Student Guide For Arts College

Niviya Chanchez 2 years ago

Once the board exam results are out, there is a heat and pressure among the students and the parents. There is a lot of chaos in the air on which course, stream, and college to choose and whether the decision is right and helps build a career. More than the students themselves, it's the parents who are so much in anxiety and fear envisioning their child's future and career. The majority of parents believe that there is scope only in Engineering, and they conveniently ignore the art colleges that actually have a wide scope and value. This blog will give you some interesting information on various streams of arts and the reason why you can choose to enroll yourself in one.

Why Should You Choose an Art College?

To learn art is to bring out the creativity in us to life. Art lives longer than human life itself. It brings out innovation, makes our minds active, and helps us think outside the box. More than just sticking to books, art helps us apply all of our learning in real life and prepares us to solve any serious problems in life. The student gets to experience a lot of new things and connects with a lot of people. Apart from getting to know new skills, we also have the opportunity to participate in many cultural events and thus inculcate knowledge of various other skills. The Arts also offer plenty of career options to its students, along with the best placements and excellent packages. There is more joy and happiness in studying what we like and putting it into practice in real life. And all this can happen at an arts college.

Different Streams and Their Scopes

There are a lot of streams in an art field for a student to explore, and some of the best and widely chosen ones are mentioned below:

Bachelor of Commerce

This is one of the most popular and highly preferred courses of study by students. In a B.Com course, a student learns more about business-related fields like taxation, business laws, economics, accounting, management, and insurance. In India, the B.Com course duration is usually around 3 years, after which the student can pursue a Master's degree. Students have the option to pursue the degree either full-time or part-time. Some of the top colleges with the best rankings in commerce in India are as follows:

Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi – Fee around Rs.30000 approx.
Hindu College – Delhi – Fee around Rs. 54000 approx.
Hansraj College – Delhi – Fee around Rs.62, 000 approx.
Christ University – Bangalore- Fee around Rs.2, 40,000 approx.
Loyola College – Chennai – Fee around Rs.37, 000 approx.

Bachelor of Business Administration

BBA is yet another highly preferred course in India and it deals with fields like HR, finance, business administration, statistics, management, economics, and much more. It opens a lot of career options for its students. Pursuing an MBA after a BBA can be of more value. BBA graduates are hired in sectors like banks, sales, marketing, human resources, finance management, etc. Some of the top colleges in India to pursue BBA are as follows:

Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi - Fee around Rs.34, 000 approx.
NMIMS Anil Surendra Modi School of Commerce, Mumbai – Fee around Rs.900000 approx.
Loyola College, Chennai – Fee around Rs.140000 approx.
Christ University, Bangalore - Fee around Rs.500000 approx.
Amity University, Noida - Fee around Rs.1173000 approx.

Visual Communication

It is more non-conventional than any other communication course. It is more like mass com and interesting subjects like digital media designing, web designing, photography, 2D and 3-D designing, color management graphic designing, video editing, animations, advertisements, and much more. VISCOM is preferred by most students these days and they are also placed in jobs that pay them sufficiently. Some of the top-ranked colleges are as follows:

Loyola College, Chennai - Fee around Rs. 30900 approx.
MCC - Madras Christian College, Chennai - Fee around Rs.127000 approx.
School of Science and Humanities (SRM IST), Chennai - Fee around Rs.316000 approx.
SJC - St. Joseph's College, Bangalore - Fee around Rs.294000 approx.
College of Arts, University of Delhi - Fee around Rs.52400 approx.

BA English Literature

Studying literature means studying life itself. Although there are many literature courses in India like Tamil, French, German, etc., English has its own significance. In English literature, the student gets to know poetry, drama, fiction, short stories, the history of England and English, and many more interesting subjects. English literature students are hired in many sectors as content writers, teachers, professors, trainers, freelancers, media, and many other highly paid jobs. Some of the colleges that top the ranking list in literature are as follows:

Fergusson College, Pune - Fee around Rs.18, 785 approx.
Loyola College, Chennai - Fee around Rs.34, 000 approx.
Presidency College, Chennai - Fee around Rs.3, 500 approx.
Hindu College, Delhi - Fee around Rs.52, 600 approx.
PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore - Fee around Rs.7000 approx.

Mass Communication

For students aspiring to get into the media field as anchors and news editors, mass communication is surely their cup of tea. Mass communication also helps students develop good communication skills and extensive knowledge in various media fields. Students are highly paid in fields like TV show anchoring, news editing, content creation, directions, public relations, and many more such fields. Some of the top colleges offering mass communication are as follows:

IIMC - Indian Institute of Mass Communication - Fee around Rs.72, 000 approx.
Jamia Millia Islamia [JMI] - Fee around Rs.140000 approx.
Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Symbiosis International, Pune - Fee around Rs.830000 approx.
UNIPUNE - Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) - Fee around Rs.10, 900 approx.
Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal Academy of Higher Education - Fee around Rs.660000 approx.

Fashion Designing¯

Fashion designing is so much in style among students these days and is in more demand. Students who would love to choose fashion as their profession opt for this degree. Despite having specific talents in fashion, a student should also have a degree in it in order to add value to their portfolio. A fashion design student can work as a designer, illustrator, stylist, makeup artist, fashion show organizer, director, fashion coordinator, consultant, merchandizer, and many other positions. Fashion is in a boom these days, and it's one of the highest-paid fields. The top colleges offering fashion design courses are as follows:

National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi - Fee around Rs.1275000 approx.
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai - Fee around Rs.1100000 approx.
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore - Fee around Rs.1155000 approx.
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna - Fee around Rs.1275000 approx.
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar - Fee around Rs. 1275000 approx.

Bachelor of Fine Arts

This degree includes both visual and performing arts. This field is also extensively growing, and students opt for it for its fame, popularity, and prestige. A student gets exposed to various fields of art like music, film production, dance, photography, sculpture, print, stage direction, television media, and much more under just one degree. Students with BFA degrees get recruited for high wages in publishing houses, textile industries, magazines, colleges, advertising media, and digital media firms. Some of the top colleges with BFA degree courses are as follows: