JD Institute of Fashion Technology
The JD Institute of Fashion Technology is the educational division of JD Educational Trust, with learning centers spread across India. The institute was founded on 12 October 1988 in Mumbai, India. It provides multi-disciplinary education in the field of Fashion and Interior design studies. The institute was ranked 10th in the field of Fashion Technology Education in India by India Today and Nielsen.
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Motto | "Welcome to Imagination" |
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Type | Private |
Established | 12 October 1988 |
President | Chandraakant Dalal |
Academic staff | 225 |
Location | , |
Campus | ca. 40 learning centres |
Website | www jdinstituteoffashiontechnology |
The institute has cooperated with members of the industry like Fashion Design Council of India and is a regular contributor to the development of the Indian Fashion Industry, participating in exhibitions, fashion weeks and other social and charity events. Additionally, JD Educational Trust is a member of various bodies such as Indo Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Indo French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Turkish Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Academics
The institute offers the below mentioned programs
- Advanced diploma in Fashion and Apparel Design (3 Years), accredited by European Quality Control
- Advanced diploma in Interior Design (3 Years), accredited by European Quality Control
- Post Graduate Diploma in Fashion Communication (2 years)
- Diploma in Fashion Design (1 year)
- Diploma in Interior design (1 year)
- Diploma in event management (1 year)
- Diploma in Jewelry design (6 Months)
- Diploma in fashion photography ( 3 months)
- Diploma in Visual Merchandising ( 3 months)
Degree Courses:
- M.Sc in Interior Design – 2 Years
- M.Sc in Fashion Design – 2 Years
- M.B.A in Event Management – 2 Years
- B.Sc in Interior Design – 3 Years
- B.Sc in Fashion Design & Garment Management – 3 Years
- B.Sc in Event Management – 3 Years
Govt. Recognised Courses:
- Interior Decorator – 1 Year
- Garment Manufacturing & Fashion Design – 1 Year
Diploma Courses:
- Post Graduate Diploma in Interior Design – 2 Years
- Post Graduate Diploma in Fashion Communication – 2 Years
- Post Graduate Diploma in Fashion Design and Management – 2 Years
- Advance Diploma in Interior Design – 3 Years
- Advance Diploma in Fashion and Apparel Design – 3 Years
- Fashion Business Management – 1 Year
- Diploma in Fashion Design – 1 Year
- Diploma in Interior Design – 1 Year
- Pattern Making & Garment Manufacturing – 6 Months
- Fashion Illustration – 6 Months
- Fashion Merchandising – 6 Months
- Advance Fashion Draping – 6 Months
- Visual Merchandising – 6 Months
- Jewellery Design – 6 Months
- Fashion Marketing – 6 Months
- Professional Make-up and Hair Styling Artistry – 6 Months
- Fashion Styling – 3 Months
- Fashion Photography – 3 Month
- Fashion Jewellery – 2 Months
Learning centers
JD Institute of Fashion Technology has a series of ca. 20 learning centres located in major cities throughout India. These learning centres offer access to an E-Library with books, magazines, journals and other fashion literature, as well as laboratories and classrooms.[2]
Collaborations
- JD Educational trust maintains a strategic partnership with KOEFIA, a Haute Couture institute based in Rome.
- The institute also shares a strategic partnership with Milan fashion Campus, an institute for fashion styling in Milan.
JD Annual Design Awards
Every year the institute organises an annual fashion show called "JD Annual Design Awards". The annual event is aimed at showcasing the creations designed by the final year student of the institute. In 2016, the show focussed on artisans and craftsmen in India’a textile and clothing history.
See also
References
- "Best Fashion Colleges 2012". India Today. 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2011 Partners – Fashion Design Council of India