kala_bhavana

KALA BHAVANA:

(Institute of Fine Arts)

Under Graduate : 52 (6 Seats earmarked for Diploma in Fine Arts)
Post Graduate/Advanced Diploma : Painting/Mural - 23

Sculpture - 12

Graphic Art - 18

Design (Textile) - 09

Design (Ceramic & glass) - 09

History of Art - 26

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___Total - 97__

For eligibility of admission in MFA / Advanced Diploma, 55% marks or its equivalent grade is the minimum required criteria for Admission in BFA /DIP 4year Course. If results not published of selected candidates then the candidates should collect the Confidential Reports (B.F.A./Diploma result) from the concerned authority and submit to the Principal, Kala Bhavana, before admission.

Only First Class First in B.F.A. in each specialized subject from each department/stream of Kala Bhavana (Home Institute) as Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Art (Print making), Design (Ceramic & Glass and Textile) will be entitled for the Direct Admission in MFA Course in Kala Bhavana and it is not transferable – thus, if that candidate does not avail the Direct Admission, the same would not be passed on to the next person but the same place would become the open seat.

This privilege does not apply to the Diploma Course. Diploma holders have to appear for the admission test for Advanced Diploma Course.

· Other details of the Admission Test.

A. Subject and Course Codes for Kala-Bhavana:

Subject	Code	Course	Code
Painting	501	Certificate	CRT
Graphic Art (Print-making)	502	Diploma	DIP
Design (Ceramic & glass)	503	B.F.A. (Honours)	BFA
Design (Textile)	504	M.F.A.	MFA
History of Art	505	Advanced Diploma	ADP
Sculpture	506	Foreign Casual Course	FCA
Painting (Mural) MFA/Advanced Diploma	507	Casual Course for Indian	ICA
-	-	Bridge Course in History of art Art	BCH
-	-	-	-

B. Departmental eligibility criteria and schedule of Admission tests:

Please refer to the Prospectus for current session.

Note: Applying in Department of Painting

· Candidate applying for Painting in MFA (Hons.)/Advanced Diploma should send 5 photos

(6”X4 inches) of his/her art works attested by the respective principal along with the application form. Scanned copies sent via net will not be accepted.

· On the basis of this documents a primary selection of the candidates for Painting in MFA (Hons.)/Advanced Diploma will be made and only those short listed candidates shall be called for Entrance Test (practical, theoretical & viva-voce).

· Final list of the selected candidates for Painting in MFA (Hons.)/Advanced Diploma will be displayed at the Nandan office and uploaded in the University website beside intimation individually.

A. Modalities for preparing merit lists for admission to different courses through admission tests:

Course	Aptitude Test/ Written	Written Test/ Practical	Presentation of previous works & Viva-Voce	Total
Certificate Course in Design	100		100	200
One Year Casual Course for Indian	100		100	200
B.F.A.(Hons.)	Practical 200	Written 50	50	300
B.F.A.(Hons.) History of Art	Written- 200	Practical- 50	50	300
Diploma	200		100	300
M.F.A.	200		100	300
Advance Diploma	200		100	300
Art History (MFA/BCH)	200		100	300

C. Submission of Application Forms

Completed Application Forms for all courses under Kala-Bhavana may be downloaded from the University Web site and sent via net or submitted to the Adhyaksha, Kala Bhavana, within the stipulated date by mail.

Contacts: Adhyaksha (Principal), Kala-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati

P.O. Santiniketan -731 235, District - Birbhum, West Bengal, India

Telephone: +91 3463 262 751 to 262 756 (6 lines), Extension – 313 / 374

Email: kalabhavana.mail@gmail.com