Indian Institute of Handloom Technology

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About Indian Institute of Handloom Technology

Indian Institute of Handloom Technology is a government institute in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, established in 1956. Campusbells lists it under Engineering, with 2 courses (1 undergraduate and 1 diploma), including B.Tech. Approvals and accreditation: AICTE, NIRF.

In olden days Indian handloom Industry was not having trained technical personnel and was solely dependent on the expertise and knowledge passed on from generation to generation for its survival and development. It was in this context that the Government of India decided to set up Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology with the prime objective of providing technical personnel trained in new methods and latest development in the field of Handloom to enable the Handloom industry to face the challenges from other sector of the Textile Industry. The first Indian Institute of Handloom Technology was established in 1956 at Varanasi by taking over the Government Central Weaving Institute, Varanasi.

The second Institute was established in 1960 at Salem in Tamil Nadu by taking over the Government Textile Institute at Madras and shifting the same to Salem, one of the important Handloom Weaving Centers in southern India. At present there are six Indian Institutes of handloom Technology in the Central Sector and four Institutes in State Sector. The Central Sector Institutes are located at

As described on the institution’s website

At a glance

Key facts

Established

1956

Ownership

Public / Government

Approvals and accreditation

AICTE, NIRF

Stream

Engineering

Location

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Academics

Courses offered at Indian Institute of Handloom Technology

2 programmes listed

Campus life

Facilities at Indian Institute of Handloom Technology

• Laboratory
• Computer Centre
• Library
• Seminar Hall
• Cafeteria
• Guest House
• Auditorium
• Hostel
• Laboratories
• Lab
• Labs