Arts (Fine/ Visual/ Performing) Subjects List 2026: Check Semester-wise Subjects & Syllabus

Updated on Apr 15, 2022 05:00 IST

Arts is a broad stream that includes many popular subjects and offers unlimited career opportunities. Arts can be defined as the discipline that focuses mainly on the study of human condition, developing and creative skills of aspirants. The stream involves different techniques and methodologies that are a bit critical or speculative. Different subjects offered under this stream include humanities, literary arts, visual arts and performing arts. The stream helps students in gaining knowledge about language, social issues, history, world affairs, historical events and much more.

Eligibility Criteria for Arts Courses

There are specific eligibility criteria for Arts subject. Before applying for the Arts subject, candidates must be aware about the eligibility criteria to take admission in a university or college.

UG courses: Candidates must have passed class 12th in any stream like Science/Commerce/Humanities from a recognised board with a minimum of 50% marks.

There are age limits as well in some colleges and institutes.

PG Courses: Candidates should have a graduation degree from a recognised college/university with a minimum of 50% marks.

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Arts Subjects

Arts degree courses are available in different subjects. Listed below are some of the popular Art subjects.

English

Human Rights and Gender Studies

Hindi

Public Administration

History

Fine Arts

Geography

Legal Studies

Psychology

Home Science

Political Science

Music

Sociology

Mass Media Studies

Philosophy

Informatics Practices

Physical Education

Fashion Studies

Entrepreneurship

 

Additional Art Subjects

Apart from the above-mentioned subjects, there are a few optional Art subjects as well that are offered at colleges and institutes including Foreign Languages like French, Japanese, German etc., Creative Writing, Carnatic Music, Folk Music, Western Music, Dance etc. There are various optional subjects under Art streams. Some of them are listed below:

Arabic

Bengali

Assamese

Bodo

Dance

French

German

Fashion Studies

Gujarati

Informatics Practices

Japanese

Persian

Legal Studies

Malayalam

Manipuri

Kannada

Graphics

Computer Science

Kashmiri

Bhutia

Mathematics

Lepcha

Tibetan

Sanskrit

Sculpture

Russian

Painting

Telugu

Physical Education

Telugu AP

Mizo

Sindhi

Limboo

Music

Tangkhul

Tamil

Odia

Urdu

Punjabi

Spanish

Commercial Art

Media Studies

Telangana

Entrepreneurship

Nepali

 

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Popular Entrance Exams for Admission to Arts Courses

In order to get admission in Arts subject graduation courses, candidates must have passed class 12th with a minimum passing mark. Meanwhile, some universities and colleges also have their specific entrance exams. Some of the exams are listed below

Career Opportunities in Arts Stream

The Arts Stream includes a wide range of subjects and has multiple career options as well. Arts students can opt job as per their interest and skills. Given below are some of the popular streams in which candidate can make their career.

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Table of contents
  • Popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) Colleges in India
  • Popular Private Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) Colleges in India
  • Popular Exams
  • Popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) Specializations
  • Most Popular Courses
  • Popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) UG Courses
  • Popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) PG Courses
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Popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) Colleges in India

Following are the most popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) Colleges in India. Learn more about these Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) colleges (Courses, Reviews, Answers & more) by downloading the Brochure.
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16 LPA
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10.28 K - 51.72 K
2.8 - 3.1 LPA

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50 K - 88.2 K
4 LPA
1.76 L - 3.52 L
3.6 - 4 LPA

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6 Courses
3.12 - 4 LPA

Popular Exams

Following are the top exams for Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ). Students interested in pursuing a career on Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), generally take these important exams.You can also download the exam guide to get more insights.

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Popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) Specializations

Following are the most popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) Specializations . You can explore the top Colleges offering these Specializations by clicking the links below.

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Popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) UG Courses

Following are the most popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) UG Courses . You can explore the top Colleges offering these UG Courses by clicking the links below.

UG Courses

Popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) PG Courses

Following are the most popular Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) PG Courses . You can explore the top Colleges offering these PG Courses by clicking the links below.

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