The academic head of NIFT is the Dean (Academics). Currently Prof. Dr. Sudha Dhingra is the Dean of NIFT.

The Departments:

• Department of Fashion Design (Chairperson : Prof. Dr. Vandita Seth)

• Department of Textile Design (Chairperson : Prof. Dr. Kislaya Choudhary)

• Department of Leather Design (Chairperson : Dr. E. Sivasakthi, Associate Prof.)

• Department of Knitwear Design (Chairperson : Prof. Dr. P. Mohan Raj)

• Department of Fashion and Lifestyle Accessory Design (Chairperson : Ms. Jayati Mukherjee, Associate Prof.)

• Department of Fashion Communication (Chairperson : Prof. Dr. Martin Jeyasingh Mathew)

• Department of Design Space (Chairperson : Dr. Rashmi Gulati, Associate Prof.)

• Department of Fashion Management Studies (Chairperson : Prof. Dr. Binay Bhushan Jena)

• Department of Fashion Technology (Chairperson : Prof. Dr. Binwant Kaur)

• Foundation Programme (Chairperson : Prof. Dr. Preetha Hussain)

Every department is headed by a Chairperson, who is responsible for the overall management of the course curriculum. There are course coordinators in each campus.