’s education and placement opportunities and discussed a proposed campus in Amaravati.
- Where
- At NIFT Jodhpur’s new 20-acre campus in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
- When
- During the journalists’ visit; NIFT’s annual open admission process begins in December.
- Why
- The proposed Amaravati campus could help build skills and create marketing avenues for Andhra Pradesh’s handicrafts and handlooms.
Key facts
- Institution
- National Institute of Fashion Technology, Jodhpur
- National expansion
- NIFT has grown from its first Delhi campus in 1986 to 20 campuses across India.
- Legal status
- NIFT became a statutory body under the NIFT Act, 2006.
- Jodhpur programmes
- Four-year bachelor’s programmes in Design and Technology, plus a two-year master’s programme in Management.
- Faculty
- 26 faculty members
- Placement record
- 90 per cent campus placement record
- Admission
- Open admissions begin in December each year.
- Proposed location
- Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
Sources
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