How to pursue jewellery designing in India after class 12?
Designing is an umbrella term for a considerably large industry, with several options ranging from fashion designing and interior designing to graphic designing and jewellery designing among others. The market for jewellery designing is still unexplored. However, it can be a great career option for youngsters with a creative bent of mind and a passion for art and craft.
Courses available for pursuing jewellery designing after HS
There are several undergraduate degree courses, diploma courses and certificate courses in jewellery designing that students can pursue after their class 12. In these courses, they learn about the basics of jewellery designing, varieties of stones and metals that are used to make ornaments, polishing and colour coding, grading and sorting, metallurgy, beading art and finally about jewellery designing techniques and their making.
The undergraduate degree courses (2-3 years) include:
- B.A. Hons. in Jewellery Design
- B.Sc. in Jewellery Design
- B. Des. in Jewellery and Precious Products/ Accessory Design
- B. Voc in Jewellery Design
The diploma courses (1 year) include:
- Diploma in Jewellery Designing
- Advanced Diploma in Accessory and Lifestyle Products
- Diploma in Jewellery Business Management
- Diploma in Accessory Design
- Graduate/Professional Diploma in Jewellery Designing and Manufacture
The certification courses (3-6 months) include:
- Certificate Course in Jewellery Designing
- Certificate Programme in Casting Technology, Lapidary, Engraving and Enameling
- Professional certificate course in computer-aided jewellery design
Institutes for jewellery designing
Some of the popular institutes in India where students can pursue jewellery designing are GIA Mumbai, where they offer 6-8-month of certificate course; Satyam Fashion Institute, Noida where they offer both 1 year diploma and 3 years B.A. honours in jewellery design. Other than these two institutes, International College of Fashion in New Delhi also offers more than one undergraduate degree courses in jewellery designing.
Eligibility criteria
Students, after completing their class 10 board exams and pursuing Arts (Science and Commerce students who are good in drawing may also apply) in higher secondary can enroll themselves in various short-term certification or crash courses available both offline and online by recognized design learning institutes across India.
Students who wish to study diploma or graduate degree courses after their class 12 board exams should secure a decent percentage (usually 50% and above) in their qualifying exam. Apart from this, they also need to sit for entrance exams that assess their design and general aptitude followed by an interview and portfolio presentation. Most institutes prefer candidates who are sixteen years and above.
Some of the popular entrance exams in India for studying jewellery designing include: All India Entrance Exam for Design (AIEED), National Institute of Design (NID) Aptitude Test, NIFT Entrance Exam, Symbiosis Entrance Exam and Pearl Academy of Fashion Entrance Exam.
Career options after studying jewellery designing
After finishing a graduate degree or diploma course in jewellery designing, students can expect jobs as jewellery designers, gemologists, production managers and brand managers for a wide range of brands.