Design Colleges in India

Design Specializations are in huge demand nowadays in India. The field is definitely open to exploration for designing aspirants with an artistic outlook and creative minds. The fundamentals of design and how they can be applied to various industries are covered in the design courses. There is no mandatory subject except for robotics, sound and web designing, to pursue a design course. Design courses are available at U.G., P.G., and PhD levels with various specializations such as Interior Design, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Jewellery Design, Product Design, etc. But, selecting a desirable college for designing courses, could be a tricky task for the aspirants. Here are the following information regarding the Top Design Colleges in India for Design aspirants.

Admission Process to Design colleges in India:

The most popular entrance exams for admission to Design courses, which are accepted by most of the colleges in India are-

NIFT Entrance Exam

NID Entrance Exam

Common Entrance Examination for Design

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design

Students are supposed to fill out the respective college/university admission application forms.
Students are required to submit the required documents for the admission process.
Admissions are made on the basis of merit lists released by the college/university.

Eligibility Criteria for admission to Design courses in India:

Candidates must have to score passing marks in Class 12th.
Candidates can apply for the design courses from any stream i.e., Science, Commerce, Humanities.
Admissions are made on the merit list released by the college, on the basis of performance in entrance exams, personal interviews, group discussions, etc.

Design specializations offered by the colleges in India:

Following are the Top 10 Design specializations offered by the Design colleges in India-

Specialisation	Number of Colleges
Textile Design	305
Graphic Design	354
Apparel Design	371
Game Design	287
Jewellery Design	174
UI/UX Design	135
Web Design	283
Lifestyle Acessory Design	109
Fashion Design	645
Visual Merchandising	114

Best Design colleges in India:

Following are the Top 10 Design Colleges in India (according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022)-

NIFT Delhi
IIT Bombay
NIFT Kolkata
IIT Guwahati
NIFT Gandhinagar
Pearl Academy, Jaipur
JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru
Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID), Pune
NIFT Patna
Pearl Academy, Delhi

Top Government Design Colleges in India-

NIFT Kolkata
IIT Bombay
IIT Guwahati
NIFT Patna
NIFT Delhi

Top Private Design Colleges in India-

Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID), Pune
Pearl Academy, Delhi
JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru
Pearl Academy, Mumbai
Pearl Academy, Jaipur

ROI of Top Design Colleges in India:

ROI (Return On Investment) of Top Design Colleges in India are as follows-

College	Average Placement Package	Total Course Fee
NIFT Kolkata	5.7 LPA	23.6 K - 11.09 L
IIT Bombay	27.88 - 50.94 LPA	1.67 L - 8.33 L
NIFT Patna	3.5 - 4.5 LPA	5.03 L - 11.09 L
Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID), Pune	4 - 6 LPA	16.2 L
Pearl Academy, Delhi	3.5 - 4 LPA	1 L - 26.75 L
Pearl Academy, Mumbai	8 - 10 LPA	4.53 L - 30.54 L
NIFT Gandhinagar	3.96 LPA	94.4 K - 11.09 L
IIT Guwahati	8.75 - 15 LPA	55.15 K - 8.63 L
NIFT Delhi	5.5 LPA	80 K - 11.09 L

Top Recruiting Companies for Design Graduates in India:

Following are the Top Recruiting Companies for Design Graduates in India-

College	Recruiting Company
NIFT Kolkata	Tommy Hilfiger Adidas Park Avenue Globus Wills Lifestyle Proline Raymond GAP Nike
IIT Bombay	Samsung Amazon Microsoft Google
NIFT Patna	Tanishq Triburg Pantaloon Mura Fabrics Impulse Indian Terrian
IIT Guwahati	DE Shaw Flipkart Microsoft Myntra Sprinklr AppDynamics Nutanix Samsung
NIFT Delhi	H&M Amore Magazine Chitrakosh Fabric Monde Monte Carlo Future Group