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Sir, I want to do Fashion Designing course. Right now I am in 12th standard studying with Arts. Please let me know about the courses related to this field that I can do? Thank you!

Yes, you can pursue Bachelor of Design Course from top National Institute of Fashion Technology colleges. Arts stream candidates are eligible for NIFT B.Des entrance examination.

The upper age limit for NIFT entrance examination is 23 years. Upper age is relaxed by five years for candidates of reserved category.

Some of the Fashion Designing courses offered after completing 12th are mentioned below:-
Bachelor of Design
Bachelor in Leather Designing
Bachelor in Textile Designing
Bachelor of Fashion Communication
Bachelor of Accessory Design
Footwear Design and Production

Fashion Designing courses for 12th Arts candidate:-

Bachelor of Design( Fashion Designing )

Bachelor of Design(Leather Design )

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

Bachelor of Design(Accessory Design)

Bachelor of Design(Knitwear Design)

Bachelor Degree in Retail and Fashion Merchandise

Footwear Design and Production.

List of Fashion Designing Courses for 12th pass candidate:-

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

Bachelor of Design(Leather Design )

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

Bachelor of Design( Textile Design)

Bachelor degree in Retail and Fashion Merchandise

Footwear Design and Production.

If you are interested to pursue Fashion Designing course then you must have minimum qualification of 12th standard from a recognised board in any discipline with at least 50% marks and relaxation of 5% is given to reserved students.
The reputed institutes of Fashion Technology give admission on the basis of entrance examination score such as NIFT, NIFD, SOFT etc. So you have to qualify one of the entrance exam in order to get admission in reputed Institute otherwise you can take admission in some private college also.

Minimum eligibility for the undergraduate course in fashion designing is 10 + 2 with 50% marks . In the prominent institutes, admission is strictly on married through written test, situation test, group discussion and interview.

Prominent institutes in Fashion Technology our National Institute of Fashion Technology, National Institute of Design International Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi. Indian Institute of Art and fashion technology, Mumbai Pearl Academy of Fashion, New Delhi

Yes, Arts stream candidate are eligible for fashion designing course. There is an entrance exam conducted by the NIFT every year and arts stream students are also eligible.

Just perform well in entrance exam so that you are allotted the best college based on your rank through counselling.

Fashion Design Studies involves the study of clothing and textiles in a variety of contexts.

Popular Fashion Design Study Courses can be summarized as :


Certificate Course

Diploma Course (after 10th)

Bachelors Degree (after Diploma or 12th)

Masters Degree (after Bachelors Degree)