Hello Tumpa,

Good to hear from you that your vision to be a fashion designer and not only a fashion designer but a great fashion designer. I would like to tell you that you can definitely take admission for the fashion designing courses available after even after you 12th standard in any of the streams. Profession designing courses you need to have creativity and flexibility to observe and get into any of new fashion trends.  There are many passengers institutes offering fashion designing courses like NIFT and many more. Hope my answer resolved your queries. Thank you so much for reading and best of luck for your future.

Hello Tumpa,

Here are the details that will help you to understand about fashion design and how to get admission in fashion design, desired skills, 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 3 types of course available -

Diploma in Fashion design- it will take 1-2 year and Cost you approx 2-4 lakh. It varies institution to institution.

UG course in Fashion-

It takes 3 to 4 years and Cost you 2-7 Lakh.

PG Course in Fashion and Design-

It takes 2 years and Cost you approx 3-5 lakh.

Apart from that you can take various skill training and vocational training in fashion designing.







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.