O-levels (at least 6 subjects for International students and 8 subjects for local students with IBCC equivalence) and 3 complete pass subjects of A-levels. Advanced Subsidiary (AS) will not be taken into account.
High School Diploma and International Baccalaureate (IB) result with at least 2.5 CGPA.
Equivalence Certificate form IBCC is mandatory for all international qualifications i.e. O Levels/A-Levels, High School Diploma, and International Baccalaureate, or equivalent.
- Statement of Entry
- A-Level School Transcripts
- As-level grades (If Any)
- An application for Provisional Admission Request
- Inter Part II Roll number slip
- Hope Certificate (In case of School registered Candidates)
- Inter part 1 result
- An application for Provisional Admission Request
After confirming your eligibility, you must choose a department from within MDSVAD. Regardless of your choice of department, all successful applicants are admitted to the Foundation Studies programme. The Foundation Studies programme provides each student the opportunity to investigate the possibilities offered by all degree programmes at SVAD. You must indicate the programme of your preference on the application form, which will be your major for the duration of your degree. In special cases, you may be able to apply for another programme at the end of the Foundation Year. The faculty, who are not obligated to entertain a change of department application, on rare occasions may approve requests at their discretion.
You can find the online application form at BNU's online portal: www.bnu.edu.pk www.bnu.edu.pk
You must complete the application form online, following all the instructions. Once you submit it, you will receive a confirmation. You must then submit all required documents (mentioned in the application form) to the Admissions Office on campus. When the Office receives your documents, they will hand over instructions for the Entrance Test to you.
The admission test for the School of Visual Arts and Design is an online, open-book test that can be completed from home. Students will be given 24 hours to complete all the tasks. Candidates will be tested for reading comprehension, visual comprehension, general knowledge, research etc. Further details about the test will be provided to you upon application submission.
After the Test, you will be interviewed by a panel of SVAD faculty members. The interviews will be conducted online on Zoom, for which candidates are encouraged to be familiar with.
At SVAD, we look for motivated, observant, curious individuals, with visual intelligence and an interest in reading. The Entrance Test and interview act as a catalyst for us to assess your strengths and aptitude. We will evaluate your potential for development in the programmes that SVAD offers, as well as your research into your desired area of study. The interview is also your chance to ask us questions about SVAD. A portfolio is encouraged, and will help us recognize your passion and commitment.
BNU is a non-profit educational institution and our tuition fee covers the cost of the extraordinary opportunity that a BNU education provides within and beyond the classroom.
| BNU | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate & Undergraduate Programs | Undergraduate Programs | Master of Art and Design Studies | School of Education Graduate Programs | |
| All schools except art and Design (MDSVAD) and Architecture | MDSVAD and RHSA | MDSVAD | SE | |
| Tuitions Fee (PKR) | 254,000 | 354,500 | 447,000 | 127,000 |
One-time Admission Fee: Rs. 25,000
One-time Security Deposit (Refundable): Rs. 35,000
One-time Deposit for Hostel (Refundable): Rs. 25,000
Medical Insurance (per semester): Rs. 2,000
Hostel Charge (per semester): Rs. 114,000
Following appliances are not provided in rooms by BNU but can be installed by a staudent at their own expense:
Room Refrigerator: Rs. 10,200
Room Electric Heater: Rs. 18,000
Air Conditioner: Rs. 54,000
Below is BNU's Fee Policy that contains the terms and conditions and arrangements for paying fees, refunds and administrative charges. All prospective students are advised to read and understand this policy before accepting a place at the University.
Note: Students are advised to pay their dues as per the schedule announced by their respective school/department. If the student fails to pay the fee on time, his/her name may be struck off the rolls of the university.
Note: Fee is subject to change every year with the approval of the Board of Governors.
Note:Step into a future brimming with promise and potential with the BNU Scholarships 2024. We believe in empowering the dreams of bright minds, offering new avenues of opportunity to prospective students. With a legacy spanning two decades, we've illuminated the paths of countless individuals with over 1.1 Billion Rupees in scholarships. At BNU, we're not just investing in education; we're investing in the architects of tomorrow, nurturing talent, and fostering innovation. Join us in shaping a world where aspirations know no bounds, where every dreamer has the chance to soar. Apply now and let your journey to greatness begin.
- 3A* (all three complete subjects in A-level) or 90% or above in Intermediate or an equivalent with a personal statement - To retain the scholarship, the applicant must maintain a minimum qualifying CGPA prescribed by the relevant department
Percentage Coverage100% Scholarship
Submission Date (Early Round)Friday, September 6, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Early Round)Monday, September 16, 2024
Submission Date (Regular Round)Friday, September 6, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Regular Round)Monday, September 16, 2024
35% weightage to Matric/O level, 35% to Intermediate/A level, 30% BNU Admissions Test/Interview and portfolio.
To be eligible for the scholarship, aggregate score of the aforementioned criteria should be more than 80%.
BNU will offer need/merit based scholarships to students who meet the set criteria of BNU selection process, ensuring they also maintain minimum qualifying CGPA to retain the scholarship.
Demonstrating need is a prerequisite to qualify for this scholarship.
Eligibility criteria will be assessed for determination.
Merit for the scholarship will be decided by the BNU scholarship committee.
Percentage Coverage100% Scholarship
Submission Date (Early Round)Friday, June 28, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Early Round)Monday, July 22, 2024
Submission Date (Regular Round)Friday, August 16, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Regular Round)Monday, September 02, 2024
Applicants with 90% or above marks in their FA/FSc examination; or 3As in A level or equivalent will be eligible for 75% merit scholarship.
Applicants with 80% or above marks in their FA/FSc examination; or 2As in A level or equivalent will be eligible for 50% merit scholarship.
Applicants applying for this scholarship will be eligible for other scholarships.
Percentage CoverageUp to 75% Scholarship
This scholarship is for students who belong to a low-income family.
Scholarships equal to 25%-50% of tuition fee may be granted upon verification of financial hardship on the recommendation of Scholarship Committee.
This scholarship will automatically renew each semester if the candidate maintains 2.65 CGPA.
Percentage CoverageUp to 50% Scholarship
Submission Date (Early Round)Friday, June 28, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Early Round)Monday, July 22, 2024
Submission Date (Regular Round)Friday, August 16, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Regular Round)Monday, September 02, 2024
Students who have won single medals (Gold/Silver/Bronze) at national or provincial levels are eligible for consideration.
Applicants applying for this scholarship will be eligible for other scholarships.
Must maintain a minimum CGPA of 2.5.
Percentage Coverage50% scholarship to 2 male & 2 female applicants
Submission Date (Early Round)Friday, June 28, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Early Round)Monday, July 22, 2024
Submission Date (Regular Round)Friday, August 16, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Regular Round)Monday, September 02, 2024
Valid CNIC with marked X category.
50% scholarship will be awarded to two selected applicants.
Out of station students will receive a hostel stipend equivalent to the BNU hostel fee.
Applicants applying for this scholarship should meet the BNU eligibility criteria.
Percentage Coverage50% Scholarship
Submission Date (Early Round)Friday, June 28, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Early Round)Monday, July 22, 2024
Submission Date (Regular Round)Friday, August 16, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Regular Round)Monday, September 02, 2024
Students attending public sector, non-profit, and trust schools are eligible to apply.
Applicants from the aforementioned schools are encouraged to apply and complete the BNU admission process.
75% or above percentage in Secondary School (Matric/O level or equivalent) and in Higher Secondary School (Intermediate/ A level or equivalent).
To retain this scholarship throughout their undergraduate degree, applicants must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.0.
Applicants applying for this scholarship will be eligible for other scholarships.
Percentage Coverage25% Scholarship
Submission Date (Early Round)Friday, June 28, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Early Round)Monday, July 22, 2024
Submission Date (Regular Round)Friday, August 16, 2024
Decision Announcement Date (Regular Round)Monday, September 02, 2024
BNU is pleased to announce the National Endowment Scholarship for Talent in Arts & Culture for enrolled students under a welcome initiative by the Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training. The scholarship was inaugurated by the former Federal Minister of Federal Education & Professional Training, Mr. Shafqat Mahmood, on January 16, 2020, in Islamabad. Also present at the occasion was the former Vice Chancellor, Mr. Shahid Hafiz Kardar.
Under the NEST scholarship program, 100% tuition fee-waiver (including hostel fees, wherever applicable) on the understanding that 50% will be contributed by BNU in accordance with its present criteria for determining eligibility for a need based scholarship.
The scholarship is competitive and only selected slots under the program are available to full-time registered students of the undergraduate programs at Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts & Design, Department of Theater, Film and TV of the School of Media & Mass Communication, and Department of Liberal Arts at Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
The NEST Eligibility Criteria for the students is as follows:
For more information contact:
Ms. Somia maqsood
Assistant Registrar
Email: somia.maqsood@bnu.edu.pk
Phone: 042-38100156, Ext: 301
All completed applications must be submitted to the Registrar's Office at BNU by the deadline set by the Registrar's Office
The South Asia Foundation awards the Madanjeet Singh Art Scholarships to talented students from South Asia. Sixteen students from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are fully funded and are part of the BNU family.
Rahimeen Ahmad Scholarship Fund (RASF) was established in 2022 in loving memory of BNU alumni and Fulbright scholar, Rahimeen Ahmad.
The fund aims to provide a 100% scholarship for at least 1 female student for a four year undergraduate degree at BNU, on an ongoing basis.
Rahimeen (May God grant her the highest levels of Paradise) was a brilliant, empathic dreamer with many plans to give back to Pakistan. In particular, she believed education to be a key vehicle for both personal growth and social progress.
In this spirit she continuously sought opportunities to learn, both, inside and outside the classroom. She strove for knowledge not just for herself but also to enrich others. Rahimeen’s family and friends hope this scholarship will continue Rahimeen’s light, pass on her torch and fulfill her dreams of helping others actualize their potential through the gift of education.
Notes:
BNU is grateful for the support from benefactors and donors, and the following Friends of BNU for providing scholarships for our students:
BNU offers a wide range of degree programs in various disciplines. Please click the link below to know about the degree programs offered at BNU:
The Admission Application Processing Fee can be paid through bank deposit A/c. # 00211650512685 at any branch of the UBL Bank. OR you can pay via blinq app (procedure is available in your application in the ‘processing fee’ section OR you can pay via fund transfer using 1Bill option from your mobile banking app.
Complete the remaining sections of your online application and upload scanned copies (PDF)of your attested documents in the ‘upload documents’ section and click ’final submit ‘to complete your online application.
Applicants can visit campus for general information or to have one-on-one interaction with staff and faculty.In-person visits to the campus are not mandatory since the complete application process is online.
Fees structure is subject to the program you’re interested in. Please visit the page below to know about the per semester fees for 2024-25 session.
Applicants don’t need to submit their application or documents in person to the admission office as the complete admission procedure is Online. However, it is preferred to sort your query with us over the Admissions UAN: 042-111-BNU-LHR (042-111-268-547) or via our Social Media:
You can also write to us on
It depends on the program you’re applying for. Most of the departments are conducting the on-campus test/ interview. However, you must check our website by scrolling down for the schedule to the program you’re applying for.
Please visit the page below link for the admission schedule details:
9-What is the admission merit/ criteria for FA/ F.Sc. / Intermediate students?
Please visit the page below for the admission criteria for all degree programs:
Applicants with eight pass subjects of O levels (including compulsory subjects) and three pass subjects of A levels (full credit subjects) are eligible to apply.
Note: The IBCC equivalence certificate score should meet the eligibility criteria requirement for the applied degree program.
Please visit the page below for the admission criteria of all degree programs:
BNU offers multiple scholarships in various disciplines. Please visit the page below for the scholarship information:
Yes, we do offer Sport-based scholarships. Applicants have the option to apply for this scholarship from their applicant portal. The complete application should reach the admission office by the deadline as mentioned on the application for.
Please visit the page below for information on scholarships:
You can choose the ' waiting’ option to complete this section, also you can upload the equivalence certificate on your applicant portal before the commencement of classes in September.
You will receive a confirmation via text message on the provided contact number. Or you must check your student portal for confirmation.
If you expect to receive your full intermediate result (with no supplementary exams) before classes begin, you can apply for provisional admission, provided you meet BNU's admission criteria and pass the admission test and interview.
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To apply for an MS program in Psychology, you must have finished an undergraduate degree in the relevant field. For the MS in Clinical Psychology, you must have completed a 4-year (Honors) degree in Psychology from an HEC recognized university.
Please scroll down to the respective department you’re applying for, and you can download the entry test pattern from the page:
No, you cannot apply to any other degree program offered by the same department. However, you are eligible to apply (subject to completing the eligibility requirements) for the degree programs offered by other departments of the University.
We’re only located in Lahore, Pakistan.
Semester I - year 1 (foundation year)
| Semester I - Year 1 (Foundation Year) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit hrs |
| No
1 |
Course Code
FDY-101 |
Course Title
2 Dimensionality: Drawing & Surface Tensions |
Credit hrs
3 |
| No
2 |
Course Code
FDY-102 |
Course Title
3 Dimensionality: Space & Form |
Credit hrs
3 |
| No
3 |
Course Code
FDY-103 |
Course Title
4 Dimensionality: Time, and Virtuality |
Credit hrs
3 |
| No
4 |
Course Code
FDY-104 |
Course Title
Contextuality: Theory & Practice |
Credit hrs
3 |
| No
5 |
Course Code
FDY-105 |
Course Title
Visuality: Form and Content |
Credit hrs
3 |
| No
6 |
Course Code
FDY-106 |
Course Title
Memory: Visual Culture Through Time |
Credit hrs
3 |
| No
7 |
Course Code
FDY-107 |
Course Title
Remedial English and Writing Theory |
Credit hrs
0 |
| Total | 18 |
Semester II - year 1 (foundation year)
| Semester II - Year 1 (Foundation Year) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit hrs |
| No
1 |
Course Code
See List |
Course Title
Foundational Studio Elective |
Credit hrs
3 |
| No
2 |
Course Code
See List |
Course Title
Foundational Studio Elective |
Credit hrs
3 |
| No
3 |
Course Code
See List |
Course Title
Foundational Studio Elective |
Credit hrs
3 |
| No
4 |
Course Code
See List |
Course Title
Foundational Studio Elective |
Credit hrs
3 |
| No
5 |
Course Code
FDY-115 |
Course Title
Research Methods in the Arts OR |
Credit hrs |
| No
6 |
Course Code
FDY-116 |
Course Title
Tools & Techniques of Graphic Communication II |
Credit hrs
3 |
| No
7 |
Course Code
FDY-117 |
Course Title
History of art OR |
Credit hrs |
| No
8 |
Course Code
FDY-118 |
Course Title
History of Communication Design OR |
Credit hrs |
| No
9 |
Course Code
FDY-119 |
Course Title
History of Textile, Fashion and Accessory Design |
Credit hrs |
| Total | 18 |
This course concentrates on the basics of visual language, beginning with the elements and principles common to all fields of art and design. After learning to interpret inherent meaning in form through seemingly universal symbols like shapes, colors, and others, the course moves on to explore “reading images” as narratives in relevance to history, society and popular culture. Students will learn to decipher the constructed stereotypes of power, race, gender and class through exposure to a wide range of visual communication forms like advertisement, film, architecture, textile, and others.
The course offers an introduction to the different ideas that have underpinned visual culture and vocabularies through history. It employs a thematic interdisciplinary lens that encompasses artistic expression, design, popular culture, news, science, optic technologies and other visual manifestation of human modes of living. The course aims to foster the relevancy of human creativity beyond the typical classification of time and region. Instead, students are expected to use conceptual lenses to analyse comparative ideas, thus connecting the past to the present and the future.
Creating thought and research are simultaneous and interconnected processes. This course is premised on these relationships. It is structured as a hybrid with both studio and theory components organised around different thematic lenses. The course aims to introduce students to the complex history of creative inquiry and its shifting currency. Students are expected to be self-reflective within the production of their work, as well as when considering varying understandings of it across different social, artistic and intellectual contexts.
Our lives today are divided in two: the real and the simulated. This course considers how to artistically tackle this gap between the physical and the virtual: space and time. It offers an in-depth look at the virtual realm, including the internet, forms of digital image-making and time-based mediums. Simultaneously, students are introduced to conceptual themes relevant to new media today. They also explore sound, video production, and creative coding as an approach to storytelling and self-expression, cementing the link between the physical and digital world.
This introductory course explores broad themes within three-dimensionality through a diverse range of materials, tools, and methods while simultaneously focusing on individual conceptual and stylistics concerns. Students will cover basic sculptural techniques like moulding/casting, additive and subtractive methods like carving, welding, and others. While teaching students the fundamentals of scale, texture, weight and movement through developing a vocabulary of fabrication solutions in the studio, this course also aims to help them contextualise their practice within a historical and contemporary discourse of three-dimensionality.
The condition of flatness is explored both conceptually and formally in this course. It examines various issues in 2-dimensional discourse such as the limits of framing; shifts and illusions of depth; perspective as it shapes our view of reality; the relationship of a viewer with a 2-dimensional surface and the ways in which such work may be shared. Students are expected to work with a variety of mediums and methods of mark making through which they understand drawing and other two-dimensional media as languages in their own right.
This course will address type, typesetting, and layouts for various integrated formats. Today the role of type is larger than just print media. This course will introduce the basics of typography and its implementation in various formats. Students are familiarized with specific terminology regarding font classification, measurement, placement and page arrangement. Further emphasis is placed on understanding the semiotic value of typefaces and the importance of applying them appropriately to the message.
This course for foundation year students will allow them to understand the basics of interaction and animation. Students will study traditional techniques and develop a more concise observation in both disciplines. The core focus of this course is to explore and teach the fundamental skills and principles of traditional and basic digital animation along with its implementation in the interactive arts. Students are assessed on their synthesis of this learning from the perspective of skills in way that develops and enhances communication.
This course is an introduction to the elementary concepts and techniques of painting. These include color theory, pictorial plane, surface and imagery inter-relationships, surface preparation, palette works and others. It will focus on three primary areas: material applied, techniques of application and variety of surfaces. The course projects enhance observation skills and provide an opportunity to acquire confidence in the medium through freedom of experimentation with diverse media. Students are expected to gain a basic understanding of formal pictorial elements as well as conceptual aspects of painting.
Through an introduction to the elements of digital media, students are grounded in the basic functions of photographic equipment and the principles of recording light. They are given a broad interdisciplinary understanding of concepts related to imaging, sound, video and interactivity. Lectures and discussions survey the history of artists using digital media. At the end of the course the students are expected to have confidence in handling a photographic shoot and creating videos with the simultaneous and complex goals of creative freedom and technical expertise.
This is a thematically driven course designed to reconfigure and build upon knowledge of two-dimensional surfaces from within the sensibility of fibre and the broad notion of textiles. This approach is expected to push boundaries and is primarily concerned with the application of two-dimensional elements for gaining creative and visual starting points. The course builds the students’ foundation of working on the table-loom developing textures and surfaces using a variety of materials like paper, textile, fibre and found material, as well as incorporating a detailed study of colour systems to create surfaces.
This course develops students’ prior knowledge of three-dimensional designs by focusing on techniques and processes of construction used in fashion, accessory design and other sculptural fields. Students learn how to convert 2D materials into 3D forms through an introduction to fundamental garment manufacture and production. Pattern-making and draping techniques are covered with a focus on the structure, forms and contours of the body as well as other objects in three-dimension. This fusion enables students to develop a thorough understanding of material behavior and construction.
This course focuses on developing students’ abilities to take a thought from being just an intangible idea all the way to a tangible physicality. Through working with ideation exercises as well as material processes, this course gives students a broad-based understanding of form by experimenting with a wide variety of techniques, creating an intersection between the fine arts, jewellery and other design-centric fields. The emphasis is on the process of conceptualization and then bringing the planned form to fruition using relevant material processes.
This course seeks to encourage students to be more experimental at exploring diverse possibilities and media to produce drawings. Drawing is not seen in the conventional sense as preparatory study for later work. Rather, it is considered as an effective mode of visual expression where every drawing is a carefully constructed work responding to some critical inquiry. Projects involve working with text, found images, exploring and examining contemporary visual culture and its impact on our society.
In this drawing intensive course, students will explore various illustration techniques. From traditional medium to digital medium and everything in between this course will help students develop their own style. The course also aims at familiarizing students on how to generate new ideas, create visual narratives, undertake visual research and develop fluency in illustrative context. Thus, an equal emphasis relies on reading as well as drawing throughout the course.
Objects and practices that we identify as art today arise from their specific historical, political and cultural conditions. This course attempts to unpack this context in terms of meaning and purpose of artistic practices, both intended at the time and subsequently established. While the chronological skeleton of the course ranges from the Enlightenment to the Contemporary, the structure lends itself to overlaps and connections beyond this framing. Students are expected to cultivate and apply visual literacy and critical analysis to the considered contexts, thus establishing a conversation with multiple pasts.
What is Visual Communication Design? How did it arrive to be in its present state? How does it influence us and how do we influence it in return? This course will address these questions while observing the development of visual communication. It will touch upon key design movements in the industrial age that helped shape the world. However, while the discipline is presumed to be post-industrial, the course will also consider ancient history where the roots of the discipline were laid such as the development and evolution of the Roman alphabet.
This course surveys the key historical design developments in textile, fashion and accessory from the Industrial Revolution to present times. The course explores core ideas, key designers and the everyday designed objects that form a part of our material culture. It aims to create both a conceptual and visual understanding of the diverse design aesthetic from the 19th to the 20th century by rooting it in its sociocultural, political, economic, and technological contexts. Ideological themes are explored ranging from the handcrafted aesthetic to industrial modernism and ultimately delving into ideas of Post Modernism and the Information age.
How is it that we know things with certainty? What are some of the ways in which we can extend our present understanding of the world? This course offers initial answers to these questions by introducing students to a selection of research methodology in the arts. It considers the systematic accumulation and creation of knowledge from an interdisciplinary and practice-based perspective. Students are expected to apply this understanding to investigations that further their other practices and which may gain relevance even beyond the arts.
Do U UndeRstaNd DiS? Chances are, your instructors do not. This course introduces students to conventions and techniques of writing in academic contexts. It covers logical argumentation; thesis claims and evidence; sourcing and citations; ethics and academic integrity; academic language and vocabulary; and standard writing formats. Students will also learn strategies of sustained reading practices and comprehension of complex texts. By the end of the course, students are expected to read confidently and write persuasively, skills that will remain useful for the rest of their academic and professional careers.
