Master of Computer Application (MCA) is an entry point to the IT and ITes Industry for those graduates who don't have a formal education in Information Technology or Computer Science. MCA course is suitable for BA/B.Com/B.Sc/B.Pharm and engineering graduates in non-IT discipline.

MCA is a 3 year full time degree course consisting of six semesters. It covers various aspects of computing, programming, software designing, computer networking, database, communication and other segments of management concepts related to information technology.

Following subjects are being taught in the MCA course:

• Fundamentals of Programming
• Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
• Fundamentals of Computer Organization
• Database Management Systems
• Enterprise Resources & Financial Management
• Data Structures
• Object Oriented Concepts & Programming
• Computer Oriented Numerical Methods
• Theory of Computation
• CLIENT SERVER ARCHITECTURE & INTERFACES
• JAVA PROGRAMMING
• COMPUTER ORIENTED STATISTICAL METHODS
• SYSTEM SOFTWARE
• OPERATING SYSTEMS
• TECHNICAL WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• SOFTWARE CONSTRUCTION
• COMPUTER BASED OPTIMIZATION MODELS
• FUNDAMENTALS OF NETWORKING
• STRUCTURE & OBJECT ORIENTED ANALYSIS DESIGN AND MODELLING
• DISTRIBUTED APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
• Artificial Intelligence
• Compiler Construction
• Parallel Processing
• Computer Graphics
• Software Project Management
• Data Warehousing & Data Mining
• ADVANCED NETWORKING & NETWORKINGADMINISTRATION
• WEB TECHNOLOGIES & APPLICATION
• SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
• Soft Computing
• Embedded Systems
• Wireless Technologies (Mobile Computing)
• Distributed Operating System
• Multimedia
• Windows Programming
• Bioinformatics
• Network Security
• Distributed & Cluster Computing
• Image Processing
• ERP
• Linux Programming

Structure of MCA Program:

GCET MCA program is a Three year fulltime course which consists of six semesters. In each semester, students have to study 4-7 subjects in each semester. There are some courses like accounting etc consist only theory and other computer technology related subjects carry theory and practical.

There are two mid term examinations which are taken by the college and the score is counted as Internal marks and at the end of semester, final examination which is conducted by GTU and it consists of theoretical examinations, practical examination and viva. The result of internal and external is considered in calculating the final score.

Students need not to study and theoretical or practical subjects in the sixth semester. Students have to under go live training projects in some companies and have to implement a software development project. At the end of the semester, students have to present the software they developed and the marks are given according to the performance in the work.