Government College for Arts, Chandigarh

The Government College for Arts, Chandigarh, was started in 1951 as a premier institution for the fostering of active artistic talent. Spread over 10 acres in Sector 10 C, the location of the co-educational college is just behind the Government Museum and Art Gallery. It has a total student strength of 337, with a faculty strength of 23, in a wide range of 10 courses under 3 degree programmes.

Some of the facilities that the Government College for Arts provides are; the institute has a very well-equipped library that functions as a treasure house of knowledge. State-of-the-art labs for different streams help in developing the practical facets of art education. The Campus has an auditorium to conduct all the events, seminars, creating the climate of cultural ambience.

For girl students, there is an independent hostel facility. Satisfying the physical needs, with sports facilities, health centre with first-aid services, the college as well satisfies the digital desire by having excellent IT infrastructure , too. The cafeteria in the campus stands as an interest and recreation cum cuisine home for students.

Students can enrol in various courses at Government College for Arts, Chandigarh. The college has 10 regular full-time courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In the undergraduate section, the college offers Bachelor of Fine Arts ( BFA ) Applied Art, Graphics, Sculpture, and Painting courses and admits 15 students to each of them.

In the postgraduate section, the college offers Master of Fine Arts ( MFA ) courses in Sculpture, Applied Art, Painting, and Graphics. There are also unique programmes under this in a Diploma in Fine Arts for Divyang students, as well as in the Advanced Diploma in Fine Arts for Divyang , where both programmes take in 4 students in each intake.

Course Name Total Number of Seats No of Specialisation Total Fees BFA Applied Art 15 1 Rs 45,320 BFA Graphics 15 1 Rs 45,320 BFA Sculpture 15 1 Rs 45,320 BFA Painting 15 1 Rs 45,320 MFA Painting 10 1 - At Government College for Arts, Chandigarh the admission is strictly merit based, so that only the most talented and deserving students grab their places.

The college practices strictly ordered merit in selection under all programmes. Admissions to undergraduate courses like BFA in Applied Art, Graphics, Sculpture, and Painting, and postgraduate courses like MFA in Sculpture, Applied Art, Painting, and Graphics are offered to candidates on the basis of their academic qualification and aptitude for the fine arts.

The admission conducted for Divyang students under Diploma in Fine Arts also conducts merit-wise.