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Design colleges in Maharashtra

Disha Stars lists 20 institutions listed for design in Maharashtra: 6 verified Disha profiles and 14 listings from official registers. Of these, 6 are government, 13 private and 1 deemed. The register listings are 5 colleges and 9 standalone institutes. 2 are ranked in NIRF 2025. Register data as of 6 October 2026, mostly from AICTE 2025-26, AISHE and UGC.

Institutions
20
Verified profiles
6
Government
6
NIRF 2025 ranked
2
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Top 10 on this list

Order: verified Disha profiles first, then institutions ranked in NIRF 2025 (best rank in any category), then the rest, those named by more official registers first, then A to Z. This is not a quality ranking.
InstitutionPlaceManagementNIRF 2025Registers
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) Verified profileMumbaiDeemedPharmacy 11AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University Verified profilePunePrivatePharmacy 70AISHE listed, UGC listed
Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University Verified profilePunePrivateNot rankedAISHE listed, UGC listed
D Y Patil International University Verified profilePunePrivateNot rankedAISHE listed, UGC listed
DES Pune University Verified profilePunePrivateNot rankedAISHE listed, UGC listed
Pimpri Chinchwad University Verified profilePunePrivateNot rankedAICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed
Aditya College of ArchitectureMumbai SuburbanPrivateNot rankedAICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC 2(f), COA approved 2026-27
Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College of Engineering and Visual ArtsMumbai CityPrivateNot rankedAICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)
B. S. Bandekar College of Fine Art,(Applied Art)SindhudurgPrivateNot rankedAICTE approved, AISHE listed
Bharati Vidyapeeths College of Fine ArtsPunePrivateNot rankedAICTE approved, AISHE listed

Which are the government design colleges in Maharashtra?

6 on this list have government management, as the register or the verified profile states it.

Which design colleges in Maharashtra are ranked in NIRF 2025?

2 appear in the official India Rankings 2025 (NIRF), best rank in any category first.

All design colleges in Maharashtra

Showing 1 to 20 of 20

  1. 1.
    SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

    MumbaiDeemedVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Pharmacy 11Registers: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed

  2. 2.
    Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University

    PunePrivateVerified Disha profileNIRF 2025 Pharmacy 70Registers: AISHE listed, UGC listed

  3. 3.
    Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University

    PunePrivateVerified Disha profileRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC listed

  4. 4.
    D Y Patil International University

    PunePrivateVerified Disha profileRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC listed

  5. 5.
    DES Pune University

    PunePrivateVerified Disha profileRegisters: AISHE listed, UGC listed

  6. 6.
    Pimpri Chinchwad University

    PunePrivateVerified Disha profileRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC listed

  7. 7.
    Aditya College of Architecture

    Mumbai SuburbanPrivateCollegeRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC 2(f), COA approved 2026-27

  8. 8.
    Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College of Engineering and Visual Arts

    Mumbai CityPrivateCollegeRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed, UGC 2(f)

  9. 9.
    B. S. Bandekar College of Fine Art,(Applied Art)

    SindhudurgPrivateCollegeRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed

  10. 10.
    Bharati Vidyapeeths College of Fine Arts

    PunePrivateCollegeRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed

  11. 11.
    Kces Moolji Jaitha College

    JalgaonPrivateCollegeRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed

  12. 12.
    Womens Technical Education & Research Institute

    NagpurGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved, AISHE listed

  13. 13.
    Ftii

    PuneGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved

  14. 14.
    Government College of Art and Design Aurangabad

    AurangabadGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved

  15. 15.
    Government College of Arts and Design Nagpur

    NagpurGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved

  16. 16.
    Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art & Craft

    Mumbai CityPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved

  17. 17.
    Sanjeevan Group of Institutions

    KolhapurPrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved

  18. 18.
    Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art

    Mumbai CityGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved

  19. 19.
    Sir J. J. School of Art

    Mumbai CityGovernmentStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved

  20. 20.
    Viva Institute of Applied Art

    ThanePrivateStandalone instituteRegisters: AICTE approved

How this list is built

  • An institution is listed here when AICTE 2025-26 approves it for applied arts and design. The registers do not list every course, so confirm the exact course with the institution.
  • A listing in the AISHE directory of the Ministry of Education is not a recognition. Each row names the regulator lists it appears in, so check the approval for your course with that regulator.
  • Government or private is the management a register states. Where no register states it, the row says so.
  • Order: verified Disha profiles first, then institutions ranked in NIRF 2025 (best rank in any category), then the rest, those named by more official registers first, then A to Z. This is not a quality ranking.

Read the methodology or report a correction.

Sources and last updated

Register data as of . AISHE HE Directory read on . Verified profiles updated .

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