100 Best Art & Design schools 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 Art & Design. A graph of 1.88M citations received by 183K academic papers made by 417 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

#76 in Asia

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#95 in Asia

#572 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#101 in Asia

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Art & Design

#103 in Asia

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#104 in Asia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Art & Design

#105 in Asia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#129 in Asia

#701 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Art & Design

#134 in Asia

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Art & Design

#138 in Asia

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

10. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#171 in Asia

#844 in the World

Founded: 1978

11. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Art & Design

#179 in Asia

#882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Art & Design

#186 in Asia

#900 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Art & Design

#187 in Asia

#901 in the World

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

14. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#194 in Asia

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

15. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#234 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

16. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#242 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

17. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#246 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Art & Design

#251 in Asia

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Art & Design

#254 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Founded: 1931

20. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Art & Design

#255 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

21. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Art & Design

#261 in Asia

#1116 in the World

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

22. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Art & Design

#274 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

23. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Art & Design

#315 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

24. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Art & Design

#317 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Art & Design

#333 in Asia

#1300 in the World

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

26. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#339 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

27. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Art & Design

#347 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

28. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Art & Design

#362 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

29. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Art & Design

#370 in Asia

#1393 in the World

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

30. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Art & Design

#376 in Asia

#1404 in the World

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

31. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#379 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 2005

32. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Art & Design

#380 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

33. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Art & Design

#383 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Founded: 1962

34. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Art & Design

#396 in Asia

#1448 in the World

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

35. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Art & Design

#403 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

36. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Art & Design

#406 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

37. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#410 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Founded: 1857

38. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Art & Design

#427 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

39. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Art & Design

#441 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

40. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#448 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

41. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#463 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

42. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Art & Design

#464 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

43. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Art & Design

#465 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Founded: 2005

44. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Art & Design

#480 in Asia

#1643 in the World

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

45. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Art & Design

#485 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

46. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Art & Design

#499 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

47. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Art & Design

#503 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

48. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Art & Design

#512 in Asia

#1716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

49. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Art & Design

#515 in Asia

#1729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

50. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Art & Design

#523 in Asia

#1746 in the World

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

51. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Art & Design

#526 in Asia

#1753 in the World

Founded: 1963

52. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Art & Design

#530 in Asia

#1759 in the World

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

53. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Art & Design

#535 in Asia

#1776 in the World

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

54. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Art & Design

#539 in Asia

#1784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

55. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Art & Design

#561 in Asia

#1844 in the World

Founded: 1993

56. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Art & Design

#571 in Asia

#1869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

57. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Art & Design

#581 in Asia

#1895 in the World

Founded: 1982

58. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Art & Design

#587 in Asia

#1907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

59. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Art & Design

#592 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

60. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Art & Design

#601 in Asia

#1939 in the World

Founded: 1963

61. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#607 in Asia

#1949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

62. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Art & Design

#616 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

63. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Art & Design

#621 in Asia

#1989 in the World

Founded: 1857

64. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#639 in Asia

#2048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

65. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Art & Design

#649 in Asia

#2073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

66. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Art & Design

#660 in Asia

#2102 in the World

Founded: 1926

67. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#668 in Asia

#2123 in the World

Founded: 1971

68. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Art & Design

#687 in Asia

#2155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

69. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Art & Design

#690 in Asia

#2158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

70. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Art & Design

#691 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

71. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Art & Design

#696 in Asia

#2171 in the World

Founded: 1965

72. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Art & Design

#703 in Asia

#2187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

73. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Art & Design

#712 in Asia

#2207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

74. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Art & Design

#713 in Asia

#2210 in the World

75. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Art & Design

#714 in Asia

#2211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

76. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Art & Design

#715 in Asia

#2212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

77. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Art & Design

#720 in Asia

#2224 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

78. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#732 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Founded: 2002

79. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Art & Design

#749 in Asia

#2278 in the World

Founded: 1985

80. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Art & Design

#751 in Asia

#2285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

81. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Art & Design

#770 in Asia

#2329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

82. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#778 in Asia

#2350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

83. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Art & Design

#783 in Asia

#2357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

84. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Art & Design

#789 in Asia

#2364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

85. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Art & Design

#791 in Asia

#2368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

86. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Art & Design

#792 in Asia

#2369 in the World

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

87. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Art & Design

#797 in Asia

#2385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

88. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Art & Design

#798 in Asia

#2387 in the World

Founded: 1921

89. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Art & Design

#814 in Asia

#2410 in the World

Founded: 1981

90. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Art & Design

#815 in Asia

#2411 in the World

Founded: 1954

91. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Art & Design

#817 in Asia

#2413 in the World

Founded: 1960

92. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Art & Design

#826 in Asia

#2431 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1999

93. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Art & Design

#830 in Asia

#2439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

94. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#852 in Asia

#2478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

95. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Art & Design

#856 in Asia

#2486 in the World

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

96. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#858 in Asia

#2489 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

97. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Art & Design

#860 in Asia

#2494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

98. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Art & Design

#870 in Asia

#2511 in the World

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

99. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Art & Design

#871 in Asia

#2512 in the World

Founded: 1990

100. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Art & Design

#873 in Asia

#2517 in the World

Founded: 1984

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