Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and fine arts university is a governmental university of fine arts. The university offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Research courses. The university recruit students based on the entrance examinations, for instance, JEE Mains, UGC-NET, PGECET, JNAFAU and for postgraduation course through GATE, JNAFAU exams, candidates are recruited for admission. The university’s best area of gaining knowledge is fine arts and also the university has separate departments for fine arts and architecture naming – School of planning and architecture and College of fine arts.

Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and fine arts university offers courses such as Architecture, Digital Techniques for design and planning, Interior designing, etc. in the school of Planning and architecture.

Courses like Painting, Applied arts, photography, Animation, sculpture, etc. are offered in the College of fine arts.

Candidates are required to score 55% minimum aggregate in the previous course with the qualification in the entrance exam.

JNAFAU Quick Facts

Quick facts regarding courses, achievements, placements are mentioned below:

  • There are 13 colleges affiliated with JNAFAU.
  • The college conducts its own entrance exam also.
  • University has good international terms in alliance to conduct webinars, seminars, and workshops.
  • The highest package in Undergraduate courses has gone up to INR 15LPA and an average INR 3.6LPA.

JNAFAU Courses

Following is the criteria for the different courses offered by JNAFAU with course fee structure and selection criteria.

Programs Program Details Selection Basis
B.Arch(General)
  • Duration – 5 years
  • Fees – INR 20,000 P.A.
  • Eligibility - The candidate must have 45% in intermediate from an authorized board.
 NATA and JEE cutoffs
B.Des
  • Duration – 4 years
  • Fees – INR 60,000 P.A.
  • Eligibility – The Candidate must have scored a minimum of 60% in intermediate from an authorized board.
 JNAFAU Exam
BFA in Animation and Visual Communication
  • Duration – 4 years
  • Fees – INR 55,000 P.A.
  • Eligibility - The Candidate must have scored a minimum of 60% in intermediate from an authorized board.
 JNAFAU Exam
B.Tech/B.E.
  • Duration – 4 years
  • Fees – INR 55,000 P.A.
  • Eligibility - The Candidate must have scored a minimum of 60 % in intermediate from an authorized board.
 TS EAMCET, JEE mains
M.Tech/M.E.
  • Duration – 2 years
  • Fees – INR 70,000 P.A.
  • Eligibility – The candidate must have scored at least 50% in B.Tech/B.E. Program from an authorized university.
 GATE, TS PGECET
BFA in Applied Arts
  • Duration – 4 years
  • Fees – INR 20,000 P.A.
  • Eligibility – The Candidate must have scored a minimum of 55% in intermediate from an authorized board.
 JNAFAU Exam

JNAFAU Placements

The placement graph goes a bit high and also low in fields because of the prevailing covid situations as in 2020 batch get placed in good places with good packages. Mention below the details of placements in JANFAU 2020.

  • The package for B.des has extended from INR 3-4LPA to 4-5.6LPA.
  • The highest package in B.Arch goes to INR 7LPA, lowest up to INR 4LPA and average remains 6.5LPA.
  • Placement in JNAFAU goes up as the highest package in BFS goes to INR 8LPA, average up to 5LPA and 4LPA remains as the lowest package in 2020.
  • Many students get placed in MNCs through professional courses, The highest package in B.tech in 2020 is INR 8.6LPA, Average is INR 5.2LPA, and the lowest is INR 3LPA.

JNAFAU Scholarships

There are no Scholarship schemes for the international students in the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and fine arts university while for the national students, governments grant some scholarships scheme for which the students have to apply to claim them. The university doesn’t directly grant the scholarship to the students.

Students are required to apply for the scholarship through college and in giving the scholarship there is no role of college but of the Indian government.

The college also give education loan facility to the students as the student have to complete the documentation required to avail the scheme of education loan from the bank and also students who take education loan also have to repay but after the completion of the course.

JNAFAU FAQs

Ques. Which is more preferred to pursue from JNAFAU BFA in applied arts or B.Arch(General)?

ANS – The university provides good specs for both the courses as the B.Arch is 5 years course and BFA is 4 years but in terms of salary BFA in applied arts is suggested over B.Arch (General).

Ques. What is the cutoff of the JNAFAU Exam for the Arts or Architecture courses?

ANS – A minimum of 70 marks out of 200 are required to qualify for the exam while a score ranging from 120 – 150 is considered a good score. A Candidate who scored such marks is eligible for counseling and can get admission to the respective college.

Ques. Which is better for architecture courses Sri Vankateshwar college of architecture or Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts college?

ANS – Bothe the colleges are famous for their excellence in the field of architecture and education Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts college was established in 1940 while Sri Vankateshwar college is in 1996 and also JNAFAU is governmental and SVCA is private. So JNAFAU is preferred over SVCA.

Ques. What are hostel charges in Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts?

ANS – The hostel in the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts provides good quality of maintenance, water, Electricity, and the hostel has a capacity of 115 students and fees charge is 500INR per month.

Ques. Benefits of taking admission to JNAFAU?

ANS – The college has achieved much excellence in the field of fine arts and architecture and also is one of the oldest Universities in India. The university provides good placements and also provides good education at cheap and easy affordable fees. Hence is beneficial to take admission in.