Design is a wide field with varied specializations available as degree, diploma and certificate courses. Some of them can be availed as online courses as well.
Skills required
Creative and innovative attitude
Artistic skills
Very good sketching skills
Knowledge about trending colors, shades and tones
Keen observation and detailing
Sound editing skills
Good communication skills
Good presentation skills
Good understanding of applicable softwares
Eligibility Requirements
Qualification: 10+2 from a recognised board
Stream: Any - Science / Commerce / Arts and Humanities
Minimum aggregate of 45% - 50% marks (varies in different institutions). Reserved category students may get a relaxation of 5% - 10%.
Age Limit: Some institutions have no age limit but some institutions have upper limit of 25-30 years
Popular Design Courses:
B.Des. - Bachelor of Design (4 year)
B.Sc. Des. - Bachelor of Science in Design (3 year)
BA Des - Bachelor of Arts in Design (3 year)
B F Tech - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (4 year)
BFAD - Bachelor of Fashion and Apparel design (4 year)
BFA - Bachelor of Fine Arts (3-4 year)
BVA - Bachelor of Visual Arts (3-4 year)
Diploma in Design (1 year - 2 years)
Certificate in Design (3 months - 1 year)
B. Des. Degree Courses (4 year):
B. Des. in Fashion Design
B. Des. in Textile Design
B. Des. in Product Design
B. Des. in Graphic Design
B. Des. in Interior Design
B. Des. in Jewellery Design
B. Sc. Design Courses (3 year Degree Courses)
B. Sc. in Fashion Design
B. Sc. in Fashion and Apparel Design
B. Sc. in Interior Design
B. Sc. in Game Design
B. Sc. in Graphic Design
B. Sc. in Textile Design
BA Design Courses (3 year Degree Courses):
BA Animation
BA Product Design
BA in Fashion Design
BA in Fashion and Apparel Design
BA in Interior Design
BA in Game Design
BA in Graphic Design
BA in Textile Design
BFAD - Bachelor of Fashion and Apparel design ( 4 year)
B F Tech - Bachelor in Fashion Technology ( 4 year)
Bachelor of Fine Arts
BFA Animation
BFA Applied Arts
BFA Textile Design
BFA Graphics
Bachelor of Visual Arts
BVA Textile Design
BVA Painting
BVA Graphic and Communication Design
BVA Interior and Spatial Design
JOB PROFILES IN DESIGN
Textile Designer
Fashion Designer
Interior Designer
Graphic Designer
Web Designer
Gaming Designer
SALARIES
2,00,000 - 7,00,000
SCOPE OF HIGHER STUDIES
(I) Post Graduation
M. Des.
MA in Design
M.Sc. in Design
MFA (Master of Fine Arts
(II) Doctorate
Ph.D.
DESIGN - Popular Entrance Exams
NIFT Entrance Exam 2021
UCEED Entrance Exam 2021
National Institute of Design – Design Aptitude Test (NID-DAT)
All India Entrance Examination for Design (AIEED)
PAF Entrance Test
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED)
Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED)
MIT Institute of Design DAT (Design Aptitude Test)
Indian Institute Of Crafts & Design (IICD)
FDDI Entrance Test (FDDI AIST)
All India Entrance Examination for Design (AIEED)
Army Institute of Fashion & Design Written Admission Test (AIFD WAT)
Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design (SEED)
Top Colleges for Bachelor Designing Courses
College Name
Annual Fees
(Average Per Year)
NID, Ahmedabad
INR 3,55,000
SID, Pune
INR 2,37,000
NIFT, New Delhi
INR 2,70,000
IIAD, New Delhi
INR 2,34,000
NIFT, Mumbai
INR 2,71,000
Pearl Academy, New Delhi
INR 1,39,000
Popular Government Design Colleges in Delhi
NIFT Delhi - National Institute of Fashion Technology
DTU Delhi - Delhi Technological University
SPA Delhi - School of Planning and Architecture
AID Delhi - Apeejay Institute of Design
JMI New Delhi - Jamia Millia Islamia
JIMS Rohini - JaganNath Institute of Management Sciences
Popular Private Design Colleges in Delhi
Indian Institute of Art and Design, New Delhi
IIAD Delhi - Indian Institute of Art and Design
Ambedkar University Delhi - Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar University
IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology
IGDTUW Delhi - Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women
NIT Delhi - National Institute of Technology
Meera Bai Institute of Technology, Delhi
Delhi School of Architecture and Design, Delhi
New Delhi YMCA - New Delhi YMCA Institute for Media Studies and Information Technology
Delhi School of Photography, New Delhi
Polytechnic for Women, New Delhi
Center for Research in Art of Film and Television, New Delhi
Pearl Academy, West Delhi - Pearl Academy
IIIT Delhi - Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi
GGSIPU Delhi - Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
NSUT Delhi - Netaji Subhas University of Technology
Baba Saheb Ambedkar Technical Education Society, New Delhi
Institute of Home Economics, New Delhi
International Women Polytechnic, Janakpuri
B. Des at IIT, Delhi
The Department of Design offers a regular full-time Bachelor of Design Course starting 2022-23.
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Design is a wide field with varied specializations available as degree, diploma and certificate courses. Some of them can be availed as online courses as well.
Skills required
Eligibility Requirements
Qualification: 10+2 from a recognised board
Stream: Any - Science / Commerce / Arts and Humanities
Minimum aggregate of 45% - 50% marks (varies in different institutions). Reserved category students may get a relaxation of 5% - 10%.
Age Limit: Some institutions have no age limit but some institutions have upper limit of 25-30 years
Popular Design Courses:
B.Des. - Bachelor of Design (4 year)
B.Sc. Des. - Bachelor of Science in Design (3 year)
BA Des - Bachelor of Arts in Design (3 year)
B F Tech - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (4 year)
BFAD - Bachelor of Fashion and Apparel design (4 year)
BFA - Bachelor of Fine Arts (3-4 year)
BVA - Bachelor of Visual Arts (3-4 year)
Diploma in Design (1 year - 2 years)
Certificate in Design (3 months - 1 year)
B. Des. Degree Courses (4 year):
B. Sc. Design Courses (3 year Degree Courses)
BA Design Courses (3 year Degree Courses):
BFAD - Bachelor of Fashion and Apparel design ( 4 year)
B F Tech - Bachelor in Fashion Technology ( 4 year)
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Visual Arts
JOB PROFILES IN DESIGN
SALARIES
2,00,000 - 7,00,000
SCOPE OF HIGHER STUDIES
(I) Post Graduation
M. Des.
MA in Design
M.Sc. in Design
MFA (Master of Fine Arts
(II) Doctorate
DESIGN - Popular Entrance Exams
NIFT Entrance Exam 2021
UCEED Entrance Exam 2021
National Institute of Design – Design Aptitude Test (NID-DAT)
All India Entrance Examination for Design (AIEED)
PAF Entrance Test
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED)
Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED)
MIT Institute of Design DAT (Design Aptitude Test)
Indian Institute Of Crafts & Design (IICD)
FDDI Entrance Test (FDDI AIST)
All India Entrance Examination for Design (AIEED)
Army Institute of Fashion & Design Written Admission Test (AIFD WAT)
Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design (SEED)
Top Colleges for Bachelor Designing Courses
College Name
Annual Fees
(Average Per Year)
NID, Ahmedabad
INR 3,55,000
SID, Pune
INR 2,37,000
NIFT, New Delhi
INR 2,70,000
IIAD, New Delhi
INR 2,34,000
NIFT, Mumbai
INR 2,71,000
Pearl Academy, New Delhi
INR 1,39,000
Popular Government Design Colleges in Delhi
Popular Private Design Colleges in Delhi
B. Des at IIT, Delhi
The Department of Design offers a regular full-time Bachelor of Design Course starting 2022-23.
Duration: Four years
Entrance Exam: UCEED
Specialisations:
Number of Seats: 20