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About Institute of Fine Arts - IFA Chandigarh

Institute of Fine Arts (IFA), Chandigarh is proud to have established the first Fine Arts Institution for Degree and Diploma courses in Fine Arts in Chandigarh. Institute which has come up in 2004, was borne out of the need of the students of this region to express their creativity and provide them with the canvas to etch their potential. As there are only limited options available in this region IFA, the brain child of Dr. Balbinder Singh the director of the institute is PhD in Applied Arts, having 40 years’ experience and is topper in MFA of 1979 batch was initially imparting training to students to groom them as professionals in the field of Fine Arts, Painting, Applied Arts, Graphic Designing, Animation, Advertising, Packaging, Printing & Photography through short term courses. Out of these courses and through interaction with the masses there was a need and growing demand for Fine Arts and Graphic courses. Hence IFA with the unstinting effort of its Directors and faculty finally started MFA, BFA, BA Fine Arts, MA Fine Arts, Diploma in Fine Arts, Art Classes, Short Terms and Hobby Courses.

IFA provides:-

Scholarship to the students

IFA organize:-

  • Annual Art Exhibition
  • Workshops on Animation, Painting, Clay modeling
  • Inter-School Poster Making Competitions

IFA Activates:-

  • Fresher’s Party
  • Fair well Party
  • Educational Tour
  • Outdoor Sketching/ Painting Workshops
  • Visiting Exhibition & Museums
  • Seminar/ Camps

Library Facility:- IFA is member of British Library one of the top Librarie of U.K. Students of IFA can avail all the services like issuing Books, DVD’s and Free Internet. Students can also participate there Seminars on English Speaking, Personality Development etc.


Information compiled from: Institute of Fine Arts - IFA Chandigarh Website

Courses offered by Institute of Fine Arts - IFA Chandigarh


Arts Courses

  • B.F.A. (Applied Arts)

    4 Years

  • B.F.A. (Painting)

    4 Years

  • M.F.A. (Applied Arts)

    2 Years

  • M.F.A. (Painting)

    2 Years

  • Ph.D. (Fine Arts)

    3 Years

  • Diploma in Art and Craft

    1 Years

  • Diploma in Fine Arts

    1 Years

  • Certificate Course in Commercial Art

    12 Months

  • Certificate in Fine Arts

    3 Months


Multimedia, Animation and Gaming Courses

  • B.F.A. (Animation)

    4 Years