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.

Pearl Academy offer scholarships to encourage students. The Who's Next Scholarship provides the most innovative brains from India with up to 100% funding. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply. To be considered for this scholarship, a student must have applied for admission to undergraduate and graduate programmes, taken the Pearl Academy entrance test, and met the requirements.

Candidate must have qualified for the Pearl Academy Entrance Exam. The aspirant must be a resident of India. Applicants will be offered the Scholarship based on their performance in the Pearl Entrance Exam which includes a Written Exam & Personal Interview.

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. 

Pimpri Chinchwad University offers various courses in Engineering, Design, Management, Law and others. The university accepts admission based on merit and entrance exams as per each course. To get seat students meet the set eligibility criteria for each course.

Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University is one of the best university in Dehradun. The university is approved by the UGC, PCI, INC, BCI, UAU, UBTER NCAHP and CoA. The university is know for its BTech and MBA courses. The university has well-trained and expert faculty members with years of experince. 

The placement percentage has not been released on the official website. However, the University has concluded the recent placements with the average package of INR 10 LPA. More than 400 recruiters visited the campus and placed students. The highest salary offered was IR 1.5 Cr per annum.

IISU provides programmes including MFA, M.A, M.Com, MSW, M.Sc, MBA/PGDM, MCA, B.Sc.B.Ed, B.A, B.Sc, B.Com, BFA, BBA, BCA in streams such as Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), Design, Mass Communication & Media, Humanities & Social Sciences, Accounting & Commerce, Science, Business & Management Studies, Hospitality & Travel, IT & Software, Teaching & Education, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Fashion Design, Textile Design, Botany, Sales & Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Retail, Travel & Tourism Management, Finance, Advertising, Home Science, Jewellery Design, Chartered Accountancy, Company Secretary.

As per the latest report, over 800 recruiters participated in the placement process 2025 and presented over 6,000 job offers to the students of the batch 2025. The opportunities were created across sectors like IT/ITES, Research & Consulting, Legal Services, for the Alliance University students passing out in 2025.

No, Woxsen University is not very costly. The below is the Woxsen University fee details for some courses:

The application process of Amity University, Kolkata BDes programme is online. Students have to meet the basic eligibility criteria of the course. Then they are required to visit the admission page and fill out the application form. To wrap up the process, candidates have to upload some documents and pay the application fee.

Yes, you can get direct admission into Satyam Fashion Institute. The institute reserves a certain amount of seats under the NRI/ Management Quota. Those applying under the management quota can skip on the entrance exam and appear for the Personal Interview round conducted at the institute. For more details, students can connect with the admission help desk or visit the campus in-person.

There are many best courses in JD Institute of fashion technology Hyderabad like fashion designing UG & PG course are available: one year Diploma course and B.Sc in fashion and apparel desingning,M.Sc. fashion and textile desinging, M.Sc in fashion desinging and management, and there is a interior designing for interiors, also there is a one year course, B.Sc in interior desinging and decoration and M.Sc interior desinging and there is a diploma courses: advanced diploma in fashion and interior also.

Yes, BDes is available at FDDI Noida. This programme is offered for a duration of four years. Moreover, the mode of education  is full-time. Apart from this, under this programme, the institute offers three specialisations for students to choose from. These specialisations are BDes (Footwear Design & Production), BDes (Leather, Lifestyle & Product Design), and BDes (Fashion Design). Admission to all these courses is done via ASIT exam.

No, candidates who wish to apply for BDes admissions at Pearl Academy, Mumbai cannot get direct admissions into the course. In order to get admission to Pearl Academy, Mumbai BDes course, candidates must appear for the Pearl Academy Entrance Exam.

The selection will be based on the aforementioned entrance exam as well as GDPI performance.

Footwear Design and Development Institute, Patna offer courses like B.Des, BBA, MBA/PGDM with the stream of Design, Business & Management Studies. Footwear Design and Development Institute, Patna offers specializations such as B.Des specializations in Footwear Design, Fashion Design, BBA specializations in Retail, MBA/PGDM specializations in Retail.

Yes, you may get direct admission into PIET (Panipat Institute of Technology) for certain courses. The admission criteria of the institute consists of several criteria. For most of the courses, students are selected either on merit or entrance basis. Additionally, students need to participate in state or institute-level counselling as well depending on the course. However, the institute reserves 25% of the sanctioned intake for students applying under the management quota. This is valid for those applying for BTech, BTech LEET, BPharm, Diploma in ME, Diploma in ME (LEET), DPharm, etc.

CGPA calculation is based on the grades secured in the semester exams of subjects. Both SGPA and CGPA will be mentioned in the grade sheet of semester exam results.

To get admission in United University, students must meet the eligibility and selection requirement. Students must have valid scores in last qualifying exams. Students must appear for the United University Admission Test (UUAT)/ CUET/ JEE, followed by personal interview. Students can apply online for admission.

The total tuition fee for the BDes course at UID Ahmedabad ranges from INR 24 lakh to INR 40 lakh. This is just the tuition fee. Candidates are also charged for hostel, one-time payments and other fees.

Yes, ADYPU School of Design is an institution particularly for the Design courses. It offers four-year BDes course in number of specialisations. The course is divided into eight semesters, and provided in full-time mode.