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

For admission to the UG courses at RBU, no entrance exams are required since admissions are merit-based. While for admission to the PG courses, the RBU Entrance Test is required. It is a Multiple Choice exam. 

Jadavpur University has well-educated faculty who are PhD, diploma, and higher degree holders. The university also invites faculty for guest lectures and tries to offer an opportunity for students to interact with some of the best personalities.

For Visva Bharati University admissions to various UG & PG courses, candidates have to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria, followed by the other selection rounds. Find below the course-wise eligibility and selection criteria related to Visva Bharati University course admissions 2025:

Course Name	Eligibility	Selection Criteria
BSc	Class 12 with 50%	CUET
BA	Class 12 with 45%	CUET
MSc	Graduation with 45%	ICAR AIEEA, CUET-PG
MA	Graduation with 45%	CUET PG
UG Diploma	Class 12	CUET

Admission to various courses at Techno India University is based on merit and entrance exam scores. Hence, the possibility of direct admissions is very low. Candidates looking for direct admission opportunities must visit the official website and drop a query regarding the same.

Sister Nivedita University offers seats in most of the programmes based on entrance-exam scores. SNUET is a common entrance exam conducted for all the UG & PG courses by the university. However, the university also accepts scores of national or state-level entrance exams such as WBJEE, GATE, etc. for specific programmes. Candidates must fulfil the basic eligibility requirements and qualify the respective entrance exams to confirm their admission.

Established in 1997, the Netaji Subhas Open University is a UGC-approved University. The university offers courses in distance mode. It has been accredited by NAAC with an A grade and has also been recognised by DEC and the Gov. of West Bengal. It is also an active member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), the Association of Asian Open University (AAOU), and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).

St. Xavier's College Kolkata tries to makes it courses and fees affordable to most students with semester-wise tuition fees in the range of INR 64K and INR 2.05 Lakhs.

Though students may face lower or higher fees depending on scholarships, extra charges, hostel fees, etc. This fee should not be too costly for most courses or students.

Amity University Kolkata provides good placements to its graduating students. The students are given excellent placement support every year placing them in top companies. Check out the table below to know the key highlights of the Amity University Kolkata placements for BTech CSE:

Note- The institution has not released the placement report for 2024, once released it will be updated here.

Kalyani University has some of the famous alumni. Arijit Singh, one of the renowned singer of the company is one of the most famous alumni of Kalyani University.

Arena Animation Mumbai offers VFX courses to students. The institute offers VFX Prime, VFX Film Making and VFX Compositing & Editing courses to students. The total fee for the VFX Prime course is between INR 2 lakh and INR 3 lakh. The fee varies depending on the course and the centre location. The fee indicated here are exclusive of various applicable taxes.

1.     Top companies that hire Art graduates are:

Top Companies for Arts Graduate
Microsoft Corporation	Robosoft Technologies
AAPC	Lowe Lintas
Cognizant	Saregama India Limited

Presidency University Kolkata ranked 522 rank in the 'Asia' category by the QS World University Rankings 2026. The ranks of the institute in the 'Southern Asia' category have shown a fluctuating trend when compared to last year rankings. 

Being a public/government university the university is quite affordable. The total tuition fee for various courses is mentioned below:

Course Name	Total Tuition Fee
LLB	INR 3.3 K - INR 1.1 L
BCA	INR 84 K - INR 90 K
MBA/PGDM	INR 30 K - INR 1.1 L

The fee is exclusive of various charges such as hostel charges, transportation charges, and others. 

No, candidates cannot join Kazi Nazrul University without an entrance exam for some of the courses such as BTech, MBA, etc.  The university offers courses, such as BTech, BSc, BBA, MBA, MSc etc., at the UG and PG level. Apart from the UG and PG courses, the university also offers doctorate and Diploma courses. The university offers over 25 courses in various streams such as Engineering, Science, Management, etc.

MAT is one of the accepting exams for admission to West Bengal State University. However, it is not mandatory. Candidates with a valid score in CAT or XAT can also apply for admission. Besides, aspirants must also complete graduation with at least 50% aggregate for admission.

Yes, eligible students can apply for scholarships at iLEAD after securing admission. They have to follow timeline and guideline set by the authorities. The college offers scholarships to students to help financially. 

Vidyasagar University accepts national-level entrance exams such as MAT/ CAT/ XAT/ ATMA/ CMAT, etc., for admission to its MBA programme. MBA is offered via the university’s affiliated colleges as well. Candidates must qualify the eligibility criteria too, i.e., bachelor's degree with 45% aggregate. Interested candidates must fill out the online/offline application form and appear for the group discussion/ personal interview conducted by the university. MBA is also offered via the affiliating colleges of Vidyasagar University.

Government College of Art and Craft has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:

Courses	Eligibility
BFA	Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognized school/board.

Surendranath College provides programmes including Certificate, BBA, B.A. (Hons), B.A, B.Sc, B.Com in streams such as Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), Business & Management Studies, Teaching & Education, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science, Accounting & Commerce, Medicine & Health Sciences, Mass Communication & Media, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Hindi, Biology, Electronics, Food & Nutrition, English, Botany, Computer Science, Microbiology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology, Chemistry, Physiology.