Visva Bharti University Courses
Updated on: Mar 21, 2013
Visva Bharati University offers education starting from nursery and ending with doctoral research. The University is known for its Institute of Fine Arts or Kala Bhavana.The University has established several institutes and colleges under its management for the purpose of imparting education at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. The Institute of Humanities is known as Vidya Bhavana; the Institute of Sciences is known as Shiksha Bhavana, the Institute of Agricultural Sciences is the Palli Shiksha Bhavana; and the Institute of Education is known as the Binay Bhavana.
Faculties:
- Department of A.I. H. C. & A
- Department of Assamese
- Department of Santali
- Department of Tamil
- Department of Bengali
- Department of Education
- Department of English & OMEL
- Department of Geography
- Department of Hindi
- Department of History
- Department of Indo-Tibetan Studies
- Department of Japanese
- Department of Oriya
- Department of Philosophy & Religion
- Department of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrit
- Department of Chinese Language & Culture
- Department of Economics & Politics
- Department of Arabic, Persian, Urdu & Islamic Studies
- Department of Centre for Journalism & Mass Communication
Undergraduate Courses
- B.A. (Honours - 3 years)
Vidya Bhavana (Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences) - B.A. (Honours - 4 years : 1 year preparatory and 3 years specialisation)
Vidya Bhavana (Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences) - B.A. (Pass - 3 years)
Vidya Bhavana (Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences) - B.Sc. (Honours - 3 years)
Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Science) - B.Sc. (Ag) (Honours - 4 years)
Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture) - B.Music (Honours - 3 years)
Sangit Bhavana (Institute of Music, Dance & Drama) - B.Fine Arts
(Honours - 5 years: 2 years preparatory & 3 years specialisation)
Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts) - B.P.E. (Honours -3 years)
Vinaya Bhavana (Institute of Education) - B.S.W. (Honours - 3 years)
Palli Samgathana Vibhaga (Institute of Rural Reconstruction) - B.Ed. ( 1year)
Vinaya Bhavana (Institute of Education)
Post Graduate Degree Courses
- Master of Science (MSc) - Zoology
Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Science) - Master of Science (MSc) - Biotechnology
Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Science)
Diploma Courses
- Vidya Bhavana (Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Duration:1 year
Subjects:
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
French
German
Hindi
Italian
Japanese
Marathi
Oriya
Pali
Persian
Russian
Sanskrit
Santali
Tamil
Tibetan
Urdu - Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts)
Duration: 5 years
Subjects:
Painting
Mural
Sculpture
Graphic Art
Design (Textiles /Ceramics)
P.G. Diploma Course
- Journalism & Mass Communication
Centre for Journalism & Mass Communication
Ph. D. / D.Litt. / D. Sc
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is awarded in any Subject in which provision for postgraduate studies and/or Research is available at the University. It is for a one year duration.
Advanced Post Graduate Diploma Courses (Duration:1 year)
- Vidya Bhavana (Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Subjects:
Russian
Sanskrit - Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts)
Subjects:
Painting
Mural
Sculpture
Graphic Art
Design ( Textiles /Ceramics)
Certificate Courses
- Vidya Bhavana (Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Duration: 2 years
Subjects:
Arabic
Assamese
Bengali
Chinese
French
German
Hindi
Italian
Japanese
Marathi
Oriya
Pali
Persian
Russian
Sanskrit
Santali
Tamil
Tibetan
Urdu - Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts)
Duration: 2 years
Subject: Design - Silpa Sadan (Under Palli Samgathana Vibhaga)
Duration: 2 years (1 year training +1 year practice)
Subjects:
Leather craft
Book binding and Handmade packaging
Batik work
Hand-made paper making - Silpa Sadan (Under Palli Samgathana Vibhaga)
Duration: 3 years (2 years training + 1 year practice)
Subjects:
Handloom weaving
Wood work
Pottery
Bridge Courses
- Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts
Duration:1 year
Subject: Art History
Foreign Casual Courses
- Vidya Bhavana (Institute of Humanities and Social Science)
Duration:1 year
Subjects:
A survey of Indian History & Culture
Indian Classics
Modern Indian Culture with special reference to Tagore and Gandhi
Indian Philosophy
Ancient Indian History & Culture
Bengali/ Hindi/ Oriya/ Tibetan Language & Literature
Sanskrit Language & Literature
Rabindra Literature
Indian Art (Theory & Practice)
Indian Dance (Manipuri/ Kathakali)
Indian Music (Tagore Songs/ Hindusthani Classical Music (Vocal)/Hindusthani Classical Music (Instrumental) - Esraj and Sitar
- Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts)
Duration:1 year
Subjects:
Painting
Sculpture
Graphic
Design
Pre-Degree Course(10+2 level)
- Uttar Siksha Sadan
Duration: 2 year
Under Humanities Stream
Subjects:
Mathematics/ Ancient Indian and World History/ Philosophy
Statistics/ Political Science/ Psychology/ Rabindra Sangeet/ Sitar/ Painiting
Economics / History/ Manipuri Dance/ Hindustani Classical Music (Vocal) /Tabla / Esraj
Geography / Elective Bengali/ Elective English/ Elective Hindi/ Sanskrit/Japanese/ Russian
Under Science Stream
Subjects:
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Life Science (Biology) / Statistics