Hi

To be eligible for BCA in IPU, it's mandatory to have studied at least  any one of the following subjects in 12th i. e

• Mathematics
• Computer Science
• Informatics Practice
• Computer Applications
• Multimedia & Web Technology
• Data Management Application
• Web Application compulsory

You can check the same at :-

https://www.careers360.com/university/guru-gobind-singh-indraprastha-university-delhi/bca-course

So,

Yes, maths / computer science or any one of the above mentioned subjects are compulsory to be eligible for bca in IPU.

But no need to worry,

Even if you don't have maths/computer science in 12th , you can still do bca in other colleges.

This is because ,

It is not mandatory to have maths in class 12th in order to be eligible for BCA

For your reference,

BCA eligibility criteria is given below:-

>>>>>>>> BCA eligibility criteria

• You need to pass 10+2 in any stream in order to be eligible for Bca.

• And in general at least 50 % marks in 12th is required.

††††† Important note :-

In some of the colleges , it's mandatory to have maths in 10+2 in order to be eligible for BCA

For example,

For VIT Vellore, it's mandatory to have Maths /Business Maths in 10+2 to be eligible for BCA. You can check the same at:- https://www.careers360.com/university/vellore-institute-of-technology-vellore/admission

While in most of the colleges,

It is not mandatory to have Maths in 10+2 in order to be eligible for BCA, in these colleges students who have passed 10 + 2 in any stream are eligible for BCA.

For example,

• In chirst university, 12th passed in any stream is eligible for bca:-

https://www.careers360.com/university/christ-university-bangalore/bca-course .

• For University College, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, to be eligible for BCA you need to pass 12th with at least 50 %  in any stream . For details refer:- https://www.careers360.com/colleges/university-college-kurukshetra-university-kurukshetra/bca-course

• For chandigarh university, students who have passed 12th in any stream ( arts, commerce, science etc) from a recognised board  are eligible for BCA. You can check the same at

https://www.careers360.com/university/chandigarh-university-chandigarh/bca

To help you further,

other details for BCA are provided below :-

---------------)  Admission process

If I tell you about admission then admission in BCA is provided through both i. e on the basis of class 12th percentage and through entrance examination.

---------------) Entrance exams

Some of the entrance examination for BCA are listed below:-

• *CUET by Christ university

• *Bharati Vidyapeeth Undergraduate Management Aptitude Test

• *Sharda University Aptitude Test

• *AIMA UGAT.

• *GSAT

For more details about BCA visit

https://www.careers360.com/courses/bca-bachelor-of-computer-applications

---------------)Job Profiles after BCA

• Software deceloper

• Software Tester,

• Junior Programmer,

• Database Administrator,

• Web Designer,

• Web Developer,

• System Analyst

----------------------)Top Recruiters:-

• Cognizant,

• Infosys,

• Wipro

• HCL

• TCS etc

----------------------) Average salary for a bca fresher is roughly around 2.5 - 3 lakh per annum. Salary increases with experience, and also depends upon the company you are in, job post etc

For complete details about BCA, checkout :- https://www.careers360.com/courses/bca-bachelor-of-computer-applications

Thank you