National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is associated with which of the following? 1. Project India Size 2. VISION XT 3. COEK 4. CHAMPIONS Portal Which of the options given above are correct?

NIFT

• Set up in 1986, NIFT is the pioneering institute of fashion education in the country and has been in the vanguard of providing professional human resources to the textile and apparel industry.
• It was made a statutory institute in 2006 by an Act of the Indian Parliament with the President of India as a ‘Visitor’ and has full-fledged campuses all across the country.
• Over the years NIFT has also been working as a knowledge service provider to the Union and State governments in the area of design development and positioning of handlooms and handicrafts.
• It is conducting the INDIA size project, which is an all-India study of anthropometric data.
• Vision XT is a Trend Insight and Forecasting Lab at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). It is funded by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India under their Research & Development scheme.
• The Centre of Excellence for Khadi (CoEK) is a hub and spoke model set up at five NIFT campuses. The Ministry of MSME conceived the CoEK to address the needs of the Khadi and Village Industries (KVIC) in India.

CHAMPIONS Portal

• The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched the CHAMPIONS portal, a technology-driven Control Room-Cum-Management Information System. The system uses ICT tools like telephone, internet, video conference, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Machine Learning.
• The portal aims to assist Indian MSMEs in becoming National and Global Champions by solving their grievances, exploring new opportunities, and promoting bright MSMEs who can become champions.
• Therefore, Project India Size, VISION XT and COEK are associated with NIFT. Hence, Option C is correct.