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View SpecialisationsThere are many people who are interested in art and consider it as their career. There is also an alternative BFA course for such students, which is known as Bachelor of Fine Arts. In this course, subjects like drawing, painting, sculpture, dance, photography, and designing are studied. Also this course can be done as full time part time online and distance learning.
Apart from this, Visual Arts and Performing Arts are studied under BFA. Under Visual Arts, you teach many subjects like idol sculpture, painting, literature, animation, etc. Under this course we are taught all the branches of arts subject.
Topics Cover in This Course-
Course |
BFA |
Full Form |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
Level |
Undergraduate |
Duration |
3-4 Year Course |
Eligiblity Criteria |
Pass 12th from any recognized board with 50% Marks. |
Admission Process |
Merit based and Via Entrance Test |
Exams Types |
Semester and Year-wise Exam |
Top Entrance Exams |
DUET, JMI BFA Entrance, BHU UET |
Top Colleges |
Delhi University, College of Fine Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Punjab University, Rabindra Bharati |
Career Prospects |
Painting, Film Production, Craft Artistic, Photography, Fine Arts, Creative Writing |
Job Profiles |
Art Director, Graphic Artist, Sketching artist, Creative Designer, UX designer, Textile designer, Fashion Designer, Fine artist, Animator, etc. |
Course Fees |
INR 30,000 to 1.50 Lakh Per year |
Average Starting Salaries | INR 2 lakh to 5 Lakh |
BFA also known as (Bachelor of Fine Arts) is a 3 to 4 year undergraduate degree program. It is also known as BVA which is the short form of Bachelor of Visual Arts. In this course, you study subjects like drawing, painting, dance, photography, sculpture, designing, etc.
If you are interested in taking admission in BFA course, then you can take admission in two ways. First according to merit and second by passing in entrance exams. Admission on the basis of merit is given on the basis of marks obtained in class 12th.
SEMESTER I |
SEMESTER II |
SEMESTER III |
Appreciation & Fundamentals of Visual Arts |
Appreciation & Fundamentals ofVisual Arts II | Head Study |
Clay Modelling | Communicative English II | History of Indian Art |
Communicative English | Design-2D & 3D | History of Western Art |
Drawing | Geometry, Perspective & | Method & Materials |
Design-2D & 3D | Calligraphy | - |
Print Making |
Print Making |
Print Making IV |
- |
Pictorial Design/Painting |
- |
SEMESTER IV |
SEMESTER V |
SEMESTER VI |
Drawing from Life |
Computer Graphics | Advertising Art & Ideas |
History of Art |
Computer Graphics & Advanced Drawing | Corporate Identity |
Head Study from Mode |
Drawing from Life | Communication Design |
Painting |
History of Art | Press Layout |
Still Life |
Portrait Painting | Packaging Design |
Sketching |
Painting from Life | Study from Life |
Top Colleges |
Location |
Delhi University |
Delhi |
College of Fine Arts |
Hyderabad |
Banaras Hindu University |
Varanasi |
Punjab University |
Chandigarh |
Rabindra Bharati University |
Kolkata |
Chandigarh University |
Mohali |
Lovely Professional University |
Jalandhar |
Amity University |
Mumbai |
Painting or Sculpture |
Water Color Painting, Oil Painting, Acrylic Painting, Sculptures |
Graphic Designer |
Graphic designer usually creates visual concepts by hand or by using software to communicate ideas with customers. |
Creative Writer / Technical Writer / Copywriter or Freelance writer |
A writer can work for advertising agencies, broadcast companies, PR agencies, newspaper or publishing houses, etc. |
Job Profiles |
Average Salary |
Highest Salary |
Art Director |
INR 4.0 Lacs |
INR 17.2 Lacs |
Creative Designer |
INR 2.2 Lacs |
INR 4.2 Lacs |
Graphic Artist |
INR 1.43 Lacs |
INR 7.43 Lacs |
User experience designer |
INR 2.0 Lacs |
INR 4.9 Lacs |
Sketching artist |
INR 2.0 Lacs |
INR 4.5 Lacs |
Associate Professor for Fine Arts |
INR 3.2 Lacs |
INR 4.30 Lacs |
Concept Artist |
INR 4.2 Lacs |
INR 11.0 Lacs |
Painter |
INR 1.5 Lacs |
INR 2.50 Lacs |
Interior Designer |
INR 3.0 Lacs |
INR 6.0 Lacs |
Industrial designer |
INR 2.3 Lacs |
INR 16 Lacs |
Technical Designer |
INR 2.6 Lacs |
INR 20.5 Lacs |
Art teacher |
INR 1.53 Lacs |
INR 7.3 Lacs |
Art conservator |
INR 2.10 Lacs |
INR 4.8 Lacs |
Fine artist |
INR 3.9 Lacs |
INR 8.3 Lacs |
Film set designer |
INR 4.5 Lacs |
INR 23 Lacs |
Fashion Designer |
INR 1.78 Lacs |
INR 9.80 Lacs |
Cartoonist |
INR 2.54 Lacs |
INR 4.0 Lacs |
Animator |
INR 3.3 Lacs |
INR 5.5 Lacs |
UX designer |
INR 2.0 Lacs |
INR 13.8 Lacs |
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