MCA Programme

Approval & Affiliation

The three-year MCA program being run at Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Information technology is designed by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University – the affiliating University. The norms and standards for the delivery of the course – as laid down by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of HRD, and Government of India – are followed at the Institute. The MCA program is divided into six semesters each of five months duration. Each semester comprises of five theory subjects and three practical subjects - except the sixth semester, when the students work on live project in the industry. In addition to this, every semester has a paper referred as Non University Examination Scheme (NUES) equal to the weightage of one paper, which allows the Institute to expose the students beyond the laid down syllabi and conduct research.

Pedagogy

Teaching-Learning process at BCIIT is implemented by the dedicated faculty through rigorous planning and keeping in view the industry needs. Students undergo classroom lectures, tutorials, case studies, assignments, seminars, workshops, multimedia presentations, and lectures from guest speakers from the industry and academia. In every practical subject, besides writing individual programmes, students carry out projects in teams. In the fourth & fifth semesters students carryout integrated projects combining the multiple skill sets. In sixth semester students carryout live projects in industry. Students at BCIIT are exposed to research on the topics that are outside the syllabi; latest trends in technology are grasped, analysed and presented through seminars by the students. To develop the soft skills of the students, a personality development module is integrated with the syllabi.  

Intake & Reservation of Seats

AICTE approved intake for the programme is 60. The reservation policy in vogue for 2006-07 entails admissions on all India basis with 15% reservation for scheduled casts, 7.5% for scheduled tribes, 5% for defence, 3% for physically handicapped and one seat for Kashmere migrants.

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for the admission to MCA programmes is:

(a) Bachelor’s Degree of a recognised University in any discipline with at least 50% marks in aggregate and must also have passed Mathematics and English at least at the Senior School Certificate Examination (Class XII) of the CBSE or any other Examination recognized as equivalent thereto.
OR
(b) BCA/BIT/BIS of a recognised University of at least three years duration with at least 50% marks in aggregate.
OR
(c) Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology or a qualification recognised as equivalent thereto with at least 50% marks in aggregate.  

Admission Procedure

The admissions are carried out strictly on merit basis through a Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by GGSIP University. The students are admitted to the institute of their choice through a central counselling conducted by the University. For application forms the students are to respond to the advertisement by the University or its website www.ggsipu.nic.in or www.ipu.ac.in.

Examination and Evaluation

The examination and evaluation is carried out according to the scheme laid down by the University. Every paper is of 100 marks. In every paper students are evaluated through an external examination with 60% weightage and 40% is through an internal/continuous evaluation. The internal evaluation is conducted on the basis of written tests, presentations, assignments, seminars, projects, etc. A unique system of Non University Examination Scheme (NUES) equal to the weightage of one paper allows the Institute to expose the students beyond the laid down syllabi and conduct research. The degree of MCA is awarded by the GGSIP University, Delhi and is recognised by the UGC/AICTE.  

MCA Curriculum

Performance Chart