Top 5 Design Institutes in India

India is doing quite good when it comes to design education has been revealed by a survey of all the
prestigious Design schools worldwide by Business Week. Therefore making a list of the top 5 design
schools in India was never easy. Here are the 5 best institutes for a design degree such as B.Des and
M.Des in India:

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1. NID (National Institute of Design), Ahmedabad

The National Institute of Design (NID) is a design school located in Ahmadabad, India. NID offers
professional education programmes at Bachelors and Masters level with five faculty streams and 20
diverse design domains. NID has established exchange programmes and ongoing pedagogic
relationships with more than 55 overseas institutions. NID has also been playing a significant role in
promoting design.

Website: http://www.nid.edu/

2. NIFT, Delhi

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is a fashion institute in India which awards degrees in
design. Established in 1986 under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Apart from core design
desciplines, NIFT offers courses in design centric management and technology programmes. With its
head office in New Delhi, NIFT also has centers at Kangra, Mumbai, Kolkata, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad,
Chennai, Patna, Shillong, Bangalore, Raebareli, Bhopal, Kannur, Bhubaneswar, Srinagar and Jodhpur.

Website: http://www.nift.ac.in/

3. IDC, IIT Bombay

IDC, IIT Bombay is another premium institute in India offers Master of Design and Bachelor of Design
degree programs in Visual Communication, Industrial Design, Animation, Interaction Design and Mobility
& Vehicle Design, as well as a PhD program in Design. Master of Design M.Des - a two year post
graduation program.

Website: http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/
 4. The Design Village (TDV), Noida

The Design Village (TDV) is an international design institute in Noida for design education with an
undertaking to generate a global hub that promotes, educates, and supports development through
design. TDV aims to inspire the designers of the future and to connect design with impact through its
comprehensive design education. Read about our vision and mission!

In order to augment the design quotient of the country, TDV has global+local = glocal partners as
institutes and centers which form a pool of staff and students that work intimately with industries and
professionals. Within its umbrella of design, TDV houses different disciplines and related management
and technology competencies, to come together to form a holistic eco-system of design thoughts and
solutions.

Website: http://www.thedesignvillage.org/

5. Pearl Academy, (Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur)

Pearl Academy (formerly known as Pearl Academy of Fashion) is a higher education design institute in
India, offering undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma courses in fashion, design, and business. In
2011, Pearl Academy became a member of a long term partnership with Laureate International
Universities, and it is now part of the LIU global network which boasts of a repertoire of more than 80
institutions around the world.

Website: https://pearlacademy.com/