Best Interior Design Colleges in Gujarat - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026

As per the popularity basis by shiksha.com, here is the table below for the top Interior Design colleges in India, along with their tuition fees.

Top Colleges	Tuition Fee
CEPT University	INR 9.39 lakh
LPU - Lovely Professional University	INR 3 Lacs - INR 11.2 lakh
NIFT Delhi	INR 1.89 lakh
Pearl Academy, Jaipur	INR 3.55 Lacs - INR 27.65 lakh
CEPT6 University	INR 8.72 lakh

Interior design offers many more career paths than most people expect. You can work in home design, office and commercial interiors, hotels, restaurants and resorts, or healthcare spaces. You can also design retail stores and showrooms, film and TV sets, exhibitions, furniture or lighting.

NIFT Delhi is thetop government Interior design college in India. Listed below are the other colleges with their tuition fees and accepted entrance exams -

Public/Government Colleges	Tuition Fee	Entrance Exams
NID Ahmedabad Admission	INR 12.22 Lacs - INR 16.84 lakh	DAT
GGSIPU Admission	INR 4.5 Lacs - INR 9.95 lakh	IPU CET
NIFT Delhi Admission	INR 1.89 lakh	Merit-Based
SNDT College Admission	INR 46,400 - INR 2.07 lakh	Merit-Based
Gujarat University Admission	INR 7.2 lakh	Merit-Based

Source: Official site and may vary.

Yes, you can definitely apply for UG Interior Design courses if your class 12th result is awaited. When filling out the entrance exam registration forms, select your qualification status as Result Awaited or Appearing. You have to appear for entrance exams like CUET UG and fulfil the college's eligibility criteria.

Some of the leading companies that visited the University campus over the past few years are listed below:

CEPT University Placements: Top Recruiters
KPMG	CRISIL	JLL
Ernst & Young	Cushman & Wakefield	Mott MacDonald
Raman Development Consultants Pvt. Ltd.	PwC	Larsen & Toubro
AECOM	BMT India Technologies	Voyants Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
CBRE Group	Facebook	Adani Group

BSc Interior Design is a 3-year undergraduate course in which students learn to design comfortable spaces and anticipate people's needs. The basic eligibility of the course is a pass in 10+2 and the approximate tuition fee varies from 3 Lac INR. to 15 lacs INR. The course teaches the student with a wide array of structural requirements, health and safety issues and building codes as well.

The course on completion offers many opportunities to the students where they can earn15,000 INR to 20,000 initially, which increases with experience and students get to work as Interior Designers, Landscape Designers, Furniture Designers or 3D artists.

Bachelor of Arts in Design (B.A. Design) is also an undergraduate degree course in the field of Design, where the key aspects of innovation and creativity are involded. Students who have an edge over imagination and a good taste in designing may opt for this course. The students who have successfully completed their schooling are eligible for the Bachelor of Design course. It has a duration of3 or 4 years and the tuition fee is around 3, 30,000 INR per annum.

Many students are often confused about whether to take a BSc Interior Design course or BDes in Interior Design. Both these courses are almost similar and therefore create confusion. Hence the following table enumerates the key differences between them.

Parameters	BSc Interior Design	BDes in Interior Design
Degree Level	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Overview	A specialisation in BSc Interior Design field that helps students to learn the basics of interior designing along with the use of new technology and computer software.	BDes in Interior Design deals with the art and science of understanding people's behaviour to create functional spaces within a building. It is a specific design course.
Duration	3 Years	4 Years
Admission Process	10+2; Merit and Entrance Exam	10+2; Merit and Entrance Exam
Eligibility Criteria	Minimum 50% marks in 10+2 exams	Minimum 60% marks in 10+2 exams
Average Fees	INR 3-15 LPA	INR 10,000- 5LPA
Average Salary Package	INR 3-10 LPA	INR 5-12 LPA

Note: The information is taken from external sites and may vary.

No, appearing and clearing the entrance test does not confirm or guarantee admission at MSU Baroda. The admission committee email an admission offer to selected students. Final confirmation will be based on entrance performance + eligibility fulfilment.

Some of the leading companies that were part of Arena Animation placements in recent years are listed below:

Arena Animation Placements: Top Recruiters
Vasu Healthcare	Rockstar Games
Rede Design Studio	Prana Studios
Meditab Software	MPC Studios
Lakshya Digital	Golden Robot Animation
DQ Entertainment	Creatiosoft Solutions

Though the latest GLS Ahmedabad rankings 2026 are not out yet. The institute's BBA course got 182nd spot in India Today ranking 2025. GLS University has become Ahmedabad's first and the only university to achieve the diamond rating by QS-I Gauge India University ranking and is recognised for excellence in higher education.

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University is a private university recognised by the UGC. Some of the reasons to choose Veer Narmad South Gujarat University are given below:

• Good Ranking: The institute is ranked 429 in the QS World University Rankings 2026 under the Southern Asia category, and 1301-1400 under Asia. 
• Top recruiters: Some of the top recruiters of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in the recent past include EY, Deloitte, Wipro, Infosys, etc.
• Facilities: The university has a huge campus of 210 acres with state-of-the-art infrastructure. Veer Narmad Gujarat University campus provides modern facilities to students.

The flagship course offered at Silver Oak Institute of Design is Bachelor of Design. SOID offers a 4-years (8 semesters) Bachelor in Design programme through in four specialisations, namely Fashion & Textile Design, Visual Communication Design, Interior & Furniture Design and Product Design. 

Indus University in Ahmedabad is generally considered decent, mid tier private institution in Gujarat often ranked among the top 30 in the state. It provides solid infrastructure, AICTE approval & average placements around INR 6.8 LPA with top packages reaching up to INR 30 LPA. It is reasonable choice for engineering particularly for local students but may not be top tier nationally. 

NID Institute Ahmedabad courses are offered to students at the UG, PG, and PhD levels. The college mainly offers courses in the Design stream and covers areas, namely Industrial Design, Communication Design, Textile, etc. Some of the popular courses offered at NID Ahmedabad are BDes and MDes. 

ITM (SLS) Baroda University provides good campus facilities to the students. Some of these facilities are mentioned below:

• Sports and fitness facility

• Hospital

• Labs

• ATM facility

• Hostel

• Canteen

• Library

Navrachana University offers UG courses across various streams such as Engineering, Design, Science, Commerce, Architecture, Education, and others. The below-mentioned are Navrachana University undergraduate fees: 

Courses	Fees
BTech	INR 4.6 lakh
BSc	INR 3.5 lakh- 5.5 lakh
BDes	INR 5.6 lakh- 7 lakh
BArch	INR 8 lakh

No, Unitedworld Institute of Design admissions are not merit-based. The college offers seats only through DAT test followed by other selection rounds. Students must clear the DAT + Situation Test + Portfolio Evaluation + PI rounds to get a seat in the college. 

Ganpat University Gujarat placements are decent. The university is visited by top companies for placements such as Kody Technolabs, Synoptek,  etc.. Below are the Ganpat University Gujarat placement details:

Particulars	Statistics 2026
the highest package	INR 15 LPA
the lowest package	INR 3 LPA

The International School of Design is a private institution and is one of the leading fashion institutes in India. It is located in Ahmedabad, which in itself is a plus-point for student due to its reputation in the textile industry. INSD Ahmedabad campus facilitates students to visit the law garden, street shops for handicrafts, and traditional jewellery shops, etc. Apart from this, the International School of Design offers UGC approved courses to students at UG and PG levels.

Both Swarrnim University and Parul University offer decent placements for their offered courses. Candidates can find below the placement comparisons of both the university:

Particulars	SSIU Placements (2023)	Parul Univesity (2023)
Average Package	INR 5.18 LPA	INR 4 LPA
Total students placed	900+	2,100
Total recruiters	400	2,500

Yes, students can get admission in Auro University without entrance exam for some programmes. The university offers admissions on both merit and entrance basis. For admission to BBA, BDes, etc., admissions are possible without entrance test. 

Hello.

As per what I've heard, from 7th sem students are eligible for placement and internship. A number of companies visits, around 30+ companies. Many good companies visits for placement cell like Adani, Reliance etc.

the highest package till journeys is 10.6 lakh/annum.

Almost 80% of students get places each year.

Sometimes, they provide campus interviews from the 5th and 6th semesters depending upon the results of the last 2 years.

The ratio of employment via campus placement is very high.

Hope this will help u.

Thank you 

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