Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University

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Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University
Established2008 (2008)
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Kavita Daryani Rao
Address
Masab Thank
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500028
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India

17°24′10″N78°27′17″E / 17.4029113°N 78.454711°E / 17.4029113; 78.454711
CampusUrban
Website www.jnafau.ac.in
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Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNAFAU), is an architecture and fine arts university located at Masab Tank, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. [1] JNAFAU has two colleges which offer several undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD research programs, with an emphasis of two different colleges: School Of Planning & Architecture and College of Fine Arts. It was established by the erstwhile Hyderabad State in 1940, as the "College of Fine Arts".

Contents

In School Of Planning & Architecture offers courses such as Architecture, Digital Techniques for Design & Planning, Facilities and Services Planning, Interior Designing, Planning, etc. in School of planning and Architecture.

In College of Fine Arts courses such as painting, Applied Arts, Photography, Animation, Sculpture, etc., are offered.

History

The University has its roots in College of Fine Arts, which started as a 'School of Arts and Crafts' to promote arts and local crafts, the College has gradually grown in stature as the "Government College of Arts and Architecture" under the management of the Department of Technical Education, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.

With the establishment of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Oct. 1972, the College merged with the university and became a Constituent College of the JNT University. The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University has been bifurcated and divided into four different universities, such as JNTU Anantapur, JNTU Kakinada, JNTU Hyderabad, & JNAFAU, Hyderabad established under A.P. Legislature Act No.31 of 2008 as per the above act, the JNTU College of Fine Arts, has become one of the Constituent College of newly firmed Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture & Fine Arts University, Masab Tank, Hyderabad w.e.f. 2008-09. [2]

Affiliated institutions

Following educational institutions are affiliated the JNAFAU: [3]

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References

  1. "Appointment of Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University VC stayed". The Times of India . 12 October 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.[ dead link ]
  2. "About us". Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. "Affiliated Colleges". Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. https://www.jnafau.ac.in/affiliated-colleges-vad/