The stream is broadly divided into humanities, fine arts, visual arts and performing arts. Arts encompass History, Literature, and Philosophy, Ancient and Modern languages, Law, Religion, visual and performing arts (including music) and many more. Social science subjects are intermingled with humanities, like area studies, communication studies, cultural studies, and linguistics.

Success in this industry depends on how an individual develops his own indigenous style aesthetically, procuring an invincible name for himself. The capability of excellent communication, precise writing and understanding is always an advantage for them who want to make a career in the field of arts.

• Employment of artists and related workers is expected to grow about 12% through 2018
• With a degree in Humanities, one can build a career in the following fields – teaching, writing, research, public relations, internal communications, policy research and analysis, program planning, administration, information and management.
• Opportunities are aplenty in agriculture, journalism, anthropology, archaeology, NGO, geography, industrial relation, liberal arts, library science, philosophy, psychology, research assistance, social work and many more
• One can also find work with museums, galleries, schools, advertising agencies, magazines, newspapers, and movie studios.

About 60% of artists are self-employed. Remuneration of humanities graduates purely depend the nature of the work and the field. An art graduate can earn anywhere between Rs 10000 – Rs 12000 at the beginning stage which is poised to get better in accordance to one’s capability.

Under arts, there can be some specific conditions regarding admission to communication and administration courses, depending on the concerned institutes . Otherwise, there is a general criterion, which is a pass in 10+2 examination (for the undergraduate programmes). One can opt for research programmes as well after completing post graduation. In the field of arts, many subjects demand practical exposure, for example, performing arts.

A course in Linguistics can hone one’s writing and argumentative skills. It can also help the individual acquire mastery over data analysis, synthesis of speech, child language etc. After completing Linguistic Courses in India, you can explore the vast subject of the origin of languages and analyze the common thread connecting them. A thorough understanding of the social, cultural and psychological perspective enables the candidate to understand the mysteries of speech, sound, words and sentences, which are the building blocks of a language

The various forms of arts in which the artists use their physical ability, such as body, face and presence, to perform in front of the audience is called performing arts. There are mainly three categories of performing arts – music, drama and dance. Music is related to singing, composing original music, playing musical instruments etc. In drama, an artist depicts a story or a thought by combining speech, gestures, music, dance, facial expressions and sound. On the other hand, dance is an amalgamation of drama and music, wherein the artist performs by rhythmic movement of the body, in sync with the background music or song. Performing arts have their own significance in the Indian culture.