NIFT

Every NIFT campus offers a merit-based financial assistance programme to qualified students. It is known as SARTHAK under which you may receive up to a 100% scholarship at NIFT depending on your parent's income. There are three slabs in total:
1. Family income up to 1.5 Lacs: 100% scholarship
2. Family income up to 2.5 Lacs: 75% scholarship
3. Family income up to 4 Lacs: 50% scholarship
Apart from that, it has UDAAN scholarships for foreign studies. For this, you need to have an excellent academic record to study further at foreign institutes. There are several other sponsored awards and scholarships at every campus for top students in various courses at NIFT.

The NIFT offers admission to short-duration, part-time courses under its Continuing Education (CE) programme. These courses include:
1. Design Development in Indian Ethnic Wear (DDIEW): The fee for the course is Rs. 1,41,600.
2. Luxury Product Design: The fee for the course is Rs. 1,18,000
3. Interior Design & Space: The fee for the course is Rs. 1,65,200
4. Fashion Retail Management: The fee for the course is Rs. 1,41,600
5. Digital Media & Visual Communication (DMVC): The fee for the course is Rs. 77,800. There are 36 courses lasting one year, 17 courses lasting six months, and 18 courses lasting less than six months. These courses are offered at various campuses of NIFT, and class schedules vary from two days a week to five days a week. To take admission in these CE courses, you have to register online or manually by downloading the "CE Registration Form" from the NIFT website. You need to submit this form along with a demand draft of Rs. 2150 in favor of the NIFT study center you selected. Admissions for the 2022–23 academic session are closed, and forms will be available by March 2023 for the next academic session.

Yes, you can take the NIFT exam for admission to B. Des after completing the Diploma in civil engineering. As per the eligibility criteria of NIFT, you need to have either of the following to apply for the B. Des course through the NIFT exam:
1. Completion of class 12 from a recognised board
2. Obtained a Certificate from any Indian or foreign board that is equivalent to the 12th board.
3. General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination at A level or IB for some foreign board application
4. A completed 3- or 4-year Diploma in any branch of engineering that is recognised by AICTE or a state board of technical education.
5. Must be under 24 years of age as of August 1, 2023, for NIFT 2023.

Yes, NIFT is a good choice for a career and to secure a good job in the fashion industry. The NIFT is a brand for design courses and has an excellent placement record. Following are the reasons why NIFT is a good choice for a career and to secure a job:
1. There are more than six Bachelor of design courses and 29 Certificate courses available at NIFT.
2. You can get a salary package as high as Rs. 28 LPA after studying at NIFT, as per its placement record.
3. Top companies, including Cactus Menswear Fashion, Monte Carlo, and Nykaa, come to NIFT for placement.
4. You can work in multiple roles in these top companies, such as in management, marketing, and the quality department.
5. You can also open your own fashion boutique after pursuing a degree from NIFT.
6. Famous designers, including Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Manish Arora, are NIFT alumni. If you want to enroll in NIFT, you must first pass the NIFT exam.