Sunday, March 30, 2014

NIFT (National institute of Fashion Technology) Ph.D (Design, management and Technology) Admission Notice 2014

NIFT (National institute of Fashion Technology)

Ph.D (Design, management and Technology) Admission Notice 2014

NIFT (National institute of Fashion Technology) has invited applications for Ph.D. in the areas of Design, management and Technology as applied with broad reference to fashion, textiles, lifestyle and apparel industries. The program will be offered with the purpose of carrying out research in the above mentioned sectors and creating a body of original knowledge for the use of academia, industry, policy makers and other stake holders.

ELIGIBILITY
Following qualifications are eligible for consideration for admission to the Ph.D. programme.
1. Post Graduation degree in the relevant area of Design, Management or Technology (or) equivalent qualification from an institute/ university of national/ international repute with minimum 7 years of education after secondary (Class X) last of which was the Master’s degree.
2. Where the Master’s Degree is found to be not relevant to the area of Research, a minimum 10 years of professional experience (teaching / working) in the proposed area of research is required.
3. A minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6.0 on a 10 point scale (5.5 for SC/ST candidates) or equivalent as determined by the institute wherever letter grades are awarded; or 55% (50% for SC/ST candidates) marks in aggregate (of all the years/semesters) where marks are awarded in the Post-Graduation degree.
4. The area of research of the applicant has to be relevant to the field of fashion in terms of design, technology and management..
5. Candidates who are employed besides fulfilling the above eligibility criteria are required to submit “No Objection” certificate from their current employer including NIFT.

HOW TO APPLY
The Application has to be made in requisite format (available on link:
The completed Application Form has to be submitted alongwith an outline of Research Proposal in maximum 3000 words.
This Research Proposal is the most important part of the Application. It will be expected to clearly set out an appropriate set of issues to be explored through research. It should include an indication of the
approach that the candidate intends to take during research (e.g. literature -based / empirical / experimental/practice-based research) and identify what is sought to be achieved as an outcome. The
proposed research can be related to any previous work/studies carried outbythe candidate.
The last date for submission of application form is 17th April 2014.

SHORTLISTING, SELECTION & PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION
On the basis of the Research Proposal and the Form submitted, the candidates will be shortlisted and invited for a personal interview. Based on the interview, the final selection of the candidates for the preliminary registration for Ph.D. will be done.

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES:
Last Date of Submission: 17.04.2014
List of Shortlisted candidates: 23.05.2014
Interview & Selection: 20.06.2014
Announcement of Results: 11.07.2014
Registration: 18.07.2014 to 23.07.2014
Semester Starts: 23.07.2014

For details, see the link:

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