Master of Computer Application Honors

Duration

2 Years

Level

Post Graduation

Type

Degree

Eligibility

Graduation or Equivalent

MCA (Hons) or Master of Computer Application Honors is a Post-Graduate degree program in the Information Technology field. The duration of the Master of Computer Application Honors course is three-year long and its syllabus is divided into six semesters also provided on a part-time basis by various institutes. Some topics involved in this course are accounting software, office suites, graphics software, enterprise software, and media players.

The Master of Computer Application Honors course is also conducted by private institutes on both a part-time and regular basis. Also, it is application software that is structured to help the candidates to perform multiple or singular related specific tasks. The Master of Computer Application Honors course is career-orienting in nature that opens a lot of opportunities in nature.

MCA (Hons) Eligibility

  • Any graduate who has passed or appeared for the final year degree examination in any discipline (Science, Commerce, Arts, Engineering, or any approved University) is eligible to apply.
  • Candidates must have mathematics as a subject in their 10+2 course or any one year of graduation. Bachelor of Computer Application qualified candidates can also pursue a Master of Computer Applications.

MCA (Hons) Syllabus

Syllabus of Master of Computer Application Honors as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

MCA (Hons) Semester-I

Sr. No. 

Subjects of Study

1

AI & Machine Learning

2

Discrete Mathematics

3

Internet and Web Designing

4

Programming in C

5

System Analysis & Design

6

Practicals

  • General Proficiency
  • Organization Lab
  • Programming Lab
  • Unix /Linux & Shell Programming Lab

MCA (Hons) Semester-II

1

Advanced-Data Structure

2

Computer Organization and Architecture

3

Object-Oriented Programming Using C++

4

Relational Database Management System

5

Software Engineering

6

Practicals

  • C++ Lab
  • Data Structure Lab
  • General Proficiency
  • Microprocessor Lab

MCA (Hons) Semester-III

1

Data Warehousing and Mining

2

Java Programming

3

Operating System and Concepts

4

Open Elective-I

  • Computer Graphics & Animation
  • Foundation of E-Commerce

5

Minor Project

6

Practicals

  • DAA Lab
  • DBMS Lab
  • General Proficiency
  • JAVA Lab

MCA (Hons) Semester-IV

1

Advanced JAVA

2

Interactive Computer Graphics

3

Python

4

System Software

5

Practicals

  • Computer Graphics Lab
  • General Proficiency
  • Software Engineering Lab
  • Visual Basic Lab

6

Project Training

 

MCA (Hons) Colleges

  • Panjab University - PU, Chandigarh
  • Amity University - Noida, Noida
  • Lovely Professional University- LPU, Jalandhar

MCA (Hons) Course Suitability

  • Master of Computer Applications Honours is perfectly suited for Bachelor of Computer Applications graduates as they already have a foundation favorable for pursuing this degree.
  • Master of Computer Applications Honours is a course exclusively designed to meet the IT requirements of IT Trained Students for various organizations.
  • Those who want to have advanced education in planning, designing, and building complex commercial application software and system software should pursue this degree.
  • Master of Computer Applications is also meant for those graduates who want a productive career in the software industry or academia.

How is the MCA (Hons) Course Beneficial?

  • Master of Computer Applications Honours course provides complete professional grooming which is essential for a successful career in the IT Industry.
  • A Master of Computer Applications Honours graduate can work for any IT company big or small as a system developer and in various other roles.
  • They can become teachers and lecturers as per their educational qualifications both on a private basis and after passing some certain degrees (B.Ed & UGC-NET) they can go for permanent jobs.

MCA (Hons) Employment Areas

  • Accounting Department
  • Banking Sector
  • Colleges & Universities
  • E-Commerce & Marketing Sector
  • Insurance
  • Stock Markets
  • Software Developing Companies
  • Systems Management Companies
  • Web Designing Companies

MCA (Hons) Job Types

  • Assistant Manager
  • Applications Architect
  • Application Consultant
  • Application Packaging Specialist
  • Application Developer Mainframe
  • Business Application Manager
  • Energy Metering Application
  • Lead Consultant
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Mobile Application Developer
  • R&D Software Manager
  • Systems Consultant
  • Web Applications Developer

Advanced Course in MCA (Hons)

  • Ph.D