The BFA entrance exams are conducted to screen out the students and select the best out of thousands of applications received. It is important to understand the BFA entrance exam pattern for the aspirants to have a structured plan to study and score well. Through the design entrance exams, candidates can seek admission into various design programmes of participating colleges. Through this article, aspirants can check the BFA entrance exam pattern conducted for admission to fine arts colleges in India.
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The students after 12th can join the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree through appearing in entrance examinations. It is important for these aspirants to understand the BFA exam pattern of common entrance tests. The students must prepare according to the BFA entrance exam pattern prescribed by the entrance exams to score better. Here is the exam pattern for some of the popular BFA entrance exams.
The BFA entrance exam Painting for Jamia Millia Islamia will have three papers. One of the papers would be an objective type paper and it would include theory. The students will be allowed 40 minutes to answer questions worth 40 marks. The first practical paper would consist of composition worth 30 marks which the students need to attempt within 1 hour 20 minutes. The second practical paper will consist of life drawing which carries 30 marks and will have a duration of 1 hour.
Papers | Subjects | Full Marks | Duration |
Theory | Aptitude Test | 40 | 40 |
GK from sculpture | |||
Current affairs | |||
Practical 1 | 30 | 1 hr 20 mins | |
Practical 2 | 30 | 1 hour |
The BFA Sculpture paper will consist of three papers out of which one would be theory of 40 marks. This theory paper will have objective questions and is OMR based. It would include Aptitude Test, GK from sculpture, current affairs etc. The second paper would be of 20 marks and students have to show life drawing from a model on a ½ Imperial sheet with pencil. The third paper will consist of a composition of 40 marks and students will have to work in clay.
Papers | Subjects | Full Marks | Duration |
Theory | Aptitude Test | 40 | 40 |
GK from sculpture | |||
Current affairs | |||
Practical 1 | 20 | ||
Practical 2 | 40 |
The BFA entrance exam pattern for art education will consist of three papers and have a total of 100 marks. The students will have to solve an objective based paper which will test their aptitude and general knowledge. In the first practical paper they have to create composition using watercolor or pastel colour. In the second practical paper the students will have to create a life drawing on a cartridge sheet using pencil. The first paper would consist of 40 marks and the second and third paper which are practical would consist of 30 marks each.
Papers | Subjects | Full Marks |
Theory | Aptitude Test | 40 |
GK from sculpture | ||
Current affairs | ||
Practical 1 | 30 | |
Practical 2 | 30 |
The Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University in Hyderabad conducts JNAFAU FADEE for admissions to the fine arts program. It prescribes the JNAFAU FADEE syllabus on its official website. The paper A consists of memory drawing and colouring which has the full marks of 100 and a duration of 90 minutes. Students from BFA applied arts, painting, sculpture, and animation have to appear for this entrance examination. The students have to use colour pencils to draw day to day activities of human beings, animals, birds etc. as given in the question. The paper B consists of 50 marks and 50 minutes will be given to solve 50 multiple choice questions from GK, English, and general art-oriented questions. The paper C will consist of 100 marks and 90 minutes will be given for the students to do a single object drawing which will be placed in front of them and they need to replicate it using paper and pencils only.
Paper | Subjects | Full Marks | Duration |
Paper A Memory Drawing | 100 | 90 minutes | |
Paper B Common Objective Paper | GK & Current Affairs 15 questions | 50 | 50 minutes |
English 15 questions | |||
General Art Oriented 20 questions | |||
Paper C single object drawing | 100 | 90 minutes |
For the candidates who are getting admissions into BFA photography, the paper D which consists of 100 marks and 90 minutes is given to answer a 3-part question. This question will consist of composition and visual communication. The students will also have to appear on paper E which is an objective type of paper consisting of GK and current affairs, English, and general art-oriented questions worth 50 marks and having a duration of 50 minutes.
Paper | Subjects | Full Marks | Duration |
Paper D Memory Drawing | 100 | 90 minutes | |
Paper B Common Objective Paper | GK & Current Affairs 15 questions | 50 | 50 minutes |
English 15 questions | |||
General Art Oriented 20 questions |
The National Testing Agency conducts a common University entrance test to grant admissions into central universities for Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The students must know the BF exam pattern which consists of multiple-choice questions. The exam will be conducted in hybrid mode which means that the students need to appear on pen and paper as well as a computer based test.
The section 1A and 2 would consist of 50 questions out of which 40 needs to be answered. The section she would consist of 60 questions out of which 50 needed to be answered. The section 1A of languages consists of reading comprehension, literary aptitude, and vocabulary. Section 2 consists of domain questions which will evaluate class 12th knowledge.
The students will be required to select the subject code 312 on the domain subject while filling the application form. The section 3 would consist of general knowledge, current affairs, mental ability, numerical ability, quantitative reasoning, logical and analytical reasoning. For each correct answer the students will be awarded 5 marks and one mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer. In case there are multiple correct options 5 marks will be only awarded to those students who have selected all the correct answers and have attempted the question.
Section | Question type | Questions to be attempted |
Section 1A Languages | Language to be tested through Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passages–Factual, Literary, and Narrative), Literary Aptitude, and Vocabulary | 40 questions to be attempted out of 50 in each language |
Section 2- Domain | Candidates will be evaluated based on the class 12 only. The students are required to choose the subject code 312. The students can refer to the CUET BFA syllabus and prepare for this section carefully based on that. | 40 Questions to be attempted out of 50. |
Section 3- General Test | General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration/statistics), logical and Analytical Reasoning | 50 Questions to be attempted out of 60 |
The total duration for CUET BFA entrance exam section 1 and 2 is 45 minutes each and for section 3 the students will be allotted 60 minutes. The students can check the duration of each exam in the table given below.
Section and Subject | Time Duration |
Section 1A: Languages | 45 minutes each |
Section 1B: Languages | 45 minutes each |
Section 2: Domain-specific | 45 minutes each |
Section 3: General Test | 60 minutes each |
The students who are planning to join the top colleges in Maharashtra will have to apply for MAH AAC CET. As per MAH AAC CET exam pattern, the paper would consist of three practical papers each of 50 marks and one objective type paper of 40 marks. The number of questions in each practical paper would be one and the three practical papers would be based on design practical, objective drawing practical and memory drawing practical. The students will have to solve general knowledge questions in the theory paper in which 40 marks will be allotted for 40 questions.
There is no negative marking. It is mandatory for all the candidates appearing for Bachelor of Fine Arts degree to attempt all the papers. The duration of the exam for paper one of design practical is 1 hour 30 minutes paper 2 object drawing practical is 1 hour paper 3 of memory drawing practical is again one hour 30 minutes and paper for objective type theory paper is 1 hour. The expected reporting time, gate closer time, and schedule of the exam along with the marking scheme and duration for MAH AAC CET has been given below in the table.
Exam | Paper I | Paper II | Lunch Break | Paper III | Paper IV |
MAH-AAC-CET | Design Practical | Object Drawing Practical | Memory Drawing Practical | General Knowledge | |
01.00 pm to 02.00 pm | |||||
Reporting Time | 09.30 am | 11.45 am | 01.45 pm | 03.45 pm | |
Gate Closure | 09.40 am | 11.50 am | 01.50 pm | 03.50 pm | |
Schedule | 10.00 am to 11.30 am | 12.00 pm to 01.00 pm | 02.00 pm to 03.30 pm | 04.00 pm to 05.00 pm | |
Marks | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | |
No of Questions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | |
Duration | 1 Hr. 30 Minutes | 1 Hour | 1 Hr. 30 Minutes | 1 Hour | |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No, the exam pattern for BFA entrance exams is not the same. Aspirants should check the exam pattern separately for each entrance exam.
Some common entrances for BFA are CUET, JMI entrance, MAH AAC CET etc.
Students must practice general knowledge, English and their domain subject.
On Question asked by student community
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MHCET is mainly for engineering, pharmacy, law, and agriculture courses.
For business courses like BBA, BMS, or MBA, MHCET is not used.
Business courses usually have their own entrance exams like:
MAH BBA CET
MAH MBA CET
CUET (for some colleges)
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Yes, you can fill the MHT CET 2026 form .
If you have applied for caste validity and you have the application receipt or acknowledgement, you can use it while filling the form.
Select your caste category and enter the details of the caste validity application.
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MHT-CET is a computer based test conducted only at allotted exam centers, not from home or personal PCs, Students from outside Maharashtra can appear for the exam at selected centres during application. Non-Maharashtra candidates usually can't claim state quota seats through CAP and often use JEE Main scores instead.
Yes, absolutely! If you score 98 percentile in MHT-CET, you have excellent chances of securing admission to good engineering colleges in Maharashtra, even if your JEE Mains percentile is 60. MHT-CET is the primary entrance exam for admissions to engineering colleges in Maharashtra. A 98 percentile in MHT-CET is considered
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YES, you can get admission into top branches like CSE / IT on the basis of MHT CET With 98 percentile as this is a very good score in MHT CET , it will be difficult to get top NITs/IIITs with JEE Main score of 60 percentile but you
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