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I wanna study fashion designing but I don't know what it is .but I m interested designs and styles for men and women and many body styles


Naveen 6th Dec, 2017
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Namita Kumari 14th Mar, 2018
As you say that you have drawing skills. Then Fashion designing can be on of the best option to choose for you. Here are the detail that will guide you how to take admission, what skills required , fees, course duration.
Fashion Designing Overview

Fashion designing is a specialised branch of education that focuses on providing in-depth knowledge of design, natural beauty and aesthetics, which fashion conscious individuals may utilise further to ideate and design clothing and accessories. Furthermore, with the addition of several social, demographical and cultural connotations, fashion designing has become a highly advanced field of specialisation.

Skill Sets Required for Fashion Designing

Unbound Creativity

Drawing Skills

Sewing Skills

Creativity and Artistic Ability

Visual Imagination

Originality and Inventiveness

Effective Communication

Fashion Savvy

Business Acumen

Peer Learning
There are three types of course available-
1.UG Course
2.PG Course
3.Diploma



Admission Criteria at Undergraduate Level

There is no dearth offashion designing coursesfor aspirants who want to start early They can take their pick from B.Sc in Fashion Design, B.A. (Honours) in Fashion Design and Diploma in Fashion Design.

Eligibility Criteria

Any 10+2 certificate holder, not more than 23 years of age and who has at least 50%marks in aggregate is eligible for UG fashion designing courses.

Admission Process

The admission process varies from institution to institution. While some colleges and universities consider the scores of students in Common Entrance Tests as the only prerequisite, other fashion designing institutes conduct their own written tests, group discussions and interviews.

Examination

Common Entrance Test:

A number of national and state level common entrance tests serve as the initial screening stage, wherein fashion-designing aspirants are supposed to prove their mettle and secure marks that could eventually help them grab their seats at fashion designing institutes of their choice.

NIFT Entrance Exam:Conducted by National Institute of Fashion Technology, the NIFT Entrance Exam test invites applications from aspirants who intend to pursue B. Des and B. F. Tech. Apart from these bachelor degree courses, the scores in this exam are accepted for admission into PG level courses as well. Further subdivided into Creative Ability Test, General Ability Test and Situation Test, this particular test delves deeper into the knowledge level and attitude of aspirants.

AIEED (All India Entrance Examination for Design):Conducted by ARCH Academy of Design, the AIEED test focuses on testing the creativity, design and aesthetic sense of aspirants. Interested candidates can apply for any of their preferred test modes  Offline and Online. This particular test has two rounds: Creative Ability Test and General Ability Test.

College Specific Exam Tests

Design Aptitude Test (DAT):GD Goenka School of Fashion & Design conducts Design Aptitude Test (DAT) every year. FollowingNIFTand NID test pattern, this particular exam tests both intellectual and practical skills of aspirants.

Pearl Academy of Fashion Entrance Exam:Pearl Academy of Fashion conducts PAF test for admission to its 4-year degree courses in Fashion Design, Fashion Retail & Merchandising, Fashion Merchandising & Production, Jewellery Design, Textile Design and Communication Design.

Group Discussion & Personal Interview:Almost all of these entrance tests have Group Discussion and Personal Interview as the next challenges forfashion designer courseaspirants.

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