The Institute of Fashion Technology Kerala or IFTK-Kollam is a fashion technology institute located at Vellimon in Kollam,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. IFTK-Kollam is first and one of its kind, established by

Government of Kerala Government of Kerala is the Subnational administrative division, subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior mini ...

with the intention of developing professionals for taking up leadership positions in fashion business in the emerging global scenario. IFTK-Kollam is inaugurated by the then honorable

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Sri.V.S Achuthanandan on 5 April 2010. The academy is in technical collaboration with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT),

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. The Institute aims at providing a common platform for fashion education, research and training.

Location

The institute is located at the beautiful surroundings of Vellimon in Kollam, about 13.5 km away from Kollam city centre. *

Kollam Junction railway station Kollam Junction railway station (station code: QLN) is a junction station situated in the city of Kollam in Kerala, India. It is the second largest railway station in Kerala in terms of area and largest in terms of number of tracks and one of ...

– 13.8 km * Kollam KSRTC Bus Station – 12.8 km *

Kollam Port Kollam Port is one of the historic ports situated away from Downtown Kollam (formerly Quilon),14 km north of Paravur and 24 km north of Varkala Town It is the second largest port in Kerala by volume of cargo handled and facilities. L ...

– 17.3 km * Kollam KSWTD Ferry Terminal – 12.8 km *

Kundara Kundara is a census town in Kerala and is part of the Kollam Metropolitan Area, India. Kundara is situated 13 km east of Kollam city, 14 km west of Kottarakkara, and 24 km north of Paravur. Kundara is significant for its histor ...

– 4.7 km * Paravur – 26.5 km

Courses

* Bachelor of Design (B.Des) – Fashion Design

Facilities

* Smart classrooms equipped with most modern facilities *Industrial Visits * Laboratories * Resource Center * Canteen * Hostel facilities

References

External links

Institute of Fashion Technology Kerala
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