Top Design Colleges in Karnataka 2026

Some of the popular Design colleges in Karnataka include UAS Dharwad, Bangalore North University, Alliance School of Liberal Arts, Bangurnagar Arts, Science & Commerce College, Mariyappa First Grade College, Universal College, KLE Society's S Nijalingappa College, KLE bangalore, Vijayalakshmi Institute of Hospitality Sciences, Udupi Group of Institutions, Manipal, Dayananda Sagar College of Physiotherapy. Karnataka has a total of 133 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 UAS Dharwad, Bangalore North University, Alliance School of Liberal Arts, Bangurnagar Arts, Science & Commerce College, Mariyappa First Grade College, Universal College, KLE Society's S Nijalingappa College, KLE bangalore, Vijayalakshmi Institute of Hospitality Sciences, Udupi Group of Institutions, Manipal, Dayananda Sagar College of Physiotherapy also conduct their own entrance tests for admission. Others may accept direct admission based on merit in the qualifying exam.