Goa University, established in June 1985 by an Act of Goa Government, is located on a picturesque campus spread over 427.49 acres area of Taleigao plateau overlooking the Zuari Estuary, within close vicinity of the capital city of Panaji, in North Goa. the University of Bombay, established a Centre for Post-Graduate Instruction and Research in June 1965 in Panaji. This subsequently grew into the seat of post-graduate education (master's and doctoral) in the state of Goa. The staff of this Centre formed the core faculty for post-graduate education of the newly formed Goa University.
Goa University has offered MCA Courses Admission through an Entrance Exam for the academic year 2016-2017. Candidates can check the complete information regarding Goa University MCA Admission 2016 application process, eligibility criteria and other information on this page below.
Important Dates
Event | Dates |
Online Application Available from | 13 May 2016 |
Last date for receipt of completed application form | 03 Jun 2016 |
Date of Entrance Exam | 07 Jun 2016 |
Display of the first provisional list of candidates for admission | 10 June 2016 |
Last date for payment of fees by candidates in the first list | 15 June 2016 |
Display of the second Provisional list of candidates | 16 June 2016 |
Last date for payment of fees by candidates in second list | 17 June 2016 |
Final list of candidates for admission (Final round) | 20 June 2016 |
Last date for the payment of fees for those admitted in final round | 22 June 2016 |
Application Form of Goa University MCA 2016
Goa University MCA Application Form 2016 application forms are available now, those students who wanted to apply for MCA can fill the application form from the official website www.unigoa.ac.in or click on direct link provided below on or before the last date of application. Candidate are advised must ensure their eligibility before filling the online application.
Application process is over now..!!!
Application Fee
The application fee is Rs.1000 and is not refundable.
Instruction for Filling the Online Applications.
1. Ensure that you satisfy the eligibility criteria for the MCA Degree program (Carefully read the brochure).
2. Fill all the relevant information correctly, as any incomplete / incorrect information may lead to rejection of the form.
3. Students must have a valid e-mail id. Those students who do not have a valid e-mail id have to create the same.
4. There are 2 ways of making the payment
5. Cash Payment at any at any branch of HDFC bank.
6. Generate & print the bank challan of HDFC and make necessary payments at any HDFC branch. Cash payment status will be updated after 48 hours.
7. Credit Card / Debit Card / Online Banking.
8. Choose the payment mode as Credit Card / Debit Card / Online Banking and make the payment using one of these 3 options and ensure that you get a success message for the transaction. In this case there is no upload of any payment proof required.
The following additional fees shall be charged by the bank towards online payment services
1. Credit Card: 1.00% of the application fee plus the service tax as applicable.
2. Debit Card: 0.75% + taxes for application fee up to Rs. 2000 and 1.00% + taxes for application fee more than Rs. 2000.
3. NET Banking: Rs. 10.00 per transaction.
4. Cash : Rs.20/- per challan.
5. Application fee once paid will not be refunded (full or partial) under any circumstances.
Scan & Upload the following :
Passport size Colour photograph of 3.5 x 3.5 cms (avoid white/ light background ) with file size less than 100 kb and preferably in JPEG format having 80% coverage of face as shown here.
A verification email will be sent to the applicant’s email address. Applicant must confirm the email for completion of submission process. Non confirmation of the email will render the application process incomplete.
For any assistance please contact the MCA-Admission Coordinator 2016-17, Department of Computer Science & Technology, Goa University, Contact number: 0832-6519272/6519325/6519087, Email:admission.mca@unigoa.ac.in / jdp@unigoa.ac.in.
Eligibility Criteria
1. Graduate in any discipline with at least 55% aggregate marks at the first degree examination (50% for candidates in reserved category – OBC, ST, SC, PH, FF). Or
2. Minimum CPI must be 6.00 in the scale of 1 to 10 at the first degree examination (minimum CPI must be 5.5 in the scale of 1 to 10 for candidates in reserved category –OBC, ST, SC, PH, FF). Or
For any other method of declaration of the result, the equivalent percentage of the above cases will be decided by the university after the applications have been received. The decision of the university is final.
3. Candidate must have taken Mathematics as one of the subjects at HSSCE (10+2) level or at a higher level (documentary proof is essential).
4. The admission to first year of MCA program for the year 2016-17 will be strictly based on the Ranking obtained in the ENTRANCE TEST which will be conducted by the Department of Computer Science and Technology, Goa University on 7th June 2016.
5. Candidates who have appeared for a degree examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply. In case such candidates are selected and their results are not available at the time of admission, these candidates will be given provisional admission. Such candidates will have to furnish the proof of fulfilling the eligibility criteria, preferably at the time of Admission but not later than 30th June 2016, failing which, their admission shall be cancelled.
6. Students are admitted to the first year MCA programme once every year.
Admit Card / Hall Ticket
Admit Card process is over…!!!
The candidates shall have to produce the HALL TICKET for identification at the Test Centre, at the time of the entrance test. Produce the print out of the HALL TICKET received via email at the time of the examination.
Candidates are advised take printout of their hall ticket / admit card and keep it safely for future reference till the admission process is over. This is a very important document to appear in the entrance examination without hall ticket examination will not be allowed to enter in the examination hall.
Entrance Exam Pattern
1. The duration of the Entrance Test will be for a period of two hours and will consist of 90 multiple choice questions with four choices for each question. Each correctly answered question will carry THREE marks and each wrongly answered question will lead to NEGATIVE ONE mark.
2. There are 4 broad subject areas covered in the entrance test – Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning, General English, Mathematics and Computer Awareness. The Distribution of Questions will be as follows
The question paper will contain 90 multiple choice questions covering the following topics
Topics | No of Question |
Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning | 40 questions |
General English | 10 questions |
Mathematics | 30 questions |
Computer Awareness | 10 questions |
Goa University 2016 Merit List
Goa University has released the First & Second merit list of the candidates of Department of Computer Science & Technology, Goa University for MCA Admissions 2016-17. Merit list can be checked through the link provided below.
Availability and Reservation of Seats
The MCA degree program has total 60 seats, with distribution of seats and reservation policy*(may be subjected to change) as follows:
Admission Procedure
The following procedure will be followed in selection of candidates for admission
1. Merit List Round (Round 1): A separate merit list and waiting list will be prepared for candidates graduating from Goa University and those graduating from other universities. These lists will be prepared in the descending order of the score obtained in the entrance test and rules applied for breaking the tie. These lists will be uploaded on the University website (http:// www.unigoa.ac.in; and displayed on the Notice Boards of the Department of Computer Science and Technology on 10 th June 2016.
2. No separate intimation will be sent to candidates.
3. All the candidates whose names appear in the merit list must pay their fees and register by 15 th June 2016. Candidates in merit list who fail to deposit fees by 15th June 2016 will lose their claim to admission and the same seat would be offered to the candidate in the waiting list.
4. Waiting List (Round 2): On 16th June, 2016, admissions will be offered to candidates in the respective waiting list (in the order of merit) against vacancies in the merit list. The names of these candidates will be displayed on the notice board of the department and on the University website. Candidates will have to make the payment of fees and register on or before 17th June 2016, failing which the same seat will be offered to the next candidate in the waiting list.
5. Final round: On 20th June, 2016, admission will be offered to candidates in the waiting lists provided there are vacant seats. All candidates who are eligible for admission can report to the dept office at 11.00 am sharp. Admission will be offered according to the merit only to those candidates who report to the department along with the original certificates. First attempt will be made to fill these seats from the respective list in the order of merit. In case, one of the list is over, the seats will be filled by the candidates from the general merit list. The students who have been offered admission should pay their fees by 22nd June 2016.
6. The candidates who are offered admission and fulfill the eligibility criteria should deposit full fees in the mode specified (instructions regarding the payment of fee will be put up on the website) Students whose results are not available at the time of admission, should also make the full payment of the fees after giving an undertaking that they are paying fees at their own risk and would be able to fulfill the eligibility criteria by 30th June, 2016. These candidates will be admitted provisionally.
7. All those candidates who are admitted provisionally should submit the relevant mark sheets and passing certificates by 30th June 2016, failing which their admission shall be cancelled.
The original copies of all mark sheets and relevant documents should be produced by the candidate at the time of admissions and will be retained in the department till the admission procedure is completed.
Fee Structure
The total fees prescribed for the academic year 2016 – 2017 is Rs. 37,610/- for Goa University graduates and Rs. 39,580/- for graduates from other universities. The details of the fee break-up is as under –