Fashion Merchandising

Course Overview:
Bachelor of Fashion Merchandising (B.FM) is an undergraduate program that focuses on the business side of fashion. The course prepares students for careers in retail buying, visual merchandising, fashion marketing, and supply chain management. Students learn about fashion trends, consumer behavior, product development, and the logistics of fashion retailing and distribution.

Duration:
The course duration is typically 3 to 4 years, divided into 6 or 8 semesters.

Syllabus:

Semester 1:

  • Introduction to Fashion Merchandising

  • Principles of Fashion Design

  • Textiles and Materials

  • Fundamentals of Retailing

  • Fashion Illustration

  • Communication Skills

  • Basics of Garment Construction

Semester 2:

  • Fashion Marketing

  • Fashion Forecasting & Trend Analysis

  • Introduction to Visual Merchandising

  • Retail Operations and Store Management

  • Fashion Buying and Planning

  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

  • Basics of Supply Chain Management

Semester 3:

  • Retail Buying and Merchandising

  • Consumer Behavior in Fashion

  • Advanced Visual Merchandising

  • Product Development in Fashion

  • Textile Science and Applications

  • Fashion Branding & Promotion

  • Fashion Market Research

Semester 4:

  • Fashion Retail Management

  • Global Fashion Supply Chain

  • Fashion Sales and Distribution

  • Merchandising Strategies for Fashion

  • Retail Buying Techniques

  • Fashion Marketing Communications

  • Industry Internship/Project

Semester 5:

  • E-commerce in Fashion

  • Fashion Entrepreneurship

  • Advanced Retail Merchandising

  • Luxury Fashion Marketing

  • Retail and Visual Merchandising in Fashion

  • Merchandising Math and Retail Analytics

  • Fashion Technology and Innovations

Semester 6:

  • Portfolio Development

  • Capstone Project in Fashion Merchandising

  • Fashion Business Planning

  • Fashion Retail Analytics

  • Strategic Fashion Retailing

  • Final Project Presentation

  • Industry Internship/Placement

Average Fees:
The average course fee for a Bachelor’s in Fashion Merchandising ranges from INR 1,50,000 to 4,00,000 per year, depending on the institution.

Exams to Attend:
Admissions generally involve performance in entrance exams such as:

  • NIFT Entrance Exam (National Institute of Fashion Technology)

  • NID Entrance Exam (National Institute of Design)

  • All India Entrance Exam for Design (AIEED)

  • Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design (SEED)

  • Pearl Academy Entrance Exam

  • UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design)

Top 10 Fashion Merchandising Institutions in India:

  1. National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi

  2. Pearl Academy, Delhi

  3. National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad

  4. Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune

  5. Indian Institute of Fashion Technology (IIFT), Bangalore

  6. Amity School of Fashion Technology, Noida

  7. JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai

  8. Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore

  9. MIT Institute of Design, Pune

  10. Raffles Design International, Mumbai

Top 10 Fashion Merchandising Institutions in Kerala:

  1. National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kannur

  2. JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Kochi

  3. Vidya Institute of Fashion Technology, Thrissur

  4. INIFD (Inter National Institute of Fashion Design), Kochi

  5. Dream Zone School of Creative Studies, Kozhikode

  6. Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology, Calicut

  7. Archana Institute of Fashion Designing, Kochi

  8. Kerala Institute of Fashion and Technology, Kottayam

  9. Kerala Academy of Digital Arts, Kochi

  10. Cindrebay School of Design, Kochi