Is a B.Des. from DTU a good option?

My friend was in the second batch of this course. She was hesitant initially as the course was relatively new and everyone was against her idea of taking it. She believed that everything is new initially and someone has to take it to make it old. India has a very limited number of design colleges and it’s quite difficult to make it into one. The limited options and the huge crowd makes the completion tougher. Faculties: The faculty of Design at DTU comprises highly qualified professors from IITs, NIDs, and highly renowned colleges like the Royal College of Art, UK. They will be your mentors and guide you excellently. Value: DTU enjoys a good brand value that will be reflected in your degree. Its rich legacy will open multiple doors of opportunities for you. Internships: The internship opportunities are great offering tremendous exposure and industrial experience. Placements: Decent companies approach design students and offer good packages after acknowledging your skills. Infrastructure: Many labs are under construction such as CAD Lab, Soft and Hard material lab, and 3D Printing Lab. Other infrastructural facilities include a 159-acre campus and a library well-stocked with design books. Curriculum: The curriculum has been designed at par with foreign as well as IIT IDC Syllabi. The Course has specialization in the fields of Product Design, Visual Communication Design, and Interaction Design. Ultimately, bear in mind the fact that this course is new and it will take years for its credibility to reflect.

DTU B.Des : Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Fees (2025 - 2026)	Year 1 (in INR)	Year 2 (in INR)	Year 3 (in INR)	Year 4 (in INR)
Tuition Fees	₹163000	₹177000	₹192000	₹208000
Exam Fees	₹15000	₹17000	₹17000	₹17000
Alumni Fees	₹1000	-	-	-
Miscellaneous Fees	₹68700	₹74700	₹77700	₹81700
Yearly Fees	₹247700	₹268700	₹286700	₹306700

Fees	Year 1 (in INR)	Year 2 (in INR)	Year 3 (in INR)	Year 4 (in INR)
Tuition Fees	₹155000	₹163000	₹177000	₹192000
Exam Fees	₹15000	₹15000	₹15000	₹17000
Other Fee	₹66700	₹68700	₹74700	₹77700
Yearly Fees	₹236700	₹246700	₹266700	₹286700

Ranking Agency	Latest	Previous
	#13 out of 30 (2025)	#11 out of 30 (2024)

Course Highlights	Details
duration	4 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 11.1 Lakhs
eligibility	10+2

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹7.4 Lakhs
total academic fee	₹11.1 Lakhs
hostel fee	₹3.47 Lakhs
total fee	₹14.57 Lakhs

Events	Dates
Reporting Date for Special Spot Admission 2025 [B.Des]	Aug 21, 2025
Date of Reporting for Round 1 Counselling for Admission 2025 [B.Des]	May 29, 2025

The Bachelor of Design (B.Des) program at Delhi Technological University (DTU) offers a promising educational experience with a focus on self-driven learning. The faculty, mostly comprising IITians, NITians, and professionals from Architecture, Fine Arts, and Design, are generally helpful despite some lacking psychological understanding. The faculty-student ratio can be challenging, with classes often having around 70-80 students per teacher, though Design courses have approximately 60 students per section. The curriculum emphasizes practical exams and project presentations.

The tuition fee for the program is Rs. 1.61 lakhs annually, with a 10-15% increase each year. Hostel fees are around Rs. 30,000, and students typically spend an additional Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 6,000 monthly on materials. DTU has a strong placement track record, particularly for IT/CS graduates, with average packages over 10 LPA and top recruiters like Microsoft, Apple, and Google. The highest package for Design students reached 1.8 crore, with an average of 10-12 LPA.

Approximately 80% of students secure placements, with others pursuing off-campus opportunities or further studies. Internships, available from the third year, offer stipends ranging from 3k to 20k. Scholarships are available for SC/ST and OBC students, with SC/ST eligible for up to a 100% fee waiver and OBC for 50%. Economically weaker students can also apply for financial aid. The annual course fee ranges from Rs. 2,14,000 to Rs. 2,50,000, totaling roughly Rs.

10,00,000 over four years, excluding hostel and material costs. Reserved category students pay between Rs. 1,40,000 to Rs. 1,80,000. Scholarships based on merit and need, like the NTSE, are also available. Including hostel and food, the total cost is approximately Rs. 15-16 lakhs over four years. Despite annual fee increases, DTU remains affordable compared to other design colleges in India.

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B.Des

Reviewed on Oct 23, 2024(Enrolled 2021)

DTU, the okayish college for Design.

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Not a good course structe for a design school

Fees and Financial Aid:

My annual fees for my 4 years in college range from 214000 to 250000. Each year the fees would increase by about 20 percent. I am writting this as a general category student without any reservations or scholarships, etc. For reserved category, the fees can range from 140000 to 180000 (approx). For scholarships, there are financial aids provided to a select few of around 75000 to students annually. And other merit based scholarships like NTSE clearing student scholarships is also applicable here. Considering the fees in other colleges and schools for Design in India, This college comes under much affordable options.

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GAURANGI AGGARWAL

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Reviewed on Jun 27, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Bachelor of Design - DTU

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DTU is recognized for it's strong academic programs, be it engineering, design or economics.

The fees of my course is Rs. 2,29,000 per year. Since it is a 4 year course, thereore it makes approximately Rs. 10,00,000 for 4 years, excluding hostel and study material. Apart from this, there are no extra charges and I think it's a reasonable amount.

Yash

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Reviewed on Jun 23, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

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The fee structure is not very good, you have to pay the fees for the whole year, all at once in the starting of the year and not in a s semester wise pattern, and there are a few scholarship opportunities for students from ews category and various other categories. Though the fees are also high compared to other centre run universities.

Ankush

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Reviewed on May 5, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

DTU -DESIGN STUDENT PERSPECTIVE

The assignments are a little dated according to the market today
In the design course there is too much free time

The fee for every year is around 2 and a half lakh ammounting to total of approx 10 laks. The hostel will cost u around 80 thousand per year and food 40 to 50 thousand all around u will have to pay 15 - 16 lakhs for 4 years. You can apply for scholarship according to your performance

Syed Armaghan Hasan

Reviewed on Dec 14, 2023(Enrolled 2023)

DTU

The cost to study, compared to other colleges, is fairly average as its not too mcuh or too cheap. As it is one of the best colleges in design, I would say the fee is pretty fair. Scholarships are available but i am not too sure about campus jobs.

Rupin Pratap Singh

Dtu and design department review

The fees taked upfront is about 2.5 lakhs during the admission process we had to bring demand draft. Then sem by sem you have to pay the rest though their website. Totally fees round up to 10 to 12 lakhs without hostel and mess charges. There are also scholarship option but not directly from the college.

Sarvaaksh Katoch

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Reviewed on Dec 13, 2023(Enrolled 2023)

Cool internships, cool DTU

Fees is a little bit on the higher side but DTU has the lowest fees out of all design colleges so a good choice. I have not opted fornamy scholarship or financial assistance yet and because im still in my first year i have not gotten any job offers.

MOHD AMAAN

Reviewed on Sep 16, 2023(Enrolled 2022)

What's it like to study Design in an Engineering College.

The fees at DTU are really high and quite unreasonable because there is not much that you can teach in Design. There is an increment of 10k in fees every year. Unlike NIDs and NIFTs which have state-of-the-art facilities, DTU does not have much to offer you for this hefty sum of money that you pay.

Eva Indrani

3.6

Reviewed on Jun 20, 2023(Enrolled 2022)

Design student at Delhi Technological University

The total fees would be nearly 10 lakhs for 4 years. In addition to that, the projects and stationery will cost a good amount. There are a few campus placements but students find better opportunities off campus.

Sarthak

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Reviewed on May 31, 2023(Enrolled 2022)

DTU Design

The fee is quite high as 2.19 is already high enough but every year there is an increase of 10k and every year revised fee for admission also increases by 10k there are scholarship opportunities by merit list or other govt scholarships. But there is also extra expenses for stationary as it is a course where you use 10-15 A3 size sheet in 1 day.