Best B.Des Product Design Colleges in India

Product design is a popular design specialisation after fashion design. There are around 89 colleges offering BDes in Product Design in India. While the number of private BDes product design colleges is 78, there are only 11 government BDes product design colleges. For admissions into top BDes product design colleges, aspirants often have to appear for an entrance exam followed by interview/studio test rounds. Design entrance exams accepted by top colleges for product design include NID DAT, UCEED and more. On this page, aspirants can get details of the best colleges in India for BDes product design.

Top 10 Colleges for BDes Product Design

Sl. no	College name	College Type
1	NID Ahmedabad	Govt.
2	CEPT University, Ahmedabad	Private
3	Pearl Academy Mumbai	Private
4	World University of Design, Sonepat	Private
5	Anant National University, Ahmedabad	Private
6	BITS Design School, Mumbai	Private
7	Institute of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad	Private
8	PES University, Bangalore	Private
9	Presidency University, Bangalore	Private
10	UPES Dehradun	Private

Eligibility Criteria for Top BDes Product Design Colleges

Aspirants must have completed 10+2 or equivalent from a recognised board to be eligible for BDes admissions. The minimum marks required in the qualifing exam may vary across the colleges. Similarly, candidates must also check the stream and subjects required in class 12 by the concerned college in which they wish to secure admission.

Top Entrance Exams for BDes Product Design Colleges

Given below are some of the top design entrance exams accepted by the top colleges for BDes product design -

NID DAT - It is conducted by the National Institute of Design and is one of the top entrance exams in India accepted by several other design colleges.
UCEED - It is conducted by IIT Bombay for IIT BDes admissions. However, the scores are also accepted by other design colleges.
Pearl Academy Entrance Exam- It is conducted by the Pearl Academy for admission into its 5 campuses.
BITS DAT: It is conducted by the BITS Design School for admissions into its BDes programmes.
UPES DAT: It is conducted by UPES Dehradun for its design admissions

Admission Process at Top BDes Product Design Colleges

Admissions into top BDes product design colleges is done based on entrance exams. Shortlisted canidates are called to attend a second round which often consists of an interview or a studio test or both. The final merit list is prepared based on the candidate's performance in all components of the selection process.