**Policy Summary: Ministry of Textiles Special Scholarship for Research Scholars**
The Ministry of Textiles, through the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), supports research and academic advancement in the textile and apparel sectors. NIFT, established under the NIFT Act, 2006, provides financial assistance to full-time Ph.D. research scholars through a Teaching Fellowship, covering a monthly stipend, contingency grant, and Housing Rent Allowance (HRA) for up to four years. Scholars not availing the fellowship can pursue support as Project Fellows or Industry Chair Fellows via externally funded collaborations.
NIFT also facilitates sponsored, industry-based research projects for final semester undergraduate and postgraduate students, assigning both academic mentors from NIFT and industry mentors from sponsoring organizations.
In addition, a scholarship of up to Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum per child is available to handloom weavers'/workers' children (up to two children per family) pursuing 3-4 year Diploma, Undergraduate, or Postgraduate courses at Central/State Government-recognized/funded Textiles Institutions.
Furthermore, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines encouraging Higher Education Institutions to develop technical textiles curricula to support the National Technical Textile Mission (NTTM) through proposal submissions.
This information was provided by the Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Pabitra Margherita, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Textiles: The ministry responsible for supporting research and academic advancement in the textile and apparel sectors.
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT): A statutory institute under the NIFT Act, 2006 that supports research and academic advancement in the textile and apparel sectors.
NIFT Act, 2006: The act under which the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) was established.
University Grants Commission (UGC): An organization that has issued guidelines to Higher Education Institutions to develop curriculum in technical textiles.
National Technical Textile Mission (NTTM): A mission for which the University Grants Commission (UGC) encourages Higher Education Institutions to develop curriculum in the field of technical textiles.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where information regarding the Ministry of Textiles was provided.
SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA: The Minister of State for Textiles who provided the information in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
Delhi: Location where the information was posted.
Ministry of Textiles
SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR RESEARCH
SCHOLARS
Posted On: 05 AUG 2025 4:35PM by PIB Delhi
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT); a statutory institute under the NIFT Act, 2006 and set up by
the Ministry of Textiles, actively supports the research and academic advancement in the textile and apparel
sectors. It conducts Ph.D. programmes and provides financial support to full-time research scholars through
the Teaching Fellowship. This includes a monthly stipend, contingency grant, and HRA for up to four years.
However, scholars not availing this fellowship may seek support as Project Fellows or Industry Chair Fellows
through externally funded collaborations. NIFT also offers an opportunity to final semester students of all
undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to undertake sponsored, industry-based research projects. Each
student is assigned an academic mentor from NIFT and an industry mentor from the sponsoring organisation,
thereby fostering applied research and industry engagement at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
In addition, Scholarship (maximum upto Rs.2.00 lakh per annum per child) is also provided to handloom
weavers/workers’ children (upto 2 children) for study in 3/4 years Diploma/Under Graduate/Post Graduate
courses of Central/State Govt. recognized/funded Textiles Institutions.
Further University Grants Commission (UGC) has also issued guidelines to all the Higher Education
Institutions to develop curriculum in the field of technical textiles to participate in National Technical Textile
Mission (NTTM) by submitting their proposals.
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI PABITRA
MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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