Fashion Design

If you are in class 12 then you can take up any stream it wouldn't matter. However, if you have electives in school then you can choose arts as a subject through which you can develop your interest in drawing.
If you have passed class 12 then:
You could take up certificate courses (6 months-1 year), diploma (1 year-2 years) or degree programme (3 years-5 years). Degree programmes might require you to take entrance exams of respective universities and prepare a portfolio.
Courses in fashion design are available in areas such as accessory and jewellery designing, modelling, garment designing, leather designing, interior designing, textile technology, textile design, footwear designing and technology.
You could also take up a Bachelors in designing and choose your major in the final years of graduation. You could do this if you are not sure of which specialisation to take or to keep your options open.
You could also pursue a degree in Fashion Management which does not entail direct designing but if you are interested in management roles in the fashion Industry then this could be very good for you. The programme basically has its focus on fashion merchandising and management, visual presentation, store management, and marketing strategies. You'll study modules like - consumer behaviour, trend analysis, fashion forecasting, market research methodologies, fashion promotion or PR, branding and brand management, creative presentation programmes, fashion psychographics and visual merchandising techniques. The programme in fashion management offers you specialisations in areas like retailing, merchandising, fashion buying, marketing, branding and trend forecasting.
Top Colleges in India for Fashion Designing:
1. National Institute of Fashion Techology (NIFT), Delhi
2. Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore
3. Pearl Academy of Fashion, Delhi
4. School of Fashion Technology, Pune
5. Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune
6. National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
7. International Institute of Fashion Design, Chandigarh
Top Colleges in Abroad for Fashion Designing:
US
Parsons, the School for Design
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
London
Central Saint Martin
London College of Fashion
Royal College of Arts
Milan
Istituto Marangoni
Politecnico di Milano
Paris Ecole De La Chambre Syndicale
ESMOD
Japan
Bunka Fashion College