Top 5 Jewellery Design Colleges in India

Best Jewellery Design Colleges in India

Jewellery Design as a career profile requires one to possess a designer’s creative skills. However, in order to be a good jewellery designer one also need to have essential skills such as precision of a skilled artisan along with adequate knowledge of different metals and precious stones/gems.

Earlier, jewellery design was a skill which was passed on from one generation to another and so it was a closely guarded profession wherein one couldn’t easily enter. However, with the establishment of good jewellery designing colleges, one can easily receive the necessary training and knowledge to ace this profession.

In this article, we have listed the best jewellery design colleges in India.

Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery

Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery

Location: New Delhi & Mumbai

Established in 1986 as a “non-profit project of The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India”, Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery was under the supervision of the German Design and Manufacturing Experts till 2010.

Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery (IIGJ) has four other campuses and these are – IIGJ Andheri, IIGJ Tardeo (in Mumbai), New Delhi and IIGJ, Jaipur. This Jewellery Design college also has two sister organisations under The GJEPC which are: Gem Testing Laboratory, Jaipur/ Indian Diamond Institute, Surat.

Aspirants can secure admission in the Jewellery Design Foundation/Gemology Course if they have cleared their 10+2 from an English medium school.

Courses offered at IIGJ include Jewellery Design Foundation Course, Industry Oriented Design, Computer Aided Design/Rhino, Styles of Jewellery Design, Jewellery Design Diploma, Jewellery Technology Diploma- Basic, Jewellery Technology Diploma- Advance, Jewellery Technology Diploma, Diamonds and Diamond Grading, Coloured Gemstone Identification and Diploma in Gemology.

Gemmological Institute of India

Gemmological Institute of India

Location: Mumbai

Established in 1971 as a non-profit public charitable trust, Gemmological Institute of India (GII) was set up under the aegis of the Gem & Jewellery Exporters’ Association, Mumbai.

GII was the brainchild of gem traders of Mumbai – Shri Kirtilal K. Doshi, Late Shri Himmatbhai C. Jhaveri, Shri Rajendrakumar A. Shah, Shri Pravin M. Nanavati and Shri Padmakant H. Jhaveri.

The official website of GII informs that, “GII is an Allied Teaching Centre (ATC) for the FGA (London) examinations in India. Institute has been recognised centre for the London based Fellowship (FGA) examinations of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain in India since its inception”.

Courses offered at GII include Diploma in Diamond Grading, Diploma in Jewellery Designing, Diploma in Gemmology (Gemmology Correspondence Course), Short Term Certificate Course in Gem Identification, Polished Diamond Grading, Rough Diamond Assortment and Gemmology Course.

Indian Institute of Jewellery

Indian Institute of Jewellery

Location: Mumbai

Offering education in spheres like Jewellery Manufacturing, Gemmology, Design, CAD, Jewellery Retail and Business, Indian Institute of Jewellery (IIJ) was established in 2004. At the time of its inception, IIJ offered only one course which was the Master Creator - Jewellery Manufacturing Programme.

IIJ is a technical collaborator of two programmes which are – Post Graduate Diploma in Jewellery Management (PGDJM) and Diploma in Jewellery Design Management (DJDM). IIJ offers these programmes with the Garware Institute of Career and Education Development (GICED), University of Mumbai. The course curriculum, faculty, training as well as infrastructure facilities for these two programmes are offered by IIJ.

Programmes on offer at IIJ include Indian Institute of Jewellery's Professional Programme, Post Graduate Diploma in Jewellery Management, Diploma in Jewellery Designing & Management, Jewellery in Organized Retail & Life Style Management, Certificate In Jewellery CAD Technology - RHINO – 3D, Certificate In Jewellery CAD Technology - INNOVATE – Matrix, Certificate In Diamond Grading, Certificate in Gemmology, Micro Pave Setting, Master Model Making, Certificate In Embossing and Manual Design.

Pearl Academy of Fashion

Pearl Academy of Fashion

Location: Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai and Noida

Established in 1993, Pearl Academy of Fashion started offering BA (Hons) in Jewellery Design in 2005. The first campus of Pearl Academy was set up in South Delhi’s Okhla area, however, the college was thereafter shifted to Naraina in West Delhi.

Pearl Academy of Fashion offers various UG programmes such as BA Fashion Design, BA Fashion Styling and Image Design, BA Fashion Media Communication, BA Communication Design (choice of four pathways: Experience Design, Graphic Design & Advertising, Interactive Media Design and Film & Animation), BA Interior Architecture & Design, BA Interior Product Design, BA Fashion Business Management, BA Fashion Marketing and Retail Management, BA Branding and Advertising Management, BA Luxury Brand Management and BA Jewellery Design. Post Graduate Diploma courses offered at the college include Fashion Design , Fashion Styling and Image Design, Fashion Communication, Interior Design & Styling, Communication Design, Fashion Business- Marketing & Mechandising, Fashion Business (Lifestyle Retail) and Luxury Brands.

ARCH Academy of Design

ARCH Academy of Design

Location: Jaipur

Established in 2000, ARCH Academy of Design was set up under the Arch Educational Society. “In January 2011, the Arch Academy of Design pioneered the first Online Entrance Examination for Design in India”, informs the official website.

Courses on offer at ARCH Academy of Design include Fashion Design, Interior Design, Jewellery Design, Craft & Product Design, Graphic Design and Design Management. Post graduate courses offered at the college include Fashion Design, MSc (Fashion Design), Garment Production & Export Management, Interior Design, MSc (Interior Design), Jewellery Design, Lifestyle Accessory Design, Design Communication, Strategic Design Management and Strategic Management & Leadership                .

ARCH Academy of Design offers certification courses in Jewellery Design such as – Craft Based Jewellery Design, Jewellery Manufacturing, Traditional Jewellery (Kundan Meena & Enameling), 2-D Designing (Corel Draw), Jewellery for International Market, Gem Identification & Processing, 3-D Design Jewel CAD, Contemporary Enamelling, Diamond Jewellery Design, Jewellery Illustration & Design, Computer Aided Jewellery Design, Jewellery Design and Couture Jewellery - Jewellery Range Development for International Luxury Brands.