“What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today when human contacts are so quick. Fashion is instant language.” ~Miuccia Prada The textile industry is primarily concerned with the design, production, and distribution of yarn, cloth, and clothing. After agriculture, it is the only industry to have created jobs for both skilled and unskilled labor. The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million population in the country. Clothing industry or garment industry summarizes the types of trade and industry alongwith the production and life chain of clothing and garments, starting with the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur, and synthetic fiber) via fashion industry to fashion retailers up to trade with second-hand clothes and textile recycling.
|Bachelor of Design (B.Design)-Textile Design/Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Apparel Design/ Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) (B.FTech.)/B.Sc (Textiles)/B.A. in Apparel Design & Merchandising|
|Eligibility||XII pass in any stream– Arts/Commerce/Science/Home Science/ Minimum Competency Vocational Course (MCVC) including National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), or A Pass in the Plus two examination or equivalent of any recognized board in India with 60% marks (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Biology) for general category, 55% marks for OBC (Non-creamy layer) and 50% marks for SC/ST/PWD candidates.|
|Entrance Exam||Some institutions conduct their own entrance tests like: NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology) Entrance Exam, Pearl Academy Entrance Exam, CEED (Common Entrance Exam for Design), UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design), NID (National Institute of Design) Entrance Exam, AIEED (All India Entrance Exam for Design), Indian Institute of Crafts and Design|
|Average Course Fee||₹3,00,000 to ₹10,00,000|
|Goal||Textiles Production Manager, Quality Assurance Manager of Textiles, Research and Development Analyst, Costume Designer, Junior Textile Designer|