Fashion Technology

B. Tech in Fashion Technology is a 4 year program and has variants like Bachelors in Fashion Designing. The course is completed over duration of eight semesters. The mode of admission is through an Entrance Examination carried out by different universities. B. Tech Fashion Technology graduates can choose from jobs like Costume Designing, Styling, Apparel Management and sectors like garment industries, textile machinery manufacturing industries etc. A fresh graduate of this course can expect a salary of between 10,000 INR 15,000 INR which would only increase with experience in the field.
Advantages or benefits of B.Sc Costume Design and Fashion course
They can go for higher degree programs in respective subjects such as Masters degree, etc.
They can become fashion consultant. They must be of the aware of the latest trends and happenings in the fashion industry along with knowledge in costume and fashion designing.
He / she should be sensitive towards changing trends.
They can become Professor or Lecturer in costume and fashion designing in both private and Government colleges and universities.
Plenty of job opportunities are available for B.Sc Costume Design and Fashion graduates such as Fashion Designer / Costume Designer in Textile, Garments, Leather Industries, Jobs in Media as content writer for Fashion Industries.

Textile Engineering Courses and Job Opportunities
The basic requirement to get a job as Textile Engineer is to undergo a Bachelor Degree of Engineering in the same. Apart from educational qualifications, candidates must possess skills in designing and developing new innovations in the textile industry. Higher degree programs like M. Tech or M.E in Textile Engineering and PhD programs in the same area also available in Textile Engineering. These professionals can find a lot of job openings in design, manufacture, quality check and in the marketing of textile and allied products. Job opportunities arise in both handlooms as well as mechanised sections of textile industry. Highly qualified candidates can enter managerial job positions in the corporate sector and as tutors in educational fields.
Fashion designing Courses and Job Opportunities
Several Certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses are offered in the field of Fashion Designing. The diploma course in Fashion designing can be considered as the minimum qualification required to start a career in fashion designing. They can find enormous job opportunities with companies which are involved in the marketing of clothes and in design firms. Profound skills and experience are required for candidates to be successful as a fashion designer.
Key differences between Textile engineer and Fashion designer
The job profile of textile engineer is not restricted to a particular aspect of the textile industry. They deal with diverse applications of science in design, production and maintenance of textile products. The job of a Fashion designer is restricted to the specific area of coming out with new designs in clothes, shoes and so on.
Fashion designers should possess creative and artistic approach to their work where as Textile Engineers should be more exposed to technical aspects of their job.