Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts


Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, located in Rohtak city of Haryana state of India.
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History

On 5 August 2014, the SUPVA university was established through Haryana Act No. 24 of 2014 by integrating four government technical institutions, namely State Institute of Fine Arts, State Institute of Design, State Institute of Film & Television, and State Institute of Urban Planning & Architecture which were further developed at the cost of Rs.300.0 crores by Govt. of Haryana through Government Technical Institution Society, Rohtak.

Campus

The 36 acres campus, designed by the renowned architect Raj Rewal, and well-connected by road and rail networks is 1.5 km north of Rohtak Bus stand, 5 km northeast of Rohtak Junction railway station, 85 km west of Delhi IGI Airport, and 220 km south of state capital Chandigarh. It has following facilities
  • Seminar halls
  • Laboratories
  • Workshops and studios
  • Central facilities like an auditorium, seminar halls, and a central library
  • A girls' hostel accommodating 170 students, there is however no hostel facilities for male students.
  • Housing facilities for faculty.

Development

In April 2025, Chief Minister of Haryana informed that SUPVA has been given responsibility to mentor all universities of the state to start courses in film making. Additionally, process of appointing a consultant for building a Panchkula Film City on existing 100 acre government land in HMT Kalka is underway, and land for Gurugram Film City is being identified.

Issues

The Film and Television Department has faced prolonged academic delays, affecting multiple student batches, e.g. 2017-2021 4-year batch completed their degrees in 2024, while 2018-2022 batch is expected to graduate by 2025 or 2026 due to the infrastructural deficiencies and lack of proper filmmaking equipment, faculty shortages and administrative mismanagement. Consequently, there have been various protests by students and 2024 Faculty Protests lasting 77 day and 2023 faculty, recurrence of which as well as the infrastructural and administrative challenges have disrupted the academic environment, contributing to uncertainty and dissatisfaction among the student body.