NIFT Placements
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NIFT Placements
A question that many candidates for NIFT ask me is - Where do NIFT students finally work ?
Well here is a list of placements that NIFT arranges or students arrange on their own. Please understand that this info has been collected from NIFT students and alumni all over India. I am not accountable for its correctness, in case somebody decided to give me wrong info. But let me assure you, everyone I asked had a decent level of sanity and as far as I know, the information is authentic and true.
Thank you to everyone who contributed! All the stuff I have written further is quoted from others.
PG placements
Hey, I'm working in United Colors of Benetton as a retail merchandiser for South east asia, enjoying my job to the fullest.
All the others are either working with brand or are in retail... doing good i believe. Companies where PG students got placed are -
GI, Shahi Exports, NIKE, Tommy, GAP, Li and Fung, Carrefour.
In india, PG students are placed very well in production as well as merchandising. After 3 yrs of experience in production, some of them are working as factory managers.
UG Technology placements
Well, the average package is around 2.8 per anum.
Students are hired as merchandisers, production managers, quality, retail.
Fashion Communication placements
I think most placements were in Visual Merchandising for Rs 20,000 average per month.
Ad Agency - JWT
Malvika Jain says - "Here are the companies that FC students have done internships in. So, you can get an idea of the possible jobs.
Styling and Fashion Journalism at magazines Elle, Marie Claire, F&A, Femina, Cosmopolitan.
Art person or Copywriter or Client servicing in Ad agencies like JWT, Ogilvy.
Graphic design at Whitelight, K factor, Illum design.
Photography with Ashish Chawla.
Visual Merchandising at Madura garments." For more FC jobs goto http://blog.malvikajain.com/jobs-for-fashion-communication-nift-students/
Fashion Design placements
Students have completed NIFT and joined Manish Malhotra and Puja Nayyar. FD students are placed all over India...mostly export houses.
Many joined as junior designers and many got straight as head designers, visual merchandisers, graphic designers. Some joined NIFT as faculty, some freelanced and a few started on their own!
The students joined the following companies -
Color plus
Pantaloons
Madura
Arvind
Spykar
Jealous
Fabindia
Bandhej
London fog
W
Allen solly
Anokhi
Impulse
Richa exports
Triburg
Shahi exports
Much design studio
Landmark - Dubai
ITC wills
Reliance
Raymonds
Gini and Jony
Kimaya
Prateek apparel
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Leather Design Placements
Many LD seniors have been placed in export houses as designers. Students het jobs as leather apparel / accessory / product designers in the following companies -
-Alpine
-Crew BOS
-Century
-Bhartiya International
-Apolo
-Impulse
Textile Design placements
All are placed n doing gr8 with an avg. sal of 25k.
Students join not as junior designers, but as full fledged designers. They join the design team in the design studio and work there.
Madura, raymonds, ashima, arvind mills, portico, reliance, welspun,bharat vijay mills, bombay dyeing etc. along with numerous export houses
Knitwear Design Placements
You can eventually become a brand and a designer like Samant Chauhan.
I don't have an idea about all of them. But yes, I can give the names of a few of them. One person is working with Gokal Das exports. Other companies are Impulse, Monte Carlo and ITC Wills. For internship students are gong to Orient Craft, United Colors of Benetton, Madura Garments, India Terrain, Peter England and Raymonds.
Accessory Design Placements
Mostly jewellery like gili, geetangili, unidesign
Then lifestyle products like elvy, magppie, jindals .. and i think one in adidas.
For complete NIFT details goto http://blog.malvikajain.com/nift-admission/
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October 30th, 2009 - 03:32
@ROSHNI: I think u should go n talk to faculty n students. I can’t answer these Qs well enough.
November 10th, 2009 - 08:50
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December 4th, 2009 - 10:06
hi malvika,
thanx 4 ur support for nift aspirants. will u tell me which book has best material for nift preparation……….? waiting for ur reply
regards,
roxy
December 4th, 2009 - 10:31
@ROXY: dunno
December 18th, 2009 - 01:22
Dear Malvika,
Thanks for taking time out for responding to queries regarding NIFT.
About Myself : I am Indian and currently I am working for sales and marketing in one of the telecommunication company in Japan. I have been in professional life from last 10 years or so.
Even though i am from technology field , since last year , me and my wife have been thinking on starting a new venture in fashion accessories ( we have some plans in mind).
My Question : Can you please let me know , how do i connect with some graduates from NIFT who would be interested in working with a startup , of course as a partner or on low salary ( it depends on them) . I am not able to find a place where i can get in dialogue with NIFT graduates . What they think , what kind of things they are getting involved in these days.
Here the point to note is i am not very sticky about graduates from NIFT only , i am looking for someone who is entrepreneurial and has good sense of design. Maybe from other college .
Your help on this would be highly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Nitin
December 23rd, 2009 - 18:26
Mam, I just want to know if nift offers any kind of placement for the students of one year certificate program.
December 26th, 2009 - 00:44
Hi Malvika!
Im so glad i found you! I hope you can help me fix my dilemma!
I ve done my B.E and followed it up with Masters in management but realise I have no interest in working in tht field. I ve always wanted to be a fashion stylist n wanted to know which would be the right course to choose in NIFT.
I spoke to a student frm NIFT and heard tht the short term(one year) evening courses dont really serve the purpose. Do i have to complete my bachelors degree in NIFT ?? If not which stream under the evening courses should I choose to be best equipped as a stylist?
December 30th, 2009 - 15:06
@ramya: i dunno abt evening courses.
December 30th, 2009 - 15:13
@nitin: Ask NIFT dept heads for the yahoo/googlegroup email address of the batch that just passed out. That’s the best way i think.
Or try contacting randomly across facebook, going from one nift person u know to another.
you can also just show up at nift and talk to final year students. though you must keep in mind, that a lot of real world sense comes AFTER half or 1 year of leaving NIFT and doing a job.
January 8th, 2010 - 01:34
Hi Malavika!
I am an advertising and communications professional who is extremely passionate about the fashion industry and dream of pursuing a career
in the premium retail apparel industry. Unfortunately since I lack relevant experience in the field, no one from the industry is willing to hire
me as they require someone with experience in retail. Hence, I have planned to take up the MFM course offered by NIFT Chennai. How good are the career prospects once you finish the course and how good is the pay structure?.
The pay in particular is of importance to me as I already have 5.5 years experience in advertising and branding and wish to make more than what I am getting at present
once I finish the course.
It would be of great help to me if you could give me your valuable comments on this matter as soon as possible.
January 17th, 2010 - 12:13
Hello Mam,
I m in 3rd year in Apparel production,n will pass out in 2011.
Actually i want to start my own buissiness garment related after doing 3-4 yr job.so that i can gain some experience.i need an advice frm u that what kind of buisiness should i start?
January 17th, 2010 - 12:18
@rt: sorry for late reply. MFM course should definitely get u placed in the area u want. a good start in the direction u want to pursue. i dunno abt pay structure. i did a grad course. pls talk to MFM seniors.
Do chk out the fashion management programmes @ http://www.istitutomarangoni.com/ for global dum.
January 21st, 2010 - 07:23
hey malvika!!! i ve done my bbm and i want to do mfm…is the entrance like a mgt test or does it require to hav some basic knowledge wrt design??
March 6th, 2010 - 13:05
@Ramya
Try working at Collage, Chennai. You can gain a lot of experience as Stylist and eventually specialize in LifeStyle Store Management.
March 29th, 2010 - 12:30
is nift better than a lawyer i mean i hv appered for both n hopefully wl get selected in both plz di can u tel which wl b good for my future regarding salaries n al .
March 29th, 2010 - 12:32
di ya i wanna tel dat m a bit money minded girl pls do tel in which field i hv money as wel as fame pls answer soon.
May 19th, 2010 - 16:03
hey, i got 930 rank in general category…. i jus wanna know whether i could wait for the nift councilling or jus go to architecture…coz ive got a good NATA score…plz help me…im very tensed….
May 19th, 2010 - 16:07
hi ramya, i had the same dilemma. I chose NIFT. Forget course, expenses etc. Just see if you want to make buildings or clothes for the rest of your life. After NIFT you can also move in the business of fashion and become merchandiser/ retail manager etc.
May 19th, 2010 - 16:12
@ramya:
actually, what i did was.. pull up year by year syllabus of nIFT and an architecture course and saw what excited me, what i wanted to be studying..what i could put my head to.
architecture was liek – studying building century by century. studying joining bricks, making arches, domes etc Learning about facades, styles, space optimisation, building materials, ventilation etc etc
fashion was garment construction, fashion history, draping & pattern-making
just see what interests you.. thats all. would you rather be surrounde with fabric all day long and worry about buttons and cuts and colours; or would you rather put your head to buildings like cinemas complexes, IT offices, residential projects …
May 19th, 2010 - 17:35
i seriously wanna get into nift but im n sure whether im gonna get a seat in nift for my rank….
May 19th, 2010 - 18:12
hiii maam i got 1148 rank in b.des…..what r my chances..i have been waitlisted
May 19th, 2010 - 18:12
hi, i hav gt 373 rank and i have been wait listed in the obc category is there any chance of me getting into nift nw …… !!
May 19th, 2010 - 18:34
m waiting yaar
May 19th, 2010 - 19:22
Do u have any idea as to how many ppl drop out….i mean any approximate no. ??
May 19th, 2010 - 20:19
Hey Malvika di! I got 329 rank in nift and my queries are
1. Whether i should go for knitwear designing in delhi or fashion designing in RaeBareli or other new centres?
2. Is there any hope of changing your branch after an year if you performed great in semesters?
3. If i get knitwear and unable to get fd after an year so whether i should stick to it or give nift exam again?
May 19th, 2010 - 20:30
@shivani: no idea.
May 19th, 2010 - 21:16
how abt me … plz reply ..!!
May 19th, 2010 - 21:39
hi malvika… m ayushi n i guess m d newest to ur blog!!
n firstly tankyou cz trust me it relly helped me a lot 4 my situation test… considering iv never joined any particular coaching class for the same…
honestly i was never a nift aspirant… bt iv got 260 air n was wonderin wat r my chance??? also wanted to knw,, which out of the 2 *fd n fc* is better…
m really confussed… need ur help!
waitin for ur reply!!
May 19th, 2010 - 21:42
forgot 2 mentn got ds rank in d general category…
May 19th, 2010 - 21:49
Hey Malvika..I Got 383 rank in the NIFT entrance exam..I really wand FD in NIFT Bangalore..Do u Think I Can get Bangalore wth ths Rank…Any Idea??
May 20th, 2010 - 10:52
hey malvika.. m frm lamartinere girls,lko… was d editor last year… love ur magazne.. hav tried to make mine as good as urs was..i had a lil prob…hav gt 402 rank in nift.. interested in fashion communication.. know i wnt get delhi wid dis rank.. so which out of bangalore,hyderabad,n mumbai wud b best????
May 20th, 2010 - 13:01
Hey Malvika di!
jus got my NIFT AIR viz 596…do u think tht i could make it to nift banagalore…if not temme what is best after it for ad ppl….i m not to fond of handicrafts n footwear n bags…more towards industrial cum product design…
i wud nt mind jewelry to…but tht will be last resort.
May 24th, 2010 - 12:04
@ayushi: good rank. FC n FD lead to different careers. chk NIFT placements blog-post on this blog n make ur decision.
May 24th, 2010 - 12:07
@krishangi: hey..nice to talk to lmgc ed
i think out of the centres u hav named mumbai wud be the best. just guessing. no info. u see mumbai was the first centre after Delhi to offer FC. but with 402.. u may not get FC at a good centre at all..
May 27th, 2010 - 09:01
@malvika…hey i need your help pleasee give me an idea about the rankings of different nift centres……its urgent please help
May 27th, 2010 - 21:20
hi mam, y do they select some students ad put them in the waiting list . are those waiting list students also selected ? ad what do they mean by waiting list ? is it that only if the shortlisted people back out they will get a seat or so ? plz do reply . i wl be waiting 4 ur reply .
May 29th, 2010 - 12:18
Hi mam, I have got 76th rank (B.FTech) , What centre should I chose taking in consideration placement , infra etc. Do the NIFT guys help male condidates find accomodation?? I’m from Delhi , what r the approx living expenses in Mumbai
May 30th, 2010 - 15:11
hi malvika mam!! its aditya suman i secured 3 rank but since being a science student im unaware of courses would u plz suggest which stream to choose and which collegw will be the best plz answer at earliest i am biwildred
May 30th, 2010 - 22:03
hey i got 183 rank in bftech…
wat r my chances of getting placed in hyderabad gandhinagar or bangalore?
if i get placed in any of them…will i get a good placement?
June 1st, 2010 - 09:58
@ ritu : FD in NIFT bangalore wid 383….will b tough…..!!!
June 1st, 2010 - 14:28
hey malvika, i need ur help…. i will be leaving to delhi on the 16th of june for my counselling and im confused whether to opt for foot wear or knit wear …. wch do u think has a more scope in the future …… plz reply ….. im waiting for ur reply … aasimah …
June 2nd, 2010 - 14:51
hay arnab u can also post comment since i m in need of support plz help me plz
June 3rd, 2010 - 12:20
hiii malvika,i hv secured 155th rank in general category in NIFT2010[B.FTECH,AP]..bt m confused dat which collg. wud i get at d tym of counselling n if available which colgs sud i opt for.!!….plz do sum help….also i need to ask dat if i m eligible to take UPSC xam after getting a b.ftech degree fron NIFT..??…PLZ REPLY SOON…
June 7th, 2010 - 00:04
hey malvika..i gt a rank of 488air and i want to take FD OR FC at mumbai or banglore….is tat possible with this rank..if nt which other field should i opt for and which center??
June 10th, 2010 - 02:12
which one is better nift kolkata or symbiosys as far as fd course is concerned????
June 23rd, 2010 - 20:41
hi … i want to know about d nift mfm course its placement,pay package n job profile…. can u plzz help meee
July 5th, 2010 - 13:47
I am a student in NIFT Gandhinagar and am going to be in the second year. I wanted to know about the placement systems in nift …like whether the college would provide the internship or whether i will have to look for myself…???
July 7th, 2010 - 18:19
any one NIFT delhi Ad….
August 4th, 2010 - 14:34
wic option a student generally opt
KNITWEAR DESIGNING in nift delhi
OR
TEXTILE DESIGNING in nift mumbai
September 11th, 2010 - 17:47
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