BFA Syllabus, Subjects, Yearly, Semester, Specialisations, Entrance Exams, Colleges, Books

Q: What are the electives in BFA?

The electives in BFA are:EconomicsPsychologyFine ArtsPhysical EducationHome Science

Q: What are the core subjects of BFA?

The core subjects of BFA:Appreciation and Fundamentals of Visual ArtsDesign-2D & 3DPictorial Design/PaintingPrintmakingGeometry, Perspective & Calligraphy

Q: What are the top colleges for BFA?

Banaras Hindu University (BHU),Varanasi;Ecole Intuit Lab - French Institute of Design, Digital & Strategy, Mumbai; Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai; and BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar are the top colleges for BFA.

Q: What are the job options after BFA?

The job options after BFA:PainterArt dealerExhibition managerMuseum curatorArt historiansArtefacts restoration

Q: What courses can be done after BFA?

Courses can be done after BFAPhDMBAMFAM.Phil

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Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is a three-year undergraduate that helps students gain skills and experience in various specializations. Students through this course learn about sculpture, literature, animation and other specializations. Applications for admissions can be availed either from the University website or by visiting the Admissions Office.

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Table of Contents

BFA Course Details
BFA Syllabus
BFA Subjects

3.1 BFA First Year Subjects

3.2 BFA Second Year Subjects

3.3 BFA Third Year Subjects

BFA Specialisations

4.1 BFA Painting Syllabus

4.2 BFA Applied Art Subjects

4.3 BFA Music Syllabus

4.4 BFA Animation Syllabus

BFA Entrance Exam Syllabus
Top BFA Colleges
BFA Syllabus in ATKU
BFA Syllabus in Gondwana University
BFA Syllabus in Rabindra Bharati University
BFA Books
BFA Syllabus: FAQs

BFA Course Details

Course Name	Bachelors in Fine Arts
Course Level	Undergraduate
Duration	3 - 4 years
Admission Process	Merit-Based/Entrance Exams
Top Entrance Exam	UET, UPSEE, AUCET, CUET.
Eligibility	Class 12th Board exams with 50% aggregate marks or its equivalent
Top Colleges	Banaras Hindu University (BHU),Varanasi; Ecole Intuit Lab - French Institute of Design, Digital & Strategy, Mumbai; Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai; and BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar.
Average Fees	INR 30,000 - INR 3,00,000

BFA Syllabus

Semester I	Semester II
Part I History of Indian Art (From prehistory to 6th century Ad) Part II Fundamental of Art	Part I History of Indian Art (From prehistory to 6th century Ad) Part-II Fundamental of Art
Internal/Sessional works	Landscape (practical) or Clay Modelling
Still Life	Internal/Sessional works
Semester III	Semester IV
Part I History of Indian Art (From 7th century AD to 18th century AD) Part II Fundamental of Art	Head study
Landscape II	Clay Modelling II
Semester V	Semester VI
Appreciation and Fundamentals of Visual Arts	Design-2D & 3D
Drawing	Printmaking
Elective	Research Project

BFA Subjects

BFA subjects largely depend on the specializations taken by the student. BFA students must look at the subjects before choosing a particular course.

See Also: Digital Painting Courses

BFA First Year Subjects

Part I History of Indian Art (From prehistory to 6th century Ad) Part II Fundamental of Art: The origins of Indian art can be traced back to prehistoric settlements in the 3rd millennium BC. In the process leading up to pre-Christian times, Indian art has been influenced by cultural influences, in addition to religious influences such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Islam.
Landscape or Clay Modelling: Modeling clay or modeling clay belongs to a group of malleable substances used in architecture and sculpting. The material composition and manufacturing process are very different.
Still Life: Still life is a work of art depicting everyday objects, mostly inanimate, usually natural or man-made.

BFA Second Year Subjects

Part I History of Indian Art (From 7th century AD to 18th century AD) Part II Fundamental of Art: The eighteenth century was marked by at least three distinctive styles: the Baroque, the Rococo and Neoclassicism. The Baroque style was the strongest and the forms echoed the strength of this absolute monarch the style aimed to look grand, impressive and massive.

See Also: Performing Arts Courses

BFA Third Year Subjects

Appreciation and Fundamentals of Visual Arts: They are color, composition, value, shape, brushwork and perspective. The basics are generally universal across different mediums and styles.
Design-2D & 3D: The main difference between 2D CAD and 3D CAD is that 3D CAD is more accurate than 2D CAD. Once a model of the final structure is created, plans, elevations, sections and details can be extracted from the model as views.
Drawing: The term art subject refers to the main idea presented in the artwork. The subject of art is basically the essence of the work. To determine the subject of a particular artwork, ask yourself: What exactly is depicted in this work? What the artist is trying to express to the world...
Printmaking: Printmaking is an artistic process based on the principle of transferring an image from a matrix to another surface, usually paper or fabric. Traditional printing techniques include woodblock printing, etching, engraving, and lithography.

See Also: How to Become an Artist?

BFA Specialisations

The specialisations available with BFA courses are mentioned below:

BFA Painting Syllabus

BFA Painting Syllabus is mentioned below

Semester I	Semester II
Drawing From Nature	Drawing Rom Human Figure
Fundamentals Of Arts	3d Design
Printmaking	Fundamentals Of Arts With 2d Design
Indian Culture Arts	Regional Culture
English	Indian Culture Arts
Regional Language	English
Semester III	Semester IV
Head Study	Composition
Still Life	History Of Western Art
English	Western Aesthetics
Fundamentals Of Computer	Computer/English
Printmaking-Ii	Drawing From Life
-	Mural Design-I
Semester V	Semester VI
English	History Of Western Arts
Head Study	Painting From Life
Pictorial Composition	Indian Aesthetics
History Of Western Arts	Mural Design-Ii
Still Life	Composition
Indian Culture Arts	-

BFA Applied Art Subjects

BFA Applied Art Subjects is mentioned below

Semester I	Semester II
Calligraphy & Drawing	English
Clay & Plaster Modelling	Geometrical Drawing & Perspective Drawing
Collage Painting & Print Media	History of Art in India
Colour Theory & Colour Composition	Indoor & Outdoor Drawing & Sketching
Semester III	Semester IV
2D & 3D Animation	Campaign
Advertising Theory	Computer Applications & Graphics
Silk Screen, Stencil Print	Drawing and Illustration (Outdoor and Indoor Study)
Still Life	-
Semester V	Semester VI
History of Far Eastern Art & Western Art	Indian Aesthetics
History of Modern Western Art & Indian Art	Letter Calligraphy / Typography
-	Photography Black & White
Semester VII	Semester VIII
Poster Design & Press Layout	Project Work - Industry Interface
Photography and Reproduction Techniques	Elective
Portfolio Development & Digital Manipulation	-
Western Aesthetics	-

BFA Music Syllabus

BFA Music Syllabus is mentioned below

Semester I	Semester II
Appreciation of Music	Classification of Music
Bada Khayal and Chhota Khayal	Classifications of Ragas
Brief History of Bharat Nayat Shastra and Sangeet Ratnagar	Concepts of Ragas and Tala in Indian Music
Semester III	Semester IV
Concert Singing	Forms of light music
Different Gharanas and their history	History of Indian Music
Evolution of Notation System	Importance of Music festivals
Semester V	Semester VI
Laws of Acoustics	Place of Music in Fine Arts
Music and Literature	Role of Music in Multimedia
Musical Sound, Frequency, Wave motion, Pitch and Motion	Taal Study

BFA Animation Syllabus

BFA Animation Syllabus is mentioned below

Semester I	Semester II
Geometrical Drawing & Perspective - I	Drawing - II
Design - I	Geometrical Drawing & Perspective - II
Drawing - I	Design - II
History of animation	Visual Graphics - II
Visual Graphics - I	History of Art - II
History of art	-
Semester III	Semester IV
Drawing for 2 D Animation - I	Drawing for 2D Animation - II
History of Animation - I	History of Animation - II
Semester V	Semester VI
Computer Animation - I	Computer Animation - II
Semester VII	Semester VIII
Post Production Tools	Project Work (Short Animated Movie)

BFA Entrance exam syllabus

Candidates must bring their own drawing board and materials to the test. Only the answer sheet and clay will be provided by the university. The aptitude test consists of the following papers:

Objective drawing	Candidates have to draw objects with light and shade showing background and forgoing in pencil on 1/2 imperial size paper ( Not Applicable to Art History) 1 1/2 hours 60 marks.
For Art History Specialization only	Candidates have to identify and write their views/crite on three visuals on art, artist, period etc 1 1/2 Hours 60 Marks.
General Knowledge (For all specializations)	Subjective and objective type question related to Arts, personalities, Event & Current Affairs 1 1/2 Hours 30 Marks.
Composition for Applied Arts Specialization	Illustration from memory on a given subject in Water Colour, tempera, Ink or Oil Pastel on 1/4 imperial size paper 1/2 hours 60 Marks.
For Art History Specialization	Candidates to write an analysis/ premise on a topic to be given at the time of the examination in about 800 words in either English or Hindi- 1 1/2 Hours 60 marks.
For Painting Specialization	Painting from memory on a given subject in water colour tempera, Ink or oil pastel on 1/4 imperial size paper 1 1/2 hours 60 marks
For Printmaking Specialization	Painting from memory on a given subject in water colour tempera, Ink or oil pastel on 1/4 imperial size paper 1 1/2 hours 60 marks
For sculpture Specialization	Modeling from memory in clay on a given subject 1 1/2 Hours 60 Marks
For Visual Communication	A test in design to assess concept, application, ability in using line, colour ad space in the visualization on a subject to be given at the time of the examination, in tempera, ink or oil pastel on 1/4 imperial size paper 1 1/2 Hours 60 Marks

Top BFA Colleges

Name of the College	Fees
Banaras Hindu University (BHU),Varanasi	INR 2,407
Ecole Intuit Lab - French Institute of Design, Digital & Strategy, Mumbai	INR 4,50,000
Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai	INR 75,000
BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar	INR 21,760
CT University, Ludhiana	INR 41,000
SAGE University, Bhopal	INR 60,000
GOEL Group of Institutions, Lucknow	INR 32,000
Alagappa University, Karaikudi	INR 9,500

BFA Syllabus in ATKU

BFA Syllabus in ATKU is mentioned below:

Semester I	Semester II
History & Appreciation of Art	History & Appreciation of Art
Hindi	English for Professional Communication
Design	Design
Computer Graphics	Computer Graphics
Geometrical & Perspective Drawing	Geometrical & Perspective Drawing
Drawing	Drawing
Painting	Painting
Clay Modeling	Clay Modeling
Print Making	Print Making
Art Project	Art Project
Semester III	Semester IV
Universal Human Values & Professional Ethics/ Environment AND Ecology	Environment & Ecology/ Universal Human Values Professional Ethics
History of Art-I	History of Art-II
Aesthetics-I	Aesthetics-II
Design & Communication Practices-I	Design & Communication 2-1-0 70 20 10 100 3 Practices-II
Communication Illustration-I	Communication Illustration-II
Communication Design-I	Communication Design-II
Advertising Art-I	Advertising Art-II
Computer Graphics-I	Computer Graphics-II
Advertising Seminar	Critical & Contextual Studies
Elective-I	Elective-II

BFA Syllabus in Gondwana University

BFA Syllabus in Gondwana University is mentioned below

1st Year
Advertising Art & Ideas	Graphic Design
Drawing ( Studio Work )	Design 2 – D
Product Drawing	Color
-	Lettering, Typo. & Calligraphy
2nd Year
History of Art	Painting – I (Design 2 – D)
Drawing ( Man Made/Nature )	Colour
Head Study	Print Making
Drawing from Life	-
3rd Year
Advertising Art & Ideas	Poster / Hoarding
Copy Writing	Direct Mail / P.O.P.
Study from Life	Corporate Identity
Press / Magazine	Story Board
-	Computer Graphics
4th Year
Advertising Art & Ideas	Communication Design - I
Copy Writing	Communication Design - II
Project	Project Work / Advertising Campaign
Computer Graphics	Lettering / Typography
Illustration	Photography

BFA Syllabus in Rabindra Bharati University

BFA Syllabus in Rabindra Bharati University is mentioned below

Semester I	Semester II
English Communication	Graphics
App.Art	Sculpture
Painting	Object study –drawing & in clay
GE-1.1	Relief in clay
-	3-D comp in clay & in POP
-	English Communication
-	GE-2.1
Semester III	Semester IV
Mould making	POP
Clay /Terracotta	Cement
Forms of Sculpture	Portrait Study
Antique study	Terracotta
Animal study	Direct POP Composition
Relief based on study	Study/ Composition in Direct Cement
Drawing	Welding
GE -3.1	GE– 4.1
Semester V	Semester VI
Wood Carving	Dhokra
Welding	Fibre glass
Life Study (half)	Life Study (full size)
Wood Carving	Dhokra Casting
Clay body preparation (earththenware)	FRP Composition
hand build potter	Stoneware Body preparation
-	Throwing
-	Biscuit firing
Semester VII	Semester VIII
Stone Carving	(Project)-(2) (i) Metal Casting
Ceramic	Metal Composition
Stone Carving	Non-conventional exploration
Composition based on previous Understanding of material	-
Ceramic sculptures	-
Ceramic i) Glaze preparation ii) application iii) Kiln making	-

BFA Books

Name of the Books	Author Name
Designers Poster	Rockport
Designer's Guide to Colour	James Stockton
Commercial Art Techniques	Raviraj
Calligraphy Today	Ajit Mukherjee
Colour- A Workshop for artists and designers	David Hornung

BFA Syllabus: FAQs

Ques. What is BFA?

Ans. The BFA Course is a three-year undergraduate course that deals with fine arts subjects. It helps students gain skill and experience in various specializations. It includes sculpture, literature, animation and other specialisations.

Ques. What are the electives in BFA?

Ans. The electives in BFA are:

Economics
Psychology
Fine Arts
Physical Education
Home Science

Ques. What are the core subjects of BFA?

Ans. The core subjects of BFA:

Appreciation and Fundamentals of Visual Arts
Design-2D & 3D
Pictorial Design/Painting
Printmaking
Geometry, Perspective & Calligraphy

Ques. What are the top colleges for BFA?

Ans. Banaras Hindu University (BHU),Varanasi;

Ecole Intuit Lab - French Institute of Design, Digital & Strategy, Mumbai; Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai; and BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar are the top colleges for BFA.

Ques. What are the job options after BFA?

Ans. The job options after BFA:

Painter
Art dealer
Exhibition manager
Museum curator
Art historians
Artefacts restoration

Ques. What is the average salary of BFA Graduate?

Ans. The average salary of BFA Graduate ranges between INR 3- 3.5 lac per annum.

Ques. What courses can be done after BFA?

Ans. Courses can be done after BFA

PhD
MBA
MFA
M.Phil

Ques. What is the eligibility criteria for BFA admission?

Ans. The BFA course eligibility criteria is the candidates should have passed 10+2 with 50% of marks from a recognized board.

Ques. Is it worth doing BFA?

Ans. Yes, it is worth doing BFA as it is hign in demand. With a BFA in graphic design one can easily work as a graphic designer or may also work as a freelancer.

Ques. What are the entrance exams for BFA?

Ans. UET, UPSEE, AUCET, CUET are the entrance exams for BFA.

Ques. What are the project topics of BFA?

Ans. The project topics of BFA are:

Exploring the part played by fine arts in the online world. What are the ways fine arts can be incorporated into website development?
Is the transition to digital films affecting cinematic art adversely? Are they really wiping out the pleasure of watching movies?
Can motion capture acting be considered genuine acting? Should the motion capture actors have the privilege of getting awarded like the real actors?