Department of Fine Art and Music

DEPARTMENTAL PROFILE

The Departmentof Fine Arts and Music of D.D.U. GorakhpurUniversity Gorakhpur is situated in eastern belt of U.P. that cover the entire area ofwestern Bihar, eastern U.P. (Purvanchal) and Nepal. This department hasnational level artists in the field of Performing and visual Arts. They arecontributing of the field of Ideology, Philosophy and culture through Artexhibitions, Art Camps, Workshop and Demonstrations. Many of them had beenmember of different State Academy of Fine Arts (U.P. & Bihar) and U.P.Sangeet Natak Academy and other Socio – Cultural Organizations. At present, thePresident of Sangeet Natak Akademi, Uttar Pradesh, PadmaShri Dr. Rajeshwar Acharyahas been the former head of the department .

The departmentof Fine Arts and Music is profession oriented education center of ourUniversity, where everyone is looking for specialized educational programme aswell as holding of multi skills outputs in the era Art Education.

Thisdepartment have its own art Gallery in the name of famous lady painter AmritaSher-Gil (AMRITA KALA VITHIKA). Amrita Ji was associated with this area named“Sardarnagar”.

Handsome number of students andstaff members of this department are participating in International, National,State Level art Exhibitions, Art Camps and Workshop. The Staff members andstudents of this department have received many awards in concerning fields likeVisual Arts/ Music and Social Works.

1.      Name of the Department:       Fine Art and Music

2.      Year of establishment:          1958

3.      Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?  Yes, Faculty of Art

5.      Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved:  No

6.      Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, No

7.      Details of programmes / courses discontinued, if any, with reasons    No

8.      Annual/Semester/Choice Based Credit System:

A.   B.A. (III Year) (Visual Art and Performing Art )-Annual

B.    B.A.(I & III Semester) (Visual Art and Performing Art )-Choice Based Credit System.

C.   M.A. (I, II, III & IV Semester) ( (Visual Art and Performing Art )-Choice Based Credit System.

9.      Participationof the department in the courses offered by other departments:           

NONE

10.  Numberof teaching posts sanctioned and filled

11.  Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation and specialization

(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.)

12.  List of senior Visiting Fellows, faculty, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors:           

NONE

13.  Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information:   

NONE

14.  Programme-wiseStudent Teacher Ratio:

15.  Numberof academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned

and filled

16.  Research thrust areas recognized by funding agencies:

UGC, New Delhi

17.  Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding

agencies and c)Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies and

grants received project-wise. :

NONE

18.  Inter-institutional collaborative projects and grants received

a)      All India collaboration b) International

NONE

19.  Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR,

etc.; total grants received. :

NONE

20.  Research facility / centre with

·        state recognition

·         national recognition

·        international recognition

NONE

21.  Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies:

NONE

22.  Publications:

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)

* Monographs  :  NIL 

* Chapters in Books

* Edited Books

* Bookswith ISBN with details of publishers

* Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,

   Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social

    Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)           :NIL  

* Citation Index – range / average                      : NIL 

* SNIP                                                                 : NIL 

* SJR                                                                   : NIL 

* Impact Factor – range / average                       : NIL 

* h-index                                                             : NIL 

23.  Details of patents and income generated:        : NIL 

24.  Areas of consultancy and income generated:   : NIL 

25.   Faculty selected nationally/ internationally to visit other laboratories in India and

abroad:                                                : NIL 

26.   Faculty serving in                                a) National committees          

b) International committees

c) Editorial Boards                                                                                                                                                                                       

d) any other (please specify)                                                                                                  

Name of Faculty – Dr. Usha Singh                   

27.  Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC,       :                                                                                         Refresher/ orientation programs, workshops,                                                                                                  training programs and similar programs).        

28.  Student projects:

Dissertation/Project Work in Both Visual Art and Performing Art is 100% Compulsory for Post Graduate Student.

29.  Awards/ recognitions received at the national and international level by:

·        Faculty

·        Doctoral / post doctoral fellows

·        Students

30.Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /

international)with details of outstanding participants, if any.

31.Code of ethics for research followed by the departments:     

Ethics for Research followed by the departments as per University and UGC Guidelines. 

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services

examinations,NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details

category-wise.

35.Student progression

Employed

· Campus selection

· Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurs

36.Diversity of staff

37.Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the

Assessment period :                                             

NONE

38.Present details of infrastructural facilities with regard to

a)Library :            01

b)Internet facilities for staff and students:  NIL

c)Total number of class rooms : 02

d) Classrooms with ICT facility : NIL

e)Students‘ laboratories : 06

f)Research laboratories :  NIL

39.List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host university :

b)      from other universities :

40.Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the

University:

   NA

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new

Programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

42.Does the department obtain feedback from:

a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does

the department utilize the feedback?

Receives Feedback Form from the Students on Teaching and Learning process and tries to incorporate its suggestions for up-gradation of syllabi                                                                                                                                                                                           

b. students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does

the department utilize the feedback?

NIL

c. alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the department

utilize the feedback?

Feedback from Employers is received and issued to in cultivate new programmes and for the development of Department.  

43.List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

44.Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /

seminar)involving external experts:

45.List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmers:

Teaching Methods adopted are- ClassLecture, from C Dies, Stage Performance, Exhibition etc.                                                                                                                                                                 

46. Howdoes the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and

learningoutcomes are monitored? :

By getting responses and suggestions fromStudent.

47.Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

48.Give details of ―beyond syllabus scholarly activities‖ of the department.

49.State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by otheragencies?

If yes,give details. :

NO