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The National Testing Agency will notify the CUET BFA syllabus 2026 on the official website -cuet.nta.nic.in. The syllabus of CUET BFA informs the candidates about the important topics in the CUET UG design exam. The CUET BFA 2026 syllabus includes four units, namely Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature painting, Mughal and Deccan Schools of Miniature Painting, The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism, and Modern Trends in Indian Art. In this article, get all details of the CUET BFA syllabus 2026, including unit-wise important topics.
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Top colleges such as Banaras Hindu University, Allahabad University, and University Of Delhi offer admission to BFA courses based on marks in CUET exam. Although CUET subjects for BFA vary from one college to another, sections such as General Test, English, and Fine Arts/Visual Arts(Sculpture/Painting)/ Commercial Art are often required to get admission to Bachelor of Fine Arts courses. Through the CUET UG design exam, candidates will be admitted into the B.Des and UG fine arts programmes of participating institutes.
The domain subject for CUET BFA is Fine Arts/Visual Arts/ Commercial Art. The link to download the CUET BFA 2026 syllabus pdf is given below.
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The general test is a mandatory section for admission to BFA colleges through CUET. Candidates can check the CUET exam syllabus for BFA based on which general test questions are framed.
General Knowledge, Current Affairs
General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability
Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts Quantitative arithmetic/algebra/geometry/mensuration/statistics)
Logical and Analytical Reasoning
Reading Comprehension - Factual, Narrative and Literary
Verbal Ability
Rearranging the parts
Choosing the correct word
Synonyms and Antonyms
Vocabulary
The students who want to pursue a bachelor in fine arts need to choose the domain subject test for the entrance. The subject to be chosen is Fine Arts (320) which includes painting, sculpture, graphics, and commercial arts. Out of the 50 questions given to the students they need to attempt only 40. As stated earlier, there are four important units and the students need to be familiar with all of these to score well in the CUET BFA entrance examination.
Unit 1: The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting
Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccan schools of miniature painting
Unit 3: The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism
Unit 4: The Modern trends In Indian Art
Unit 1: CUET Syllabus for BFA Entrance Exam: The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting
This covers the 16th to 19th century origin and development of Mewar, Bundi, Bikaner, Kishangarh, and Jaipur, and the main features of the Rajasthani schools. The students need to study the following paintings.
Title / Set/ Painter | School |
A Folio from Ramayana paintings of Sahibdin | Mewar |
One Court scene or Hunting scene or Festival scene | Mewar Jagat Singh II |
One Folio from Ragamala or Rasikapriya | Bundi |
One painting of a Hunting Scene in a Forest Maharaja | Kotah with Kotah |
Radha (Bani-Thani) by Nihal Chand | Kishangarh |
Pabuji Ki Phad, Folk Scroll painting | Bhilwara |
In the Pahari School the students need to learn about the origin and development of Basohli, Guler, and Kangra schools in brief and main features of the Pahari schools. The study of the following paintings is necessary.
Title / Set/ Painter | School |
One Folio of Ramayana (Sangri – Early Phase) | Basohli |
One Folio of Gita Govinda of Jaideva by Manaku | Guler |
One Krishna Lila or Bhagavata Purana Sukh | Kangra Folio by Nain Sukh |
One painting from Nayaka Nayika or Ragamala | Guler or Kangra |
Krishna with Gopis | Basohli |
Nand, Yashoda and Krishna with Kinsmen Going to Vrindavana | Kangra |
Unit 2: CUET BFA Syllabus: The Mughal and Deccani Schools of miniature painting
This section includes the paintings 16th to 19th century AD of Mughal School. The students need to trace the origin and development of the Mughal school in brief and main features of the Mughal School. They also need to study the paintings of the following:
Title / Set/ Painter | School | |
A Folio from Akbar Namah | Basawan | Akbar |
Babar Crossing the river Sone | Jagannath | Akbar |
Jahangir holding the picture | Abul Hassan | Jahangir |
Falcon on Bird-Rest | Ustad Mansoor | Jahangir |
Kabir and Raidas | Ustad Faquirullah Khan | Shajahan |
Marriage procession of | Haji Madni | Provincial |
Dara Shikoh | Mughal (Oudh) |
The Deccani School’ s origin, development, and main features need to be studied by the students. The students must study the following paintings also:
Title / Set/ Painter | School |
Ibrahim Adil Shah IIof Bijapur | Bijapur |
Raga Hindola | Ahmednagar |
Ragini Pat-hamsika | Ahmednagar |
Hazart Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro | Hyderabad |
Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan) | Golconda |
Unit 3 of CUET Syllabus for BFA Entrance Exam: The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism
The students need to study the new era in Indian art and understand the following paintings.
Rama Vanquishing the pride of the ocean | Raja Ravi Verma |
Journey’s End | Abanidranath Tagore |
Parthasarthi | Nandlal Bose |
Ghalib’s Poetry Painting based on | M.A.R. Chughtai |
Select a cubistic painting | Gaganendranath Tagore |
Mother and child | Jamini Roy |
Female Face | Rabindranath Tagore |
Hill Women | Amrita Sher Gill |
Shiv and Sati | Nandlal Bose |
Rasa-Lila | Kshitindranath Majumdar |
Radhika | M.A.R. Chughtai |
Meghdoot | Ram Gopal Vijaivargiya |
The students must also learn about the National flag and the Symbolic significance of its forms and the colours, contribution of Indian artists in the struggle for National Freedom Movement, Tiller of the Soil-Nandlal Bose.
Unit 4: CUET BFA Syllabus: The Modern trends In Indian Art Introduction:
The students need to study the following paintings in order to complete the BFA course.
Painting | Artists |
Mother Teresa | M.F. Hussain |
Birth of Poetry | K.K. Hebbar |
Gossip | N.S. Bendre |
Tantric Painting | G.R. Santosh |
Words and images | K.C.S. Pannikar |
Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean | Raja Ravi Varma |
Mother and child | Jamini Roy |
Haldi Grinders | Amrita Sher Gil |
Mother Teresa | M.F. Husain |
The Vulture | Kamlesh Dutt Pande |
Along with that the candidates need to study the following sculptures:
Triumph of Labour | D. P. Roychowdhury |
Santhal Family | Ramkinker Vaij |
Standing Woman | Dhanraj Bhagat |
Cries Unheard | Amar Nath Sehgal |
Ganesha Figure | P.V.Jankiram |
Dhanpal | Sankho Chaudhuri |
Chatturmukhi | Aekka Yada Giri Rao |
Candidates also need to study the following paintings
Whirlpool | Krishna Reddy |
Children | Somnath |
Devi | Jyoti Bhatt |
Of walls | Anupam Sud |
Man, Woman, and Tree | K. Laxma Goud |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The syllabus for CUET BFA 2026 can be downloaded from the official website - cuet.nta.ac.in.
According to the CUET BFA syllabus the students need to study 4 major units which are:
Unit 1: The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting
Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccan schools of miniature painting
Unit 3: The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism
Unit 4: The Modern trends In Indian Art
Yes, a course in Bachelors of Fine Arts is included in the CUET syllabus.
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