Campus Event

Academy organized its graduate fashion week from 5-10th July at the campus. The week consisted of various activities like Portfolio Display, Semester Jury, Orientation programs, seminars etc. Various people from industry, academic & govt. officials etc. visited the exhibition and witnessed the work done by the students.
The collections developed by the students were the research based projects with started from conceptualization to brainstorming in terms of research clients market and economy. The Jury members appreciated the work done by the students. They also emphasized that the projects should be based on commercial viability.

Session on Meet the challenges by Mr. Ratnesh Kashyap. Mr. kashyap is an industrialist and a trainer by profile. He conducts classes at IIMs, IITs etc. he is a DGN of Rotray International for session 2011-2012. The session was based on how to strike a balance between social & persona life. To develop social sensitivity among the youth is the primary agenda of these programs. After that there was a session on Personal & Professional Excellence by Mr. S.K Batra. Mr. Batra is a management trainee and a motivational speaker. He discussed about the qualities needed to excel in professional & personal life and how to maintain a balance between two.

Abhishek Dutta a 28-year old young designer is a glittering star on Kolkat's fashion firmament. He designed clothes for the Femina Miss India 2001 competition and participated in "brand magix" organized by FDCI in Delhi. He also showcased his collection in DYSN 04, organized by the Ministry of Textiles (India). He has been selected as the only designer from India to participate in Bali fashion week as well as Asia fashion week held at Bali and Singapore respectively. He was there among the students to talk about fashion design, fashion industry, scopes and opportunities available at National & International Platform in this field. He appreciated the research and documentation done by students and also gives them few tips for the improvement. He is also an advisory board member at the Academy.