Guest Lecture on “Scope of Clothing &Textiles”

The Department of Home Science conducted a guest lecture for students of B.Sc. Home Science on “Scope of Clothing &Textiles” on 25.10.2018 in A 402. The resource person for the same was Ms.

Akshita Agarwal, IIS University, Jaipur.

The guest lecture focussed on various career options in the field of clothing & textiles. The textile design industry of the country offers varied job roles to the skilled textile design professionals. Following are some of the popular most designations, which describe the varied job roles that can be offered to a person, who have got a degree in Clothing & Textile:

Colorists

Design coordinators

Design consultant

Director of design

Entrepreneurs

Embroidery designers

Fabric analyzer

Fashion designer

Fabric resource manager

Furnishing designers

Freelance designers

Garment designer

Home stylists

Printing and dying consultant

Repeat artists

Textile design assistant

Textile design faculty

Textile lab manager

Technical professionals

Some textiles and clothing graduates continue to study toward advanced degrees in a variety of fields including textiles, fiber and polymer science, business administration, teaching, and law. Thus the lecture was informative & enlightened about various career opportunities in the fields of clothing & textiles.

The students showed their keen interest by active participation in the lecture. This lecture was very fruitful for the students as it guided them to select their career for future development. Approximately eleven students participated in the guest lecture.