Life at NIFT

I had applied for Microbiology at SRM Chennai, DU, and Saraswati Vidyapeeth for the same. But I have always wanted to go for something different and my love and skills for art and travel got me landed at NIFT Bhubaneswar. I had enrolled myself in Fashion Communication because of the vast opportunities it had to offer. Fashion Communication is an integrated course of multiple courses ultimately leading up to teach us how to put up a brand and how to execute its advertising and branding so well that it excels out in the market for the public good. The first year is the mixture of all courses and all the students study together in different sections regardless of their departments. The main department course study begins in the second year. The college provides endless opportunities to grow and not just in academics but as a person and it also prepares the students for the industry they're going to work into. The college provides internship programs and placements as well for the students.

The course curriculum for the 2nd year, that is, the first year in the department, involves the study of various topics such as semiotics, photography, visual merchandising, etc. The exams are held in the form of juries at the end of each semester. then are also General elective subjects to enhance co-curriculum activities. The 2nd year in the department, that is, 3rd year involves deepening specialization, it's an addition to the main curriculum for students to have specialization in a particular subject alongside IDM(Interdisciplinary Minor) subjects to give students a direction of where they're heading towards. There they have this segregation of deepening subjects journalism (mass media), and Visual Communication. The end of the 6th semester involves a summer internship program followed by a Graduation project to be done with a company that also allows students to get pre-placement opportunities(PPO) and further placements if not taken the PPO marking the end of the college academics.

Puma, Pantaloons, Fab India, Vogue, Street Style Store, and UN Women India are some of the companies which have been selecting students for internships with Rs. 0-20000 as stipend. Various departments involve a variety of projects such as Graphic Design asks one to make brochures, social media creatives, etc., content writers, marketing management, marketing strategist, Photography, and cinematography are different sections where students opt for their internships. The outcomes involve ultimately branding and marketing of the company or projects.

Students become eligible for the CPUs placements after their graduation projects in the 8th semester. Most of the students take Pre-placement opportunities (PPO) from the respective companies they've been doing their Graduation Projects with only and the rest are allowed to go for Placement interviews. It all depends upon the skillset they have and their portfolios. The average package goes for about 6-15 lakh per annum. 7 out of 10 students get placed every year. Most of the students go for jobs for the first 2 years and then look for masters while others do masters right after their graduation from reputed universities and then begin their career. But NIFT provides enough facilities and opportunities to explore and grow as a person as well as industry visualization.

For the first semester, it was 1,37,000 INR for students other than NRI for classrooms, activity halls, gym, library, and tuition fees. There is a five percent of the hike each year and the fees reduce according to the needs of the facilities each year. Second semester: 1,32,0000 3rd semester: Rs. 1,33,615 4th semester: Rs. 1,23,700 5th semester: Rs. 1,28,032 6th semester: Rs. 1,18,350 7th semester: Rs. 1,25,940 8th semester: Rs. 1,13, 200 There's only a girls hostel available for Rs. 43000 per year excluding Hostel mess food which costs Rs. 17-18000 per semester. The hostel food is not good so better to chose wisely. It's better to take PGs in the first year only as students need to vacate after 6th semester anyways and avaoid unnecessary restrictions and saveental health, only FD and TD students are allowed to stay after it.

The social life is amazing, the curriculum and the social life leave no room for rest and time waste. One gets to learn so much which enriches their mind to not just remain who they were but to become the far better version of it. There are faculties like friends, friends who become family and so much more like fests, intercollege competition, that is, Converge. It breaks the shell students get to live all of their lives and transforms them into a real gem. There are DJ nights, even faculties join them. The student council starts to get selected from the second year, they become presidents of the respective clubs in the 3rd year after the election which is being held on the campus only. There are four clubs- SAP(Sports), Literary, Cultural, and ESSE(social). All the clubs keep organizing various competitions, winners get preferences to get into Converge team if they want which is a great honor in itself, alongside they get gift vouchers and a certificate of winning or participation.

There is 2 accommodation in each room, provided with a bed, table, chair, and a cupboard, balcony fan and a wall mirror. There are 2 common washrooms on each floor with 4 washrooms and 4 bathrooms in each common washroom. Quality of the meal is below consideration so it is better advised to opt for tiffin services, it's cheaper and quality of the meal is good. Registration for hostel begins after counseling, hostel fees are to be submitted at the college's administration and get the respective receipt. The entry time in the college is 8 pm but the entry time for the hostel is 10 pm, till then students are allowed to explore the campus. Mostly, students of the same department are allotted their rooms on these floors or the nearby rooms only. The hostel mess provides meals 4 times a day, the breakfast and the evening snack are of average quality and students are allowed to select the number of meals they want to have.