NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY – HYDERABAD

Introduction:

NIFT Hyderabad was established in the year 1995. It was earlier started in Chenetha Bhavan
provided by Government of Andhra Pradesh at Nampally, Hyderabad. But subsequently shifted to
its new building at Madhapur Hyderabad constructed in an area of 10 acres land provided by state
Government to NIFT. But recently 0.75 acre land was taken by state government for providing to
metro rail project. NIFT, Hyderabad is located at Sy. No. 64 , Opp. to Hi-Tech City, Madhapur,
Hyderabad, at present with an extent of 9.25 acres of land with a total built up area of 2,44,000 sft.
The details are submitted for kind perusal.

A. MAIN BUILDING

Presently, FD, DFT, TD, COE, Establishment, Academics, Administration are occupying the main
building. Apart from the academic building 150 rooms girls hostel accommodating 300 students, 8
rooms Guest House (Double occupancy), Canteen and one utility building have been constructed.
The total area of construction is 1,39,000 sft. The building was constructed during the year 1999
with a cost of Rs.10.60 crores.

B. ANNEXE BUILDING

The construction of Annexe Building (Ground & First Floor) has been completed during August
2008 with a total built up area of 30000 sq. ft. (15000 sq. ft. in each floor) with a cost of Rs.
3.81crores. The 2nd & 3rd floor of Annexe building was completed during August 2010 with a built
up area of 30,000 sft. with a cost of Rs. 4.50 crores. The total built up area of the Annexe Building
is 60,000 sft. And the total cost of construction is Rs. 8.31 crores. Presently, Foundation
Programme (FP), Accessories Design (AD), Fashion Management Studies (FMS), Knitwear
Design (KD) and Fashion Communications (FC) departments have been commenced in this
building.

C. NEW GIRLS HOSTEL

The 100 rooms Girls hostel (G + 5 floors) has been constructed to accommodate 180 students in
the year 2011-12. The total built up area of the hostel is 40,000 sft. with a cost of Rs. 6.12 crores.

D. FACILITIES
NIFT, Hyderabad is having the following facilities,
  350 seater Auditorium,
 Mini Gym
 One Clay Tennis Court
 One Basketball Court
 One Volleyball Court
 One Throwball Court
 Two Cricket practice pitches
 Indoor games viz. TT, Caroms and Chess
 Wi-fi facility for entire campus and hostels

E. PROPOSAL FOR ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION

Out of 10.00 acres of land 0.75 acre of land has been transferred to Hyderabad Metro Rail for their
parking and circulation area. Presently NIFT, Hyderabad is having 9.25 acres of land out of which
1.50 acre of land is vacant. Recently Head Office has granted in principle approval to construct an
Academic block in the 1.50 acre vacant land through CPWD.

F. BRIEF DETAILS OF INFRASTRUCTURE

 Total land - 9.25 acres,
 Total Built up area - 2,44,000 sft.
 No. of classrooms - 23
 No. of labs/workshops - 19
 No. of Computer labs - 9
 No. of Faculty rooms - 8
 No. of girls students can be
accommodated in the hostels - 474

 No. Guest House rooms - 8

 Auditorium seating capacity - 350

Establishment Department

NIFT, Hyderabad Centre is headed by the Director who is the overall in charge and Joint Director
is Administrative head supported by two Stenographers and two Attendants.

I. Non-academic Departments:
  Accounts Department: Headed by Accounts Officer, supported by Assistant (Accts.), Steno
Gr-III, Jr. Assistant and Attendant. At present Deputy Director (F&A) and Senior Assistant
(Accounts) and Assistant (Accounts) posts are vacant.

 Administration, Establishment, Academics, Purchase & Dispatch sections: Headed by

Assistant Registrar supported by RA/Junior Assistant of each Department.

 COE Cell: Headed by Joint Director supported by one Steno Gr-I, Research Assistant, Junior
Assistant and Attendant.

 Resource Centre: Resource Centre is to be headed by Head, RC, supported by two Library
Assistants and Attendant.

 Buildings Department: Buildings Department is at present looked after by Jr. Engineer

(Elec.) who is supported by one Junior Assistant, two Electricians, one Plumber and one
Attendant. The Executive Engineer and Estate Engineer posts are vacant.

II. Academic Departments:

There are 7 academic departments in NIFT Hyderabad. They are 1. Fashion Technology, 2.
Fashion Design, 3. Textile Design, 4. Accessory Design, 5. Knit wear design, 6. Fashion
Communication and 7. Fashion Management.

The sanctioned faculty strength is (50), of which;

 (8) posts are Professors of which (3) posts are filled on regular basis and (5) posts are vacant
 (14) posts are Associate Professors of which (5) posts filled on regular basis, (5) posts filled on
contract basis and (2) posts are vacant.
 (28) posts are Assistant Professors of which (16) posts filled on regular basis, (9) posts are
filled on contract basis and (3) posts are vacant.

The sanctioned Group A Officers strength is (6), of which;

 (4) posts are filled of which (2) post is filled on contract basis, (1) post is filled on deputation
basis and (2) posts are vacant.

The sanctioned Group B Officers strength is (23), of which;

 (9) posts are filled on regular basis, (6) posts are filled on contract basis and (8) posts are
vacant.

The sanctioned Group C employees strength is (55), of which;

 (25) posts are filled on regular basis, (7) posts are filled on contract basis and (23) posts are
vacant.

Vacant Posts in the cadre of Group B & C were filled up through placement agency as per
the requirement of the departments. Presently (24) personnel are working through placement
agency in various departments.
The services of (1) Campus Doctor, (1) Psychological Counselor, (1) ISL Interpreter were
engaged for the convenience of students.

ACADEMIC SECTION

 The following are the courses offered at NIFT, Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) : 4 years
: Fashion Design
: Textile Design
: Accessory Design
: Knitwear Design
: Fashion Communication

Bachelor of Fashion Technology: 4 years

Apparel Production

Master of Fashion Management: 2 years

 Students Strength: The following were the student’s strength of NIFT Hyderabad for
the year 2012-2013:

Dept II IV VI VIII Total

FD 35 35 31 33 134

TD 26 29 32 34 121

AD 31 26 28 33 118

KD 28 29 25 - 82

FC 29 28 29 - 86

DFT 27 28 25 20 100

MFM 31 34 - - 65

Total 207 209 170 120 706

 Group Health Insurance Scheme

NIFT, Hyderabad centre is providing insurance cover under Vidyarthi Mediclaim

Insurance Policy to all the students. Under the scheme the following facilities are
offered by the Insurance Company.

1. Section – I – Hospitalisation expenses per student - Rs.50000/-

2. Section – II – Accident Death of parents/Guardians - Rs.100000/-
2. Section – III – Accident Death of the students - Rs.50000/-.
  NIFT, Tuition Fee Subsidy

Head Office has introduced tuition fee subsidy to the students from 2008 onwards
based on the parental income from all the sources. Basing on the submission of subsidy
applications by the students, Committee will finalize the deserving/needy students for
grant of Merit-cum-need based scholarship as detailed below:-
Sl.No. Parental Income(Annual ) Subsidy
1 Upto 1 lakh 75%
2 Between 1 lakh to 2.50 lakhs 50%
3 Above 2.5 lakhs to 4.0 lakhs 25%

SC/ST/OBC/PHC/Minorities Scholarships

NIFT Hyderabad is also forwarding the SC/ST/OBC/PHC/Minorities Scholarship

applications to the concerned departments along with necessary details for sanction of
scholarship.

 Educational Loan

The students will be provided with Fee structure along with Bonafide Certificate, so as
to enable them to get Educational Loan from various Banks.

 CE Programmes: NIFT Hyderabad is also running continuing education programmes

of three months, six months and one year duration. The classes will be held in the
evening.

 Convocation: NIFT Hyderabad has conducted convocation for 2013 in the month of
May 2013. Around 200 students passed out from NIFT Hyderabad in May 2013.

Resource Centre

Resource Centre is well equipped with modern facilities and resources in the form of books,
journals, E- Resources, DVD/CD-ROMS, online databases, designer garments, materials,
accessories & Students project reports etc.,

A) Collection Development :

1. Books - 9800
2. Complementary Books - 800
3. Bound Volumes - 1620
4. Students Projects - 1390
5. Journals (IP & FP) - 150
 6. DVD/CD - 1000
7. Fabric Swatches - 850
8. Materials & Designer
Garments - 1200
9. Forecast Services - 160
10. E- Resources - 10

B) Resource Centre comprises of its four wings:

1. Library Wing
2. Material Wing
3. Stack Room
4. Computer Wing

C) Computerization of RC:

 Fully computerized , using Alice for Windows multi user software and air
conditioned Library.

 30 P-1V computers with high speed internet connectivity for students research
purpose.

 The RC is also Wi-Fi enabled.

 One A-3 Scanner, and 2 A-4 scanners have been installed for fast scanning facility
of students.

 Installed the Library electronic security gates for the smooth functioning and
security of RC.

 The RC is under CCTV surveillance.

 The RC is installed and monitored through RFID.

D) Infrastructure & Equipment:

 The RC is also well equipped with Infrastructure facilities.

COE CELL

The COE Centre at Hyderabad deals with assignments, marks, evaluation matrix, conducting of
mid-term and end term examinations, smooth conducting of Internal and External Jury,
consolidation of marks, preparation of grading software sheet for Non-CEB subjects, certification
of result, preparation and issue of grade sheets / marks sheets to students, etc.,

The following staff members are working under the overall control of Registrar & COE of NIFT
Centre, Hyderabad

1) Mr. D. Srinivasa Reddy, Unit Incharge (COE Cell) & Steno – Grade-I
 2) Mr. B. Sudarshanam, Research Assistant
3) Ms. B. Maithreyi, Junior Assistant
4) Mr. K. Muralikrishna, Attendant.

Finance and Accounts Department

This Department is headed by Deputy Registrar (F&A) and assisted by Accounts Officer and other
staff. The following are the financial details in the last 5 years.

During 2007-08, the total Revenue generated was Rs.582.85 Lakhs and out of that the Income
generated from Hostel was Rs.69.36 Lakhs. As against the Income generated, the expenditure
incurred excluding depreciation was Rs.363.0 Lakhs. The interest generated during the year was
8.20 Lakhs.

During 2008-09, the total Revenue generated was Rs.777.73 Lakhs and out of that the Income
generated from Hostel was Rs.78.10 Lakhs. As against the Income generated, the expenditure
incurred excluding depreciation was Rs.579.14 Lakhs. The Fixed Deposit made with banks was
Rs196.0 Lakhs and the interest generated during the year was Rs.21.03 Lakhs.

During 2009-10, the total Revenue generated was Rs.855.50 Lakhs and out of that the Income
generated from Hostel was Rs.89.96 Lakhs. As against the Income generated, the expenditure
incurred excluding depreciation was Rs.773.72 Lakhs. The Fixed Deposit made with banks was
Rs.284.0 Lakhs and the interest generated during the year was Rs.26.75 Lakhs.

During 2010-11, the total Revenue generated was Rs.907.33 Lakhs and out of that the Income
generated from Hostel was Rs.97.52 Lakhs. As against the Income generated, the expenditure
incurred excluding depreciation was Rs.778.26 Lakhs. The Fixed Deposit made with banks was
Rs.433.15 Lakhs and the interest generated during the year was Rs.27.30 Lakhs.

During 2011-12, the total Revenue generated was Rs.1,001.74 Lakhs and out of that the Income
generated from Hostel was Rs.103.38 Lakhs. As against the Income generated, the expenditure
incurred excluding depreciation was Rs.885.48 Lakhs. The Fixed Deposit made with banks was
Rs.553.15 Lakhs and the interest generated during the year was Rs.62.45 Lakhs.

The capital budget allotted for the year 2012-13 is yet to be released from Head Office. Necessary
action for release of capital budget amount to NIFT Hyderabad may be taken at the earliest.

RECENT INITIATIVES:

1) Online examination and online counseling for admission has been introduced for the year
2013.
2) Convocation has been decentralized. NIFT Hyderabad has conducted the convocation-2013
successfully.
3) New girl’s hostel building has been completed and provided to the students.
4) Plans for new academic block were submitted through CPWD and approval has been
obtained. The construction work yet to be taken up after the release of funds.
 5) Online feedback system for students has been introduced and online marking of attendance
also been introduced.
6) Process has been initiated for recruitment of vacant posts.

ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION OF BOG:

1. The state Government has taken 0.75 acres of land allotted to NIFT Hyderabad.
NIFT needs land for future expansion. Hence the state government may be
requested to provide 10 acres additional land to NIFT Hyderabad for construction of
academic blocks, quarters, hostels etc.
2. The state Government has to release balance amount of grant of Rs. State
government may be requested to release the balance grant amount.
3. The employees who have completed 12 years of service were not granted ACP. The
ACP may be released after approval and budget grant from head office. The
employees who have completed 10 years of service have to be given MACP after
budget grant and approval from head office.
4. The Group-C employees who are working in NIFT and have put up more than 10
years of service in the same rank may have to be promoted after creating promotion
channel to them.

FUTURE ROAD MAP:

NIFT Hyderabad has lot of scope for development. Computerization of all the systems and
procedures of administration are being taken up. Land is a constraint for development if additional
land is allotted future development works can be taken up. NIFT can take up projects with the
collaboration of government and non-government organizations. NIFT in collaboration with
foreign universities offer better courses to the students and can take up capacity building activities
for the faculty.