B.Des. in Leather Design 

at NIFT Kolkata, Salt Lake City

The National institute of fashion technology, Kolkata offers a plethora of courses among which bachelor's in design is very prominent . The course is of four years and the fees of each year is around 1,67,250, which makes a total sum of 6,69,000 for four years. The hostel fee of the college is around 9,000 per semester which the students are bound to pay before shifting, along with a 23000 in advance. If that doesn't fit in your budget you can also go for outside shelters which would cost you Rs 85000 on an average. Above all the infrastructure and the facilities which the college provides for this particular course is worth every penny as it provides specialisation in many streams such as leather design or fashion design.

NIFT Kolkata BDes admission is done based on a valid score in NIFT Entrance Exam. Students must also satisfy the admission criteria as prescribed by the institute. Interested candidates can check out the following table to know about NIFT Kolkata BDes eligibility criteria:

NIFT Kolkata BDes has many specialisations including: 

• Fashion Design
• Fashion Communication
• Accessory Design
• Textile Design
• Knitwear Design and
• Leather Design

Choose one of the above specialisations based on creative interests and career goals.

Admission to NIFT Kolkata BDes is based on performance in NIFT Entrance Exam. This includes the Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT). After this, there will be a Situation Test, interview, and document verification for final selection.

NIFT Kolkata has not released the average package offered for the year 2023. However as per Shiksha review, the table below showcases course-wise average package offered during the NIFT Kolkata recent placement drive: 

Note: The placement stats mentioned above are gathered from Shiksha review. Hecne, the stats may vary further.

The highest package offered during NIFT Kolkata placements in recent past was INR 12 LPA. It was offered to the BDes students. The lowest and average packages offered to the students was INR 4 LPA and INR 7 LPA, respectively. It must be noted that these details are gathered from unofficial sources.

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 

The institute hosted the rebowned names of the sector for campus placements. Some of the popular companies that participated in NIFT Kolkata placements was Sabyasachi, Manish Malhotra, Tarun Tahiliani, Fossil, Titan, Anita Dongre, Ritu Kumar, etc.

NIFT Kolkata is famous for its BDes and BFTech courses offered in various specialisations in the field of Design, Fashion Technology. It is an integral part of the NIFTs. Students can pursue the flagship BDes course in various specialisations, such as Textile Design, Fashion & Lifestyle Accessories, Knitwear Design, etc. Admission to the course is done based on a valid score in NIFT Entrance Exam. Furthermore, the institute also accepts foreign students for admission to its courses. Students fulfiling the eligibility criteria can visit the official website of the institute to apply for the course of choice by registering online.