Admission announcement (website)	Throughout the year
Admission announcement (advertisement in newspapers)	12th March 2018
Availability of Application Form	Throughout the year at NIFT website
Last date of submission of Application Form	20th April 2018
List of short listed candidates	27th April 2018
Presentation & Interview and Selection	16th May 2018
Announcement of Result	31st May 2018
Registration	2nd July 2018
Semester Starts	As per NIFT Academic Calendar

Following qualifications are eligible for consideration for admission to the Ph.D. programme.

• 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.
• Candidates with Master’s Diploma are not eligible. Necessary equivalence or conversion document from Diploma to Degree, if applicable should be submitted for consideration for shortlisting.
• 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.
• 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.
• The area of research of the applicant has to be relevant to the field of Fashion in terms of Design, Technology and Management.
• Candidates who are employed besides fulfilling the above eligibility criteria are required to submit “No Objection” certificate from their current employer including NIFT.

There are primarily two stages of work for candidates after preliminary registration and before the final registration as candidate for Ph.D.

• Stage One: Course Work
  In Stage One, a supervisor will be assigned to the candidate who will guide him/her to select course work and develop a detailed research plan. A joint supervisor can be added anytime during the next 18 months. Candidate will be required to take requisite course work with the suggestion of his supervisor/course advisor. The subjects can be selected from either one or multiple of three options; [i] from the ongoing semesters of the postgraduate programmes of Design, Management and Technology at NIFT [ii] from different institute like IIT/NIT/IIM/selected International institutes with whom NIFT has MOU [iii] through mass open online courses (MOOC) from edX and Coursera. Minimum of 15 credits with CGPA of 7.0 on a 10 point scale is required for continued candidacy of PhD Degree. CGPA below 6.5 will cause termination of registration with immediate effect. However, if the CGPA is above 6.5 but less than 7.0, the candidate would be asked to take more courses in order to enhance his/her CGPA to 7.0 or above, subject to the condition that this should be achieved within one semester. Attendance of 75% is compulsory.
• Stage Two: Comprehensive Examination
  After successfully clearing Stage One, candidate will reach the second stage of work. Before qualifying to become a final registered candidate for PhD, the candidate will be required to take a comprehensive examination which will be a combination of (a) an oral examination and (b) evaluation of the Research Proposal. This will test comprehension of the broad field of research and academic preparation and the potential to carry out the proposed research plan. A candidate is permitted to give a maximum of two attempts to pass the comprehensive examination and should be able to complete it within 24 months of date of joining the programme, failing which his/her registration will be cancelled.

Candidate shall be formally registered as a candidate for the PhD Degree after he/she has successfully completed Stage One and Stage Two. Candidate will be required to renew the registration every semester till the submission of the Synopsis. The renewal of registration every semester shall be subject to completion of specified number of credits/courses and/or satisfactory progress in research work as recommended by Supervisor.

• PERFORMANCE MONITORING
  Each candidate shall be monitored by PhD Scholar’s Progress Committee (PSPC). Candidate will submit a progress report at the end of every odd semester to supervisor(s) for monitoring of the progress of work. At the end of every even semester, the candidate will present Research Progress Seminar (RPS) in any NIFT campus prescribed by NIFT. In the event of getting two consecutive unsatisfactory grades by any candidate, the registration will stand terminated.
• SYNOPSIS SUBMISSION
  On completion of the research work, candidate shall submit a Synopsis including bibliography of research work to the respective supervisor. It is essential for the candidate to hold Pre-PhD seminar before his/her Synopsis is considered. The Synopsis will be examined by the panel of experts.
• THESIS SUBMISSION
  Candidate will be required to submit the thesis within a minimum of 2 months and maximum of 9 months after submission of Synopsis Management) programmes.
• THESIS EVALUATION
  Submitted thesis will be examined by two examiners. Candidate will be recommended for viva-voce examination on the basis of the thesis evaluation. In case candidate has been advised to submit a revised thesis, the same may be done within a period of one year from date of communication.

The candidate will be required to pay the fee from the preliminary registration stage, as per the NIFT fee structure for the regular students. The fee has to be paid every semester till the submission of the Synopsis.

• Assistance from NIFT
  50% tuition fee wavier will be extended to NIFT employees (regular and contract) or candidates admitted to PhD programme from other Government Organisations /Institutions under Ministry of Textiles. In case the contract of the employees is not renewed during the course of her/his research for any reason, he/she would not be eligible for the 50% tuition waiver henceforth.
  
  Additionally, the NIFT employees are allowed to waiver to Security Deposit, Library Fee and Mediclaim & Student Development Fee. Also, financial assistance may be extended for NIFT employees (regular and contract) for product development, experimentation and Thesis documentation.
• Fee Schedule

  Academic Fee 2018-19		Indian Citizen (For One Semester-6 months)	NRI (Per year consisting of two semesters)
  Payable Annually	Tution Fee	Rs. 85,050/- (Non-refundable)	Rs. 6,46,000/- (Non-refundable)
  	Library Fee	Rs. 5,600/- (Per Year) (Non-refundable)	Rs. 37,300/- (Per Year) (Non-refundable)
  	Mediclaim & Student Development Fee	Rs. 2,800/- (Per Year) (Non-refundable)	Rs. 23,900/- (Per Year) (Non-refundable)
  	Exam Fee	Rs. 2,800/- (Per Year)	Rs. 2,800/- (Per Year)
  	TOTAL	Rs. 96,250/-	Rs. 7,10,000/-
  One Time Payment	Decurity Deposit	Rs. 7,100/- (One Time) (Refundable)	Rs. 7,100/- (One Time) (Refundable)
  	Alumni Association Membership Fee	Rs. 3,500/- (One Time) (Non -refundable)	Rs. 3,500/- (One Time) (Non -refundable)
  	Registration Fee	Rs. 7,100/- (One Time)	Rs. 7,100/- (One Time)
  	TOTAL	Rs. 17,700/-	Rs. 17,700/-
  TOTAL AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION		Rs. 1,13,950/-	Rs. 7,27,700/-

Applicants must register online for PhD admission on www.nift.ac.in. Applicants should follow the prescribed procedure step by step for online submission of application. Candidates should scan and upload photo copies of required certificates wherever asked for. After filling up the application form online, the applicant is required to take printout of the application form along with copies of self-attested certificates and other relevant documents and send it to The Additional Director General, NIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110 016 with super scribing on the envelope “APPLICATION for the PhD 2018” on or before 20th April 2018.

The ‘Guide Information’ section in the application form is mandatory, the candidate should communicate with potential guide/supervisor (from the list on NIFT website) and discuss the topic, modify if required before submission. Application fee of amount Rs. 2,300/- for candidates belonging to General/OBC Category and Rs. 1,300/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST should be submitted along with Application Form. The application fee can be submitted either online or by a Demand Draft drawn in favour of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and payable at New Delhi.