Present: Mr Sumit Kumar is an Assistant Professor with the department of Fashion Technology and specialises in quality control and assurance, social compliance and technical audits, operations management, and textile science areas. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Shiva A. Raja is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fashion Communication at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kangra. He joined the institute in 2022 and currently serves as the Continuing Education Programme Coordinator, Entrepreneurship Club Advisor, and Editor of Giri Samvad, the institute's annual Hindi magazine.
Ms. Akanksha Dayma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fashion Management Studies at NIFT Kangra, specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics, and Digital Marketing. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses while actively leading research on the application of AI in fashion business, consumer behaviour, and marketing strategy.
Dr. Aman Kumar is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Fashion Technology and presently handling Link- Campus Academic Coordinator, IT In-charge and Webmaster (Kangra). Passion for teaching and technology brought him to join NIFT in the year 2009 at NIFT Kangra. He specializes in IT, Enterprise Resource Planning for Fashion, Database Management and SQL, Application of Artificial Intelligence, E-commerce for Fashion Business and Website Design & Development.
Karthika Vijayan is an Assistant Professor in the Fashion & Lifestyle Accessories Department at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kangra. A graduate of NIFT Gandhinagar, she specializes in accessory design, jewellery, wearable accessories, and design education. Her professional experience includes studio teaching, curriculum development, student mentoring, academic coordination, and facilitating hands-on design projects and workshops.
Mr. Vineet is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kangra, with extensive experience in the fashion and design industry and academia. He specializes in product design, concept design, design thinking, trend analysis, concept development, product development, and design strategy, visual and performing arts, painting.
Ms. Deepa joined the Textile Design Department at National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra, as an Assistant Professor in October 2018. A trained Textile Print Designer, she completed her two-year Master’s program in Fashion & Textiles from Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan Italy. During her Master’s studies, she was awarded a prestigious scholarship by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
Dr. Romika Yadav is a Assistant Professor in the Department of Fashion Technology (BFTech). She holds an PhD and M.Tech. degree in Computer Science. She joined NIFT in 2021. Her areas of specialization include Big Data Analytics, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Design, Research Methodology, and Information Technology. She has more than 30 research publications in the field of Computer Science in national and international journals.
Mr. Mohammad Umar is an Assistant Professor of Fashion Technology and specializes in Industrial Engineering. He teaches undergraduate courses and leads research in garment manufacturing, industrial engineering, and textiles. He joined NIFT in 2012. He previously served as Executive in the Department of Industrial Engineering from 2009 to 2012. He has MBA and is pursuing his PhD in Management from Sant Baba Bhag Singh University, Jalandhar.
Lavdeep Singh, faculty in the department of Design Space, is an alumna from NIFT, Gandhinagar and National Institute of Design,
Ahmedabad. With an industry experience of sixteen years in Design, Retail, Management and Academics she has developed her
expertise in Fashion Design, Strategic Design Management, Fashion Forecasting, Fashion Studies and Fashion History. She has
been a part of various international conferences as a researcher. She loves to travel and has great passion for art, design history
and study of popular culture.