The National Institute of Fashion Technology ( NIFT Kolkata) is one of the prestigious government owned Fashion Institute in East India.
Founded in the year 1995 NIFT Kolkata offers various degrees at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels – B.Des, B.F.Tech, MFM and Diploma Course in Clothing and Fashion management. The NIFT Kolkata campus has proven to be a remarkable centre for aspiring young and creative fashion students since its inception. Also, NIFT Kolkata is one of the oldest institutes in the NIFT fraternity.
Here are the complete details regarding the NIFT Kolkata Campus.
NIFT Kolkata Courses
The courses offered in NIFT Kolkata range from Bachelors to Masters. Here are all the NIFT Kolkata Courses for the candidates. Before applying for the NIFT Candidates must take note of the courses available at the Institute of their choice.
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Fashion Technology
- Masters of Fashion Management
- Diploma Course in Clothing and Fashion Technology
All the courses offered at the institute have a seat intake of 30 except for Diploma course in Clothing and fashion technology which has an intake of 40.
NIFT Kolkata Admission Process
The NIFT Kolkata Admission Process is fairly simple to understand for the candidates. Admission through NIFT is only on the basis of the merit of a candidate and to assess that, NIFT conducts NIFT Entrance Exam annually.
However, before applying for the NIFT Entrance exam the candidates must go through the NIFT admission eligibility criteria. As if any candidate is ineligible he/she will not be granted admission.
The online application form for the admissions in NIFT will conclude on 28 December 2018. So, the interested candidates must register before the deadline.
The application fees for the NIFT entrance Exam is Rs.1500 for the general category students and Rs. 750 for the SC/ST candidates.
NIFT Kolkata Fees
Here is the NIFT Kolkata Fees Structure for the candidates to refer.
| Course | Fees ( Annual) |
| Bachelor of Design | 2,12,500 |
| B.F.Tech | 2,12,500 |
| Master’s of Fashion Management | 1,95,000 |
| Master’s of Fashion Technology | 65,000 |
NIFT Ranking
Ranked 9 for Fashion Design by India Today in the year 2017.
NIFT Placements
The recent placements were held in 7 campuses out of 16 NIFT campuses namely in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Chandigarh and Hyderabad. In the campus placements, 401 companies were registered and they were offering an accumulative of 2011 job positions.
In the placements, a total of 1709 registered for the placements out of which 1470 got placed in various companies.
Major Recruiters
- SnapDeal
- Max Fashion
- Lifestyle
- Amazon
- Flipkart
- Oracle
- Meena Bazar
- vishal Management
- Reliance Trends
Salary Offered
In the placements, the highest package offered was of 11.5 lakhs, while the average package ranges between 4 lakhs to 7 lakhs.
NIFT Contact Details
NIFT Kolkata Address –
National Institute of Fashion Technology
Plot – 3B, Block-LA,
Sector III, Salt Lake City,
Kolkata, INDIA 700098
Tel: +91-33-23357332
So, these were all the details regarding the NIFT Campus of Kolkata. Candidates must keep in mind that the campus is not allotted to a candidate as per their will. Rather a campus is allotted to a candidate on the basis of rank scored in the NIFT Entrance Exam. Also, NIFT Entrance Exam is the only mode of admission for all of the NIFT campuses.
