Birla Institute of Technology(BIT) Mesra offers 3-year (6-semester) full-time MCA (Master of Computer Applications) programme at Mesra, and it’s Off Campuses at Allahabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lalpur and Noida. Admissions are done through its own MCA Online Entrance Test.

Important Dates:

Filling of online form – starts 24 February 2014

Last date to Apply - 5 May 2014

Last date for receipt of completed application forms – 9^th May 2014

Download of admit cards – 16^th May 2014

Date for Online Entrance Test - 31 May 2014 & 1 June 2014

Declaration of Campus-wise list of short-listed candidates - 16 June 2014

Classes will commence at all Campuses - 1 August 2014

Completed application forms along with the enclosures must be sent to
Dean, Admission & Academic Coordination, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi – 835215

Test Centres:

Allahabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Noida, and Ranchi

Paper Pattern:

No.of questions - 120

Duration – 2 hours.

Objective type with multiple choices out of which only one is correct.

For each correct answer a candidate will earn 4 marks.

Negative Marking - one mark

At the end of the online test, the score obtained by the candidates will be flashed on the computer screen. The invigilators will note the same on scribble pad and issue the same to the candidate and retain a copy for the Institute.

Paper Model:

Mathematics – 60 q

Analytical Ability &Logical Reasoning – 20q

Computer Awareness – 20 q

English – 20 q

Selection Procedure:

The provisional selections will be made on the basis of marks obtained by the candidate in MCA 2014 Online Entrance Test and previous academic record (percentage of marks in Class 10, Class 12 and Graduation) with weightages as given below:

Weightage :

Performance in MCA 2014 Online Entrance Test - 70%

Marks in Class 10 – 10%

Marks in Class 12 – 10%

Graduation - 10%

The campus-wise list of shortlisted candidates called for ‘Documents verification cum Admission’ along with list of eligible candidates was notified on the Institute website and Notice Boards at BIT Mesra / concerned Off Campuses by 16 June 2014.

Total Number of Seats

Eligibility Criteria:

1.Candidates must have passed with minimum 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD) marks in average of all subjects in Class 10 and Class 12. In Class 12,they must have passed in Mathematics / Computer Science / Information Practices as one of the subjects.

2) Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification of any of the recognised Universities (deemed/established by an act of Parliament/etc).This degree must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling [Class 12 or equivalent] (10+2+3 system).

3) Candidates must have one of following qualifications:

a) Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA),or

b) B.Sc. in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electronics, or

c) B.Sc. with Mathematics or Statistics as one of the subjects at graduate level.

4) Candidates of B.Sc. Honours must have minimum 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD) marks in average in their Honours subject. Candidates of BCA and other graduate courses must have minimum 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD) marks in average in graduation, marks to be computed as average of marks

obtained in ALL subjects in which candidate has appeared.

5) Candidates appearing for final examinations of their Bachelor’s programme in 2014 can also apply, provided they have obtained requisite marks or equivalent.

6) Candidates with qualifications acquired through correspondence or distance-learning programmes are eligible only if (a) the programmes are recognized by the DEC-IGNOU, (b) they have passed the qualifying examination at the time of applying, with minimum 60% marks in average (55% for SC/ST/PwD) marks to be computed as average of marks obtained in ALL subjects in which candidate has appeared.

Syllabus:

Mathematics: Algebra, Set Theory,Matrix Algebra,Co-ordinate Geometry,Calculus,Differential Equations,Vectors,Trigonometry,Probability and Statistics,Linear Programming.

Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning: Logical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and visio-spatial reasoning

Computer Awareness: Computer Basics,Data Representation,Computer Architecture,Computer Language,Flow chart and Algorithms,Operating Systems

English: Use of articles and prepositions,Idioms and phrases,Synonyms,Reading comprehension, Expansion of an idea,Sentence sequence,Completion of a sentence,Choice of appropriate word to fill in the blanks,Abridging sentences / paragraphs.