IGNOU BCA

Minimum Duration: 3 Years

Maximum Duration: 6 Years


Eligibility:- 10+2 or its equivalent.

Admission Procedure:- 

IGNOU Offers "Round the Year Admission" to its Programmes under the "Walk-in-admission" Scheme. Candidates can avail admission application forms at the Regional Centre/Study Centre, Headquarters and also can download the Prospectus and application forms from the university website at www.ignou.ac.in and can submit the same at the concerned Regional Centres either through Post on in Person. Application forms can be submitted online and programme fee can be paid online through internet gateway (both Credit and Debit Cards) cash deposits at designated banks and payment can also be made through Demand Drafts.

Fees:-
Rs. 4500 per semester, Rs. 100 in addition to Rs. 4,500 as Registration charges.

Syllabus 2012:-

IGNOU's School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS) has revised its syllabus for Bachelor’s in Computer Application (BCA) from July 2011 admission session. With the launch of revised syllabus, the existing BCA (pre-revised syllabus) would be discontinued from July 2011. Accordingly, no fresh admission would be made in BCA (pre-revised syllabus) from July 2011 cycle onwards. A communication has been sent to all those prospective students who have applied for BCA programme through the Admission Form contained in the Common Prospectus of Jan. 2011. All such candidates are also required to remit the difference fee of Rs.200. Students already registered in BCA (pre-revised syllabus) up to Janusry 2011 admission session would continue their studies in the same syllabus and no change from BCA (pre-revised syllabus) to BCA (revised syllabus) would be permitted.  With the revision in the syllabus, the admission eligibility criteria, the duration of the programme (minimum 3 years and maximum 6 years) and the   programme fee (Rs. 4500/- per semester), remains the same. The student attendance for theory counseling sessions has no compulsion however, the counseling sessions of Lab courses requires 70% compulsory attendance.

The basic objective of the BCA (Revised) programme is to open a channel of admission for computing courses for students who have done their 10+2 and are interested in taking computing/IT as a career. After acquiring the Bachelor’s Degree (BCA) at IGNOU, there is further educational opportunity to go for an MCA at IGNOU or Master’s Programme at any other University/Institute. Also after completing BCA Programme, a student should be able to get entry level job in the field of Information Technology.

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), established by an Act of Parliament in 1985, has continuously striven to build an inclusive knowledge society through inclusive education It has tried to