Rabindra Bharati University: Courses, Fees, Admission 2025, Placements, Ranking

Rabindra Bharati University, also known as RBU, is a state-level university located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was established in 1962. The university is recognised by UGC and accredited by NAAC. It offers multiple UG, PG, M.Phil, and Ph.D courses in various departments of Arts, Fine Arts, and Visual Arts. You can also get 6-month certifications or 2-year diplomas in different languages from the School of Language Department of the University.

Rabindra Bharati University Highlights

Particulars	Details
Establishment Year	1962
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal
No. of Affiliated Colleges	1
Recognised by	UGC, DEC
Accreditated by	NAAC
No. of Courses Offered	80+
Flagship Courses	BFA and MFA
Types of Scholarship Offered	Merit-based, Need-based

Rabindra Bharati University Courses Offered

At Rabindra Bharati University, there is a set of 3 faculties that provide various courses for multiple departments. The three faculties are Arts, Fine Arts and Visual Arts. The list of departments under each of them are given below.

Rabindra Bharati University Faculty of Arts

Bengali
Economics
Education
English
History
Library & Information Science
Philosophy
Sanskrit
Mathematics
Political Science
Adult Continuing Education, Extension Work and Field Outreach
Geography
Environmental Studies
Sociology
Hindi
Human Rights and Human Development

Faculty of Fine Arts

Rabindra Sangeet
Dance
Drama
Vocal Music
Instrumental Music
Musicology
Mass Communication and Videography

Faculty of Visual Arts

Applied Art
Graphics Print Making
History of Art
Painting
Sculpture
Museology

Rabindra Bharati Unversity Admission Process

Issue of Application Form on the official website at www.rbu.ac.in
Submission of filled in application forms with self-attested copies of marksheets, certificates, etc.
Publication of the list of selected candidates on the official websites.
Interview/ Test/ Written Test/ Admission of the selected candidates.

Rabindra Bharati Schedule of Advertisement (Tentative)

Academic Programmes	Tentative Period of Advertisement
MA/ MFA	After publication of B.A and BFA final result of Rabindra Bharati University (July/ August)
B.A (Hons), BFA	Just after the publication of HS result (May/ June)
Diploma in Tagore Literature	Just after the publication of HS result (June) (WBHS Council)
B.Ed, B.Ed, Spl Ed (VI & Inclusive Education), & B.Lib.I.Sc	May/ June
M.Lib.I.Sc	After publication of B.Lib.I.Sc final result of Rabindra Bharati University (July/August)

Rabindra Bharati Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for each course at Rabindra Bharati University is different. A summarised version of all three faculties are given below. However, you must check the detailed eligibility criteria to know more about it.

Programmes	Eligibility Criteria
B.A (Hons)	H.S. (+2) or its equivalent with the relevant discipline as a compulsory subject
M.A	B.A (Hons.) in the relevant discipline from any UGC recognised University
M.Phil	Candidate having Masters's degree with 55% marks or its equivalent grade from any UGC recognised university in India or an equivalent degree of a recognised foreign University shall be eligible.
Ph.D.	Candidates having Master's degree with 55% marks or its equivalent grade from any UGC recognised University in India or an equivalent degree of a recognised foreign university are eligible.
B.Ed	Candidates with at least 50% marks either in the Bachelor's degree and/or in the Master's Degree in the relevant subject with 55% marks or equivalent are eligible.
BLISc	For Fresher candidate: Any person having Graduation with honours (10+2+3 pattern) or Master's degree (with honours) or a degree in a technical subject such as Engineering, Computer Application, Pharmacy, Law, etc. of any other University or Institute recognised by this University. For deputed candidate- Graduation with honors and working experience as a full-time salaried staff in any Govt/ Govt aided libraries. For Certificate holders in Library Science: Graduation with honours with certificate in Library Science.
MLISc	Bachelor of Library and Information Science preceded by Graduation with honours (10+2+3 pattern) or Master's degree (with honours) from any UGC recognised University.
M.A	B.A. (Hons) in Philosophy from any UGC recognised university
M.Phil	Candidates having Master's degree with 55% marks or its equivalent grade from any UGC recognised University in India or an equivalent degree of a recognised foreign university are eligible.
BFA	HS (+2) or its equivalent with special aptitude in the relevant field.
MFA	B.F.A/ B.V.A in relevant subject from any UGC recognised University.

Rabindra Bharati Fees and Scholarship

There are multiple fees and charges that the students have to pay at Rabindra Bharati University like application fees, admission charges, course fee, hostel fee, etc. It must be noted that these fees and charges are revised each year. An approximate amount for the same are given below.

Rabindra Bharati Application Fees

Course	Application Fee
BA (Hons.)/ BFA/ MA/ MFA	INR 250+ 150
B.Li.Sc/ M.Li.Sc	INR 250+ 150
B.Ed	INR 300+ 180
M.Phil & Ph.D	INR 300+ 180
MA (Geography)/ (MSW Distance)	INR 200

Rabindra Bharati Course Fees

Course	Fees
MA	INR 4250 (1st Year Fees)
Ph.D	INR 25,100
B.Ed	INR 26,330
BA (Hons.)	INR 3,117- 5,945 (Total Fees)
BA	INR 2,820-5945 (Total Fees)

Rabindra Bharati Scholarships

Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holder
Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child
Swami Vivekananda Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship Scheme
Online Application for Scholarship to SC/ ST and OBC students
Post Matric and Merit cum Means Scholarship
Maulana Azad Fellowship
Kanyasree Scholarship
Scholarship offered by the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation

Rabindra Bharati University Campus

University Computer Centre
University Hostels
Students' Canteens
State Bank of India Branch
Sonar Tari Sales Counter
West Bengal State Akademi of Dance, Drama, Music & Visual Arts
Sports Facilities for Football, Crickets, Athletics, Volley Ball, Badminton, Chess, Table Tennis, etc.
University Employment Information and Bureau
Susanhata Swastha Kendra (Medical Unit)
Central Library
Dwarkanath Mancha

Rabindra Bharati University placements 2024

Particulars	Details
placement Percentage	75%
Highest Package	INR 8 LPA
Average Package	INR 3.50 LPA

Rabindra Bharati Top Recruiters

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