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What do you want to design?

Pick a discipline to see the schools that teach it, with programmes, entrance exams and links to each official site. India comes first.

01 Crafts 1 institution 02 Industrial 10 institutions 03 Jewellery 2 institutions 04 Mobility 5 institutions 05 Product 26 institutions 06 Animation 15 institutions 07 Communication 29 institutions 08 Accessories 2 institutions 09 Fashion 22 institutions 10 Footwear 1 institution 11 Knitwear 1 institution 12 Leather 2 institutions 13 Textile 6 institutions 14 Game 7 institutions 15 Interaction 18 institutions 16 Interior 23 institutions

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Also: design schools in the United Kingdom (5 so far) →

Design degrees

These are the design degrees the listed schools offer. Pick one to see which schools teach it. What each discipline covers is on designcourse.in.

B.Des.

Bachelor of Design · Usually 4 years after Class 12
54 institutions in the directory

M.Des.

Master of Design · Usually 2 years after a bachelor’s degree
46 institutions in the directory

Ph.D. in Design

Doctor of Philosophy in Design · Research degree after a master’s degree
18 institutions in the directory

Browse by type of institution

Who runs the institution matters for fees, seats and recognition. A type is shown only where the institution’s own site or an official list states it; the rest are being verified.

Public institutes

Institutes run by the government that are not on the national-importance list.
1 institution listed

Private institutes

Privately run design institutes that do not award their own degrees as a university.
2 institutions listed

Private universities

State private universities, deemed-to-be universities and other private universities.
34 institutions listed

2 more are being verified.

Major entrance exams (India)

UCEED

Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design

CEED

Common Entrance Examination for Design

NID DAT

NID Design Aptitude Test

NIFTEE

NIFT Entrance Exam (GAT and CAT)