The University of Hyderabad is a premier institution of post graduate teaching and research in the country. It was established in 1974 as a Central University. The University has 10 schools of study-Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics & Computer Sciences ,Performing Arts, Management Studies,Medical Sciences,Engineering Sciences and Technology.

The MCA programme aims to prepare graduates in all the major areas of computer science ,relevant aspects of Mathematics and management so that they can take up both technical and managerial positions in industry. The training is rigorous and involves five semesters of course work and one semester of project work.

Eligibility:Bachelor’s degree with atleast 60% marks in aggregate,in any discipline with mathematics as a compulsory subject at Higher Secondary (10 + 2)level

Number of Seats: 60

Type of paper: Multiple choice objective type questions.

No. of questions: 75

Duration of Test:  2 hours

Negative marking: 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Test centres: Ahmedabad,Aizwal,  Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Kochi,Delhi, Dharwad,Dimapur,Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow,  Madurai,Nagpur,Patna,Pune,Raipur,Ranchi,Srinagar,Tirupati,Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam.

Syllabus and Paper pattern: The paper consists of objective type questions in two parts.

 Part ‘A’ deals with general mental ability consisting of questions from reasoning, analysis, comprehension etc. This part also consists of a few questions from Mathematics (topics like Probability, Permutations and Combinations, Statistics, Venn Diagrams etc).There are 25 questions in Part A.

 Part ‘B’ deals with topics of +2 level Mathematical topics such as Sets, Relations, Integration, Differentiation, Analytical Geometry, Trigonometry, Vectors, Matrices, Determinants, Differential Equations, Elementary Probability and Statistics, Number systems, Data Representation, Algorithms and Flow charts. There are 50 questions in this section.

Selection process: Selection is purely based on the performance in the entrance test.

Important Dates:

website: www.ouhyd.ernet.in

e-mail:  acadinfo@uohyd.ernet.in

Phone:040 –23132102, 23132103
            (Dy. Registrar –Acad and Exams)

           :040 - 23010560, 23134100
            (School of Computer Sciences)         

Fax: 040 – 23010292

Fees:Rs.25000 per semester (excluding hostel and food).

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The above information is obtained from the notifications / websites / information brochures of various institutes / universities and also from the students who have appeared for these entrance exams.

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