100 Best Art & Design schools in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 1.69M citations received by 173K academic papers made by 409 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 Art & Design

#74 in Asia

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#94 in Asia

#575 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#100 in Asia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#101 in Asia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Art & Design

#103 in Asia

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Art & Design

#110 in Asia

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#127 in Asia

#703 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Art & Design

#135 in Asia

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Art & Design

#138 in Asia

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#164 in Asia

#846 in the World

Founded: 1978

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Art & Design

#180 in Asia

#894 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Art & Design

#185 in Asia

#904 in the World

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

13. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Art & Design

#189 in Asia

#914 in the World

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

14. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#194 in Asia

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

15. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Art & Design

#241 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Founded: 1931

16. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#247 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

17. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Art & Design

#250 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

18. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#251 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

19. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#256 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

20. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Art & Design

#259 in Asia

#1117 in the World

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

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Art & Design

#268 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Art & Design

#280 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

23. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Art & Design

#306 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Founded: 1948

24. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Art & Design

#316 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

25. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Art & Design

#324 in Asia

#1296 in the World

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

26. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Art & Design

#332 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

27. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#349 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

28. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Art & Design

#364 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

29. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Art & Design

#367 in Asia

#1397 in the World

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

30. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Art & Design

#369 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

31. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Art & Design

#382 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Founded: 1962

32. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Art & Design

#383 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

33. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#387 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1857

34. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Art & Design

#409 in Asia

#1488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

35. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Art & Design

#415 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

36. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Art & Design

#419 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

37. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#427 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

38. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Art & Design

#435 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

39. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Art & Design

#453 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

40. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#456 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Founded: 2005

41. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Art & Design

#466 in Asia

#1623 in the World

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

42. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Art & Design

#471 in Asia

#1636 in the World

Founded: 2005

43. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#479 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

44. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Art & Design

#495 in Asia

#1675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

45. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Art & Design

#496 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

46. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Art & Design

#510 in Asia

#1729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

47. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Art & Design

#511 in Asia

#1732 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

48. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Art & Design

#513 in Asia

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

49. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Art & Design

#523 in Asia

#1764 in the World

Founded: 1963

50. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Art & Design

#524 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

51. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Art & Design

#526 in Asia

#1770 in the World

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

52. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Art & Design

#534 in Asia

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

53. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Art & Design

#546 in Asia

#1825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

54. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Art & Design

#565 in Asia

#1879 in the World

Founded: 1982

55. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Art & Design

#569 in Asia

#1892 in the World

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

56. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Art & Design

#580 in Asia

#1910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

57. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Art & Design

#590 in Asia

#1930 in the World

Founded: 1993

58. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Art & Design

#592 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

59. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Art & Design

#597 in Asia

#1941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

60. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#607 in Asia

#1965 in the World

Founded: 1857

61. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#614 in Asia

#1990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

62. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Art & Design

#615 in Asia

#1992 in the World

Founded: 1963

63. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#627 in Asia

#2023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

64. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Art & Design

#628 in Asia

#2029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

65. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Art & Design

#639 in Asia

#2068 in the World

Founded: 1926

66. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Art & Design

#655 in Asia

#2098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

67. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#658 in Asia

#2110 in the World

Founded: 1971

68. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Art & Design

#670 in Asia

#2127 in the World

Founded: 1965

69. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Art & Design

#684 in Asia

#2164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

70. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Art & Design

#687 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

71. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Art & Design

#698 in Asia

#2200 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

72. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Art & Design

#699 in Asia

#2201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

73. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Art & Design

#703 in Asia

#2205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

74. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#711 in Asia

#2222 in the World

Founded: 2002

75. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Art & Design

#714 in Asia

#2226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

76. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Art & Design

#721 in Asia

#2242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

77. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Art & Design

#732 in Asia

#2262 in the World

78. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Art & Design

#735 in Asia

#2274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

79. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Art & Design

#743 in Asia

#2290 in the World

Founded: 1985

80. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Art & Design

#768 in Asia

#2340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

81. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Art & Design

#774 in Asia

#2352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

82. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Art & Design

#779 in Asia

#2358 in the World

Founded: 1921

83. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#780 in Asia

#2360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

84. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Art & Design

#789 in Asia

#2373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

85. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Art & Design

#791 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

86. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Art & Design

#796 in Asia

#2384 in the World

Founded: 1954

87. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Art & Design

#803 in Asia

#2402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

88. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Art & Design

#806 in Asia

#2407 in the World

Founded: 1999

89. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Art & Design

#809 in Asia

#2413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

90. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Art & Design

#813 in Asia

#2421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

91. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Art & Design

#815 in Asia

#2425 in the World

Founded: 1960

92. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#824 in Asia

#2447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

93. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#832 in Asia

#2468 in the World

Founded: 1981

94. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#857 in Asia

#2509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

95. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Art & Design

#858 in Asia

#2512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

96. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Art & Design

#870 in Asia

#2538 in the World

Founded: 2013

97. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#881 in Asia

#2558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

98. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Art & Design

#887 in Asia

#2568 in the World

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

99. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Art & Design

#893 in Asia

#2580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,539
Founded: 2008

100. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#894 in Asia

#2581 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

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