Top Fine Arts Colleges in India

There are various Arts colleges in India. Here in the article below candidates can find the list of top Fine Art colleges, their specialisations, facilities and more.  

Top Fine Arts Colleges in India

Arts is one of the most popular career choice among students in India as it has multiple job options. It is the study of various art forms including painting, films, dancing, architecture, sculpture, photography, music, interior design, pottery, drama etc. The study of Arts is mainly classified into three categories including Fine Arts, Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Here in the article we have discussed in detail about the fine arts subject. 

Fine Arts: It is the study of painting, drawing, sculpture, pottery, murals, literature, ceramics, printmaking etc. 

Visual Arts: This form of art deals with the study of film-making, sculpture and painting. 

Performing Arts: As the name suggests, Performing Arts is the study of different forms of art such as dance, drama, comedy, singing, music etc. 

Top 10 Fine Arts Colleges in India 2021 – NIRF and India Today 

Given below are top 10 colleges for Fine Arts courses according to NIRF Rankings 2021 and India Today Rankings 2021 

Miranda House 

[NIRF Rank-1] 

Location- Delhi 

Ownership- Government 

Established in 1948, Miranda House is one of the most prestigious women colleges under the Delhi University. The college has NAAC Grade A+ recognition. Miranda House offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the field of Arts and many other streams.   

The college also has a placements cell that works to provide placement opportunities to its students. Some of the company that recruits students of Miranda House are TCS, McKinsey, ZS Associates, Accenture, DE Shaw, Tries Vista and many more. The college has fully automated library, a well-equipped laboratory, sports complex, hostel etc. Some of the Fine Arts courses offered at Miranda House are as follows 

• BA (Hons.) in Music- 3 years 
• MA in Music- 2 years 

Lady Shri Ram College for Women 

[NIRF Rank-2] 

Location- Delhi 

Ownership- Government 

Founded in 1956, Lady Shri Ram College for Women University of Delhi is also known as LSR College for Women. Affiliated to Delhi University, Lady Shri Ram College for Women is recognised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). The college has been accredited with an ''A'' Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Students from the colleges got placed in companies like Dr. Lal Path Labs, Dr.lalpathpabs, Dr.lapathlabs, ETASHA Society, Falcon Force Pvt Ltd, ICICI Bank, IEnergizer, AI Soft Technologies and many more. The college provide high class facilities such as well-equipped library, laboratory, hostel, gym, sports complex etc. 

• Fine Arts course offered at the college is Bachelor of Arts (BA) 

Loyola College 

[NIRF Rank-3] 

Location- Chennai 

Ownership- Autonomous 

Loyola College was founded by the Society of Jesus in in 1925. One of the most prestigious colleges in India, Loyola College is an autonomous institution. Affiliated to the University of Madras, the college is accredited with ''A'' Grade by NAAC. It offers number of Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses under various streams. Major recruiters that hire students of the college include Wipro, Amazon, Syntel, TCS, Stratagem solutions, etc. The college provides facilities to students such as top-class labs, library, hostel gym sports complex etc. 

Some of the Fine Arts courses offered at Loyola College are as follows 

• BA in Economics- 3 years 
• BA in English Literature - (3 years) 
• BA in Sociology (3 years) 
• BA in History - (3 years) 
• BA in French Literature (3 years) 
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) (3 years) 
• BA in Tamil Literature (3 years) 

St. Xavier`s College, Kolkata 

[NIRF Rank-4] 

Location- Kolkata 

Ownership- Private 

The autonomous college, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata was established in 1860 by Fr. Henri Depelchin. The college got affiliated to University of Calcutta in 1862. It offers number of Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses across different streams. Students from this college were hired by St. Helen School, St. Xaviers College, Ulluk, Actuarial Fresher etc. The facilities provided to students at St. Xavier`s College includes a central library, labs, sports complex, music room, dance room etc. 

• Fine Arts course offered at St. Xavier`s College is Bachelor of Arts (BA) (3 years). 

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira 

[NIRF Rank-5] 

Location- Howrah, West Bengal 

Ownership- Private 

Established in 1960, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira is boys only college. It offers various Undergraduate courses across various streams. Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira provides facilities like library, laboratory, hostel, gym, sports complex etc to students. 

• Fine Arts course offered at the college is BA (Hons.) in English (3 years) 

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women 

[NIRF Rank-6] 

Location- Coimbatore 

Ownership- Private 

PSGR Krishnammal College for Women was established in 1963. It offers numerous courses at Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Diploma level across different streams. Recruiters such as Sri Ayyappa Spinning Mills, TITAN EYE PLUS, Tech Solutions hired students from PSGR Krishnammal College for Women. Facilities provided to students at the college includes Well-equipped library, 2 computerised library, sports complex, labs etc. 

Some of the Fine Arts courses offered at PSGR Krishnammal College for Women are as follows: 

• BA in English Literature (3 years) 
• BA in Economics (3 years) 
• BA in History (3 years) 

Presidency College 

[NIRF Rank-7] 

Location- Chennai 

Ownership- Government 

Established in 1840, Presidency College is one of the popular colleges in India. It offers number of Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses across various streams. Recruiters like Unique Pest Management, Flipkart Logistics, BASICS, Amazon, ALSTOM etc. hired students from Presidency College. 

Fine Arts courses offered at the college is B.A. in Economics (3 years) 

Hindu College 

[NIRF Rank-9] 

Location- Delhi 

Ownership- Government 

Hindu College is one of the best colleges for Arts, Science and Commerce. Accredited by NAAC, Hindu College was affiliated with Delhi University in 1922. It offers number of Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses with different streams. Various facilities offered to students at college includes well-equipped labs, library, sports complex, gym etc. 

Fine Arts course offered at Hindu College is B.A. (Hons.) in Music (3 years) 

Shri Ram College of Commerce 

[NIRF Rank-10] 

Location- Delhi 

Ownership- Government 

Established in 1920, Shri Ram College of Commerce is also known as SRCC. Affiliated to the Delhi University, the college is accredited with A+ Grade by NAAC. St. Xavier`s College offers various Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses with different streams. Top recruiters that hire students from this college includes BCG, Accenture, Barclays, Deloitte, ICICI Bank, Google etc. Top facilities provided to students in the college includes library, laboratory, sports complex, Wi-Fi campus etc. 

Fine Arts course offered at Shri Ram College of Commerce is Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) (4 years) 

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