Entry Level Qualification 

10

Career Fields 

Mechanic & Technician

For Specially Abled 

Career Entrance Exam 

No Entrance Exam

About Career 

1. As a Garment Technologist after your Diploma, you will be responsible for supporting the designing and retailing team through all of the stages of garment and apparel development and production,right from design to manufacture.

2. You will be involved in selecting the appropriate fabric / materials / accessories as well as selecting the design, following prescribed budget and details. You will also work with the pattern makers to supervise the sizing, fitting and testing of the garments which are lined up for final production.

3. You will have to oversee the entire production process to ensure that all guidelines and design descriptions are followed. You may have to evaluate and check the quality of the final product. You will also be involved in analyzing defects and faults when a product is returned.

4.Typically, Garment Technologists work indoors. It can be either in apparel manufacturing facilities (small, medium, and large-scale) or independent fashion designing studios. They mostly spend long hours (10-11 hours daily) in manufacturing facilities / factories. 

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

As a Garment Technologist you will be engaged with one or more of the following roles and responsibilities: -

1. You will select and purchase fabric/clothing materials such as cotton, silk, wool, polyester, leather, denim, etc., and also other things required in garment making including hooks, buttons, zippers, etc.

2. You will develop manmade fibers as well as assess the quality/texture of natural fibers used for making garments.

3. You will be involved in spinning fibers into yarn and weaving or knitting yarn into fabrics.

4. You will confer with designers and chalk out the size, pattern, and design of various garments.

5. You will carefully plan and administer the entire production process, that is, throughout all the stages of production including fabric cutting, sewing, stitching, embroidery, washing, 6. grading, quality checking, and packaging.

6. You will properly maintain, service, and repair the equipment and other machinery involved in the garment production process.

7. You will collaborate with technicians involved in the garment manufacturing business such as cutting masters, pattern graders, stitchers etc.

8. You will check and approve sample garments and make any changes needed.

9. You will identify the latest fabric trends and also the trends in the garment manufacturing industry, be it related to design or equipment used in the manufacturing process.

10. You will stay updated of techniques, technology, consumer demand and industry trends, by researching on current literature, discussing with colleagues, participating in meetings, workshops, seminars and conferences. 

Career Entry Pathway 

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies - Diploma in Garment Technology

After completing Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies, you can do a Diploma in ‘Garment Technology’, ‘Fashion Design and Garment Technology’, ‘Garment Manufacturing Technology’ or similar from any Polytechnic college or a similar institute. Diploma is usually a 3-year course.

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies - training for Textile Trades or similar trades at an ITI or similar institute – admission to 2nd year of Diploma in ‘Garment Technology’

After completing Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies, you can go for training at any Industrial Training Institute (ITI), National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Regional Vocational Training Institute (RVTI), National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI), Industrial Training Center (ITC) or other vocational institutes for textile related trades, ‘Dressmaking’, ‘Fashion Design Technology’, ‘Cutting & Sewing’, ‘Embroidery & Needle Work’, ‘Textile & Handloom’, ‘Tailoring’, ‘Hand Weaving’, ‘Finished Leather Making’ or similar. Then you can be admitted directly to the 2nd year of Diploma in ‘Garment Technology’, ‘Fashion Design and Garment Technology’, ‘Garment Manufacturing Technology’ or similar in Polytechnic colleges or similar institutions through lateral entry route.

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – 3 year Diploma - admission to 2nd year of B. Des

After completing Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies, you can do a Diploma in ‘Garment Technology’, ‘Fashion Design and Garment Technology’, ‘Garment Manufacturing Technology’, Fashion, Textile and Accessories, Apparel, Home Science, Visual Communication, Handloom Technology, Apparel Technology, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Multimedia Design, Leather or similar from any Polytechnic college or any other institute recognized by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) / AIU (Association of Indian Universities) / UGC (University Grants Commission) / a State Board. Diploma is usually 3 to 4 year courses. Then you can be admitted directly to the 2nd year in reputed colleges like National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) for B. Des (Bachelor of Design).

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – 3 year Diploma - admission to 2nd year of B. F Tech or B. Des

After completing Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies, you can do a Diploma in any engineering discipline like Electrical, Computer Science, Mechanical, Information Technology, Civil or similar from any Polytechnic college or any other institute recognized by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) / AIU (Association of Indian Universities) / UGC (University Grants Commission) / a State Board. Then you can be admitted directly to the 2nd year in reputed colleges like National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) for B. F Tech (Bachelor of Fashion Technology-Apparel Production) or B. Des (Bachelor of Design).

Required Qualification & Competencies 

After completing Class 10, you can go for:

1. Diploma courses.

2. ITI training courses.

3. These Diploma courses are output oriented technical skill training programs with the objective of turning a student or non-worker to a professional.

4. If you are interested in going to a college after your Diploma course, you can also get a lateral entry into an undergraduate course like B. F Tech and B. Des.

Competencies Required

1. You should have interests for Realistic Occupations. Realistic occupations involve more practical and hands-on activities than paperwork or office work. Realistic occupations often involve physical activities for getting things done using various tools and equipment. 

2. You should have interests for Conventional Occupations. Conventional occupations involve repetitive and routine tasks as well as fixed processes or procedures for getting things done. These occupations involve working more with data, systems, and procedures and less with ideas or creativity.

3. You should have interests for Investigative Occupations. Investigative occupations involve working with ideas and quite a lot of thinking, often abstract or conceptual thinking. These involve learning about facts and figures; involve the use of data analysis, assessment of situations, decision making and problem-solving.

4. You should have knowledge of Technical and Engineering Design - Knowledge of various techniques, methods, specifications and tools for creating, developing and laying out designs. This includes developing blueprints, drawing, and models.

5. You should have knowledge of Creative Design - Knowledge of various techniques, methods, and specifications for creating and developing designs for various products and materials such as textile, clothes, accessories, jewellery, etc.

6. You should have Technical Skills - using various technologies and technical methods to get things done or solve problems.

7. You should have Systems Analysis Skills - determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, or the environment will affect outcomes.

8. You should have Quality Control Analysis Skills - conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

9. You should have Systems Evaluation Skills - identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

10. You should have Active Listening Skills - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, understanding the points being made by others, asking questions, etc.

11. You should have Critical Thinking Skills - analysis of complex situations, using logic and reasoning to understand the situations and take appropriate actions or make interpretations and inferences.

12. You should have Problem Solving Skills - analysis and understanding of problems, evaluating various options to solve the problems and using the best option to solve the problems.

13. You should have Active Learning Skills - Focused and continuous learning from various sources of information, observation and otherwise for application in getting work done.

14. You should have Deductive Reasoning Ability - apply general rules and common logic to specific problems to produce answers that are logical and make sense. For example, understanding the reasons behind an event or a situation using general rules and common logic.

15. You should have Inductive Reasoning Ability - combine pieces of information from various souces, concepts, and theories to form general rules or conclusions. For example, analysing various events or sitations to come out with a set of rules or conclusions.

16. You are always or mostly careful about your actions and behavior.

17. You are practical always or in most situations.

18. You are always or mostly disciplined in your action and behavior.

19. You are always or mostly organized in your day-to-day life and activities.

Career - Job Opportunities & Profiles 

As a fresher in the industry, you can get job roles with garment manufacturing companies or with small to medium scale Fashion Designers as:

1. Junior Garment Technologist

2. Garment Pattern Master

3. Garment Technologist

4. Garment Technician

5. Fabric Technologist

6. Creative Pattern Technologist

Career Growth

You can certainly grow through job roles like Senior Garment Technologist, Technical or QA (Quality Assurance) Manager, Chief Technologist, Deputy Manager – Technology, Senior Manager,  etc.

Salary Offered  

1. In the entry-level jobs: You may expect to get about Rs. 8, 000.00 – Rs, 15,000.00 per month.

2. Salaries increase with your work experience and as you get promoted.

3. After you’ve gained an experience of around 1-5 years, you can expect Rs. 10, 000 to Rs. 25, 000 a month or more

4. With 6-12 years of work experience, you may expect to get about Rs. 15, 000.00 – Rs. 40,000.00 per month.

5. With 12+ years of work experience, you may expect to get about Rs. 25, 000.00 – Rs. 55, 000.00 per month.

Monthly Earnings In Indian Rupee

1. Entry level: 0 - 2 years of work experience 

2. Junior Level: From 1 to 12 years of work experience 

3. Mid Level: From 5 to 20+ years of work experience 

4. Senior Level: From 10 to 25+ years of work experience (there could be exceptions in some high-end technical, financial, engineering, creative, management, sports, and other careers; also in the near future, people will reach these levels much faster in many careers and in some careers, these levels will have no meaning as those careers will be completely tech skill driven such as even now, there is almost no level in a Cyber Security Expert’s job)

Famous Personalities 

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Work Activities 

1. Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials - Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials to ascertain quality, performance, defects, causes of errors, etc.

2.Identifying objects, actions, and events - Identifying various characteristics of objects; observing and understanding actions and events; understanding changes in actions and events.

3.Organising, planning and prioritising tasks - Planning and organising tasks in order to achieve work goals; prioritising tasks to achieve goals and making the best use of the time available.

4. Processing information - Searching, compiling, tabulating, calculating, auditing, verifying or otherwise dealing with information processing including data entry, transcription, recording, storing and maintaining databases.

5. Analyzing and interpreting data and information - Analysis of data and information to find facts, trends, reasons behind situations, etc.; interpretation of data to aid in decision making.

6. Making decisions and solving problems - Analysis of data and information; evaluation of alternative decisions and results of decisions; taking the right decisions and solving problems.

7. Getting Information and learning - Observing, hearing, reading, using computers, or otherwise obtaining information and learning from it.

8. Managing and supervising - Managing and supervising work of others; setting goals; giving instructions; monitoring work performance, etc.

9. Monitoring use of resources - Monitoring and controlling use of resources like land and materials as well as spending of money.

10. Using computers for work - Using computer software for various applications in day-to-day professional work; entering data and process information; for writing; drafting specific technical information using simple tools/computer software –providing detailed instructions or drawings for others to refer to.

11.Updating and using relevant knowledge - Keeping updated with the latest knowledge relevant to your fields of work and use of the relevant knowledge in getting things done.

12. Communicating with co-workers and others - Communicating with people in writing, verbally or otherwise inside your workplace and various other people who have professional relationships with your place of work including vendors, government officials, etc. or with people at large.

13. Working in a team - Working in a team of people; developing team; maintaining professional relationships among team members.