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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY,MESRA,RANCHI
(Main centre : Mesra.
Extension centres :
The Online Entrance
Test for MCA 2010
Eligibility:
(1)Candidates must have passed in ALL
subjects in which they have appeared in Class 10
(excluding optional subjects) with minimum
60% (45% for SC/ST) marks in average. Marks in
Class
10 to be computed as average of marks obtained in ALL subjects in which
candidate
has
appeared (excluding optional subjects).
(2)Candidates must have passed in ALL
subjects in which they have appeared in Class 12
(excluding optional subjects) with minimum
60% (45% for SC/ST) marks in average. Marks in
Class 12 will be computed as average of
best 5 subjects in which candidate has appeared
(excluding optional subjects)
(3)Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree
or equivalent qualification of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of
the central or state legislatures in India or other educational institutions
established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University
under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification
recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India/AIU. This degree must
entail a minimum of three years of education (10+2+3 system) after completing
higher secondary schooling (Class 12 or equivalent).
(4)Candidates must hold one of the
following degrees
a.
BCA, or
b.
B.Sc. in Computer Science / Information
Technology / Electronics, or
c.
B.Sc. / B.A. with Mathematics or Statistics
at graduate level
(5)Candidates of B.Sc. / B.A. Honours must
have minimum 60% (45% for SC/ST) marks in average in their Honours subject. Candidates of
BCA and other graduate courses must have minimum 60% (45% for SC/ST) marks in
average in graduation, marks to be computed as average of marks obtained in ALL
subjects in which candidate has appeared (excluding optional subjects).
(6)Candidates with
qualifications acquired through correspondence or distance-learning
programmes are eligible only if
a)They acquired
such qualifications as working professionals / while in
employment.
b) The programmes
are recognized by the DEC-IGNOU
c) They have
passed the qualifying examination at the time of applying,with
minimum 60% marks in average (45% for
SC/ST)
d)They must enclose photocopies of (i) work
experience certificate (ii) pass
certificate
and marksheets of qualifying examination with their
application.
(5)Candidates
appearing for final examinations of their Bachelor’s programme in 2010
can also apply,
and if selected can join the programme provisionally. At the time
of the counselling they must bring the following:
a)A certificate in original from the
Principal of their Institute stating that by 30 June 2010, they will have
appeared for examination in all subjects required for obtaining their Bachelor’s
degree.
b)A certificate from the Principal
certifying that they have obtained 60% marks or equivalent (45% marks in case of SC/ST
candidates) based on latest available grades / marks.
Type of paper: Multiple choice objective type
questions with 4 marks for each correct answer.
No. of
questions:120
Duration of Test: 2 hours
Negative
marking:1 mark
will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Test centres:
Detailed
Syllabus for the Online Entrance test for MCA 2010 :
The
questions will be distributed into various areas as follows and the detailed
syllabus is given below.
Section A: Mathematic (70 questions – objective type)
·
Algebra:
Fundamental operations in Algebra, expansion, factorization, quadratic equations, indices,
logarithms, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, binomial theorem,
permutations and combinations, surds.
·
Set Theory:
Sets and subsets, operations on sets, sequences, properties of integers,
relations and functions.
·
Matrix Algebra:
Elementary transformations, inverse of a matrix, rank, solution of
simultaneous linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, quadratic forms.
·
Co-ordinate Geometry: Rectangular Cartesian co-ordinates, equations of a line, mid point,
intersections etc., equations of a circle, distance formulae, pair of straight
lines, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola, simple geometric transformations such as
translation, rotation, scaling.
·
Calculus:
Limit of functions, continuous functions, differentiation of functions(s),
tangents and normal, simple examples of maxima and minima, integration of
function by parts, by substitution and by partial fraction, definite integral
application to volumes and surfaces of frustums of a sphere, cone, cylinder,
Taylor Series.
·
Differential Equations: Differential equations of first order and their solutions, linear
differential equations with constant coefficients, homogenous linear
differential equations.
·
Vectors:
Position vector, additions and subtraction of vectors, scalar and vector
products and their applications to simple geometrical problems and mechanics.
·
Trigonometry:
Simple identities, trigonometric equations, properties of triangles, solution of
triangles, height and distance, inverse function.
·
Probability and Statistics: Basic concepts of probability theory, averages, dependent and independent
events, frequency distributions, and measures of dispersions, skewness and
kurtosis, random variable and distributions functions, mathematical
expectations, binomial, Poisson, normal distributions, curve fitting, and
principle of least squares, correlation and regression.
·
Linear Programming: Formulation of simple linear programming problems, basic concepts of
graphical and simplex methods, revised simplex method, transportation and
assignment problems, duality and integer programming.
Questions in this section will test logical reasoning,
quantitative reasoning, and visio-spatial reasoning
Section C: Computer Awareness: (20 questions – objective type)
·
Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Structure of instructions in CPU,
input / output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back-up devices.
·
Data Representation: Representation of characters, integers, and fractions, binary and
hexadecimal representations, Binary Arithmetic: Addition, subtraction, division,
multiplication, single arithmetic and two complement arithmetic, floating point
representation of numbers, normalized floating point representation, Boolean
algebra, truth tables, Venn diagrams.
·
Computer Architecture: Block structure of computers, communication between processor and I / O
devices, interrupts.
·
Computer Language:
Assembly language and high-level language, Multiprogramming and time-sharing
operating systems, Computer Programming in C.
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Flow chart and Algorithms
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Operating Systems: Evolution of operating systems, types of operating systems, functions of an
operating system, modern operating systems.
Website:
www.bitmesra.ac.in
email:
admissions@bitmesra.ac.in
Phone:0651 – 2276249/267/432/;
2275444/896/868
Fax:0651 – 2275401 , 2276007
Fees:Rs.51,500 (Main Campus) and
Rs.48,500 (Extension Centres) per semester at the time of admission.
Hostel and mess charges will
be approximately Rs.1700/month.
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brochures of various institutes / universities and also from the students who
have appeared for these entrance exams.
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