Overview

Candidates seeking admission to any of the Visual Studies courses at Jawaharlal Nehru University are expected to have a broad knowledge of the history, practice and theories of their respective disciplines.

Key Features

Selected candidates in each stream will spend the first two semesters in coursework including two compulsory courses (i) Research Methodology and (ii) Dissertation Seminar as well as two optional courses.

Each course carries four credits; a total of 16 credits are earned through the coursework. After successful completion of the coursework, students will devote two semesters to writing a dissertation, which carries a further 12 credits. Students who earn the required grade point average (CGPA) in the M Phil are automatically enrolled in the PhD programme.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Transfiguration of the Indian Sacred Image

Alternative Trajectories of Modernism

“Origin” and Development of Iconography in Early India

Meaning in the Temple Form

Rethinking Representation: Caste, Class, Gender and Race in Art

Regional Study of Art History

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-27 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

28 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New Delhi, India

Disciplines

Visual Arts Fine Arts View 12 other Masters in Visual Arts in India

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to the MPhil. programme is through a separate entrance examination for each stream (i) Visual Studies, (ii) Cinema Studies, and (iii) Theatre and Performance Studies followed by a viva voce.

Only those candidates will be eligible to apply who have a Masters degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks.

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Tuition Fee

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International

3000 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1500 USD per semester during 12 months.
National

6 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3 USD per semester during 12 months.

National tuition: 216 RS per semester

Funding

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