Phone 040 2332 1226 | Founded 1940, Hyderabad | |
Address Masab Tank, Hyderabad, Telangana 500028 Similar Dravidian University, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu U, Adikavi Nannaya University, Damodaram Sanjivayya National, Mahatma Gandhi University | ||
Jawaharlal nehru architecture and fine arts university
The "Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University" ("JNAFAU"), is an architecture and fine arts university located at Masab Tank, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. JNAFAU has two schools which offer several undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD research programs, with an emphasis of two different colleges: School Of Planning & Architecture, and Fine Arts. It was established by the erstwhile Hyderabad State in 1940, as the "College of Fine Arts".
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It offers courses such as Architecture,Facilities and Services Planning,Interior Designing,Planning, etc. in School of planning and Architecture.
In Fine arts building, 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.
Affiliated institutions
Following educational institutions are affiliated the JNAFAU: