All You Need to Know about Best Fashion Designing Colleges in Bangalore: Admission, Fees, Entrance Exam, Placements

Published by Shikha Kumari on Jun 18, 2025

Bangalore is a hub of some of the top fashion designing colleges in India. The city has some great government and private colleges. In this blog, we’ll talk about everything you need to know about these top colleges in Bangalore. Let’s begin by listing the best fashion designing colleges in Bangalore.

Fashion Designing Colleges in Bangalore

Here is a list of top 10 fashion designing colleges in Bangalore, this list contains some private as well as government colleges.

• National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)  Bangalore
• National Institute of Design (NID) Bangalore
• JD Institute of Fashion Technology
• Vogue Institute of Art and Design
• Army Institute of Fashion and Design (AIFD)
• Amity University, Bangalore
• Pearl Academy, Bangalore
• Jain University
• Bangalore University
• International Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD)

Entrance Examination

Entrance exams are conducted for both government and private colleges. Here’s a list of all these exams, other private colleges usually take scores of government tests or take admissions based on merit.

• NID DAT (National Institute of Design – Design aptitude test)
• UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design) 
• NIFTEE (National Institute of Fashion Technology entrance exam)
• CEED (Common Entrance Exam for Design)
• GAT (General Aptitude Test)
• Army Institute of Fashion and Design Written Admission Test (AIFD WAT)

Application fee

The table below shows the application fee for different categories for the government fashion designing courses entrance exams. The open category includes General and OBC while reserved category includes SC, ST and PwD.

Application process

Here’s a step-by-step application process of the above mentioned tests. 

NID-DAT

Step – 1 Register

• Register/ Sign-Up on the official website.
• Login with your credentials on the page.

Step – 2 Application Form 

• Fill out the application form 
• When you fill all the fields, click ‘Save and Proceed’ to move onto the next section.

Step – 3 Upload Documents

• Upload a scanned copy of all the documents asked.
• Click ‘Save and Proceed’ to go to the next section.

Step – 4 Pay Application Fees

• Fees can be paid online or in person.
• Online payment can be made through credit/ debit card. 

NIFT 

Step – 1 Online Registration

• Register on the official website.
• Fill out personal, academic and upload the required documents
• Pay the application fees.

Step – 2 NIFT Entrance Exam

•  The exam occurs in two phases – Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Aptitude Test (GAT)
• Those who qualify move on to the next round.

Step – 3 Personal Interview

• A situation test is conducted for all UG courses.

UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination For Design)

Step – 1 Register

• Register/ Sign-Up on the official website.
• Login with your credentials on the page.

Step – 2 Application Form 

• Fill out the application form after registration.
• When you fill all the fields, click ‘Save and Proceed’ to move onto the next section.

Step – 3 Upload Documents

• Upload a scanned copy of all the documents asked.
• Click ‘Save and Proceed’ to go to the next section.

Step – 4 Select Test Center 

• Choose 3 test centers from the given list.
• 1st preference would be given priority. 

Step – 5 Pay Application Fees

• Fees can be paid online through credit or debit card.

List of Documents

Here is the list of documents that are needed to apply for any government fashion designing course. You must keep the pdf or jpg image of all these documents ready beforehand to avoid any hustle. Let’s have a look.

• Copy of Board / University Certificate as proof of Candidate’s Name, Mother’s Name, Father’s
• Name and Date of Birth of the candidate
• Type of Identification–Bank A/c passbook with photograph /Passport Number/ Ration Card/ Aadhaar Card Number/ Voter ID Card Number/ Other Govt ID
• Qualifying Degree Certificate or last semester marks sheet from a recognised board or university.
• Your Mailing Address as well as Permanent Address with PIN code
• Four cities for centres of your choice where you are comfortable giving your exam.
• Category Certificate, if applicable.
• Undertaking / Result Awaited Certificate, if applicable.
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate, if applicable.
• SC, ST, OBC (NCL) Certificate, if applicable.
• Person with Disability (PwD) Certificate & UDID, if applicable.
• E-mail address and Mobile Number of the candidate.
• Candidate’s Photograph.
• Candidate’s Signature in running hand.

Fee Structure

The given table lists down the top fashion design colleges in Bangalore and their fee structure

Placement Statistics