Top colleges for M.Des (Master of Design) in India

A Master of Design (MDes, M.Des. or M.Design) is a postgraduate academic master degree in the field of Design awarded by several academic institutions around the world. Below, providing you a curated list of colleges/institutions awarding design grooming, knowledge and M.Des course.

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NID - National Institute of Design

Offers a 2.5 years M.Des course in Product Design, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Animation Film Design, Film & Video Communication Design, Exhibition Design, Textile Design, Toy & Game Design, Photography Design, Apparel Design, Transportation Design, Lifestyle Accessory Design, New Media Design, Information Design, Interaction Design, Retail Experience Design, Universal Design, Digital Game Design from its three campuses at Ahmedabad (Main campus), Bangalore (R&D campus) and Gandhinagar (PG campus), India.

IISC Bangalore - Indian Institute of Science

Center for Product Design and Manufacturing, Bangalore, India, awards a Master of Design in Product Design and Engineering in a two-year program.

IIT Guwahati - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Offers a M.Des degree in a two-year program.

IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Awards a M.Des degree in a two-year program.

IDC Mumbai - Industrial Design Centre 

Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai

Awards a Master of Design degree in Industrial Design, Visual Communication, Animation, Interaction Design, and Mobility and Vehicle Design. All programs require two years of study.

IIT Hyderabad - Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad 

Awards a M.Des degree in a two-year program. 

IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Offers post-graduate programs in M.Des and the admission is through CEED.

NIFT - National Institute of Fashion Technology

Offers Master programmes in M.Des (master in design), M.F.M. (Master in Fashion Management) M. FTech. (Master in Fashion Technology)

DAIICT - Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

Awards an M.Des. degree in a two-year program.

SoDS - School of Design Studies – UPES Dehradun 

Offers M.Des degrees in (a)Industrial design, (b)Product Design, (c)Interior Design, (d)Transportation Design.

IIIT Jabalpur - 

Awards a M.Des degree in Product Design, Interaction Design & Visual Communication and also PhD in Design. 

Disclaimer: This article does not offer any ranking or position of colleges/institutes, it is requested not to make college selection decision using this article ONLY.