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Government College of Art and Craft Kolkata
College Fine Arts

Government College of Art and Craft Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal est. 1864 · 162 years old State Government

The Government College of Art & Craft (GCAC) in Kolkata is one of the oldest Art colleges in India. It was founded on 16 August 1854 at Garanhata, Chitpur, "with the purpose of establishing an institution for teaching the youth of all classes, industrial art based on scientific methods." as the School of Industrial Art. The institute was…

Official record

AISHE / reference code
WB-4ACB64
Institution type
College
Discipline
Fine Arts
Affiliation / status
University of Calcutta
Year of establishment
1864
District
Kolkata

Accreditation & rankings

Regulatory approval
Affiliated college of University of Calcutta
NAAC grade
NIRF rank
NBA accredited programmes

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Academics indicative

Degree levels
B.F.A., M.F.A.
Streams / faculties
Visual & applied arts
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Campus & facilities

Student intake
Co-educational
Setting
Urban
Campus area
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