IMS Design and Innovation Academy Noida is a private institute established in the year 2005. It is a world-class Design School in India. DIA Noida has a UGC affiliation and is approved by the AICTE. It is also affiliated with CCS, Meerut. It is recognized as a fragment of the IMS society. The institute has been ranked in the Top 15th Private Fashion Design college in India by Outlook-ICARE. IMS DIA offers B.Des, B.Sc & PG Diploma courses in various disciplines. The institute also offers short-term certificate courses as well. Admissions at IMS DIA will be done based on the IMS-DIA Exam and the candidate’s performance in the previous qualifying examination followed by GAT & CAT. The final selection of the candidate is done based on the final round of interviews with IMS-DIA’s Jury Panel. The student will have to present a portfolio. As per the latest placement data available on the official website, IMS DIA Noida Placement's highest package offered ranges between INR 12 LPA – 15 LPA whereas the average package ranges from INR 7 LPA – 10 LPA. Some of the top recruiters that recruit DIA students include Pantaloons, ZeeTv, Gap, Geetanjali, Lilliput, Matrix, Orient Crafts Ltd. Shantanu and Nikhil, Varija Bajaj etc.