Goa College of Arts, Panaji Admission 2025: Dates, Registration, Fees, Eligibility

The Goa College of Arts, Panaji, is a renowned institution to promote arts education in Goa. Admission into its various undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Applied Art and Painting is an extremely competitive and merit-based process to find others worthy of having selection criteria involving spectacular talent and creativity as their punch lines for admission. The college admissions for all courses are usually carried out in a span between August to September. In assessing admission capabilities, selections also include a combination of marks in their qualifying examination together with the Aptitude test taken by the college in its own bounds. This combination of test and assessment is a perfect amalgam to ensure that the academic background as well as artistic flair of the candidate do get considered.

In the mode of applying in admission into undergraduate BFA programs, the 50-50 weighting method shall apply; that is, 50% of the merit shall be awarded to a skill on the basis of performance attained at the Aptitude Test conducted by the college and the other 50% will depend on the percentage of marks attained in the qualifying examination (10+2 examination or equivalent). For the merit of admission to postgraduate programs (MFA), in this same fashion, there goes consideration for a candidate's performance on the Entrance Test conducted by the college as well as his or her merit in the qualifying exam (generally a bachelor's degree).

Application Process

1. Notifications: The admission notifications are released in the College's official website and local newspapers which announce the starting date for the application.

2. Application Form: Candidates are required to obtain and fill out the application form. The application form may be available online on the college website or may be collected from the college office.

3. Submission of Documents: Candidates will have to send the application form along with the following:

• Marksheets of the qualifying examination (10+2 for BFA, Bachelor's degree for MFA)
• Valid ID proof
• Recent passport-size photographs
• Any other certificates or documents as mentioned in the admission notification

4. Application Fee: Candidates will have to pay the prescribed application fee. The mode of payment and fee amount shall be mentioned in the admission notification.

5. Aptitude Test/Entrance Test: For admission into the BFA programmes, candidates are required to appear for the Aptitude Test conducted by the college. For the MFA programmes, candidates will appear for an Entrance Test. The exact date, time, and venue of the tests will be communicated to the candidates.

6. Merit List: On the basis of the combined scores of qualifying examinations and Aptitude Test/Entrance Test, the merit list will be prepared and displayed on the college notice board and website.

7. Counseling and Admission: Selected candidates will be called for counseling sessions during which they will choose their specializations (Applied Art or Painting) based on their merit ranking and availability of seats.

8. Fee Payment: Selected candidates shall pay the admission fee as stated within the time period, thereby confirming their seat.

9. Document Verification: The originals of the documents shall be verified during the admission. Candidates must be prepared with all requisite original documents to facilitate verification.

Admission Process according to Degree

BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts)-The college offers BFA in Applied Art and Painting for 58 seats (38 for Applied Art and 20 for Painting), The admission procedure for BFA comprises

1. Completion of 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognized board.
2. Competence on the Aptitude Test conducted by the college.
3. The final merit list shall be prepared with 50% weightage for the Aptitude Test and 50% for the qualifying examination.
   The BFA program is a full-time program for 4 years at an approximate fee of Rs.1,05,630/-.

MFA (Master of Fine Arts) Goa College of Arts offers MFA programs in Applied Art and Painting, with 10 seats each. The admission process for the MFA programs includes:

1. Completion of a bachelor degree in a relevant field from a recognized university.
2. Participation in the Entrance Test conducted by the college.
3. Preparation of the final merit list based on 50% weightage to the Entrance Test marks and 50% weightage to the qualifying examination marks.

The MFA is a 2-year full-time program with an approximate total fee of Rs 66,820/-- 3. H2 Admission Application Process