Courses & Eligibility Criteria:
Under Graduate Programmes:
Fashion Design / Fashion Design (Knits) / Textile Design:
The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central / State Board of Secondary Examination such as CBSE , New Delhi and Council for Indian School of Certificate New Delhi.
or
General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London / Cambridge / Sri Lanka at the Advanced ( A ) level.
or
Any Public School / Board / University examination in India or in Foreign countries recognized by Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.
or
A pass grade in Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by National Open School with minimum of five subjects.
or
3 or 4 years diploma recognized by AICTE or State Board of Technical Education.

Postgraduate Programmes:
Garment Manufacturing Technology / Fashion Marketing and Management:
Three years Bachelors Degree or equivalent in any discipline recognized by Association of Indian Universities or Diploma in Fashion Design, NIIFT only.

For Foreign Bachelors Degree , not recognized by Association of Indian Universities , proper certifications by National Body constituted in country concerned for granting equivalence will have to be produced.

SC / ST Candidates:
Candidates applying under this reserved quota would have to produce a Caste / Tribe certificate from Competent Authority of respective State / Union Territories / National Commission of Tribes.

PH Candidates:
Candidates seeking admission under this physically handicapped quota must produce a Disability Certificate issued by Medical Board attached with Vocational
Rehabilitation Centre (VRC) working under Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India, certifying their disability as 40% or more.

Foreign / NRI Candidates:
7 seats in each discipline are reserved for admission of Foreign Nationals whether residing in India or abroad, applicants from Non Resident Indians are as specified in Income Tax Act 1961. The admission to NIIFT Programmes to NRI/ Foreign Nationals will be offered on first com first serve basis. Candidate must attach an attested copy of proof of status of NRI / Foreign National. The seats of SC and ST are interchangeable depending upon candidates available in each category and any seat left there after will be offered to General category. Any seats left vacant in NRI and PH Category will be offered to General Category

Applications:
Send the duly completed Print Version of Online Application Form having Auto Generated Application No. to “The Project Manger CMS, All India Management Association, Management House, 14, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 “so as to reach on or before 09 April 2012. Registration Process will be completed only on receipt of Print Version of Online Application Form.

Eligible candidates applying for both UG & PG programmes have to fill separate online application forms and have to submit separate print out of filled application form containing different auto generated application number along with separate demand draft of requisite fee.

Last date for the submission of application forms is April 09, 2012.
Written entrance exam will be held on April 28, 2012.

Test Centres: Chandigarh, Dehradun, Delhi, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Patna

ELIGIBILITY:
Educational Qualifications:
(a) UG Course: The applicant must be a 10+2 / Equivalent examination in any combination with a minimum of 35% aggregate marks.
(b) PG Course: Any graduate recognised by Indian Universities or Equivalent.

Candidates should also meet the following criteria:
(a) The applicants must fall into one of the following categories:

(i) Children of serving Army personnel with minimum 10 years continuous service in the Army (Submit Certificate No 1).
(ii) Children of ex-Army personnel granted / awarded regular pension, liberalized family pension, family pension or disability pension at the time of their superannuation, demise, discharge, release medical board / invalidated medical board. This includes wards of recruits medically boarded out and granted
disability pension. (Submit Certificate No 1).

(b) Adopted / Step Children and Children of Remarried Widows :
(i) Adopted child of Army personnel if adopted at least five years prior to seeking admission. (Submit Certificate No 2).
(ii) Step children are eligible provided they are born from a wedding where at least one parent belonged to the Army who is otherwise eligible. (Submit Certificate No 2).

(c) Eligibility Criteria in Special Cases:

(i) Eligibility Criteria for Wards of Ex-Army Medical Corps Officers / Army Dental Corps Officers Presently Serving with Indian Navy or Indian Air Force (IN /
IAF). Wards of only those ex-Army medical officers / Army Dental Corps officers presently serving with Indian Navy or Indian Air Force who have served with the
Army for 10 years (Submit Certificate No 3).

(ii) Eligibility Criteria for Children of APS / MNS / TA Personnel (Submit Certificate No 3).
(aa) Children of APS personnel classified as ex-servicemen as per Govt of India, Ministry of Defence letter No 9 (52)/88/D (Res) dated 19 Jul 89.
(ab) Children of those APS personnel who are on deputation and who have put in 10 years of service in the Army.
(ac) Children of APS personnel, who are directly recruited into APS who have completed 10 years of service and of those who as per their terms and conditions of service, retired from APS without reversion to P&T Department after completing their minimum pensionable service of which 10 years was in the Army.
(ad) Children of only those members of MNS who have 10 years service as regular members of MNS or are in receipt of pension from the Army.
(ae) Children of only those TA personnel who have completed 10 years of embodied service.

HOW TO APPLY:
The Prospectus with application form can be obtained by candidates from the Office of AIFD Bangalore, ITI B Area, Dooravani Nagar, Old Madras Road, Bangalore -560016 through requisition along with a crossed demand draft for Rs 550/- (which includes Rs.50/- as postal charges) in favour of ARMY INSTITUTE OF FASHION & DESIGN payable at Bangalore.

Prospectus with application form is also available on cash payment of Rs 500/- at the Institute, Army Headquarters (AWES) and all the Command Headquarters (AWES).

Application forms duly completed in all respects along with relevant certificates documents should reach the Principal. Army Institute of Fashion & Design,  Bangalore, ITI B Area, Dooravani Nagar, Old Madras Road, Bangalore -560016 latest by 15 Mar 2012 for UG and 30 April 2012 for PG. A late fee of Rs.100/- by 25 Mar 2012 for UG and 15 May 2012 for PG Courses.

Downloading the forms.  will have to attach a draft of Rs.550/- (which includes Rs.50/- as postal charges) along with the application form.

IMPORTANT DATES:
* Last date for receipt of application form: 15 Mar 2012 (UG) & 30 April 2012 (PG)
* Last date for receipt of application form (With late fee of Rs.100/-): 25 Mar 2012(UG) & 15 May 2012 (PG)
* Written Admission Test (WAT) for UG only:  21 Apr 2012 (Saturday) 1430 to 1730 hrs
* Creative Aptitude Test (CAT) & Interview for PG only: 08 June 2012 (Friday) 0930 to 1700 hrs at AIFD, Bangalore

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