B.Tech in Fashion Technology is a 4-year undergraduate course in apparel production and technology. The minimum eligibility for this course requires passing class 12th/ Higher Secondary Examination in Biology, Maths, and Chemistry.

Top Institutes offering this course are:

• PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
• WLCI College of Fashion, Kolkata
• VIT University, Chennai
• Chandigarh University
• BITS, Hyderabad

The average tuition fee for this course ranges from INR 1.5 to 2.5 Lacs

 The mode of admission is through an Entrance Examination carried out by different universities.

B. Tech Fashion Technology graduates can choose from Career options and 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 INR 10,000 – 15,000 which would only increase with experience in the field.

What is B. Tech. Fashion Technology?

Clothes are a basic necessity and fashion as we know it today has come a long way. B. Tech Fashion Technology course Syllabus provides hands-on training and knowledge of apparel manufacturing and the technology, including machinery, behind it.

B. Tech. Fashion Technology: How is it different from Fashion Designing?

The basic difference is in the use of their terms: Technology and Designing. Where Fashion Designing is concerned, the course primarily deals with the designing, crafting and molding a piece of fabric into apparel. This course also provides specialization in accessory design, leather and textile designing etc.

B. Tech. Fashion Technology, on the other hand, is a course based on the application of information technology. It teaches, for example, the style of crafting cloth material from products. It teaches the knowledge of machinery which goes into making a cloth.

Where craft and designing skills are emphasized in Fashion Designing, theoretical knowledge is the focus of Fashion Technology.

B. Tech. Fashion Technology: Where to study?

There are a limited number of institutes which offer this course. Few of the top colleges for B.Tech in Fashion Technology are as follows:-

• National Institute of Fashion Technology (all campuses)
• Angel College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu
• PSG College of Technology, Chennai
• Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore
• NGF College of engineering and technology, Palwal
• D.K.T.E. Society's Textile & Engineering Institute, Kolhapur

Check B.Tech in Fashion Technology Colleges in India

Academic Options after B.Tech

After this undergraduate course, one can apply for an M.Tech course in Fashion Technology. They can also do a diploma in many specialised fields within the Fashion design and technology spectrum.

These post-graduate and diplomas are available in colleges like National Institute of Fashion Technology, Pearl Academy, New Delhi etc.