The necessity of integrating blockchain technology and artificial intelligence into the National Institutes of Fashion Technology (NIFT) curriculum has been underlined by Union Minister Giriraj Singh.
The Minister for Textiles stated at a combined convocation event of four NIFT campuses in Delhi that India is moving closer to being Viksit Bharat, and that within the next four to five years, recent NIFT graduates should be giving jobs rather than looking for them.
During the event, Singh encouraged the recent graduates to join the start-up ensemble and contribute to India’s unicorn ecosystem. According to a statement released by the textiles ministry, Singh highlighted during the ceremony the urgent necessity to include blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) in the curriculum of all 19 NIFTs.
The convocation ceremony for the National Institute of Fashion Technology’s (NIFT) 2023–24 graduating class was held at Bharat Mandapam. Several luminaries attended the occasion, including Rachna Shah, Secretary (Textiles), Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary (Textiles) and Tanu Kashyap, Director General of NIFT. Also in attendance were the campus directors from each of the four sites.
Students from four NIFT campuses—NIFT Delhi, NIFT Raebareli, NIFT Kangra, and NIFT Panchkula—participated in the joint convocation. NIFT, which was founded in 1986 and currently has 19 campuses around India, is well known for its top-notch fashion education and its programs that equip students for leadership positions in the clothing and fashion industries.
