National Institute of Fashion Technology

() is the public institute of fashion design, management and technology education in India. It was established in 1986 in under the aegis of the , , with curriculum and faculty support from the , in , . NIFT has since grown into 16 campuses nationwide. In 2006, NIFT was statutorily empowered to award degrees and other academic distinctions. NIFT offers four-year undergraduate, as well as two-year post-graduate, program in , , and . To secure admission in Bachelor of Design (B.Des) as well as Master of Design (M.Des) programmes offered at NIFT, students need to take two written admission tests: the Creative Ability Test (CAT) and the General Ability Test (GAT). For technology and management programmes—Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech), Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech) and Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)—aspirants need to qualify in national level entrance examination.