Textile designing: A prospective career option after Class 12
There are students who love playing with fabrics and colours to create something new. Yarns and embroideries draw excite them. A career in textile designing might be the right fit for them. The world of textile design holds many opportunities for youngsters where they learn about the technical aspects of knitting, weaving and market research.
Courses available
Students interested in textile designing can take up diploma, advanced diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses after Class 12. Through these courses, students will learn about computer-aided textile design, colour and creation, drawing and rendering, structural fabric design and freehand drawing and painting, among others.
The diploma courses (1-2 years) include:
- Diploma in Textile Designing
- Diploma in Fashion, Textile and Apparel Design
- Diploma in Textile Design and Technology
- Diploma in Apparel Quality Assurance and Compliance
- Diploma in Apparel Manufacture and Design
The advanced diploma courses (2 years) include:
- Advanced Diploma in Textile Designing
- Advanced Diploma in Textile Design and Technology
The undergraduate degree courses (3 years) include:
- B.Des in Textile Design
- B.Des in Textile Product Design
- B.Sc in Textile Design
- B.Sc in Fashion and Textile Design
- B.A in Textile Design
Institutes for textile designing
Some of the popular institutes in India where students can pursue textile designing are National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) campuses across Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, etc., National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune, Parul University, Vadodara, Pearl Academy, Delhi and University of Mumbai.
Eligibility criteria
For admission to diploma courses, students should have completed Class 12 with 50% aggregate. For the advanced diploma programmes, they must have a diploma from a recognised institute. Students interested in pursuing undergraduate programmes must have completed Class 12 with 50% aggregate and should have qualified for the national-level/ institute level entrance examination. They need to qualify certain entrance tests for entry into these courses. NIFT Entrance Exam, NID Aptitude Test, Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design (SEED) and Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design (UCEED) are some of the popular design entrance exams conducted by various colleges and universities.
Subjects taught in textile designing
Textile art and craft, textile chemistry, textile dyeing and printing, computer-aided textile design, fabric construction, fabric ornamentation and weaving and knitting structures are some of the popular subjects taught as part of the textile designing programme at the diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Career options
Textile designers are in huge demand across private sector firms as well as public sector undertakings such as textile manufacturing and textile printing firms, government’s textile departments, textile equipment manufacturing companies, clothing brands and clothing and apparel manufacturers. Some of the popular career options available to students after pursuing textile designing are those of colourists, design consultants, embroidery designers, textile designers, textile engineers and fabric analysts.
The top recruiters for textile design graduates are private companies such as Raymond Apparel Ltd., Pantaloons, Lifestyle, Spykar, etc.