Are you looking for the best government fashion design institutes in India? Check out Outlook-ICARE's annual ranking of India’s top 17 government fashion design institutes for 2024 to make an informed choice based on multiple parameters.
| Rank | Name of Institution | Academic & Research Excellence | Industry Interface & Placement | Infrastructure & Facilities | Governance & Admissions | Diversity & Outreach | TOTAL SCORE |
| 200 | 250 | 250 | 150 | 150 | 1000 | ||
| 1 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, NEW DELHI | 157.59 | 228.67 | 233.86 | 129.87 | 138.5 | 888.47 |
| 2 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, MUMBAI | 160.48 | 230.41 | 243.41 | 97.83 | 122.46 | 854.6 |
| 3 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, BENGALURU | 166.61 | 178.12 | 234.63 | 114.41 | 141.74 | 835.52 |
| 4 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI | 160.84 | 185.31 | 237.15 | 124.55 | 117.71 | 825.56 |
| 5 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, PATNA | 177.22 | 185.32 | 224.55 | 119.04 | 113.07 | 819.2 |
| 6 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, GANDHINAGAR | 159.88 | 197.6 | 214.91 | 95.96 | 101.23 | 769.59 |
| 7 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, HYDERABAD | 161.73 | 174.77 | 215.46 | 99.25 | 107.68 | 758.89 |
| 8 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, KOLKATA | 171.38 | 124.54 | 232.55 | 117.27 | 107.8 | 753.54 |
| 9 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, RAEBARELI | 141.33 | 103.11 | 239.01 | 107.96 | 123.45 | 714.86 |
| 10 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, KANNUR | 158.87 | 90.06 | 230.89 | 109.62 | 102.49 | 691.93 |
| 11 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, BHUBANESWAR | 133.43 | 163.73 | 204.32 | 112.2 | 62.26 | 675.94 |
| 12 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, KANGRA | 131.17 | 86.72 | 210.44 | 99.51 | 54.3 | 582.15 |
| 13 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, PANCHKULA | 133.2 | 78.55 | 209.15 | 100.31 | 60.61 | 581.81 |
| 14 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, BHOPAL | 129.59 | 88.81 | 203.26 | 97.88 | 58.86 | 578.41 |
| 15 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, SHILLONG | 130.34 | 81.46 | 210.2 | 97.78 | 57.37 | 577.15 |
| 16 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, JODHPUR | 133.29 | 87.53 | 202.05 | 94.84 | 56.18 | 573.89 |
| 17 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, SRINAGAR | 132.83 | 80.85 | 198.44 | 99.83 | 52.66 | 564.61 |