How can I become a Jewellery Designer? What kind of starting salary can I expect?

Hi, First, you have to apply for the design colleges entrance exam. There are quite a few colleges in India where you can apply. Two of the best colleges for jewellery designing are: 1-NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology): NIFT don't offer any specific course for jewellery designing, but it offers Bachelors in accessory designing and jewellery designing is a part of that only. NIFT offers 420 seats in accessory design (AD). It's a government college. NIFT follows the course curriculum of FIT, New York. It has a centralized campus placement system. NIFT eligibility criteria for this course is: -12th with a minimum of 55% marks in any stream. - The age limit is 23 for this course and is relaxed by five years for SC, ST and differently disabled candidates. One can easily get a job with a starting salary of 3 Lacs per annum after graduating from NIFT. 2-Pearl Academy: Pearl is a private college and it offers a specific course for jewellery designing, but it's an undergraduate Diploma only. I will suggest you to go for NIFT only because after completing a Bachelor's degree from NIFT one can get better placement opportunities. All the best.

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First, you have to apply for the design colleges entrance exam. There are quite a few colleges in India where you can apply. Two of the best colleges for jewellery designing are: 1-NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology): NIFT don't offer any specific course for jewellery designing, but it offers Bachelors in accessory designing and jewellery designing is a part of that only. NIFT offers 420 seats in accessory design (AD). It's a government college. NIFT follows the course curriculum of FIT, New York. It has a centralized campus placement system. NIFT eligibility criteria for this course is: -12th with a minimum of 55% marks in any stream. - The age limit is 23 for this course and is relaxed by five years for SC, ST and differently disabled candidates. One can easily get a job with a starting salary of 3 Lacs per annum after graduating from NIFT. 2-Pearl Academy: Pearl is a private college and it offers a specific course for jewellery designing, but it's an undergraduate Diploma only.

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Jewelry designers work with valuable metals, diamonds, beads and gemstones to create wearable pieces of artwork. a jewellery designer may also create one-of-a-kind pieces for high-end jewelers or an entire line for a mass-market fashion designer. they will additionally sell their jewelry themselves. Designers can create jewelry entirely by hand or they can start the design technique by using computer-aided design (CAD) software programme. As with many artists, jewelry designers are frequently freelance people and must continually searching for assignments or customers in a competitive market. Procedure to become a Jewellery Designer: Step 1: Complete Training Step 2: Learn the Business Side of the Field Step 3: Gain Recognition Success Tips: Build your portfolio. As students master design and metalwork techniques, they can add each finished piece to a professional portfolio. This collection of work demonstrates jewelry design ability and artistic expression to potential employers. Individuals can continue to add pieces, sketches and renderings to their portfolio, even after they have left school. They can also edit their portfolio into a concise volume of their the best work.

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The responsibilities of a jeweler or designer are changing as technology evolves. Not only has the advent of computer-aided design changed the way many jewelry designers work, but the Internet has allowed many aspiring and talented jewelry designers a way to enter the industry independently. Many jewelry designers view this change in the industry as inevitable and ultimately think it will be good for the industry as a whole. But they are also watching the change warily and expect that the influx of new independent jewelry designers will make the industry more competitive than ever. How to start - First you have to know the market around you because before you start the production, you need to know if your designs will work there in your target market or not. the easiest stones to play around - Drusy quartz is one the easiest stone to start with. You can see some pictures of drusy quartz stones and information here, there is lots of information about this so better I thought to share a link with you - @Drusy Quartz Wholesale, NavneetGems, go through this and you can find this interesting. When you are on the stage of ordering drusy to your supplier then you can ask us for drill and he/she will do that for you and then you can use different color chains, so this way you can give a start to your dream. Where will you sell your jewelry - Exposure is very important. Unless you won't show people what you have with you, they will not get to know. so make a blog and facebook page and add your friends first then show them your designs, later on, you can start selling on Etsy (the biggest retail online store where many people sell their products) Pay packet of a jewelry designer can differ depending on the education and experience. For a starter, you can expect salary to be around Rs 7000 to Rs 8000 per month. With experience, it can increase from Rs 18,000 to Rs 20,000 or more. Top-rated designers can easily fetch salaries in excess of Rs 1 Lacs a month.

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