ISC 2026 Fashion Designing Improvement Examination Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Fashion Designing Paper 1 (Theory) from the 2026 Improvement Examination, code 1226-865A-IE. It carries 70 marks and lasts three hours, with an extra fifteen minutes for reading only. All twelve questions are compulsory. Section A has fourteen one-mark items, mixing very short answers, multiple choice and an assertion–reason question, including two that refer to a picture. Section B has seven four-mark questions, with an internal choice in two of them. Section C has four seven-mark questions, with an internal choice in the last, which asks for a sketch. The paper covers yarn and spinning, dyes and colour, the Baluchari and Coorg sarees, and traditional dress from Aligarh and Rajasthan. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Fashion Designing

Year

2026

Paper code

1226-865A-IE

Maximum marks

70

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

12

Pages

8

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  14 marks

  Question 1 with fourteen one-mark parts: very short answers, multiple choice and one assertion–reason item, two of them based on a picture

• Section B

  28 marks

  Questions 2–8, four marks each; internal choice in two questions

• Section C

  28 marks

  Questions 9–12, seven marks each; internal choice in Question 12, which asks for a sketch

Topics covered

• Yarns and spinning
• Classification of textiles
• Natural dyes and colour
• Fabric construction and knitting
• Patola and double ikat
• Paithani sari
• Baluchari saree
• Coorg saree drape
• Wartime repair and reuse of clothes
• The New Look and the Frugal period
• Traditional dress of Aligarh
• Traditional dress of Rajasthan

Questions from this paper

1. Write a short note on the uses of textiles as apparel.
2. Explain how textiles are classified according to their origin.
3. Write a short note on the traditional Baluchari saree.
4. Briefly explain the New Look followed by women during the Frugal period in Europe.
5. Elaborate the steps involved in spinning cotton fibres.
6. Discuss the draping style of the Coorg saree with the help of a diagram.