Fashion Design

Since fashion designing is a vast field, one needs a skill set to survive in the industry otherwise it's too tough. But, the skill requirements also depends on the person's job profile or the company he/she are working with. Anyways, I am listing down a set of skills which you need to be good in:
1 - Communication skills, because no one knows how good are you at your work, or how creative ideas you have in your mind, until and unless you will explain them in words. And, it is better if you also know some other foreign languages like - French, Italian, German, Spanish etc.
2 - Pattern making knowledge (basics at least), so that you can have a rough idea about the fabric consumption of your designed garment, or the garment you designed on paper is possible to make or not. It will also help you in developing and designing new and creative silhouettes.
3 - Drawing skills, even if you are not good with your hand, I will suggest you to develop it. You won't have a desktop in front of you always. And, it is necessary to explain your ideas or design to someone in drawing or illustration form. You will always have an upper hand, if you are good at sketching.
4 - Softwares like Adobe Photoshop (Ps), Adobe core draw, Adobe illustrator (Ai), Adobe InDesign (Id) etc. And it's always good, if you know more.
5 – You should know about the different textiles and weaves (especially Indian textiles).
6 - Embroidery techniques (traditional as well as modern and contemporary).
7 - Fabric manipulating techniques (for example pin tucks, smocking etc.). Sand surface ornamentation with conventional / non-conventional material.
8 - Should know about various dying and printing methods like digital printing, block printing, screen printing, shibori, tie and dye etc.
9 - DRAPING: Because you will always be creating a new silhouette, whenever you will start draping a piece of cloth.
10 - Garment construction: Yes, you are not a tailor but it is important to know the basic of garment construction. So that you know what finishing should be given in a particular silhouette and fabric. Also, you will know that how time that garment going to consume.
11 - Good color and aesthetic sense: Because at the end of day, your garments should look good aesthetically, also color play an important role to add up in a garments beauty.
12 - Photography basics.
13 - Styling, so that you know that what coordinates good with your garment. Because, bad choice of coordinates can ruin the outfit.

Since there is so much of competition in design entrance exams nowadays, it can't be said which is the best coaching for the preparation.
For Pearl Academy, the institute does not accommodate any preparatory centre or coaching and moreover, the exam syllabus is almost the same as that of other design entrance exams, so you may join any coaching. There are many coaching centres offering full-time classroom preparatory courses as well as crash courses of 10, 14 and 28 days. I would suggest opting for a full-time classroom in any of the following coachings you like: AFA- Academy of Fashion and Arts, BRDS- Bhanwar Rathore Design Studio, Pahal design. These coachings offer preparation for Pearl Academy, NIFT, NID and many other design entrance tests, they are considered to be the best as they make the student practice a lot more than one can imagine. They will prepare you well for objective as well as the subjective part.apart from this you can also go through teachmewell.co.in which has the option of online courses as well.

Since textile is something used in daily needs, it is a growing topic now and then. A textile designer can be employed in the garment, fashion, home furnishing and the interiors segment among other industries. The textile industry in India is evolving from the handloom, power loom and craft sectors to newer areas, like the paper and automobile industries. For example, automotive textile deals with the fabric used in car interiors. For this, one should have three knowledge of the fabric to be used in the car seats which should be thick, durable, etc. Similarly, in other subfields, the textile is of great importance and has a very good scope regarding employment. For instance, one should know that Surat in Gujarat has one of the most known textile set up that employs about 40% of the population working in the textile sector.

Hi,
I think you should go for a post-graduation Diploma in textile design because you already studied Fashion Designing for three years, now you would not learn anything new in PG in fashion designing. Till now, you know about how to use textile in garments and how to design garments, but textile designing will now give you the opportunity to learn about how textile will be used in other industries and what are the other possibilities of a textile. Now, doing textile designing will add up to your skills and you also get to know about textiles more. It will also help you in getting better job offers. Also, textile designing studies are the best in India because we have a rich heritage culture in textile we are the largest producer in jute, and second, third the largest in silk and cotton. So, it's the best option you can go for in India,

Hi Muskan,
To be eligible to apply for IIAD entrance exam, you don't have to take NATA exam. You need to clear your 10+2 from a recognized board of education like CBSE/ ISC/ IB or equivalent board. For admission, you will have to appear for iDAT which is a written exam comprising logical reasoning and creative problem solving questions. This exam is followed by a studio test and personal interview. For more information about the exam, please refer to these links: https://www.shiksha.com/college/indian-institute-of-art-and-design/exams/iiad-entrance-exam https://www.shiksha.com/college/indian-institute-of-art-and-design/exams/iiad-entrance-exam/pattern

Army Institute of Fashion & Design: The primary focus of the institute is to make available technical and professional education in the field of fashion design and apparel management. AIFD does not specify any AIFD CAT 2018 syllabus. AIFD CAT exam pattern is such that candidates needto attempt objective-type questions of 100 marks. Questions in the design entrance exam will be based on subjects such as General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning, and English language. There are few sections where you really need focus on: Intelligence and Reasoning -This section AIMS at testing the logical reasoning aptitude of candidates. The questions are based on topics such as data interpretation, series, brainteasers, and patterns.
General Awareness-this section includes questions on general awareness about life, environment, country, AIFD CAT exam pattern is such that candidates needto attempt objective-type questions of 100 marks. Questions in the design entrance exam will be based on subjects such as General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning, and English language., etc.
English Language Competency & Comprehension-this section AIMS at testing the communication skills and reading comprehension ability of candidates. Questions in the section are based on topics such as verb patterns, articles, tenses, vocabulary, etc.