The Department of Textiles and Clothing was established in the year 1967 with the purpose of providing world class education in the field of Textiles. The department has industrial and academic collaborations and this has positioned the department as the highest stride of progressive changes and innovations along with imparting discipline, creativity and tradition. The course has been designed to focus on textile fiber, yarn, fabric, quality control and testing with knowledge on wet processing of textiles including the dyeing and printing. Advances in the field including the application of computers in fashion and garment industry, marketing, merchandising and entrepreneurship development, eco-friendly textile production, technical textiles are given limelight syllabus.

The department has 12 faculty members consisting of 2 Professors, 1 Associate Professor, 4 Assistant Professors, 2 Temporary Assistant Professors and 2 Temporary Teaching Assistants who strive to give excellence in Teaching and Research. The on and off campus placements are very good and students are mostly employed as Assistant Professors, Research Associates, Fashion and Celebrity designers, Entrepreneurs, Boutique heads, Fashion illustrators and designers, Jewellery Designers, Quality control managers and supervisors, Store in-charge for international fashion brands and Visual merchandisers.

Highlights of the department

• University Grants Commission sponsored a major project under SAP-DRS : Exploring Under Utilized Bio- Resources for Eco and Technical Textiles.
• Advanced Latest equipments like Nano Spray dryer, Atomic UV Visible spectrophotometer have been provided to enable students to work on the latest state of the art technologies
• Experienced faculty members who have completed their doctoral degree and NET and SLET help the students to achieve their dreams in the areas of fashion, textiles and clothing.
• The department is well equipped with various laboratories namely Textile Testing, Textile Dyeing and Printing, Advance Textile Production lab, Garment construction lab-Basic and Advanced and Interdisciplinary Research lab (Bio-Textiles)
• The department has signed MoU with the Textiles committee and J.D. Birla Institute that facilitate the students during their research period to have collaborations.
• The alumni of the department are placed in various top institutions both in academic arena and industries as professors and designers, quality control personal, merchandiser, illustrators respectively and also as successful entrepreneurs across the country and globally.

Genesis

Year	Degree	Course
1967	M.Sc.	Textiles and Clothing
1990	M. Phil.	Textiles and Clothing
1990	Ph. D	Textiles and Clothing
1991	B.Sc.	Textiles and Apparel Designing
1991	PG. Diploma	Apparel Designing
2004	M.Sc.	Textiles and Clothing changed to Textiles and Fashion Apparel
2005	M.Sc.	Bio Textiles
2018	B. Voc.	Textile Dyeing and Printing

Vision

Establish centre of inclusive excellence in eco-friendly textiles and execute need based research projects for the welfare of the society

Mission

To serve as a nodal agency for reviving Indian Traditional culture in Textiles and fashion through state of art techniques and researches

Objectives

• To continue to be a premier institution in providing quality textiles and apparel designing education at the Under Graduate, Post Graduate and Doctoral Levels besides serving the society
• To keep the students updated with scientific and technological developments
• Enhancing creativity, innovation, research and craftsmanship through training with professional partnership program

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSO)

Undergraduate programme

• Gain knowledge in textile production techniques
• Acquire skill in textile dyeing and printing
• Develop skills required to become a fashion designer / entrepreneur
• Acquire dexterity in design, surface enrichment and apparel construction

Postgraduate programme

• Gain expertise in areas of fashion designing and merchandising
• Get experience in advance textile fabrication techniques in weaving, knitting and non-woven
• Proficient in textile testing and quality control methods
• Undertake need based multidisciplinary research in technical textiles
• Develop eco friendly processing methods

Thrust area of research

• Fabrication of non-conventional fibres for technical application
• Eco-friendly natural dyeing on textiles
• Textile printing with natural pigments
• Functional finishing of textiles with natural herbal sources
• Development of eco friendly health care products
• Designing and developing fashion apparels
• Functional apparel-Product design and development
• Enzymatic dye extraction for textile dyeing and printing
• Textile effluent treatment using microbes and agro wastes
• Fabrication of nonwoven products utilizing natural fibres

Programmes Offered B.Sc. : Textiles & Apparel Designing B.Voc. : Textile Dyeing and Printing M.Sc. : Textiles & Fashion Apparel M.Sc. : Bio Textiles PG.Dip.. : Apparel Desinging (from 2018-19 onwards) M.Phil: Textiles & Clothing Ph.D : Textiles & Clothing Eligibility B.Sc.Textiles and Apparel Designing : Any group (Vocational only Dress Designing) M.Sc. Textiles & Fashion Apparel : B.Sc. Home Science Any degree related to Textiles, Costumes design and Fashion M.Sc. Bio Textiles : B.Sc. Home Science/ Any degree related to Textiles, Costumes design and Fashion & any Science degree B. Voc. Textile Dyeing and Printing : Pass in Plus Two (Any group)

PG Professional Certification course with research institution:

• "Medical Textiles" in collaboration with South Indian Textile Research Association (SITRA), Ministry of Textiles, Govt .of India. Coimbatore.
• Certified Quality Professionals under Industrial SDS, Textiles Committee, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, Coimbatore.
• Silk Dyeing, Printing &Finishing, Silk Dyeing, Printing & Process Control, Physical and Chemical Testing Methods of Textiles Materials with Central Silk Training Research Institute (CSTRI), Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India, Bangalore.
• Designing and Constructing Leather Goods in association with Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI), Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India, Chennai.

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Name of the Faculty		Designation	Specialization	Year of Joining	Mail id
	Dr.(Mrs.) N.Vasugi M.Sc.,M.B.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.	Dean and Professor	Textile Management, Technical Textiles, Non-conventional fibers, Wet processing, Eco-friendly Textiles, Sericulture, Apparel Designing and Quality control	1989	[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
	Dr.(Mrs.) S.Amsamani M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.	Professor	Technical Textiles, Non-conventional fibers, Wet processing Quality control and management, Eco-friendly Textile Processing	1991	[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
	Dr.(Mrs.) R.Prabha M.Sc.,Ph.D.,SLET	Assistant Professor (SG)	Apparel designing & Surface enrichments, Fabric structure and design, Fiber science	2005	[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
	Dr.(Mrs.) G.Bagyalakshmi M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., NET	Associate Professor & HOD	NNatural dyes, Anti-microbial Finishing, Apparel designing, Value addition on Fabric	2005	[email protected] [email protected] , [email protected]
	Dr.(Mrs.) K.Kalaiarasi M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,SLET	Assistant Professor (SG)	Enzymology, Textile Effluent Treatment, Bio-finishing, Bio-Remediation	2006	[email protected] [email protected] , [email protected]
	Dr.(Mrs.) U.Ratna M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,SLET	Assistant Professor (SS)	Special finishes, Knitting Textile science, Clothing Care	2006	[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
	Dr.(Mrs.) R.Sunitha M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,NET	Assistant Professor (SS)	Eco-Textiles, Fashion Illustration, Pattern making, Apparel designing & Construction, Non-Wovens Textile Science	2008	[email protected] [email protected] , [email protected]
	Self Supporting Staff
	Ms.K.Sangamithirai M.Sc.,M.Phil.,NET	Assistant Professor(Temporary)	Textile science, textile production and processes, sewing techniques, computer application in apparel industry, apparel merchandising	2011	[email protected]
	Dr.S.Aishwarya M.Sc.,NET,Ph.D.	Assistant Professor(Temporary)	Costumes of India, Fashion concept, Fashion accessories, Sewing, Textile testing, Fashion CAD, Fashion Illustration and portfolio presentation, Textile Waste Recycling, Sustainable textiles, Project Proposal preparation	2017	[email protected]
	Ms.S.Vijayalakshmi M.Sc.	Teaching Assistant (Temporary)	Fashion Illustration, sewing techniques, pattern making, CAD, Garment construction, Eco-textiles	2017	[email protected]
	Dr (Mrs).B.Sangeetha Priya M.Sc., PGDAD, NET., Ph.D	Teaching Assistant (Temporary)	CAD, Draping and Pattern making, garment construction, apparel merchandising and marketing, Research, Electronics in Textiles, Smart Textiles, Fashion portfolio	2018	[email protected]

• J.D. Birla Institute, Kolkata*
• NIFT-TEA, ATAL Incubation Centre, Tirupur
• Textiles committee (GOI), Coimbatore

*A special training programme was conducted for the post graduate students and faculty members of Textiles & Clothing of JD Birla Institute (Kolkata) in production of fabric with the following objectives

• Co-operate in the exchange of information relating to their activities in research in fields of mutual interests
• Joint Research Venture and Publications
• Joint Workshop/Seminar/Conference/short courses

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