WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Apparel case studies
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The WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Apparel course is the apparel trade subject taken alongside the regular Madhyamik (Class 10) curriculum in West Bengal. It suits students who want a school-leaving qualification plus a practical, employable skill in garment making - whether the next step is a polytechnic or ITI course, an apprenticeship in a tailoring or export unit, or small-scale self-employment. The WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Apparel case studies are 5 cases and about 3,799 words.
1Choosing uniform fabric for a humid-school order
A women's self-help group in Bankura has won a contract for 300 school uniforms for children aged 11–15. Each uniform needs 2.0 m of 112 cm fabric.
800 words, about 4 min2Drafting for a client whose measurements cross three sizes
A client orders a fitted cotton blouse. Her measurements are bust 94 cm, waist 82 cm, hip 99 cm, shoulder width 38 cm, back length 38 cm and sleeve length 52 cm.
845 words, about 4 min3Skipped stitches and needle breakage on 12 oz denim
A tailoring unit is stitching 200 denim tote bags from 12 oz fabric. The machine is a single-needle lockstitch run at 3,500 stitches per minute with a 90/14 universal needle, 40s/2 polyester thread, 3 mm stitch length and a new needle plate that has a small burr at the needle slot.
699 words, about 3 min4Disposition of a 500-piece shirt lot with a critical finding
A factory has produced 500 cotton school shirts. Final inspection uses general inspection level II and AQL 2.5 for major defects and 4.0 for minor defects.
713 words, about 4 min5Pricing a blouse order when the buyer offers ₹360
A self-help group receives an order for 120 school blouses at a buyer's offered price of ₹360 per piece. The group estimates fabric consumption at 1.4 m per blouse at ₹180/m, with 8% cutting wastage; lining 0.3 m at ₹90/m; buttons, thread and interlining ₹18 per blouse; pattern making and grading ₹600 one-time; cutting labour ₹8 per piece; stitching ₹45 per piece; finishing and packing ₹7 per piece; transport ₹300 for the order; and electricity plus workshop overhead ₹1,200 for the order.
742 words, about 4 min