100 Best Art & Design schools 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 Art & Design. A graph of 1.06M citations received by 138K academic papers made by 375 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

#66 in Asia

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#87 in Asia

#531 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#93 in Asia

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#96 in Asia

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Art & Design

#99 in Asia

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#114 in Asia

#672 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Art & Design

#120 in Asia

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Art & Design

#125 in Asia

#724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Art & Design

#131 in Asia

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Art & Design

#163 in Asia

#866 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#165 in Asia

#869 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#175 in Asia

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

13. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Art & Design

#185 in Asia

#938 in the World

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

14. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Art & Design

#194 in Asia

#957 in the World

Founded: 1931

15. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Art & Design

#207 in Asia

#999 in the World

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

16. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Art & Design

#237 in Asia

#1067 in the World

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

17. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Art & Design

#260 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

18. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Art & Design

#263 in Asia

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

19. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Art & Design

#266 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

20. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Art & Design

#275 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

21. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Art & Design

#277 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

22. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#282 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

23. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#298 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

24. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Art & Design

#312 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Art & Design

#331 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Art & Design

#344 in Asia

#1373 in the World

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

27. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Art & Design

#345 in Asia

#1376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

28. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Art & Design

#351 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#367 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

30. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#382 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

31. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Art & Design

#385 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

32. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#388 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

33. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#393 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1857

34. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Art & Design

#398 in Asia

#1495 in the World

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

35. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Art & Design

#407 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

36. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Art & Design

#411 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Founded: 1962

37. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Art & Design

#430 in Asia

#1572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

38. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Art & Design

#436 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

39. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#446 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

40. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Art & Design

#462 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

41. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Art & Design

#483 in Asia

#1706 in the World

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

42. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Art & Design

#489 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

43. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Art & Design

#490 in Asia

#1730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

44. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Art & Design

#493 in Asia

#1737 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

45. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Art & Design

#502 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#512 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

47. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Art & Design

#542 in Asia

#1880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

48. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Art & Design

#552 in Asia

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

49. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Art & Design

#555 in Asia

#1917 in the World

Founded: 1982

50. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Art & Design

#558 in Asia

#1922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

51. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Art & Design

#561 in Asia

#1926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

52. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Art & Design

#566 in Asia

#1937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

53. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Art & Design

#574 in Asia

#1954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

54. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#575 in Asia

#1956 in the World

Founded: 2002

55. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Art & Design

#591 in Asia

#2003 in the World

Founded: 1963

56. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Art & Design

#597 in Asia

#2020 in the World

Founded: 1926

57. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Art & Design

#598 in Asia

#2021 in the World

Founded: 1965

58. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Art & Design

#611 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

59. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Art & Design

#620 in Asia

#2063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

60. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#624 in Asia

#2070 in the World

Founded: 1971

61. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#626 in Asia

#2075 in the World

Founded: 1857

62. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Art & Design

#628 in Asia

#2077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

63. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#636 in Asia

#2104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

64. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Art & Design

#643 in Asia

#2116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

65. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Art & Design

#658 in Asia

#2151 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

66. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Art & Design

#688 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

67. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Art & Design

#692 in Asia

#2224 in the World

Founded: 1985

68. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Art & Design

#695 in Asia

#2228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

69. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Art & Design

#697 in Asia

#2232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

70. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Art & Design

#701 in Asia

#2238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

71. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Art & Design

#715 in Asia

#2263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

72. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Art & Design

#725 in Asia

#2282 in the World

Founded: 1954

73. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Art & Design

#726 in Asia

#2286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

74. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Art & Design

#731 in Asia

#2298 in the World

Founded: 1999

75. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Art & Design

#733 in Asia

#2301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

76. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Art & Design

#735 in Asia

#2304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

77. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Art & Design

#743 in Asia

#2318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

78. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Art & Design

#748 in Asia

#2329 in the World

Founded: 1921

79. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Art & Design

#750 in Asia

#2332 in the World

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

80. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Art & Design

#753 in Asia

#2340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

81. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#757 in Asia

#2357 in the World

Founded: 2005

82. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Art & Design

#768 in Asia

#2375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

83. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Art & Design

#780 in Asia

#2393 in the World

Founded: 1960

84. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Art & Design

#781 in Asia

#2395 in the World

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

85. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Art & Design

#795 in Asia

#2420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

86. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Art & Design

#801 in Asia

#2431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

87. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#805 in Asia

#2441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

88. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Art & Design

#813 in Asia

#2459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

89. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Art & Design

#818 in Asia

#2465 in the World

Founded: 2013

90. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#820 in Asia

#2470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

91. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#839 in Asia

#2508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

92. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Art & Design

#866 in Asia

#2567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,765
Male:Female: 74:26
Founded: 2008

93. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#867 in Asia

#2568 in the World

Founded: 1986

94. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Art & Design

#873 in Asia

#2578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

95. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Art & Design

#878 in Asia

#2588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

96. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Art & Design

#889 in Asia

#2611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

97. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Art & Design

#896 in Asia

#2626 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

98. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Art & Design

#907 in Asia

#2652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

99. Tezpur University

For Art & Design

#908 in Asia

#2655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

100. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#910 in Asia

#2658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

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