Programme details
Master of Computer Applications
Programme code: MCA · IGNOU Master's Degree
- Duration
- 2–4 years
- Total credits
- 80
- Total subjects
- 22
- Medium
- English
- Admission session
- January & July
- Examination
- Semester
Duration
The programme is designed to be completed in 2–4 years, depending on the study pace and completion of required credits.
Credits
The programme carries a total of 80 credits across its courses.
Course structure
Semester 1
- MCS211 · Design and Analysis of Algorithms4 credits
- MCS-211 · Design and Analysis of Algorithms4 credits
- MCS212 · Discrete Mathematics4 credits
- MCS-212 · Discrete Mathematics4 credits
- MCS-213 · Software Engineering4 credits
- MCS213 · Software Engineering4 credits
- MCS214 · Professional Skills and Ethics2 credits
- MCS-214 · Professional Skills and Ethics2 credits
- MCS215 · Security and Cyber Laws2 credits
- MCS-215 · Security and Cyber Laws2 credits
- MCSL-216 · DAA and Web Design Lab2 credits
- MCSL216 · DAA and Web Design Lab2 credits
- MCSL-217 · Software Engineering Lab2 credits
- MCSL217 · Software Engineering Lab2 credits
Semester 2
- MCS-218 · Data Communication and Computer Networks4 credits
- MCS218 · Data Communication and Computer Networks4 credits
- MCS-219 · Object-Oriented Analysis and Design4 credits
- MCS219 · Object Oriented Analysis and Design4 credits
- MCS-220 · Web Technologies4 credits
- MCS220 · Web Technologies4 credits
- MCS221 · Data Warehousing and Data Mining4 credits
- MCS-221 · Data Warehousing and Data Mining4 credits
- MCSL-222 · OOAD and Web Technologies Lab2 credits
- MCSL222 · OOAD and Web Technologies Lab2 credits
- MCSL223 · Computer Networks and Data Mining Lab2 credits
- MCSL-223 · Computer Network and Data Mining Lab2 credits
Semester 3
- MCS224 · Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning4 credits
- MCS-224 · Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (From MCA Programme of IGNOU)4 credits
- MCS225 · Accountancy and Financial Management0 credits
- MCS-225 · Accountancy and Financial Management 40 credits
- MCS-226 · Data Science and Big Data4 credits
- MCS226 · Data Science and Big Data4 credits
- MCS-227 · Cloud Computing and IoT4 credits
- MCS227 · Cloud Computing and IoT4 credits
- MCSL228 · AI and Machine Learning Lab2 credits
- MCSL-228 · AI and Machine Learning Lab2 credits
- MCSL-229 · Cloud and Data Science Lab2 credits
- MCSL229 · Cloud and Data Science Lab2 credits
Semester 4
- MCS230 · Digital Image Processing and Computer Vision4 credits
- MCS-230 · Digital Image Processing and Computer Vision4 credits
- MCS-231 · Mobile Computing4 credits
- MCS231 · Mobile Computing4 credits
- MCSP-232 · Project12 credits
- MCSP232 · Project12 credits
| Course code | Course name | Credits | Category | Year / Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCS211 | Design and Analysis of Algorithms | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCS-211 | Design and Analysis of Algorithms | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCS212 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCS-212 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCS-213 | Software Engineering | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCS213 | Software Engineering | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCS214 | Professional Skills and Ethics | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCS-214 | Professional Skills and Ethics | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCS215 | Security and Cyber Laws | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCS-215 | Security and Cyber Laws | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCSL-216 | DAA and Web Design Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCSL216 | DAA and Web Design Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCSL-217 | Software Engineering Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCSL217 | Software Engineering Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 1 |
| MCS-218 | Data Communication and Computer Networks | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCS218 | Data Communication and Computer Networks | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCS-219 | Object-Oriented Analysis and Design | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCS219 | Object Oriented Analysis and Design | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCS-220 | Web Technologies | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCS220 | Web Technologies | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCS221 | Data Warehousing and Data Mining | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCS-221 | Data Warehousing and Data Mining | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCSL-222 | OOAD and Web Technologies Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCSL222 | OOAD and Web Technologies Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCSL223 | Computer Networks and Data Mining Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCSL-223 | Computer Network and Data Mining Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 2 |
| MCS224 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCS-224 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (From MCA Programme of IGNOU) | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCS225 | Accountancy and Financial Management | 0 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCS-225 | Accountancy and Financial Management 4 | 0 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCS-226 | Data Science and Big Data | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCS226 | Data Science and Big Data | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCS-227 | Cloud Computing and IoT | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCS227 | Cloud Computing and IoT | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCSL228 | AI and Machine Learning Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCSL-228 | AI and Machine Learning Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCSL-229 | Cloud and Data Science Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCSL229 | Cloud and Data Science Lab | 2 | Compulsory | Semester 3 |
| MCS230 | Digital Image Processing and Computer Vision | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 4 |
| MCS-230 | Digital Image Processing and Computer Vision | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 4 |
| MCS-231 | Mobile Computing | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 4 |
| MCS231 | Mobile Computing | 4 | Compulsory | Semester 4 |
| MCSP-232 | Project | 12 | Compulsory | Semester 4 |
| MCSP232 | Project | 12 | Compulsory | Semester 4 |