Rabindra Bharati University
Kolkata
Faculty of Fine Arts
Admission to UG Courses for the academic session 2025-26

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 2025-2026.

Application Forms can be filled up Online on the University admission portal https://online.rbu.net.in from 18/06/2025 to 01/07/2025.

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 2025/ 2024/ 2023 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:
  (a)(i) Phase-I (Practical Test in off-line mode)-- Full marks/score: 50
  (a)(ii) 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.
  For admission to the 4 year Under Graduate Programme under the National Curriculum and Credit Framework (NCCF) in Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music, Percussion, Vocal Music, Rabindra Sangeet & Western Classical Music in the academic session 2025-26. The intake of Vocal Music- 128, Rabindra Sangeet- 124, Dance- 118, Drama- 68, Instrumental Music- 38, Percussion- 38 & Western Classical Music- 28.

Total Number of seats in different subjects treated as Major/Hons. / Hons. with Research:
Number of seats determined as per The West Bengal Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2013 and reservation rules for EWS as per Notice No. 339-Edn(CS)OM-74L/2023 date 26/05/2023 of Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
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. 1665/- and For Foreign: Rs. 4515/-) will be deposited through online payment gateway.

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 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.

CONTACT
Emerald Bower Campus 56A, B. T. Road, Kolkata - 700 050.
Email: registrar@rbu.ac.in
Jorasanko Campus 6/4, Dwarkanath Tagore Lane, Kolkata - 700 007.
Admission HelpLine No.: +91 76058 66191
Admission HelpLine Email: query.rbuadmissionupload001@gmail.com

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