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.

The total fee for the UG programme is inclusive of various components, such as tuition fees, caution deposits, and more. NIFT Delhi tuition fee amount is INR 12.34 lakh, the hostel fee is INR 4.19 lakh, and the one-time fee cost is INR 27,200. Students need to pay the course fee amount for final selection to confirm their admission to the institute. It must be noted by the candidates that the mentioned fee is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

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. 

The national institute of fashion technology offer Bachelor of design in various specialization. India Today ranked this NIFT college the 2nd best fashion design college in India after NIFT Delhi. The Week ranked this NIFT college as the 2nd best fashion design college in India after NIFT Delhi. This course is for 4 years and the total course fees for this college are somewhere to around 12.34 lakhs.

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.

Yes Amity University in Mumbai offers direct admission. Students who have earned marks of more than 80% in class XII from CBSE, ISC, or State Board are eligible for direct admission. Student must complete Amity application and send in application money in order to apply for direct admission.

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

 

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.

For a candidate to be eligible for BDes at Pearl Academy Rajouri Garden, he/she should have passed Class 12 from a recognised board. Aspirant further must hold the valid pass certificate as well (original and copies) during form filling and admission confirmation. The documents are required at the time of admission for verification purposes.

Candidates can apply online on the institute's website. Aspirants can follow below steps to apply at NIFT Hyderabad:

1: Go to the website of NIFT and open the application form

2: Tap on Registrations for Admissions from the available menu.

3: On this redirected page, click on the "New Log In" tab.

4: Begin with the registration process by entering all the details, such as name, DOB, desired programme, etc.

5: After filling in all the details, click on "Submit".

6: Now, fill out the complete application form and upload the image of your signature and a recent passport-size photograph.

SID conducts Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design (SEED) for shortlisting aspirants for BDes course. SEED is an online proctored test conducted for a duration of 60 minutes comprising 60 questions. The questions could be MCQ, match the columns, fill in the blanks, image-based and comprehension based. The paper will contain a mix of questions related to visual sensitivity and judgement, observational, perceptual and reasoning abilities, problem solving, basic knowledge of logic of Science and Mathematics, art, craft and culture, design and environment. Candidates who qualify SEED will be called for further rounds of selection. The final selection is based on Portfolio Review, PRPI Task and Personal Interaction as well as on the basis of the information provided by the candidate in the application form and the chosen specialisation.

The college has not released the salary package for the year 2022.  According to Shiksha review, the highest package offered for BDes Fashion Design was INR 6 LPA during the recent placement drive. NIFT Chennai students were offered various roles such as Associate Designer, Assistant Designer, Fashion Stylist and many more. This is to note that, the highest package and roles offered are gathered from Shiksha review page. Hence, the stats and roles offered mentioned here may vary further.

To get admission in NIFT Gandhinagar, candidates need to apply online through the official website of NIFT. However, admissions are based on a valid score obtained in NIFT entrance exam.

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.

Direct admission is not possible at the National Institute of Fashion Technology NIFT Jodhpur. Candidates must follow the eligibility criteria to apply for admission to several courses at the National Institute of Fashion Technology. The eligibility criteria for the admission to undergraduate courses is passed a three or four-year Diploma recognised by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) or to pass Class 12 from a recognised board or the State Board of Technical Education. The accepted entrance exam is NIFT Entrance Exam and others.

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.

Admission to NIFT Shillong is determined by the performance of the candidates in the NIFT exam. Recently, the NIFT Shillong cutoff 2025 is published for the first round. Considering the NIFT Round 1 seat allotment results, the General AI category cutoff rank is ranged between 17525 and 46678. Similarly, the OBC AI category candidates saw a cutoff range, with the first-round ranged between 884 and 5109. The minimum rank among both the categories released for Master of Fashion Management (MFM). Detailed insights into cutoff across all rounds and years (2025, 2024, and 2023) are available in the table below for General AI quota:

 

The fee range for NIFT Raebareli BDes course is INR 6.1 Lacs to INR 12.3 lakh. Candidates are required to pay the fee for their opted specialisation through the modes available on the official website of NIFT Raebareli. Candidates are required to follow the entrance based admission process to be eligible to pay the course fee. 

The university has not released the BDes course-wise placements as of yet. Check out the table below to know the overall key highlights of the World University of Design placements 2025:

According to the latest students’ reviews on Shiksha page, the highest package offered during the recent Amity University Lucknow placements stood at INR 45 LPA. The same is tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics
Highest package	INR 45 LPA

Note: The highest package mentioned above has been taken from students’ reviews on the Shiksha page.

National Institute of Fashion Technology accepts the NIFT entrance exam results, followed by the NIFT Counselling process for admission to the BDes courses. As per the NIFT Kangra cutoff 2025, the overall cutoff ranged from 181 to 3080. So, students can secure a rank within this range to be eligible for admission if they belong to the General AI category. 

Note: Other categories, quotas, courses, etc, will have different cutoffs accordingly.