Top Design Colleges in Maharashtra 2026

Some of the popular Design colleges in Maharashtra include Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects Private Limited DP Road, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects Private Limited Borivali, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects Private Limited Lexicon, ITM-Institute of Design and Media (Andheri) Mumbai, Universal AI University, Pimpri Chinchwad University - School of Design, Sasmira’s Institute of Design and Textiles, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects Private Limited Bandra, Leonardo da Vinci School of Design. Maharashtra has a total of 249 colleges that offer Design courses. Out of these, 11 are government colleges and 196 are privately owned. The average fee for Design colleges in Maharashtra ranges from INR 1,000 - INR 20,32,000. For admission, candidates need to appear for the SEED, CAT, Mumbai University Admission, CBSE 10th, PAF Entrance Exam, NIFT Entrance Exam, NID DAT, SOFT CET, Design Aptitude Test (DAT), RBSE 12th as part of the selection criteria. Some colleges like Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects Private Limited DP Road, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects Private Limited Borivali, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects Private Limited Lexicon, ITM-Institute of Design and Media (Andheri) Mumbai, Universal AI University, Pimpri Chinchwad University - School of Design, Sasmira’s Institute of Design and Textiles, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects Private Limited Bandra, Leonardo da Vinci School of Design also conduct their own entrance tests for admission. Others may accept direct admission based on merit in the qualifying exam.