100 Best universities for Fashion Design in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 899K citations received by 75K academic papers made by 291 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Fashion Design

#67 in Asia

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Fashion Design

#86 in Asia

#467 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Fashion Design

#90 in Asia

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#93 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Fashion Design

#94 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Fashion Design

#107 in Asia

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#125 in Asia

#643 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Fashion Design

#141 in Asia

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#146 in Asia

#717 in the World

Founded: 1978

10. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#152 in Asia

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Fashion Design

#162 in Asia

#756 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Fashion Design

#172 in Asia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

13. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Fashion Design

#184 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

14. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Fashion Design

#204 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

15. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#223 in Asia

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

16. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Fashion Design

#234 in Asia

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

17. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#253 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Fashion Design

#266 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#270 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

20. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#278 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Founded: 2005

21. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Fashion Design

#283 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

22. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#295 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

23. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Fashion Design

#296 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

24. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Fashion Design

#305 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

25. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Fashion Design

#307 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

26. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Fashion Design

#320 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

27. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Fashion Design

#326 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

28. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Fashion Design

#329 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Founded: 1931

29. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Fashion Design

#334 in Asia

#1241 in the World

Founded: 1962

30. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Fashion Design

#338 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

31. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Fashion Design

#340 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

32. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Fashion Design

#367 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Founded: 1948

33. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Fashion Design

#371 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Founded: 1857

34. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Fashion Design

#372 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Founded: 1963

35. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Fashion Design

#378 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

36. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Fashion Design

#380 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

37. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Fashion Design

#384 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

38. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#394 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

39. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Fashion Design

#396 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

40. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Fashion Design

#406 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

41. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Fashion Design

#407 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

42. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Fashion Design

#409 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

43. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Fashion Design

#416 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

44. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Fashion Design

#424 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Founded: 2005

45. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Fashion Design

#425 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

46. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Fashion Design

#426 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

47. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Fashion Design

#427 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

48. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Fashion Design

#455 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

49. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Fashion Design

#457 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

50. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Fashion Design

#478 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

51. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Fashion Design

#479 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

52. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Fashion Design

#480 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Founded: 1993

53. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Fashion Design

#486 in Asia

#1568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 1,915
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 2009

54. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Fashion Design

#500 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

55. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Fashion Design

#534 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

56. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Fashion Design

#539 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

57. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Fashion Design

#540 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Founded: 1926

58. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Fashion Design

#546 in Asia

#1698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

59. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Fashion Design

#553 in Asia

#1716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

60. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Fashion Design

#559 in Asia

#1731 in the World

Founded: 1963

61. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Fashion Design

#565 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

62. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Fashion Design

#570 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

63. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Fashion Design

#579 in Asia

#1790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

64. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Fashion Design

#610 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Founded: 1954

65. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Fashion Design

#613 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

66. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Fashion Design

#615 in Asia

#1883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

67. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Fashion Design

#617 in Asia

#1885 in the World

Founded: 2002

68. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Fashion Design

#646 in Asia

#1951 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

69. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Fashion Design

#666 in Asia

#1985 in the World

70. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Fashion Design

#667 in Asia

#1986 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

71. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Fashion Design

#669 in Asia

#1991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

72. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#670 in Asia

#1992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

73. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Fashion Design

#674 in Asia

#2003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

74. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Fashion Design

#676 in Asia

#2005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

75. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Fashion Design

#680 in Asia

#2014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

76. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Fashion Design

#687 in Asia

#2032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

77. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#698 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

78. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Fashion Design

#718 in Asia

#2086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

79. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Fashion Design

#723 in Asia

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

80. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Fashion Design

#730 in Asia

#2117 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

81. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Fashion Design

#733 in Asia

#2120 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1999

82. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Fashion Design

#735 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Founded: 1965

83. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#746 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Founded: 1857

84. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Fashion Design

#747 in Asia

#2159 in the World

Founded: 1981

85. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Fashion Design

#754 in Asia

#2173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

86. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Fashion Design

#758 in Asia

#2182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

87. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

Haryana | Faridabad

For Fashion Design

#761 in Asia

#2191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2008

88. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Fashion Design

#763 in Asia

#2194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

89. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#774 in Asia

#2226 in the World

Founded: 1971

90. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Fashion Design

#790 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Founded: 1990

91. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#794 in Asia

#2264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

92. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Fashion Design

#801 in Asia

#2281 in the World

Founded: 1972

93. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Fashion Design

#803 in Asia

#2288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

94. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Fashion Design

#818 in Asia

#2313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

95. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Fashion Design

#820 in Asia

#2316 in the World

Enrollment: 20,945
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1980

96. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Fashion Design

#826 in Asia

#2325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

97. PEC University of Technology

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Fashion Design

#830 in Asia

#2332 in the World

Founded: 1954

98. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Fashion Design

#831 in Asia

#2333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

99. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Fashion Design

#835 in Asia

#2342 in the World

Founded: 1960

100. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Fashion Design

#837 in Asia

#2344 in the World

Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Fashion Design in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangalore, Mumbai, Vellore, and Delhi.