Tailor

What Do They Do?

  • You have your favourite dress right? It may be a pant, shirt, churidhar, or school uniform.
  • Someone carefully designs, cuts, and stitches those dresses.
  • That person is called a Tailor.
  • 👉 In simple words: Tailors stitch, alter, and design clothes for people.

🎓 How to Become a Tailor

There are different ways to become a Tailor.

You can start learning tailoring skills after Class 10 through a vocational course or other professional training programs.

You can also learn skills such as taking measurements, cutting fabric, stitching, altering, and designing clothes by working with an experienced tailor.

Certifications can help you build your skills and advance your career.

These tailoring and garment programs help students learn stitching, sewing machine operation, dress making, garment construction, pattern making, and fashion designing skills.

ITI in Sewing Technology (NCVT/SCVT)

Duration: 1 Year (2 Semesters)

Eligibility: 10th Pass (Certain technical branches accept 8th Pass)

Entrance Exam: State-Level ITI Merit Selection

Diploma in Garment Technology / Apparel Design & Fashion Technology

Duration: 3 Years

Eligibility: 10th Pass with at least 35% marks

Entrance Exam: State Polytechnic Entrance Examinations (e.g., JEECUP, MSBTE counseling)

📝 Exam Details

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State-Level ITI Selection State Polytechnic Entrance Examinations

Note: These programs mainly focus on practical stitching, garment construction, sewing machine handling, fabric cutting, and fashion design skills.

These advanced tailoring and fashion programs help students learn garment construction, apparel design, pattern making, textile knowledge, fashion technology, and modern stitching techniques.

B.Voc (Bachelor of Vocation) in Fashion Technology & Apparel Design

Duration: 3 Years

Eligibility: 12th Pass from any stream (Arts, Commerce, or Science)

Entrance Exam: Merit Based / CUET UG / State Skill University Entrance Tests

B.Voc (Bachelor of Vocation) in Fashion Design & Garment Technology

Duration: 3 Years

Eligibility: 12th Pass from any stream (Arts, Commerce, or Science)

Entrance Exam: Merit Based / CUET UG / State Skill University Entrance Tests

Diploma in Garment Making

Duration: 1 Year

Eligibility: 12th Pass or ITI pass in Sewing/Dress Making

Entrance Exam: Merit-based Admission using 12th or vocational board marks

📝 Exam Details

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Merit Based CUET UG State Skill University Entrance Tests

Note: These programs mainly focus on fashion technology, garment production, commercial stitching, apparel designing, and practical tailoring skills.

  • These certification courses mainly focus on practical tailoring skills, garment construction, stitching techniques, and fashion industry training.
  • Some of the institutions offering certifications in Tailoring are listed below.
Note:

(Age limits, marks, and admission process may vary depending on the college or state.

Below are some colleges that offer these courses.

These courses are available in many colleges and universities across India. You can choose colleges based on your location, budget, and entrance exams.)

🏛️ Colleges offering these courses in India

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After Class 10

Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (DVET), Mumbai Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Lathur Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Kerala Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Pusa (New Delhi) Government Polytechnic Panaji, Goa Vishveshwarya Group of Institutions, Noida PSG Polytechnic College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Government Girls Polytechnic, Lucknow

After Class 12

Dayalbargh Educational Institute, Agra, UP Sree Buddha College of Management Studies & Information Technology (SBCMSIT), Alappuzha, Kerala Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Chandigarh St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam

Certificate Courses

Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, Punjab Asansol's Girl's College, West Bengal Chennai Fashion Institute, Tamil Nadu Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, UP Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tamil Nadu
STEP 1

Imagine you are working as a Tailor.

STEP 2

A customer wants a new dress for a special function and approaches you.

STEP 3

You take the body measurements carefully and help choose the design and cloth.

STEP 4

You start cutting the fabric and stitching the dress using a sewing machine.

STEP 5

After a few days, you complete the dress and it fits the customer perfectly.

STEP 6

If designing and stitching clothes excites you, this career may suit you.

Tailor Shops

Stitch clothes like shirts, pants, churidhars, blouses, and uniforms for customers.

Boutiques

Design and create stylish custom dresses and fashion wear.

Fashion Design Studios

Work with designers to stitch and prepare fashionable garments.

Garment Factories

Stitch clothes in large quantities using industrial sewing machines.

School Uniform Centers

Stitch uniforms for schools, colleges, and institutions.

Alteration Services

Adjust and repair clothes to fit customers properly.

Online Clothing Businesses

Create and sell stitched dresses through social media and online stores.

Abroad Opportunities

Work in fashion industries, garment companies, and tailoring businesses.

(Click Yes or No for each question)

1. Do you like stitching dresses or clothes?

2. Have you ever thought about stitching your own dress, shirt, or school uniform?

3. Have you ever thought about how dresses are designed and stitched?

4. Imagine you are working as a Tailor in a garment factory. The company is making shirts for a clothing brand. You use a sewing machine to stitch the shirt. You make sure the stitching is neat and the shirts are made properly. Finally, the finished shirts are ready to be sold in stores. Do you like this type of work?

5. Imagine a customer asks you to stitch a beautiful dress for a special function. You take the measurements, choose the design, stitch the dress carefully, and the customer feels happy wearing it. Does this excite you?