Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management (SVPITM ) is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.[1][2][3][4] It was established in December 24, 2002, in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and is approved by AICTE.[5] The courses focus on textiles and textile management education. It was a pioneer in Education, consultancy, training, and research in the Textile Industry.

About the Director

Dr.C.Rameshkumar M.Tech (IITD), MBA, Ph.D., has experience in industry and academia. He has published more than 50 papers in Indian and international journals. He did research work on the cut resistance behavior of DREF yarn fabrics. He has organized various national and international conferences as coordinator. He has guided students for project work in UG and PG level. He previously served in Parisutham Institute of Technology and Science, Thanjavur as Director Academics. The Institute has close association with various segments of value chain in textiles and Management. It is driven by a board and faculty fraternities with industrial experience.

When his term of director is completed he will be replaced by MK Gandhi who is an acting director currently. There is no permanent director for this institute. He previously worked in NIFT in Chennai.

Achievements

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management (SVPITM) is identified as the nodal centre for conducting workshops on Technical textiles by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu. The department of handlooms and textiles, Govt. of Tamil Nadu has sanctioned funds to the extent of Rupees 50 lakhs for the program. As part of the program, skill development training is imparted to budding and existing entrepreneurs in the field of Technical Textiles. Workshops are conducted in the field of Medical textiles, Agricultural textiles, Home textiles, Industrial textiles and Packaging textiles and participants from various institutions, manufacturing industries and budding entrepreneurs have been benefitted out of these programs. The resource persons for the workshops were experts from Technical Textile industries, Textile product developers, academicians, Scientists from Textile Research Associations, leading policy makers and Government officials. The program enables creation of awareness and fostering a conducive environment for bringing about changes in the Textile manufacturing by way of adopting new methods and improving the efficiency in production process. It also provides an opportunity for Research and Development activities to find out cost effective manufacturing process and ultimately the products. In addition, the institute also conducts Management Development Programs for Management trainees of National Textile Corporation. Induction and orientation program on management areas is delivered by professionals from varied domains.

Ranking

Rated by good ranking in survey by Business India
Rated by A4 by Indian Management

Courses Offered[6][7]
  • BSc in Textiles and Technical Textiles
  • BBA in Textile Business Analytics
  • MBA in Textile Management
  • MBA in Apparel Management
  • MBA in Retail Management
  • MBA in Technical Textile Management

Demand for merging with CUTN

In February 2020, nearly 100 students petitioned the then district Collector K. Rajamani during the grievances redress day meeting demanding merger of the institute with the Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN). The students alleged that the Ministry of Textiles (MoT) had not issued any order to CUTN despite approval from a Cabinet Committee. The aggrieved students boycotted classes for two weeks to mark their protest.[8][9]

References
  1. "Autonomous Bodies". Ministry of Textiles. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. "Registered Societies / Other Establishments | Ministry of Textiles | GoI". texmin.nic.in. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. "Autonomous Bodies | Ministry of Textiles | GoI". texmin.nic.in. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. "PIB Press Releases". archive.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. "Annual Report 2008-2009" (PDF). Ministry of Textiles.
  6. "School of Textile | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School and Textiles Managments". svpistm.ac.in. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. "School of Management | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School and Textiles Managments". svpistm.ac.in. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. "MP seeks merger of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute with CUTN". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 16 March 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 February 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. Staff Reporter (25 February 2020). "Students demand merger of textile institute with CUTN". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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