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MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (MCA)

Objective

The broad objective of the MCA is to prepare graduate students for productive careers in software industry/academia by providing an outstanding environment for teaching and research in the core and emerging areas of the discipline. The programme's thrust is on giving the students a thorough and sound background in theoretical and application-oriented courses relevant to the lalest computer software development. The programme emphasises the application of software technology to solve mathematical, computing, communications/networking and commercial problems.

This Master's Degree Programme has been designed with a semester approach in mind. The first year couses are aimed at skills develepment in computers using various technologies, the second year is more focussed on core courses providing a conceptual framework and the third year provided the specialization and the project wrok. After the succesful completio of first year courses, the student will receive the PGDCA (Post Graduate Diploma in computer Applications) certificate.

MCA Programme Structure

The Programme has ben divided into two semesters per year (January-June and July-December). Consequently, there will be two examinstions every year - one in the month of June for the January to June semester courses and the other in December for the July to December semester courses. The students are at liberty to appear for any of the examinations conducted by the University during the year subject to completing the minimum time frame and other formalities prescribed for the programme.

MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (MCA):
Duration:Three Years
Scheme of Examination

Year		SEMESTER I			SEMESTER II
	Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Course Code	Course Title	Credits
I	MCS-011	Problem Solving and Porgraming	3	MCS-021	Data and File Structure	4
	MCS-012	Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming	4	MCS- 022	Operating System Concepts and Networking Management	4
	MCS-013	Discrete Mathematics	2	MCS- 023	Introduction to Database Management Systems	3
	MCS-014	Systems Analysis and Design	3	MCS- 024	Object Oriented Technologies and Java Programming	3
	MCS-015	Communication Skills	2	MCS- 025	Lab (based on MCS-021, O22,023 and 024)	4
	MCS-016	Internet Concepts and Web Design	2
	MCS-017	C and Assembly Language Programming Lab	2

		III SEMESTER			IV SEMESTER
II	MCS-031	Design and Analysis of Algorithms	4	MCS- 041	Opereting Systems	4
	MCS- 032	Object Oriented Analysis and Design	3	MCS- 042	Data Communication and Computer Networks	4
	MCS- 033	Advanced Discrete Mathematics	2	MCS- 043	Advanced Database Management Systems	4
	MCS- 034	Software Engineering	3	MCS- 044	Mini Project	4
	MCS- 035	Accountancy and Financial Management	3	MCS- 045	Lab (UNIX and Oracle)	2
	MCS- 036	Lab (based on MCS-032,034 and 035)	3

		V SEMESTER			VI SEMESTER
III	MCS- 051	Advanced Internet Technologies	3	MCSP-060	Project	16
	MCS- 052	Principles of Management and Information systems	2
	MCS- 053	Computer Grafhics and Multimedia	4
	MCS- 054	Lab(based on MCS-051 and 053)	2
	MCSE-001	Elective Courses*	9

*A Student should only select 3 elective courses
Total number of Courses-31
Total number of Credits-108.