Institute of Music and Fine Arts, Srinagar

The Institute of Music and Fine Arts, Srinagar, founded in 1965, is one of the premier constituent colleges catering for aesthetic pursuits in the region known as Kashmir. SITUATED in the scenic Naseembagh area of Hazratbal, Srinagar this is one of the faculty of the University of Kashmir.

Since its conception, the institute has championed the richness of cultural history of the region and this has been reflected in the music and fine arts programmes that the institute provides. It is a private institute where the faculty strength consists of 19 professional skilled persons who easily take care of each and every student and provide them quality education.

The Institute of Music and Fine Arts believe that state of the art facilities are necessary in the education process of all students enrolled in the Academy. The college boasts of a library that stocks both books and other materials that students can use in various artistic research.

To cope with such trends the institute has installed excellent IT facilities, for students to practice new methods also to stay updated with world art trends. Having departmental laboratories be a focal point in education makes it easy for students to practice on equipment and detail their skills in the areas of specialisation.

At the same time, the institute possesses numerous alumni relations, thus practically uniting students into a single team while creating numerous opportunities for communications. The institute provides a wide range of 10 full time programmes and each of them is of four years duration. These courses include those in several disciplines in music and fine arts, which attract different interests.

These programmes are Bachelor of Applied Arts, Bachelor of Painting, Bachelor of Sculpture , Bachelor of Vocal, Bachelor of Santoor Sufiyana , Bachelor of Tabla, Bachelor of Sitar and specialization in Santoor. Each course has an authorised enrolment of ten students only to make best leverage of learning infrastructure that can facilitate student’s growth in a proper manner.

This limited intake also points to the institute’s desire to produce high quality talent while also preserving quality. Like for the other centres of arts, the admission process of the Institute of Music and Fine Arts, Srinagar, is recruiting talents in the field.

The goal of the institute to develop art is reflected on the admission policy where admission is done in order to ensure that talented people are given a chance to practice in the institute.