Top Private Design Colleges in India 2026

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, formerly Bharath Engineering College, was founded in 1984 by S. Jagathrakshakan in Chennai. It is a private and deemed to University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is also known as the Bharath Institute of Science and Technology (BIST). The institute has been recognised by UGC and has received the highest rating from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has also approved BIHER. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in the law stream which is very popular among the students.

Hi-Tech Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ghaziabad is located in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. HIET Ghaziabad, founded in 2006, is known for its research centres, and to that end, it has many centres of excellence such as the Center of Technical Training and Industry Alliance (CTTIA), Business Incubator Sponsored by the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Center (IEDC), and Center for Software Consultancy and Development CSCD. HIET Ghaziabad is a private institute affiliated with Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University and is approved by the AICTE and the Ministry of Education.

D.Y. Patil College of Engineering is famous among the students for its flagship engineering courses. It is a private college, situated in Pune is accredited by AICTE, NAAC and DTE. It offers engineering courses such as M.Tech and B.Tech in specialisations like computer engineering, information technology, mechanical engineering and more. The candidates must have to appear in the MHTCET entrance exam to become eligible to apply for B.Tech courses and GATE for M.Tech courses. A total of 966 candidates were placed in the year 2021-22.

Koshys Group of Institutions is one of the premier institutes in Bangalore, Karnataka, incepted in 2003 and approved by AICTE and NAAC. KGI provides a platform for excellent education in the fields of Nursing. It is approved by Indian Nursing Council. The popular nursing courses include General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM), Bachelor of Science in nursing (BScN), Post Basic Bachelor of Science in Nursing (PBBSC), and Master of Science in Nursing (MScN). For all the UG courses, the candidate must have 50% aggregate marks in their 10+2 and for PG courses candidate should have completed a bachelor's degree with 50% aggregate. Top recruiting companies are Fortis, Manipal Hospitals, Columbia Asia, etc.