Membership

Membership of the Resource Centre (RC) is open to industry professionals, self-employed, outstation members and other educational institutions besides the students and the faculty of NIFT. Membership of RC enables a member to refer to the print and non-print collections of audio-visual and other materials.

Registration

Following categories can register for membership on payment of fees indicated below:

Students of NIFT  

Students of Regular programmes – Security deposit & annual fee charged along with tuition fee.
                                                          (Please refer to the Student Rules & Regulations Book)

 
Students of Continuing Education (CE) programmes

·      Security Deposit                                                          Rs.3000.00**

·      Annual Fee (six months and more)                               Rs.2500.00

·      Six months or less                                                       Rs.1500.00

NIFT Alumni (only diploma holders)

·      Security deposit                                                           Rs.5000.00**

·      Annual Fee                                                                  Rs.3000.00

<An alumnus of NIFT will submit a copy of his/her diploma at the time of registration>

Other Academic Institutions

·      Security deposit                                                           Rs.10,000.00**

·      Annual Fee (Individual Faculty)                                 Rs.3000.00

·      Annual Fee (Individual Student)                                 Rs.2500.00

< Membership is granted to a limited number of students & faculty of listed institutions only. Membership to students is granted for the duration of the academic session only>

Industry

< The application of the firm should be signed by an authorized signatory of the firm with seal of the office. Minimum two borrowers’ cards with two access cards will be issued to the firm only. The cards are transferable. Security deposit of Rs.10,000.00 can be utilized for five borrowers’ cards only.   For additional cards the firm will pay additional fees.  All dealings will be with the authorized signatory of the firm only. The firm will be responsible for all borrowed items.>

Others (Individuals)

Outstation (Reference only)

·      Rs.1500.00 - Six months

·     Rs.3000.00 - 1 year (annual fee)

** Refund of Security deposit.

For refund of security deposit you can download the form or collect it from the RC Circulation Counter. If a member fails to return an overdue book within 180 days from the due date, three times the cost of the borrowed book and over due fines will be deducted from the security deposit.

Fees for special services  

a)     Forecast services

A member can avail of annual forecast membership only after registering as a member in any of the above categories.

b)     Other Services

Mode of payment

Payment of fees only in cash or demand draft drawn in favour of NIFT. A member, except a Corporate member, will submit two passport size photographs (three photographs, if the member opts for transferable forecast membership) alongwith duly filled application form and bank receipt.  No photographs are required for Corporate membership.  One access card will be issued to every member that he/she is required to carry whenever he/she visits RC. Members who pay for borrowing facilities will also get bar-coded borrowers’ cards. Forecast cards will be issued to all those who opt for forecast services.

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP (download)

Borrowing Facilities  

Categories                               No. of books                            Loan period

Students                                   1                                              7 days

Industry                                    1 per card                                7days

All other non-NIFTian
                         members         1                                              7 days

<Reference collections, periodicals, audio-visual materials & other non-print materials are not issued out>

Overdue Charges

Categories                                         Overdue Charges

Students & all outsiders                        Rs.5.00 per day for the first 3 days
                                                         Rs.10.00 per day thereafter.

Loss of Book (s)  

In case of loss of a book, the member will either replace the same title (same or latest edition) or pay three times the cost of the book lost. Lost or damaged books must be paid for before other book(s) can be issued.

Penalty for pilferage  

If any member is caught carrying any unissued material out of RC, he/she will pay a fine of Rs.2500.00. The member will be debarred from entering the RC for six months only.