Hello Sakshi Sable,

About the course:

• It is a vocational course which has immense value both in India and abroad. There are a lot many advancements in this industry in the past few decades.
• Skills required in order to pursue this course include a senstivity to colours and tones, an artistic and creative mindset, ability to innovate, good communication skills, orientation and dedication, a good sense of dimensions, sketching skills, detailing, observation, persuasiveness, an understanding of lifestyle and trend etc.
• In order to pursue this course candidates should have cleared their 12th from any recognised board or institution.

Course structure:

• A plethora of courses are taught under this degree programme, they include textiles, technology in design, management, apparel development, analysis of current trends and forecasting, illustration, colours and tones etc.
• Tasks a student learns to carry out include research on latest fashion trends, designing, painting, sketching, research on consumer behaviour and lifestyle, merchandising, tailoring etc.

Courses in fashion designing:

• Bachelor of Fashion Technology
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Fashion Design
• Bachelor of Fashion Design
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Leather Design
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Accessory Design
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Textile Design
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Fashion Communication
• Bachelor Degree in Retail and Fashion Merchandise
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Knitwear Design
• Diploma in Fashion Technology
• Diploma in Apparel Design
• Diploma in Fashion Design
• Diploma in Jewellery Design
• Diploma in Retail Merchandising
• Diploma in Fashion Photography
• Diploma in Leather Design
• Diploma in Visual Merchandising
• Diploma in Textile Design

How to get into a college offering this course?

Admissions in these colleges are based on merit. Candidates are given admissions based on their results in the entrance examinations and board examination results.

Some entrance examinations are:

• NIFT Entrance Exam
• NID Entrance Exam
• Pearl Academy Entrance Exam
• CEED
• AIEED
• UCEED
• IICD
• SOFT

Career prospects:

• The job profiles you are recruited to include fashion designer, fashion concept manager, fashion marketer, quality controller, fashion consultant, technical designer, personal stylist, fashion show organisers, fashion coordinator etc.
• Top recruiting companies include Raymonds, Benetton, Arvind Garments, ITC, Levis, Lifestyle, Proline, Snapdeal, Myntra, Swarovski, Shoppers Stop etc.
• Some designers who hire fashion designer include Rohit Bahl, Varun Behl, Manish Malhotra, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Raghuvendra Rathore etc.

All the best!

I hope this answers your queries.

Do revert back in case of any further doubts.