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Fashion designing and technology has picked up very fast in India with the help of institutes like NIFT in the last couple of decades. What we witness when models showcase on the ramp or eminent fashion designers provide media interviews is the glamour quotient. However, the glamour and glitz comes at the end of very hard work, intense creative application and constant passion of designers and creative minds. THE OPUSWAY provides a gateway to all future aspirants to the world of fashion, design and creativity. www.theopusway.com

NIFT – Beginning of organized fashion foray in India The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) was set up in 1986 in collaboration with the Fashion Institute, New York, with the objective to deliver high quality training to aspirants in the aesthetics and technology of fashion and textile. Starting from a small set-up in New Delhi, NIFT has now expanded to 16 centers across India, with the latest one being opened in Srinagar. Every year, NIFT takes in more than 2,700 students, both national and international www.theopusway.com

Where to go to in pursuit of your design dream? NIFT currently provides a four-year Bachelors’ programme, a two-year Masters course and PH.D programmes. Admissions to the graduate and post-graduate programmes are through All-India entrance examinations. With OPUS’ training, you will be prepared to crack the entrance exams to these institutes. While OPUS mainly prepares for NIFT, the training will help you get into other fashion and design institutes as well. For more details on courses CLICK HERE www.theopusway.com

Variety of Design Courses on the Anvil Under design courses, you will find newer avenues open up like Communications Design, Industrial Design and Transportation Design. Pearl Academy additionally offers Interior & Spatial Design, Product & Lifestyle Design, Fashion Styling & Image Design. NIFT courses, by and large, are focused on textile and accessory design. The Masters programme in Fashion Technology, however, calls for engineering graduates. In most of the four-year bachelor’s programmes, the first three years are spent in campus with classroom training, faculty interactions and a variety of design projects to work on. The design courses equip students with travel, craft, illustration, photography, designing besides the regular course work. www.theopusway.com

Future Forward in the Fashion Design World As per latest estimates, the Indian textile industry is valued around $108 billion and expected to reach $223 billion by 2021. This industry employs over 45 million people directly, and 60 million people indirectly. It Indian Textile Industry contributes approximately 5% per cent to India’s GDP, and 14% to overall Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The textile industry is also one of the largest contributes to India’s export with approximately 13.5% of the country’s total export. With OPUS preparatory courses to take on the fashion and design world, you are on the threshold of a promising career ahead. www.theopusway.com

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