This paper presents a comparative study of the ductile design of column based on New IS 13920-2016 & Old IS 13920-1993. The past earthquake experiences in India clearly demonstrated that the typical structural design and construction methods lack the basic seismic resistance criteria. The implementation of ductile design and detailing practices in an ordinary building is one of the major areas need to be focused. The overall ductility in the reinforced concrete structure is a tough issue. But in some strategic locations of the building structure certain design factor and reinforcement detailing can be adopted to minimize the seismic damage and life-threatening collapse. The techniques are simple, inexpensive and elaborately discussed in the Bureau of Indian standard code of practice (IS13920).