Applied arts Colleges in Maharashtra
14 applied arts institutions in Maharashtra hold a current approval from AICTE. They are spread across 9 districts, with the largest concentration in Mumbai (4). Between them they list 12 approved courses. Their listed courses carry a total approved intake of 3,147 seats. The largest by intake are Sanjeevan Group of Institutions (1,008), Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College of Engineering and Visual Arts (720), Kces Moolji Jaitha College (480).
AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 10 September 2026.
Statistics for this listing
- Mumbai: 4
- Nagpur: 2
- Pune: 2
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: 1
- Jalgaon: 1
- Kolhapur: 1
- Mumbai Suburban: 1
- Sindhudurg: 1
- Thane: 1
Top 9 districts by number of approved institutions.
- Private: 7
- Government: 6
- Government Aided: 1
Ownership as classified by the approving body.
- APPLIED ARTS: 6
- PAINTING: 4
- FINE ARTS: 3
- APPLIED ART: 2
- FINE ART (PAINTING): 2
- BFA (PAINTING): 2
- ART MASTER CERTIFICATE: 1
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & DATA SCIENCE: 1
Institutions approved for each course. One institution may be approved for several.
Aditya College of Architecture
UG
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Address Aditya Educational Campus R M Bhattad Marg Ram Nagar Kalpana Chawla Chowk Borivali West District Mumbai Suburban State Maharashtra Ownership Private Affiliation University of Mumbai Approved by AICTE AISHE code C-48541 AICTE ID 1-46260624673 Official siteCourses & intake (2)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts UG Applied Arts 30 AICTE approved Design UG Design 30 AICTE approved Total intake 60 Bharati Vidyapeeths College of Fine Arts, Pune
PG·UG
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Address Bharati Vidyapeeth Educational Campus, Pune-satara Road, Pune 411043 District Pune State Maharashtra Ownership Private Affiliation Savitribai Phule Pune University Approved by AICTE AISHE code C-41434 AICTE ID 1-46219163473 Official siteCourses & intake (3)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts PG Fine Arts 30 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Bfa (Painting) 30 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Fine Arts 60 AICTE approved Total intake 120 Dr B B Gaitonde Charitable Trusts B S Bandekar College of Fine Art (Applied Art) At Sawantwadi
UG
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Address Dist-sindhudurg 416 510 District Sindhudurg State Maharashtra Ownership Private Affiliation University of Mumbai Approved by AICTE AISHE code C-33839 AICTE ID 1-46228692901 Official siteCourses & intake (1)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts UG Fine Arts 34 AICTE approved Ftii
PG
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Address Law College Road, Near Nal Stop, Pune, District Pune State Maharashtra Ownership Government Affiliation FTII Approved by AICTE AICTE ID 1-46209642883 Courses & intake (4)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts PG Direction 12 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Electronic Cinematography 12 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Sound Recording and Television Engineering 12 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Video Editing 12 AICTE approved Total intake 48 Government College of Art and Design Aurangabad
PG·UG
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Address Kil E Ark, Zanana Mahal, Aurangabad. District Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar State Maharashtra Ownership Government Affiliation Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad Approved by AICTE AICTE ID 1-46224949202 Courses & intake (5)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts PG Applied Arts 15 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Painting 10 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Applied Arts 60 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Painting 15 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Textile Design 15 AICTE approved Total intake 115 Government College of Arts and Design Nagpur
UG
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Address Opposite Deekshabhoomi, Laxminagar, Nagpur, District Nagpur State Maharashtra Ownership Government Affiliation RASHTRASANT TUKDOJI MAHARAJ NAGPUR UNIVRERSITY , NAGPUR Approved by AICTE AICTE ID 1-46284944402 Courses & intake (2)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts UG Applied Arts 30 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Painting 30 AICTE approved Total intake 60 Kces Moolji Jaitha College
PG·UG·BBA·BCA
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Address Mj College Campus, Shivram Nagar District Jalgaon State Maharashtra Ownership Government Aided Affiliation KAVAYITRI BAHINABAI CHAUDHARI NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY Approved by AICTE AICTE ID 1-46269842788 Courses & intake (8)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts PG Applied Arts 30 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Fine Art (Painting) 30 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Fine Art (Sculpture) 30 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Applied Arts 30 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Fine Art (Sculpture) 30 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Painting 30 AICTE approved Computer Applications BCA BCA 180 AICTE approved Management BBA BBA 120 AICTE approved Total intake 480 Rachana Sansad College of Applied Art & Craft
UG
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Address 5th Floor, 278, Shankar Ghanekar Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai-400025 State-maharashtra (india) PIN 400025 District Mumbai State Maharashtra Ownership Private Affiliation Mumbai University, Mumbai Approved by AICTE AICTE ID 1-46268087824 Courses & intake (1)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts UG Fine Arts 60 AICTE approved Sanjeevan Group of Institutions
Diploma·PG·M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·UG·B.E /B.Tech
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Address Sanjeevan Knowledge City, Somwar Peth, Tal. Panhala, Dist. Kolhapur. Pin 416201 District Kolhapur State Maharashtra Ownership Private Affiliation Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai Approved by AICTE AICTE ID 1-46258709605 Courses & intake (18)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts PG Applied Arts 6 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Fine Art (Painting) 6 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Applied Art 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Civil Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Computer Science & Engineering 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Electrical Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Electronics and Tele-Communication Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology Diploma Mechanical Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology M.E /M.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 6 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Civil Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering 90 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electrical Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics and Computer Engineering 30 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Robotics and Automation 60 AICTE approved Management MBA /PGDM MBA 120 AICTE approved Total intake 1,008 Sir J J School of Art Architecture and Design
UG
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Address Dr. D. N. Road, Fort District Mumbai State Maharashtra Ownership Government Affiliation Sir J.J. School of Art, Architecture and Design (Deemed to be University Under De-Novo Category) Approved by AICTE AISHE code U-1445 AICTE ID 1-46224842944 Courses & intake (1)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts UG Commercial Art 100 AICTE approved Sir J. J. School of Art
Diploma·PG·PG Diploma·UG
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Address 78, Dr. D. N. Road, Fort, Mumbai 01. District Mumbai State Maharashtra Ownership Government Affiliation Sir J.J. School of Art, Architecture and Design (Deemed to be University Under De-Novo Catagary) Approved by AICTE AICTE ID 1-46209319147 Courses & intake (16)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts Diploma Atd (Arts Teacher Diploma) 30 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts Diploma Diploma in Sculpture and Modeling 20 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Diploma Dip. A. Ed (Diploma in Art Education) 25 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Art Master Certificate 15 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Mfa (Ceramic) 5 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Mfa (Interior Decoration) 5 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Mfa (Metal Work) 5 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Mfa (Painting) 20 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Mfa (Sculpture) 5 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts PG Mfa (Textile Design) 5 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Bfa (Ceramic) 6 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Bfa (Interior Decoration) 17 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Bfa (Metal Work) 6 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Bfa (Painting) 35 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Bfa (Sculpture) 6 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Bfa (Textile Design) 17 AICTE approved Total intake 222 Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College of Engineering and Visual Arts
UG·B.E /B.Tech
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Address Vasantdada Patil Educational Complex, Eastern Express Highway, Near Priyadarshini Building, Sion-chunabhatti, Mumbai - 400 022 PIN 400022 District Mumbai State Maharashtra Ownership Private Affiliation Mumbai University Approved by AICTE AICTE ID 1-46259739103 Courses & intake (7)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts UG Applied Arts 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Engineering 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) 180 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics and Computer Science 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Electronics and Telecommunication 60 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Information Technology 120 AICTE approved Engineering & Technology B.E /B.Tech Mechatronics Engineering 60 AICTE approved Total intake 720 Viva Institute of Applied Art
UG
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Address At:-shirgaon, Post:- Virar (e) District Thane State Maharashtra Ownership Private Affiliation University of Mumbai, Mumbai Approved by AICTE AICTE ID 1-46222088281 Courses & intake (2)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts UG Applied Art 60 AICTE approved Applied Arts & Crafts UG Painting 30 AICTE approved Total intake 90 Women's Education Society's Women's Technical Education & Research Institute Nagpur
Diploma·PG Diploma
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Address Lad College Campus , Seminary Hills , Nagpur 440006 District Nagpur State Maharashtra Ownership Government Affiliation Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai Approved by AICTE AISHE code S-2248 AICTE ID 1-46220604615 Courses & intake (4)
Programme Level Course Intake Recognition Applied Arts & Crafts Diploma Beauty and Hair Dressing 10 AICTE approved Management Diploma Stenography & Secretariat Practice 5 AICTE approved Management PG Diploma PGDM(Dietetics) 10 AICTE approved Management PG Diploma PGDM(Travel and Tourism) 5 AICTE approved Total intake 30
Frequently asked questions
How many applied arts colleges are there in Maharashtra?
14 applied arts institutions in Maharashtra hold a current approval from AICTE. AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 10 September 2026.
Where can I find the full list of AICTE-approved applied arts colleges in Maharashtra?
This page is that list. Every institution shown holds a current approval from AICTE, with its district and approved courses. Applications are made on each institution's own website, not here.
How many seats do applied arts colleges in Maharashtra have?
3,147 approved seats across 14 institutions, as published by the regulator. Intake is counted only where the approving body states it.
Which district in Maharashtra has the most applied arts colleges?
Mumbai, with 4 of the 14 institutions listed here.
What courses do applied arts colleges in Maharashtra offer?
The most widely approved are APPLIED ARTS (6), PAINTING (4), FINE ARTS (3), APPLIED ART (2), FINE ART (PAINTING) (2), BFA (PAINTING) (2). Each figure is the number of institutions approved for that course.
How many applied arts colleges in Maharashtra are government and how many are private?
Of the 14 institutions listed: 7 private, 6 government, 1 government aided. Ownership is taken from the regulator's own classification.
Where does this list come from?
AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 10 September 2026. This screener publishes only what the approving body publishes, and shows when each list was last checked. It does not rank institutions or estimate fees. Applications are made on each institution's own website.