Master's in Fabric and Apparel Designing : No. of Seats 15

The two-years Master's degree programme was started in 1987 at IHE and has since come a long way. The course contents have been revised from the current academic year, 2007-08 to make it more contextual and industry related. While 50% of the seats are filled on the basis of merit from B.Sc. (Home Science) Hons. , the remaining are filled by an entrance examination conducted by the Deptt. of Home Science in early July. The department churns out professionals every year who get excellent placements in the apparel industry in designing, marketing & merchandising as well as in Universities, Schools & Research Institutes. Many students also opt for self employment & become entrepreneurs in the field.


Eligibility Criteria for M.Sc. Home Science (Fabric and Apparel Design)


B.Sc. (Hons.) Home Science with specialization in Fabric and Apparel Science

55% or above marks in the overall aggregate and 55% or above marks in the aggregate of any three of the following subjects of B.Sc. (Hons.) with specialization in Fabric and Apparel Science:

1. Fundamentals of Fabric and Apparel Science
2. Apparel for Children and Adolescents
3. Fabric Science
4. Indian Textiles
5. Advanced Apparel Construction
6. Applied Textile Design

OR

B.Sc. (Hons.) Home Science with specialization in an area other than Fabric and Apparel Science

55% or above marks in the overall aggregate and 55% or above marks in the aggregate of any three of the following subjects of B.Sc. (Hons.) Home Science with specialization in an area other than Fabric and Apparel Science:

1. Fundamentals of Fabric & Apparel Science
2. Fabric Science
3. Indian Textiles
4. Applied Textile Design

OR

B.Sc. (Pass) Home Science

55% or above marks in the overall aggregate and 55% or above marks in the aggregate of any three of the following subjects of B.Sc. (Pass) Home Science

1. Introduction to Fabric and Apparel Science
2. Essentials of Fabric Science
3. Apparel Construction
4. Apparel and Textile Design



Admission Procedure

Category 1: Candidates seeking admission on merit on the basis of marks obtained in the B.Sc. (Hons.) examination of the University of Delhi, in the year in which the admission is sought.

50% of seats in M.Sc. Home Science (Fabric and Apparel Science) will be filled in without the written admission test, based on the following criteria in the order of merit:

1. 60% or above marks in the aggregate of the B.Sc. (Hons.) Home Science, University of Delhi, in the year in which the admission is being sought.
2. 50% or above marks in each of above six subjects in the area of specialization of B.Sc. (Hons.) Home Science, University of Delhi.


Category 2: Candidates seeking admission through entrance examination

The remaining 50% seats will be offered to the students on the basis of the performance in the written admission test and the last qualifying examination.

The criteria for arriving at the merit would be weightage of 50% to the written admission test, and 50% to the overall aggregate of the qualifying examination.

On the basis of performance in the written admission test (40% or above marks), separate merit lists will be prepared for each specialization, the list will be displayed.

Candidates having passed their B.Sc. (Hons.) Home Science examination are advised to seek admission to M.Sc. through entrance examination, as well.

Candidates may appear for any or all specializations, if otherwise eligible.

Reservations will be followed as per Delhi University guidelines.

Candidate who have passed the B.Sc. (Home Science) examination from Agricultural Universities, which follow the grading system of evaluation, must have obtained 4.00 overall grade points average out of 5.0 or 3.25 overall grade points out of 4.00 and grade "A" in the subject concerned.

The candidates for admission to Post Graduate courses for the reserved category of SC/ST will be eligible for admission in both category I and II in each area. The candidates should have 40% or more marks in aggregate and 40% marks in the subjects mentioned against each course in B.Sc. Home Science. No selection in this category will be made if the candidate has not appeared for the screening test and obtained a minimum of 35% marks.

Screening Test

All those students who fulfill the eligibility conditions and have not otherwise been selected under Category I can take the screening test.

On the basis of performance in the Screening Test separate merit lists will be prepared for M.Sc. courses. The list will be displayed at the Institute indicating the marks obtained by the candidates. Admission will be offered according to merit and the number of seats available.

Note: In case of a tie, the candidate securing higher percentage of marks in the qualifying examination will be offered admission first. In case of candidates having equal marks in the last qualifying examination, the date of birth would be the basis for selection, i.e. the candidate senior in age will be offered admission first.

Age: A candidate will not be qualified for admission to the course unless she is twenty years of age before the first day of October of the year she seeks admission. The Vice Chancellor may, however, on the basis of individual merit relax the limit upto a period of one year.

Note: Any student seeking admission on wrong information in respect of age, subjects and percentage of marks etc. will have her admission cancelled at any time when it comes to the notice of University Authorities.

In case some seats reserved for special categories as referred above are left vacant, these will be declared open and filled in order of merit from the general category.



Scheme of Examination for M.Sc. Home Science (Fabric and Apparel science)

Paper No.	Subject	Theory	Practical
Part I
1401	Statistics	50	-
1441	Research Methods and Computer Applications	50	-
1442	Advanced Fabric Science	50	-
1443	Historic Costume	50	-
1444	World Textiles: Techniques and Master Pieces	75	-
1445	Fashion Marketing	50 -
1446	Apparel Production	50	25
			(Project)
1447	Pattern Making	-	75
1448	Fashion Illustration	-	50
1449	Textile Design Development	-	75
1402	Seminar	-	25
Total (Part I)		375 + 250 = 625
Part II
1541	Quality Assurance in Textiles and Apparel	50	-
1542	Dyeing, Printing and Colour Measurement	50	50
1543	Textile Finishing and Evaluation	50	50
1544	Electives (Any two of the following)
			(Project)
	a) Business of Fashion	50 each	25 each
	b) Textile Documentation and Conservation
	c) Extension Programme Design
	d) Fashion Merchandise Retail
	e) Home Textiles
1501	Dissertation	-	150
1502	Placement report	-	25
Total (Part II)		250 + 325 = 575
Grand Total (Part I+II) = 1200 Marks

Note:

• Pass Percentage: Minimum marks required to pass the examination is 40% in each course, in theory and practicals separately. However, the candidate must secure an overall aggregate of 50%.
• The marks obtained in the House Examination of M.Sc.(I) will be taken into account for the final allotment of the specialization/elective subjects of M.Sc.(II). The concerned institute will have the discretion to offer one or more elective subjects in a particular academic session (subject to the availability of logistic support).
• As per the University directive 25% of the maximum marks of each theory course will be assigned for internal assessment.
• All Practical Examinations shall be of 6 hours duration. 40% of the marks for the practical examination shall be reserved for fieldwork and/or laboratory records of the candidates and will be awarded by the teacher responsible for the course.
• Seminar, placement reports and projects of individual papers will be evaluated by a panel of teachers internally and marks will be sent to the University through the Head of the Department.