NIFT Kannur bagged the Overall Championship 2016 Award among the 16 NIFT campuses.  
NIFT Kannur student designs environment friendly uniform for traffic police
Ms.Maria Fransis, a student of NIFT Kannur, crowned as the Miss Millennial 2017 hosted by the MalayalaManorama publications, Kerala.
Ms.AneeshaNithinRane, a NIFT Kannur student,  was crowned as Campus Princess during 2016 during IIM Ragas event and participated in the Miss India contest in 2016.