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| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #1 | ![National Institute of Design - [NID] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1480598313photo.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) National Institute of Design - [NID], Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, Gujarat |AICTE, UGC, AIU Approved CD Score: 945/1000 | ₹ 2,29,200Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees | ₹ 30,00,000Highest PackageCompare Placement | 4.2 / 5 Based on 57 User ReviewsBest in Academics | #1th/30 in India for Design 2026 More |
| #2 | ![National Institute of Design - [NID] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1480596546logo.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) National Institute of Design - [NID], Bangalore Bangalore, Karnataka |AIU Approved CD Score: 915/1000 | ₹ 2,29,200Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees | -- | 4.2 / 5 Based on 16 User ReviewsBest in Faculty | #2th/30 in India for Design 2024More |
| #3 | ₹ 2,55,300Ph.D Fashion & Merchandising- Total Fees | -- | 4.1 / 5 Based on 158 User ReviewsBest in Faculty | #14th/30 in India for Design 2026 More | |
| #4 | NAAC A+ | ₹ 4,70,000Ph.D Fashion Design- Total FeesCompare Fees | ₹ 75,00,000Highest PackageCompare Placement | 4 / 5 Based on 3061 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | -- |
![Footwear Design & Development Institute - [FDDI] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1737133734qq.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #5 | ![MIT Art, Design and Technology University - [MITADT] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1653994850Screenshot20220531162909.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) MIT Art, Design and Technology University - [MITADT], Pune Pune, Maharashtra |NCTE, COA, PCI, BCI, UGC Approved CD Score: 721/1000 NAAC A | ₹ 1,50,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees | ₹ 61,00,000Highest PackageCompare Placement | 4 / 5 Based on 219 User ReviewsBest in Social Life | #36th/58 in India for Design 2026 + 4 More |
| #6 | NAAC A | ₹ 3,00,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees | 3.8 / 5 Based on 347 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | -- | |
| #7 |  Alliance University, Bangalore Bangalore, Karnataka |AICTE, BCI, UGC, AACSB Approved CD Score: 649/1000 NAAC A+ | ₹ 4,11,000Ph.D Transdisciplinary Design- Total FeesCompare Fees | 4 / 5 Based on 339 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | #52th/70 in India for Design 2025 + 4 More | |
| #8 | NAAC A+ | ₹ 2,40,500Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees | 4 / 5 Based on 270 User ReviewsBest in Faculty | -- |
| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #9 | ![Apeejay Stya University - [ASU] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/col28683.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Apeejay Stya University - [ASU], Gurgaon Gurgaon, Haryana |NCTE, PCI, BCI, UGC, AIU Approved CD Score: 646/1000 NAAC A | ₹ 3,98,200Ph.D Design- Total Fees | 3.5 / 5 Based on 109 User ReviewsBest in Social Life | -- | |
| #10 | NAAC A+ | ₹ 4,49,500Ph.D Fashion Design- Total FeesCompare Fees | 4.4 / 5 Based on 73 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | -- | |
| #11 | ₹ 5,19,000Ph.D Design- Total Fees | 3.9 / 5 Based on 71 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | -- | ||
| #12 | ![GD Goenka University - [GDGU] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1759226836L1.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) GD Goenka University - [GDGU], Gurgaon Gurgaon, Haryana |NCTE, RCI, PCI, INC, BCI Approved CD Score: 626/1000 NAAC A+ | ₹ 4,10,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees | 4.1 / 5 Based on 99 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | -- |
| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #13 | ![Karnavati University - [KU] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/16087135671570599092175539312527570618562146036691181276661017n.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Karnavati University - [KU], Gandhinagar Gandhinagar, Gujarat |AICTE, BCI, UGC Approved CD Score: 621/1000 NAAC A+ | ₹ 1,65,000Ph.D Design- Total Fees | -- | 4.3 / 5 Based on 123 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | #1th/70 in India for Design 2025 + 1 More |
| #14 | ![Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology - [IDC] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1569561565idclogonew2.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology - [IDC], Mumbai Mumbai, Maharashtra |AICTE Approved CD Score: 618/1000 | ₹ 1,00,750Ph.D Design- Total Fees | -- | 4.4 / 5 Based on 3 User ReviewsBest in Academics | #3th/30 in India for Design 2026More |
| #15 | NAAC A | ₹ 6,20,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees | 4 / 5 Based on 720 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | -- | |
| #16 | ![World University of Design - [WUD] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1674479839WUDNewLogo.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) World University of Design - [WUD], Sonepat Sonepat, Haryana |COA, UGC, AIU Approved | ₹ 3,45,000Ph.D Design- Total Fees | 4.1 / 5 Based on 27 User ReviewsBest in Faculty | #16th/58 in India for Design 2026 + 2 More |
![Vivekananda Global University - [VGU] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/17470451591674801681vgucombinelogonew.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
![Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing - [IIITDM] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1489583668logoedt.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
![IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology [IITD] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/col27802.gif?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
![IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITB] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1431953162ccgsygdygw.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
![IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITK] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1408554560logo.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
![IIT Guwahati - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITG] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1394864902Indian%20Institute%20of%20Technology%20-%20IIT%20Guwahati.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
![IIT Hyderabad - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITH] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/166089612015088476701200pxIndianInstituteofTechnologyHyderabadlogo.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
![Delhi Technological University - [DTU] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1437567677logo.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
![Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science - [HITS] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1573886654Annotation20191116121351.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #29 |  Avantika University, Ujjain Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh |AICTE, RCI, BCI, UGC Approved | ₹ 4,03,000Ph.D Design- Total FeesCompare Fees | 4.3 / 5 Based on 20 User ReviewsBest in Placements | #4th/58 in India for Design 2026More | |
| #30 | ![IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITR] logo](https://img.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1431775682rajiv.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) 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 ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | #7th/30 in India for Design 2026 + 10 More |
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