| Programme Type | DEGREE |
| Mode | Open Distance Learning |
| School | School of Computer and Information Sciences |
| Duration | 3 Years |
| Medium | ENGLISH |
| Specialization | Computer Applications |
| Description |
The broad objective of the MCA is to prepare graduate students for productive careers in software industry academia by providing an outstanding environment for teaching and research in the core and emerging areas of the discipline. The programme’s thrust is on giving the students a thorough and sound background in theoretical and application- oriented courses relevant to the latest computer software development. The programme emphasizes the application of software technology to solve mathematical, computing, communications/networking and commercial problems. The Master’s Degree Programme has been designed with a semester approach in mind. The first year courses are aimed at skills development in computers using various technologies, the second year is more focused on core courses providing a conceptual framework and the third year provides the specialization and the project work. After the successful completion of first year courses, the student will receive the PGDCA (Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications) certificate. |
| Eligibility |
Any Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 (three) year duration from a recognized University AND Mathematics as one of the subject at 10+2 level or graduation level; else the student is required to pursue and pass the BCS12 course concurrently with IGNOU MCA. |
| Fee Structure |
Rs. 64,800/- for full programme to be paid semester wise @Rs. 10,800/- per semester. Non Maths students have to pay Rs.1,400/- additional in the first semester. |
| Programme Coordinator | Mr. Akshay Kumar, mca@ignou.ac.in, |
The programme has been divided into two semesters per year (January-June and July-December). Consequently, there will be two examinations every year – one in the month of June for the January to June Semester courses and the other is December for the July to December semester courses. The students are at liberty to appear any of the examinations conducted by the University during the year subject to completing the minimum time frame and other formalities prescribed for the programme.
| Regional Centre | Study Centre |
|---|---|
| University Campus | 39: NOIDA |
| HYDERABAD | 0111: AURORA DEGREE COLLEGE (111) |
| HYDERABAD | 0105: LAL BAHADUR COLLEGE (105) |
| KARNAL | 1075: GURUNANAK KHALSA COLLEGE (1075) |
| SHIMLA | 1105: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE (1105) |
| SHIMLA | 1109: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE GDC. Una (1109) |
| SHIMLA | 1103: Govt. Degree College, (1103) |
| SHIMLA | 1123P: REGIONAL COMPUTER CENTRE DOEACC ( 1123P) |
| JAMMU | 1201: UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU (1201) |
| BANGALORE | 1309: AL-AMEEN ARTS SCI. & COM. COLL., BANGALORE (1309) |
| BANGALORE | 1314: BANGALORE INSTT. OF TECHNOLOGY,BANGALORE (1314) |
| BANGALORE | 1311: BAPUJI INSTT. OF ENGG & TECH.,DAVANAGERE (1311) |
| BANGALORE | 1306: DVS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE,SHIMOGA (1306) |
| BANGALORE | 1318: SH JAYACHANARAJENDRA COLL ENGG.,MYSORE (1318P) |
| BANGALORE | 1319: SRI SIDDARTHA INSTT. OF TECH., TUMKUR (1319) |
| COCHIN | 1424P: INTERNATIONAL INST OF INF TECH (1424P) |
| COCHIN | 1417P: IRS COMPUTERS COMM. PVT. LTD (1417P) |
| COCHIN | 1402: SACRED HEART COLLEGE (1402) |
| BHOPAL | 1529: CHRISTIAN EMINENT ACAD. OF MGT (1529) |
| BHOPAL | 1500: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE BHOPAL LSC Code 1500 |
| BHOPAL | 1527: M.I.T.S. (1527) |
| PUNE | 1608: KTHM COLLEGE (1608) |
| PUNE | 1611: NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY (1611) |
| PUNE | 16138: VASANTRAODADA PATIL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT 16138 |
| PUNE | 1617P: VISHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (1617P) |
| PUNE | 1610: VIVEKANAND ARTS & SDS COMMERCE COLLEGE (1610) |
| IMPHAL | 1707: D.M. COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (1707) |
| SHILLONG | 1801: NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY (1801) |
| PORT BLAIR | 0201: JNR MAHAVIDYALALA (201) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 2106: F.M. COLLEGE, BALASORE (2106) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 2104: KHALIKOTE COLLEGE (2104) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 2101: KIIT, PATIA (2101) |
| KHANNA | 2202: BARING UNION CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (2202) |
| KHANNA | 2212: DOABA COLLEGE (2212) |
| KHANNA | 2206: GURU NANAK GIRLS COLLEGE (2206) |
| JAIPUR | 23153: INT. SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS & MGT (ISIM), JAIPUR (23153) |
| JAIPUR | 2312: SHRI BHAGWANDAS TODI PG COLLEG (2312) |
| CHENNAI | 2501: DDGD VAISHNAVA COLLEGE (2501) |
| CHENNAI | 2534: ER. PERUMAL MANIMEKALAI P'NIC (2534) |
| CHENNAI | 2578: GURU NANAK COLLEGE (2578) |
| CHENNAI | 2532: JAYA COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE (2532) |
| CHENNAI | 3101: PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (3101) |
| CHENNAI | 2509: SACRED HEART COLLEGE (2509) |
| CHENNAI | 25160: SHRI S S S JAIN COLLEGE(WOMEN) (25160) |
| CHENNAI | 2593: VOORHEES COLLEGE (2593) |
| AGARTALA | 2605P: E.T.D.C (2605) |
| LUCKNOW | 2757: HBTI KANPUR (2757) |
| LUCKNOW | 2788: INSTITUTE OF ENGG & TECHNOLOGY LUCKNOW (2788) |
| KOLKATA | 2842: BHAIRAB GANGULY COLLEGE (2842) |
| KOLKATA | 28142: FAKIR CHAND COLLEGE (28142) |
| KOLKATA | 2800: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE KOLKATA LSC CODE 2800 |
| KOLKATA | 2813: MIDNAPUR COLLEGE (2813) |
| KOLKATA | 2817: NETAJI MAHAVIDYALAYA (2817) |
| KOLKATA | 2802: ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE (2802) |
| DELHI 2 | 0769: SHYAM LAL COLLEGE (769) |
| DELHI 2 | 29010: TECHNIA INSTITUTE (29010) |
| ITANAGAR | 0301: D N GOVERNMENT COLLEG ITANAGAR 0301 |
| SRINAGAR | 1253: NIELIT (FORMERLY DOEACC) RANGRETH (1253) |
| DEHRADUN | 2752: HNB GARHWAL UNIVERSITY, SRINAGAR (2752) |
| DEHRADUN | 3100: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DEHRADUN LSC CODE 3100 |
| DEHRADUN | 2711: MB PG COLLEGE HALDWANI (2711) |
| DEHRADUN | 2717: SSJ CAMPUS KUMAON UNIVERSITY, ALMORA (2717) |
| RANCHI | 3603: GURU NANAK COLLEGE, DHANBAD (3603) |
| RANCHI | 3200: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE RANCHI LSC Code 3200 |
| RANCHI | 0534: R. K MISSION ENGLISH SCHOOL, SIDGORA, JAMSHEDPUR (534) |
| RAIPUR | 1503: GOVT. ARTS & SCI. COLLEGE (1503) |
| NAGPUR | 1633P: G H RAISONI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NAGPUR MAHARASHTRA |
| NAGPUR | 1614: RAJIV GANDHI ENGINEERING COLLEGE CHANDRAPUR MAHARASHTRA |
| JORHAT | 0410: C.K.B. COMMERCE COLLEGE (410) |
| JORHAT | 0407: DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY (407) |
| NOIDA | 2714: HINDU COLLEGE (2714) |
| NOIDA | 2707: M.M.P.G. COLLEGE MODINAGAR (2707) |
| NOIDA | 07107: MAHARAJA AGARSEN COLLEGE (7107) |
| NOIDA | 2728: MEERUT COLLEGE MEERUT (2728) |
| NOIDA | 2749: S.D. COLLEGE, MUZAFFARNAGAR (2749) |
| NOIDA | 2702: ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (2702) |
| GUWAHATI | 0400: Regional Centre Guwahati LSC Code 0400 |
| TRIVANDRUM | 1441: MAR IVANIOS INSTITUTE OF ADVANCE STUDIES (1441) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 2511: S.T. HINDU COLLEGE (2511) |
| JABALPUR | 1502: RDVV UNIVERSITY JABALPUR (1502) |
| RAJKOT | 42012: DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY 42012 |
| MADURAI | 2504: BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (2504) |
| MADURAI | 2502: DR.G.R.D. COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (2502) |
| MADURAI | 2568: H.K. ROWTHER HOWDIA COLLEGE (2568) |
| MADURAI | 2551: SREE RAMU COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE (2551) |
| MADURAI | 2503: THIYAGARAJAR COLLEGE (2503) |
| KORAPUT | 2110: VIKRAM DEV COLLEGE (2110) |
| ALIGARH | 2713: ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, ALIGARH (2713) |
| VARANASI | 48012: MICROTEK COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY VNS (48012) |
| VARANASI | 2777P: MNNIT, ALLAHABAD (2777P) |
| VARANASI | 2722R: NTPC SINGRAULI, SONEBHADRA (2722R) |
| MUMBAI | 1632: MAHATMA EDUCATION SOCIETY (1632) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5103: 5103 |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5104: 5104 |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5102: HQ 3 CORPS (5102) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5101: IAEP HQ 101 AREA (5101) |
| ARMY-CHANDIMANDIR | 5202: HQ 2 CORPS HRDC (5202) |
| ARMY-CHANDIMANDIR | 5201: WESTERN COMMAND HRDC (5201) |
| ARMY-LUCKNOW | 5301: 5301 |
| ARMY-LUCKNOW | 5302: 5302 |
| ARMY-LUCKNOW | 5305: 5305 |
| ARMY-PUNE | 5402: HQ 12 CORPS HRDC |
| ARMY-PUNE | 5403: HQ 21 CORPS HRDC |
| ARMY-PUNE | 5404: SC HRDC IC/O BEG & CENTRE,PUNE |
| ARMY-PUNE | 5401: SC HRDC II,C/O MEG & CENTRE,BANGALORE |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5505: HQ 14 CORPS (HRDC) (5505) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5503: HQ 15 CORPS HRDC (5503) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5504: HQ 16 CORPS HRDC (5504) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5501: HRDC HQ NORTHERN COMMAND (5501) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5508: IGNOU ARMY STUDY CENTRE |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5509: IGNOU STUDY CENTRE 10 INFANTRY DIV |
| ARMY-JAIPUR | 5203: 5203 |
| ARMY-JAIPUR | 5303: IGNOU ARMY RECOG. STUDY CENTER (5303) |
| CHANDIGARH | 06036: Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College Chandigarh LSC Code 06036 |
| DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) | 07162: MOHYAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INST. OF TECH(MERIT) (07162P) |
| DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) | 0758P: NSIC TECHNICAL SERVICES CENTRE (0758P) |
| NAVY-NEW DELHI | 7101: IGNOU-NAVY RECOG. STUDY CENTRE (7101) |
| PANAJI | 0801: SH. DAMODAR COLL. OF COM & ECO. (MARGAO GOA) (801) |
| BIJAPUR | 1324: BASAVESHWAR SCIENCE COLLEGE BAGALKOT (1324) |
| BIJAPUR | 1307: BLDEA'S J S S COLLEGE OF EDUCATION VIJAYAPURA (1307) |
| BIJAPUR | 1304: GULBARGA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS GULBARGA (1304) |
| BIJAPUR | 1303: J.S.S. COLLEGE VIDYAGIRI DHARWAD (1303) |
| BIJAPUR | 1308: R.P.D. COLLEGE CAMPUS BELGAUM (1308) |
| BIJAPUR | 1310: VEERASHIAVA COLLEGE BELLARY (1310) |
| JODHPUR | 2305: BJS RAMPURIA JAIN COLLEGE (2305) |
| JODHPUR | 2302: VIDYA BHAWAN RURAL INSTITUTE (2302) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0901: L.D. ARTS COLLEGE (901) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0920: L.J. COMMERCE COLLEGE (920) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0902: M.S. UNIVERSITY (902) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0905: MTB ARTS COLLEGE (905) |
| ANGUL | 2108: G M UNIVERSITY SAMBALPUR |
| ANGUL | 2103: GOVT COLLEGE ROURKELA |