Top Fashion Designing Institutes in India

Fashion Designing Education in India

Fashion designing is perhaps, one of the most modern career options. The lure of glamour attached with fashion designing has attracted many young college pass outs and they have pursued their dreams.

Fashion designing is different from other mainstream professions, for instance, engineering, or medical. Fashion designing requires a lot of creativity, and focus. You are always on the look out to go ahead of the times.

Fashion designing education in Indian has a come along way in the past decade. While there was only handful of institutes, which offered fashion designing courses in India, ten years ago. Now, the scene has entirely changed, there are perhaps, every city in India that has a college, or an institute, which offers fashion designing courses in India.

One of the most popular colleges that offer fashion designing courses in India is Indian institute of fashion technology (IIFT). Fashion designing institutes normally conduct their own entrance tests; you may call it in house entrance tests, which is followed by a thorough interview procedure. The interested candidates are screened for their creativity, to see if they are fit for the course.

The success of Indian fashion designers abroad has prompted many to view fashion designing as the most attractive and lucrative career option. While it may be true for some, it may not work exactly the same way for everybody.

You could also choose to open a boutique and keep your own collections. Lastly, if you lack funds, then joining a fashion designing company is a good career option to start off.


NATIONAL INSTITUTEOF FASHION TECHNOLOGY (NIFT) 
Website: http://www.niftindia.com  

Centres: 

NEW DELHI: NIFT Campus, Opp. Gulmohar Park, Hauz khas, 
New Delhi 110016 Tel: 6964771/5080/5059 
MUMBAI: NIFT Campus, Plot No.15, Sector – 4, Kharghar, 
Navi Mumbai – 410210 Ph: 27565386 
  
KOLKATA: NIFT Campus, LA Block, Near 16 No. Water Tank, 
Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700098 

HYDRABAD: NIFT Campus, Opp. Hi-tech City, Madhapur, Hydrabad – 500081 
Tel: 23114537, 23110630 

CHENNAI: NIFT Campus, Old Mahabalipuram Road. Taramani, Chennai – 600113 
Tel: 2542755/759 

GANDHINAGAR: NIFT Campus, E/4, GIDC Electronic Estate, Sector – 25, 
Gandhinagar- 382044 Tel: 3240832, 3241854 

BANGALORE: NIFT Campus, C.A. Site No.21, Sector – I, 27TH Main Road, 
HSR Layout, Bangalore – 560034 Tel: 5727695. 5722986 
 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN 
Website: http://www.nid.edu  

Centres: 
AHMEDABAD: Paldi, Ahmedabad – 380007 
Tel: 079-6639692 
Email: academic@nid.edu  

BANGALORE: B112 RAJAJI NAGAR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, 
BANGALORE 560044, Ph : 23359873/23387534 
Email : nidbc@vsnl.com 

DELHI: Core 6A 3rd Floor, INDIA HABITAT CENTRE, 
Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 


WIGAN & LEIGH COLLEGE 
401-402, Skipper Corner 
88, Nehru Place New Delhi 110019 
Tel: 26421861-64 
Email: delhi@wiganindia.org  
Website: http://www.wiganindia.org  

Campus: 
DELHI: 
86A, Central Avenue, Sainik Farms, New Delhi-62 
Tel: 9818479333/9818479444 

84/2, WHS, Kirti Nagar, New Delhi-110015 
Tel: 25195900, 25108464 
 
BANGALORE: 
30, Dickenson Road, Bangalore – 560042 
Ph: 31816227/31821216/9845095621 
Email: bangalore@wiganindia.org  
Website: http://www.wiganindia.org  
  

JD INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY 
JD Lokayata, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi – 110016 
Ph: 26920652, 26960821 
Email: jdinstitute@mantraonline.com  
Website: http://www.jdinstitute.com  

THE APPAREL TRAINNING & DESIGN CENTRE 
Centres: 
NEW DELHI: 1-223, Okhla Indl. Area Phase-I, New Delhi-20 
Ph: 26814251, 26372721 
  
HYDRABAD: Survey No.64, Near Cyber Towers, Madhapur, 
Cyberabad, Hydrabad – 500081 
Ph: 3112155, 3112156 

BANGALORE: No.17-G, Gowthamnagar Cross, 40th Main, II stage, 
Industrial Suburb, Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore – 560022 Ph: 3572181 

JAIPUR: SP-191, Malviya Indl. Area, Jaipur – 302017 
Ph: 750706, 750064 

CHENNAI: No.18-23, 2nd floor, Readymade Garment Complex, Thiru, 
Vi.Ka, Indl. Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600032 Ph: 2312121 

KOLKATA: Plot no.38, Block LA, Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 98 
Ph: 3359994 

PEARL ACADEMY OF FASHION (PAF) 
C-56/2 Okhla Industrial Area, Phase –II, New Delhi-110020 
Tel: 26925016, 26839414,26328708 
Email: info@pearlacademy.com  
Website: http://www.pearlacademy.com  

SRISHTI SCHOOL OF ART, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY 
Post Box No 6430, Yelahanka, Bangalore – 64 
Ph: 080-28560238/ 950 
Email: artdesign@vsnl.com  

NORTHERN INDIA INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY 
C-115, Industrial Area, Phase – VII, Mohali, 
Phone: 257184-85 
Email: niiftmohali@hotmail.com  
Website: http://www.niiftindia.com  

NIFT-TEA KNITWEAR FASHION INSTITUTE, TIRUPUR 
163, TEKIC, TEA Nagar, Tirupur – 641606 
Ph: 0421-874200 

APEEJAY INSTITUTE OF DESIGN 
54 Tughlakabad Road, New Delhi – 110062 
Ph: 011-26081050/ 9459 
Email: accpadel@nda.vsnl.net.in  

NIFD 
20A, Lindsay Street, Humayun Court (2nd floor), 
Kolkata – 700087 Ph: 22175401/ 02, 22491051/ 52 
Centre Phone Nos. 

Silguri – 535233 

Ranchi – 207963 

Patna – 2213411 

Kohima – 241858 

Asansol – 255568 

Tinsukia – 342428 

Jamshedpur – 433638 

Bhubaneshwar - 557519 


NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION DESIGN 
F-3 Hauz Khas Enclave 
(Next to Laxman Public School) 
New Delhi – 110016 
Ph: 26531846/26968868 
Email: nifd_hauzkhas@indiatimes.com  

ALT TRAINING COLLEGE 
KAIKONDANAHALLI, Sarjapur Road, 
Caemelram Post, Bangalore – 35 
Phone: 080-8439210/ 11/12 
Email: alt-tc@altltd.com  
Website: http://www.alttrainingcollege.com  

CENTRAL FOOTWARE TRAINNING INSTITUTE AGRA 

Centres: 
AGRA: (Govt. of India, Min. of Industry), ‘C’, 41-42, Industrial Area, 
Sikandra, Agra-282007 Ph: 0562 – 642005 
Email: info@cftiagra.org  
Website: http://www.cftiagra.org  

CHENNAI: 65/1 GST Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032 
Ph: 044 – 2431529 
Email: cfti@vsnl.net.in  
Website: http://www.cftichennai.com  

FOOTWARE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE NOIDA 
(Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India), 
A –10/A, Sector24, NOIDA-201301 
Ph: 120-2412456, 2412557/534 
Email: joshi.g@fddindia.com  
Website: Http://www.fddiindia.com  

RAI UNIVERSITY 
RAIPUR 
Website: http://www.raiuniversity.edu  

Delhi:      A-41, MCIE, Mathura Road, New Delhi-110044 
                 Tel: (011) 51560000/ 70000, 26959000 
                 Mobile: (011) 32740932/7/8/9 
                 Email: rutestdelhi@raiuniversity.edu  

  
LAXMIDEVI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
(BA FASHION TECHNOLOGY) 
ALWAR-TIJARA-DELHI HIGHWAY, CHIKANI, ALWAR-3101028 
Tel: 0144-2883473-76-77 
Email: lietalw@sancharnet.in  
http://www.liet.org