BSc in Fashion and Apparel Design

The Department of Fashion and Apparel Design was set up in 2005 with an intake capacity of 60 and the current intake is 60 students for the FAD programme, affiliated to Bangalore University.

Taking a Fashion and Apparel Designing course as an undergraduate will give you a Baccalaureate in Science in Fashion and Apparel Design. Through this comprehensive program, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the fashion industry. The BSc Fashion Designing syllabus focuses on textile making, designing, production, and marketing.

The BSc in Fashion Designing scope includes multiple professional opportunities. With the right kind of creativity and skills, anyone can successfully carve out a good career in the fashion industry.

A course in Apparel Designing teaches students the history of costumes, fashion design, science, liberal arts, design management, fashion art and sketching, cloth production, fashion pattern making, different kinds of knitting, computerized aided knitting, trends and forecasts for apparel, the design process, and production methods. Students enrolled in this study programme combine theories and practices from painting, drawing, and photography, making them ideal for fashion design.

Career Scope

Multiple professional opportunities are available for students after obtaining a BSc in Fashion and Apparel Design. Anyone can successfully carve a lucrative career in fashion with the right amount of creativity and skills. Counting on the job opportunities, there are definitely tons of options available!

  • Retail manager,
  • Textile designer,
  • Fashion stylist,
  • Fabric quality control manager,
  • Fashion consultant,
  • Fashion coordinator.

Vision

Acharya Institutes, committed to the cause of value-based education in all disciplines, envisions itself as the fountainhead of innovative human enterprise, with inspirational initiatives for academic excellence.

Mission

To prepare students for enhance knowledge in independent learning skills provide inputs beyond curriculum and enable the professional development for enhanced employability and engage in the research, education, and service activities required to create and disseminate the knowledge of problem solving using computers.

Duration : 3 Years

Eligibility : Pass in Pre-University / Higher Secondary / 10+2 / ‘A’ Level or equivalent of any recognized board or council in any discipline.Candidates with 3 year Dip in Commercial practice shall be eligible for direct admission in 2nd year (3 sem) B.Com. This is applicable only for the students who have studied Diploma in Karnataka.

  • To gain practical knowledge about Apparel Industry
  • To understand about the Textile Industry
  • To understand fashion clothing categories, different illustration techniques and dynamic figure sketching techniques
  • To familiarize students with Textile Testing methods
  • To introduce students to fashion retailing
  • To provide students with the knowledge of CAD and their applications
  • Skills for Sketching, Textile design and Pattern making through Computer
  • Softwares (Coreldraw, Adobe photoshop, Gerber Technology, Zindex)
  • Fashion Designer, Quality Control Supervisors,Visual Merchandisers, Retail Merchandisers, Surface Ornamentation, hand embroidery experts
  • Fabric Testing supervisors/Managers, Merchandisers, Fashion Photographer
  • The students are given practical exposure through industry visits and by conducting workshops, to understand the shop floor experience and skills needed for future
  • Department conducts Exhibition cum sale, window display and such other activities through the fashion club to provide students visual merchandising and retailing knowledge, and also to become successful entrepreneur
  • Every year department organizes Portfolio presentation and academic Fashion show VASTRA, to help and give a platform for budding Fashion designers
BSc Fashion Designing is an undergraduate programme that delves into the study of fashion designing, apparel production, clothing manufacturing, textile production etc. The programme opens doors for careers in the fashion industry.
The course content of BSc Fashion & Apparel Design is diverse and captivating. It includes a wide range of topics including Elements of Fashion and Design, Fibre and Yarn Science, Pattern Making and Sewing, Fabric Science, Pattern Making, Apparel Production, Fashion Retail Marketing, Fashion Portfolio, etc.
Fashion Designing is an excellent career choice for individuals with a creative vision. Candidates who have always been interested in the fashion industry can get enrolled in the programme of BSc Fashion and Apparel Design. This programme offers a wide range of career options in the fields of design, production, marketing, merchandising, etc.
In order to succeed as a fashion designer, one has to possess a variety of skills. Some of the skills required for the profession include creativity, attention to detail, communication, marketing, understanding of fashion trends, etc.