This ppt was prepared for an intreactive session with the BCA final year students of my college on April 2016.Hence,all the info given are valid on April 2016.However,this can be used as a directory to MCA Entrance EXams in India.

1. SEMINAR
PRESENTATION
ON
“HOW TO FACE MCA
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION”
By,
FATHIMA MIZNA.K

2. University of Pune
• For MCA under Science Faculty and M.Sc. Computer Science
Admission:-
• Courses: M.C.A. and M.Sc. (Computer Science)
• Eligibility Criteria:
For M.C.A.:
Any Science Graduate (including B.C.A. under Science Faculty)
with Mathematics at 10+2 Level.
For M.Sc. (Computer Science) :
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science.
• http://cs.unipune.ac.in/
• The entrance exam consists of multiple choice questions(100
marks) from the following sections:Mathematics,General
Aptitude and English Language.

3. University of Pune
• Application starts from February.
• MCA-60 seats(General- 9 seats,Reservation-21)
• MSC CS-30 seats(General-5 seats,Reservation-10)
• Fee Structure per semester as per 2016-17
MCA:Rs.41,160/-
MSc CS:Rs.31,080/-

4. Hyderabad Central University(HCU)
• Eligibility Criteria: Mathematics as a main subject and studied as full
papers in Higher Secondary (10 + 2) level is a mandatory
prerequisite. First Class Bachelor’s degree with at least 60% marks
in aggregate, in any discipline.
• Intake:60 seats(AICTE approved:40 seats)
• Test duration:2 hours;75 questions
• Written test pattern:
• Part A:General Mental Ability(25 questions each for 2 marks)
• Part B:Mathematics and Computer Fundamentals(50 questions
each for one mark)
• Fee Structure as per 2016-17 admission: Rs. 33535/-
• http://acad.uohyd.ac.in/
• Admission starts from April.

5. Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU)
• Eligibility Criteria:Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with
adequate competence in Mathematics under 10+2+3 pattern
of education with atleast 55% marks.
• Exam pattern:2 hours
• Exam syllabus: 10+2/Graduate level Mathematics and
Probability and General Aptitude and Reasoning.About 80%
question from Mathematics and 20% question from General
Aptitude and Reasoning.
• Intake:46
• www.jnu.ac.in/
• Admission starts from February.

6. • Fee Structure as per 2016-17 admissions:
--- Tuition Fee (Annual) 216.00
--- Sports Fee (Annual) 16.50
--- Literary & Cultural Fee (Annual) 16.50
--- Students' Union Fee (Annual) 15.00
--- Library Fee (Annual) 6.00
--- Medical fee (Annual) 9.00
--- Medical Booklet 12.00
--- Students Aid Fund (Annual) 4.50
--- Admission Fee 5.00
--- Enrolment Fee 5.00
--- Security Deposit (Refundable) 40.00
---Identity Card Folder 10.00
---Student Hostel Guide 15.00
--- National Service Scheme (NSS) 20.00
---Grand Total 390.5

7. Banaras Hindu University(BHU)
• Eligibility Criteria: Bachelor’s Degree under at least 10+2+3 pattern in any
discipline with a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate, (including all
subjects studied at Bachelor's level except those subjects where only pass
marks are required and which do not contribute to the total in the final
(degree) mark-sheet.) with Mathematics as one of the subjects at either
Intermediate or +2 (10+2) or equivalent examination, or, Bachelor’s level
(as a main or a subsidiary subject).
• Test Pattern: There shall be one paper of 150 minutes duration carrying
450 marks containing 150 multiple-choice questions on Mathematical
Aptitude (about 100 questions), and Analytical and Logical Reasoning
(about 50 questions).
• Intake:21
• Fee structure:Rs.60,000/- per semester
• Admission starts in January.
• http://www.bhu.ac.in/

8. National Institute of
Technology(NIT)
• 11 NITs;850 seats.
• NIMCET(NIT MCA Common Entrance Test).
• Eligibility Criteria:
Indian Nationals securing at least 60% marks in aggregate or 6.5 CGPA on
a 10 point scale (55% marks or 6.0 CGPA on a 10 point scale in case of SC,
ST) in
(i) BSc / BSc (Hons) / BCA / BIT of minimum three years full-time*;
OR
(ii) B E / B Tech or equivalent from a recognized University are eligible to
appear for NIMCET2016 test.

9. NIT
• Participating NITs:
1.NIT,Trichy
2.NIT,Surathkal
3.NIT,Warangal
4.NIT,Allahabad
5.NIT,Calicut
6.NIT,Bhopal
7.NIT,Durgapur
8.NIT,Jamshedpur
9.NIT,Kurukshetra
10.NIT,Raipur
11.NIT,Agartala

10. NIT
• Test Pattern:The duration of NIMCET-2016 examination is TWO hours and
question paper will consist of 120 multiple choice questions with four
choices for each question.
• NIMCET test will be conducted with only one question paper containing
120 multiple choice questions covering the following subjects. Multiple
Choice Questions will be written in English Language only and will not be
translated into any other language.
1. Mathematics 50 questions
2. Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning 40 questions
3. Computer Awareness 10 questions
4. General English 20 questions

11. NIT
• Award of Marks :
Each correctly answered question will carry FOUR marks and each wrongly
answered question will lead to NEGATIVE ONE mark. The candidates are
advised not to attempt such questions if they are not sure of the correct
answer. No deduction from the total score will, however, be made if a
question is unanswered.
The marks obtained in Mathematics, Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning,
Computer Awareness, English, will be multiplied by a factor of 3, 1½ , 2
and 1 respectively. Thus maximum weighted marks will be 1000
• Fee structure:
Varies according to the participating NITs.
As per 2016-17 admission, semester fee on an average in all NITs for MCA
is 37k-47k.

12. Cochin University of Science and
Technology(CUSAT)
• CUSAT CAT(Common Admission Test)
• Eligibility criteria:
Regular: Any Science graduate with Mathematics as one of the subjects or
graduate in Electronics / Information Technology/Computer Science /
Computer Applications/ Engineering/Technology with aggregate 55%
marks in all subjects other than language and humanities
Lateral Entry: A candidate seeking admission directly to the second
year of MCA course must have a pass with not less than 55% marks in
recognized regular Bachelor degree in Computer Science /
Information Technology / Computer Applications / Computer Science
& Engineering of minimum three year duration.

13. CUSAT
Intake:
Campus 1: 30 6 Semesters Regular
Campus 1 :30 6 Semesters Cost Sharing
CUCEK, Campus 2: 22 6 Semesters Regular
CUCEK, Campus 2:23 6 Semesters Cost Sharing
Lateral Entry to the third semester of the MCA Programmes as mentioned
below:
1.Department of Computer Applications, Campus 1 20% of the total
seats of MCA Programme plus vacant seats, if any.4 Semesters .Cost
Sharing
2.CUCEK, Campus 2 .4 Semesters

14. CUSAT
• Regular MCA-Test Pattern:
Comprises 150 objective type questions designed to test the aptitude and
capability of an applicant for pursuing the M.C.A programme. About 50%
of the questions will be from Mathematics covering areas of Engineering
Mathematics / B.Sc. subsidiary level Mathematics while the remaining
questions will be to test the ability of the candidate in logical reasoning
based on pictures, geometrical figures, patterns of words, Number
Sequence, Set Theory, Logic decoding etc.

15. CUSAT
• Lateral MCA-Test Pattern:
2 The aptitude test for MCA (Later Entry) comprises of 150 objective type
questions. 100 questions will be from Computer Science and Applications
covering areas such as C, C++, Data Base Management Systems,
Algorithms, Data Structures, Operating Systems at the Bachelor Level of
Computer Science/Information Technology/Computer Applications while
the remaining 50 questions will be to test the ability of the candidate in
logical reasoning based on pictures, geometrical figure, pattern of words,
number sequence, logic decoding, Basic mathematics etc.
• cusat.nic.in/
• Fee structure per semester:
Regular-Rs.14,280/-
Cost Sharing-Rs.33,965/-
Lateral Entry-Rs.33,965/-

16. Engineering Colleges in Kerala
• LBS Kerala MCA Entrance Test.
• 40 Engineering Colleges.
• Top 5 options:
1.College Of Engineering,Trivandrum(CET)
2.Gvt.College Of Engineering,Thrissur(GEC)
3.TKM College of Engineering,Kollam
4. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam(RIT)
5. Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam(MA College)

17. KERALA-ENGINEERING COLLEGES
• Eligibility Criteria:
Candidates should have passed in any recognized Bachelor’s Degree of
minimum 3 years’ duration in any discipline with Mathematics at 10 + 2
level OR Should have passed in any recognized Bachelor’s Degree of
minimum 3 years’ duration in any discipline with Mathematics/Statistics
as one of the subjects OR Should have passed in BCA Degree of minimum
three years duration from a recognized University. The candidate should
have secured a minimum aggregate of 50% marks in their Degree
examination.
• Admission starts in March.
• http://lbscentre.in/

18. KERALA-ENGINEERING COLLEGES
• Test Pattern:
The questions for the Entrance Examination will cover Mathematics,
Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, General Knowledge, General English and
Fundamentals of Computer Awareness at Graduate level. The number of
questions from each of the above area will be 20, except the last. For
fundamentals of Computer Awareness, there will be 30 questions.
Each answer with correct response shall be awarded three marks. One mark
will be deducted for each incorrect response and zero mark for the
questions not answered.

19. Pondicherry University
• Offered at Puducherry and Karaikal Centres of the University.
• Karaikal Campus: 25% for Karikal residents failing which for students from
other regions of Puducherry.
• Pondicherry Campus: 25% for Puducherry, Mahe & Yanam residents,
failing which for students from Karaikal.
• Intake:1.MCA-40
2.MSC CS-26
• Test Pattern:
1.MCA-- The question paper will consist of 100 questions from the topics
of Comprehension and Verbal Ability, Analytical Ability, Logical Reasoning,
Mathematical Aptitude and General awareness in Computer Science
related domains.

20. 2.MSC CS-- The question paper will consist of 20 questions in
general arithmetic and 80 from Data Structures and Algorithms, Digital Logic
and Computer Organization, Operating Systems, System Software,
Microprocessors, SAD, DBMS, Automata, Programming Languages (C & C++)
and Recent Trends in Computer Science related domains. .
•Fee Structure: 18k at the time of admission.
» 3k-8k per semester.
•http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/

21. Other Universities in Kerala
• CALICUT UNIVERSITY-
http://www.cuonline.ac.in/
• MG UNIVERSITY-http://cat.mgu.ac.in/ For
MSC CS (Intake :25)
• KANNUR UNIVERSITY

22. Indian Institute of Information
Technology and Management-
Kerala(IIITM-K)
• MSc CS with specializations:
1. Cyber Security
2.Machine Intelligence
3.Data Analytics
4.Geospatial Analytics

23. NIMCET-SYLLABUS
• Set Theory: Concept of sets – Union, Intersection, Cardinality, Elementary
counting; permutations and combinations.
• Probability and Statistics: Basic concepts of probability theory, Averages,
Dependent and independent events, frequency distributions, measures of
central tendencies and dispersions.
• Algebra: Fundamental operations in algebra, expansions, factorization,
simultaneous linear / quadratic equations, indices, logarithms, arithmetic,
geometric and harmonic progressions, determinants and matrices.
• Coordinate Geometry: Rectangular Cartesian coordinates, distance
formulae, equation of a line, and intersection of lines, pair of straight
lines, equations of a circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola.

24. • Calculus: Limit of functions, continuous function, differentiation of
function, tangents and normals, simple examples of maxima and minima.
Integration of functions by parts, by substitution and by partial fraction,
definite integrals, applications of definite integrals to areas.
• Vectors: Position vector, addition and subtraction of vectors, scalar and
vector products and their applications to simple geometrical problems
and mechanics.
• Trigonometry: Simple identities, trigonometric equations properties of
triangles, solution of triangles, heights and distances, general solutions of
trigonometric equations.

25. HCU
• Sets, Relations, Integration, Differentiation, Analytical Geometry,
Trigonometry, Matrices, Vectors, Determinants, Differential Equations,
Elementary Probability and Statistics, Number Systems, Data
Representation, Algorithms and Flowcharts.

26. • Notifications @
http://www.jitendramishraacademy.com/
Fb group:Nimcet 2018 since 2015
1.R.D. SHARMA OBJECTIVES for maths
2.P.K. SINHA (fundamentals of computer)
3.R.S AGGARWAL/B.S.CIJWALI for reasonig