Diploma in Fashion Design is designed to produce competent mid-level technical workforce equipped with knowledge, skills, and professional attitudes in the field of Fashion Design, Textile, and Garment to meet the growing national and international market demand. The program aims to contribute to employment generation and poverty reduction by preparing skilled human resources for the fashion and garment industry. Graduates of this course will be capable of performing fashion designing tasks as per the needs of both domestic and global markets. While essential theoretical foundations are incorporated, the curriculum primarily emphasizes skill enhancement, practical techniques, and competency development in the concerned sector.

The program is structured over three years, divided into six semesters, including one semester (five months) and an additional three months of Industrial Exposure Programme. The first year (first and second semesters) focuses on foundational subjects such as English and Nepali to develop interpersonal communication skills, along with disciplinary subjects like Textile, Garment, and Elements of Fashion, both theoretical and practical.

The second year (third and fourth semesters) emphasizes disciplinary and auxiliary subjects with greater depth, integrating both theory and practical components to strengthen technical proficiency in fashion and garment production.

The third year (fifth and sixth semesters) concentrates on advanced disciplinary subjects and the practical application of acquired knowledge and skills through project work and industrial exposure, preparing students for real-world professional practice.

Students who successfully complete the course will be awarded the degree Diploma in Fashion Design. Graduates will be eligible for employment in fashion houses, textile industries, garment manufacturing companies, boutiques, export houses, and as self-employed fashion designers within the country and abroad. Academically, they may also pursue higher-level studies in Fashion, Textile, or related fields as per prevailing rules.