MBA in Fashion Design at INSD Ahmedabad is a 2-year UGC-recognised postgraduate programme combining studio craft with fashion business management. Students develop expertise in retail buying, merchandising, brand strategy, fashion business operations, supply chain, and global luxury market dynamics — alongside studio modules in pattern, draping and CAD. The programme prepares graduates for the business end of fashion: brand manager at fashion houses, retail buyer at e-commerce platforms (Myntra, Nykaa Fashion, Tata Cliq), merchandiser at brand houses (Aditya Birla, Reliance), category manager, retail operations lead, and fashion entrepreneur launching their own label or D2C brand. Live case studies cover real decisions at D2C labels, retail platforms, and global luxury groups. Working brand heads, retail directors and founders co-lead modules. Entry-level MBA graduates start ₹6-9 LPA, scaling to ₹25-50 LPA at the senior brand management level. The founder's track supports graduates planning to launch their own label with funding, supply chain, and brand-building modules. Eligibility: any bachelor's degree. Full-time on-campus format. 100% placement assistance with our dedicated cell across brand houses, retail platforms, luxury groups, and consulting roles. Programme highlights: Brand collaboration briefs. Fashion illustration training. Industry-ready portfolio. Curriculum modules: Semester 1: Basics of Designing, Pattern Making Techniques, Fashion Illustration, Management Process & Behavior, History of Costumes, Product Development (Pr.). Semester 2: Fashion Foundation, Textile Theory, Pattern Developing, Enterprenuership Development, CAD (pr.), GMT (pr.). Semester 3: Advance Fashion Illustration, Advance Draping, Human Resource Management, Surface Ornamentation, Industry Project & Viva (pr), PMT & GMT (pr). Semester 4: Quality Control Technology, Dyeing & Printing, Fashion Merchandising- A Retailing, Traditional Textiles and State Embroidery, CAD, GMT & PMT Project, Portfolio Development. Programme level: Masters. Duration: 2-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.
