Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) Colleges in Bangalore - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026, Cutoff, Placements

The course fee for BFA from Karnataka varies from college to college. Generally, government colleges provide the degree at a more affordable fee as it is funded by the state/center, while private colleges usually have higher course fees.

There is one BFA college in Karnataka that provides the degree at less than INR 1 Lakh, and there are 3 colleges that provide it at more than INR 5 Lacs fee.

The most popular BFA specializations that students can choose to study in Karnataka are Fine Arts, Drawing & Painting, Sculpture, Applied Arts, Art Education, Film Making, etc. 

These specializations can be very helpful for students who wish to build a career in various artistic fields, like in the media, publishing, cinema, arts, dance, and music, etc.

The various BFA colleges offer the degree at various course fees and place students at various annual packages. Here is a comparison of the average fees and packages that can help students evaluate the ROI on BFA courses from Karnataka colleges:

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The average course fee of BFA colleges in Karnataka ranges from as low as INR 5,800 to as high as 16.72 Lakh. Students can check the course fee of various BFA colleges in Karnataka using the table below:

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The admission and entrance exam details of the popular private BFA colleges in Karnataka are given in the table below:

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The admission and entrance exam details of the popular government BFA colleges in Karnataka are given in the table below:

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All government and most private BFA colleges in Karnataka admit students on the basis of their marks in Class 12. However, some universities conduct their own entrance exams, through which they allow students to take admission to BFA courses. The details of these exams are given below:

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There are many colleges in Karnataka where students can study BFA. The most popular colleges, which are commonly chosen by students for their education, are Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Alliance School of Liberal Arts, Bangalore University, Jain Deemed-to-be University, Gulbarga University, etc.

Yes, of course, you can check out the list of Good Private colleges in India that provide MFA in the list below:

• Amity University, Noida
• MIT-WPU
• Whistling Woods International
• LPU - Lovely Professional University
• AAFT
• SVSU - Swami Vivekanand Subharti University
• Sister Nivedita University
• Jain Deemed-to-be University, Bangalore
• Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University

You can also check the detailed list by clicking below:
MFA Private Colleges in India

There are many good Government colleges that you can choose from for pursuing MFA. You can check out the list below:

• Banaras Hindu University
• Rabindra Bharati University
• College of Arts, University of Delhi
• Jamia Millia Islamia
• UNIPUNE - Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU)
• CSJM - Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
• Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
• Visva Bharati University

For a more detailed list, click below:

MFA Government Colleges in India

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