100 Best universities for Fashion Design in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 521K citations received by 59K academic papers made by 246 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

#55 in Asia

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Fashion Design

#78 in Asia

#457 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#86 in Asia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Fashion Design

#89 in Asia

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Fashion Design

#99 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Fashion Design

#108 in Asia

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#114 in Asia

#619 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Fashion Design

#137 in Asia

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#145 in Asia

#732 in the World

Founded: 1978

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Fashion Design

#148 in Asia

#742 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#153 in Asia

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Fashion Design

#176 in Asia

#866 in the World

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

13. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Fashion Design

#192 in Asia

#924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

14. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Fashion Design

#201 in Asia

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

15. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Fashion Design

#208 in Asia

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

16. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Fashion Design

#230 in Asia

#1014 in the World

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

17. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Fashion Design

#249 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

18. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#265 in Asia

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

19. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Fashion Design

#266 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Founded: 1931

20. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Fashion Design

#268 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

21. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Fashion Design

#269 in Asia

#1113 in the World

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

22. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Fashion Design

#270 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

23. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Fashion Design

#280 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

24. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#289 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

25. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Fashion Design

#298 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

26. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Fashion Design

#300 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

27. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Fashion Design

#302 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

28. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#304 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

29. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Fashion Design

#322 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Founded: 2005

30. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Fashion Design

#323 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1857

31. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Fashion Design

#325 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

32. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Fashion Design

#340 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

33. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Fashion Design

#344 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Founded: 1962

34. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Fashion Design

#353 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Founded: 1963

35. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Fashion Design

#364 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

36. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Fashion Design

#369 in Asia

#1338 in the World

Founded: 1948

37. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#371 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

38. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Fashion Design

#379 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

39. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Fashion Design

#391 in Asia

#1403 in the World

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

40. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Fashion Design

#407 in Asia

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

41. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Fashion Design

#416 in Asia

#1442 in the World

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

42. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Fashion Design

#431 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

43. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Fashion Design

#445 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

44. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Fashion Design

#449 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

45. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Fashion Design

#457 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

46. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#458 in Asia

#1523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

47. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Fashion Design

#459 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

48. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Fashion Design

#466 in Asia

#1544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

49. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Fashion Design

#474 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Founded: 1926

50. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Fashion Design

#488 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

51. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Fashion Design

#504 in Asia

#1648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

52. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Fashion Design

#526 in Asia

#1714 in the World

Founded: 1963

53. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Fashion Design

#546 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Founded: 2002

54. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Fashion Design

#551 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

55. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Fashion Design

#554 in Asia

#1782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

56. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Fashion Design

#556 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

57. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Fashion Design

#564 in Asia

#1815 in the World

Founded: 1954

58. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#591 in Asia

#1874 in the World

Founded: 2005

59. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Fashion Design

#600 in Asia

#1898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

60. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Fashion Design

#608 in Asia

#1919 in the World

Founded: 1999

61. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Fashion Design

#610 in Asia

#1926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

62. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Fashion Design

#623 in Asia

#1955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

63. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Fashion Design

#624 in Asia

#1958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

64. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Fashion Design

#643 in Asia

#1991 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

65. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Fashion Design

#644 in Asia

#1992 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

66. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Fashion Design

#654 in Asia

#2014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

67. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Fashion Design

#659 in Asia

#2022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

68. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Fashion Design

#661 in Asia

#2025 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

69. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Fashion Design

#665 in Asia

#2032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

70. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#668 in Asia

#2040 in the World

Founded: 1857

71. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Fashion Design

#670 in Asia

#2042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

72. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Fashion Design

#675 in Asia

#2052 in the World

Founded: 1965

73. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#679 in Asia

#2056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

74. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Fashion Design

#698 in Asia

#2103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

75. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Fashion Design

#703 in Asia

#2114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

76. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#710 in Asia

#2134 in the World

Founded: 1971

77. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Fashion Design

#722 in Asia

#2160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

78. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Fashion Design

#736 in Asia

#2192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

79. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Fashion Design

#740 in Asia

#2197 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

80. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Fashion Design

#743 in Asia

#2203 in the World

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

81. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Fashion Design

#747 in Asia

#2209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

82. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Fashion Design

#749 in Asia

#2217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

83. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Fashion Design

#756 in Asia

#2236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

84. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Fashion Design

#759 in Asia

#2244 in the World

85. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Fashion Design

#761 in Asia

#2247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

86. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Fashion Design

#764 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

87. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Fashion Design

#769 in Asia

#2263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

88. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

For Fashion Design

#770 in Asia

#2264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,677
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1991

89. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Fashion Design

#773 in Asia

#2269 in the World

Founded: 1985

90. Gautam Buddha University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Fashion Design

#776 in Asia

#2274 in the World

Founded: 2002

91. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Fashion Design

#790 in Asia

#2301 in the World

Founded: 1923

92. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Fashion Design

#792 in Asia

#2311 in the World

Founded: 1918

93. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Fashion Design

#800 in Asia

#2330 in the World

Founded: 1972

94. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Fashion Design

#810 in Asia

#2347 in the World

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

95. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Fashion Design

#811 in Asia

#2348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

96. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Fashion Design

#824 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Founded: 1981

97. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Fashion Design

#825 in Asia

#2380 in the World

Founded: 1993

98. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Fashion Design

#836 in Asia

#2401 in the World

Founded: 1983

99. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Fashion Design

#846 in Asia

#2415 in the World

Founded: 1960

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Fashion Design

#862 in Asia

#2442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

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