Summary

Summary

Career in Design is for people who have an imaginative outlook towards varied fashion and designs. Well, whenever you hear a word Designer, you mind thinks of just Fashion Designing, yet the field offers varied courses and is not limited. Design includes graphic designing, interior designing, web designing, set designing, merchandise designing, and car designing etc. All of the mentioned categories require specialization in the specific areas. There are numerous institutes that offer courses in design and offer placements too. Students have to go through rigid admission processes to get admitted to top design colleges. However, designing changes one’s perspective and approach toward the world. Therefore, it is one of the exciting careers that you can choose.

Career Prospects

To pursue a career in Design, you have umpteen opportunities available to you. You can find the career options mentioned below:

  • Fashion Designer
  • Interior Designer
  • Textile And Apparel Designer
  • Jewellery Designer
  • Accessory Designer
  • Product Designer
  • Fashion Blogger/Influencer
  • Fashion Technology
  • Leather Product Designer
  • Fashion Business Management
  • Lectureship
  • Stylist

Stream & Eligibility

To pursue a career in Design a student should clear the below given eligibility criteria*

Streams applicable (Post-10th)

  • ARTS/ HUMANITIES
  • COMMERCE
  • NON-MEDICAL
  • MEDICAL
  • Minimum 45-55% in class 10th and/or 12th Board examinations from CBSE or an equivalent board
  • It is compulsory to qualify Class 12th examinations for further admission process
  • Most of the colleges consider both merit and entrance exam score for admission to varied courses. Entrance exams may be followed by Group Discussion & Interview
  • Science stream might have a higher weightage for a few courses.
* For specific courses, kindly refer to the respective college website for eligibility criteria and other details.

Courses/Specialization

Below mentioned are varied courses to pursue a career in Design:

Courses

  • Bachelors of Interior Design (BID)
  • Bachelors of Arts (Hons.) (BA Hons.)(Any Specialisations)
  • Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech)
  • Bachelor of Design (B.Des)
  • Bachelor Science (B.Sc) in Textile Management
  • Bachelor of Vocation (B. Voc.)

Specialisations

  • Retail & Interior
  • Lifestyle Accessories
  • Jewelry Designing
  • Fashion Communication
  • Apparel Design
  • Textile

Skill set/ Interests

Below mentioned are the skills required for an ideal candidate of Design:

  • Creative
  • Colour theory
  • Originality
  • Designing Skills
  • Traditional Art skills
  • Graphics

Major Entrance Exams

UCEED(Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design)

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai

www.uceed.iitb.ac.in

NIFT-ET(NIFT Entrance Test)

National Institute of Fashion Technology

www.nift.ac.in

AIST(All India Selection Test)

Footwear Design & Development Institute

www.fddiindia.com

DAT-MAINS(Design Aptitude Test)

National Institute of Design

www.nid.edu

ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS

(DESIGN)

AS-ET(Ashoka University Entrance Test)

AshokaUniversity

www.ashoka.edu.in

ISDI-ET(ISDI Entrance test)

ISDI School of Design & Innovation

www.isdi.in

DAT-Prelims(Design Aptitude Test)

National Institute of Design

www.admissions.nid.edu

MITID-DAT(MIT Institute of Design Entrance)

MIT Institute of Design

www.mitid.edu.in

Top Colleges in India

Some of India’s top colleges for pursuing courses in Design are listed below along with their entrance exams they conduct or accept as admission criteria:

College / University Entrance Exam Website
NID (Multiple locations) NID-DAT www.nid.edu
NIFT ( Multiple locations ) GAT & CAT www.nift.ac.in
IIT Mumbai UCEED www.ceed.iitb.ac.in
Indian Institute of Art and Design, Delhi iDAT www.iiad.edu.in
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi BHUUET www.bhu.ac.in
College of Art-Delhi University, Delhi Aptitude Test www.du.ac.in
Pearl Academy of Fashion, New Delhi Entrance Test www.pearlacademy.com
MIT Institute of Design, Maharashtra MITID-DAT www.dat.net.in
Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune SEED www.sid.edu.in
FDDI ( Multiple locations ) AIST www.fddiindia.com

Top Colleges in Himachal Pradesh

Given below is a list of top colleges of Himachal Pradesh providing courses in Design:

College / University Entrance Exam Website
NIFT, Kangra GAT/CAT/NIFT www.nift.ac.in
Indus International University, Una Merit Based www.iiuedu.in
International Institute of Fashion Design, Hamirpur NIFT www.nifd.net
IEC University, Baddi Merit Based www.iecuniversity.com
Maharaja Agrasen University, Solan Merit Based www.mau.ac.in

Important Facts

  • After 12th students can pursue Diploma in varied fields of Design.
  • A few colleges might give more weightage to Science subjects for varied courses like Textile and fashion Technology
  • Also, students can go for internships in between programmes to get practical experience.