Career

An MBA after a Fashion Design degree can open up newer career avenues for you undoubtedly. It depends where you want your career to head. An MBA after a degree in Fashion Design and maybe a couple of years work experience can help you if you want to move towards the marketing side of fashion or into the fashion retails industry. Also, if you wish to take up a senior role in an organization like Levis, Adidas, Zara or even luxury brands like Prada etc. an MBA may offer you a multi-disciplinary and strategic edge, that will enhance your basic Fashion Design qualification. However, do choose your management institute, and the specialization there, carefully to maximize, it is in your career path.

Yes, it is. You could appear for UCEED exam that is the IIT entrance exam for B. Des courses for all the IITs that offer an undergraduate Design degree. To appear in UCEED, the eligibility is clearing class XII-th in any stream. Why I recommend the UCEED for you is, because as your interest is in Car Design, having a B. Des degree from a technology institute works better, as you get exposure to the engineering side of things as well. After your undergraduate degree you could take up a dedicated Master's degree specialization in Automobile or Transport Design. There are a few private colleges who offer this Master's programme in India besides the Master's programme at NID as well. Internationally too, there are many Institutes and Universities offering dedicated courses in car / automobile design, where the eligibility is not stream specific and anyone clearing Class XII-th can apply.

That is a very interesting query, because most people tend to concentrate on Fashion Design. What people forget that India has glorious tradition of a textiles which is far, far older than fashion. India has always been a world leader in textiles from almost the time of Harappan Civilisation. Even today, India is very well placed in export markets because of its textile manufacturing and design capacities. Government policies are also very conscious of the importance of Textiles to our exports, GDP as well livelihoods and we have a full-fledged Ministry of Textiles (Minister Smriti Irani) and a textile handicrafts commission as well. So, all this might have helped you understand the importance of textiles in the Indian scenario. If you pursue a course in textile design from a reputed institute (like NID), the career prospects are immense and very satisfying. You can work in the export sector (e. g : Shyam Ahuja, Arvind Mills etc. ). Or the handloom sector, of which India is a treasure trove (e. g Woman Weave Handloom, Maheshwar and Varanasi Silk Weaving Atelier, Varanasi etc.). Depending on your preferences. You can also choose to be a studio based Textile designer or artist if you are more interested in experimental work (e. g. : Ganga Maki Studio, Ashdeen Lilaowala, Nancy Parker, London etc.).