| Program Description |
The University Grants Commission, New Delhi has directed all the Universities in the Country to implement the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS Semester Scheme) at the level of Undergraduate and Post-Graduate Programmes. Further, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in its approval process hand book 2020-2021 has issued a circular to change the duration of the existing Master of Computer Applications programme from three years to two years. In this regard, University Grants Commission has given an approval in its 545th Meeting held on 19.12.2019 and the same has been communicated to all the universities by AICTE vide its letter No. AICTE/AB/MCA/2020-21 dated 03.07.2020. Hence, the University considered the change in the duration of the MCA programme from the existing three years to two years. In addition, Mangalore University administration has directed the P.G. Board of Studies in Computer Science to frame the revised course pattern, scheme of examination and syllabus for the two years Master of Computer Applications programme within the framework of the ‘Regulations governing the Choice Based Credit System for the two years Post Graduate Degree programmes under Arts, Science, Commerce and Education Discipline’ which is being implemented for all the other PG programme of the University. Accordingly, the internal members of P.G. Board of Studies in Computer Science prepared a draft syllabus in the first instance. Subsequently, the regulations, scheme of examination and syllabus are placed before the P.G. Board of Studies in Computer Science. The P.G. Board of Studies in Computer Science thoroughly discussed, modified and finalized the regulations, credit pattern, scheme of examination and syllabus for two years Master of Computer Applications programme keeping the current IT developments as a basis. The proposed two years Master of Computer Applications programme scheme has total credits of 92 [Hard Core credits: 56 (60.87%), Soft Core credits: 30 (32.60%) and Elective credits: 06 (6.52%)] and each semester comprises of subjects of recent developments. The syllabi of each subject comprises of four units of either 48 hours or 36 hours of teaching, which is on par with existing two years M.Sc. (Computer Science) programme.
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| Admission & entry requirements |
Candidates who have passed Bachelor Degree examinations with not less than 50% marks in aggregate of all the years of the Degree examination. However, in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Category-I, the aggregate percentage of marks of all the years of the qualifying examination shall not be less than 45%.
Provided that the candidates shall have passed Bachelor Degree with not less than 50% marks with Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science/Computer Application/Computer Programming / Business Mathematics/Business Statistics as one of the optional/elective subject. However, in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Category-I, the percentage of marks shall not be less than 45%.
Provided further that in respect of candidates who have studied and passed one of the subjects specified above in the Pre-University Course with 50% marks in that subject shall also be considered for admission. However, in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Category-I, 45% marks in that subject shall be considered for admission.
The selection and the eligibility criteria determined by the Government of Karnataka from time to time shall be followed for state level selection.
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