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...
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. **** MAM/SMP (Lok Sabha US Q2584) (Release ID: 2152553)