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A premier institution for visual arts in India our college has a history of more than 130 years ever since its establishment, initially as a school to train artisans, in the year 1888. Currently our college is a major centre that offers both undergraduate and post graduate professional programmes in Fine Arts, namely in Painting, Sculpture and Applied Art. Several students who trained and got mentored here in our college are currently big names in the field of art and design in India. Aspirant students approach our institution to learn the nuances of art making and also the applications of design in life and society. The college offers and extends a learning environment to enrich them in the knowledge of techniques, concept and language and in the methods of execution of art and design works. Students often pass out to pursue successful professional life as an artist, designer, art historian, art curator, art critic, art educator etc. in both public and private sectors and also as freelancers. This website is designed as a curtain raiser for those who desire to study in this institution, as an online platform for the students to broaden knowledge and information, as a new pedagogical device to share and impart art education, and as an extension of the campus experience to art lovers and the public in general.  Welcome, once again.