Departmental Profile
The Department of Visual Arts was established in 1996. Assam University is the first among the North Eastern Universities to offer four year BVA (2 semester foundation + 6 semester specialization) in Applied Arts, Painting & Sculpture. The department has developed its audio-visual facilities for class room teaching. The Department along with the task of documentation of folk art, is also trying to train the student in the field of New Media art, Installation, Digital Art, Video Art etc. to compete with the contemporary art scenario. The Department also have UGC sanctioned “Special Assistance Programme” (DRS).
Courses Offered
| Courses Offered | Duration | Number of Seats | Programn Course Structure | Timetable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BVA(by course work) | Eight Semesters | 40 | BVA Syllabus | |
| MVA(by course work) | Four Semesters | 40 | MVA Syllabus | |
| Ph.D. (by course & research work) |
Faculty
| Name & Qualification | Designation | Area of Specialization | Contact & Email ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. Ruma Sharma, Ph.D. | Professor | Sculpture, Metal Casting | bruma.sharma@aus.ac.in
b_rumasharma@yahoo.co.in 09435070254 |
| Sivan G. MFA,Ph.D. | Professor | Painting, Graphics | sivan.g@aus.ac.in
sivanganga@rediffmail.com 09435176370 |
| Narendra T. MFA | Associate Professor | Painting, Mural | narendra.t@aus.ac.in
narendraartist@yahoo.com 09954131665 |
| Nirmal Kanti Roy, MFA,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Applied Art, Computer Graphics, Photography | nirmal.kanti.roy@aus.ac.in
nirmalfaaus@gmail.com 09435073580 |
| Abhibrata Chakraborty, MFA,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Painting | abhibrata.chakrabarty@aus.ac.in
abhibrata_c@rediffmail.com 09864371196 |
| **Somaditya Dutta, MFA | Assistant Professor | Sculpture | somaditya.datta@aus.ac.in
09957999365 |
| Saday Chandra Das, MFA,Ph.D | Assistant Professor | Painting | saday.chandra.das@aus.ac.in
sadaychandra@gmail.com 09435377069 |
| Debashish Chakraborty, MFA,Ph.D | Assistant Professor | Applied Art | debasish.chakraborty@aus.ac.in
09401412648 |
| Raj Kumar Mazinder, MFA,Ph.D | Assistant Professor | Graphic Arts | rajkumar.mazinder@aus.ac.in
9864072462 rkmazinder@gmail.com |
| Nilam Kumari, MFA,Ph.D | Assistant Professor | Sculpture | nilam.kumari@aus.ac.in |
| Rajan Kumar Vaidhya, MFA,Ph.D |
Assistant Professor | Painting | rajan.kumar.vaidhya@aus.ac.in |
| Ganesh Nandi, MFA,Ph.D | Assistant Professor | Sculpture | ganesh.nandi@aus.ac.in |
| Gautam Dutta, MFA | Assistant Professor | Applied Art | gautam.visualarts@gmail.com / 9435342636 |
** On Study Leave
Head of Department
Prof. Nirmal Kanti Roy
9435073580
nirmalfaaus@gmail.com
Placement
Students passed out from the Department of Fine Arts, Assam University have been absorbed by :
- 1. Reputed Institutions/ Universities/ Colleges/ Govt. Institutions
- 2. Industrial and Advertising organizations in different parts of the country.
- 3. Film Industry/ Electronic and IT industry
- 4. As Professional Artists in different parts of Country
- 5. Are self employed as printers and publishers
- 6. As Animation Artists.