Diploma in Fashion Marketing and Management at Raffles Design International

Raffles Design International, Mumbai, Maharashtra, offers Diploma in Fashion Marketing and Management as a 6-18 month diploma degree. There are 15 seats in each batch. Fees for the full course come to ₹5.39 lakh – ₹21.29 lakh.

Expect to spend most of your time on consumer behaviour, brand management, sales and digital marketing.

Raffles Design International is a private institute, founded in 2004. This page brings together what is on record for this course at Raffles Design International — fees, seats, eligibility, the admission route and placements — so you can judge it before you apply.

Most Diploma programmes follow a similar pattern: the first year builds the foundations, the middle years go deep into the subject, and the final year is given over to electives, a major project and usually an internship.

Here that means consumer behaviour, brand management, sales and digital marketing. Typical first jobs: brand, sales or digital marketing roles.

The exact syllabus is set by the college or its affiliating university and changes from year to year, so ask Raffles Design International for the current semester-wise plan.

The fee figures on record for this course are below. Fees are for the whole course unless marked otherwise, and apply to Diploma programmes at Raffles Design International as a group.

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Colleges revise fees most years, and hostel, transport and exam charges are often billed separately. Confirm the current figure with Raffles Design International before you pay anything.

To get into Diploma in Fashion Marketing and Management, you usually need Class 10 (or Class 12, for some diplomas). The minimum marks on record at Raffles Design International are: X: 65.0, XII: 0.0, Graduation: 0.0.

Admission to this kind of course is usually through state polytechnic entrance exams. Reserved-category candidates generally get a relaxation in the minimum marks. Check Raffles Design International's prospectus for the exact cut-off this year.

In most years, admission follows these steps:

1. Check that you meet the eligibility above and register for the entrance exam in time.
2. Take state polytechnic entrance exams and keep your scorecard.
3. Apply to Raffles Design International on its website (rafflesmumbai.com) or through the enquiry form on this page, and take part in counselling if a state or central body runs it.
4. Once you are offered a seat, verify your documents (marksheets, ID, category certificate if any) and pay the admission fee to confirm it.

Raffles Design International runs 16 Diploma specialisations in all. If this one is not quite right, compare it with:

• Advanced Diploma in Fashion Design
• Advanced Diploma in Interior Design
• Diploma in Visual Communication Design
• Advanced Diploma in Product Design
• Advanced Diploma in Visual Communications Design
• Advanced Diploma in Fashion Marketing and Management
• Diploma in Digital Media Design
• Diploma in Animation
• Advanced Diploma in Animation
• Diploma in Game Design
• Advanced Diploma in Digital Media Design
• Advanced Diploma in Jewellery Design
• Diploma in Jewellery Design
• Advanced Diploma in Game Design
• Diploma in Product Design

Ask yourself — and the college — these questions first:

• Are you genuinely interested in consumer behaviour? You will spend 6-18 months on it.
• Can you manage ₹5.39 lakh – ₹21.29 lakh over the course, plus hostel and living costs? Ask about scholarships and education loans.
• What do recent graduates of this course actually go on to do?
• How does Raffles Design International compare with other colleges offering Diploma in and around Mumbai?