By Tricitynews
Chandigarh 12th
May:- Students of M.Sc in Fashion Marketing & Management (FMM) as well as Garment manufacturing Technology (GMT) of Northern India Institute
of Fashion Technology, Mohali presented their final Degree Projects at Hotel
MAYA PALACE, Chandigarh.
The jury evaluating the
Degree projects comprised of eminent personalities Chandrakant Nirala, Head, Industrial
Engineering cum Production Dept,Nahar,Ludhiana and Alisha Kapur, Head, Visual
Merchandising H&M.
Master’s in Fashion
Marketing and Management has been designed to fulfill the requirements of the
Retail Sector and Garment Manufacturing Technology fulfills the need
of garment manufacturing industry.
The students work in
conjunction with the known names of the industry for a period of three months
and find out areas of concern thereby giving suggestions, implementing and
helping the units to resolve the problems being faced by the factory or
management in order to compete in the market.
Three months of research
work is scrutinized and monitored by the industry experts and
faculty at NIIFT. Evaluation after every month results in giving refined work
which provides practical solutions to industrial problems and also help in
enhancing productivity.
Research work, is a part
of the project, which provides a challenging platform to the students to extend
and demonstrate the analytical skills necessary for decision making.
This year a total of 12
research projects from FMM department and 7 projects from GMT
department were presented. The research of students in FMM
department focused on different areas like Analysis of the
consumer preferences with respect to kids brand , Translating need
for touch to online fashion shopping , Importance of product photoghraphy in e
commerce, Impact of Visual Merchandising Techniques on consumer behavior while
in GMT department students undertook research on areas like Productivity
Enhancement in sewing Line using PRO-SMV method, Case Study on line Balancing
using Ranked Positional Weight Method, Manual Material Handling in Context of
Ergonomics, Case Study of Understanding Pre-Production Planning and Export
Oriented Purchasing Process to name a few.
NIIFT is under the
administrative control of the Department of Industries and Commerce, Punjab
and is functioning under the dynamic leadership and able guidance of
the Hon’ble Minister of Industries & Commerce, Government of Punjab, Sunder
Sham Arora.
Institute offers Degree
Programs-
M.Sc in Garment
Manufacturing Technology after Graduation
M.Sc in Fashion Marketing
and Management after Graduation
B.Sc in Fashion Design
after 10+2
B.Sc in Textile Design
after 10+2
B.Sc in Fashion Design
(Knits) after 10+2
Admissions to the Degree
Programs are based on clearing the entrance test which is scheduled for 3/6/2018.
This year the last date of submission of applications is 29/05/2018. The
entrance test is followed by the situation test/ interviews and counseling
respectively. Details are available on the websitewww.niiftindia.com.
Students of GMT and FMM
worked with the most reputed export and Retail houses like
Shahi Exports, Kapsons,
Limeroad, Vero Moda, Radhnik Exports, Woodland to name a few.
D.P.S. Kharbanda, IAS, Director General ,NIIFT addressed the press and briefed about the career opportunities
for the students on the completion of Master’s Degree and wished them good
luck.
K.S. Brar, Director, NIIFT said that the presentations
made by the students gave a deep analysis of the market conditions and
productive competitiveness.
Inderjit Singh, Registrar, NIIFT said that the projects presented by the students are the need
based industry projects. The M.Sc programs at NIIFT are the support systems for
garment industry wherein the students under the direct supervision of industry
and their faculty members are doing research projects.
The Awards were given by
the Director, Registrar and Eminent Jury Members. The Award categories for this
year were as follows-
1. Best
Degree Project
2. Most
Innovative Project
3. Most
Industry Relevant Project
