Jammu, Aug 4 :Vice Chancellor Jammu University, Prof. Umesh Rai today released the admission brochure of Institute of Music & Fine Arts (IMFA), University of Jammu. While speaking on the occasion Vice Chancellor congratulated the students & faculty members of IMFA for bringing out a well designed & full of information admission brochure for the year 2022-23.

Prof. Umesh Rai said that art & culture has been given important position in New Education Policy 2020. Therefore, it is the duty of University to promote cultural & literary activities besides a proper marketing of the creative works of students & faculty members should be done so that students could be benefitted financially also. It is the duty of University to promote skill development courses & Institute of Music & Fine Arts would play a vital role in this regard. The Vice Chancellor directed the Principal, IMFA to organize a national level exhibition of IMFA works in Sculpture & Painting, where prominent artists of the country are invited. This type of exhibition would automatically do the job of marketing also. The Vice Chancellor further said that IMFA will be given proper attention by the University Authorities for promoting art & culture. He also assured that he would take the matter of land with the Lt. Governor of the UT. As soon as the matter is resolved, the new construction work would be started in IMFA premises. He also assured that the vacant positions of IMFA would be also filled as soon as possible.

Earlier, Prof. Shohab Inayat Malik, Principal IMFA briefed the Vice Chancellor about the courses & artistic works done by IMFA. He informed the Vice Chancellor that IMFA is a premier Institute in the Jammu province, which is offering professional courses to the students of remote areas of J&K.

The admission brochure was beautifully designed by Sh. Rakesh Sharma, HOD Applied Art. It contains information regarding courses & syllabi of all the courses, which has been drafted according to New Education Policy 2020. Dr. Priya Dutta, HOD Kathak Dance Department, Dr. Neeraj Sharma, Special Secretary to V.C., Sh. Rakesh Sharma, HOD Applied Art & Miss Jabeen Mughal, a research Scholar were also present on the occasion.