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Bachelor of Arts

Specialization Offered :

  •  Economics (Honours)
  •  Economics (General)
  •  Sociology (General)
  •  History (General)
  •  Political Science(General)
  •  Hindi (General)
  •  Konkani (General)
  •  English (General)

Objectives

  •  To bring the undergraduate curriculum on par with the model curriculum recommended by the University Grants Commission.
  •  To impart quality education to make it internationally comparable.
  •  To offer new, relevant and need-based courses.
  •  To inculcate in students responsibility and self-discipline in the learning process.
  •  To enable students to acquire specific skills in keeping with their area of study.
  •  To make the evaluation system continuous and more objective.

Duration of course

The afore-mentioned Degree Courses, shall each have duration of three academic years. Every academic year shall consist of two semesters.

Eligibility for admission

Eligibility for admission leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts shall be as follows.

Eligibility for admission to Semester-I & II (in the first year) B. A. course.

  •  To be eligible for admission to the Semester-I of the Three Years integrated course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, the candidate should have passed (i) the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination conducted by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education in the Arts stream, OR (ii) the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination conducted by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education in the Vocational stream in the subjects notified by the University under this clause from time to time, OR (iii) Std XII (Arts) or imilar examination of another body, equivalent to Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Goa, and recognized as such by Goa University.
  •  A candidate satisfying the conditions laid down by the University for admission to the Semester-I course in B. Sc. or B. Com. shall also be eligible for admission to the Semester-I of B. A. course.
  •  A candidate not covered under any of the above categories but desirous of seeking admission to the said course may apply to the college. However, the Registrar along with Dean of concerned Faculty and Chairperson(s) of Board(s) of Studies of concerned subjects shall decide the eligibility.
  •  A candidate admitted for Semester-I shall be deemed eligible for admission to Semester-II.
  •  A candidate migrating from another recognized University and desirous of direct admission to Semester-II may be considered for admission provided he/she has cleared/passed First Term/ Semester-I examination of that University with those subjects for which admission is sought and undertakes to successfully complete the other compulsory papers of Semester-I.

Eligibility for admission to Semester-III and/or Semester-IV (in the second year) of B. A. course.

  •  A candidate who has registerd and have requisite attendance for Semester I and Semester II shall be eligible for admission to Semester III
  •  A candidate migrating from any other recognized University may be considered for admission to Semester-III of the B. A. provided: (a) he/ she has passed the First Year B. A.cexamination in all subjects from that University, (b) he/she had offered at the First Year the same subjects as prescribed under Major category available under the scheme of this University, (c) he/she undertakes to successfully complete the compulsory Information Technology/ Environment Studies syllabus prescribed by this University for Semesters-I & II, if he/she has not already done so in the previous University. Result of Semester IV examination shall be withheld if the candidate fails to fulfill this undertaking.
  •  A candidate admitted for Semester-III shall be deemed eligible for admission to Semester-IV.
  •  A candidate from another recognized University may be considered for direct admission to Semester IV provided he/she fulfills the conditions in (a), (b) and (c) at (C) above and, in addition, has passed/cleared Semester-III/First Term examination of the Second Year B. A. of that University. However, the result of Semester IV shall be withheld if the candidate does not fulfill these conditions.

Eligibility for admission to Semester-V (in the third year) B.A. course.

  •  A candidate who has been declared passed in semester- I to semester- IV examination shall be eligible for admission to semester – V
  •  A Candidate admitted for Semester – V shall be deemed eligible for admission to semester- VI
  •  A Candidate migrating from any other recognized University may be considered for admission to semester – V of the BA course provided (a) he/she passes the Second Year B.A Examination in all subjects from that university, and (b) he/she had offered at that Second Year the same subjects as prescribed under Major category available under the scheme of this University. A candidate fulfilling these conditions shall be eligible for admission to only Semester- V.

Eligibility for admission to Semester-VI (in the third year) B. A. course.

  •  A candidate already admitted for Semester-V shall be deemed eligible for admission to Semester-VI.
  •  Direct admission to Semester-VI shall not be permitted.