Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai:

Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai: Mumbai as a state in India, itself includes about 100 plus top colleges providing fashion designing courses. These colleges provide courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma levels. Among all these colleges, 63 colleges are owned by privately owned, 08 colleges are public/government organisations owned and 02 colleges are owned by both public-private entities. Admissions into these colleges are provided on the basis of entrance examinations such as the NIFT Entrance Exam, UCEED, Pearl Academy Entrance Exam, CUET, etc. Some of the top fashion designing colleges of Mumbai are NIFT Mumbai, Pearl Academy Mumbai, ITM IDM, Amity University Mumbai, Industrial Design Centre - IIT Bombay, INIFD Vashi, SASMIRA's Institute of Design and Textiles, and others. After evaluating their varied characteristics, we have listed the top 5 fashion design colleges in Mumbai in 2025 below for individuals who wish to pursue a career in the fashion design industry. Examine the qualities stated below and select the finest one for yourself.

Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai: Highlights

The key highlights of the Top 5 Fashion design colleges in Mumbai are listed in the below table:

Parameters	Statistics
No. of colleges	100+ colleges
Annual Fees	< INR 1 lakh: 33 colleges
	INR 1-2 lakh: 23 colleges
	INR 2-3 lakh: 15 colleges
	INR 3-5 lakh: 14 colleges
	> INR 5 lakh: 23 colleges
Top Specialisations	Fashion Design, Apparel Design, Textile Design,  Jewellery Design, Visual Merchandising
Accepted Entrance Exams	ITM-IDM Entrance Exam, MAT, CAT, CUET, etc.

Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai: List

Below is the list of the Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai based on their overall specifications:

S.No.	Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai
1	National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai
2	Amity University, Mumbai
3	Pearl Academy, Mumbai
4	ITM IDM - Institute Of Design and Media
5	Industrial Design Centre - IIT Bombay

Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai: Ranking

Most of the colleges from the fashion designing category have not been ranked by the NIRF (2024), however, below is the overall ranking of the Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai:

Colleges	Overall Category
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai	#2
Amity University, Mumbai	#47
Pearl Academy, Mumbai	#21
ITM IDM - Institute Of Design and Media	#34
Industrial Design Centre - IIT Bombay	-

Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai: Tuition Fee

Below is mentioned the fee structure of the Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai:

Colleges	Tuition Fee
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai	Rs. 1.64 L - 12.34 L
Amity University, Mumbai	Rs. 1.89 L - 11.12 L
Pearl Academy, Mumbai	Rs. 2.1 L - 29.94 L
ITM IDM - Institute Of Design and Media	Rs. 16.8 L
Industrial Design Centre - IIT Bombay	Rs. 8 L - 11.56 L

Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai: Privately-Owned

Below is the list of the Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai that are privately owned along with their tuition fee and eligibility criteria:

College Names	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
Amity University Mumbai Admission	INR 2 lakh - INR 11 lakh	Merit-Based
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University Admission	INR 80,000 - INR 3 lakh	Merit-Based
Pearl Academy Admission	INR 1lakh - INR 3 lakh	Pearl Academy Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
Whistling Woods International Admission	INR 2 lakh - INR 17 lakh	WWI Entrance Exam
INIFD Andheri Admission	INR 12 lakh - INR 20 lakh	Merit-Based

Top 5 Fashion Designing Colleges in Mumbai: Government-Owned

Below is the list of the Top 5 Fashion design colleges in Mumbai that are government-owned along with their tuition fee and eligibility criteria:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
NIFT Mumbai Admission	INR 2 lakh - INR 12 lakh	NIFT Entrance Exam and Merit-Based
SNDT College Admission	INR 36,000 - INR 2.07 lakh	Merit-Based
Government Polytechnic Mumbai Admission	INR 18,000	Merit-Based
Garware Institute of Career Education and Development MU Admission	INR 1.6 lakh - INR 6.75 lakh	Merit-Based