Fashion Technology

Name of the Department : Fashion Technology
Course : B.Tech
Level : UG
1st Year of Approval by the Council : 730-52-292 (E)/ET/97, 19 Sep’ 2005
Year wise Sanctioned Intake : 2024-2025 - 60
2023-2024 - 60
2022-2023 - 60
2021-2022 - 60
2020-2021 - 90
2019-2020 - 120
2018-19 - 120
Year wise Actual Admissions :

2024-2025 - 57
2023-24 - 65
2022-23 - 63
2021-22 - 61
2020-21 - 74
2019-20 - 83
2018-19 - 101
Cut off marks – General Quota :
Branch Year Category Cut Off
B.TECH., FT  
2023 - 2024 		OC  163.50
BC 137.00
MBC 134.50
SC 117.00
 
2022 - 2023 		OC  179.00
BC 140.00
MBC 140.00
SC 120.00
 
2021 - 2022 		OC  182.00
BC 161.52
MBC 143.36
SC 140.71
2020 - 2021 OC 165.00
 
BC   110.00
MBC  124.50
SC 111.50
2019-2020 OC 130.00
BC   108.00
MBC   93.00
SC      83.00
2018 - 2019 OC 153.50
BC 123.00
MBC 96.25
SC    100.00
% Students passed with Distinction :

2022-23 – 53.62%
2021-22 – 41.24%
2020-21 – 10.00%
2019-20 – 15.46%
2018-19 – 22.68%
2017-18 – 19.64%
% Students passed with First Class : 2022-23 – 47.37%
2021-22 – 58.76%
2020-21 – 84.03%
2019-20 – 72.73%
2018-19 – 71.11%
2017-18 – 76.78%
Student Placed : 2023 -24 – 100%
2022 -23 – 100%
2021 -22 – 100%
2020 -21 – 96%
2019-20 – 95%
2018-19 – 100%
2017-18 – 100%
Average Pay Package. Rs/ Year : 2023-24 – 3.30 lakhs/year
2022-23 – 3.00 lakhs/year
2021-22 – 2.70 lakhs/year
2020-21 – 2.50 lakhs/year
2019-20 – 2.40 lakhs/year
2018-19 – 2.32 lakhs/year
2017-18 – 2.04 lakhs/year
2016-17 – 2.40 lakhs/year
Students opted for Higher Studies : 2023-24 – 1/71
2022-23 – 1/65
2021-22 – 7/99
2020-21 – 5/97
2019-20 – 4/87
2018-19 – 5/110
2017-18 – 7/97
2016-17 – 4/56
Accreditation Status of the Programme : Accreditation July 2019 (Three years)
Doctoral Courses : Yes
Foreign Collaborations, if any : Yes
Professional Society Memberships : ISTE, IEI, TAI
Grants fetched :
NTTM Rs. 2.5 Crores
DST WTP Rs. 1.23 Crores
DST FIST Rs.  30,00,000
DST – Device Development (IDP scheme) Rs.37,39,000
AICTE Modrobs Rs. 18,00,000
AICTE SDP Rs. 6,00,000
AICTE SDP Rs. 6,60,000
AICTE FDP Rs. 6,10,000
AICTE STTP Rs. 3,00,000
IEI Rs. 1,50,000
Rs. 1,28,000
Rs. 75,000
AICTE Conference 2013 Rs. 1,00,000
Dept. of Science & Technology (Conference) Rs. 50,000
Ministry of Environment and Forests (Conf)   Rs. 50,000
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research  Rs. 40,000
AIMO Award 2010 Rs. 50,000
AIMO Award 2010 Rs. 10,000
AIMO Award 2014 Rs. 10,000
Department Achievements :
  1. Received fund from NTTM (2024) Technical Textiles: Rs. 2.5 Crore for the programme "Enabling Academic Institute in Technical Textiles" sanctioned in 2023-24.
  2. Received fund from MSME (March 2024): Rs. 15,00,000 for "Dying of textile using coconut flower buds" under Idea Hackathons 3.0 (women) - Innovative Scheme, sanctioned in 2023-24.
  3. Received fund from MSME (March 2024): Rs. 13,70,000 for "Recycling of textile waste and development of utility products" under Idea Hackathons 3.0 (women) - Innovative Scheme, sanctioned in 2023-24.
  4. Received fund from ICSSR (March 2024): Rs. 12,47,000 for the programme "Voices of Tradition: Exploring the Social Dynamics of Handloom Weaving Communities in Tamil Nadu" sanctioned in 2023-24.
  5. Received fund from MSME, Government of India: Rs. 14.6 Lakhs for "Study and Design Development of cost-effective semi-automatic Sanitary Napkin Machine" under Idea Hackathon 2.0 - Innovative Scheme, sanctioned in 2022-23.
  6. Received fund from SIDBI -- Swavalamban Challenge Fund for "Development of Durable Panels by Recycling used clothes from Households and Cut wastes from garment industry," sanctioned in 2021-22.
  7. Received fund from DST - Device Development Programme: Rs. 23,16,640 for "Development of False selvedge elimination device for Shuttle-less looms," sanctioned in 2021-22.
  8. Won IIT MADRAS PALS INNOWAH 2022 National Level Contest: Rs. 10,000 cash prize under the theme "Environment and Sustainability."
  9. Won 4th place at Manthan FKCCI, Bangalore: Rs. 3 Lakhs cash prize for Innovation and Business Plan Competition. Award received from Shri Tejasvi Surya, Honorable Member of Parliament, Bangalore South.
  10. Received AICTE LILAVATI AWARDS 2020: "WINNERS" for "Women Entrepreneurship" with a cash prize of Rs. 75,000 from Honorable Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and AICTE Chairman Professor Anil Sahasrabudhe.
  11. Received AICTE LILAVATI AWARD 2021: "Women Empowerment" under the theme of Women Innovators with a cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh.
  12. Received AICTE – CII Award 4 times (2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020), now elevated as Mentor for Institution (Mentor Award Winner).
  13. Developed detailed strategic plans for department development: Strategic Plan I (2007-09), Strategic Plan II (2009-12), Strategic Plan III (2013-18), and Strategic Plan IV (2019-22).
  14. 25 university rank holders graduated, including 14 from BSc (AFT) and 11 from B.Tech TT (FT) batches.
  15. TECHNOW 2010 and 2014: 3 student projects won 2nd and 3rd prizes.
  16. 18 Anna University Ranks, including 4 Gold Medals.
  17. 23 patents filed and 6 patents granted.
  18. Signed 17 MoUs with reputed industries.
  19. Partner in the FIBRE Network consortium (Canada) for Smart Fabrics and Wearable Technology development.
  20. Achieved 100% placement for opted students in all passed-out batches.
  21. Research Grant received from DST WTP: Rs. 1.23 Crores.
  22. Research Grant received from DST FIST: Rs. 30 Lakhs.
  23. Research Grant received from DST – Device Development scheme: Rs. 14,23,000 for developing a sewing machine for differently-abled persons.
  24. AICTE Faculty Development Grants received: Rs. 23.5 Lakhs for FDPs and Conferences.
  25. DOPE-DYED polyester/viscose blended fabric developed at Sona Valliappa Textiles used for Sona student lab coats.
  26. Implemented peer teaching by students.
  27. MODROBS fund received: Rs. 18 Lakhs (2019-20) for Modernization of Textile Testing Lab.
  28. Generated Rs. 51 Lakhs revenue through consultancy over 3 years.
  1. Industry Sponsored Research Projects
    1. Elda Tex, Salem
    2. Spinwell Valliaapa, Bangalore
    3. Sona Valliappa Textiles, Salem.
    4. Vee Technologies, Salem
    5. Kalki Solar Energy Solution, Salem

  2. MoUs Signed:
    • JSW Matcheri
    • Cottonbuds, Tirupur
    • Saranya Spinning Mills, Namakkal.
    • CBC Fashion (ASIA) Limited, Tirupur
    • Texvalley Market Limited, Erode.
    • Abhinav Fabrics, Karur
    • Master Linens Inc, Karur.
    • SAIL Salem Steel Plant, Salem
    • Mag Solvics, Coimbatore
    • Lectra CAD Softwares, France
    • Gemini CAD Softwares, Romania
    • Vector Consultancy, Hosur
    • Apparel, Made ups & Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council, Tirupur
    • Grasim Industries Limited, Tirupur
    • Squaredays Clothing, Tirupur
    • RSJ Inspection Service Limited, Bengaluru

  3. CSR Initiatives with
    • SAIL – Salem
    • JSW – MatcheriS
    • SAIL – SRC, Salem
    • Salem Corporation