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Yes, you can take admission in designing after 12th. You must have successfully completed 10+2 in any stream with minimum 50%-60% (may vary university to university). You must have qualified the entrance exams such as CEED, LPU, NEST, AIEED, NIFT, etc. There are many institutes which provide direct admission to the students. You must have studied English in 12th as one of the main subjects. Top institutes from where you can do designing courses are:
National Institute of Design
Lovely Professional University
National Institute of Fashion Technology, International School of Design
Indian Institute of Fashion Technology
LISAA School of Design
Vogart Institute of Design and Management, DelhiPearl Academy

Hi Ishan,
There are plenty of jobs in this industry. In spite of the current global economic slowdown, the event management industry has continued to grow in leaps and bounds. There are plenty of events: weddings, birthday parties, talent hunt and reality shows, fashion and cultural shows, academic and sports meets, religious functions, corporate events, conferences and so on. The pay packet in this industry varies according to your role and responsibility. It also depends on factors such as the organisation you are working with, the type of clientele your organisation is catering to, your experience, the city where the firm is located and so on. As a fresher in this industry, you can easily bag a paycheque in the range of Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000 per month. The remuneration goes up with your experience and area of expertise. You can earn big money working in the capacity of an expert freelancer or the owner of your own event management company.

Hi Vidhura,
Both these courses are good in their ways.
But if you are talking about Public Relations, I will suggest you to go with mass comm, because when you get admission in journalism & mass comm, you will get aware about the culture in Public Relations agencies. It will allow you to develop a specialised knowledge of the concept- through theory and practice.
When you are pursuing English honours, your only focus will be on your language and, no doubt, after doing English honours, you will be able to speak English well. And it is true if you have good writing skills and are fluent in English, any news channel and PR agency would surely hire you. But you won't be able to understand their culture, their working style.
But when you pursuing mass communication for Public Relations, you will understand the key development and working style, the culture of Public Relations.