Hi,
No... NIFT is not part of the HRD ministry, and it has nothing to do with AICTE accreditation. NIFT is an ISO-certified organization that is part of the Ministry of Textiles. India's Ministry of Textiles established the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in 1986. In 2006, the Indian Parliament passed the NIFT Act, designating it as a statutory institute with the right to offer its degrees. The National Institute of Fashion Technology is collaborating with the Ministry of Textiles to create an India-specific size chart. The project was completed in 2021. NIFT now has 17 locations across India. The first campus in New Delhi was launched in 1986. Chennai, Kolkata, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Mumbai campuses opened in 1995, followed by the Bengaluru campus in 1997. Campuses have been established at Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Patna, Raebareli, Shillong, Srinagar, and Panchkula in the last decade.
To get admission to NIFT one needs to go through the NIFT entrance exam that is conducted once a year in two phases.
