About of BCA

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (BCA)

As per the amendments on 14.8.15 by the Executive Council of STATE University, CITY and effective from session 2019-20 onwards

BCA is a 3-year bachelors course in computer applications. And it is a good option if you are interested in computer science and want to make your career in it after 12th. According to me, BCA is an easy course if you have an interest in computer science

1. About the Course

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) is three years under

graduate course spread over six semesters under self financing

scheme.

2. Eligibility

Candidates who have passed 10+2 examination from STATE Board/CBSE/ICSE or any other examination considered equivalent to 10+2, by the STATE University, , with 40% Marks (35% marks for SC/ST category), shall be eligible. Maximum age limit for admission to BCA course is 21 years for general category, 24 years for SC/ST category and 23 years for girls candidates, as on the 1st July of the year concerned. The Vice Chancellor may permit age relaxation up to maximum of three months.

3. Mode of Selection

The admission to BCA course will be made on the basis of merit of the qualifying examination. As per STATE University rules 75% seats will be filled out of the candidates who have passed their 10+2 examination from the school situated in STATE irrespective of the Board. Remaining 25% seats will be filled on all India basis. Other reservation rules of STATE University shall be applicable. Scheme of Examination The pass percentage in each subject will be 40%.

i) Theory Papers:

For Regular students each paper will be of 100 marks (70% marks for End Semester Examination and 30 marks for Continuous Comprehensive Assessment) and duration of each paper will be 3 hours. For ICDEOL students each theory paper will be of 100 marks and of 3 hours duration. In each theory paper, nine questions are to be set. Two questions are to be set from each Unit and candidate is required to attempt at least one question from each unit. Question number nine will be compulsory, which will be of short answer type with 5 to 10 parts, out of the entire syllabus. In all, five questions are to be attempted.

i) Continuous Comprehensive Assessment (CCA) accounting for 30% of the final grade that a student gets in a course; and

ii) End-Semester Examination (ESE) accounting for the remaining 70% of the final grade that the student gets in a course.

    Note:

    1. A student will have to pass both the components (i.e. CCA and ESE) separately to become eligible to be declared successful in a course.

    2. The ratio of Continuous Comprehensive Assessment (CCA) and End-Semester Examination (ESE) would remain unchanged (i.e. 50:50) for the students of the academic sessions admitted in 2013 and 2014.

Mid-Term (Minor) Test – There will be one mid-term test, to be conducted when approximately 2/3 of the syllabus has been covered. This mid-term test will be for 15 marks. Mid-term test will be

conducted by the college in consultation with the teacher.

Note: Mid-term (Minor) Test will be of 30 marks for the students of the academic sessions admitted in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

Seminar/Assignment/Term Paper–The remaining 10 marks of the CCA will be awarded on the basis of seminar/assignment/term paper etc. that the course teacher might give to the students.

   Note:

   Seminar/Assignment/Term Paper will be of 15 marks for

   the students of the academic sessions admitted in 2013 and

   2014.

End-Semester Examination (ESE): The remaining 70% of the final grade of the student in a course will be on the basis of an end-semester examination (ESE) that will be for three hours duration and will be covering the whole syllabus of the course.

   Note:

   1. Only those students will be allowed to appear in the ESE

    who have been successful in the CCA.

   2. The remaining 50% of the final grade for the students of

   the academic sessions 2013 and 2014 in a course will be on

   the basis of an end-semester examination (ESE) that will be

   for three hours duration and will be covering the whole

   syllabus of the course.

A student, who fulfills all the requirements for appearing in a semester examination, is unable to appear in the examination or to complete it on account of his/her own serious illness, accident, or on account of the death of near relative (mother, father, brother and sister), or the dates of state or national level examinations falls on dates of the semester exams may be allowed to appear in the semester exam in the next academic year when examination for that semester is due. Permission to sit in the examination will be permitted by college Principal/Director on the production of a valid certificate/document from the competent authority. The college will send the name of the student to the Registration and Migration Cell for information. The question paper for the ESE may have any one of the following patterns:

Part A

Fifteen objective type questions (MCQ / True or False / fill in the

blanks etc.) for 1 mark each. 15 × 1= 15 marks

Part B

Ten short answer (25 words) type questions for 2 marks each.

10 × 2 = 20 marks

Part C

Ten questions of Medium Length Answer type (50 words) for 4 marks

each of which five will have to be answered.

5× 4 = 20 marks

Part D

Three questions of long answer (400 words) type, of which one is to be

attempted for 15 marks.

15 × 1 = 15 marks

Total marks (A + B + C + D) 15+ 20 + 20 +15 = 70 marks.

OR (PREFRABLY)

Part A (Compulsory)

Compulsory of 30 marks consisting of 10 objective type questions of mark each (in MCQ/True False/Fill in the blanks or such type), and

five short answer questions (25 to 50 words) of 4 marks each covering

whole of the syllabus.

Part B (UNIT I)

One question out of two questions each of 10 marks. Each of these

questions may contain sub parts and will be long type.

Part C (UNIT II)

One question out of two questions each of 10 marks. Each of these

questions may contain sub parts and will be long type.

Part D (UNIT III)

One question out of two questions each of 10 marks. Each of these

questions may contain sub parts and will be long type

Part E (UNIT IV)

One question out of two questions each of 10 marks. Each of these

questions may contain sub parts and will be of long type.

Total marks (A + B + C + D + E) 30+10+10+10+10 = 70 marks.

  The result would be declared by the Controller of Examination of the

stateUniversity and the degree (or certificate or diploma

as the case may be) conferred. A candidate shall be eligible for the

conferment of the Bachelor’s degree only if he / she has earned the

minimum required credits for the programme prescribed in the

regulations (i.e. (a) For a bachelors degree with major (honours): 120

credits in total and minimum of 9 credits in Compulsory Courses; 56

credits in Core Courses; a minimum of 40 credits in Elective Courses

(minimum 20 credits in each of the minor subjects, or (b) For a

bachelors degree: 106 credits with 48 credits in Core Courses; 48

credits in Elective Courses (24 credits in each of the two subjects

studied) and minimum of 9 credits in Compulsory Courses); and a

minimum of 1 credit of GI and H.

ii) Practical Examination

      Max. Marks: 50

CCA (Continuous Comprehensive Assessment):                 35

ESE (End Semester Examination):                                       15

Duration: 3 hours.

Practical exam will be conducted by the external examiner from

the panel submitted to The Chairman, Computer Science Department,

state University and duly approved by the competent

authority of the university, state University,

iii) Project Work

        Max. Marks: 50

CCA (Continuous Comprehensive Assessment):              35

ESE (End Semester Examination):                                    15

In the 6th semester the student has to develop one project,

which will be evaluated by the external examiner from the panel

submitted to The Chairman, Computer Science Department,

Himachal Pradesh University, and duly approved by the university

authority/evaluation branch, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla on

the following basis:

       1. Project Report 10 Marks (To be evaluated externally)

        2. Seminar 15 Marks (To be evaluated internally)

       3. Viva Voce 25 Marks (To be evaluated externally)

  5. Medium of Instruction

        English will be the medium of instruction as well as

examination

6. Promotion Rule

        As per the University norms.

What is BCA salary ?

Hello BCA Stands for Bachelor in Computer Application. BCA holders who get the job in IT segments like software Services, Business Process Management (BPM/BPO), engineering services and computer hardware, their salary ranges between 18,000-25,000 INR per month after you complete a short training.

Is BCA a good course after 12th?

The answer is yes. But you must know some facts before you start working on admission process! BCA is a Bachelor's Degree course which any stream students can pursue (Science, Commerce and Arts) after completing 12th schooling from a recognized Board.

What type of math is in BCA?

What is the level of maths in BCA? It varies from university to university. In general there can be two papers of mathematics in the two different semesters. First paper covers some important topics (Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry, Coordinate Geometry etc) from higher secondary mathematics.

What are the subjects of BCA?

Some of B.C.A. Specializations

• Computer Graphics.
• Programming Languages.
• Database Management.
• Systems Analysis.
• Word Processing.
• Internet Technologies.
• Accounting Applications.
• Animation.

What is the importance of BCA?

Why do a BCA course? In this age of Computers and everything being digitalized, knowledge about machines is very important. It helps the person have a distinct advantage over the others who do not have a degree in Computer Applications. The domain is growing at a rapid pace.

Is BCA a software engineer?

A BCA graduate is a software programmer armed with the knowledge of scripting as well as programming languages like C, C++, Java, HTML, PHP etc. whereas BTech graduate has detailed knowledge of both hardware and software. Tech. is a four-year undergraduate program; BCA is a three-year undergraduate program.

Is BCA good for science students?

BCA course is best for those students who are not able take 4 year B-Tech graduation degree course in Computer Science branch. ... Bachelor in Computer Application (BCA) is one of the popular courses among the students who want to make their career in the IT (Information Technology) field.