B.Des in Fashion Design Colleges in India

Fashion designers need a combination of creative and technical skills, as well as business sense and communication skills. They should also be adaptable, resilient, and passionate. 

Creative skills

Creativity

Fashion designers should be able to create unique, stylish, and functional designs 

Visualisation

Fashion designers should be able to visualize their ideas and sketch them out 

Art skills

Fashion designers should have an artistic eye and be able to work with a variety of colors, shapes, and fabrics 

Technical skills

Computer skills: Fashion designers should be able to use design software, such as CAD (computer-aided design) and graphics editing programs 

Sewing skills: Fashion designers should have good sewing skills 

Candidates can see table showing a list highest paying job options in Fashion Design industry for a fresher below -

Job Profiles	Average Salary
Stylist	INR 3.5 LPA
Fashion Designer	INR 4.3 LPA
Public Relations Manager	INR 5.9 LPA
Brand Manager	INR 18.4 LPA
Merchandising Manager	INR 13 LPA

Note: The salary information is taken from Ambitionbox.com.

Hope this helps your doubt! All the best!

Yes, here are some affordable BDes Fashion Design college options you can take a look at:

BDes Fashion Design Colleges	Tuition Fee
NIFT Patna	INR 90,200
Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya	INR 20,830
Central India Institutes of Mass Communication	INR 36,000
FDDI Chennai	INR 76,000
IEC University	INR 72,000

Note: The information is sourced from the official/counselling body of the institute/exam.

Here are some top BDes Fashion Design college options offering great placement opportunities to graduates in India:

BDes Fashion Design Colleges	Average Package Offered
IIT Bombay Placements	INR 19.63 LPA
Vijaybhoomi University Placements	INR 13.3 LPA
ITM University Placements	INR 10.7 LPA
Manipal School of Architecture and Planning Placements	INR 8.9 LPA
Chitkara Design School Placements	INR 8.25 LPA

Note: The information is sourced from the official/counselling body of the institute/exam.

NIFT entrance examination is Institutional based examination which will only help you to get into NIFT whereas UCEED is a common Entrance Examination which is accepted by many design colleges and universities. So if you plan to get into only NIFT then you do have to give NIFT Entrance Exam but if you plan to apply in many universities then UCEED is a better option as you'll have many university choices and you can get admission on the basis of UCEED score.

Hi Aatish! The major difference is, a Textile Designer creates the pattern, designs for fabric and also develops fabric. The textile designers also do embellishment of fabrics. They have to select yarn, colour for the yarn, and dyes for making new fabrics. The Fashion designers, on the other hand, use the fabric developed by the textile designer to create new designs for clothes.

Their imagination sees a design, they sketch it with colors on the paper and then give shape to their imagination by selecting fabric for the making new designed clothes. Both have a vast career scope. Now that you must have understood the difference between the two, you can take your call according to your area of interest.

The basic difference between a BDes in Fashion Design and a BDes in Textile Design is that Fashion Design focuses on every element of fashion, including accessories, fashion trends, style of draping, etc. It includes a few subjects related to textile science. 
On the other hand, BDes Textile Design is only focused on the Textile-related subjects and does not have a comprehensive approach to Fashion. BDes Textile Design subjects include Fabric Ornamentation, Garment Grading, Material Studies, etc. 

NIFT Mumbai Cutoff 2024 was released for different categories under the All India quota. At 400 rank, it is possible to get admission into a few courses for candidates belonging to any category. For instance, the last-round closing cutoff for the General All India category candidates closed at a range of 65 and 654. 

Students can refer to the table below to have an idea of the courses available at the mentioned rank. The table consists the cutoff for the General All India category:

Course	2024
B.Des. in Accessory Design	299
B.Des. in Textile Design	437
B.Des. in Knitwear Design	654
B.Des. in Fashion Communication	65
B.FTech. in Apparel Production	218
Master of Design (M.Des.)	71
Master of Fashion Management (MFM)	47
B.Des. in Fashion Design	208

 

The total course fee include many components such as one-time fee, tuition fee, and more. The total course fees for BDes at Pearl Academy Rajouri Garden is INR 19.07 lakh - INR 35.31 lakh. The fee varies with BDes specialisation. Candidates have to pay some amount of fee at the time of admission for seat confirmation. Moreover, the fee amount mentioned here is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

Amity University Mumbai BDes course provides a unique 3-Continent option where students can gain international exposure while studying. They spend a portion of their studies at different global campuses. This helps them understand international fashion trends, diverse markets, and global consumer behavior firsthand.

During placements for Fashion Design students at Amity campus, several renowned recruiters will be present, including Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Ritu Kumar, Levi's, DLF Emporio, Marks & Spencer, and others. The Amity School of Fashion Technology has not yet disclosed the placement Statistics for 2023, but they will be provided here once the school releases them. As for the 2022 placements, the highest package offered was INR 7 LPA, while the average package was INR 4.5 LPA.

To join NIFT Chennai, candidates need to appear for the Creative Ability Test and the General Ability Test. 

Candidates who manage to clear the entrance tests will be called for a GD and PI round. 

Candidates who perform well in these rounds will be alloted seats in their preferred courses offered by NIFT Chennai.

The total seat intake of BDes course at NIFT Hyderabad is 210. To secure a seat at the BDes course at NIFT Hyderabad candidates must crack the NIFT entrance exam successfully to be considered. To apply, students must visit the official website of NIFT and apply online. Check out the total seat intake for the BDes Lateral Entry Course at NIFT Hyderabad: 

The Pearl Academy 2027 entrance exam has the following parts- General Proficiency Test (GPT), Design Aptitude Test (DAT), and the Media Aptitude Test (MAT).

The candidate has to appear in all the exam components. Note that if any exam is skipped, then the candidate will be disqualified.

BDes is a four-year course available in four disciplines which are further available in various specialisations. The total seat intake for BDes course is 1167. Check below intake for BDes course at SIU Pune:

Institutes	Seats
Symbiosis School of Planning, Architecture and Design, Symbiosis International, Nagpur	660
Symbiosis Institute of Design, Symbiosis International, Pune	207
Symbiosis International, Pune	210
Symbiosis International - Nagpur Campus	90

National Institute for Fashion Technology, Kolkata established in 1995, is a government college. 

Students who are seeking to get admitted in National Institute for Fashion Technology, Kolkata should have to appear in written exams conducted by NIFT. The written exams are comprises of creative ability test (CAT) and General Aptitude Test (GAT) B.Des and M.Des candidates have to appear for both and other candidates need to appear only for GAT . Shorlisted students called for situation test / personal interview. 

If you really want to  pursue fashion designing and you are interested in this area this would not be hard for you 

NIFT entrance examination is Institutional based examination which will only help you to get into NIFT whereas UCEED is a common Entrance Examination which is accepted by many design colleges and universities. So if you plan to get into only NIFT then you do have to give NIFT Entrance Exam but if you plan to apply in many universities then UCEED is a better option as you'll have many university choices and you can get admission on the basis of UCEED score.

The following table depicts the NIFT Patna placement packages recorded in recent years:

Particulars	Placement Statistics
the highest package	INR 22 LPA
Average package	INR 4.50 LPA

NOTE: The above salary details are gathered from the Shiksha students' reviews.

Bachelor Design is a 4 year professional UG course offerings various specializations like fashion designing, industrial design, textile design, product design and many more. Fashion technology is essentially any innovative tech that creates contemporary tools for the industry, whether they improve fashion production or consumption.

Candidates need to pay INR 1,000 for CUCET registration. Hostel fee is charged extra. Fee details for BDes at Chandigarh University are given below:

Component	Fee
Tuition Fee	INR 8.72 lakh
Exam Fee	INR 2500
Security Deposit	INR 2000

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) releases the official schedule at - niftadmissions. The schedule includes the event-wise dates related to the NIFT 2025 entrance exam. This includes the release of the NIFT 2025 application form, the application last date (with regular and late fees), written exam date, declaration of results, etc. Alternatively, the candidate can follow this page to stay updated about NIFT 2025 exam.

Aspirants have to pay an application fee to register at NIFT Bhubaneswar. Candidates can pay the application fee via any of the online payment modes. Below is the application fee:

Category	Application Fee
Open-EWS	INR 3,000
SC/ ST/ PwD	INR 1,500

 

The NIFT Shillong cutoff rank for B.Des. in Fashion Communication was 2361 in Round 4 for the General AI category in 2026. In comparison, the closing rank was 2768 in 2025 and 2054 in 2024.

The rank needed for BDes course admission at NIFT Raebareli depends entirely on which category u belong to. For the General AI category, students need a rank of at least 3749 or below to be eligible for admission. Please know that other categories will have different qualifying cutoffs accordingly.

Students can refer to the list below to know the maximum cutoff for each category. 

• OBC: 7557
• SC: 10074
• ST: 10191
• EWS: 9534

 

The World University of Design offers Bachelor of Design in different 11 specializations including B.Des. in Computer Science and Design, B.Des. in Animation and Game Design, B.Des. in Transportation Design, B.Des. in Product Design, B.Des. in Fashion Design, B.Des. in Graphic Communication Design, B.Des. in Film and Video, B.Des in UX and Digital Product Design, B.Des. in Fashion Communication, B.Des. in Interior Architecture and Design, and B.Des. in Textile Design.
However, the best BDes branches offered by World University of Design are Animation and Game Design, UX and Digital Product Design, and Interior Architecture and Design.