Shweta Grover's Review On National Institute Of Fashion Technology - [NIFT] Chennai, Chennai

It had a huge scope of improvement then and i am sure its progressing on a good scale since then. Being a national institute and holding a great reputation there are a lot of areas to improvise and rework on.

NIFT entrance examination scored about a rank of 500. NIFT is a national institute for Designing so its was a clear choice.

Its a great course and a very good center. Specializing in Knitwear gives you an edge over in the industry. From the very basics of Design you undergo different processes and research modules. From craft to technology you are being made proficient into almost all fields. It makes a person versatile enough to work in different streams. It makes you confident and well profound in working under extreme pressure times and achieving your targets.

No college doesn't provide any internship. Students have to get it themselves, by approaching different companies with their self made portfolios.

Placements during the time we passed out ie.2008 were really sad. Global market had seen the worst of recession phases and none of the companies were keen on hiring. Package standards were very low. And very few companies confirmed on jobs post placement process.

Every year NIFT holds spectrum as their annual cultural event. Its mix of Dance, Music, Drama , Fashion Shows etc. We used to rigorously look for sponsors two months prior to it. It was a lively event for 4days of complete fun frolic and fashion. Best times of my college behold there.

Its quite expensive now. Fee structure during our time used to be 25k for every semester plus hostel and other expenses. Fee had drastically increased just when we thankfully passed out. And its four times multiplied now. I am not sure of very detailed structure.

No idea i did not avail any such facility and neither was offered by our college its a regular procedure of taking education loan.

Did not have much time for extra curricular activities we had a very busy schedule. Workshops were part of our curriculum our assignments were very interactive. And kept us occupied mostly student diversity were good almost students all over India were part of our institute gender ratios were also well maintained.

Hostel facilities were not very great. And mess food was the most horrible amongst all NIFT centers that was another prime reason for loosing so much weight. And since our work pressure was so tight we didn't have much time to eat out or spend so much.

Not in touch with alumni network now not very helpful even when i was studying its a very restricted network. Not much efforts paid on to reconnect only some groups available on Facebook which are close to inactive.

It was extremely hectic. I lost about 10kg of weight in a span of 1 semester/6months. We had frequent submissions, assignments and projects which kept us very occupied mostly. Place of resources were very limited that time. Internet was available only cafe's with hourly charges. We did not have laptops then. Labs were available but with limited sources and machines.

There were two levels of entrance tests. First one being a mix of Analytical ability with creative/sketching skills. After clearing this, there was a situation test where in we were supposed to create a 3D model using plastic sheets threads and straws in a given time frame using our imagination and visualization skills. Based on these two we got our rank and were called in for counseling sessions to select among-st different course options & centers.

We had a mix of faculties. Some we very adherent to academics while others were more keen on field works and spontaneous projects. So i would like to rate faculty standards about average, as we had some new joiners who took a while in understanding the curriculum and making upto it.