Salient Features

Entrance Form Rs 1000/-

1st-year admission and tuition fee approx Rs. 20000/- per year.

2nd-year admission and tuition fee approx Rs. 20000/- per year.

3rd-year admission and tuition fee approx Rs. 20000/- per year.

4th-year admission and tuition fee approx Rs. 20000/- per year.

Books, stationery, and other materials are excluded from the above fees.
Fees are subject to change.
Scholarships are available to regular, talented, and needy students according to rules.

Eligibility

All the candidates must have passed +2. Students from every discipline are accepted.

All the candidates must appear for the entrance test and clear the test for admission.

Admission Criteria

Documents required for registration:

1. Copy of SEE Mark-sheet and Character Certificate
2. Original Migration Certificate of +2
3. Copy of +2 Mark-sheet and Character Certificate
4. PP size photo 2 Copy
5. Rs 1000/- for the Entrance form and approx. Rs 20000/- per year for admission

When can I enroll for BFA course?

Admissions usually start for BFA program around February each year. The entrance test is usually scheduled for March last week. You will be provided with detail information when you submit your application form.

Do I need to have prior knowledge of Art before I enter for this course?

Not necessarily. Since the course is designed for the very beginners, you can enroll without any prior knowledge of Art. However your previous knowledge could be beneficial if you have any.

What do I need to prepare for the entrance test?

Our entrance test is designed in such a manner that it will project your ability and inquisitiveness for the course.

Job Prospects

Possible Career Paths after Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Graphic Communication

Innovator, Graphic Artist, Web Designer, Typographer, Illustrator, Photographer, Animator, Art Director, Entrepreneur, Interdisciplinary Artist, Storyboard Artist, Videographer, Film-maker, Animator, Product Designer, Researcher, Web Designer, Interior Designer, Game Designer, etc.

Possible Career Paths after Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Painting and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Traditional Nepali Painting

Artist, Art Educator, Gallery Manager, Painter, Illustrator, Innovator, Craft Artist, Designer, Researcher, Animator, Art Director, Entrepreneur, Interdisciplinary Artist, Art Writer, etc.

Possible Career Paths after Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Sculpture and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Traditional Nepali sculpture

Artist, Art Educator, Exhibition Designer, Industrial Designer, Museum Technicians and Conservators, Curator, Craft Artist, etc.

Possible Career Paths after Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Music (Vocal/Instrument/Tabla/Dance)

Singer, Musician, Music Producer, Music Teacher, Sound Designer, Sound Engineer, Sound Technician, Dancer, Performer, Choreographer, Dance Teacher, Talent Agent, Event Manager, Arts Administrator, Music Therapist, Dance Therapist, Actor, Community Arts Worker, Personal Trainer, etc.

Other options after specialization

Art Historian, Curator, Art Administrator, Art Activist, Museum Manager, Product Designer, Researcher, Tattoo Artist, Art Critic, Interior Designer, Conservator, Restorer, Heritage Expert, Museologist, Radio Producer, Theatre Stage Manager, etc

Curricular Structure

Program Format:

Foundation: BFA First Year
Specialization: BFA Second, Third, and Fourth Years

Students enrolled in BFA in Painting, BFA in Sculpture, and BFA in Graphic Communication, are offered the same course in the first year and specialization starts only in the second year. Similarly, students enrolled in BFA Classical Vocal/Instrument (Music), BFA in Classical Tabala (Music), and BFA in Classical Dance (Music), are offered the same basic course in the first Year and Specialization starts in the Second Year.

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Painting

During the Four Years of Studies, a student is expected to learn beginning with the basics of Drawing from simple geometric objects to more complex- non-living objects, mannequins, life studies from head to full life studies. As the student progresses to the senior class, he or she is expected to learn in addition to a new method of art known as Printmaking, practical exposures in more mature mediums like watercolors, oil colors, and acrylics. Also, the student will have learned and made a good understanding of the full human figure in application to painting it.

And finally, he or she is able to express independently know as Creative Composition- with the help of skills and knowledge learned from earlier classes. This is in addition to the theoretical papers in Technical Theory, History of Arts, and Aesthetics- World and Nepal.

For those who choose to study in Traditional Painting, beginning in the First Year, the student will be imparted with the basics of drawing in relation to the traditional paintings- followed by preliminary knowledge of Hindu and Buddhist deities. Different attributes like hand gestures (Udras), body postures, Vehicles (Bahans), complexions (Varna), etc, and the complex details on the elements of embellishments like the depiction of halo, aureoles, and the background materials are thought and introduced. As a senior student, he or she is expected to create and paint a typical ‘Paubha’- with multiple deities.

BFA Painting First Year

S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Compulsory paper	English	I	Ptg.C1	100
2	Major Practical	Drawing	I	Ptg.311	100
3	Major Practical	Painting	II	Ptg.312	100
4	Major Practical	Sculpture	III	sculp.313	100
5	Major Practical	Graphic Communication	IV	Graph.314	100
6	Major Theory	History of Arts and Aesthetics	V	Ptg.315	100
		Total			600

Second Year		Painting
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Compulsory paper	English	II	Ptg.c2	100
2	Major Practical	Drawing	V	Ptg.315	50
3	Major Practical	Head Study	VI	Ptg.316	100
4	Major Practical	Composition	VII	Ptg.317	100
5	Major Practical	Printmaking	VIII	Ptg.318	100
6	Major Theory	Technical Theory	IX	Ptg.319	50
7	Major Theory	History of Arts & Aesthetics	X	Ptg.320	100
		Total			600

Third Year		Painting
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Major Practical	Drawing	XI	Ptg.321	50
2	Major Practical	Life Study	XII	Ptg.322	100
3	Major Practical	Composition	XIII	Ptg.323	100
4	Major Practical	Print Making	XIV	Ptg.324	100
5	Major Theory	Technical Theory	XV	Ptg.325	50
6	Major Theory	History of Art and Aesthetic	XVI	Ptg.326	100
		Total			500

Fourth Year		Painting
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Major Practical	Drawing	XVII	Ptg.327	100
2	Major Practical	Life Study	XVIII	Ptg.328	100
3	Major Practical	Composition	XIX	Ptg.329	100
4	Major Practical	Print Making	XX	Ptg.330	100
5	Major Practical	New Media	XXI	Ptg.331	100
6	Major Theory	History of Art & Aesthetic	XXII	Ptg.332	100
		Total			600

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Graphic Communication

The course of BFA in Graphic Communications is an Art applied to the communication needs of growing industrial and commercial promotional activities. The course begins with subjects like Typography, practical lessons to control space in the design for print like Press Advertisements, create Package Designs, etc. Gradually, he or she will have given detailed lessons on Image Development like Illustrations or Photography, create Corporate Identity Meanwhile, the student will also be familiar with digital tools to create camera-ready designs for print.

In the final year, the student is expected to be fully versatile with various aspects of Design, Image development either by hand-drawn illustrations or photography – its reproduction process, and so on. And finally, the student is expected to act as an independent designer- ready to cope with any design needs and its solutions.

BFA Graphic Communication First Year

S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Compulsory paper	English	I	Graph.C1	100
2	Major Practical	Drawing	I	Graph.311	100
3	Major Practical	Painting	II	Ptg.312	100
4	Major Practical	Sculpture	III	sculp.313	100
5	Major Practical	Graphic Communication	IV	Graph.314	100
6	Major Theory	History of Arts and Aesthetics	V	Graph.315	100
		Total			600

Second Year		Graphic Communication
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Compulsory paper	English	II	Graph.C.2	100
2	Major Practical	Drawing	V	Graph.315	50
3	Major Practical	Illustration	VI	Graph.316	100
4	Major Practical	Fundamentals of Design	VII	Graph.317	100
5	Major Practical	Introduction to computer tools and photography	VIII	Graph.318	100
6	Major Theory	Fundamentals of Graphic communication	IX	Graph.319	50
7	Major Theory	History of arts and Aesthetics	X	Graph.320	100
		Total			600

Third Year		Graphic Communication
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Major Practical	Package Design	XI	Graph.321	50
2	Major Practical	Image Development: Drawing and Illustrations	XII	Graph.322	100
3	Major Practical	Corporate Identity and Press Advertisement	XIII	Graph.323	100
4	Major Practical	Digiral Tools and Photography	XIV	Graph.324	100
5	Major Theory	Technical Theory	XV	Graph.325	50
6	Major Theory	History of Art and Aesthetic	XVI	Graph.326	100
		Total			500

Fourth Year		Graphic Communications
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1		Caricature Drawing and Digital Tools	XVII	Graph.327	100
2		Image Development	XVIII	Graph.328	100
3		Integrated Campaign	XIX	Graph.329	100
4		Elective Subject: Copy Writing, or Elementary Animation, or Elementary Interior Design	XX	Graph.330	100
5		Project work/ Paper writing	XXI	Graph.331	100
6		History of Art and Aesthetics	XXII	Graph.332	100
		Total			600

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Sculpture

The course for BFA (Sculpture) begins with preliminary aspects of clay modelling of simple human parts like ear, nose, and eyes: and is led to the studies of the human head. As the student progress he os she is exposed to another medium like wood-carving and stone carving of the human head and full life studies- along with the knowledge of composition. Finally, a student will have known the sound knowledge of the human full form and composition. Simultaneously, techniques of Metal Casting are also given to the students.

For the students of the Traditional Sculpture, in addition to the basics of drawings, the lessons on the relief and round compositions- based on the traditional sculptures are provided. Other elements of traditional sculpture-like relief and round carvings on motifs and patterns in stone are also gradually introduced. In the following years, the student will have learned to sculptor create independently – full figures of deities- as according to the traditional ways

BFA First year Sculpture

S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Compulsory paper	English	I	Sculp.C1	100
2	Major Practical	Drawing	I	Sculp.311	100
3	Major Practical	Painting	II	Ptg.312	100
4	Major Practical	Sculpture	III	sculp.313	100
5	Major Practical	Graphic Communication	IV	Graph.314	100
6	Major Theory	History of Arts and Aesthetics	V	Sculp.315	100
		Total			600

Second Year		Sculpture
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Compulsory paper	English	II	Sculp.C.2	100
2	Major Practical	Drawing	V	Sculp.315	50
3	Major Practical	Head Study	VI	Sculp.316	100
4	Major Practical	Composition	VII	Sculp.317	100
5	Major Practical	Wood Carving	VIII	Sculp.318	100
6	Major Theory	Technical Theory	IX	Sculp.319	50
7	Major Theory	History of Arts and Aesthetics	X	Sculp.320	100
		Total			600

Third Year		Sculpture
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Major Practical	Drawing	XI	Sculp.321	50
2	Major Practical	Life Study	XII	Sculp.322	100
3	Major Practical	Composition	XIII	Sculp.323	100
4	Major Practical	Stone Carving	XIV	Sculp.324	100
5	Theory	Technical Theory	XV	Sculp.325	50
6	Theory	History of Art & Aesthetic	XVI	Sculp.326	100
		Total			500

Fourth Year		Sculpture
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Major Practical	Drawing	XVII	Sculp.327	100
2	Major Practical	Life Study	XVIII	Sculp.328	100
3	Major Practical	Composition	XIX	Sculp.329	100
4	Major Practical	Metal Casting	XX	Sculp.330	100
5	Elective (activity base)	New Media	XXI	Sculp.331	100
6	Major Theory	History of Art & Aesthetic	XXII	Sculp.332	100
		Total			600

Fourth Year		Traditional Nepal Sculpture
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full marks
1	Major Practical	Drawing	XVII	Tn.Sculp.327	100
2	Major Practical	Full Figure Study	XVIII	Tn.Sculp.328	100
3	Major Practical	Composition	XIX	Tn.Sculp.329	100
4	Major Practical	Metal Casting	XX	Tn.Sculp.330	100
5	Elective (activity base)	New Media	XXI	Tn.Sculp.331	100
6	Major Theory	History of Art & Aesthetic	XXII	Tn.Sculp.332	100
		Total			600

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance (Music)

The Course for BFA in Classical Dance has various components- based on the earlier classical practices. It has begun with preliminary Music practices in Classical and Folk Dances. It is accompanied by the sound knowledge and skills in the Classical Dances like Kathak or Bharatnatyam, Folk and Charya Dances are gradually introduced and given it in intense practices.

First Year		Music
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Theory	English	I	Mus.C.1	100
2	Practical	Classical Vocal / Instrument	I	Mus.311	100
3	Practical	Classical Tabala	II	Mus.312	100
4	Practical	Nepali Traditional and Folk Music	III	Mus.313	50
5	Theory	Nepali Traditional and Folk Music	IV	Mus.314	50
6	Practical	Classical Dance/Instrument/Optional Vocal	V	Mus.315	100
7	Theory	Fundamental Theory of Music	VI	Mus.316	100
		Total			600

Second Year		Classical Dance
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Major Compulsory	English	II	Dan.C2	100
2	Major Practical	Classical Dance Practical (Kathak or Bharatnatyam)	VII	Dan.317	100
3	Theory	Applied Theory	VIII	Dan.318	50
4		Charya Dance Practical	IX	Dan.319	100
5		Folk Dance Practical	X	Dan.320	50
6	Theory	General Theory	XI	Tab/Voc/Inst.321	100
7		Vocal/Instrument/Tabla	XII	Dan.322	100
8		Total			600

Third Year		Classical Dance
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1.	Major Practical	Classical Dance	XIV	Dan.324	100
2.	Major Practical	Voc/Inst.Accompaniment	XV	Dan.325	50
3.	Theory	Applied Theory	XVI	Dan.326	50
4.	Major Practical	Optional Vocal/ Instrument	XVII	Dan.327	100
5.	Major Practical	Folk Rhythmic Instrument	XVIII	Dan.328	50
6.	Major Theory	Folk Rhythmic Instrument	XIX	Dan.329	50
7.	Major Theory	General Theory	XX	Dan.330	100
8.		Total			500

Fourth Year		Classical Dance
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1.	Major Practical	Classical Dance (Kathak or Bharatnatyam)	XIX	Dan.329	100
2.		Applied Theory	XX	Dan.330	50
3.	Major Practical	Charya Dance	XXI	Dan.331	100
4.	Major Practical	Folk Dance	XXII	Dan.332	100
5.		Stage Performance	XXIII	Dan.333	100
6.		Choreograhy	XXIV	Dan.334	50
7.	Major Theory	General Theory	XXV	Dan.335	100
8.		Total			600

BFA in Classical Tabala (Music)

The Course for BFA in Classical Music Tabala is an interesting mix- beginning with the basics like Classical Tabala to Folk Rhythmic practices. In the later years, the students are also expected to learn more advanced skills and knowledge in Stage Performance and Sound Technology.

First Year		Music
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Theory	English	I	Mus.C.1	100
2	Practical	Classical Vocal / Instrument	I	Mus.311	100
3	Practical	Classical Tabala	II	Mus.312	100
4	Practical	Nepali Traditional and Folk Music	III	Mus.313	50
5	Theory	Nepali Traditional and Folk Music	IV	Mus.314	50
6	Practical	Classical Dance/Instrument/Optional Vocal	V	Mus.315	100
7	Theory	Fundamental Theory of Music	VI	Mus.316	100
		Total			600

Second Year		Tabala
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1.	Theory	English	II	Tab. C2	100
2.	Practical	Classical Tabla Practical	VII	Tab.317	100
3.		Voc/Inst. Accompaniment	VIII	Tab.318	50
4.	Theory	Applied Theory	IX	Tab.319	50
5.	Practical	Folk Rhythmic Instrument Practical	X	Tab.320	50
6.	Theory	Folk Rhythmic Instrument Theory	XI	Voc/Inst.321	50
7.	Practical	Vocal/Instrument Practical	XII	Tab.322	100
8.	Theory	General Theory	XIII	Tab.323	100
		Total			600

Third Year		Tabla
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1.	Major Practical	Classical Tabla Practical	XIV	Tab.324	100
2.	Major Practical	Voc/Inst.Accompaniment	XV	Tab.325	50
3.	Theory	Applied Theory	XVI	Tab.326	50
4.	Major Practical	Optional Vocal/Instrument Practical	XVII	Tab.voc/inst.327	100
5.	Major Practical	Folk Rhythmic Instrument Practical	XVIII	Tab.328	50
6.	Major Theory	Folk Rhythmic Instrument Theory	XIX	Tab.329	50
7.	Major Theory	General Theory	XX	Tab.330	100
		Total			500

Fourth Year		Tabala
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1.	Major Practical	Classical Tabla	XXI	Tab.331	100
2.		Audio Record CD Presentation	XXII	Tab.332	50
3.	Theory	Applied Theory	XXIII	Tab.333	50
4.	Practical	Folk Music Practical	XXIV	Tab.334	50
5.	Theory	Folk Music Theory	XXV	Tab.335	50
6.	Theory	General Therapy	XXVI	Tab.336	100
7.	Performance	Stage Performance	XXVII	Tab.337	100
8.	Theory	Sound Technology Theory	XXVIII	Tab.338	50
9.	Practical	Sound Technology Practical	XXIX	Tab.339	50
		Total			600

BFA in Vocal/Instrumental (Music)

The course BFA in Classical Vocal/Instrumental (Music) begins with the fundamentals of Classical and Folk Music. In the following years, the students are well familiarized with the practicalities of Stage Performance and Music Technology.

First Year		Music
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1	Theory	English	I	Mus.C.1	100
2	Practical	Classical Vocal / Instrument	I	Mus.311	100
3	Practical	Classical Tabala	II	Mus.312	100
4	Practical	Nepali Traditional and Folk Music	III	Mus.313	50
5	Theory	Nepali Traditional and Folk Music	IV	Mus.314	50
6	Practical	Classical Dance/Instrument/Optional Vocal	V	Mus.315	100
7	Theory	Fundamental Theory of Music	VI	Mus.316	100
		Total			600

Second Year		Vocal/Instrumental
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1.	Compulsory	English	II	Mus.C2	100
2.	Practical	Classical Music – I	VII	Mus.317	100
3.	Practical	Classical Music – II	VIII	Mus.318	50
4.	Theory	Applied Theory	IX	Mus.319	50
5.	Practical	Folk Music	X	Mus.320	50
6.	Theory	Folk Music	XI	Mus.321	50
7.	Practical	Optional Tabla /Vocal	XII	Mus.322	100
8.	Theory	General Theory	XIII	Mus.323	100
		Total			600

Third Year		Vocal/Instrumental
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1.	Major Practical	Classical Vocal Music	XIV	Mus.324	100
2.	Major Practical	Voc./Inst. Accompaniment	XV	Mus.325	50
3.	Theory	Applied Theory	XVI	Mus.326	50
4.	Major Practical	Optional Vocal /Instrument	XVII	Mus.327	100
5.	Major Practical	Folk Rhythmic Instrument	XVIII	Mus.328	50
6.	Major Theory	Folk Rhythmic Instrument	XIX	Mus.329	50
7.	Major Theory	General Theory	XX	Mus.330	100
		Total			500

Fourth Year		Vocal/Instrumental
S.N.	Nature	Subject	Paper	Code	Full Marks
1.	Major Practical	Classical Music-1	XXI	Mus.331	100
2.	Non Details	Classical Music-2	XXII	Mus.332	50
3.	Major Theory	Applied Theory	XXIII	Mus.333	50
4.	Major Practical	Folk Music	XXIV	Mus.334	50
5.	Major Theory	Folk Music	XXV	Mus.335	50
6.	Major Theory	General Theory	XXVI	Mus.336	100
7.		Stage Performance	XXVII	Mus.337	100
8.	Major Theory	Music Technology	XXVIII	Mus.338	50
9.	Major Practical	Music Technology	XXIX	Mus.339	50
		Total			600

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