Nifft Ranchi

In consonance with the general guidelines of UNESCO (1962) regarding establishment of specialized institutes, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT) was created in 1966 under the UNDP program to cater to the need of a large number of technicians. The particular emphasis was on Foundry and Forge technology to meet the demand of trained manpower in the primary metal manufacturing sectors like automobile, heavy engineering, machine and component manufacturing etc. In the beginning, two carefully designed Advanced Diploma courses, namely, Foundry Technology and Forge technology were offered. In view to push forward the knowledge boundary, four M. Tech. programs were introduced in the core areas of Foundry and Forge technology. Subsequently, two B. Tech. programs, one in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and other in Manufacturing Engineering, were also introduced to reinforce the core framework of foundry and forge technology. The forward looking endeavor, pursued over the years, has evolved a four tier academic framework in NIFFT involving Advanced Diploma, B. Tech, M. Tech. and Ph.D with a balanced emphasis on training, education and research. The partitioning among the subject domains has been consciously avoided with the objective of sharing facilities and expertise in pursuing near-net-shape component technology as a unique knowledge domain. Such ambiance of training and education has attracted the interest of the potential employers and augmented the employability of students at all the levels. Currently, a large segment of the alumni community of NIFFT are holding the very high positions in different industries. They are also serving in various research organization and academic institutions of the country. Many alumni have successfully set up their own companies.