NIFT Hyderabad: Courses, Fees, Facilities

Placements & Internships : At the end of the 6th semester, students are required to take a summer internship under the desired designer or import/export house at National Institute of Fashion Technology. The college helps in finding t

Placements & Internships : At the end of the 6th semester, students are required to take a summer internship under the desired designer or import/export house at National Institute of Fashion Technology. The college helps in finding the internship. The duration of the internship is 2 months and it gives students the necessary exposure of the industry work culture. At the end of the fourth year, there are on-campus placements and students allowed to travel to any centre of NIFT (Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai) and sit for job interviews. Although off-campus search is always recommended. 

Academics & Faculty : Fashion Design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad is a one it's kind course. The course duration is four years. The first year constitutes of the Foundation Programme in which students from all disciplines are taught the basics of design. The next six semesters are focused on apparel design and aesthetics. Contrary to popular belief, fashion design at NIFT is a LOT of work. We have 10 subjects each semester with classes that start from 9 is to 6 pm in the evening. If a workload is not an issue and you're really passionate about going in the field of apparel design then the course is brilliant. We are taught the basics of stitching, fashion illustrating, pattern making, draping and design history. Alongside design subjects; a variety of important modules like marketing, merchandising and business development is also taught. We have internal submissions, midterm submissions and end term exams/ submissions. At the end of the 4th semester, the students are taken to different villages of Andhra/ Telangana in the summer to study the traditional art and craft of the particular village. It is a 20-day report making the programme. At the end of the 6th semester, students are required to take a summer internship under a desired designer or import/export house. The college helps in finding the same In the 7th semester, we have a choice to select 2 electives out of the given four and one electives that are offered by other departments. In the 8th-semester, students work on their final design collection, with a fashion show that happens in May. The professors are best at what they do, and over the course, you'll find them to be extremely approachable. Although methods of learning are strict, i.e Attendance is a major issue, submissions and deadlines are frequent and not very flexible; the content and knowledge of what we learn in 4 years are outstanding. Being a fourth-year student I am confident of going into any clothing line and other disciplines like Fashion styling, Fashion Photography, Visual Merchandising, Fashion Management, Design Forecasting.

College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities : Labs are equipped with necessary machines, dress forms and boards to work on at National Institute of Fashion Technology. Labs are open till 8 to 9 pm for students to finish their work but raw material such as fabric, stationery is at the student's expense. These costs are a must to keep in mind before joining NIFT. The classes are spacious and the campus is beautiful. The Resource Center (Library) is a treat to fashion readers. It has all relevant books and journals. Magazines, biographies and design references alongside desktops for students to access the internet at the centre. NIFT Hyderabad has a huge field, a basketball court, TT and badminton area.

Fees & Scholarships : Bank loans are available for students for the education. A lot of subsidies are provided to students coming from different social and economic backgrounds at National Institute of Fashion Technology. 

Clubs & Associations : Extracurricular activities are less in comparison to other colleges at National Institute of Fashion Technology, mostly because of the workload. Nonetheless we have different clubs such as Dramatics, Sports, Literary and regular competitions and events. NIFT students are regular participants in fests and events of other colleges. NIFT Spectrum held in the month of February is the official fest of the college. Other colleges are also invited and various events including fashion shows are held. It is a two-day event. Converge is an annual inter-NIFT in which students from all centres of NIFT participate in various sports, dramatics and quizzing events. NIFT Hyderabad has won the trophy several times and has hosted the event as well.