CUET BFA Syllabus 2025, Download Section Wise CUET BFA Syllabus PDF

CUET BFA Syllabus 2025, Download Section Wise CUET BFA Syllabus PDF

Edited By Isha Jain | Updated on May 07, 2025 01:43 PM IST | #MAH AAC CET

CUET, or the Common University Entrance Test, is one of the commonly accepted exams for BFA admission. The NTA authorities released the city intimation slip for CUET UG 2025 on May 7, 2025 at cuet.nta.nic.in. To download the city intimation slip, candidates must use their application number and password. The CUET UG intimation slip includes the information for the allotment of the City where the examination centre will be located.

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  1. CUET BFA Colleges
  2. CUET BFA Syllabus PDF
  3. CUET Syllabus for BFA - General Test
  4. CUET BFA Syllabus for English
  5. CUET Syllabus for Fine Arts/Visual Arts(Sculpture/Painting)/Commercial Art
CUET BFA Syllabus 2025, Download Section Wise CUET BFA Syllabus PDF
CUET BFA Syllabus 2025, Download Section Wise CUET BFA Syllabus PDF

The National Testing Agency is conducting the CUET UG 2025 at different location throughout the country and outside India from May 13 to June 3, 2025 in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. In case any candidate faces difficulty in downloading the examination city intimation slip for CUET UG 2025, the candidate must contact the authorities or e-mail at cuet-ug@nta.ac.in. The CUET UG 2025 admit card will be issued 4 days prior to the examination.

CUET BFA Colleges

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. Read the complete article to know more about the CUET syllabus for BFA entrance exam.

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CUET BFA Syllabus PDF

The students who understand the BFA CUET syllabus have higher chances of scoring well in the examination. The students can check out the CUET syllabus PDF for BFA below.

  • CUET Syllabus for General Test

  • CUET Syllabus for English

  • CUET Syllabus for Fine Arts/Visual Arts/ Commercial Art

CUET Syllabus for BFA - General Test

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

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CUET BFA Syllabus 2025: Section IA: English

The eligibility criteria of BFA colleges, such as K.R. Mangalam University, Alliance University, and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, require students to qualify the English language test along with a general test to get admission to BFA colleges.

CUET BFA Syllabus for English

  • Reading Comprehension - Factual, Narrative and Literary

  • Verbal Ability

  • Rearranging the parts

  • Choosing the correct word

  • Synonyms and Antonyms

  • Vocabulary

CUET Syllabus for Fine Arts/Visual Arts(Sculpture/Painting)/Commercial Art

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

The details of each of these sections can be found below.

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

The Graphic Printers the students need to learn about are listed below:

Whirlpool

Krishna Reddy

Children

Somnath Hore

Devi

Jyoti Bhatt

Of walls

Anupam Sud

Man, Woman, and Tree

K. Laxma Goud

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Is BFA included in CUET?

Yes, a course in Bachelors of Fine Arts is included in the CUET syllabus.

2. What to study for Fine Arts CUET?

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

3. Who is eligible for BFA in DU?

The students who are eligible for BFA in DU need to have a 10+2 education with minimum 50% aggregate along with a valid score in CUET exam.

4. Is BFA equal to BA?

No, both are different degrees one is Bachelors in Arts and other is Bachelors in Fine Arts.

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