Ms. Gauri Kumar, Director General, NIFT, said, “Raymond has been synonymous with excellence and is known for its innovations in the textile and apparel sector. The recent conferring of the statutory status reflects the public confidence in NIFT as a thought leader for an important and growing sector of the economy and putting India on the centre stage of world fashion."
"This pioneering association will benefit both Raymond and NIFT to leverage on each other's strengths and will influence the fashion and apparel industry in a major way.”
The Raymond Scholarships will be awarded to the best student of each semester in the Diploma programme, at NIFT. The scholarship will cover the tuition fees for the students who come first in each semester from the 3rd semester (after foundation) to the 8th semester.
As part of this partnership, Raymond and NIFT also plan to increase their interaction in terms of industry - education interface with an aim to draw on each other's strengths in various areas.