School of Fashion Technology

School of Fashion Technology (SOFT), Pune was established in 1998 under the tutelage of 116-year-old Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha (MKSSS), Pune, India in collaboration with National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), (Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India). SOFT is the pioneer of fashion education and one of the top fashion design schools in the country and the only school that equips students with quality education that’s focused around art and industry that is of the commercial value at an affordable fee structure. SOFT is the 4th best fashion school in India. SOFT is more than a traditional fashion design school that caters to designs of the commercial value that cover the masses, classes, and high-end needs, through hands-on fashion design courses, students are exposed to all levels of skills, knowledge and practical experience that makes them exemplary graduates for other fashion design schools. The vision of the institute is the empowerment of women through education to make them self-reliant and to bring them into the mainstream for the upliftment of the society.