MCA full form stands for master degree in Computer applications. It’s a 3 year post-graduation course and for it the minimum eligibility is to do graduation from any recognized university. Along with that, the candidate should have completed 10+2 with Mathematics.
Course Structure Of MCA
The complete MCA Course is divided in 6 semesters and a minimum of 35 subjects like C programming , Object oriented programming , Multimedia and business administration, Operation Research, OS , Accounting and Finance Management, Software engineering, Microprocessor , Database, Discrete mathematics.
Basically, this high level course focuses on developing and implementing software at system and application level.
| MCA Syllabus First Year | |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Computer Organisation & Architecture | Data Communication & Computer Networks |
| Business Systems and Application | Object-Oriented Programming in C++ |
| Computer Programming with C | Information Systems Analysis & Design |
| Discrete Mathematical Structure | Database Management System I |
| Business English and Communication | Data Structures with C |
| Programming in C | Object-Oriented Programming lab (C++) |
| Micro Programming & Architecture Lab | Data structure lab |
| Business presentation and language lab | Database lab |
| MCA Syllabus Second Year | |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
| Unix and Shell Programming | Software Engineering & TQM |
| Business Management | Database Management System II |
| Operating Systems and Systems Software | Environment and Ecology |
| Intelligent Systems | Graphics and Multimedia |
| Management Accounting | Operation Research and Optimisation Techniques |
| Statistics and Numerical Techniques | Advanced Database lab |
| Unix lab | Software Project Management lab |
| Statistics and Numerical Analysis lab | Graphics & Multimedia Lab |
| MCA Syllabus Third Year | |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
| Values and Ethics of Profession | Major project and seminar |
| Elective 1 (System Administration and Linux or Windows Programming With VB) | – |
| Elective 2 ( Advanced Unix programming or Object Oriented Programming With Java ) | – |
| Elective 3 (Distributed database management or Parallel Programming ) | – |
| Elective 4 (Compiler Design or E-Commerce) | – |
| Minor project and seminar | – |
| Elective Lab | – |
Career After MCA
It is among one of the most famous course and quite a tough also. MCA is that the one among the most well liked career option available today.
One can opt for lots of job opportunities available after MCA and the students of MCA are hired by both government and personal companies.
Some names of Government companies are like NTPC, BHEL, GAIL etc. and personal companies like TCS, Infosys , Wipro , Tech Mahindra , HCL , HP etc.
MCA students can also join private companies as a software developer/ programmer/ engineer, troubleshooter, system analyst, software consultant, technical writer, system developer etc.
- MCA Full Form – Ministry Of Corporate Affairs
Another MCA full form stands for Ministry Of Corporate Affairs that regulates corporate affairs in India through the corporate act 1956, 2013, and other acts & bill.
It’s an Indian government ministry that holds a many responsibilities of MCA is regulating Indian enterprises in Industrial and repair sector.
- MCA Full Form – Music Corporation of America
There is one more MCA full form i.e. Music Corporation of America was a media company of US of America which was initially stated as a music business.
It had been formed in 1924 by Jules Stein and William R. Goodheart, Jr. under the name of Music Corporation of America. MCA is defunct in 2000.
FAQs
Ques. What is the MCA course Full Form?
Ans. MCA full form is Master of Computer Applications.
Ques. Is MCA a 2-years course?
Ans. MCA course duration is of 3-year course but as of 12 February 2020, a notification has been released from the government stating that MCA course will be a 2-year course from the next year.