Comprehensive & Uniform Regulations of
N.E.P. - 2020
B.F.A. (Four Year Honours) Degree Course - (Eight Semesters)
B.F.A. (Four Year Honours Research) Degree Course - (Eight Semesters)
of Studies attached to the
UG Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Calcutta.
1. NUMBER OF EXAMINATIONS
Each course of study namely BACHELOR OF FINE ART shall consist of EIGHT
examinations, namely:
SEMESTER-I To be held at the end of the six months of first year course of study,
SEMESTER-II To be held at the end of the First year course of study,
SEMESTER-III To be held at the end of the first six months of Second year course of study,
SEMESTER-IV To be held at the end of second year course of study,
SEMESTER-V To be held at the end of the six months of Third year course of study,
SEMESTER-VI, To be held at the end of the Third year course of study,
SEMESTER-VI I To be held at the end of the first six months of Forth year course of study,
SEMESTER-VIII To be held at the end of Fourth year course of study,
2. Qualifications & Admission criteria:
The minimum qualification for admission to the N.E.P. (Eight semester system) of the Four years
Honours Bachelor Degree in Fine Art in the specializations- Painting, Painting (Indian Style), Modeling
& Sculpture, Graphic Design / Applied Art, Textile Design, Ceramic Art and Pottery, Design - Wood
and Leather shall have to complete and qualify Higher Secondary or equivalent examination. The
College may decide to hold Practical / Viva – voce / Theory or Practical, Viva – voce and Theory test
for admitting students to the above course as may be necessary. The age limit of any candidate applying
for the course should not be more than Twenty Two (22) years as on 1st July of the year of application.
A candidate must not have break of Studies for more than Two (02) academic years to be eligible to
apply.
3 Maximum permissible time for Completing the entire course:
Students have to clear the entire course within Six (6) years or as permitted by the University of
Calcutta regulations.
4 Intake of students: Total – 122 (Stream wise distribution would be as follows)
Number of Seats 122
:
SC ST OBC-A OBC-B UR
22% 6% 10% 7%
22% of 6% of 10% of 7% of 55% of
122 = 122 = 122 = 122 = 9 122 =
27 7seats 12 seats seats 67
seats seats
Out of the mentioned, reservation of PWD
SC ST OBC-A OBC-B UR
27 7 seats 12 seats 9 seats 67
seats seats
1PWD 0 1PWD 0 3 PWD
Distribution of seats
ACCORDING TO
SPECIALIZATION
Dept Present
allotment
of seats
P 24+1=25
P (IS) 12
GD/AA 24
M&S 12
C&P 12
D-WL 17
TD 20
The +1 seat for Painting Specialization is alloted on the basis of the number of applicants to the
specialization of Painting which is the highest (nearly 50% of total applicants).
5. Fees Structure
Fees are payable as per instruction of the University of Calcutta. Other session charge as affixed by the
Higher Education Department, Govt. of West Bengal.
6. Examiner
Paper setters, moderators, examiners, scrutinizers’ for each paper will be appointed on the
recommendations of the Board of Under Graduate Studies of this institution.
a) Scripts and Submissions of all semester will be examined by University Examiner(s) for all the
theory and practical papers.
b) The Practical Univer s it y Examination & shall be conducted jointly by a set of Univ er s it y
Examiners.
c) Internal Assessment, Project Paper (theory and practical papers) will be examined by multiple
Internal Examiners.
b) Eligibility of Examiners.
Teachers of any UGC affiliated Art College / Art Institutions / Eminent Artist (having Five
Years Diploma from GCAC, Calcutta or MFA/MVA from recognized university)/ and Subject
experts with minimum 10 years experience from reputed company / Ad Agency (I.E.N.S.) /
Textile industry/ Ceramic Industry / Interior Design agency will be eligible as U.E.. In case of
Examiners of History of Art, eligibility criteria will be the Doctoral Degree or Scholarly
activities in post- Masters level relevant subject or minimum 3 years teaching experience in any
UGC affiliated college or university in the field of History of Art / Art Theories.
c) Examination timing:
For 75 Marks: 3 hours for Theory Papers.
7. Attendance / Absence Regulation:
A student will be permitted to sit for the Practical & Theoretical Examination/s at each semester
as a regular candidate if he/she has attained 90% attendance out of the total classes in the same.
A students having percentage below 90%, but above 75%, will have to apply for Condonation
to the vice-chancellor, University Calcutta after paying the Condonation fee for Non-
Collegiate as as per regulation of the university.
Students having percentage below 75% will be declared as Dis-collegiate student.
Failure to fill up the examination form shall be considered as missing a chance and such candidates who
have not filled up the examination form shall have to appear at the same semester examination in the
next odd or even semester.
A candidate who has filled up the examination form but remains absent in the entire examination will be
considered to have lost a chance and shall be required to re-appear at the same semester examination in
the next odd or even semester or more than two courses.
A candidate remaining absent in one or two papers/courses but clearing the other papers/courses shall be
considered to have failed in those papers/courses in which he remains absent and shall be eligible to clear
those as stated in regulation 08.
8. Criteria for Re-Appearing at Supplementary Examination
Supplementary examination will be applicable only in theoretical paper. A candidate, having failed or
is absent in the theoretical paper, may be eligible to appear at the Supplementary examination. He/She
however can appear for two subsequent semester examination.
If the candidate is unable to clear the same within two consecutive chances, he/she shall be dropped from
the concerned courses.
Candidates failing to appear in a supplementary examination twice due to serious medical conditions will
have to take permission from the concerned Faculty Secretary through the Head of the institution to appear
in the subsequent semester examination.
9. Ranking:
Any Candidate unable to clear each part of all the semester Examinations (Semester-I, II, III,
IV, V, VI, VII, VIII) in one chance shall not be entitled to any position in order of merit. To be
eligible for award of rank in order of merit, a candidate must pass the semester examinations at
first chance as a regular.
10. Readmission criteria:
If a student is dropped from the respective course of study because of his failure to clear a particular
semester course within 2 years, he may apply for readmission in the same course of study in the 1 st
semester of the next academic session along with the fresh applicants. Age limitation criteria will remain
to be as stated in regulation 2.
11. Consolidated mark sheet:
After passing all the semesters a candidate may apply for a consolidated mark sheet to the controller of
Examinations upon payments of such fees as prescribed by the university.
For a regular student who has cleared all the semester in normal course the date of publication of final
result shall be the date of publication of result of the Eighth semester.
The final date of publication of result for students clearing previous semester(s) subsequent to their
clearing 8th semester Examination will be date of publication of the last result clearing all papers.
12. GRADE POINT CALCULATION
Examiners shall forward assessment in respect of every student to the Controller of Examinations for
tabulation of results. A 7-point Grade System shall be followed for the purpose details of which are laid
down hereunder:
Percentage of Marks Grade Numerical Grade Points Remarks
80-100 O 5.00-6.00 Outstanding
70-79 A+ 4.50-4.99 Excellent
60-69 A 4.00-4.49 Very Good
55-59 B+ 3.75-3.99 Good
50-54 B 3.50-3.74 Fair
40-49 C 3.00-3.49 Satisfactory
0-39 F ** Fail
In case Percentage value of marks involves decimal figures, candidates shall be awarded the next
higher integer value if the decimal portion (round off up to two decimal places) exceeds 0.5.
Numerical Grade Point shall not be calculated in respect of failed paper.
The multiplicative factors shall be 0.05 for all grades for calculating Numerical Grade Point:
Example 1:
If a student scores 52% marks in a particular module, his/her Grade Point for the module will be (3.00+
0.05*12)= 3.60. More generally, if the student secures P% marks, where P> 40 his/her Grade point will be
[3.00+{(P-40)*0.052}].
The Semester Grade Point average (SGPA) will be just the weighted average of the Grade Points obtained in
all the modules of the given semester. If the Numerical Grade Points obtained in all the modules of the given
semester. If the Numerical Grade Points obtained by a student are denoted by c, (1=1 to n, where n is the
smallest of modules/papers/courses/parts/groups in the semester), the SGPA will be(∑ wi *GPi)+∑wi, where
wi= (full marks of the module/paper/course) ÷50 is the weight of the modules/papers/courses/parts/groups
considering full marks 50 as the standard modules/papers/courses. The average should be shown in the mark
sheet up to the third decimal point.
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) over four semester shall be the simple average of the four SCPA’s .
CGPA=(∑SGPAi)÷4 , where j=1 to 4. CGPA should be calculated and shown up to three decimal places.
Both SGPA and CGPA will be rounded off to the third decimal place of the decimal part and will be shown
as such on the mark sheet. The mark sheet issued at the end of each Semester shall both the GP and marks
obtained in each modules/papers/courses/parts/groups as well as the SGPA and total marks obtained in that
semester. The final mark sheet shall include CGPA and the total marks obtained out of four semester.
13. CREDIT POINT OR DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS
The schedule of papers, distribution of marks and credits, for Eight Semesters of the B.F.A. course/s shall be
determined by the concerned department as approved by the respective Faculty Council.
14. Promotion Rules and Criteria in Dropped
a) Grade ‘Dropped’ will mean partial or incomplete submission in either
Projects/ Tutorial/ Examination Class work/exam assigned and also absence
during submission etc.
Student with an ‘Incomplete’ grade in the Theoretical Papers will be allowed to move to the next
Semester and will be required to clear the concerned course (s) during the next two semester.
b) A student who gets ‘Dropped’ in two consecutive semesters will be considered Failed and will not
be allowed to move to the next semester.
15. Mark sheet designing
Full marks, marks obtained and grade point, SGPA, CGPA of the examination shall be reflected in the
mark sheets wherever applicable.
If a candidate gets ‘F’ grade in one or more courses/modules/groups in a semester examination, his
SGPA in that Semester shall be temporarily withheld and GPW (grade Point Withheld) shall be marked
against SGPA on the mark sheet. A fresh mark sheet with duly calculated SGPA shall be issued only
when a candidate clears the course subsequently but within the stipulated period.
16. Class definition
On the basis of CGPA obtained by a candidate over four semester, final grade and class shall be
awarded as follows:
CGPA Grade Class
5.000-6.000 O (outstanding) 1st class
4.5-4.995 A+(Excellent) 1st class
4.000-4.495 A (Very Good) 1st class
3.750-3.995 B+(Good) IInd class
3.500-3.745 B (Fair) IInd class
3.000-3.495 C (Satisfactory) IInd class
0.000-2.995 F(Fail) Fail
17. GRACE MARKS
A candidate failing to obtain the pass marks in a semester examination shall be given benefit of one
additional mark in the paper in which he secures lowest marks and the same shall be shown in the
Tabulation Rolls. However, in the mark sheet only the total marks shall be shown after such addition.
A candidate failing to obtain 50% or 55% or 60% marks in the aggregate of all the semesters by one mark
only shall be given the benefit of one additional mark in the result of the final semester and the same shall be
reflected both in the Tabulation Roll and as well as in the Mark sheet.
18. Re-examination
A candidate may seek Re-examination of answer – scripts in one of the theoretical paper of all semesters
provided he/she secures at least 40 percent of the total marks in the remaining theoretical as well as
practical papers . However there is no provision for re – examination in practical papers and project paper
/ Tutorial.
19. Cancellation of examination
a) Candidates may apply to the controller of Examination for cancellation of enrollment of the said
examination within fifteen days from the date of completion of theory papers. The said cancelled
examination will also be counted as a chance.
20. Degree
A candidate shall be declared to have obtained the degree of N.E.P. – 2020 B.F.A. (Four Year Honours)
(Eight Semester course)/ N.E.P. – 2020 B.F.A. (Four Year Honours with Research) (Eight Semester
course) shall get a Degree Certificate in the format as decided by the University.
21. Other Rules
a) He value of all Bachelors degree Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) of the Four years Honours, CBCS
Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) (Eight semester system Honours) & B.F.A. Honours / Research (Eight
semester system)/, are equivalent degree in terms of value.
b) A candidate in order to qualify should obtain at least 40% of marks in each theoretical and 40% marks in
each of the practical papers in all qualifying examinations.
c) The above mentioned resolutions as well as basic criteria regarding the qualification of the admission and
attendance in the CBCS semester system criteria will remain the same as in N.E.P. Bachelors of Fine Arts
(BFA Honours / Research) (Eight semester system)
d) Further amendment if necessary will be discussed and proposed after the detailed syllabus is
structured and submitted.
e) Candidate unable to clear each part of all the semester Examinations (semester-I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII,
VIII) in one chance shall not be entitled to any position in order of merit. To be eligible for award of rank in
order of merit, a candidate must pass all the semester examinations at first chance as a regular candidate.
CREDIT HOUR PER
SEMESTER
TOTAL EIGHT SEMESTER CREDIT SCORE: 172 CREDITS
2 Clock hour = 1 credit hour (for Practical)
1 Clock hour= 1 credit hour (for Theoretical classes);
PRACTICAL CLASSES
2 CONTACT HOURS = 1 CREDIT
1.5 CREDIT HOURS EVERY SATURDAY =
1.5 CREDITS
THEORETICAL CLASSES
1 HOUR = 1 CREDIT
HOUR
Total academic days in a year (as mentioned by UGC): 180 days (approx 90 days / semester)
MINIMUM BOTH CLASS including Examination (PRACTICAL AND
THEORETICAL) 78 DAYS + 12 DAYS (SATURDAYS) = 90 DAYS
