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GD Goenka School of Fashion and Design

GD Goenka University – School of Fashion & Design

About the University

The GD Goenka Education City is set on 60 acres with the ancient and picturesque Aravalli hills for a backdrop. The high-tech Millennium City, Gurgaon and the National Capital Region are just a stone’s throw away.

GD Goenka University is guided by the philosophy that new thinking in the areas of teaching, learning, research and training are pivotal to making students of tomorrow’s leaders and giving them a world view. The knowledge and proficiency of the students make them assests to any domain in today’s world. Over the years GD Goenka University has established itself as one of the centres of academic excellence in the field of educaton.

About School of Fashion & Design

GD Goenka School of Fashion & Design (SoFD) has been established in academic collaboration with the famous Politecnico Di Milano School of Italy, the school brings the edgy Italian design education to Indian students.

The School of Fashion & Design is promoted by the GD Goenka Group. The objective of the School is to offer high quality education in selected areas of Fashion and Design businesses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels with a view to build a generation of creative professional designers, capable of serving as change agents of the growth and development of the diverse and decentralized sectors of their respective industry segments.

Programmes Offered at GD Goenka School of Fashion & Design

GD Goenka SOFD announces admission to following programmes.

Programmes Duration Specialization
Bachelor of Science (BSc) 3 Years
  • Communication Design
  • Interior Design
  • Fashion Design
  • Product Design
Bachelor of Design (BDes) 4 Years
  • Communication Design
  • Interior Design
  • Fashion Design
  • Product Design
B.Sc. + M.Sc. Dual Degree
(Bachelor of Science + Master of Science)
5 Years
  • Fashion Design
  • Communication Design
  • Interior Design
  • Product Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts  4 Years
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts
B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) 3 Years
  • Jewelry Design
  • Gemology
Bachelor of Design 4 Years
  • Jewelry Design
  • Gemology
Master of Science (MSc) 2 Years
  • Interior Design
  • Fashion Design
  • Product Design
PhD (All disciplines of design)

Seat Matrix

UG Programmes Seats PG Programmes Seats
Fashion Design 60   Fashion Design 60
Communication Design 60   Product Design 60
Product Design 60   Interior Design 60
Interior Design 60      
Jewelry Design 60      
Bachelor of Fine Arts  60      

Date for GD Goenka School of Fashion & Design Admissions 2018

Activity Dates
Admission process tentatively first week of February

GD Goenka SoFD Test Papers

  • GD Goenka Design Aptitude Test 2017
  • GD Goenka Design Aptitude Test 2016
  • GD Goenka Design Aptitude Test 2014
  • GD Goenka Design Aptitude Test 2013

5 major USPs of college

1 Active Academic collaboration between GD Goenka School of Fashion & Design(SoFD) and Politecnico di Milano brings numerous international opportunities and trudgen’s Italian sense of design imparted by Italian professors every semester.

2 Proximity to Industrial hub – Gurugram with more than 80% fortune 500 companies with their corporate offices just in the vicinity. Students get immense exposure in terms of field visits, summer internships and industrial training and final placements.

3 International connect allows students to go for international internships and final placements.

4 GD Goenka School of Fashion & Design (SoFD) is equipped with the state-of-the-art infrastructure by most modern equipment and machinery for 3D Prototyping, Laser cutting & Engraving for Model Making & Prototyping Lab, Juki sewing machines for Pattern making & Construction Lab, Handlooms for our Weaving Lab. Ultra modern Mac Lab for learning design softwares.
These labs are well equipped to handle all materials on the likes of paper, fabric, wood, metal, etc.
Not only its labs and studios are world-class but also the campus is best in the country for an outstanding student experience. The other facilities include half Olympic size swimming pool, horse riding, tennis courts and landscaped gardens making GD Goenka School of Fashion & Design the topnotch design destination.

5 Skill India initiative at GDG SOFD, School of Fashion & Design joins hands with Navjyoti India Foundation as a step forward towards acting socially responsible. This is an initiative of GDG SoFD towards ‘Skill India’. The focus is on empowering women through knowledge transfer and skill up gradation leading to social and financial benefits.