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

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.

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

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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

Yes, Srinivas University offers good placements to its students. A total 3137 students registered during Srinivas University placements 2026, of which 1566 secured jobs. BTech students from SIT grabed highest package of INR 38 LPA. MBA students from IMC achieved highest and average salary of INR 7 LPA and 2.50 LPA.

Karavali Group of Colleges has placed its selected students in known and reputed companies such as O.P. Jindal Global University, Baywatch Resort Goa, Astamed Healthcare, Indusnet Techshu, Induvidal, Jssiet Rajpura, Kumar Wear Pvtltd, Linpack Technologies Pvt Ltd, Md Ashif Iqbal, Medore Equipment Pvt Ltd, Pinnacle Academy Of Aviation And Management Studies, Shahin Construction, Vilas Rajapkar Consultancy ( Opc ) Pvtltd, Dynamic Money Research, Terminal Contacts, Deloitte And Touche Assurancr Enterprise Risk And Services India Pvt Ltd, Hari Info Solutions, Ilfs Environmental Infrastructure Services Limited, Mcf Corporate Services Llp, Narasimhulu & Sons, Xrbia Ltd, Banco Const Pvt Ltd, Divine Engineering, Hakimi Techology Solutions.

IIFA Multimedia, Mangalore is a good institution for B.Sc, M.Sc, After 10th Diploma, PG Diploma, UG Diploma, Certificate courses, and these programs are delivered by highly experienced faculty. Major specialisation at IIFA Multimedia, Mangalore are Fashion Design, Visual Communication, Game Design, Graphic Design.

Combined intake across all courses at Sri Devi College of Interior Design is up to 180. Sri Devi College of Interior Design offers a UG Degree course in Design. The course is available in Full Time mode.

Da Vinci International Institute of Design provides programmes including Certificate, UG Diploma in streams such as Animation, Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), IT & Software, Design, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Game Design, Editing, Maya, 3DS Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw.

Combined intake across all courses at Army Institute of Fashion and Design is up to 120. Army Institute of Fashion and Design offers Degree courses including 2 UG and 1 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode.

To get admission in MAHE (Manipal Academy of Higher Education), students must fulfil the eligibility and selection requirement.  To be eligible, studnets must have valid scores in last qualifying exams. Admission is merit-based. For others, the entrance exam score is considered.  The final selection is done based on MET (Manipal entrance exam) and DT (Department Tests). National level entrance exams and merit, are considered depending on the courses. The accepted entrance exams are NEET UG, NEET PG, NEET SS, NATA, etc.

Yes, Nitte School of Fashion Technology & Interior Design is a good college. Nitte School of Fashion Technology & Interior Design (NSFTID Bangalore) is a private college which is located in Bangalore.

The college was established under the Nitte Education Trust. NSFTID Bangalore is a self-financing institution which is affiliated with the Bengaluru City University & approved by the Government of Karnataka

JD Institute of Fashion Technology recorded 100% placements for the recent batch of its Interior Design courses. Talking about the Vogue Institute of Art and Design Bangalore placements, 80% of students from the various courses of the institute like Graduate Diploma in Fashion Designing,  MBA, and BVA were placed in reputed companies. The highest package offered was INR 9.80 LPA.

REVA University accepts admission on the basis of entrance tests. Students have to study and score well in the entrance exams to get into the university. It is advisable for the students to check the previous years' cutoff for a clear idea.