My journey of Apparel design

The university follows the outcome based education (OBE). Based on the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). There are 8 foundation courses, 2 ability enhancement courses, 4 skill enhancement courses, 2 core courses, 4 electives courses, 11 audit courses and 8 generic elective courses. General Interest Courses - 06The course is a perfect blend of creativity, energy, communication, clarity and restraint. The curriculum is based on design thinking that incorporates both global design aesthetics as well as soul of Indian design. The highlight of my course is that the cluster programs are organized that gives us the opportunity to work with indigenous rural artisans that helps in the practical understanding of the traditional artwork. We were also taught the computer applications in first semester. There are printing projects in every semester and design handbook in the final semester.

We do internships at leading fashion houses/ manufacturing units to improve our knowledge and overcome the practical challenges faced. Some of my batch mates interned with the top fashion houses of the country like Anita Dongra House, House of Masaba, Ritu Kapoor House. We also interned with the apparel brands like GlobalDesi, Westside, FabIndia, Suut-organic clothing. There were many seniors that were placed with them.

The annual fee was INR 2, 00,000. This was nominal as compared to other private universities. This fee included the tuition fee, examination fee, professional development fee and miscellaneous fee. The fees was paid in two installments online. I paid the first installment at the time of admission through net banking.

The university focused on the overall development of us. The entrepreneurship and development cell was set up that provided the platform to budding entrepreneurs to showcase their business model and the models which got approved by the cell received funds from the university. The sports events were also organized at the department level in which we used participate.

Having looked at various courses of different universities, I decided to take admission to BA in Fashion and Apparel Design. The candidate must be 12th pass in any stream from the sate/center recognized board. The application form was filled online. I saw my name in the first merit list. After all the document verification, my fees was paid that reserved my seat and confirmed my admission.

There are total 22 faculty members in my department. Some of them are Assistant professors, some are visiting faculty while some are adjunct faculty. They are specialized in the fashion and apparel industry. Many of them had previously worked with the apparel brands in Delhi. They guide us in our every project. They also take mentoring sessions with us.