DU Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.): CUET subjects, colleges and cutoff
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) at DU is filled on the CUET UG 2026 score, in one fixed subject combination. A separate performance or practical test also counts.
DU admission 2027Coming soon
DU has not released its 2027 admission prospectus yet. The official notification is expected soon, and this page will carry the 2027 seats and fees the day it is out.
- CUET UG 2027: CUET UG 2027 Registration Expected in First Week of January
- CUET PG 2027: no registration date is announced yet; the NTA notification is expected soon.
- NCET/ITEP 2027: no registration date is announced yet; the NTA notification is expected soon.
Below is how 2026-27 went: seats, fees, eligibility and tests of the last cycle. It is the latest official base to plan for 2027.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.): CUET UG subject combination
Any one Language from List A + General Aptitude Test
Extra test: A practical test is held by the College of Art in addition to CUET. Merit is 50% CUET score and 50% practical test score. For Art History the test is on analysis and critique; for the other five specialisations it is on drawing and the specialisation. Reservation and seats for B.F.A. follow the rules of the College of Art.
List A and List B of CUET UG
The combinations are written with two lists. List A is the languages: Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu. List B is the domain subjects: Accountancy / Book Keeping; Agriculture; Anthropology; Biology / Biological Science / Biotechnology / Biochemistry; Business Studies; Chemistry; Computer Science / Information Practices; Economics / Business Economics; Environmental Studies / Environmental Science; Fine Arts / Visual Arts / Commercial Arts; Geography / Geology; History; Home Science; Knowledge Tradition and Practices in India; Mass Media / Mass Communication; Mathematics / Applied Mathematics; Performing Arts (Dance, Drama, Music); Physical Education (Yoga, Sports); Physics; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology. The General Aptitude Test is a separate CUET paper. You must sit CUET in the subjects you studied in Class XII.
Eligibility
Passed Class XII or an equivalent examination from a single recognised board, and appeared in CUET UG in one of the subject combinations given above. There is no minimum age, and a gap year is not a bar.
Reservation, extra seats and how allocation works: DU admission rules.
Questions about DU Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
Which CUET subjects are needed for DU Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)?
Any one Language from List A + General Aptitude Test.
Is there any test other than CUET for Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)?
A practical test is held by the College of Art in addition to CUET. Merit is 50% CUET score and 50% practical test score. For Art History the test is on analysis and critique; for the other five specialisations it is on drawing and the specialisation. Reservation and seats for B.F.A. follow the rules of the College of Art.
College-wise seats and fees are not in the central admission documents. The university publishes the seat matrix on its admission website and each college publishes its own fee, so neither is shown on this page.
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