National Institute of Fashion Designing

NIFT is the pioneering institute of fashion education in the country and has been in the vanguard of providing professional human resource to the textile and apparel industry. It was made a statutory institute in 2006 by an Act of the Indian Parliament with the President of India as Visitor and has full fledged campuses all across the country. Over the years NIFT has also been working as a knowledge service provider to the Union and State governments in the area of design development and positioning of hand looms and handicrafts. NIFT is having about 16 campuses all over the India. The NIFT Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad are the best for pursuing B.Des. courses. The NIFT is offering the following UG design courses.
1. B.Des. (Fashion Design)
2. B.Des. (Leather Design)
3. B.Des. (Accessory Design)
4. B.Des. (Textile Design)
5. B.Des. (Knitwear Design)
6. B.Des. (Fashion Communication)
7. B.FTech. (Apparel Production)
The eligibility criteria of above courses from S.No. 1-6 is 10+2 in any stream, while for S.no. 7 10+2 with PCM. The upper age limit for above courses is 24 years. The upper age limit may be relaxed by a period of 5 (five) years for candidates of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/ Person with Disability (PWD) categories. The online application form generally available in the month of December every year. The written exam generally conducted in the month of February every year. Please visit NIFT website for more details.

Hi,
You can apply for M.Des in Fashion Design, Students coming from any 10+2 or graduation discipline from a recognized university, or board with a minimum aggregate of 50%, can appear for any entrance or admission process or any design course. You can also have a look at IILM University, Gurugram. You can appear for IILM University Gurugram's Design Aptitude Test (that) with the Interview Process for applying. They offer M.Des degree programs with various specializations like Fashion, Interior, Interaction, and Product Design of 2-years with an added advantage of Liberal Education in their curriculum with good and advanced pedagogy in teaching. The School of Design & Fashion at IILM University, Gurugram offers a choice of career by combining a major and minor degree within design fields or other mainstream courses like a combination of major in Fashion and minor in Graphic Design or major in Interaction and minor in Business. You can visit their website to apply for the programme or to enquire more. Good Luck!