International Polytechnic for Women, New Delhi

International Polytechnic for Women (IPW) is an affiliated college situated in New Delhi, India and was established in 1979. Being a women’s university this institute, recognised by the AICTE, provides diploma courses in fashion & textile designing. The campus area of the polytechnic is a small one measuring 0. 75 acres, but it is home to a total of 116 students and thirteen faculties.

There are two full time diploma courses offered by the institute for the fashion and textile aspiring designers. IPW boasts of having available several features that would make the /learning environment enjoyable for its learners. The library is a vital element of any academic institution containing approximately 2,000 books concerning the presented courses and necessary magazines and journals.

Students can make use of this trove of information for an annual subscription fee of Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,000/- for every course. The institute has also well developed IT facilities apart from first rate departmental laboratory which is helpful for technical real practice. Because of the students’ convenience, there is canteen in the school and a health centre provided with first aid facilities.

It also effectively run a girls’ hostels; this hostel has all the facilities and recognised by the college authority for those female students who find it difficult to attend college from outside the town. In the aspect of the programmes of study IPW offers, the college specialises on two prominent areas of the discipline of design.

The institute has a Diploma in Fashion Designing with 30 seats and Diploma in Textile Designing with 60 seats. Both the programmes are three years full time course intended to produce graduates who are equipped innovatively to face the challenges of the fast changing global environment in fashion and textile design.

Course Name Total Number of Seats Diploma in Textile Designing 60 Diploma in Fashion Designing 30 The admission process at International Polytechnic for Women involves a way of making sure that only enthusiastic candidates in fashion and textile design are admitted.

A specific feature of the polytechnic is that it aims at the education of women in design fields, which will help the female student-designers to become leaders in the fashion and textile business.