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Fashion and Clothing technology has a wide scope for choosing a career. Now the fashion industry has become so specialized that it encompasses a vast field of studies in design, concept management, design production management, quality control, planning, fabric design, printing, fashion accessory design, fashion merchandising, textile science, colour mixing, marketing and so on.
The primary areas of work in the fashion industry are market research, designing and manufacturing of garments and textiles. Fashion design is the most important area of work in fashion industry. Designing involves creating original designs after studying the changing trends of the market i.e market research. It has various fields of specialisation like garments, footwear, jewellery and even luggage. It is a challenging field as it requires the coordination of various jobs, in small concerns it is usually a one man show but in big organisations the jobs are specialised and allotted to different people.
The prospects of the garment industry are extremely encouraging and it is among the fastest growing sectors of the economy with the annual turnover running into crores’. It provides attractive openings at various levels not only to professionals but also to the talented and the skilled. The industry operates in the domestic and export sectors and covers a range of work areas, from textiles, which form the bulk of India’s exports, to sarees and finished garments. Fashion merchandisers purchase materials required for production, price the finished garments and liaison between the production line and the marketing of the finished garments. The job involves an understanding of the market demand and coordination of the production process.
A.V. Parekh Technology Institute, Rajkot, (Gujarat),Fashion Technology-Courses offered: Diploma in Computer Aided Costume Design & Dress Making
Aditya Institute Of Technology, New Delhi, (Delhi),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Diploma in Textile Design (Printing) Duration: 3 year
ALT Training College, Bangalore, (Karnataka),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Diploma in Textile Design (Printing) Duration: 3 year
Apeejay Institute Of Design, New Delhi, (Delhi),Fashion Technology-Integrated Design Course Duration: 2 year 1 year Post Graduate Diploma coures 6 month Certificate courses Specialisation options: Interior Design, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Ceramic Design, Textile Design, Jewellery Design, Fashion Technology, Garmet Mfg. Technology, Commercial Illustration & Photography, Costume Jewellery, Mural Design, Textile Art, Computer Graphic Autocad Last date: July Diploma in Textile Design (Intensive course) Duration: 4 year Entrance exam in June/July
Arya Bhatt Polytechnic, Delhi, (Delhi),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Diploma course in Garment Fabrication Technology Duration: 3 year Seats: 30
Asian Polytechnic, New Delhi, (Delhi),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Diploma courses in Fashion Sketching, Cutting, Tailoring & Embroidery
Assam Textile Institute, Assam, (Assam),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Diploma in Textile Technology
Avi School Of Fashion And Shoe Technology, Chandigarh, (Chandigarh),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Integrated Fashion Technology Duration: 2 year Eligibility: Bachelor's degree Garment Manufacturing & Knitwear Design Technology Duration: 2 year Eligibility: 10+2 Leather Garment Design & Technology Duration: 2 year Eligibility: 10+2 Apparel Merchandising & Marketing Duration: 1 year Eligibility: Bachelor's degree Apparel Production Management Duration: 1 year Eligibility: Bachelor's degree Fashion Design & Clothing Technology Duration: 1 year Eligibility: 10+2
Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher Education For Women, Coimbatore, (Tamil Nadu),Fashion Technology-Course offered: B.Sc Home Science in Interior Design and Fashion Designing Duration: 3 year Eligibility: 10+2 Diploma course in Dress Making Duration: 1 year Diploma in Textile Designing Duration: 1 year/3 year Eligibility: B.Sc with Maths 50% marks at Sr. Dec. exam are eligible
Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasathali (Rajasthan), (Rajasthan),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Diploma in Textile Designing Duration: 1 year Eligibility: SSC with Chemistry, English, Hindi, Maths, Physics
C.U. Shah Polytechnic, Surendranagar, (Gujarat),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Diploma Course in Computer Aid Costume Design & Dress Making Seats: 15
Centre For International Management, New Delhi, (Delhi),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Postgraduation Diploma In Fashion Merchandising Duration: 1 year Qualification: Bachelor's degree Course commencement: September
Dav Polytechnic For Women, Haryana, (Haryana),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Fashion Designing & Garment Technology Duration: 1 year/2 years Textile Designing & Printing Duration: 1 year/3 year Interior Decoration Duration: 1 year/2 years Diploma in Home Science Duration: 1 year Eligibility: Matric and above
Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, (Uttar Pradesh),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Post Graduate Diploma in Textile Designing & Printing Duration: 1 year Eligibility: Bachelor Degree Diploma in Textile Designing Duration: 1 year Eligibility: SSC with Chemistry, English, Hindi, Maths, Physics
Dr. S. & S.S. Gandhy College Of Engineering & Technology, Surat, (Gujarat),Fashion Technology-Course offered: Diploma course in Textile Manufacture Technology Seats: 25 Textile Processing Technology Seats: 25
Educational Qualification:
Fashion and Clothing is basically a creative field and success in this field is dependent more on the inherent qualities of creativity than formal training. There are many who have made a success of this career without undergoing any formal training. The field of gem and Jewellery designing in particular is dominated by craftsmen to whom expertise have been handed over by their fathers and forefathers, rather than by those who have had a formal training.
The courses include Graduate, Post graduate, Certificate and Diploma in the following areas:
Accessory designing and fashion designing
Garment Manufacturing Technology
Apparel marketing and Merchandising
Leather and Garment Design and Technology
Knitwear Design and Technology
Textile Design and Development
Fashion Journalism and Presentation
Training in various thing of the fashion industry is imparted at institutions around the country. Eligibility for admission and coursework varies with the institution and area of specialization. Generally however, three-year diploma course in designing is offered to students after 10+2. Most fashion institutes also run courses in fashion merchandising. These courses open to graduates.
The training which was provided by National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) New Delhi and Sophia Polytechnic in Mumbai are considered among the best institutes imparting such training.
