Hello, its amazing that you're going for a field that has a lot of independent exposure and scope in the coming years.
As for getting Admission in Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), the basic eligibility criteria stands as follows:
• Aspirants have to pass their (10+2) Higher Secondary schooling with 50% marks from a recognized Board.
• Some colleges do conduct an additional Entrance Exam for admission in their respective colleges. Some of the most sought after Entrance Exams for BFA are : JNUEE (Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Exam) Banaras Hindu University Entrance Exam and Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET)
In most colleges BFA is a 3 year undergraduate programme where you can choose to specialise in interesting subjects like ceramics, painting, sculpting, art history, illustration, graphic design, photography etc.
BFA is considered to be one of the most prestigious degrees and has a high scope right now as well as in the coming years because of its focus on intensive art and design studies.
There are a lot of presently existing and upcoming career options in this field, some of which include being an Illustrator, graphic designer, writer, art teacher, interior and spatial designer, animator, concept artist, multimedia programmer and many more that you can make for your own self!
Although, many colleges are very lenient with their admissions in this degree, the interviewing team do look for a certain skill set in the aspirant before they give admission. This skill set is privy to the Fine Arts degree and to the artist inside you.
It includes having :
• Sketching skills • Painting skills • Artistic skills • Creative Imagination • Good Communication Skills
But keep in mind that a BFA degree does not only revolve around these practical skills and courses. Colleges do urge you to take up theory subjects with a wide variety to choose from, like English, Health Sciences, Hindi, Marketing/ Marker Research, Entrepreneurship, Design Theory, Environmental Studies and many more.
The average cost of the course varies from college to college, starting from as low as 6k and going up to even 1Lakh or sometimes more.
As any student aspiring to make their future bright, the starting salary for a person with a BFA degree is 2Lacs per annum which extends upto 10-12 Lacs per annum. It can go even further, should you get even more qualifications and improve your skills to stay at par with the changing times.
Top colleges in India for Bachelor Of Fine Arts:
• Amity university
• Manipal University
• JNU
• College of Arts, University of Delhi
• International Institute of Fine Arts, Delhi
• University of Hyderabad
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• College of Fine Arts, Hyderabad
The top companies that recruit students with a BFA degree are :
Robosoft Technologies
Microsoft Corporation
Cognizant
Affinity Express
Tata Consultancy Services, etc.
Hope this helped! Good luck!
Hello,
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :
You should have qualified 12 th with 50-60% aggregate marks and it varies for different Colleges
Some Colleges and entrance exams may have age limit
You should submit the original of required documents and Mark sheets at the time of admission
ADMISSION PROCESS :
Mainly Direct admission
It is based on selection criteria which varies from college to college
Some Colleges conduct entrance exam like
You have to appear for aptitude test which is conducted by various universities
Please visit the link given below for further details:
https://www.careers360.com/courses/bfa-bachelor-of-fine-arts
Hope it helps
Good luck!
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