Rabindra Bharati University: Admission to UG Courses in the subjects under the Faculty of Fine Arts, 2026-27

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Rabindra Bharati University

Kolkata, West Bengal

Admission to UG Courses in the subjects under the Faculty of Fine Arts, 2026-27

Rabindra Bharati University
Kolkata, West Bengal
Admission to UG Courses in the subjects under the Faculty of Fine Arts, 2026-27

The University invites online applications for admission to 4(four)-year Under Graduate Programme under the National Curriculum and Credit Framework (NCCF) in the following subjects under the Faculty of Fine Arts in the session 2026-2027.

Application Forms can be filled up Online on the University admission portal https://online.rbu.net.in
from 20/05/2026 to 04/06/2026.

Subjects: Rabindra Sangeet, Vocal Music, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music, Percussion and Western Classical Music.
Note:

Instrumental Music includes the musical instruments: Sitar, Sarod, Violin, Flute, Esraj, Harmonium, Santoor and Guitar (Hawaiian)
Percussion includes the musical instruments: Tabla, Pakhwaj and Khole
Western Classical Music includes the musical instruments: Piano, Violin, Guitar

Minimum Eligibility:
Candidates who have passed the H.S. Examination or its equivalent with special aptitude in theconcerned subject are eligible to apply.

Break of study admissible:
Two (2) years i.e the candidates who have passed H.S or its equivalent in the year 2026/2025/2024 are only eligible to apply for the subjects of Rabindra Sangeet, Vocal Music, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music, Percussion and Western Classical Music. For all subjects under the Faculty of Fine Arts any candidates who have already completed the Graduation in any subject or appeared in the final examination of Graduation are not eligible for admission.

Admission Procedure:
Admission to the 4 year Under Graduate Programme under the National Curriculum and Credit Framework (NCCF) in the Subjects of Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music, Percussion, Vocal Music, Rabindra Sangeet & Western Classical Music would be made through admission test.

Norms adopted for preparation of merit list:
Total score of Admission Test and previous Academic Achievement would be 100.

Admission Test: Full marks/score - 80 (including theory, practical etc)
Academic Achievement: H.S/Class 12 or its equivalent (Best 4 subjects other than Environmental Studies) - 20 (score)

Aggregate of the total score (a + b = total score) will be counted towards preparation of provisional meritlists which will be subject to verification.

Admission Test:
Admission Test would be taken in 2 (two) phases as noted below:

Phase-I (Practical Test in off-line mode): Full marks/score: 50
Phase-II (Written Theoretical Test in off-line mode): Full marks/score: 30

Academic Achievement:
Academic marks of H.S. or its equivalent (Best 4 subjects): Full score: 20

The candidates obtaining at least 40% each in (i) Practical (30% for SC/ST/OBC-A&B/PWD candidates) would qualify in the 1st phase of Admission Test and then only the qualified candidates would be eligible for the (ii) Written Test having the same qualifying marks provisioned for Practical test. The result of the qualified candidates would be published on the University website.
Aggregate of the total score [(a)(i) + (a)(ii) + b = total score] would be counted towards preparation of merit lists which would be subject to verification.

Total Number of seats in different subjects treated as Major/Hons./Hons. with Research:
Vocal Music-128, Rabindra Sangeet – 124, Dance – 118, Drama – 68, Instrumental Music – 38, Percussion – 38, Western Classical Music - 28

Admission fees:
At the time of provisional admission only 1st semester admission fees (For Indian: Rs. 1,665/- andFor Foreign: Rs. 4,515/-) will be deposited through online payment gateway.

NB: University shall conduct the 4 year Under Graduate Programme under the provision laid down in the UG regulation for implementation of National Curriculum and Credit Framework (NCCF)- NEP-2020 and subsequent Regulation made and approval by the competent authority of the University.
At the undergraduate level of studies under the National Curriculum and Credit Framework (NCCF), students will haveto take up 7 types of courses: Major, Minor, Multi-Disciplinary, Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC), Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), Value-Added course (VAC) & Internship.
The choice of the courses will be done after admission. The details of the courses will be notified in due course.

How to Apply

The applicants are advised to follow the instructions noted hereunder while filling up the ApplicationForms online:

In order to apply online, applicants have to register themselves first.
During registration, applicant will be asked to provide an e-mail id and a mobile number, these must be valid ones because initial login password will be sent to the provided e-mail id and mobile number via SMS, and in future, all correspondences in this regard may be made to this e-mail id and the given mobilenumber via SMS.
Applicants must provide valid email id & mobile number; else the registration process will not be completed.
After registration, the password will be sent to the registered e-mail id and mobile number.
It is recommended that the applicant should change their password on the first log in, if required.
After successful login, applicant will be required to select course(s) he/she may wish to apply and checkthe eligibility first. Once found eligible he / she can fill up rest of the Admission Form.
An applicant will be required to upload scanned copy of mark sheet of Secondary and Higher Secondary Examination, his/her scanned Photograph and Signature during filling up the admission form; therefore, he/she is advised to keep these ready before filling up the admission form.
If the applicant does not have all required information at the time of filling the form, he/she can save the incomplete application as a draft (by clicking on ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’ button) and log out. Later, by login back to his/her account again he/she may complete the rest of application form.
After filling up all required information to submit the same, applicant must agree with the given declaration, clicking on check box. It is important to note that, once it is submitted, the information already entered cannot be altered under any circumstances. Therefore, they are advised to be sure about the accuracy and relevance of the filled up information before clicking the submit button.
After Submission of the application, applicant will be able to download or take print out of the filled up 'Application Form’ bearing the AIN (Application Identification Number) and his/her other information.
The automatically generated AIN (Application Identification Number) number shall be treated as unique identification number for an application during the admission process. Therefore, any Application Form erroneously downloaded and printed without automatically generated AIN (Application Identification Number) will not be accepted under any circumstances.
The applications, once applied by the Applicant cannot be cancelled or altered.

General Instructions to the Applicants

Candidates applying for more than one subject will have to apply separately following procedures mentioned above.
Duly filled-in downloaded application form should be signed by the candidate and his/her Parent/guardian at the given spaces of the form.
The duly filled-in application form along with self-attested copies of all mark sheets, certificates and other relevant documents has to be retained by the candidate. Applicants must preserve the acknowledgement receipt containing the Application Form ID No. etc. for the future reference.
The hard copy of duly filled-in downloaded Application Form along with self-attested copies of all mark sheets, certificates and other relevant documents will be required to submit to the University at the time of admission confirmation.
The selected Candidates for taking admission are advised to filling up the Students Anti Ragging Undertaking and the parents Anti Ragging Undertaking in the concerned anti ragging portal of the UGC and download the filled up undertaking for submission to the University at the time of admission confirmation.

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+91 76058 66191
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