Fourth Year

Applied Art

The FOURTH YEAR Examination will be conducted by the Goa University and no candidate will be admitted to this examination unless:

(a) he/she  has kept two terms at a College of Art affiliated to the University, subsequent to his/her  passing  the Third  Year Examination leading to the Degree  of Bachelor of Fine Art and 

(b) unless he/she  produces,  from the Head of the Institute,  a certificate:

1. Of having attended, in each term, at least three-fourth of the total number of lectures in theory and at least three-fourth of the total periods devoted to studio practice.

2.Of having completed and submitted the minimum number of units in theory and practicals as prescribed in the syllabus and of having secured a minimum of 35% marks, in internal assessment in each subject, both in Theory (Group I) as well as Practicals (Group II).

A Candidate who has passed in all the subjects at the Third Year Examination leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Art except in the theory subject/s under Group I will be allowed to keep terms and appear for the Fourth  Year Examination after attending both the academic terms in the Third Year B.F.A. Class. However, he/she will not be declared to have passed the Fourth Year Examination for the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Art unless he/she has passed in the remaining subject/s of Group I at the Third Year Examination. 

For the purpose of deciding whether a candidate has passed the examination in the manner aforesaid, the marks obtained by him/her in Group II at the Third Year Examination shall be carried over.

Candidates will be examined in the subjects as indicated in the following table.

Subject	Internal Assesment  Marks	Annual  Exam  Marks	Total  Marks	Duration (HOURS)
Group I (Theory)
1. Advertising	40	60	100	3 hours
2.Visual Communication	40	60	100	3 hours
Group II (Practicals)
1. Design I	40	60	100	25 hours
2. Design II	40	60	100	25 Hours
3. Subject of Specialization**	40	60	100	25 hours
4. Dissertation & Viva-Voce	40	60	100
Grand Total of marks for the Examination			600

The Board of examiners may go through the class work of the students in any particular case or cases whenever necessary during the assessment of the practical examination.

** Any one of the following subjects:

i) Illustration ii) Photography  iii) Audio-Visual  iv)Computer Graphics  v) Stage Craft

The following table indicates subjects and the number of assignments to be completed in the specified number of hours during the second academic year.

Subject	Hours	Assignment
Group I: (Theory)
1. Advertising	70	6 Tutorials
2. Visual Communication	70	6 Tutorials
Group II: (Practicals)
1. Design I	160	5
2. Design II	160	4
3. Subject of Specialization	360	9
4. Dissertation & Viva-Voce	80	—
Libray	60	—
Total	960	30

 

 

Painting

The FOURTH YEAR Examination will be conducted by the Goa University and no candidate will be admitted to this examination unless: 

(a) he/she has kept two terms at  a College of Art affiliated to the University, subsequent to his/her passing the Third Year Examination  leading to the Degree  of Bachelor of Fine Art and 

(b) unless he/she produces,  from the Head of the Institute,  a certificate:

1. Of having attended, in each term, at least three-fourth of the total number of lectures in theory and at least three-fourth of the total periods devoted to studio practice.

2. Of having completed and submitted the minimum number of units in theory and practicals as prescribed in the syllabus and of having secured a minimum of 35% marks, in internal assessment in each subject, both in Theory (Group I) as well as Practicals (Group II). 

A Candidate who has passed in all the subjects at the Third Year Examination leading to the degree of Bachelor of Fine Art except in the theory subject/s under Group I will be allowed to keep terms and appear  for the Fourth Year  Examination after attending both the academic terms in the Third Year B.F.A. Class. However, he/she will not be declared to have passed the Fourth Year Examination for the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Art unless he/she has passed in the remaining subject/s of Group I at the Third Year Examination. 

For the purpose of deciding whether a candidate has passed the examination in the manner aforesaid, the marks obtained by him/her in Group II at the Third Year Examination shall be carried over.

 

Standard for passing the Examination

To pass the examination, a candidate must obtain:

(a) At least 35% of the full marks in (1) Internal Assessment (Term Work) and (2) the theory  papers, separately, prescribed for each subject in Group I (Theory) and a minimum of 40% marks of the aggregate of Group I (Theory)

(b) At least 35% of the full marks in (1) Internal Assessment (Term Work) and (2) the practicals, separately, prescribed for each subject in Group II (Practicals) and a minimum of 40% marks of the aggregate of Group II (Practicals.) 

Those of the successful candidates who obtain less than 50% marks in Group I & II taken together, at one and the same sitting, shall be placed in Pass Class.

Those of the successful candidates who obtain 50% and above of the total marks in Group I and II taken together, at one and the same sitting, shall be placed in the Second Class. 

Those of the successful candidates who obtain 60% and above of the total marks in Group I and II taken together, at one and the same sitting, shall be placed in the First Class. 

Those of the successful candidates who obtain 70% and above of the total marks in Group I and II taken together, at one and the same sitting, shall be placed in Distinction. 

The successful candidate who is a repeater shall be declared as 'Passes'.

A candidate who has passed in any one or more subject/s in Group I, securing a minimum 40% marks in each head, may at his option be exempted from appearing in that subject at a subsequent examination and will be declared to have passed that whole examination when he has passed in the remaining subjects of the examination in accordance with the Rules.  

A candidate who has passed in all the subjects of Group II and who has obtained 40% of the total number of marks of the aggregate in Group II may, at his option, be exempted from appearing in that Group at a subsequent examination and will be declared to have passed that whole examination when he has passed in the remaining subjects of the examination in accordance with the Rules.  

Candidates passing the examination in this manner will not be eligible for a class or prize or scholarship to be awarded at the examination.