BFA in Central Universities 2027: 9 Courses, Seats, Fees

BFA specialisations

The bar shows how many Central Universities offer each one. Open a course to compare seats, fee and entrance university by university.

7 courses are offered at one Central University each

BFA Applied Arts/Painting/Plastic Art/ Pottery and Ceramics/ Textile Design BHU, 173 seats
BFA Applied Art JMI, 40 seats
BFA Art Education JMI, 27 seats
BFA Ceramics and Glass Design VBU, 14 seats
BFA Graphic Art (Printmaking) VBU, 12 seats
BFA History of Art VBU, 10 seats
BFA Textile Design VBU, 12 seats

Every BFA programme: seats, fee and entrance

University	Programme	Seats	Fee as printed	Entrance
Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi, Uttar PradeshNIRF #6	BFA Applied Arts/Painting/Plastic Art/ Pottery & Ceramics/ Textile Design4 years Eligibility Passed 10+2 or equivalent exam securing a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Full details at BHU	173	Rs. 1,150 per semester	CUET (UG)
Jamia Millia IslamiaNew DelhiNIRF #4	B.F.A. (Applied Art)8 semesters Eligibility (B15-B17): Candidates must possess a three- or four-year Diploma in the relevant or allied branch from a recognized Polytechnic or Technical Institute, along with a minimum of one year of professional experience after obtaining the Diploma in the concerned or related branch. The period of professional experience shall be calculated from the date of declaration of results or the date of issue of the marksheet of the qualifying ... Full details at JMI	40	Rs. 17,900 a year	JMI entrance test, 28 April 2026
Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh, Uttar PradeshNIRF #10	B.V.A.8 Semesters Eligibility Senior Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent examination with at least 50% marks in aggregate. Full details at AMU	35	Rs. 11,900 at admission	Departmental test
Central University of Himachal PradeshDharamshala, Himachal Pradesh	BFA (Painting)8 semesters Eligibility Senior Secondary (Class 12) pass certificate or equivalent (Level 4) from a recognised board in India or abroad. Full details at CUHP	33	Rs. 2,690 in the first semester	CUET (UG)
Rajiv Gandhi UniversityItanagar, Arunachal Pradesh	BFA (BFA)4 years Eligibility Class XII (10+2 or Intermediate) of any board, council or university in India, or a foreign qualification recognised as equivalent by the Association of Indian Universities. Full details at RGU	32	Not printed	CUET (UG)
Assam UniversitySilchar, AssamNIRF #97	BFA (BVA) Eligibility Candidate who have passed HS or equivalent examination (10+2) with at least 45% marks in aggregate and fulfill the CUET admission criteria of Assam University are eligible for admission in 4 year BVA course in Visual Arts. Full details at AUS	30	Rs. 17,450 payable at admission	CUET (UG)
Jamia Millia IslamiaNew DelhiNIRF #4	B.F.A. (Art Education)8 semesters Eligibility (B15-B17): Candidates must possess a three- or four-year Diploma in the relevant or allied branch from a recognized Polytechnic or Technical Institute, along with a minimum of one year of professional experience after obtaining the Diploma in the concerned or related branch. The period of professional experience shall be calculated from the date of declaration of results or the date of issue of the marksheet of the qualifying ... Full details at JMI	27	Rs. 17,900 a year	JMI entrance test, 4 May 2026
Dr. Hari Singh Gour UniversitySagar, Madhya Pradesh	B.F.A.8 semesters Eligibility 10+2 in any discipline: at least 45% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA for Unreserved, EWS and OBC (non-creamy layer) candidates. A relaxation of 5% marks is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates. Age limit on 31 July 2026: 22 years for Unreserved, EWS and OBC candidates and 27 years for SC, ST and PwD candidates. Full details at DHSGU	25	Rs. 3,555 in the first semester	CUET (UG)
Central University of Himachal PradeshDharamshala, Himachal Pradesh	BFA (Sculpture)8 semesters Eligibility Senior Secondary (Class 12) pass certificate or equivalent (Level 4) from a recognised board in India or abroad. Full details at CUHP	22	Rs. 2,690 in the first semester	CUET (UG)
Jamia Millia IslamiaNew DelhiNIRF #4	B.F.A. (Painting)8 semesters Eligibility (B15-B17): Candidates must possess a three- or four-year Diploma in the relevant or allied branch from a recognized Polytechnic or Technical Institute, along with a minimum of one year of professional experience after obtaining the Diploma in the concerned or related branch. The period of professional experience shall be calculated from the date of declaration of results or the date of issue of the marksheet of the qualifying ... Full details at JMI	20	Rs. 17,900 a year	JMI entrance test, 29 April 2026
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi VishwavidyalayaWardha, Maharashtra	Four-Year UG Programme in Painting4 years (8 semesters) Eligibility Passed 10+2 or equivalent from a recognised central or state board in the Science or Arts stream with at least 50% marks (45% for SC, ST, OBC non-creamy layer and Divyang candidates) or an equivalent grade. Full details at MGAHV	20	Rs. 4,480 in the first semester	Merit of the qualifying examination
Jamia Millia IslamiaNew DelhiNIRF #4	B.F.A. (Sculpture)8 semesters Eligibility (B15-B17): Candidates must possess a three- or four-year Diploma in the relevant or allied branch from a recognized Polytechnic or Technical Institute, along with a minimum of one year of professional experience after obtaining the Diploma in the concerned or related branch. The period of professional experience shall be calculated from the date of declaration of results or the date of issue of the marksheet of the qualifying ... Full details at JMI	15	Rs. 17,900 a year	JMI entrance test, 16 May 2026
Pondicherry UniversityPondicherry, Puducherry	B.V.A. Painting8 semesters Eligibility Pass in +2 with a minimum of 50% of marks. Full details at Pondicherry	15	Rs. 26,944 in the first semester	CUET (UG)
Visva-Bharati UniversityShantiniketan, West Bengal	BFA (Honours) Ceramics and Glass Design4 years (8 semesters) Eligibility Any 10+2 pass student, regardless of stream, is eligible to apply for admission to any UG course. Full details at VBU	14	Rs. 6,045 in the first year	CUET (UG) and aptitude test
Visva-Bharati UniversityShantiniketan, West Bengal	BFA (Honours) Painting4 years (8 semesters) Eligibility Any 10+2 pass student, regardless of stream, is eligible to apply for admission to any UG course. Full details at VBU	14	Rs. 6,045 in the first year	CUET (UG) and aptitude test
Visva-Bharati UniversityShantiniketan, West Bengal	BFA (Honours) Textile Design4 years (8 semesters) Eligibility Any 10+2 pass student, regardless of stream, is eligible to apply for admission to any UG course. Full details at VBU	12	Rs. 6,045 in the first year	CUET (UG) and aptitude test
Visva-Bharati UniversityShantiniketan, West Bengal	BFA (Honours) Graphic Art (Printmaking)4 years (8 semesters) Eligibility Any 10+2 pass student, regardless of stream, is eligible to apply for admission to any UG course. Full details at VBU	12	Rs. 6,045 in the first year	CUET (UG) and aptitude test
Visva-Bharati UniversityShantiniketan, West Bengal	BFA (Honours) Sculpture4 years (8 semesters) Eligibility Any 10+2 pass student, regardless of stream, is eligible to apply for admission to any UG course. Full details at VBU	12	Rs. 6,045 in the first year	CUET (UG) and aptitude test
Visva-Bharati UniversityShantiniketan, West Bengal	BFA (Honours) History of Art4 years (8 semesters) Eligibility Any 10+2 pass student, regardless of stream, is eligible to apply for admission to any UG course. Full details at VBU	10	Rs. 6,045 in the first year	CUET (UG) and aptitude test
Allahabad UniversityPrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh	BFA (BFA) Eligibility Passed Class 12 or equivalent of the U.P. Board, CBSE, ICSE or any State Board in any stream. Full details at Allahabad	Not printed	Not printed	CUET (UG)
University of DelhiNew DelhiNIRF #5	BFA (B.F.A.) Eligibility Passed Class XII or an equivalent examination from a single recognised board, and appeared in CUET UG in one of the subject combinations below. Full details at DU	Not printed	Not printed	CUET (UG)

How BFA seats are filled

Programmes by the route of admission the university names.

Universities with the most BFA programmes

VBU6 programmes

JMI4 programmes

CUHP2 programmes

Allahabad1 programme

AMU1 programme

AUS1 programme

BHU1 programme

DHSGU1 programme

DU1 programme

MGAHV1 programme

Pondicherry1 programme

RGU1 programme

Questions about BFA

How many Central Universities offer BFA?

12 Central Universities offer BFA in 2026-27, in 21 programmes with 561 seats counted.

Which entrance exam is needed for BFA in Central Universities?

BFA programmes are filled through CUET (UG) (15 programmes), the university's own entrance test (5 programmes) and merit, interview or direct admission (1 programme). The route is fixed programme by programme, so two universities can use different tests for the same degree.

Which Central University has the most BFA programmes?

By the number of BFA programmes on offer: VBU (6), JMI (4), CUHP (2) and Allahabad (1).

Is the BFA fee the same at every Central University?

No. Every university fixes its own fee and prints it on its own basis: a semester, a year, at admission or the whole programme. The tables here give each fee as printed, with its basis, so that no two different bases are compared by mistake.

How to read these figures

Seats are the intake the university has printed for the programme. Where a university prints none, the cell says so and the programme is left out of the totals.
Fee is shown exactly as printed, with its basis (a semester, a year, at admission, the whole programme or a credit). Two fees on different bases are not ranked against each other.
Entrance is the route the university names for that programme this year. The CUET (PG) paper code is shown where the university lists one.
Each row opens the programme's own page on this site, with its seat matrix, eligibility and the document the figures were read from.
Figures of the 2026-27 admission cycle; where a university has not printed that year's, of its latest prospectus. 2027 admission has not opened at most universities yet. Last data update: 14 November 2026.

BFA specialisations

Every BFA programme: seats, fee and entrance

How BFA seats are filled

Universities with the most BFA programmes

Other degrees after class 12

Questions about BFA