Here are some top Design colleges in India apart from NIFT and NID.
| Institutes | Courses offered |
| Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) | B.Des, BBA, M.Des, MBA, Certification |
| Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF) | B.Des, PG Diploma, Certification |
| MIT Institute of Design (MITID) | B.Des, M.Des, PG Diploma, Certification |
| Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) | B.Sc |
| Symbiosis Institute of Design(SID) | B.Des |
The institutes mentioned above are good alternatives if you aren’t getting admission into NIFT and NID.
There is a Placement week every year and a lot companies come for hiring and and to provide internship opportunities. Companies like Hero, Bajaj, Suzuki etc came. Stipend is variable and depends on the company.
Environment is very good and motivating for working. Good space for learning and to try out new things. Good facilities and environment makes it a good and enriching experience overall. The overall schedule is quite hectic.
Bank loans are available at lowest possible education loan interest rates. College also provides freeship to students who need help and come from a weak economic background. The freeship is awarded on the basis of the students' academic performance.
Course Structure is very good. There are no parallel subject that go through the whole semester but the semesters are broken down into weekly modules. Each module is started and completed and then you move forward to the next module. There are no exams, instead there is a continuous evaluation system. There are review sessions during the modules and you are evaluated on the basis of your work and profeesionalism. There is a jury presentation at the end of the semester where you present everything that you have done in the whole semester.
There are campus placement available after 4th year and after completing graduation project. Highest package given was 80 lakh per annum and avg is 8-9 lakh rupees. 70 percent get selected in campus placement and my plan after getting degree is to do masters and study more.
Usually there are around 2-3 faculty members to look after 20-30 students. Most of the times the faculty is really understanding and helpful and allows us for extension when we have valid issues. And talking of exams we don't have any written exams we have jury towrsds the end of each semester which is basically like interview in which you display all you assignments that you did over the year
Basically everything in nid is handled by the students itself you are free to start your own club or any kind that you desire. We have music dance sports yarn et club over here. And plus all of these are interactive sessions and in nid we majorly believe in peer learning that's why the clubs are oriented and carried on by students themselves
The hostel infrastructure is not great. Hasn't been changed since 1961. We don't have mineral water facility on all the floors. The mess food is pretty decent. Breakfasts are the best they cook all kinda eggs you want. Hostel charges are 6k per semester and mess charges are 23410 per semester