14 December, 2012

NIFT convocation to award degrees 200 students

Date 10 Dec 2012 12:52:01 IST , Times of India    Tags: Fashion Design

National Institute of Fashion Technology(NIFT), Gandhinagar, is conducting its convocation for the passing out graduates and post-graduates of the session ending 2012 within the premises of the institute. In the convocation, 139 graduates and 61 post-graduates will be awarded their degrees.

First batch of 30 students of the post-graduate programme from NIFT-Jodhpur will also be awarded their degrees. Shri A.Sakthivel, Board of Governor, Member & Chairman, A.E.P.C. will the chief guest for the Convocation & Mr. Shaleen Toshniwal, Joint M.D., Banswara Syntex Ltd, will be the guest of honour. Mr. P.K. Gera,(I.A.S.), Director General, NIFT will also be present. The convocation will be followed by NIFT-Gandhinagar Alumni Meet wherein Gandhinagar chapter will be formed under the aegis of NIFTAA.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology was set up by the Government of India in 1986 as an autonomous society in collaboration with the Fashion Technology(FIT), New York, to train professionals to meet the requirements of the textiles industry.

The Institute has pioneered the evolution of fashion business education across the country through its network of 15 centres at New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Bhopal, Shillong, Kannur, Jodhpur , Bhubaneshwar, Rae Bareli and Kangra.

NIFT, besides conducting regular professional undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in design, management and technology, also offers short duration part-time courses under its Continuing Education(CE) programme.