Design Colleges in India 2025- Courses, Fees, Admissions, Cutoff, Placements

There are about 2,400+ best Design colleges in India: Of these, 1,268 colleges are privately owned, 313 colleges are owned by public/government organisations and public-private entities own 120 colleges. Some of the top 10 Design colleges in India include NIFT Delhi, Amity University University Noida, NIFT Bangalore, NIFT Mumbai, NIFT Chennai, NIFT Hyderabad, NIFT Gandhinagar, Pearl Academy Mumbai, and many others. Students can secure admission after passing Class 12 boards or through entrance exams like CUET, UCEED, NIFT Entrance Exam, NID Entrance Exam, NID Entrance Exam, etc.

LATEST UPDATE:

• The NID DAT 2026 application window is now open for admission to B.Des and M.Des courses. The last date to apply is Dec 1, 2025. In addition, the NID DAT 2026 exam will be held on Dec 21, 2025.

Best Design Colleges in India: Highlights 2025

The key highlights related to the top Designing colleges in India are mentioned below:

Particulars	Parameters/Statistics
No. of Design colleges	2,400+ colleges
Annual Fees	Free of cost: 22 colleges Less than INR 1 lakh: 658 colleges INR 1-2 lakh: 386 colleges INR 2-3 lakh: 241 colleges INR 3-5 lakh: 261 colleges INR > 5 lakh: 322 colleges
Top Design Institutes in India	NIFT Delhi, Amity University University Noida, NIFT Bangalore, NIFT Mumbai, NIFT Chennai, NIFT Hyderabad, NIFT Gandhinagar, Pearl Academy Mumbai, etc.
Top Specialisations	Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Apparel Design, Textile Design, Web Design, Game Design, etc.
Accepted Entrance Exams	IIAD Entrance Exam, CUET, UCEED, NIFT Entrance Exam, NID Entrance Exam, etc.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Design Colleges in India: Admissions 2025

Several BDes college in India offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in various design disciplines. While the specific eligibility criteria for bachelor of Design colleges in India may vary from college to college, here are the general eligibility requirements for admission to top Design colleges in India:

• UG Level: Candidates must have completed Class 12 from a recognised board from any stream, that is, Science, Commerce, and Arts can apply for the course.
• PG Level: Candidates should have completed graduation from a recognised college/university. Most colleges prefer graduates with a Bachelor’s degree in Design stream only. However, candidates from other streams are also eligible to apply for the course based on the required skill set and aptitude.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Design Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2025

Please refer to the table below for the schedule of popular entrance exams along with their date for admission to the BDes college in India:

Exam Name	Exam Schedule
CUET	CUET Schedule
UCEED	UCEED Schedule
CEED	CEED Schedule
NIFT Entrance Exam	NIFT Exam Schedule
NID Entrance Exam	NID Exam Schedule
UID DAT Entrance Exam	UID DAT Exam Schedule
IIAD Entrance Exam	IIAD Exam Schedule

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website of the institute/exam.

Best Designing Colleges in India: Entrance Exam Wise

Given below are the best Design institute in India that accept the following entrance exams in India:

Exam Name	No. of Colleges Accepting Exam	Popular Colleges
CUET	80 colleges	Amity University Noida, UPES, Amity University Mumbai, etc.
UCEED	59 colleges	UPES. FLAME University, IDC-IIT Bombay, etc.
CEED	32 colleges	NIFT Delhi, UPES, IDC-IIT Bombay, etc.
NIFT Entrance Exam	2 colleges	Northern India Institiyte of Fashion Technology Mohali and Career Design School

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website of the institute/exam.

Best Design Colleges Accepting NIFT Entrance Exam

About 40+ best Design colleges accepting NIFT entrance exam. Some of them are mentioned below along with their tuition fees:

Top Colleges	Tuition Fee
NIFT Delhi	INR 6 lakh - INR 12 lakh
NIFT Bangalore	INR 77,000 - INR 12 lakh
NIFT Mumbai	INR 6 lakh
NIFT Chennai	INR 9 lakh - INR 12 lakh
NIFT Hyderabad	INR 6 lakh - INR 12 lakh

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Designing Institutes in India: Courses, Fees, Eligibility

Please refer to the table below for some of the top Design schools in India with their courses offered and tuition fees:

College Names	Courses Offered	Tuition Fee/ Eligibility
Amity University Noida	BDes in Fashion Design, Bachelor of Interior Design, Bachelor in User Experience Design, etc.	Fee: INR 2.88 lakh - INR 12.54 lakh CUET, Merit-Based, etc.
NID Ahmedabad	BDes in Animation Film Design, BDes in Graphic Design, MDes in Film and Video Communication, etc.	Fee: INR 11.43 lakh - INR 15.72 lakh Design Aptitude Test
NIFT Delhi	MDes, BDes in Fashion Design, MFM, etc.	Fee: INR 70,800 - INR 12.34 lakh NIFT Entrance Exam, CEED, etc.
MIT-ADT University	MDes in User Experience Design, BDes in Product Design, BDes in Animation Design, etc.	Fee: INR 4.9 lakh - INR 12.65 lakh MITID DAT
NIFT Mumbai	MDes, BDes in Fashion Communication, BFTech in Apparel Production, etc.	Fee: INR 1.64 lakh - INR 12.34 lakh NIFT Entrance Exam, CEED, etc.
UID Karnavati University	BDes (hons.) in Fashion Design and Styling, BDes (Hon.) in Product Design, MDes in Industrial Design, MDes in Fashion Design, etc.	Fees: INR 24 lakh - INR 40 lakh UID Design Aptitude Test

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Private Design Colleges in India

Listed below are the top 10 private Design colleges in India along with their total tuition fee and eligibility criteria/entrance exams:

Private Colleges	Total Tuition Fee	Eligibility/Exams
Amity University Noida Admission	INR 3 lakh – INR 17 lakh	CUET and Merit-Based
JD Birla Institute Admission	INR 2 lakh - INR 4 lakh	Merit-based
Pearl Academy Admission	INR 2 lakh - INR 30 lakh	Pearl Academy Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
Parul University Admission	INR 25,000 - INR 13 lakh	PU DAT
Hindusthan College of Arts and Science Admission	INR 80,000 - INR 2 lakh	Merit-based
UID Karnavati University Admission	INR 24 lakh - INR 40 lakh	UID Design Aptitude Test

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Government Design Colleges in India

Listed below are the government Design colleges in India along with their total tuition fee and eligibility criteria/entrance exams:

Public/Govt. Colleges	Total Tuition Fee	Eligibility/Exams
NIFT Bangalore Admission	INR 60,000 - INR 12 lakh	NIFT Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
NIFT Delhi Admission	INR 94,000 – INR 12 lakh	NIFT Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
NIFT Mumbai Admission	INR 2 lakh – INR 12 lakh	NIFT Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
NIFT Chennai Admission	INR 6 lakh - INR 12 lakh	NIFT Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
NIFT Hyderabad Admission	INR 6 lakh - INR 12 lakh	NID Entrance Exam

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Semi Government Top Design Institutes in India

Listed below are the public-private top 10 Designing colleges in India along with their total tuition fee and entrance exams/eligibility criteria:

Semi-Govt. Colleges	Total Tuition Fee	Eligibility/Exams
INIFD Vashi Admission	INR 1 lakh - INR 5 lakh	Merit-Based
Carmel College, Mala Admission	INR 36,000	Merit-Based
St. Aloysius College Admission	INR 36,000	Merit-Based
Arya Post Graduate College Admission	INR 24,000	Merit-Based
Hamidia Girls' Degree College Admission	INR 30,000 - INR 40,000	Merit-Based

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

B Des Colleges in India

There are about 500+ best B Des colleges in India. Some of them are mentioned below along with their tuition fees:

Top Colleges	Tuition Fee
Amity University Noida BDes	INR 7.92 lakh - INR 8.8 lakh
NIFT Delhi BDes	INR 12.34 lakh
Amity University Mumbai BDes	INR 4.88 lakh - INR 11.68 lakh
NIFT Bangalore BDes	INR 5.63 lakh - INR 12.34 lakh
NIFT Mumbai BDes	INR 5.63 lakh - INR 12.34 lakh
UID Karnavati University BDes	INR 24 lakh - INR 40 lakh

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Location-Wise Best Design Colleges in India

Given below is the region-wise distribution for the top Design schools in India:

Best Design Colleges in Delhi/NCR

The table below shows the top Design colleges in Delhi NCR along with their tuition fees and their eligibility/accepted entrance exams:

College Names	Tuition Fee	Eligibility/Exams
Amity School of Fashion Technology Courses	INR 2.88 lakh - INR 11.84 lakh	Merit-Based
Amity University Noida Courses	INR 2.9 lakh - INR 12.54 lakh	CUET and Merit-Based
DTU Courses	INR 2.88 lakh	UCEED, CEED
IIAD Entrance Exam Courses	INR 9.66 lakh - INR 21.08 lakh	IIAD Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
NIFT Delhi Courses	INR 70,800 - INR 12.34 lakh	NIFT Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
Pearl Academy Courses	INR 1.4 lakh - INR 3.2 lakh	Pearl Academy Entrance Exam, DAT
United World Institute of Design, GD Goenka University Courses	INR 24 lakh - INR 40 lakh	UID Design Aptitude Test

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Design Colleges in Mumbai

The table below shows the top Design colleges in Mumbai along with their tuition fees and their eligibility/accepted entrance exams:

College Names	Tuition Fee	Eligibility/Exams
Amity University Mumbai	INR 1.68 lakh  -  INR 10.56 lakh	CUET and Merit-Based
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University	INR 80,000 - INR 3.8 lakh	Merit-Based
IDC-IIT Bombay	INR 70,000 - INR 11.56 lakh	UCEED, CEED
IIAD-IIT Bombay	INR 1 lakh - INR 11.56 lakh	UCEED, CEED
NIFT Mumbai	INR 1.3 lakh - INR 11.74 lakh	NIFT Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
NMIMS School of Design, NMIMS	INR 17.8 lakh	UCEED, NMIMS DAT and Merit-Based
Pearl Academy Mumbai	INR 2.2 lakh - INR 21.52 lakh	Pearl Academy Exam and Merit-Based

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Design Institutes in Bangalore

The table below shows the top Design colleges in Bangalore along with their tuition fees and their eligibility/accepted entrance exams:

College Names	Tuition Fee	Eligibility/Exams
NID Bengaluru	INR 9.97 lakh	NID Entrance Exam
NIFT Bangalore	INR 60,000 - INR 12.34 lakh	NIFT Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
Srishti Manipal Insitute of Art, Design and Technology	INR 1,35 lakh - INR 5.61 lakh	UCEED, SAT India and SMEAT
Vogue Institute of Art and Design	INR 1.36 lakh - INR 6 lakh	Merit-Based
RV University	INR 6 lakh - INR 15 lakh	UCEED

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Design Colleges in Pune

The table below shows the top Design colleges in Pune along with their tuition fees and their eligibility/accepted entrance exams:

College Names	Tuition Fee	Eligibility/Exams
MIT-ADT University	INR 4.9 lakh - INR 12.65 lakh	MITID DAT
SID Pune	INR 17.6 lakh	SEED and Merit-Based
MIT-WPU Pune	INR 8 lakh - IR 14 lakh	NIFT Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
School of Design, MIT WPU	INR 14 lakh	NIFT Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
International School of Design	INR 62,000 - INR 5.85 lakh	Merit-Based

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Design Colleges in India: Fees vs Salary

Return on Investment (ROI) measures the profit or advantage you will receive if you enroll in a degree at a specific university. It evaluates the candidate's return on investment for the fees paid while they were studying and the return they received in the form of placements.

Listed below are the best Design colleges in India along with their total tuition fee and annual average package:

College Names	Total Tuition Fee	Annual Average Package
Amity University Mumbai Courses	INR 2 lakh - INR 11 lakh	INR 6 LPA - INR 7 LPA
NIFT Kannur Courses	INR 6 lakh - INR 12 lakh	INR 4 LPA - INR 6 LPA
JD Institute of Fashion Technology Courses	INR 35,000	INR 3 LPA - INR 5 LPA
PSG College of Arts and Science Courses	INR 1 lakh - INR 3 lakh	INR 3 LPA - INR 4 LPA
Indian Institute of Fashion Technology Courses	INR 95,000 - INR 7 lakh	INR 2 LPA - INR 4 LPA
UID Karnavati University Courses	INR 24 lakh - INR 40 lakh	-

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website/ media reports/ NIRF website and may vary.

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Highest Salary Offered by Best Design Colleges in India

The table below shows the top Design colleges in India along with their placement packages and top recruiters:

College Names	Total Tuition Fee	Annual Average Package
Amity University Mumbai Placement	INR 2 lakh - INR 11 lakh	TCS, Infosys, Amazon, Deloitte, Wipro, Samsung, etc.
NIFT Kannur Placement	INR 6 lakh - INR 12 lakh	Raymond, Nike, Lifestyle, Fab India, Trident Hotels, etc.
JD Institute of Fashion Technology Placement	INR 35,000	Zara, Pantaloons, Calvin Klein, Blackberry, H&M, Tommy Hilfiger, etc.
PSG College of Arts and Science Placement	INR 1 lakh - INR 3 lakh	Federal Bank, EY, Deloitte, TCS, EY, etc.
Indian Institute of Fashion Technology Placement	INR 95,000 - INR 7 lakh	Diesel, Flying Machine, Reliance Retail, Aditya Birla Fashion, etc.
UID Karnavati University Placement	-	Wrangler, CERA, Redtape, Flipkart, BCG, Baggit, etc.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website/ media reports/ NIRF website and may vary.

Best Low-Cost Designing Colleges in India

The table below showcases the best cheapest Design colleges in India that are inexpensive but offer quality education to their students:

Low-cost Colleges	Courses Offered	Tuition Fee / Eligibility
Kalindi College DU Fees	BVoc in Web Designing	Fee: INR 540 - INR 74,000 CUET and Merit-Based
NIELIT Ranchi Fees	Online Web Designing	Fee: INR 708 Merit-Based
DEI Women's Polytechnic, Dayalbagh Educational Institute Fees	Certificate in Dress Designing and Tailoring, Certificate in Interior, Exterior Designing and Decoration, Certificate in Cutting and Sewing, etc.	Fee: INR 750 - INR 3,000 Merit-Based
Tamil Nadu Open University Fees	BSc in Apparel and Fashion Design, BFA in Visual Communication Design, Short Term Course in Tailoring and Dress Making, etc.	Fee: INR 800 - INR 20,800 Merit-Based
Aligarh Muslim University Fees	Diploma in Interior Design, BVoc in Fashion Design and Garment Technology, Certificate in Calligraphy and Graphic Design, etc.	Fee: INR 800 Merit-Based

Top Specialisations for Best Designing Colleges in India

Refer to the table below for top specialisations offered by the best Design colleges in India along with their number of colleges:

Best Design Colleges in India: Cut-Off 2025

Listed below are the cut-offs 2025 for best Design colleges in India for the year 2025:

• Amity University Noida Cutoff 2025
• NIFT Delhi Cutoff 2025
• MIT-ADT University Cutoff 2025
• NID Ahmedabad Cutoff 2025

Best Design Colleges in India: Comparison

Below is a comparison of the best Design colleges in India:

• NIFT Mumbai Comparison with other Colleges
• NID Ahmedabad Comparison with other Colleges
• Symbiosis Institute of Design Comparison with other Colleges
• JD Institute of Fashion Technology Comparison with other Colleges

Tasbiya Khan09-14-2025 17:06