A $100 Billion Industry. Expanding Craft Ecosystems. A New Generation of Designers.

The Opportunity.

Every fashion label needs a designer. Every brand needs someone who understands form, fabric and meaning. Every collection needs a creative intelligence that brings concepts to cloth. From


sustainable textiles and inclusive silhouettes to runway showcases and craft collaborations β€” the opportunity belongs to designers who think critically, make rigorously and lead with a distinct point of view.

At UDIT, you learn to be that designer.

What Makes This Different?

The Complete Practice of Fashion Design.

how we think about learning

The Complete Practice of Fashion Design.

Thinking Through Making

Not just sketching. Draping, cutting, constructing, experimenting. You understand fashion by making itβ€” from first fabric study to final graduate collection.

From Concept to Collection

You build fluency in tools, materials and design language in Year 1. By Year 4, you are presenting a statement collection at a professional graduation runway showcase.

Craft + Contemporary Practice

Indian textile traditions, craft cluster immersions, and contemporary global practice are integrated across all four years β€” giving your work both cultural depth and market relevance.

Inclusive and Ethical Design

You design for real bodies, real lives and a real planet. Body diversity, mobility, sustainability, and human-centred thinking are woven into every year of the programme.

AI and Digital Fluency

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, CLO 3D and fashion CAD tools β€” alongside AI as a design instrument. You graduate fluent in both craft and technology.

Industry Immersion

Live projects, internships, craft clusters and masterclasses every semester. By graduation, you have spent four years working with the industry.

Each Year Adds to Your Portfolio.

8 semesters. Each builds on the last. Every semester produces tangible, portfolio-worthy work and includes industry immersion outside campus.

YEAR 1

Design Foundation

Building blocks of fashion design β€” learn to see, draw and communicate visually. Build the grammar of design before you specialise. Understand how creative ecosystems and design thinking work from the ground up.

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Building blocks of fashion design β€” learn to see, draw and communicate visually. Build the grammar of design before you specialise. Understand how creative ecosystems and design thinking work from the ground up.

Core courses

Drawing & Visual Studie

Design Fundamentals

Art & Design History

Digital Tools

Design Process & Exploration

Materials & Making

Skills

Observational Drawing, Visual Perception, Form & Colour

Elements & Principles, Colour Theory, 2D/3D Composition

Indian & Global Movements, Material Culture

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

Research Methods, Ideation, Iteration

Workshop Practice, Material Exploration

Integration Project

Visual Study Field Research Design Thinking Design Process Material Explorations

Industry Immersion

Study Trips Community Interactions Cultural Site Visits Craft clusters

YEAR 2

Designing with Identity, Culture and Purpose

This year moves you from foundational exploration to a more nuanced understanding of form, fabric and fashion's social and cultural contexts. This year is about discovering your unique point of view β€” and learning how to express it through material, silhouette and symbolism.

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This year moves you from foundational exploration to a more nuanced understanding of form, fabric and fashion's social and cultural contexts. This year is about discovering your unique point of view β€” and learning how to express it through material, silhouette and symbolism.

Core courses

Fundamentals of Fashion Design

Fashion in Context

Patterns and Prints Basic

Garment Evolution

Dress Making

Human Centric Fashion Design

Skills

Colour Theory and Composition, 2D to 3D

Storytelling, Conceptualisation, Building strong narratives

Problem-Solving technical approaches

Culture, Diversity and Design

Cross-Disciplinary Collaborative approaches

Fits and Shape / Gender Neutral Clothing / Clothing and Movement / Differently Abled Body

Integration Project

Garment construction identity-led design cultural research brief

Industry Immersion

Craft cluster field visits brand interactions practitioner masterclasses self-initiated summer internship

YEAR 3

Bringing Concept & Craft to Market

In your third year, you begin to define your design identity through technical expertise and deep material knowledgeβ€”engaging in live projects, industry collaborations and intensive studio explorations with real-world constraints to understand how fashion operates in commercial and social ecosystems.

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In your third year, you begin to define your design identity through technical expertise and deep material knowledgeβ€”engaging in live projects, industry collaborations and intensive studio explorations with real-world constraints to understand how fashion operates in commercial and social ecosystems.

Core courses

Fashion Draping Techniques

Advanced Pattern Making

Advanced Garment Construction

Exploring Indian Clothing and Communities

Contemporary Fashion Practice (via Indian Textile and Craft Techniques)

Designing with Denim

Global Denim Innovation

Skills Developed

Research and Analysis

Ethicality, Inclusivity & Human-Centred Design

Critical Inquiry

Real-World Application

Advanced Body and Garment Drawing

Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

Integration Project

Live client project craft-informed collection denim design challenge industry brief

Industry Immersion

Live industry projects artisan cluster immersions production unit exposure agency collaborations portfolio reviews

YEAR 4

Your Design Identity, Fully Realised

Your final year transforms you from student to industry-ready professional. This is your moment to make a statementβ€”through a collection that reflects your journey, culminating in a grand graduation runway showcase, and a curated portfolio that captures your distinct creative process and technical skills.

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Your final year transforms you from student to industry-ready professional. This is your moment to make a statementβ€”through a collection that reflects your journey, culminating in a grand graduation runway showcase, and a curated portfolio that captures your distinct creative process and technical skills.

Core courses

Research Methodology

Applied Research

MCapstone Project (Form Generation / Surface Development / Menswear & Womenswear)

Skills Developed

Professional Practice & Presentation

Portfolio Development & Self-Branding

Contextual & Ethnographic Research

Stylised Body and Garment Drawing

Entrepreneurship & Creative Management

Capstone Options

Graduate Collection Live Industry Project Self-Initiated Research-Led Project

Industry Immersion

Final internship Placement Preparation Career Counselling Entrepreneurial Launch graduation runway showcase

WORK SHOWCASE

Mostly Dad Project Cultural Fashion Collection

Vareen Maa by Chandhana R Deva

Inspired by South Indian temple architecture and rituals, this collection explores identity, belonging, memory, and heritage through textile-driven storytelling and craftsmanship.

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Finalist, World of Wearable Arts (WOW)

Gharsa by Naseeb Sihag

Rooted in rural memories and vernacular culture, Gharsa transforms childhood nostalgia, textures, and objects from village life into expressive contemporary garments.

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Mostly Dad Project Finalist, World of Wearable Arts (WOW)

Human Morphosis and Beyond by Sanskriti Maheshwari

Inspired by mythology and aquatic ecosystems, this collection explores hybridity, transformation, and coexistence through exaggerated silhouettes, contrasting textures, and sculptural forms.

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Sustainable Fashion & Upcycling Project

Harmonious Regeneration – Upcycling Denim with Ubuntu Values by Sejal Rajawat

Rooted in Ubuntu philosophy, this collection transforms pre-owned denim into renewed garments celebrating circularity, community, craftsmanship, and sustainable collaborative making practices.

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Mostly Dad Project Craft Revival & Sustainable Fashion Collection

Preserved Memories – Reimagining Kutch’s Ajrakh Printing Legacy by Heba Usman

This collection reinterprets Ajrakh printing on leather through natural dyes, handcraft techniques, and layered silhouettes celebrating heritage and material sustainability

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Wearable Art Project

Devoured Where Hunter and Hunted Collide by Radhika Malhotra

β€œDevoured” explores predator-prey dynamics through transformative silhouettes embodying motion, vulnerability, and dominance, celebrating nature’s brutal beauty and instinctive power cycles.

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From UDIT to Leading Fashion Houses & Luxury Labels.

Our graduates work across fashion design, styling, textile innovation, visual merchandising, creative direction, and brand storytelling β€” at leading fashion houses, global retail brands, independent labels and the studios shaping contemporary fashion culture. Hear it from them.

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Surbhi Sinha

Senior Public Relations Consultant

B.DES.
Fashion Design

My college journey really pushed me to think beyond the obvious. Coming from a small city, it gave me the confidence, exposure, and belief that I can dream bigger and go after opportunities I never imagined before.

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Vanshika Jain

Assistant Designer

B.DES.
Fashion Design

This place taught me that creativity begins when you challenge the familiar. It pushed me to experiment fearlessly, embrace the chaos of the process, and discover my own design voice.

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Anas Sheikh

Founder, 23Β°N.69Β°E

B.DES.
Fashion Design

What begins as an idea in a classroom can one day walk the runway. This journey has been about staying rooted in craft, designing with purpose, and turning heritage into something contemporary and meaningful.

Reetika Bhalla

Assistant Manager

Google

Sanjana Grover

Assistant Designer

Google

Poulomi Sen

Teaching Assistant

Google

Nikita Katyal

Fashion Designer

Google

Pakhi Roy

Assistant Designer

Google

Naseeb Sihag

Executive, Menswear Design

Google

Punya Sidana

Fashion Designer

Google

Astha Rathi

Associate Designer

Google

Career paths

Where Fashion Designers Go.

Luxury & Fashion Brands

Assistant Designer Fashion Designer Senior Designer Design Head Creative Director

Sabyasachi Raw Mango Good Earth Anita Dongre Tarun Tahiliani Fabindia H&M Uniqlo Reliance Brands Aditya Birla Fashion

Fashion Design Studios & Couture Houses

Design Assistant Designer Senior Designer Studio Head Creative Director

Rahul Mishra Abraham & Thakore JJ Valaya Anamika Khanna Rimzim Dadu Gaurav Gupta

Textile & Craft-Based Design

Textile Designer Design Researcher Senior Designe Collection Lead Creative Director

Good Earth Jaypore Okhai Weaver cooperatives artisan clusters textile revival initiatives export houses

Fashion Styling & Image Direction

Assistant Stylist Fashion Stylist Senior Stylist Fashion Editor Creative Director

Vogue India Elle India Harper’s Bazaar Myntra Studio Tira production houses celebrity styling agencies

Costume Design for Film, OTT & Performance

Costume Assistant Costume Designer Senior Costume Designer Head Costume Designer

Netflix India Dharma Productions YRF Excel Entertainment theatre performance companies

Fashion Communication & Trend Forecasting

Trend Researcher Fashion Consultant Senior Strategist Forecasting Lead Creative Consultant

WGSN Peclers Paris Fashion Snoops retail forecasting firms brand consulting agencies

Fashion Entrepreneurship

Launch your own fashion label textile studio sustainable brand concept store craft-led enterprise

UDIT incubator seed funding access mentor network cross-school business support from the School of Management

Every silhouette that changed fashion began as an idea. Every collection that shaped culture was imagined by someone. Every garment that made people feel seen was designed by someone.Be that someone.

Sketch with intent Design beyond trends Explore textiles and techniques Build concepts into collections Craft garments with purpose Develop your visual language Style stories through fashion AI as your creative collaborator
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Sketch with intent Design beyond trends Explore textiles and techniques Build concepts into collections Craft garments with purpose Develop your visual language Style stories through fashion AI as your creative collaborator

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Fee, Admission Eligibility and Scholarship

Annual Fees

5,95,000 INR

Eligibility

10+2 in any stream with a min 50% aggregate.

Scholarships

Merit-cum-means scholarships.

Eligibility

10+2 in any stream with a min 50% aggregate.