IGNOU MCA Syllabus & Programme Structure

This Master’s Degree Programme has been designed with a semester approach in mind. The first year courses are aimed at skills development in computers using various technologies, the second year is more focused on core courses providing conceptual frame work and the third year provides the specialization and the project work.

IGNOU MCA Programme has been divided into two semesters per year (January to June and July to December). Consequently, there will be two examinations every year -one in the month of June for the January to June semester courses and the other in December for the July to December semester courses. The students are at liberty to appear for any of the examinations schedule conducted by the University during the year subject to completing the minimum time framework other formalities prescribed for the programme.

IGNOU MCA Syllabus consists of total 31 courses and 108 credits. Presently, only 3 elective courses are on offer and student should needs to select all of them. As and when they design the new courses they will inform.

Course Code Course Title Credits
First Semester
MCS-011 Problem Solving and Programming 3
MCS-012 Computer Organisation and Assembly Language Programming 4
MCS-013 Discrete Mathematics 2
MCS-014 Systems Analysis and Design 3
MCS-015 Communication Skills 2
MCSL-016 Internet Concepts and Web design 2
MCSL-017 Lab (C and Assembly Language Programming) 2
Second Semester
MCS-021 Data and File structures 4
MCS-022 Operating System concepts 4
MCS-023 Introduction to Database Management Systems 3
MCS-024 Object Oriented Technology and Java Programming 3
MCSL-025 Lab (MCS-021,022,023,024) 4
Third Semester
MCS-031 Design and Analysis of Algorithms 4
MCS-032 Object Oriented Analysis and Design 3
MCS-033 Advanced Discrete Mathematics 2
MCS-034 Software Engineering 3
MCS-035 Accountancy and Financial Management 3
MCSL-036 Lab (MCS-031,034,035) 3
Fourth Semester
MCS-041 Operating Systems 4
MCS-042 Data Communication and Networks 4
MCS-043 Advanced Database Management Systems 4
MCS-044 Mini Project 4
MCSL-045 UNIX and DBMS LAB 2
Fifth Semester
MCS-051 Advanced Internet Technologies 3
MCS-052 Principles of Management and Information Systems 2
MCS-053 Computer Graphics and Multimedia 4
MCSL-054 Lab (MCS-05, 053) 2
MCSE-003 Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Management 3
MCSE-004 Numerical and Statistical Computing 3
MCSE-011 Parallel Computing 3
Sixth Semester
MCSP-060 Project 16

Total number of Courses is 31
Total number of Credits is 108.

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