Saturday, August 2, 2008

Intl design schools come to India


Mumbai: Its not just the season of rain… but high design as well. If haute couture is your cup of tea, then your cuppa is already piping hot. Indian fashion students never had it this good. International design schools from all over are making a bee-line to India to set up their branches here. Schools such as the Raffles Design Institute and ModArt have already established their branches here. What is it that lures such institutes to set up their schools here?

A four-year course in Raffles will set you back by about Rs 12-15 lakh while a 3-year course in ModArt will cost you about Rs 10 lakh.

The schools are also planning major expansion. Raffles, for instance, is planning to invest $100 million in the next two years for expansion in India.

India’s $400 million fashion industry desperately needs new talent, and the state-run National Institute of Fashion Technology churns out only 1,000 students a year. The new institutes can fill a lot of the demand.

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