Top Design Colleges in Karnataka 2026

Some of the popular Design colleges in Karnataka include SRI MAHALAKSHMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Garden City University, Alliance University, AMC bangalore, IIFA Lancaster Degree College, Animaster School of Design, Jain Deemed to be University D-School, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham-Mysore Campus, Strate School of Design, DreamZone bangalore. Karnataka has a total of 134 colleges that offer Design courses. Out of these, 4 are government colleges and 100 are privately owned. The average fee for Design colleges in Karnataka ranges from INR 10,000 - INR 17,72,000. For admission, candidates need to appear for the Design, CBSE 10th, PAF Entrance Exam, NIFT Entrance Exam, NID DAT, PESSAT, SVUCET, Design Aptitude Test (DAT), Rajasthan JET, REVA CET as part of the selection criteria. Some colleges like SRI MAHALAKSHMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Garden City University, Alliance University, AMC bangalore, IIFA Lancaster Degree College, Animaster School of Design, Jain Deemed to be University D-School, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham-Mysore Campus, Strate School of Design, DreamZone bangalore also conduct their own entrance tests for admission. Others may accept direct admission based on merit in the qualifying exam.