The ranking of an institute is an indication of its employability, teaching-learning resources, faculty, infrastructure, projects and case study, and innovation.
With the study of design getting more mainstream, there is a corresponding mushrooming of design institutes across the country.
However, these institutes are not all equal.
As far as rankings are concerned, the NIFTs continue to dominate. For instance, in the India Today rankings, eight of the top ten positions are occupied by NIFTs.
It is precisely why a majority of students want to get admission to the NIFTs. The problem however is the NIFTs have a limited number of seats.
So, those missing out on a seat at the NIFTs may end up looking for options elsewhere.
And, how do you find your options?
By consulting ranking lists!
Note that the Ministry of Education doesn’t publish any NIRF Rankings for Design, unlike it does for categories like Engineering, Management, Medical, and Law.
In its absence, the next best option for the candidate is to depend on ranking lists published by recognized names like - India Today, The Week, and Outlook.
In this article, we take a look at the rankings of the top design institutes in 2022 published by these institutes, and also by other agencies. This will help the candidate make a fair call on which college to get admission into.
So, let’s dive in.
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Top Fashion Design Colleges in India 2022 - India Today Rankings
| Name of the Institute |
India Today 2022 Ranking |
India Today 2021 Ranking |
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| Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem |
30 |
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| Department of Fashion and Textiles IIS, Jaipur |
42 |
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| Department of Costume Design & Fashion Kongu Arts and Science College, Erode |
45 |
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| Department of Fashion Designing Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya Chandrapur, Chandrapur |
47 |
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Top Design Colleges in India 2022 - Outlook and The Week Rankings
Name of the Institute |
Ranking |
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|---|---|---|
| The Week 2020 |
Outlook 2019 |
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| NIFT Delhi |
1 |
2 |
| NIFT Mumbai |
- |
1 |
| NIFT Bangalore |
2 |
4 |
| NIFT Chennai |
3 |
5 |
| NIFT Patna |
6 |
8 |
| NIFT Gandhinagar |
4 |
- |
| NIFT Hyderabad |
5 |
7 |
| NIFT Kolkota |
7 |
6 |
| Pearl Academy New Delhi |
8 |
3 |
| Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID), Pune |
- |
20 |
| NIFT Raebareli |
- |
- |
| NIFT Shillong |
9 |
- |
| Army Institute of Fashion and Design |
11 |
14 |
| Pearl Academy Jaipur |
- |
- |
| Amity Institute of Fashion Technology, Noida |
- |
15 |
| NIFT Kangra |
- |
- |
| JD Institute of Fashion Technology |
14 |
- |
| NIFT TEA |
- |
10 |
| MKSSSs School of Fashion Technology Pune |
- |
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| Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar |
- |
- |
| Manipal School of Architecture and Planning |
13 |
- |
| Fashion and Apparel Design, T.John College |
- |
17 |
| Vogue Institute of Art and Design |
- |
22 |
| Pearl Academy Mumbai |
- |
25 |
| IMS Design and Innovation Academy |
15 |
24 |
| Whistling Woods International, Mumbai |
- |
- |
| PSG College of Arts and Science |
- |
- |
| Amity School of Fashion Technology, Lucknow |
16 |
19 |
| Axis Institute of Fashion Technology |
- |
- |
| North India Institute of Fashion Technology |
- |
9 |
Rankings of Design Colleges 2022 - QS World Rankings
QS World University Rankings are published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). QS Rankings are considered among the most reliable, along with Academic Ranking of World Universities and Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
QS World University Rankings for Arts and Design 2022 is out now. The rankings are topped by the Royal College of Art, London, with an overall score of 99.6.
The University of the Arts London, London with an overall score of 94 came second, while The New School, New York came third with a score of 92.8.
Find out which design college in India made the list.
QS World Rankings of Design Colleges 2022
| Name of the Institute |
Ranking |
Rating* |
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| 51-100 |
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| 51-100 |
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| 151-200 |
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*No ratings were assigned to these Indian institutes.
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Top Private Design Colleges Colleges 2022 (IIRF Rankings)
Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIR)F has published a list of top 40 private design colleges in India 2022. The rankings are based on parameters like employability, teaching-learning resources, faculty, infrastructure, projects and case study, and innovation.
Rankings of Top Private Design Colleges 2022
| Name of the Institute |
IIRF Ranking 2022 |
|---|---|
| UID - Unitedworld Institute of Design, Gandhinagar |
1 |
| Pearl Academy, Mumbai |
2 |
| Apeejay Institute of Design, New Delhi |
3 |
| Pearl Academy Delhi |
4 |
| MAEER’s MIT |
5 |
| WWI - Whistling Woods International, Mumbai |
6 |
| Pearl Academy, Bengaluru |
7 |
| WUD - World University of Design, Delhi |
8 |
| ISDI - Indian School of Design and Innovation |
9 |
| Srishti Institute of Art and Design |
10 |
| VDA - Vadodara Design Academy |
11 |
| Pearl Academy, Jaipur |
12 |
| DJ Academy of Design |
13 |
| Pearl Academy, Kolkota |
14 |
| GLS Institute of Design, Ahmedabad |
15 |
| SSIV - Venus School of Design, Ahmedabad |
16 |
| KSD - Khyati School of Design, Gandhinagar |
17 |
| ARCH Academy of Design, Jaipur |
18 |
| Acharya School of Design, Bengaluru |
19 |
| PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore |
20 |
| INIFD, Mumbai |
21 |
| TDV - The Design Village |
22 |
| Chitkara School of Arts & Design, Chitkara University, Chandigarh |
23 |
| Department of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad |
24 |
| SOFT - School of Fashion Technology, Pune |
25 |
| JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru |
26 |
| JIET - Institute of Design & Technology, Jodhpur |
27 |
| JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Hauz Khas |
28 |
| Creative Academy of Design -CAD, Coimbatore |
29 |
| Amity School of Fashion Technology, Noida |
30 |
| Apparel Training & Design Centre - ATDC, New Delhi |
31 |
| Instituto Marangoni, Mumbai |
32 |
| Anant National University, Ahmedabad |
33 |
| UPES school of Design, Dehradun |
34 |
| Indian Institute of Art & Design |
35 |
| INIFD, Kolkota |
36 |
| Amity University, Lucknow |
37 |
| IMS Design and Innovation, Noida |
38 |
| Poornima University, Jaipur |
39 |
Top Private Fashion Design Colleges 2022
Outlook-ICARE has released the rankings for the top private fashion design colleges for 2022.
| Name of the Institute |
Outlook-ICARE Ranking 2022 |
|---|---|
| Pearl Academy, New Delhi |
1 |
| Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID), Pune |
2 |
| Pearl Academy, Jaipur |
3 |
| Amity School of Fashion Technology, Noida |
4 |
| JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore |
5 |
| Manipal Institute of Arcchitecture & Planning, Udupi |
6 |
| MKSSSs School of Fashion Technology Pune |
7 |
| Fashion and Apparel Design, T.John College |
8 |
| Pearl Academy, Mumbai |
9 |
| The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore |
10 |
| J.D.Birla Institute, Kolkota |
11 |
| Vogue Institute of Art and Design, Bangalore |
12 |
| IMS Design and Innovation Asacdemy, Noida |
13 |
| Amity Institute of Fashion Technology, Lucknow |
14 |
| Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College, Tamil Nadu |
15 |
| PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore |
16 |
| Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu |
17 |
| Instititute of Management Studies, Noida |
18 |
| Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore |
19 |
| Axis Institite of Fashion Technology, Kanpur |
20 |
| ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur |
21 |
| Rathinam College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore |
22 |
| JD Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi |
23 |
| University Institute of Fashion and Design, Chandigarh University, Mohali |
24 |
| Pearl Academy, Bangalore |
25 |
Ranking Parameters:
The following parameters have been used to rank the institutes:
| Ranking Parameter |
Weightage |
|---|---|
| Academic and Research Excellence |
300 |
| Industry Interface & Placement |
200 |
| Infrastructure and Facilities |
200 |
| Governance and Admission |
150 |
| Diversity and Outreach |
150 |
| Total |
1000 |
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