Fashion Merchandiser

Fashion Design is the art of applying fashion, imagination and natural beauty to costumes and lifestyle accessories. Fashion design continues to progress through time and from place to place, with a variety of social and cultural attitudes. A fashion design career has started to gain popularity among the imaginative, as this highly competitive profession has a wide scope both in India and abroad. Students have many opportunities in the field of Design after finishing the course in Fashion Design. They can enter the fashion industry or manufacturing and exporting units for paying jobs or launch their own brand on the marketplace. But to achieve that point, it's essential to know the basics of this fast-growing field. 

Master of fashion management of NIFT can be the best option. Students undergo in-depth education in management, marketing, buying, merchandising (retail and export), retail operations, international marketing, international trade practices and project formulation, Entrepreneurship and also on an important aspect of interdisciplinary aspect of fashion. They are exposed to creative merchandising/marketing, innovative fashion management practices, Information technology developments, cluster studies, sustainability, directions of fashion trends and business practices, through field visits and industry internships. Educational Qualification for Masters Programme in Fashion Management- MFM (Master of Fashion Management): Undergraduate Degree in any discipline from any Institute / University recognised by law in India. OrUndergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID. Age limit: No upper age limit
Admission criteria: Candidate for the MFM programme, will take a Written test comprising of a General Ability Test GAT followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) for shortlisted candidates of the written examination.

B.FTech degree of NIFT is related to Garment Merchandiser. The B.FTech (Apparel Production) programme moulds students to be qualified for diverse work profiles available in the apparel-manufacturing sector. Keeping the diverse nature of challenges faced by the industry, the course curriculum aims to introduce different essential streams including apparel manufacturing technology, information technology, quality management, artificial intelligence etc. The course introduces students to the fundamentals governing aesthetic and design elements and the fundamentals of management. It imparts extensive knowledge of raw materials including fabrics and trims and of machineries involved in the manufacturing of apparels. Students develop understanding of production planning, merchandising, work study and quality control which provide essential operational knowledge relating to future work profiles.