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CUET Fine Arts/Visual Arts/Commercial Art Syllabus 2025 - Get PDF Now

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Last Updated on March 6, 2025
National Testing Agency has recently released a new notification for CUET 2025. The NTA has also released the Fine Arts syllabus 2023 officially. Candidates who are aiming to crack this entrance test may take a glance over the detailed syllabus given below. A detailed syllabus will help candidates to focus on the core concepts that might be asked in the examinations. The detailed subtopics are then further discussed below the units.
  • The CUET Fine Arts/Visual Arts will consist of concepts related to the Pahari and Rajasthani School of Miniature Paintings, Mughal and Deccan Schools of Miniature Paintings, Bengal School, and Modern Trends.
  • Candidates can get in-depth knowledge on cracking the CUET entrance exams in one go from CUET Exam Pattern.
  • Candidates have to attempt 35/40 questions out of 45/50 in the exam.

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CUET Fine Arts Syllabus 2025

There are majorly three major sections of the Fine Arts which are namely Painting, Sculpture, Graphics and Commerical Arts. Read further to get the syllabus for each subject in detail.

PAINTING

There will be four units in the Painting subject of the CUET exam 2025. These units are:

Unit 1: The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting

Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccan schools of miniature painting

Unit 3: The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

Unit 4: The Modern trends In Indian Art

Read further to get the details CUET Fine Arts syllabus for Painting, Sculpture, and Graphic-Prints.

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Unit 1: The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting (16th Century A.D to 19th Century A.D.)

Introduction to Indian Miniature Schools: Western-Indian, Pala, Rajasthani, Mughal, Central India, Deccan, and Pahari.

(A) The Rajasthani Schools

  1. Origin and development of the following schools in brief: Mewar, Bundi, Bikaner, Kishangarh, and Jaipur, and the main features of the Rajasthani schools.
  2. Study of the following Rajasthani paintings:
Title / Set / Painter School
A Folio from Ramayana paintings of Sahibdin Mewar
One Court scene or Hunting scene or Festival scene Mewar Jagat Singh II
One Folio from Ragamala or Rasikapriya Bundi
One painting of a Hunting Scene in a Forest Kotah with Kotah
Maharaja
Radha (Bani-Thani) by Nihal Chand Kishangarh
Pabuji Ki Phad, Folk Scroll painting Bhilwara
Maru-Ragini Mewar
Raja Aniruddha Singh Hara Bundi
Chaugan Players Jodhpur
Krishna on swing Bikaner
Radha (Bani- Thani) Kishangarh
Bharat Meets Rama at Chitrakuta Jaipur

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(B) The Pahari Schools:

  1. Origin and development of Basohli, Guler, and Kangra schools in brief and main features of the Pahari schools
  2. Study of the following Pahari Paintings:
Title / Set / Painter School
One Folio of Ramayana Basohli (Sangri – Early Phase)
One Folio of Gita Govinda of Jaideva by Manaku Guler
One Krishna Lila or Bhagavata Purana Sukh Kangra Folio by Nain
One painting from Nayaka Nayika Guler or Kangra or Baramasa or Ragamala
Krishna with Gopis Basohli
Nand, Yashoda and Krishna with Kinsmen Going to Vrindavana Kangra 

Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccani Schools of miniature painting (16th Century A.D. to 19th Century A.D.)

  1. The Mughal School
    1. Origin and development of the Mughal school in brief and main features of the Mughal School
  2. ​Study of the following Mughal Paintings:
Title Painter School
A Folio from Akbar Namah Basawan Akbar
Baber Crossing the river Sone Jagannath Akbar
Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhana Miskin Akbar
Birth of Salim Ramdas Akbar
Jahangir holding the picture Abul Hassan Jahangir
Falcon on Bird-Rest Ustad Mansoor Jahangir
Kabir and Raidas Ustad Faquirullah Khan Shajahan
Marriage procession of Haji Madni Provincial
Dara Shikoh Mughal (Oudh)
The Deccani School

Origin and development of the Deccani school and Main features of the Deccan School.

Study of the following Deccani Paintings:

a. Ibrahim AdilShah II of Bijapur Bijapur
b. Raga Hindola Ahmednagar
c. Ragini Pat-hamsika Ahmednagar
d. Hazart Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro Hyderabad
e. Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan) Golconda

Unit 3: The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

  • New Era in Indian art-an introduction

Study of the following paintings:

(i) Rama Vanquishing the pride of the ocean Raja Ravi Verma
(ii) Journey’s End Nandlal Bose
(iii) Parthasarthi M.A.R. Chughtai
(ii) Ghalib’s Poetry Painting based on Gaganendranath Tagore
(iii) Select a cubistic painting Jamini Roy
(iv) Mother and child Rabindranath Tagore
(v) Female Face Amrita Sher Gill
(vi) Hill Women Nandlal Bose
(Vii) Shiv and Sati Kshitindranath Majumdar
(viii) Rasa-Lila M.A.R. Chughtai
(ix) Radhika Ram Gopal Vijaivargiya
(vii) Meghdoot --
  • National flag and the Symbolic significance of its forms and the colours.
  • Contribution of Indian artists in the struggle for National Freedom Movement
  • Tiller of the Soil-Nandlal Bose.

Unit 4: The Modern trends In Indian Art Introduction

No. Painting Painter
iv. Tantric Painting G.R. Santosh
v. Words and images K.C.S. Pannikar
vi. Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean Raja Ravi Varma
vii. Mother and child Jamini Roy
viii. Haldi Grinders Amrita Sher Gil
ix. Mother Teresa M.F. Husain
x. The Vulture Kamlesh Dutt Pande

Sculpture

Study of the following sculptures:

(i)

Triumph of Labour

D. P. Roychowdhury

(ii)

Santhal Family

Ramkinker Vaij

(iii)

Standing Woman

Dhanraj Bhagat

(iv)

Cries Unheard

Amar Nath Sehgal

(v)

Ganesha Figure

P.V.Jankiram

(vi)

Dhanpal

Sankho Chaudhuri

(vi)

Chatturmukhi

Aekka Yada Giri Rao

Graphic-Prints

(i)

Whirlpool

Krishna Reddy

(ii)

Children

Somnath Hore

(iii)

Devi

Jyoti Bhatt

(iv)

Of walls

Anupam Sud

(v)

Man, Woman and Tree

K. Laxma Goud

We hope you liked our article on CUET Fine Arts/Visual Arts (Sculpture/Painting)/Commercial Art. Candidates preparing for various entrance exams including government exams are requested to extend their queries and download Testbook App for preparing the same.

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