Top 15 colleges for Design and Fine Arts with Admission Process and Website
| Rank | Top 15 Design and Fine Arts Colleges | Selection Process | Website |
| 1 | National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Gujarat | DAT Prelims & Mains | https://www.nid.edu/ |
| 2 | IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay | UCEED | http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/ |
| 3 | National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi | GAT & CAT | https://www.nift.ac.in/delhi/ |
| 4 | National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Chennai | GAT & CAT | https://www.nift.ac.in/chennai/ |
| 5 | Department of Design, IIT Guwahati | UCEED | https://www.iitg.ac.in/design/ |
| 6 | National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bengaluru | GAT & CAT | https://www.nift.ac.in/bengaluru/ |
| 7 | National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Hyderabad | GAT & CAT | https://www.nift.ac.in/hyderabad/ |
| 8 | National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Gandhinagar | GAT & CAT | https://www.nift.ac.in/gandhinagar/ |
| 9 | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | BHU-UET | https://www.bhu.ac.in/ |
| 10 | Footwear Design & Development Institute. Noida, Uttar Pradesh | FDDI EE | https://fddiindia.com/campus-noida.php |
| 11 | CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Aptitude Test | https://cept.ac.in/ |
| 12 | Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta, West Bengal | Aptitude Test | https://www.gcac.edu.in/ |
| 13 | University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh | Entrance & Practical Test | https://www.allduniv.ac.in/ |
| 14 | National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kolkata | GAT & CAT | https://www.nift.ac.in/kolkata/ |
| 15 | National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Navi Mumbai | GAT & CAT | https://www.nift.ac.in/mumbai |
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