IGNOU Online MCA Eligibility 2023-2024
IGNOU’s Master of Computer Applications is a two-year post-graduate online learning program that is ideal for students who wish to pursue a career in the software and technology industry.
Eligibility Criteria
IGNOU’s Master of Computer Applications is a two-year post-graduate online learning program that is ideal for students who wish to pursue a career in the software and technology industry.
The distance MCA Program offered by IGNOU is listed among the top 10 universities in the country. Students who wish to pursue this program must fit into the following eligibility criteria.
- The candidate must have passed a BCA/B.Sc Computer Science or Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent with at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category).
- Students with a Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration from a recognized university with at least 50% or 45% marks (in the case of students belonging to the reserved category) and mathematics as one of the subjects at 10+2 level or graduation level can apply for the IGNOU distance MCA program.
- In addition, students who wish to get admission under the eligibility criterion (2) are required to register and successfully complete two bridge courses, namely, MCS-201 (Programming in C and Python) & MCS-208 (Data Structures and Algorithm) of IGNOU along with the Master of Computer Application (MCA) program.
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Eligibility Criteria
The candidate must have passed a BCA/B.Sc Computer Science or Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent with at least 50% marks
Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years
Students with a Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years duration from a recognized university with at least 50% or 45% marks
Comparison with other similar courses
As mentioned above IGNOU is the first on the list of the top ten online MCA programs. The table given below shows the eligibility criteria of other similar institutes.
Name of the Institution | Course Duration | Eligibility Criteria | Course Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
Bangalore University | 3 - 6 years | Any bachelor's degree from a reputed University with Math as a subject for 10+2 or at Graduation level. | 72,000 approx. |
Annamalai University | 3-6 years | BSc. Mathematics with a minimum of 45% marks or any technical degree. | 90,000 approx.. |
University of Mumbai | 3-6 years | Any bachelor's degree from a reputed University with Math as a subject for 10+2 or at Graduation level. | 43,000 approx. |
Sikkim Manipal University | 3-5 years | Any bachelor’s degree from a reputed University with Math as a subject for 10+2 or at Graduation level. | 4,50,000 for general quota and 2,49,600 for Sikkim students quota. |
FAQ-Online MCA Eligibility
The Candidate must have completed a BCA/ B.Sc ( Computer Science/IT) or Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent degree with at least 50% marks (45% in case of candidates belonging to the reserved category).
Students residing outside India can apply for IGNOU’s distance MCA program only if there are partner institutes of IGNOU in their country.
IGNOU offers its selected programs to international students through its overseas partner institutes. Students who wish to pursue the IGNOU programs should contact the concerned partner institute in their vicinity and fill out the admission form along with the admission fees within the prescribed date.
The details of Partner Institutes : (http://ignou.ac.in/userfiles/List%20of%20Partner%20Institutions.pdf)
Programs offered by them : (http://www.ignou.ac.in/userfiles/programmes%20offered.pdf)
IGNOU has a two-tier fee structure for international students:
- i) Applicable for students of SAARC countries
- ii) Applicable for students residing in countries other than the SAARC countries.
The details of the Programme-wise fee structure are available at IGNOU’s website: http://www.ignou.ac.in/userfiles/Fees%20structures%20of%20programmes.pdf