B.Des

The eligibility criteria for BDes course at Alliance school of design:

1 If you are general candidate student, then you should clear your board school from minimum 50 percent criteria 

2 For SC ST category students you must get the 45 percent in board exams

For B.Des Interior and Furniture Design at UID NCR (Unitedworld Institute of Design), the first semester typically includes foundational subjects. You'd expect courses like Basic Design (Elements and Principles), Visual Arts and Drawing, Introduction to Materials and Processes, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) basics, and possibly an Introduction to Design History or Context. As for books, students are usually provided with reading lists or advised on reference books by faculty, rather than being told to 'take' specific textbooks beforehand. It's often a mix of prescribed and recommended readings.

For BFA, consider Rabindra Bharati University (Kolkata), Banaras Hindu University (Varanasi), Sir JJ College of Applied Art (Mumbai), and the Faculty of Visual Arts at BHU (Varanasi). For BDes, MIT Institute of Design (Pune), Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology (Bangalore), and RV University (Bangalore) are good options. 

The JMI B.Des entrance exam has two stages: a written test and a portfolio review with an interview. The written test includes topics like general knowledge, drawing skills, design aptitude, logical reasoning, and English comprehension. To prepare, focus on sketching, creative thinking, current affairs, and building a strong design portfolio. Practice with NID/NIFT materials and reasoning books.

The course fee for MDes Fashion Design is higher than for BDes Fashion Design, though it also depends on the college offering the program. There are around 72 MDes Fashion Design colleges in India, and their average course fee ranges between INR 60,000 and INR 18 lakh. The number of BDes Fashion Design colleges is around 320, and their course fee ranges from INR 3,360 to INR 26.8 lakh.

Candidates who have passed Class 12 in relevant subjects with at least 45% aggregate (40% aggregate for reserved category) are eligible to apply for the BDes programmes at NIMS University. Aspirants should have relevant documents proving their eligibility for verification at the time of admission. Besides, the selection for BDes programme is based on merit of the aspirants in the last qualifying exam.