Top Design Colleges in Bangalore

Bangalore has multiple top design colleges that provide these courses and there are 115 design colleges out of which 106 are privately owned and the rest 9 are Public/Government owned. The best design colleges in Bangalore with fees range is Rs. 40 K - 14 Lakhs.

The entrance exams that the best design colleges in Bangalore accept are the Pearl Academy Entrance Exam, SMEAT, UCEED, and NID DAT. Many local and international students prefer these top colleges of Bangalore like IISc Bangalore, Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Polytechnic,Pearl Academy, Bengaluru, Atria University, and EPCET Bangalore.

Top Design Colleges in Bangalore: Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for B.Des candidates is that they must have completed their class 12th from a recognised board. Also, the M.Des aspirants should pass a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 55% marks from a recognised university. The eligibility criteria differ from one college to another college.

Best Design Colleges in Bangalore with Admission 2024

Many admissions are done in top design colleges in Bangalore for these the candidates must have valid scores in qualifying examinations and entrance exams like NIFT Entrance Exam/ IIAD DAT/ UCEED/ SMEAT.

Top Design Colleges in Bangalore - Admission Process

These are the admission processes of the top design colleges in Bangalore

College Name	Admission Process
Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology Admissions	Candidates need to appear for the SMEAT examination
PES University, Bangalore Admissions	Students who are willing to join should write the PESSAT or UCEED and attend the interview
Vogue Institute of Art and Design Admissions	Candidates should score 50% on the aptitude test conducted by VIAD
Pearl Academy Admissions	Students must appear for the Pearl academy entrance exam and then be shortlisted for an interview

Popular Entrance Exams For Top Design Colleges in Bangalore

These are the most popular entrance exams accepted in every top design college in Bangalore

NID DAT - NID Design Aptitude Test is a national-level entrance exam to provide admission to UG and PG programmes in Design.The exam is conducted in two stages, i.e., DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. Both stages must be cleared by the candidate for admission into the college.
NIFT Entrance Examination- The National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance exam is a national-level exam that provides admission for Bachelor of Design (B.Des), Master of Design (M.Des), Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech), Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech), and Master of Fashion Management (MFM) courses.

Top Private Design Colleges in Bangalore with Courses & Fees

These are the top private design colleges of Bangalore fee structures that are based on their popularity.

Private College Name	Course	Fee
Presidency University courses	Ph.D. Design	NA
Jain Deemed to be University courses	B.Sc Interaction Design	NA
CMR University courses	B.Sc Game Art and Design	NA
PES University, Bangalore courses	B.Des	Rs 14.50 Lakhs
DSU Bangalore courses	B.Des	Rs 8 Lakhs

Top Government Design Colleges in Bangalore with Courses & Fees

Here is the list of top and only government design colleges in Bangalore which is owned by Public/Government

Government College	Course	Fee
NID Bangalore courses	M.Des	Rs 9.40 Lakhs
IISc Bangalore courses	VLSI Design	Rs 28,400
NIFT Bangalore courses	B.Des Fashion Design	NA

Top Design Colleges in Bangalore: Placement-wise

Here are some of the design colleges and their top recruiters

College Name	Top Recruiters
PES University Placements	Cisco, IBM, eBay, Amazon, Flipkart
Jain Deemed to be University Placements	Aircel, Capegemini, Dell, Accenture
MSRUAS Bangalore Placements	MindTree, Vedantu, Wipro, Bata
Pearl Academy Placements	Walt Disney, Moksha, H&M, Craftsvilla
NID Bangalore Placements	Design Factory India, Myntra, Nalli Textiles