College of Art, Delhi (

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: ) is an art college for advanced training in

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established in 1942 under the arts department of the Delhi College of Engineering (now

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). One of the oldest art colleges of India, it is run by the Government of

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, and has been affiliated to

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since 1972. It is situated on Tilak Marg, near the

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History

College of Art was established in 1942 on Tilak Marg, New Delhi, where it offered three courses, later expanding to six courses, namely

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and artistry. The college is affiliated to the University of Delhi since 1972.

Courses offered

The college offers courses both at graduate, post-graduate and Ph.d levels; It offers courses in most mediums of Visual Art, both Creative and Applied Art. This includes Master of Fine Art (MFA, a post graduation course of two year in duration) in

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and Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA, an undergraduate course with 4 years duration) in

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.college of Art statrted the Ph.d Deegre since 2023 in (Painting, Applied Art, Printmaking, Sculpture and Visual Communication). It imparts training in art techniques with emphasis on studio practicals, outdoor practicals, prescribed theory subjects and research in selected fields.

Overview

Art Education stalwarts such as Ramendranath Chakravarty, B.C.Sanyal, Biswanath Mukherjee, O.P.Sharma, E. Kumaril Swamy have since its inception, headed and nurtured this institution. The present Faculty also includes from such members, Prof. B.S.Chauhan, Prof. Meera Sarvanan, Dr. Amargeet Chandok, Sh. Ashok Ninawe, Sh. Kripal Singh, Sh. R.K. Mahajan, Sh. Ch. Omkarachari, Sh. Kandagiri Ramesh, Dr. Sumita Kathuria, Dr. Kumar Jigeeshu, Prof (Dr) Sanjeev Kumar (Principal), Dr Pulkit Jawa, Ms Nidhi Mahajan Sharma, Dr Neeti Joshi, Dr Karunesh Kain, Ms Anupma Kumari, Dr Udipti Jaiswal, Ms Neha Singh Dr Rimsy Chopra, Ms Reshma Uttera. Ms Sangeeta Kaushik, Sh Perdeep Kumar, Sh Manoj Kumar, Ms Archna Sharma, Sh Mohan Singh The Annual Art Exhibition of the college, put by students is held every year during the month of March, which is the only time students are allowed to stay back over night inside the college premises. Hindustan Times and Times of India always cover these exhibition.

Campus

The campus provides facilities like a library, multimedia rooms, computer-controlled looms and digital classrooms to the students, who are instructed with a structured curriculum primarily emphasising on practical training and industrial interaction rather than theoretical knowledge. In 2008, the college added an auditorium, designed by architect as-well-as an artist

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to its campus.

Notable alumni

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* Harun Robert *

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(1975–79) * Rameshwer Broota * Shobha Broota * Jai Jharotia *

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* Anandamoy Banerjee *

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* Hem Raj * Prof (Dr) Sanjeev Kumar * Harun Robert * Gopi Gajwani *

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References

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