As of the information available as on 15th March 2017, all the IIT have discontinued the MCA programme.

However given below are the details of the requirement needed when the course was available at IIT Bombay.

MCA: Master of Computer Applications

Qualification for Admission:

Candidates must passed BCA course with least 55% total imprints for General/OBC class applicants from any all around perceived college.

For candidates with letter grades/CGPA the proportionality in % of imprints will be chosen by the Admitting Institute.

Total Seats:

48

MCA Entrance 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. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. 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 Algebra: Addition, subtraction, dot product, cross product, triple product and their applications.
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.

For more details contact to this address:

IIT Bombay, Powai,
Mumbai - 400076
(022) 25767022 / 25722674