Master of Computer Application (MCA) is a three year master degree course in computer applications. Any graduate student who has passed or appearing in final year exam is eligible for MCA course. BCA qualified students more preferably opt for this course. MCA is considered equivalent to engineering. MCA graduates are same as software engineers. MCA course is very popular after Computer Science in engineering. There are about 80000 seats available in about 1500 colleges offering MCA course across India.

 After earning an MCA degree from a reputed Institute, there is plethora of job opportunities available in the market. There is a wide scope for MCA graduates in government as well as private sector. As a fresher, an MCA professional can expect anything around 2.4 to 3.4 lakhs. Top companies hiring MCA graduates are Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Cognizant, IBM, American Express, HCL, HP etc.

Course Structure

MCA is three year course which is divided into six semesters. The course work includes classroom lectures, practical and project work. The project work is the most important part of MCA program. Sixth semester of the program is completely dedicated to project work and specialization is chosen as dissertation in this semester. 

Aspirants seeking admission to 3 year full-time MCA Program should meet the following criteria as specified by the institute.

Academic Requirement

Candidates should have passed BCA or equivalent qualification from a recognised University.

Entrance Exam

Candidates must qualify TANCET.