List of Ph.D Design Colleges in India Based on 2026 Ranking

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#1

National Institute of Design - [NID], Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Gujarat |AICTE, UGC, AIU Approved
CD Score: 1902/2000
2,29,200Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.2 / 5 Based on 57 User
Reviews
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#1th/76 in India for Design 2025
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#2

National Institute of Design - [NID], Bangalore

Bangalore, Karnataka |AIU Approved
CD Score: 1855/2000
2,29,200Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees-- 4.2 / 5 Based on 16 User
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#2th/76 in India for Design 2025
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#3

IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITB], Mumbai

Mumbai, Maharashtra |AICTE, UGC Approved
CD Score: 1843/2000
2,20,200Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.4 / 5 Based on 405 User
Reviews
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#3th/76 in India for Design 2025
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#4
CD Score: 1711/2000
1,79,400Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.3 / 5 Based on 993 User
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#6th/76 in India for Design 2025
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#5
CD Score: 1623/2000
3,65,200Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.3 / 5 Based on 433 User
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#10th/76 in India for Design 2025
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#6

IIT Hyderabad - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITH], Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana |AICTE, UGC Approved
CD Score: 1337/2000
4,08,064Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.3 / 5 Based on 229 User
Reviews
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#23th/76 in India for Design 2025
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#7
CD Score: 1271/2000
1,82,100Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4 / 5 Based on 237 User
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#26th/76 in India for Design 2025
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#8
CD Score: 1227/2000
1,00,960Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.4 / 5 Based on 466 User
Reviews
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#28th/76 in India for Design 2025
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#9

Delhi Technological University - [DTU], New Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi NCR |UGC, NBA Approved
CD Score: 1183/2000
NAAC A
65,100Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.2 / 5 Based on 1823 User
Reviews
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#30th/76 in India for Design 2025
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#10

World University of Design - [WUD], Sonepat

Sonepat, Haryana |COA, UGC, AIU Approved
CD Score: 1161/2000
3,45,000Ph.D Design- Total Fees 4.1 / 5 Based on 27 User
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#31th/76 in India for Design 2025
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#11

Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science - [HITS], Chennai

Chennai, Tamil Nadu |AICTE, COA, UGC, NBA, MHRD Approved
NAAC A+
1,00,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 3.3 / 5 Based on 297 User
Reviews
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#42th/70 in India for Design 2025
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#12

Avantika University, Ujjain

Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh |AICTE, UGC, AIU Approved
CD Score: 743/2000
4,03,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.2 / 5 Based on 18 User
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#50th/76 in India for Design 2025
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#13

IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITR], Roorkee

Roorkee, Uttarakhand |AICTE, UGC Approved
3,06,900Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.3 / 5 Based on 548 User
Reviews
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#8th/30 in India for Design 2025
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#14

School of Planning and Architecture - [SPAV], Vijayawada

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh |MHRD Approved
3,35,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees-- 3.9 / 5 Based on 28 User
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#15
4,50,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.3 / 5 Based on 92 User
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#16

Netaji Subhas University of Technology - [NSUT], New Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi NCR |AICTE, UGC, NBA Approved
83,800Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 3.7 / 5 Based on 975 User
Reviews
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#19th/30 in India for Design 2025
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#17

Vellore Institute of Technology - [VIT University], Vellore

Vellore, Tamil Nadu |AICTE, UGC, MHRD, ACCA Approved
NAAC A++
1,33,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.1 / 5 Based on 3642 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
#28th/70 in India for Design 2025
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#18
2,89,300Ph.D Design- Total Fees 4.1 / 5 Based on 100 User
Reviews
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#19

Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur

Jaipur, Rajasthan |UGC Approved
NAAC A++
3,19,500Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.2 / 5 Based on 489 User
Reviews
Best in Faculty
#49th/70 in India for Design 2025
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#20

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology - [KIIT], Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, Odisha |DCI, AICTE, INC, MCI, BCI Approved
NAAC A++
3,62,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.2 / 5 Based on 2233 User
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#21

Vivekananda Global University - [VGU], Jaipur

Jaipur, Rajasthan |AICTE, COA, PCI, BCI, ICAR Approved
NAAC A+
4,72,500Ph.D Design- Total Fees 4.3 / 5 Based on 266 User
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#22
NAAC A++
3,60,000Ph.D Design- Total Fees 3.7 / 5 Based on 461 User
Reviews
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#19th/70 in India for Design 2025
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#23

Central Institute of Technology (CIT), Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar

Kokrajhar, Assam |AICTE, UGC, MHRD Approved
2,07,500Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 3.6 / 5 Based on 87 User
Reviews
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#27th/30 in India for Design 2025
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#24

MIT World Peace University - [MIT-WPU], Pune

Pune, Maharashtra |PCI, BCI, UGC Approved
NAAC A
3,23,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 3.9 / 5 Based on 910 User
Reviews
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#33th/70 in India for Design 2025
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#25

MIT Art, Design and Technology University - [MITADT], Pune

Pune, Maharashtra |NCTE, COA, PCI, BCI, UGC Approved
NAAC A
1,50,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4 / 5 Based on 219 User
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#9th/70 in India for Design 2025
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#26

NIMS University, Jaipur

Jaipur, Rajasthan |DCI, AICTE, COA, PCI, INC Approved
NAAC A
6,00,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4.2 / 5 Based on 216 User
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#27

Symbiosis International University - [SIU], Pune

Pune, Maharashtra |AICTE, INC, BCI, UGC, NBA Approved
NAAC A++
2,20,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees
₹ 21,00,000Highest Package80% PlacementCompare Placement
4.1 / 5 Based on 1037 User
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#28

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University - [AKTU], Lucknow

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |AICTE, UGC, AIU Approved
NAAC B
--Ph.D Design 3.7 / 5 Based on 15720 User
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#29

Tezpur University - [TU], Tezpur

Tezpur, Assam |NCTE, AICTE, UGC Approved
NAAC A+
76,143Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees-- 4.1 / 5 Based on 188 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
#21th/30 in India for Design 2025
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#30

GLS University, Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Gujarat |BCI, UGC, AIU Approved
NAAC A+
2,10,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees 4 / 5 Based on 270 User
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