page_title: National Institute of Fashion Technology Kannur
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: National Institute of Fashion Technology Kannur / History
caption_attribution_description: English: NIFT Kannur, India. The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur campus. Photographed in August 2016
context_page_description: National Institute of Fashion Technology Kannur known as NIFT Kannur is one of the 17 campuses of NIFT, an institution for Fashion, Design, Technology and Management. It is located in the Dharmashala locality, outside the city of Kannur in Kerala, South India.
context_section_description: All India, the National Institute of Fashion Technology was set up in 1986 under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, and has "emerged as the premier institute of Design, Management and Technology, developing professionals for taking up leadership positions in fashion business in the emerging global scenario."
  Kannur campus was set up in the 2008.
  In 2008, this campus started functioning with two undergraduate courses—Bachelor of Fashion Technology in Apparel Production and Bachelor of Design in Textile Design—with a combined total of 51 students.
caption: NIFT Kannur, India. The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur campus. Photographed in August 2016
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