Rabindra Bharati University
Kolkata, West Bengal
Notice for PG Admission under the Faculty of Fine Arts, 2026-2027

The University invites online applications for admission to Post-graduate Courses (MA) of 2-year duration consisting of 4 Semesters of 6-months each under the NEP 2020 guidelines 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 01/09/2026 to 10/09/2026.

• Academic Programmes: M.A. (2-year under semester system):
  Subjects: Rabindra Sangeet, Vocal Music, Dance, Drama, Musicology, Instrumental Music, Percussion and Western Classical Music.
  
  Note: Instrumental Music, Western Classical Music and Percussion – these three subjects are under the Department of Instrumental Music.
  • Instrumental Music includes the following instruments: Sitar, Sarod, Violin, Flute, Esraj, Harmonium, Santoor and Guitar (Hawaiian).
  • Western Classical Music includes the following instruments: Piano, Violin, Guitar.
  • Percussion includes the musical instruments: Tabla, Pakhwaj and Khole.
  Eligibility:
  • Candidates under the 10+2+3 system:
    Candidates who have successfully completed a UG programme under the 10+2+3 system with Honours in any subject shall be eligible.
  • Candidates under the 10+2+4 system with Honours/Honours with Research/Major:
    Candidates who have successfully completed a UG programme under the 10+2+4 system with Honours, Honours with Research, or Major in any subject shall be eligible.
  • Candidates exiting after successful completion of the 6th Semester:
    Candidates who have successfully completed the 6th Semester of a UG programme under the 10+2+4 system, with Honours/Major/Minor in any subject, shall also be eligible for admission, subject to fulfillment of the following conditions:
    The candidate must have earned at least 120 credits in total.
  Break of study:
  A break of up to four years from the year of completion of the qualifying examination shall be permissible for admission. Accordingly, candidates who have successfully completed the qualifying examination under the applicable eligibility criteria in the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 or 2026 shall be eligible to apply for admission, subject to fulfillment of all other prescribed eligibility conditions.
• Reservation of Seats:
  • Reservation of seats for the reserved categories will be as per the Rules / Regulations / Notifications etc. published / issued by the competent authority of the Government time to time in this regard. Reserved category candidate from the state other than West Bengal will be treated as unreserved category.
  • Exercise of Option:
    As per Govt. Rules, the candidates belonging to reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC) who have found place in the general merit list on the basis of their merit will also be placed in the merit list for the reserved categories of candidates. It is mandatory for such candidates to exercise their option on whether they would like to be placed in the general merit list or the separate merit list for reserved categories of candidates. Admission would be made as per the option exercised by the candidates. The option once exercised shall not be altered under any circumstances.
  • Few seats are reserved in each course for Foreign / NRI students against a higher rate of tuition fees. In case of non-availability of Foreign / NRI students, Indian students may be considered in those seats against the same higher rate of tuition fees. For these seats, application will be invited after the admission of 2nd merit list. Such applications will have to be downloaded from the University website by entering the system generated Application Identification Number (AIN) which has already been submitted for consideration of admission. Therefore, it is to be noted that only the candidates who have already submitted application form for admission in this session i.e. 2026-27, will only get the chance to apply.
  • Sports quota is not applicable in the subjects under the Faculties of Fine Arts.
• Admission Procedure:
  Admission to the aforesaid subjects under the Faculty of Fine Arts will be made through Admission Test.
  1: Norms being 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 and Graduation with Honours / Post Graduation (as elaborated below) - 20 (score)
  • Admission Test:
    Admission Test would be taken in 2 (two) phases as noted below:
    

    (a) (i) Phase-I (Practical Test in off-line mode) - Full marks/score: 50 score	Total 80
    (a) (ii) Phase-II (Written Theoretical Test in off-line mode) - Full marks/score: 30

  • Academic Achievement:
    Academic marks - Full score: 20

    Sl. No.	Level	Score
    b(i)	H.S or its equivalent (best 4 subjects other than Environmental Education (ENVS)	10 (on pro-rata basis when full score will be considered equivalent)
    b(ii)	Graduation with Hons. OR Post Graduation (if applicant has a Post Graduation degree, the marks of Post Graduation will be considered )	10 (on pro-rata basis when full score will be considered equivalent)

  The candidates obtaining at least 40% each in (i) Practical (30% for SC/ST/PWD, 36% for OBC 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. Aggregate of the total score [(a)(i) + (a)(ii) + b(i) + b(ii) = total score] would be counted towards preparation of merit lists which would be subject to verification.
• General Provision:
  All admissions shall be subject to fulfillment of the prescribed eligibility conditions, reservation policy, intake capacity and other applicable provisions of the PG Regulations, 2026 in compliance with NEP 2020.
• How to Apply:
  The applicants are advised to follow the instructions noted hereunder while filling up the Application Forms 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 these e-mail id and the given mobile no. 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 check the eligibly 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 Higher Secondary and Hons. 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.
• Modes of Admission & Publication of Lists:
  General Instructions and Information to the Applicants:
  • No student will participate in, abet or propagate ragging in the University campus and hostels as per order of the Honorable Supreme Court.
  • Candidates applying for more than one subject will have to apply separately following procedures mentioned above.
  • 3. Candidates admitted elsewhere in any degree course must submit certificate or any other relevant document showing cancellation from the said degree course at the time of admission. Failing which, his/her candidature will be treated as cancelled.
  • The University will not provide any admission related information to each applicant individually through email, messages or letters. All information is provided by the University on its admission portal (https://online.rbu.net.in ).
  • Candidates interested in admission will be required to collect all information regarding interview/test and admission dates in this regard from the University admission portal: https://online.rbu.net.in .
  • Admission of a candidate will be cancelled if any information given by him/her is found to be wrong or suppressed.
  • Submission of application Forms for admission does not imply any right to admission and selection for admission does not assure accommodation in University Hostels.
  • The list of the Candidates selected for interview / written test / admission will generally be treated as cancelled as soon as the corresponding last date is over.
  • Candidates applying for more than on 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.
  • The applicant is not required to submit the hard copy of duly filled-in downloaded Application Form to the University. However, the hard copy of duly filled-in downloaded Application Form along with self-attested copies of all mark sheets, certificates and other relevant documents and copy of payment receipt will be required only at the later stage during admission test and if the candidate is provisionally selected for admission.
  • In case of any disputes, the decision of the University will be final and binding to all concerned.

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