Details of Fashion Design @ NIFT
View complete NIFT info at http://blog.malvikajain.com/nift-admission/
Huge thanks to my friend Akanksha Redhu for writing this post. She passed out of FD, NIFT,
Subjects: History of fashion, pattern making, draping, surface ornamentation, garment construction, design collection, styling, marketing, menswear, knitwear
Mostly lab classes. It’s all hands on learning. Theory is basic and minimal so that we aren’t completely clueless in case we decide to start our own, independent clothing line.
After FD you get jobs like Assistant Designer in buying office, in export houses factories and retail places. Or you can work directly under a designer. Even styling and merchandising jobs are an option. Either you head a design team or start your own label or get into a different field like styling trend forecast etc
Exciting areas in the course: All the hands on stuff and subjects like portfolio or surf ornamentation where we were given a little freedom to do what we wanted.
Boring areas: Theory subjects. Necessary but not sucha blast. We probably don’t like to sit in one place n listen to someone speak. We’d rather do something active.
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But pleeeeaase don’t just go for it because it’s considered as the top dept or the main one. Many people in my class regretted that during the orientation they just took it because they had a good rank and people told them to take it as it’s the best and its seats fill up the fastest. Go for the dept that you really fantasise yourself being in. You'll just know.
To have a look at a few 2008 FD design collections click here.
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June 15th, 2009 - 03:18
ma’ am this info is of great help thanx a lot!!!it has cleared a lot of doubts and misconsceptions….all these posts of nift pass outs talking about their experiences is of great help….please put up similar posts for other streams also…the post on the expenses was also good..it helped in ascertaing the financial requirments of the course so that nothing shocks us later…thank you….
June 26th, 2009 - 02:23
my NIFT counselling was on 20th june. I chose FD at mumbai and want to exchange it with kolkata center. Is it possible to exchange if any one at kolkata is willing to go for mumbai, so that we can interchange.
June 26th, 2009 - 02:56
@rajneesh:
i think that should be easy. You will make the job much easier if u contact NIFT Kolkota FD ppl beforehand and ask who wants to exchange. Maybe you could even fix it before foundation programme starts.
July 4th, 2009 - 06:12
what is average salary of a fashion designer hired by companies after getting out from nift ?plz do reply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 4th, 2009 - 07:08
@ rajneesh
I hav taken admission in NIFT bangalore fd…i wanted mumbai,but lost it by 2 places b4 me…r u interested in takin up bangalore? plzz reply soon!
July 16th, 2009 - 22:02
hey
can u plz plz tell me whether they ve any not allowed sign for camera phones!!!!!!!!!!!!! nift dosent ve any objection right????????
plzzzz reply…..don wanna part with my cell
July 17th, 2009 - 00:44
@dona: all phones are allowed. dont worry. show it off
July 18th, 2009 - 03:48
thnx thnx…….big relief…..he he
June 29th, 2010 - 03:39
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what is average salary of a fashion designer hired by companies after getting out from nift ?plz do reply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 8th, 2010 - 21:46
@bhavini: rs 24000. then it goes uppp.
July 12th, 2010 - 15:10
do we hav any dress code in nift or we can wear anything …!!
August 17th, 2010 - 00:56
thnk ya so mch…
nd i cant join coachin.. cn i get through by preparin at home?