EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
for Setting up of
NIFT Overseas
Centres in UAE, Singapore/Malaysia
National
Institute of fashion technology was set up in 1986 under the
aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has
emerged as the premier
institute
of
Design
, Management and Technology developing professionals for taking up
leadership positions, fashion business in the emerging
global scenario.
The
institute is a pioneer in envisioning and evolving fashion
business education in the country through a network of
professionally managed centers all over
India
–
Delhi
, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai,
Gandhinagar,
Bangalore
,
Hyderabad
and Rae Bareli. The first
overseas centre of NIFT in
Mauritius
is likely to be made
operational from July, 2008.NIFT Act 2006 published in the
Gazette of India on
14th July, 2006
confers Statutory Status on
NIFT and empowers the institute to award degrees and other
academic distinctions. The president of
India
is the “Visitor” of the
institute under the said Act.
NIFT is
exploring the possibility of setting up of overseas centres,
one in the UAE and the other either in
Singapore
/or in
Malaysia
in collaboration with
reputed partners having an established presence and
credentials in the respective regions. Interested
organizations/partners may send their initial correspondence
with all details considered necessary towards this purpose
as well as may specifically mention any important salient
features which may favour their selection by NIFT.
It may
kindly be understood that the proposed NIFT centres shall
work strictly as per NIFT policy and guidelines in all
matters and students graduating out of the said centre shall
be awarded NIFT degrees in various disciplines.
Interested
organizations/promoters may send the preliminary request so
that further details, as may be required by NIFT, can be
sought from them. The request with supporting documents may
be sent to: