Top Courses For Fashion Aspirants In India

By Jayshreebhagat

There are various fashion courses available for the students in terms of career, growth and employment opportunities. The top fashion courses for the fashion aspirants are listed below –

B.Tech in Fashion technology

It is a four-year graduate course in the field of apparel production and technology. The students who have passed their 12th standard from a recognized board or university with the main subjects as Maths, Chemistry and Biology can apply for this course.

There are various entrance examinations conducted by the universities. The procedure will be different for different universities. The salary ranges from 10,000 INR to 15,000 INR. The tuition fee for the course ranges between 1.5 to 2.5 Lacs.

Colleges offering the course

  • PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
  • WLCI College of Fashion, Kolkata
  • VIT University, Chennai
  • Chandigarh University
  • BITS Hyderabad
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology (all campuses)
  • Angel College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu
  • PSG College of Technology, Chennai
  • Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore
  • NGF College of engineering and technology, Palwal
  • D.K.T.E. Society’s Textile & Engineering Institute, Kolhapur

Profiles available for the fashion aspirants

  • Costume designing
  • Styling
  • Aparrel Management
  • Manufacturing, garment, textile machinery industries

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Masters in Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech)

A postgraduate course in fashion designing which is for the B.tech graduates who have passed their graduation in the same field. It is a two-year programme. There are various specializations offered by different universities. The candidates need to find out the ones which are available for them as per their specifications and preferences. It takes two years and fours semesters to complete this course. There is no age limit for pursuing this course. The candidate must have completed graduation in the same field with minimum 55% marks in aggregate from a recognized board or university. The tuition fee for the course ranges between INR 75,000 to 15 lacs.

Job Profiles

  • Apparel/ Garment designing
  • Management
  • Consultancy
  • Designer consultant
  • Production Manager
  • Apparel designer
  • Fashion designer
  • Production designer

Colleges offering this course

  • National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar
  • BPS Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Sonepat (for M.F.Tech-Functional Garment)

PhD in Fashion designing

It is the highest level of education any student can attain. The course can continue up to four years and students must have attained the bachelors and the master’s degree to be eligible for this course. PhD can be done in Textile, design and fashion management depending upon the university or college you are applying to. The salary can range from 10k to 50k per month for the students. The course is beneficial for the students as it teaches them the practical aspects of the study. The tuition fee is different for the different universities.

Colleges offering the course

  • IIT, Kanpur
  • Amity School of Fashion Technology
  • P.S.G College of Technology, Coimbatore
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
  • Panjab University
  • Chandigarh University
  • Amity University
  • Anna University
  • Annamalai University
  • Employment opportunities can be found in-
  • Export houses
  • Retail and wholesale garment business houses
  • Haute Culture
  • Government/ Semi government handloom and textile manufacturers
  • Fashion show organizers
  • Fashion show publishers
  • Film fashion program producers
  • Costume designers
  • Teaching design

Diploma in Fashion designing courses

It is of two years and covers all the aspects of production, fashion and inspirations from the original prototypes. The course covers all the detailed aspects of fashion technology and related terminologies. The candidates who have passed their 12th standard or any other course equivalent to it from a recognized university are eligible for this course.

Colleges offering the course

  • Hamstech Institute of Fashion and Interior design, Hyderabad
  • Freesia International Technical Training institute, FITTI, Chennai
  • B.S. Negi Mahila Pravidhik Prashikshan Sansthan, ONGC, Deharadun
  • Exterior Interior Ltd, Kolkata

Job profiles

  • Retail manager
  • Assitant designer
  • Stylist
  • Entrepreneur
  • Fashion show organizers
  • Pattern makers
  • Accessory designers
  • Fashion choreographers
  • pattern
  • cutter and grader
  • quality controller
  • production manager
  • design controller

Certificate course in Fashion Designing


The one year course in fashion designing is for the ones who have passed on their 10th or 12th from a recognized university or board. The students must stay tuned to the website of the universities in order to gain a better insight of the information. Employment is available for the students at various places such as colleges and universities, television and film industry, internet companies, fashion media, or can be self-employed as well.

Colleges offering the course

  • Abids Lakhotia Institute of art and design, Hyderabad
  • Inter National Institute of Fashion design, INIFD Patna
  • Delhi Institute of Fashion and Technology, DIFT, Delhi
  • Inter National Institute of Fashion Design, INIFD Bilaspur, Bilaspur

Job Types available

  • Assistant designer
  • Stylist
  • Fashion coordinator
  • Pattern maker
  • Design manager
  • Accessory designer

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