NIFT students cash in on pre-placement offers

Almost all the students of fashion management (FM) and fashion technology (FT) at National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) have accepted pre-placement offers (PPOs) and only a handful await the second round of campus placements in June.

According to Sudeshna Datta Roy, FM course coordinator, "This year we have received good offers from labels or brands namely, S Kumars, Future Group, Lifestyle, Kimaya, Neeta Lulla, Arvind Lifestyle Brands, Adidas, Handicrafts and Handloom Exports Corporation of India (HHEC), Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India (CCIC), and others."

"Among the 30 FM students the average salary offered is Rs3.5 lakh per annum and the highest salary offered is Rs5.5 lakh per annum. Last year the highest package offered was Rs4.2 lakh per annum," he added.

FM student Sumit Gupta has bagged the highest package this year of Rs5.5 lakh per annum through PPOs from Adidas and he will soon join them as operations manager.

As for FT students, course coordinator, Amisha Mehta said that nearly all the 32 students have been placed. "Of the 32, 18 have been placed through campus recruitment and most others have bagged PPOs. There are just a handful of students, around five to six, who are waiting for better opportunities and will undergo campus placements in the second week of June," she said. This year, FT students also witnessed rise in the number of offers made as compared to last year.