About Master of Computer Applications

Department of Master of Computer Applications

Started in the year 1997
Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi
Received academic autonomy in year 2016
Approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi
Accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) Multiple times since 2009. Currently Accredited for five years - 2021-2022 to 2025-2026
Top Rank PGCET Admissions, Intake is 120 students
100% placement opportunities to the students and have a track record of 80% placement in the past three years and 96% internships during the final semester. Salary package of the students is around 7 lakh average per annum and maximum is 25 lakh in the year 2019-20 ongoing placement activity. The recruiters of MCA include JSOL, Accenture, Cisco, JPMorgan, Sapient, IBM, Infosys, CTS, Cerner, Mcafee, Endurance, National Instruments, Texas instruments, CloudThat, Whatfix, Covance, CME group, Tally solutions, Dvara, Smartly built, Thoughtworks and many other IT companies
The Department has academic initiatives with, Cognizant Technology Solutions for Free and Open Source Software and Campus Connect Program by Infosys Technologies
15 Ph.D. holders among faculty members and efficient faculty retention and Published 100 plus publications in international journals/ conferences in the last 5 years.
Completed Research and consultancy projects sanctioned by NRB, DRDO, CSI and other sources around 1 Crore and has ongoing research projects for Rs. 25 lakhs
Pioneered Open Source Software usage in and around RVCE campus and development of applications

National Conference Organized

The Department of Master of Computer Applications from RV College of Engineering®, Bengaluru, organized AICTE sponsored National Conference on “Critical Thinking for GenZ-Multidisciplinary Approach (CTGZMA)” in Association with ISTE, New Delhi, during 28 - 29 October 2021. The event is financially sponsored by the AICTE under the Grants for Organizing Conferences (GOC). The conference emphasized on current and important aspect of NEP 2020- Critical Thinking.

The conference was inaugurated by Prof. Anil D.Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, and AICTE in the presence of Dr. Pratapsinh Kakaso Desai, President, ISTE, Dr. K. N Subramanya, Principal, RVCE, Dr. Andhe Dharani, Director-MCA, Conference General Chair, Dr. Shanmukha Nagaraj, Dean Academics and Dr. Jasmine. K. S, the conference coordinator.

Academic programmes offered

PG Programme

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) with approved intake of 120 students
Duration : Two years extended over 4 Semesters
Eligibility for Admission
- Candidate should have

Passed BCA/ Bachelor Degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent Degree.

Passed B.Sc./ B.Com./ B.A. with Mathematics at 10+2 Level or at Graduation Level

Obtained at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the qualifying Examination

Any other norms as per VTU

Admission Procedure

Students have to write Eligibility test PGCET (Government Quota for Karnataka Students) / KMAT (Management Quota for all students) conducted by KEA / KPPGCA respectively every year and notified separately by each organization

URL’s

PGCET: www.kea.kar.nic.in

KMAT: www.kmatindia.com

Research Programme

Ph.D (Computer Applications) / M.Sc (Engg): Approved Research Center under Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi
Started in 2011

VISION

Pioneering in ICT Enabled Quality Education and Research with a Focus on Sustainable and Inclusive Applications

MISSION

To adapt novel methodologies for quality education through experiential learning
To empower students with continuous, holistic education, emphasizing on discipline, ethics and social commitment
To become a vibrant knowledge center for research and software development
To continuously build capacity steering towards industry- institute collaborative research and entrepreneurial competencies
To utilize and develop free and open source software tools for sustainable and inclusive growth

Program Educational Objectives (PEO)

The MCA graduates will be able to

PEO 1 : Practice software engineering principles and standards to develop software to meet customer requirements across verticals

PEO 2: Contribute to build sustainable and inclusive applications using mathematical, simulation and meta-heuristic models

PEO 3: Demonstrate entrepreneurial qualities through individual competence and team work

PEO 4: Achieve successful professional career with integrity and societal commitments leading to lifelong learning

Program Outcomes (PO)

On completion of the MCA Programme, MCA graduate acquire competencies to:

PO1 (Foundation Knowledge): Apply knowledge of mathematics, programming logic and coding fundamentals for solution architecture and problem solving.

PO2 (Problem Analysis): Identify, review, formulate and analyse problems for primarily focussing on customer requirements using critical thinking frameworks.

PO3 (Development of Solutions): Design, develop and investigate problems with as an innovative approach for solutions incorporating ESG/SDG goals.

PO4 (Modern Tool Usage): Select, adapt and apply modern computational tools such as development of algorithms with an understanding of the limitations including human biases.

PO5 (Individual and Teamwork): Function and communicate effectively as an individual or a team leader in diverse and multidisciplinary groups. Use methodologies such as agile.

PO6 (Project Management and Finance): Use the principles of project management such as scheduling, work breakdown structure and be conversant with the principles of Finance for profitable project management.

PO7 (Ethics): Commit to professional ethics in managing software projects with financial aspects. Learn to use new technologies for cyber security and insulate customers from malware

PO8 (Life-long learning): Change management skills and the ability to learn, keep up with contemporary technologies and ways of working.

Program Specific Criteria (PSC)

The MCA programme will enable the students, by the time they graduate to

PSC1: Explain the principles of mathematics, computing and business foundations

PSC2: Demonstrate the use of software tools and technologies relevant to various verticals

PSC3: Design and develop software products, processes and systems for real world situations

Outline of the Program Structure

The MCA programme is a professional PG programme comprising 4 semester (2021 batch onwards) inclusive of one full semester project internship in industry / institute. The curriculum consists of computer science core subjects like Data structures, Object Oriented Programming, Computer Networks, Unix System Programming, Augumented Reality & Virtual Reality (AR & VR), Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning ( AI & ML), Interent of Things (IoT), Modern Application Development, Cloud Computing with Databases. Students can choose their area of interest as electives including Data Science, Networking, Software Solution Development with practice and so on. The following charts represents the blend of subjects of different skill areas in the 2016 autonomous scheme and 2013-16 VTU curriculum.