National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna
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National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna (also known as NIFT Patna or NIFTP) is an autonomous institute for education fashion
and related technology located in Patna
, India
. It is the ninth member of the NIFT
fraternity.
had approved free-of-cost transfer of 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of land from the agriculture department to the industries department for establishing the NIFT Patna branch. The Bihar government
had also approved the allocation of Rs.586 million
for setting up the NIFT Patna building. Rs.270 million will be spent in the financial year 2008. The NIFT Patna will operate out of a temporary campus, a Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority building near Gandhi Maidan
, Patna
, until it has a campus of its own.
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
and related technology located in Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is the ninth member of the NIFT
National Institute of Fashion Technology
National Institute of Fashion Technology is a prestigious fashion institute in India. It was set up in 1986 under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and is a premier institution in design, management and technology, developing professionals leadership positions in the...
fraternity.
History
NIFT Patna was started on August 4, 2008 with an orientation and its academic programmes commenced from August 12, 2008.Campus
The cabinetCabinet (government)
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had approved free-of-cost transfer of 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of land from the agriculture department to the industries department for establishing the NIFT Patna branch. The Bihar government
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
had also approved the allocation of Rs.586 million
Million
One million or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. The word is derived from the early Italian millione , from mille, "thousand", plus the augmentative suffix -one.In scientific notation, it is written as or just 106...
for setting up the NIFT Patna building. Rs.270 million will be spent in the financial year 2008. The NIFT Patna will operate out of a temporary campus, a Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority building near Gandhi Maidan
Gandhi Maidan
Gandhi Maidan, previously known as the Patna Lawns, is a historic ground at Patna near the banks of Ganges. The Golghar falls to its west....
, Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
, until it has a campus of its own.
Academics
Currently NIFT Patna houses the following departments:- Bachelors of Design in fashion communication
- Masters in Fashion Management