Fashion Design

There are about 15+ Design colleges in Surat. Of these, 10 colleges are privately owned. Students can secure admission after passing class 12 boards. Some of the top Fashion Design colleges in Surat include Kohinoor Technical Institute, Parsons School of Design, Online Executive Programs, P. Savani University, Indian Diamond Institute, Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Uka Tarsadia University, AURO University, and many others.

The duration of RMIT University Bachelor of Fashion Design course is 3 years. To take admission to this course, the applicants are required to have successfully completed by RMIT as equivalent to the Victorian Certificate of Education with a minimum average of 65%. For students who have completed the education from Indian state boards, then a minimum of 70% is required. An IELTS score of 6.5 / TOEFL score of 79 / PTE score of 58 is required.

RMIT ranks at #26 position in 2025 in the Art and Design category in the 2025 subject rankings by QS. The duration of Bachelor's of Fashion Design course is 3 years. The annual tuition fees is AUD 45,120 for international students (Around INR 24.6 lakh). Upon the enrollment in this program, students become eligible to join the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) and the Australian Fashion Council (AFC). Additionally, industry practitioners and academics with strong links to the design sector will guide the academic journey.

Unfortunately, no distance colleges in India offer MDes in Fashion Design. However, some institutes like NIF Global offer MDes in Fashion Design in a part-time classroom mode. This requires students to attend classes less frequently than a full-time course, usually involving fewer hours per week and potentially over a longer time to complete the program. 

For the MDes Fashion Design program, the main areas of study are Design Fundamentals, Fashion History & Theory, Textile Science & Material Design, Design Processes & Innovation, Fashion Communication & Visual Merchandising, Professional Practice & Entrepreneurship, and Social Responsibility & Sustainability. 

There are many entrance exams conducted for MSc Fashion Design admission, and the difficulty level of every exam is different. Hence, it depends on the exam you choose to appear for. NIFT entrance, CEED, and NID DAT are relatively tougher to crack, as they require candidates to have both theoretical and practical knowledge of Design, along with creative vision.

It depends on your college choice. While most MSc Fashion Design colleges require you to appear and score in specific entrance exams to get admission in the program, some colleges also provide admission on a merit-based system. For example, PSG College of Arts and Science, NIFT - TEA, JD Birla Institute, Hindusthan College of Arts and Science, etc., colleges offer admission based on your score in graduation.