As part of their winter study tour, a delegation of IAS officer trainees from the 2025 batch of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration visited NIFT Jodhpur, on 9th March, 2026.

Director Prof. G.H.S. Prasad apprised them of the institute's state-of-the-art experiments and innovations.

Dr. Divya Vyas is working as Assistant Professor with the Department of Fashion Management at NIFT Jodhpur. She is having doctoral degree in area of consumer behaviour study in online Retail. She is having more than nineteen years of work experience with acedemic institutes IBS Gurgaon, Narsee monjee institute of management studies Mumbai, Amity University and corporate sector as well. She has presented many research articles
Dipraj Sinha is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). He specializes in store experience design, visual merchandising, space design, publication design, branding, and fashion styling. With extensive academic and professional experience in fashion design education, he delivers specialized instruction that combines creative design principles with strategic industry applications. Prior to his academic career, he worked with leading retail organizations, including Future Group, LimeRoad.com, and Reliance Retail Limited.
Dr. Sheetal Soni is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fashion Management Studies at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Jodhpur. She specializes in Marketing and Business Research, with expertise spanning Global Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Organizational Behaviour, and Design Thinking. With over sixteen years of experience in management education, she brings a strong blend of academic excellence, research expertise, and industry-oriented teaching. She is UGC NET–JRF qualified in Management and earned her doctoral degree in Marketing.
Dr. Mahendra Daiya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fashion Management Studies at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Jodhpur. He specialises in Marketing, Finance, and Information Technology. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with specialisations in Marketing and Finance, as well as a Master of Commerce (M.Com.). He has qualified the UGC-NET–JRF in Management and the UGC-NET in Commerce. He also earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Management with a specialisation in Marketing.
Dr. Ruchi Kholiya serves as an Assistant Professor at NIFT, where she joined in 2021, and holds the profile of Center Coordinator for the Fashion Design Department. With over 16 years of professional experience in academics, she specializes in teaching textile sciences, traditional embroideries and surface ornamentation, pattern making, draping, and material studies. She earned her Doctorate degree in Clothing & Textiles from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology in 2009.
Dr. Ankur Saxena is an associate professor in the Department of Fashion Technology and teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including operations research, production planning and pattern making. He joined NIFT in 2009. He received his PhD in sustainability from NIFT Delhi. He has published 2 books in the area of sustainability with "CRC Publication-London" and published 30+ papers in national and international journals/conferences
Dr. Shikha Gupta is Assistant Professor with the Department of Fashion Management Studies. She is a Ph.D in Management and Master of Fashion Management (NIFT- Bangalore). Passion for research in fashion brought her to join NIFT in the year 2012 at NIFT, Jodhpur. She has worked in the industry briefly before switching to the academic field and has been an academician for more than 14 years now. She has successfully completed her tenure as CAC of Jodhpur campus in January 2026 and is currently the Link CAC.