Which entrance exam to give for mca and what is the syllabus for entrance exam

Hello Rajnandini,

• BIT MCA

Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra is a deemed university and was founded in 1955.BIT MCA entrance test is conducted every year for admission to MCA courses at its various centers. The cost of the application form is Rs. 1,200 and it can be filled online.

The online entrance is of 2 hours duration and has 120 objective type questions on Mathematics, Analytical ability & Logical Reasoning and Computer awareness.

• INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY COMMON ENRANCE TEST (IPU CET MCA)

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University is an affiliating and teaching University established by government of Delhi in 1998.The cost of the application form is Rs. 1,000 and it can be obtained from designated Punjab & Sind Bank branches all over India.

The entrance test is of 2 ½ hours duration and consists of objective questions from the following sections: (i) Mathematics (25%), (ii) English Language & Comprehension (25%), (iii) Computer Awareness (25%), (iv) Logical and Analytical Ability (25%).

• JNU MCA

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is one of the premier institutes in India providing higher education.The cost of the application form is Rs. 220/- for one field of study, Rs. 430/- for 2 fields of study and Rs. 600/- for 3 fields.

The entrance test consists of questions from 10+2/graduate-level Maths, graduate-level Computer Science and General Aptitude.

• NIT MCA COMMON ENTRANCE TEST (NIMCET)

NIMCET is a national-level entrance test conducted by NITs for admission to their MCA programme. NIMCET scores are accepted by institutes like NIT Trichy, NIT Jamshedpur and all other NIT’s. The cost of the application form is Rs. 1,000.

The entrance test is of 2 hours duration and has120 multiple-choice questions with four choices in each question. Each correct answer will carry 4 marks and wrong answer will attract 1 negative mark. Sections: Mathematics – 40 questions, Computer awareness – 10 questions, Analytical ability and Logical Reasoning -55 questions and General English – 15 questions.

• JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MCA/ MSc (IIT JAM)

The objective of JAM is to provide admissions to various MCA, MSc, Joint MSc-PhD, MSc-PhD Dual Degree and other post-bachelor degree programmes at the IITs based on the performance in a single test. The application form can be filled offline for Rs. 1,000 or Rs. 900 for online application. IITs are the organising institute for JAM.

The questions for Biotechnology and Computer Applications test papers will be fully objective type. For the other six test papers, objective and subjective questions will carry weightages of 30% and 70% respectively. For wrong answer to an objective type question, candidates will get negative 1/3 of the maximum marks assigned to that question.