NIFT History

How many Campuses of NIFT located in India, tell me? I want to get details about history of NIFT to complete my project. I don’t have any information about history about it, so please give following information as soon as possible. Give me official website where I can get history?

Can you tell me when was NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology) established? Also list me the names of members of Administrative and Academic Department of the Institute?

[Neelu Bhasin]

NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology), a premier Institute of Design, Management and Technology has been playing a crucial role in benchmarking performance and processes in the areas of fashion education, research and development, training and consultancy.

Set up in 1986, NIFT is the pioneering institute of fashion education in India and has been in the frontline of providing professional human resource to the textile and apparel industry.

It was made a statutory institute in 2006 by an Act of the Indian Parliament with the President of India as ‘Visitor’ and has full-fledged campuses all across India.

Over the years it has also been working as a knowledge service provider to the Union and State governments in the area of design development and positioning of handlooms and handicrafts.


Administrative Setup

Sh. Shantmanu
Director General- NIFT

Smt. Richa Gaharwar
Chief Vigilance Officer

Prof. Dr. Suhail Anwar
Head (Projects) & Director (Admin) -Additional Charge

Shri B.K. Pandey
Chief Accounts Officer & Director (F&A) -Additional Charge

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
Director (NRC) & Director ( IT )

Registrar and Board Secretary

Mr. Raj Singh
Deputy Director (Projects)

Ms. Rajbala
Deputy Director (Admissions)

Ms. Rajni Shah
Assistant Board Secretary cum Legal Officer

Rahul Tyagi
Deputy Director (F&A-I)

Supriya Misra
Deputy Director (F&A-II)


Academic Setup


Prof. Dr. Sharmila J. Dua
Dean (Academics)

Prof. Dr. Anupam Jain
Chairperson (Dept. of FC)

Prof. Dr. Archana Gandhi
Head (Research)

Prof. Annaji Sarma
Chairperson (Dept. of FMS)

Prof. Binwant Kaur
Head (International & Domestic Linkages)

Prof. Dr. Monika Gupta
Head (CE & Diploma Prog.)

Prof. Dr. M. K. Gandhi
Head ( ERP) & Controller of Examination (Additional Charge)

Prof. Dr. Malini Divakala
Chairperson (Dept. of F&A - FD )

Prof. Dr. M. Aravendan
Chairperson (Dept. of LD )

Mr. Nitin Kulkarni
Assistant Professor Chairperson (Dept. of Design Space)

Prof. Dr. Raghuram Jayaraman
Head (Industry & Alumni Affairs)

Prof. Dr. Ruby Kashyap Sood
Chairperson (Dept. of TD)

Prof. Dr. Sudha Dhingra
Head (FOTD, FDP, Bridge Prog.)

Prof. Dr. Suhail Anwar
Head (Projects) & Director (Admin) -Additional Charge

Prof. S.P. Jomichan
Chairperson (Dept. of F. Tech)

Prof. Dr. Vibhavari Kumar
Chairperson (FP)

Prof. Sunitha Vasan
Chairperson (KD)

Prof. Usha Narasimhan
Head (Cluster)

Prof. Dr. Varsha Gupta
Head (CCC)

Prof. Vijay Kumar Dua
Head (Academic Affairs)

Prof. Dr. Yathindra L.
Chairperson (Dept. of F&LA)


Contact Detail:
National Institute of Fashion Technology
Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park,
New Delhi, India 110016
Tel: +91-1126542000