BDes Fashion Design at INSD Ahmedabad is a 4-year UGC-recognised undergraduate programme — the deepest preparation for a long-term fashion design career. Students master advanced pattern-making, draping, garment construction, fashion illustration, surface ornamentation, CAD with CLO 3D and Tukatech, textile design, and a final-year portfolio specialisation in womenswear, menswear, or sustainable fashion. The 4-year format includes a 6-month industry internship and a capstone collection that's shown at industry-attended graduation shows. INSD Ahmedabad's Gujarat textile cluster location provides direct access to mills, dyeing units, export houses, and fashion brands for factory visits, vendor sessions and internships. BDes graduates work as senior fashion designers at fashion houses (Aditya Birla Fashion, Reliance Brands, Manyavar), retail buyers and merchandisers at platforms (Myntra, Nykaa Fashion, Tata Cliq), pattern-making specialists at export houses, fashion stylists for editorial and brand campaigns, and founders of their own D2C labels. Entry salaries start ₹3.5-5 LPA, scaling to ₹15-30 LPA at the 5-year senior-designer level. Eligibility: 10+2 from any stream. Full-time on-campus format with studio access. 100% placement assistance with our dedicated cell. Programme highlights: Fashion illustration training. Brand collaboration briefs. Industry-ready portfolio. Curriculum modules: Semester 1: Foundation Art, Introduction to Pattern Making, Fashion Illustration, History of Costumes, Practical-1 Sewing Technology, Practical-2 Fashion Project. Semester 2: Design Foundation, Introduction to Textile, Introduction to PMT, Part 2, Basic Embroidery, Practical-1 CAD, Practical-2 GMT. Semester 3: Adv. Fashion Illustration, Introduction to Draping, Pattern Making Techniques Part 1, History of Indian Costumes, Practical-1 Inspiration on Project, Practical-2 Garment Project. Semester 4: Apparel Design, Theory of Dyeing, PMT AND GMT, Traditional Embroidery, Practical-1 CAD, Practical-2 Dyeing Project. Semester 5: Fashion Analysis, Quality Control, Int. To printing Techniques, History of Western World Fashion, Practical-1 Fashion Forecasting, Practical-2 Men’s Wear Project. Semester 6: Advance Fashion Illustration - II, Surface Ornamentation, Fashion Merchandising, Industry Project & Viva, Fashion Presentation, Portfolio Developement. Semester 7: Advance Illustration, Commercial Pattern Making Apparel, Apparel Design, Art Appreciation, Practical-1 Garment Construction, Practical -2 Design Folio. Semester 8: Design Development, Commercial Pattern Making - II, Entrepreneurship Development, Apparel Design - II, Advance Draping, Industry Internship. Programme level: Degree. Duration: 4-Years. Mode of study: both. Discipline: Fashion Design. This programme is offered at INSD Ahmedabad, part of the INSD design education network with 5,000+ designers trained, 20+ years of legacy, UGC-recognised programmes, and 100% placement assistance across fashion, interior, graphic, animation, jewellery, textile, photography, UX/UI, and luxury brand management disciplines.
