The Indian Institute of Technology IIT Roorkee offers Master of Computer Applications (MCA) program of duration 3 years.

MCA Eligibility Criteria-

Candidates must have Bachelor's degree from recognised University.

At least 55% aggregate marks, without rounding off, for General/OBC-NCL category Candidates and Foreign Nationals; at least 50% aggregate marks, without rounding off for SC/ST and PwD Category Candidates in the qualifying degree

Candidates must have Mathematics at graduation or 12th level.

Candidates are required to clear IIT JAM Exam for admission.

MCA Entrance Exam Syllabus

MATHEMATICS

Algebra: Set theory and its simple applications. Basic concepts of groups, fields and vector spaces.

Matrices: Rank of a matrix. Existence and uniqueness of solution of a system of linear equation. Eigen values and Eigen vectors. Inverse of a matrix by elementary transformations.

Differential Calculus: Differentiation, Partial differentiation, Taylor series and approximate calculations. Maxima and minima of functions of one and two variables.

Integral Calculus: Single and multiple integration. Definite integrals, Change of order and change of variables. Application to evaluation of area, surface and volume.

Differential Equations: First order differential equations, linear differential equations of higher order with constant coefficients.

Vector Analysis: Vector algebra, Gradient.

Numerical Analysis: Solution of non linear equations using iterative methods. Interpolation (Lagrange’s formula and Newton’s formulae for equidistant points). Numerical differentiation and integration (Trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules)

Probability: Basic concepts of probability theory. Binomial and Poisson distributions.

Linear Programming: Formulation and its graphical solution for two variable problems.

COMPUTER AWARENESS

Elements of computers. Number systems. Basic electronic gates. Boolean algebra. Flip-Flops. Algorithmic approach to solve problems. Fundamentals of C language.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY AND GENERAL AWARENESS

Simple questions will be asked to test the analytical ability and general awareness of candidates.

Contact-

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee - Haridwar Highway, Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667