Fashion institute branch in Himachal to start doctorate degrees
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kangra (Himachal Pradesh): The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) branch in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district will award doctorate degrees in fashion designing, Union Minister of Textiles Thiru Dayanidhi Maran said here on Wednesday. "Kangra's Centre for Apparel and Textile Studies would be first of its own kind in the country to offer doctorate degrees in fashion designing, fashion communication, accessory design, textile design and fashion technology," Maran told reporters while inaugurating the NIFT branch at Chheb village near this town. On setting up more NIFT branches in the country, Maran said, "The central government is considering to set up centres in Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh." The NIFT has already reached agreements with 29 leading fashion institutes of the world under which students and faculty would visit various c...