Design

Hi,
Following link will provide you regular colleges, however, I found no college offering this course through distance.
https://www.shiksha.com/design/interior-design/colleges/b-sc-colleges-kerala

Hi,
This is the average salary scale offered to a graphic designer in India:
http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Graphic_Designer/Salary

Group discussion and personal interview are for post graduation courses. Topics for discussion are mostly related to recent happenings . Subjects may vary. In personal interview they ask questions that test your knowledge related to the course. They ask you why you've chosen that course, what makes you stand out etc.

Hello,649 in SC is a pretty good rank. It is impossible to tell for sure which college you'll get. However,check out the link to see the last accepted rank for different courses in different colleges.
http://www.nift.ac.in/Downloads/Last Merit Rank-2016.pdf.
Best of luck.

Hi Sambhavi,
Unfortunately, I do not know about the faculty of the NIFT Patna, but there is a variety of Jobs you can take up after pursuing Textile design course. The companies that hire students during the placements vary from startups to textile mills. (Eg, Pantaloons, Raymond, Westside, Rust Orange, etc.)

Hi Bhavya,
Apparel design is just another name to fashion design. It's the same course.

No. It might be difficult to get into NIFT with this rank if you belong to general category.