Bachelor of Fashion and Apparel Design (B.F.A.D) - Course Overview

About Bachelor of Fashion and Apparel Design (B.F.A.D)

Bachelor of Fashion and Apparel Design is a four-year undergraduate program that is divided into eight semesters. B.F.A.D program mainly deals with the elements and skillsets required for the design. It offers knowledge about principles of design, customer designing, sketching and drawing, history of costume, pattern making, garment construction, merchandising, surface design, communication and presentation skills.

The curriculum is designed in such a way that it provides both theoretical and practical knowledge about textiles and clothing supply chain, design, innovation, information about manufacturing and pre-production. There is a wide range of subjects in the B.F.A.D course from textile and apparel subjects, to basic drawing research skills for design to garment construction and merchandising.

Bachelor of Fashion and Apparel Design (B.F.A.D) Eligiblity Criteria

• Minimum Qualification Required: 10+2 or equivalent examination
• Minimum Marks Required: 50%

B.F.A.D Admission Process

• Admission to the B.F.A.D program is on the basis of candidates score in the national level entrance examination,
• Some of the colleges and private universities have merit/cut off list as their admission criteria.

Following are the popular entrance exams for B.FAD program:

• AIEED
• NIFT
• CEED
• NID

Bachelor of Fashion and Apparel Design (B.F.A.D) Syllabus

First Year:

Language 1	Fibre Yarn Analysis	Elements of Fashion Design
Fibre Yarn Science	Elements of Design Fashion	Basics of Pattern Making and Sewing
Language 2	Basics of Garment Construction	Computer Fundamentals

 

Second Year:

Fashion Art Design	Language 3	Historic Costumes
Pattern Making and Clothing	Language 4	Environmental Studies
Indian Constitution	Traditional Textiles Art	Entrepreneurship Development

 

Third Year:

Textile Testing	Apparel Export Documentation	Portfolio Presentation
Apparel Production	Apparel Computer-aided Design	Apparel Quality Assurance
Fashion Business Management	Shop Floor Management	Project

 

Fourth Year:

Fashion Overview	Fashion Retailing	Opportunities and Challenges
Fashion Retailing	Domestic Trades	Export Promotion
Overview of Fashion Industry	Export Promotion	Project Review

Career Options and Job Prospects

Fashion and Apparel Design is a very creative career as apparel designers are always engaged in designing something new like everyday clothing, haute couture line for fashion shows, semi-casual, casual, business attire etc.

Designing today is just not limited to clothing but has extended to designing accessories such as belts, handbags, jewellery and footwear. Apparel designers can also go for specialization in categories like menswear, businesswear, kidswear as per their interests.

The top recruiting companies for apparel design graduates are X and 0 clothing, Apparel Export Manufacturing, Asma Husain Fashion House etc.

The annual salary of a fresher is Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh. Some of the popular job positions for apparel designing graduates are:

• Apparel Designer
• Fashion Designer
• Fashion Assistant
• Fashion Coordinator
• Product Development Assistant
• Fashion Stylist