BFA in Painting 

at College of Arts, Tilak Marg

The College of Art at the University of Delhi offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program with six different specializations: Applied Art, Painting, Art History, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Visual Communication. The total number of seats in the foundation class is 195+16 available to the six specializations as follows:

• Applied Art: 80 seats
• Painting: 40 seats
• Art History: 16 seats
• Printmaking: 16 seats
• Sculpture: 16 seats
• Visual Communication: 16 seats

Therefore, the total number of seats available for the BFA program at the College of Art, University of Delhi is 195+16, which is 211 seats.

Admission in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) programme at the College of Arts, University of Delhi, the following procedure needs to be followed:

1. Eligibility: Candidates must have passed the Class XII or its equivalent examination from a recognised board with a minimum of 50% marks. Entrance Exam: Candidates must clear the Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG) . The College of Arts, Delhi University conducts the College of Art
2. Aptitude Test (CoAAT) for admission to the BFA program.
3. Registration: After clearing the entrance exam, candidates need to register on Delhi University’s Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) portal for seat allocation.
4. Application: Aspirants are required to fill the CSAS portal by visiting the official website.
5. Seat Intake: The College of Arts, Delhi University offers the BFA programme in six different specializations. The total student intake for each specialisation is as follows: Applied Art, Art History, Painting, Print Marketing, Sculpture, and Visual Communication.

No, direct admission to the BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) programme at the College of Arts, University of Delhi, is not possible. It is merit based admissions and CUET exam score which is considered. The admission process for the BFA programme includes an aptitude test or entrance examination conducted by the university. 

Admisison is thus done throught CUET all over India.

The accurate time for the Practical Based Entrance Test for admissions to BFA courses at the College of Arts, University of Delhi, will be announced later on the website. However, check the other important details regarding the Practical Based Entrance Test in the below-mentioned pointers:
Candidates to report one hour earlier than scheduled time, i.e., duration of the exam- 10:30 am to 4:00 pm

• The candidates should produce their own drawing boards and art materials. Only the answer sheet and clay will be supplied by the college. 
• No electronic gadgets are allowed. 
• Candidates will not be permitted to leave the examination hall earlier than half an hour after the start of the entrance test.
• Candidates who make use of unfair means will be debarred from the test for the next four years. 

At the time of applying for the BFA course at the College of Arts and at the time of document verification. There are certain important documents that candidates are required to submit. Some of them are as follows:

• Senior School Certificate or equivalent. 
• Category Certificate in case of SC/ST/OBC/EWS/CW. 
• Passport Photograph.
• Candidates who passed from the National Institute of Open School (NIOS) are required to submit the proof of last  qualifying examination center. the location of the examination center will determine the category: (D) Delhi or (OD) Outside Delhi. 
• Self-attestation by the candidate is mandatory. 

The total number of seats offered in the BFA course at the College of Arts is 183. On the other hand, the total number of seats offered in the BFA course at Jamia Milia Islamia is 80. Therefore, the College of Arts offers a greater number of seats in the BFA course. The difference between the admission requirements for the courses is that Jamia Mila Islamia conducts its JMI Entrance Exam for the BFA course. Moreover, the College of Arts accepts CUET UG scores and Practical-Based-Test for BFA courses. 

The college of Arts is affiliated with Delhi University, and it follows the seat reservation according to the Central Government of India. Check out detailed seat reservations below: 

• SC (Scheduled Caste): 15% of the total seats. 
   
• ST (Scheduled Tribe): 7.5% of the total seats. 
   
• OBC (Other Backward Classes): 27% of the total seats. 
   
• EWS (Economically Weaker Sections): 10% of the total seats. 
   
• CW (Children/Widows of Personnel of the Armed Forces): 5% of seats, program-wise, in all colleges.