Jawaharlal Nehru University - MCA

School of Computer and System Sciences is the name of the department at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). The various programmes offered in the School ofComputer and System Sciences are M.C.A. (6semesters), M.Tech. (3semesters) and Ph.D. These courses are designed to provide thenecessary theoretical background and practical experience in ComputerScience and Applications, to meet the growing manpower requirements ofthe Global Software Industry.

After the completion of the course, the students are fullycompetent to enter the Global IT- world as well as the fields ofResearch & Development at prestigious institutions in India andabroad.

The admission to M.Tech & MCA programmes is based on an All India Examination, conducted by the University at different centres spread all over thecountry, followed by an extensive interview. On an average 25 studentsfor M.Tech. are selected every year.On an average 30students for M.C.A. are selected. These students are selected fromabout 12,000 applicants appearing for the Entrance Examination. Thismakes the success rate of getting through as tough as I in every 400applicants. The last semester for M.C.A. course is meant for anIndustrial Project, where as, each M.Tech. student has to work in thechosen field under the guidance of a Professor and has to submit adissertation at the end of the third semester.

The courses in the School are well organized to provide awide spectrum of choices to the students. The faculty and the studentsinterests include a wide area of Computersinglequotes Database Systems,Artificial Intelligence,Computer Networks & DistributedComputining:, Numerical Analysis, Computer Graphics, MathematicalModeling, Statistical Methods, Optimization Techniques (OperationalResearch),OOPS, Advanced DBMS (OODBMS, Distributed DBMS etc.), SoftwareEngeering etc.

Optional courses allow the students to choose a particularfield according to their areas of interest. The students here undergoan intensive training on the latest and the stand alone PCs andworkstations, which, coupled with the best possible faculty, providesan ideal platform for bringing out excellent professional softwaredevelopers, IT-managers, and computer engineers for the IT-industry.

Entrance Exam Syllabus in JNU 2009: 10+2/Graduate level Maths, Graduate level Computer Science and General Aptitude.


Eligibility for JNU MCA Admission 2009:

Bachelor's
degree in any discipline with adequate competence in Mathematics under
10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 55% marks.