Master of Fashion Technology (M.FTech.) 

at NIFT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar

Bachelor Design is a 4 year professional UG course offerings various specializations like fashion designing, industrial design, textile design, product design and many more. Fashion technology is essentially any innovative tech that creates contemporary tools for the industry, whether they improve fashion production or consumption.

Yes, candidates are required to appear for NIFT Entrance Exam, followed by a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) round. The total course fee for the MFTech course is INR 5.86 lakh. The course duration is 2 years. NIFT Gandhinagar is affiliated with the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.

NIFT Gandhinagar has a broad relationship with leading recruiters in the fashion and design industries. Fabindia, Tanishq, Bata, Liberty, H&M, Zara, Marks & Spencer, Myntra, Amazon Fashion, Nykaa Fashion, and Raymond are among the top recruiters. These businesses frequently only hire a small number of students, and the remaining students are usually on their own to find employment. Many students launch multiple startups, which their institution assists them in learning about.

Remember that landing your ideal job depends mostly on your abilities, portfolio, and interview performance. Thus, in addition to investigating these possible companies concentrate on developing your skill and expanding your professional network.

NIFT Gandhinagar's placement percentage is lower than that of NIFT Chennai. However, NIFT Gandhinagar has made notable progress in recent years, and the difference has shrunk. High placement rates frequently above 90% are a feature of both educational institutions. In 2023, the most expensive package offered by NIFT Gandhinagar was about 12 LPA, while the most expensive package offered at NIFT Chennai was almost 22 LPA.

Across various NIFT programmes, such as Fashion Design, Textile Design, Knitwear Design, etc., placement rates could vary significantly. Analyse information for your particular programme of interest. Strong industrial ties and opportunities for employment are provided by NIFT Chennai and Gandhinagar. NIFT Gandhinagar has less placements than NIFT Chennai.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology offers BDes and BFTech courses at the undergraduate level. It offers M.De:s, MFTech and MFM courses at the postgraduate level. Students can check the table below to know course-wise selection criteria:

Course Name	Selection Criteria
BDes	NIFT + PI + Counselling
MDes	NIFT + PI + Counselling
BFTech	NIFT + PI + Counselling
MFTech	NIFT + PI + Counselling
MFM	NIFT + PI + Counselling

Since, NIFT conducts a centralised placement drive across all NIFT campuses, the institute has not released an exclusive placement report 2023. However, the following points might help students in order to prepare for NIFT placement drive:

• Students need to get engaged with various workshops and interactions involving internal and external experts
• Communicate with alumni and industry leaders
• Classroom projects
• Industry visit
• Exposure to exhibitions and fairs
• Internships
• Practical knowledge on various projects

NIFT Gandhinagar offers scholarships to meritorious students. Currently, it offers two scholarships schemes, which are listed below:

• Udaan-NIFT Scholarship Scheme for Foreign Studies: Under this scholarship, the students are offered allowance/ financial assistance depending on the country where they seek admission in design courses.
  
• NIFT Sarthak: This scholarship waives 50% to 100% of the tuition fees of the students depending on their gross family income.

The institute offers eight courses in various specialisations, namely BDes, BFTech, MFM, MFTech and a Continuing Education Programme.

Continuing Education (CE) programme is a short-term programme which is specially designed for working professionals so that they can hone and upgrade their skills as per their own schedule.

NIFT Gandhinagar Master of Fashion Management (MFM) and Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech) programmes admission is granted on the basis of a valid score in GAT, followed by a GD/ PI round. For admission to NIFT Gandhinagar Continuing Education (CE) programme, admission is based on the merit obtained in the previous qualifying exams. A total of 15% and 7.5% seats are reserved for candidates belonging to SC and ST categories, respectively.