DURATION: One & Half Years

Apparel production & Merchandising Management is 1 1/2 year intensive PG Program introduced at School of fashion Technology to meet the growing needs of Indian Apparel Industry. The program is structured keeping in view the requirements of apparel industry. The aim of the course is to train young professionals in production, quality and merchandising management, hence is ultimately aimed at a up gradation of the existence industry to international standards through these professionals.

APMM is designed to train students who strive to excel in understanding and integrating areas of production and merchandising. In a measured combination of theory and practice, the APMM department aims at developing a truly global trend oriented perspective for its students. The course aims to enable students in gauging trends effectively and introduce effectively and introduce efficient systems. Also, to contribute to the overall objective of strategic thinking, modern merchandising practices, changing trends of fashion industry, increasing productivity, minimize controllable waste & meet the quality standards. It is a perfect blend of merchandising and marketing, retailing, export marketing, design application, machine engineering, textile technology, science of pattern making with design aesthetics, production planning and quality management.

DURATION: Two Years

The 2 year P. G. Program in Fashion Design : Clothing Technology is intensive technical and design program provides a thorough grasp of all important skills of apparel, textiles and product development. It emphasizes on practical oriented training for in depth understanding of the essentials of design as well as manufacturing processes of the apparel & textile industry. The program consists of various modular levels of design, pattern making, grading, sample manufacture and production methods and is primarily aimed at students who desire to develop design and technical skills to a high professional level. The students are given inputs on how fashion functions, the trends and cycles, the history, the influences, the components of color and fabric and more importantly the program links student to the cutting edge of business practices enabling them to transit from the classroom to the work place more easily.

Semester I
Fashion Sketching -I
Color Theory & Composition
Fabric Study for Design
Elements of Design
Three Dimensional Design (Draping)
Pattern Making
Garment Construction-I
Presentation Techniques
Computer Applications
Art Appreciation (Modern & Contemporary)
Elements of Fashion
Design Principles
Professional Communication

Semester II
Fashion Sketching - II
Pattern Making - II
Garment Construction - II
History of Costume
Creative Pattern Making
Design Project-1:Texture + Eco Fashion
Design Project-2:women's wear client based
Traditional Textiles & Embroideries
Computer Aided Design

Semester - III
Dyeing & Printing for Home Furnishing
Structural Design (Weaving)
Computer Aided Design (Textiles)
Textile Design Techniques
Design Project: Yarn Craft
Design Project: Lifestyle
Design Project: Lingerie
Design Project: Women's wear - Export
Design Project: Women's wear - Retail
Fashion Merchandising
Design Project: Men's wear

Semester IV
Fabric Research & Sourcing
Design Management
Project Costing
Trend Forecasting
Portfolio Development
Internship Training
Design Collection

Career Prospects | Fee Structure ( National | International)

Graduate in any discipline /Diploma(10+2+3)

SOFT Alumnus Amrita Thapar won prestigious Pond's Femina Miss India

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