MFA Colleges in India

Some colleges have stricter eligibility criteria for completing the BFA before admission to the MFA. But others do accept students with different bachelor's degrees, like BA, but you need to make sure you build an impressive portfolio to compensate for the lack of a relevant UG degree.

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MFA

One should have pure passion and basic skills in the chosen domain among Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Drawing & Illustration, Ceramic Art & Pottery, etc.

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MFA

For any course to be better than the other, you need to consider the curriculum you will get to study during the time course of the degree. In Fine Arts you will study intellectual or emotional expression through painting, sculpture, performing or writing. The visual arts are broader. Visual Arts covers the facets of fine arts, but also applied arts, digital media, and commercial design. Fine art is more for expression, and Visual is more for commercial gain.

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Fine Arts vs Visual Arts

In India and abroad MFA degree holders usually work in domains like design, performing arts, writing, Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Design, Photography, Film, Ceramics, Creative Writing, and Acting. You can also go for careers in art, academia, and creative industries. The scope of this degree depends on your visibility and creativity. So make sure you make an impressive portfolio.

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MFA Careers

Yes, Amity University offers decent placements annually for courses like BTech, MBA, MCA, etc. In 2025, more than 800 recruiters visited the campus and offered jobs to over 6000 students. Highest package offered stood at INR 75 LPA. 

The course curriculum for Fine Arts includes - Painting, Sculpture, Animation, Photography, Printmaking, Dance, Film/ television & Theatre/Drama.

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MFA

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

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MFA Private Colleges in India

LPU top courses include BTech and MBA. Other than this, the university offer courses in Design, Arts, Animation, Nursing, etc. The popular LPU courses along with eligibility and selection details are mentioned below:

Course Name	Common Eligibility & Selection Criteria
BTech	Eligibility: Class 12 with Physics, Mathematics and English or equivalent as compulsory subjects from a recognised board with 60% marks Class 12 with Physics, Mathematics/ Biology/ Biotechnology and English or equivalent as compulsory subjects from a recognised board with a minimum of 60% aggregate for BTech Biotechnology, Food Tech and Biomedical Selection Criteria: LPUNEST + JEE Main + CUET
MBA	Eligibility: Graduation with at least 55% aggregate or completed Company Secretary (CS) from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) or Chartered Accountancy (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) or Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) Selection Criteria: LPUNEST / CAT / MAT / XAT / CMAT / NMAT + GDPI
BBA/ BBA (Hons)	Eligibility: Class 12 from a recognised board with 50%-60% aggregate with English or equivalent Selection Criteria: LPUNEST/ CUET UG (merit-based for some of the BBA specialisations)
MCA/ MCA (Hons)	Eligibility: A minimum aggregate of 60% in BCA or BSc (CS/IT) or any other UG degree with CS/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Business Maths/ Business Statistics/ QT as a subject at UG or Class 12 level) Selection Criteria: LPUNEST

 

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The mode of Noida International University programme admissions is online. Students who wish to get admission must first go on the university official site. Apply for the available programmes. Select one programme & pay its complete fee. Then, in the end, submit the form to apply online. Admission to various courses is based on entrance test scores & merit. The accepted entrance tests are CUET,  NSAT, & etc.

Infrastructure/campus: Amity University Kolkata provides a vast, green campus with internationally benchmarked facilities.

Hostel: Amity University Kolkata provides an on-campus hostel facility to students. The hostel accommodates a total of 700 students including 336 seats for boys and 364 seats for girls. Admission to the Amity University Kolkata hostel is given on a first-come first-serve basis. The hostel annual fee is INR 1,20,000 along with a refundable security deposit of INR 10,000. Payment of hostel fees can be made in the online and offline modes.

Laboratories: Amity University Kolkata has sophisticated labs having the latest technology equipment required across courses in Engineering & Technology to help students gain hands-on experience.

Sports Complex: The university has a sports complex with amenities that support outdoor sports like badminton, basketball, cricket, hockey, and football.

Faculties: Amity University has 4500 academicians, scientists & researchers led by 11 former vice-chancellors and 607 patents. Amity Kolkata faculty members are highly qualified and well-experienced. They guide and help their students by sharing their knowledge and experiences. 

Jain University Bangalore has a good record of placements for courses like BTech and MTech. Jain University, Bangalore has released the placement details for its Faculty of Engineering and Technology batch 2025.  More than 3,000 companies visited the institute campus and presented over 2,500 job offers to the students. The highest and average package offered was INR 81.25 LPA and INR 8 LPA.

Yes, Sister Nivedita University is a good university as it has more than 39 years of experience and is recognised by the UGC. The university is recognised by the UGC and is approved by the AICTE, PCI, BCI, and WBNC. In addition to this, Sister Nivedita University has a dedicated placement cell that has decent connections with top-notch companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Ashok Leyland, Bosch, HP, etc. 

Yes Amity University in Mumbai offers direct admission. Students who have earned marks of more than 80% in class XII from CBSE, ISC, or State Board are eligible for direct admission. Student must complete Amity application and send in application money in order to apply for direct admission.

There is no such provision for direct admission to any of the courses offered at MIT School of Fine Art & Applied Art, MIT-ADT University for MFA. Candidates interested in taking admission for MFA must take the institute’s entrance exam, i.e. Entrance Exam Mark + Interview Mark + Portfolio Mark . On successful qualifying in both these rounds, candidates will be required to report to the admission cell for document verification and tuition fee payment for final seat allotment.

Yes, Amity Lucknow is a decent university. It has been accredited by the BCI, CoA, National Council of Teachers Education, and DEC. Some of the top USPs of Amity University Lucknow are mentioned below:

• Amity LKO has been ranked 11th and 13th by The Week 2025 in the Design and Law categories, respectively. 
• Amity Lucknow campus is approved by UGC, PCI, AICTE and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, USA. It is a member of AIU and is included in the universities' list maintained by the International Association of Universities (IAU).
• The the highest and average package offered during the Amity University Lucknow placements were INR 45 LPA and INR 8 LPA.

Amity University Jaipur offers good placements annually for courses like MBA, BDes and BTech, etc. The key highlights of Amity University Jaipur placements for the Class of 2025 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2025)
the highest package	INR 22.21 LPA (UG) INR 8 LPA (PG)
Average package	INR 5.05 LPA (overall) INR 4.76 LPA (UG) INR 5.79 LPA (PG)
Median package	INR 4 LPA (Overall) INR 3.84 LPA (UG) INR 4.80 LPA (PG)
Total recruiters	623
Students placed	497
Students placed with multiple offers	604

SAGE University Bhopal offers good placements for courses like MBA, M.Tech and BTech, etc. In 2025, more than 400 recruiters participated in the placement process and placed students in various job profiles. The highest and average package offered to the batch 2025 stood at INR 30 LPA and INR 4.20 LPA, respectively. Some of the top recruiters include Capgemini, Cognizant, Wipro, TCS, HCL, Infosys, IBM, Walmart, etc.

Chandigarh University provides separate hostel facility to female students. The hostel fee for boys and girls are same. However, the charges may differ as per the number of students sharing one room. Find below the fee breakup around the hostel fee for girl candidates at Chandigarh University:

Accomodation Type	Non-AC Rooms (Per Annum)	AC Rooms (Per Annum)
4 Seater (for Boys & Girls)	INR 1.2 lakh	NA
3 Seater (for International Girls only)	NA	INR 1.51 lakh

AAFT is a private academy; however, it is approved by the UGC. The academy also has multiple associations with international universities such as New York University, USA, Oxford Business College, United Kingdom and Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. Established in 1990, the Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT), is a Media and Communication academy located in Delhi/ NCR. It is located in Film City Noida and is known for offering various undergraduate, postgraduate, Diploma and short-term courses in the fields of Cinema, Mass Communication, Animation, Fashion and Photography.