Design Colleges in India Colleges in Mumbai (All)

Design Courses and Colleges in Mumbai (All)

Updated on Jun 1, 2022

Mumbai, also known as the city of Dreams and is the commercial capital of the country. The city has much appeal to anyone who is in search of work and better career opportunities. There are about 180 Design colleges in Mumbai. Out of these 118 are Private, 11 Public/ Government and 2 are Public Private.

Design Colleges in Mumbai - Highlights

Parameters	Particulars/ Statistics
No. of Design colleges in Mumbai	180 colleges in Mumbai
Fees	<1 Lakh: 55 1 - 2 Lakh: 31 2 - 3 Lakh: 15 3 - 5 Lakh: 17 > 5 Lakh: 33
Specialisations	Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Apparel Design, Web Design, Textile Design, Game Design, Visual Merchandising, UI/UX, Lifestyle Accessory Design, Lifestyle Accessory Design, Retail, Illustration, Digital Marketing and more
Admission Process	Entrance-based and Merit-based for few courses

Candidates can study design as a professional path at the undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), or d

Design Colleges in Mumbai - Highlights

Parameters	Particulars/ Statistics
No. of Design colleges in Mumbai	180 colleges in Mumbai
Fees	<1 Lakh: 55 1 - 2 Lakh: 31 2 - 3 Lakh: 15 3 - 5 Lakh: 17 > 5 Lakh: 33
Specialisations	Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Apparel Design, Web Design, Textile Design, Game Design, Visual Merchandising, UI/UX, Lifestyle Accessory Design, Lifestyle Accessory Design, Retail, Illustration, Digital Marketing and more
Admission Process	Entrance-based and Merit-based for few courses

Candidates can study design as a professional path at the undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), or doctorate (PhD) level. It is a popular career choice among students with a creative bent. What makes design occupations even more appealing is their breadth, which provides abundant options for students of all abilities, skills, and educational backgrounds.

The top Design colleges in Mumbai are the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT Mumbai), International Institute of Fashion Design, JG Institute of Fashion Technology and more. Some of the top entrance exams for admissions to design colleges in India are - NIFT, UCEED, CEED and more.

Design Colleges in Mumbai Eligibility Criteria

Given below is the standard eligibility criteria followed by the majority of colleges for the programmes:

For UG Design Courses: Candidates who have finished 10+2 from a recognised board with passing grades are eligible for admission to a UG level design programme. Applicants from any stream (science, commerce, or the arts) are eligible to apply for a UG design programme.

For PG Design Courses: Candidates must have graduated from a recognised institution to be considered for admission to a postgraduate design programme. Most universities favour graduates with a bachelor's degree in design stream exclusively for PG level admissions. However, if they have the needed skill set and ability, candidates from other streams may be qualified to apply for admission to a PG course.

Note: The eligibility criteria may differ depending on the course and college opted by the design student.

Top Design Colleges in Mumbai with Shiksha Rating (Aggregate)

Shiksha calculates an overall college ranking based on a variety of factors such as faculty, placements, course, campus environment, curriculum, facilities, and value for money. The following is a list of the top ten design colleges in Mumbai, ranked by Shiksha Rating (Aggregate):

Name of the College	Shiksha Ratings
Whistling Woods International Institute of Film, Communication and Creative Arts	4.5
IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology	4.6
Tata Institute of Social Science- School of Vocation Education	4.6
SNDT Women's University, Juhu	4.3
NMIMS School of Design	4.1
Amity University, Mumbai	4.4
Nirmala Niketan College of Home Science	4.0
Garware Institute of Career Education and Development, University of Mumbai	4.4
National Institute of Fashion Technology	3.6
Arena Animation	3.6

List of Top Private and Government Design Colleges in Mumbai

Given below are the Design colleges in Mumbai with the approximate fees:

Private Design Colleges in Mumbai

Name of the College	Fees (in Rs)
Whistling Woods International Institute of Film, Communication and Creative Arts	9.5 Lakh - 17 Lakh
NMIMS School of Design	15.8 Lakh
Amity University	3.27 Lakh - 10.15 Lakh

Public/ Government Design Colleges in Mumbai

Name of the College	Fees (in Rs)
IIT Bombay	2.67 Lakh - 8.33 Lakh
Tata Institute of Social Sciences - School of Vocational Education	1.08 Lakh
Garware Institute of Career Education and Development, University of Mumbai	82.02 K - 4.1 Lakh
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)	35.4 K - 11.09 Lakh
SNDT Women's University	36 K

ROI of Top Design Colleges in Mumbai

The ratio of total income to total investment is known as return on investment, or ROI. It refers to the ratio between a student's overall investment during the course and the total return in the form of placement. When it comes to getting into a design school, the ROI aspect is quite important. This aids students in comparing and selecting the best college for them.

Some of Mumbai's Design colleges statistics are tabulated below:

Name of the College	Course Fee	Median Salary (LPA)
IIT Bombay	1.67 Lakh - 8.33 Lakh	27.88 Lakh - 50.94 Lakh
NMIMS School of Design	15.8 Lakh	4.5 Lakh
Amity University	3.27 Lakh - 10.15 Lakh	3.75 Lakh - 5.5 Lakh

Note: Above statistics are based on the latest available data on the Shiksha website.

Read more:

Design Colleges in Delhi/ NCR	Design Colleges in Karnataka
Design Colleges in Bangalore	Design Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Top Design Companies and Careers for Design Graduates

Candidates with a bachelor's degree or a master's degree can pursue a variety of design job roles. Candidates' career/job prospects, on the other hand, are determined by the design specialisation they select or opt for. Candidates can pursue a variety of design job roles, including:

Design Careers	Descriptions
Fashion Design	Design graduates can work as fashion designers, fashion coordinators, fashion marketers, quality control managers and so on.
Lifestyle Accessory Design	These graduates can pursue job roles as - accessory designers, brand managers, precious and costume jewellery entrepreneurs, giftware entrepreneurs, etc.
Product Design	These graduates can become product designers, packaging designers, computer-aided design technicians, etc.
Product Design	These graduates can become product designers, packaging designers, computer-aided design technicians, etc.
Graphic Design	The best-suited job role would be as a graphic designer, web designer, interaction designer, communication designer, etc.
Web Design	After completing a course in Web Design, one can apply for the roles of web designers, graphic designers, digital imaging specialists, interactive designers, etc.
Information Design	These graduates can become information designers, graphic designers, data visualisers, etc.
Interior Design	The graduates can become interior designers, interior decorators, window/ display designers, etc.
Knitwear Design	These graduates can go become knitwear designers, merchandisers, textile designers, etc.
Apparel Design	Apparel graduates can go for the role of apparel designers, fashion coordinators, quality control managers, fashion merchandisers, etc.

Other job roles that a design graduate go for as per the specialisation opted are - Textile Designers, fabric resource managers, Ceramic & glass designers, Top creators, Toy engineers, Sample makers, brand managers, exhibition designers, stage designers, museum designers, motorbike/ car designers, footwear/ shoe designers and more.

Top Recruiters

Design graduates have a wide range of employment options available to them. Aspirants can work with both designers and corporations after completing their training. Some well-known design firms that hire design graduates are listed below:

Shahi Exports
Lifestyle
Pantaloons
Uniqlo
ITC Ltd.
Levis
Snapdeal
Myntra
Raymonds
Aldo
Texport Overseas
Proline
Hemleys

How affordable is studying Design in Mumbai?

As per the below pie chart, it can be seen that studying Design in Mumbai is affordable as over 36.4% of the colleges have a fee below 1 Lakh and almost 57% of the colleges have a fee below 2 lakh.

So, all these figures make it quite relevant, that in Mumbai, you have a wide range of options to choose from, when it comes to the course fee, right from expensive to affordable. You can refer to the chart given below for further details.