Admission Norms

The MFA programs in Painting, Print Making and Sculpture disciplines respectively are two-year courses meant for students with a BFA/BVA to develop their personal language, and consolidate their position as practitioners in the field of Contemporary Indian Art.

Essential requirements at the time of Application for MFA in Painting/Sculpture/Print Making:

Applicants must specify the stream (Painting/Printmaking/Sculpture) on priority basis on which they wish to apply to the Department of Fine Arts.

However, based on an evaluation of the portfolio, campus interview and photographs of works submitted, and availability of seats within a discipline, the Selection Committee of the Department of Fine Arts reserves the right to allot the stream on which the student may be admitted to the Department.

At the time of application. in addition to the online registration form sent to the University of Hyderabad, each applicant must also submit a digital copy of the online application along with 15 properly labelled digital images (JPEG, web format) of recent art works to: snfa.entranceimages@uohyd.ac.in

The email must contain the following information:

Name of Candidate
Registration Number
Name of Institution
Priority Basis for Choice of Discipline

Attachments:

15 Digital Images, JPEG web Format. Each image must be properly labelled with name of artist, size, medium and date of work.
Soft copy of Online Registration Form

At the time of the On-Campus interview, the student must bring hard copies of the digital works submitted with the online application.

A responsible faculty member of the Fine Art College/Institute must attest and verify the photographs of art works from where the applicant received his/her BFA/BVA/BA (Fine) degree.

Candidates must fulfill all the above requirements in order to be considered for the on-campus Entrance Test and Admission for MFA in Painting/Print Making/Sculpture.

Fraudulent or Misrepresentation of works presented during Admission Process
Any instance of misrepresentations/wrongful attributions/ untrue claims or any other fraudulent acts with regard to student works are made during the admission process that come to light at any stage of the academic programmeme, will be duly addressed in accordance with the academic rules and administrative statutes of the university.

Distribution of marks for the Entrance Exams MFA Programmemes (Painting/Sculpture/Print Making)

Note:

(i) The shortlisting of candidates for the campus interview will be on the basis of their performance in OMR section (Part A) of the written exam, and on the evaluation of the 15 digital photographs of art works (Part B) that have been sent directly to the Department of Fine Arts.

(ii) The essays of the written exam will be evaluated and considered only for those candidates who qualify for the campus interview. The essays will be evaluated for their ability to convey ideas, and to write in meaningful ways about visual images and art practices. The essays will be addressed and included as part of the campus interview and portfolio evaluation.

(iii) The criteria for evaluation of visuals will be demonstration of technical ability, conceptual clarity, stylistic coherence, and understanding of visual image making practices.

(iv) In the oral interview, the student must be able to back the claims being made in the written essays and in the accompanying portfolio.

(v) At the time of Campus Interviews, all photographs of the student’s works that are presented for evaluation and admission to the University of Hyderabad must be duly attested and verified by a responsible member of the teaching faculty in the institution from which the student has received the BFA/BVA/B. A (Fine) degree. Any instance of misrepresentation or wrongful attribution of artworks that come to light at any time during the course of the MFA programmeme, will be taken seriously and will be addressed in accordance with the rules and statutes of the university.