Fashion Design in India

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Aston Martin

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While evaluating top fashion design institutes, national rankings, and premier creative academies across the country provides a helpful baseline for your academic planning, Lovely Professional University (LPU) serves as an excellent alternative to elevate your fashion design trajectory.

At LPU's School of Fashion Design, creative education seamlessly combines garment construction, pattern drafting, textile innovation, and AI-driven fashion forecasting within an industry-aligned curriculum. Supported by transparent admission pathways, generous LPUNEST merit-based scholarships, state-of-the-art garment labs, international credit transfer

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Aston Martin

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While evaluating diverse career roles, fashion industry job designations, and creative professional pathways following a fashion design degree provides a helpful baseline for your academic planning, Lovely Professional University (LPU) serves as an excellent alternative to elevate your fashion design trajectory.

At LPU's School of Fashion Design, hands-on learning seamlessly combines garment construction, pattern drafting, textile innovation, and AI-driven fashion forecasting within an industry-aligned curriculum. Supported by transparent admission pathways, generous LPUNEST merit-based scholarships, state-of-the-art garment labs, inter

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Aston Martin

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While evaluating institutional rankings, national prestige, and traditional design frameworks across premier institutes like NIFT provides a helpful baseline for your academic planning, Lovely Professional University (LPU) serves as an excellent alternative to elevate your design journey.

At LPU's School of Fashion Design, creative training seamlessly integrates garment construction, pattern making, textile innovation, and AI-powered trend forecasting directly into an industry-aligned, globally accredited curriculum. Supported by transparent admission pathways, generous LPUNEST merit-based scholarships, state-of-the-art garment labs, in

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Aston Martin

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While evaluating portfolio requirements, sketchbooks, and visual design submission criteria across fashion design colleges provides a helpful baseline for your academic planning, Lovely Professional University (LPU) serves as an excellent alternative to elevate your creative journey.

At LPU's School of Fashion Design, academic training seamlessly integrates garment construction, pattern making, textile innovation, and trend forecasting directly into an industry-aligned, globally accredited curriculum. Supported by transparent admission pathways, generous LPUNEST merit-based scholarships, state-of-the-art garment labs, international cred

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Tasbiya Khan

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This is one of the most debated questions among fashion design aspirants in India. NIFT is a government institute with lower fees, stronger brand value, and a more competitive admission process.

Pearl Academy on the other hand, is a private college with more flexible admission criteria, modern infrastructure, and strong industry tie-ups. If you can crack the NIFT entrance exam, it is the better choice for most students. But if NIFT does not work out, Pearl Academy is a solid backup that still gives you good industry exposure and placement opportunities.

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Tasbiya Khan

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Yes, you absolutely can. Most top fashion design colleges in India do not require a prior design background for admission. What they look for is creativity, observation skills, and your performance in the entrance exam which usually includes a creative ability test, situation test, and personal interview. Colleges like NIFT and NID conduct their own entrance exams that test your design thinking rather than textbook knowledge. So even if you come from a Science or commerce background, you can crack these exams with the right preparation.

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Tasbiya Khan

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Top private fashion design colleges in India offer programs in design, technology, and management, often requiring entrance exams like Pearl Academy Entrance Exam, NIFT, or NID scores for admission. 

Some of the top private colleges are mentioned below with fees and ranking -

Private Colleges

Total Tuition Fee

India Today Ranking 2026

Pearl Academy, Rajouri Garden Fashion Design Courses

INR 13.2 lakh - INR 35.3 lakh

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Symbiosis Institute of Design Fashion Design Courses

INR 7.7 lakh - INR 20 lakh

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Army Institute of Fashion and Design Fashion Design Courses

INR 6.12 lakh

16

Amity School of Fashion Technology Fashion Design Courses

INR 2.9 lakh - INR 11.8 lakh

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Pearl Academy Jaipur Fashion Design Courses

INR 2.8 lakh - INR 30 lakh

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Pearl Academy Mumbai Fashion Design Courses

INR 12.8 lakh - INR 56 lakh

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IMS Design and Innovation Academy Fashion Design Courses

INR 12 lakh - INR 16 lakh

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World University of Design Fashion Design Courses

INR 8.1 lakh - INR 16.1 lakh

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Amity University Mumbai Fashion Design CoursesINR 12.32 lakh23
Manipal Academy of Higher Education Fashion Design CoursesINR 5.50 lakh24

Source: Official site and may vary.

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Tasbiya Khan

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Candidates can see the table below or the top NIFT accepting Fashion Designing colleges in India with tuition fees -

College NamesTuition Fee
NIFT Bangalore AdmissionINR 12 lakh
NIFT Patna AdmissionINR 12 lakh
NIFT Kolkata AdmissionINR 12 lakh
NIFT Raebareli AdmissionINR 12 lakh
NIFT Shillong AdmissionINR 12 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

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Tasbiya Khan

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The table below shows the top private Fashion Designing colleges in India along with the Week ranking 2025:

Top CollegesThe Week Ranking 2025
Pearl Academy1
Army Institute of Fashion and Design2
Symbiosis Institute of Design3
Amity School of Fashion Technology4
Pearl Academy Jaipur5
Manipal School of Architecture and Planning6

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website of the ranking body listed and may vary.

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Tasbiya Khan

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The table below shows the cost of pursuing a top Fashion Design college in India accepting the NIFT entrance exam along with the number and names of colleges:

Fee RangeNumber/Names of Colleges
INR > 5 lakh12  (NIFT Delhi, NIFT Bangalore, NIFT Hyderabad, NIFT Gandhinagar, etc.)

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