Design

About 2,400+ best Design colleges are there in India. 1,400 are private colleges, 300+ are government colleges and semi-government owned 100+ 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.

The highly developed field of design is always in need of qualified professionals. It is further subdivided into numerous specialisations and a number of subfields. There is always a demand for creative people who are also conversant with cutting-edge design techniques because design occupations are so broad. The top recruiters who hire students in best Designing colleges in India are:

 As per NIFT Kangra second round cutoff 2026, the total range is between 238 and 2908. So those students, who have scored a rank in this range and come under the General AI category, are eligible for admission.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) takes the NIFT entrance exam scores into consideration, followed by the NIFT Counselling procedure for admission in the BDes program.

Note: For other categories/quotas/courses, etc., the cutoff will be different.

NIFT Jodhpur BFTech course 2025 was released for admission to various All India and Home State quotas. For the General AI category, the overall cutoff ranged from 540 to 2636 for the BFTech in Apparael Production course. 

For the OBC AI quota, the round 1 and last round closing ranks were 1714 and 3044, respectively. Students can refer to the list below to know the cutoff range for other categories. 

All India Categories:

•  General: 540 to 2636
• OBC: 1714 to 3044
• SC: 2407 to 2407(R1)
• ST: 2862 to 2862 (R1)
• EWS: 2636 to 2636 (R1)

As per the NIFT Hyderabad round 2 cutoff 2026 the overall closing rank for BDes ranged bteween 306 and 1555 for the General AI category. Hence, students need a rank of at least 1555 or below to gain admission at NIFT Hyderabad for the BDes course branches.

Students can refer to the table below for the round 2 cutoff for the General AI category. Other categories, round, courses, etc, will have different cutoffs accordingly. 

Delhi offers design courses at various levels like UG, PG and PHd. The basic eligibility criteria for admission to a design course at the UG, PG  and Doctorate levels are mentioned in the table below.

Delhi is home to about 170 Design colleges in Delhi. Out of these,  83 colleges are owned by the Private sector 25 colleges are owned by the Public sector. Amity University Noida, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi, World University of Design, Indian Institute of Art and Design, and many more are the most popular Design colleges in Delhi. Tabulated below the colleges with their total tuition fee: 

Delhi is home to about 170 Design colleges. The number 1 design college in Delhi is National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT Delhi). The National Institute of Fashion Technology Delhi (also known as NIFT Delhi), which was founded in 1986, initially only provided one Design course from a temporary two-room setup. NIFT Delhi moved to its permanent campus, which was created by Dr. BV Doshi, in 1994. NIFT is a statutory institute governed by the NIFT Act 2006 and was established in 1986 under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Tabulated below the college with their total tuition fee and top recruiters: 

Design, as a career, is extremely popular among students having a creative flair. What makes design careers even better is that this stream is vast and offers ample opportunities to students with different talents, skills, and educational backgrounds. See the table below listing graphic courses in Delhi with fees and average placement packages: