B. F.A. & M.F.A.
Winter Session:

From Ist July to 31st March.
Summer Session:

From Ist April to 30th June.
Working Hours:

Classes 8.45 a.m. to 5.15 p.m.
(One hour break from 1.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.)

With all Saturdays and Sundays closed

Office :From 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. (with half-an-hour break from 1.00 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.)

With all Saturdays and Sundays closed

The College will observe vacations as follows :
1. Vacation Schedule:
(a) Summer Vacations. 7.5.2011 (Saturday) to 3.7.2011 (Sunday)
(b) Winter Vacations 11.12.2010 (Saturday) to 9.01.2011 (Sunday)

2. Holidays:

The College will observe the holidays as may be prescribed by Panjab University in respect of teaching-depts. From time to time.

Educational Study Tour

Students of 3rd year classes are taken on educational excursion of two weeks during the course of their study to visit various places of artistic or historical importance and interest. Actual railway/bus fare upto 6400 kms is borne by the Government. Other expenses such as reservation, boarding/lodging etc. are incurred from caution money.
These tours form an integral part of the teaching programme and as such are compulsory for all students. Works executed on tours are taken into consideration for final examination/assessment. Exemption from such tour(s) and the refund of caution money is allowable with the approval of Principal in an exceptional case of extreme hardship arising out of serious illness or casualty beyond the control of student subject to production of authentic evidence. Unspent part of the caution money, if any, shall be refunded by the concerned Tour Party In charge to the students.

Short Study Tour of the students of B.F.A. 1st, 2nd and 4th year of all specializations shall be conducted subject to the academic requirement to be decided by the Principal and subject to the availability of funds. Actual railway/bus fare is to be met out of students’ fund. Boarding/lodging expenses etc. to be met from the caution money. Places of visit and tour programmes shall be decided by the Principal in consultation with the Chairman Advisory Council and the respective class teachers and notified in advance.

Examination

(a)    As per Panjab University Regulation No. 1.1, the annual examinations of B.F.A. 1st Year to 4th Year classes of all the courses, i.e., Applied Art, Painting, Graphics (Printmaking) and Sculpture shall be conducted by the Panjab University at the end of each scholastic year in the month of April or on such dates as may be fixed by the Syndicate.  In order to be eligible to take the Examination, the student must obtain sessional marks not less than 50 per cent in all practical subjects and attendance not less than 75 per cent of lectures in the individual Subject/Tutorials Theory/Practical taken separately during the session last attended and the attendance will be counted from the commencement of the scholastic year to the end of February.  Examination fee shall be notified at the time of submission of the Examination forms.  No private candidate is allowed to appear in any examination of this institution.
(b)    Students are required to do their sessional work regularly and appear in periodical tests. For eligibility to appear in the Annual Assessment/Examination conducted by the College and the Panjab University respectively, a student has to secure minimum of 50 per cent marks in Sessional Work in each practical subject.

Scholarship
This institution awards merit scholarship and merit-cum-Means Scholarship to the value of Rs. 65 and Rs. 100 P.M. respectively to the eligible students on the following terms and conditions:

Merit Scholarship: Merit Scholarship of the value of Rs. 65 per month shall be awarded to the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Year students in each specialization upto 5% of the sanctioned strength of each class, subject to the minimum of one and shall be tenable for a period of not exceeding twelve months.  The Merit Scholarship shall be awarded to the toppers of each class subject to securing 60% marks in the last qualifying examination. The students of 1st year classes do not qualify for the Merit Scholarship because they are to prove their merit in the specialized course of studying the subsequent year.

Merit-cum-Means Scholarships will be awarded to the deserving candidate upto 10 percent to the sanctioned strength of each class and will be tenable for a period of not exceeding 12 months.  The students eligible to apply for Merit-cum-Means Scholarship should have   obtained 60 percent marks in their previous examination.  Income of self/Parents should fall within the range of Rs. 9000 per annum from all sources as per rules and regulations.  First year classes do not qualify for the Merit-cum-Means scholarships because they have not yet proved their merit in the specialized course of study in the subsequent year.

1. The scholarship holder shall have to execute an agreement bond before receiving the payment
2. These scholarships are subject to availability of funds.
3. The orders of the Principal in respect of award of Scholarship(s) shall be final.

Scholarship/Stipend for MFA
Scholarship/stipend will be awarded to selected candidates with first division in qualifying examination only according to the sanction of Panjab University/Chandigarh Administration on the guidelines prescribed for Post Graduate Students in professional institutions subject to maximum of 18 months.