Fine Arts syllabus

General knowledge (detailed breakdown not specified in notification — indicative)

• Indian history and freedom movement
• Geography of India and Uttar Pradesh
• Indian constitution and polity
• Basic Indian economy
• General science and everyday science
• Environment and ecology
• Uttar Pradesh special — geography history culture and administration
• Current national and international events
• Current affairs of the education sector
• Sports awards and books-authors

Elements principles aesthetics

• Line shape form space composition
• Colour value texture balance
• Proportion rhythm unity variety
• Aesthetics definitions
• Indian rasa theory
• Art education aims
• Art education methods

Indian art history

• Indus Valley art
• Maurya Shunga Kushana art
• Gupta temple sculpture
• Ajanta Ellora painting sculpture
• Mughal miniature painting
• Rajput and Pahari schools
• Deccan painting
• Company school
• Bengal School Abanindranath
• Modern Indian artists
• Folk arts Madhubani Warli
• Indian craft traditions

Western art media techniques

• Renaissance overview
• Impressionism
• Post-Impressionism
• Cubism
• Expressionism
• Drawing
• Perspective
• Shading techniques
• Watercolour techniques
• Oil painting
• Acrylic painting
• Printmaking
• Sculpture
• Graphic design basics
• Colour wheel
• Colour harmony