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Top Fashion Design Colleges in India

India has more than 900 plus fashion design colleges. Top cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, etc. are more preferred by students aspiring to choose fashion design.  In this regard, the first search by students would be the top fashion design colleges in India. NIFT, NID, Shristi Manipal, Pearl Academy are some of the popular and top fashion design colleges in India that students are interested in.

The eligibility to get into the top Fashion Design Colleges in India depends upon the course. At the undergraduate level, students should have completed 10+2 to apply to the best fashion design colleges in India in addition to having qualified in the requisite entrance exams. Admissions to the PG courses offered by the top fashion design colleges in India is open to students who have qualified in Fashion Designing at the undergraduate level.

Top Fashion Design Colleges in India - Highlights 

  • The number of fashion designing colleges in India are over 900. 

  • Fashion Design courses offered by the top fashion design colleges in India include B.Voc. B.Des and even diploma courses.

  • Admissions to the best fashion design colleges in India are through entrance exams like NIFT, CEED, UCEED, NID DAT etc.

  • Fees payable at some of the best design colleges in India range from 10 to 20 lakhs.

A list of Top 10 Fashion Design Colleges in India

The list of the 10 colleges that can be considered amongst the best fashion design colleges in India have been given in the table below. Details of the ownership are also stated herewith.

List of Best Fashion Design Colleges in India 

How to apply to the Top Fashion Design Colleges in India?

Candidates who meet the academic eligibility criteria need to qualify in the entrance exams to e part of the selection process. Fashion designers are also expected to be good at drawing as most fashion design entrance exams have a drawing section. Qualified candidates are shortlisted and need to clear a personal interview. In some cases, they need to also showcase their portfolio. Thereafter admissions are confirmed after payment of the requisite fee.

What are the Entrance Exams to get into the Best Fashion Design Colleges in India? 

Entry to the top fashion design colleges in India are on the basis of entrance exams which a student’s aptitude and drawing skills. Some of the entrance exams students can look into for admission to the best design colleges in the country are 

Entrance Exams for Top Fashion Design Colleges in India

NIFT Entrance Exam – The gateway to the National Institutes of Fashion Technology, this exam is one of the most popular ones. Many students appear for the exam to get into the design world. The institutes offer both UG and PG courses.

SMEAT: The Srishti Manipal Entrance & Aptitude Test is the entry to the design courses offered by the Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology. 

Pearl Entrance Exam: To pursue design courses at Pearl Academy, students need to appear for the entrance test and qualify.

CUET UG: The Common Universities Entrance Test is one of the path ways to get into the design courses offered by some of the Central Universities as well as other design institutes.

CUCET: Entry to the design courses at Chandigarh University is through the Chandigarh University Common Entrance Test.

FDDI AIST: Admissions to the Footwear Design & Development Institute is through the FDDI AIST. 

LPU NEST: The path to design course admissions at Lovely Professional University is through the LPU NEST. 

MIT DAT: Candidates vying for admissions to the MIT Pune design courses must appear for the MIT DAT and qualify. 

KIITEE: Entry to the Fashion design courses offered by KIIT are on the basis of the performance in KIITEE.

Top Fashion Design Colleges in India: Fee Structure

Students need to know about the fee structure of the best fashion design colleges in India to make an informed decision about their future. Here is a list of fashion design colleges in India and their fee structure.

Fashion Design Courses in India Fees 

Chances of getting into the Top Fashion Design Colleges in India

Use the following predictors to know the chances of getting into some of the best fashion design colleges in the country

  1. NID College Predictor: The free tool allows candidates to input a few details and check out the probability of getting admissions into one of the NID campuses.

  2. NIFT College Predictor: This tool takes the details of the candidates in addition to scores and predicts the NIFT campus likely to get into on the basis of the details provided by candidates.

  3. UCEED College Predictor: The chances of getting into on the design institutes using UCEED scores can be checked with this.

Top Fashion Design Courses in India

Some of the popular fashion design courses offered by the top fashion design colleges in India are listed below. The students can go through the fashion design courses and make a judicious choice.

Fashion Designing Courses Offered at Top Design Schools 

B.Des in Fashion Design Course

A 4-year undergraduate course consisting of 8 semesters. Students start with basics of designing and end up with indepth knowledge of fashion designing.

B.Voc in Fashion Design Course

A skill oriented course of 4 years, B.Voc in fashion design places more emphasis on practical designing skills that can be easily implemented.

M.Des in Fashion Design Course

A2 years master course, the M.Des  in fashion designing is the next step for graduates in fashion designing. Students take up specialisations in this course and develop requisite skills and knowledge in the same.

M.Voc in Fashion Design Course

A course designed to provide specialised skill based training in fashion designing, M.Voc in fashion designing is for graduates who already are familiar with the field and are qualified academically for the same.

Diploma in Fashion Designing Course

Students who want to start small with short term courses can opt for the diploma programmes which primarily are for 1 to 2 years.  

Also Check Top Fashion Design Colleges in India – City wise

Top Fashion Design Colleges in India: Frequently Asked Questions

Q 1. Which institute is best for fashion designing in India?

Ans: NIFT is the best institute to study fashion designing in India.

Q 2. Which NIFT is best for fashion designing in India?

Ans: NIFT New Delhi is the oldest and the best college to study fashion designing in India

Q3. Which city is best for studying fashion designing?

Ans: Metropolitan cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore are best for studying fashion designing.

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