Diploma in Fine Arts - Government College of Art (GCA), Chandigarh

In order to provide education in Fine Arts to the physically challenged persons, this institution has started a 'Special Diploma Course in Fine Arts' of Panjab University from the session 2003-2004. The duration of the course is four years. Four seats are available for the course - one seat in each of the disciplines viz. Painting, Sculpture, Graphics (Printmaking) and Applied Art with the proviso that the mentally challenged persons will be eligible for seats only in the disciplines of Painting and Applied Art. These students will study the practical subjects prescribed for the B.F.A. course but are exempted from the study of Theory subjects. Minimum qualifications for admission to the Special Diploma courses is a pass in the Secondary School Certificate (Class 10th) Examination with a minimum of 40 per cent marks or any other examination recognized by the Syndicate of Panjab University as equivalent with a minimum of 40 per cent marks. The Procedure of Admission and Selection shall be the same as that of Degree courses except that the Aptitude Test shall consist of 'Object Drawing' and 'Composition' only of 75 marks each. The Aptitude Test shall be held along with the UT Pool and a separate merit list will be drawn for the Special Diploma.