Textile management deals with the study of the processes carried out in manufacturing and management of clothing apparels. The textile manager’s role in the industry is to manage the overall processes of textile industry. It is a wide sector that involves high risk. There are diverse certificates, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Textile management.

Various institutions and universities offer these programs. Those who have passed the bachelors’ degree in the respective areas are eligible to apply for the masters’ courses in textile management. An entrance test is carried out for selecting the eligible students for the postgraduate programme. Those who clear the test can do various postgraduate courses in textile management.

List of Entrance Exams

• Management Aptitude Test
• Common Aptitude Test
• Just Careers Common Admission Test
• Xavier’s Aptitude Test
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Textile Management Entrance Exam
• IGNOU: Entrance test
• The AIMS Test for Management Admissions
• Common Entrance Test
• Institute of Textile Technology and Management Entrance Exam

Courses

• Post Graduate Diploma in Textile Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Apparel Management
• Post Diploma in Home Textile Management
• Post Diploma in Home Textile Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Dress Designing and Tailoring
• Post Graduate Programme in Garment Manufacturing
• M.Sc. Textiles and Clothing
• MBA in Textile Management
• MS in Textile Management

Since textile industry is a rapidly growing zone, there are abundant opportunities for the management graduates in the field. On completion of the course the candidates should choose the job based on the areas of interest and what will help them to grow in their career. There are a lot of public and private mills that manufacture clothes. Professionals who successfully complete the programme can seek out for employment in the Government or private undertakings. Textile managers need to have some traits like creativity, intellectual knowledge and awareness about the latest trends in market scenario. They should have the potential to make appropriate decisions so as overcome uncertainties. They also options to join the quality assurance, quality testing sections. On entering into career, they can earn excellent scale of pays. With experience in the sector, they can expect higher pay and emoluments.