Set up in 1986, NIFT is the pioneering institute of fashion education in the country and has been in the vanguard 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 the country. Over the years NIFT 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.
About Mumbai Campus
Established in the year 1995 in “Fashion Capital of India”, today NIFT Mumbai is spread over 10 acres of area in Navi Mumbai, has state of the art hostel facilities for girls and boys students, world class infrastructure, highly equipped labs and machine rooms.Campus possesses latest sports infrastructure and well monitored well equipped mess facility. The institute has highly trained faculties with strong industry connect. NIFT Mumbai offers employment opportunities to aspirants across all NIFT Centres.
NIFT Mumbai Scholarships 2022
Students from economically weaker families as well as meritorious students are offered scholarships at NIFT Mumbai. Some Scholarship schemes offered at NIFT Mumbai are mentioned below:
| Name of Scholarship |
NIFT Mumbai Scholarship Details |
| Means-Cum-Merit Financial Assistance |
Waiver of tuition fee for meritorious students who belong to economically weaker sections. |
| NIFT Sarthak |
Waiver of 25% to 100% of tuition fees depending on gross family income. |
| Udaan- NIFT Scholarship Scheme for Foreign Studies |
Allowance/ financial assistance offered to students depending on the country where they seek admission in design courses. |
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai Scholarships and Funding
Scholarship 1
Institute provides various scholarships to meritorious, needy and deserving students, belonging to
the economically weaker sections of society.
“SARTHAK – Financial Assitance scheme for the following Under Graduate students:
A) Parental Income ceiling per annum up to Rs. 1.5 Lakhs will get 100% of Financial
Assistance in Tuition Fee
B) Parental Income ceiling per annum Above Rs. 1.5 lakh up to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs will get 75% of Financial
Assistance in Tuition Fee
C) Parental Income ceiling per annum Above Rs. 2.5 lakh up to Rs. 4.0 Lakhs will get 50% of Financial
Assistance in Tuition Fee
Scholarship 2
“SARTHAK – Financial Assitance scheme for the following Post Graduate students:
A) Parental Income ceiling per annum up to Rs. 1.5 Lakhs will get 75% of Financial
Assistance in Tuition Fee
B) Parental Income ceiling per annum Above Rs. 1.5 lakh up to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs will get 50% of Financial
Assistance in Tuition Fee
C) Parental Income ceiling per annum Above Rs. 2.5 lakh up to Rs. 4.0 Lakhs will get 25% of Financial Assistance in Tuition Fee
For more details please visit:
https://nift.ac.in/sites/default/files/2019-03/SARTHAK-Policy%20final%20modification-1.pdf
https://nift.ac.in/sites/default/files/2019-03/UDAAN_POLICY-1.pdf
NIFT Mumbai Previous Years’ Placement Trends
The NIFT placement 2020-21 report has not been released by the institute. However, you can still observe the placement trends with the previous years’ statistics. The 2019 NIFT Mumbai placements were disappointing with a 37% placement percentage. The placement records observed over the years are presented with the help of a graph below:
NIFT Mumbai Placements 2021: Roles Offered
The NIFT Mumbai 2021 placements report is not available. As per the previous years’ records, students chose challenging work domains during placements. Some of the challenging careers students took up have been highlighted in the table below:
| NIFT Mumbai Placements: Top Roles |
| Space Design/ Design Research |
Product Development |
| UI/UX |
Marketing/ Business |
| Strategy Design |
System Design |
| Curatorial Design |
Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality |
| Brand Communication |
NIFT Mumbai Placements 2021: Top Companies
The top recruiter’s list of the NIFT Mumbai 2021 placements has not been released on the website. Some of the top recruiters as per the previous records have been enlisted below:
| NIFT Mumbai Placements: Top Companies |
| Future Group |
Decathlon |
Monte Carlo |
| Cactus Menswear Fashion |
Gaurav Gupta |
Bata India Limited |
| Blackberry’s |
Nykaa.com |
Artex Apparels |
| Ampm Fashions Pvt. Ltd. |
Eskay Home Collections |
Emerald Jewels Industry India Ltd. |
NIFT Mumbai Alumni Placements: Sector-wise Distribution
NIFT’s alumni take the legacy of the institute forward by showcasing amazing work, wherever they go. NIFT is one of the top fashion institutes in the country. Hence, renowned brands recruit their students. Their alumni are working with leading fashion brands like Reliance Retail, Myntra, Shoppers Stop, Nykaa, and Raymond Limited. A lot of them work in the Arts and Design sector followed by Marketing and Business Development. Refer to the below-mentioned graph for NIFT alumni sector-wise distribution:
NIFT Mumbai Alumni Placements: Top Companies
Some of the leading fashion industry giants NIFT Mumbai alumni are working with currently have been enlisted below:
| NIFT Mumbai Alumni Placements: Top Employers |
| Myntra |
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. |
| Reliance Retail |
Shoppers Stop |
| FirstCry.com |
Future Group India |
| Raymond Limited |
Nykaa |
| Landmark Group |
Trent Limited |
