To become a pioneer institution of To create professionally competent technocrats in handloom, textile and fashion field with human values and social commitment.
Create a unique identity for Kerala handloom by supply technical experts through academic activities and better weaver’s assistance in terms of skill and technology up gradation. Make the handloom sector is the focus of fashion for India with its intricate designs and diversified marketing strategy to enhance Socio – economic development by preserving age – old technique.
Indian Institute of Handloom Technology-Kannur, is one among the 10 IIHTs which is an autonomous Institute Under Industries department, Govt of Kerala and the nodal agency in the state for providing science and Technology to the traditional Handlooms and textile Industry. The Institute was established and registered under Societies registration Act of 1860 in the year 1987 named as Handloom training institute( HTI) and then upgraded as Institute of Handloom and textile technology (IHTT). Now IHTT is amalgamated to Indian institute of Handloom Technology-Kannur (IHTT-K), which is working on the guidelines of State Govt. and Indian Institute of Handloom Technologies (IIHTs), Ministry of Textile, Govt of India for industrial intervention in the north of Kerala. Our activities are also operated from Balaramapuram,south of Kerala.
To become a pioneer institution of Kerala state in Fostering the textile and allied industries to excel others in India .