Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts is located in

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. The college offers undergraduate degree course in fine arts, including in sculpture, painting and applied arts. This government institution is affiliated with the

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and is under the administration of Directorate of Technical Education, Govt. of Kerala.

History

The college was established by Rama Varma son of Raja Ravi Varma in 1915 as a training institute. It became a Government institution after independence and was upgraded to Fine Arts College in the year 2000.

Organization

The administration of the college is under the Department of Technical Education,Kerala and Department of Higher Education. Raja Ravi Varma college is affiliated with the

Admission

Admission to Bachelor Degree courses conducted in Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts is made through an Entrance examination conducted by the

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, Kerala. The basic qualification to apply is Plus Two or equivalent for Bachelor of Fine Arts courses.

Academic Courses

Forty one students are taken in annually for training in painting, sculpture and applied arts, leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree. Following are the list of courses offered * Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting * Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture * Bachelor of Fine Arts in Applied Art

Noted faculty and alumni

Following are the list of notable faculty and alumni of the college * C. K. Ra *

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Kattoor Narayana Pillai Kattoor Narayana Pillai (born 1946) is an artist and former chairman of Kerala Lalithakala Akademi. He has experimented with almost all media in painting during his three-decade-long career as an artist and art academician. He is the former pri ...

* N.N. Rimzon * P. K. Manthri * R. Gopakumar * Sosa Joseph * Sreeraj Gopinathan * T.A.S Menon * T.R. Udayakumar

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