Distance MCA by Mumbai University’s IDOL

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Updated on Jun 13, 2013 13:21 IST

The University of Mumbai has invited applications for admissions to its Master of Computer Applications (MCA) course for the academic year 2013-14 through distance and open learning mode to be offered by its Institute of Distance And Open Learning (Idol).

Course details:

Course duration

Three years(six semesters)

Eligibility

Graduate from a recognised University with minimum 45% marks, in any faculty. Mathematics as a subject at XII or higher level and minimum 40% for reserved category.

Final year students whose results are yet to be declared can also appear for the entrance exam.

Admissions to this course will be done through an Entrance Examination which is scheduled to be conducted on Sunday, June 16, 2013 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm by University of Mumbai’s Institute Of Distance And Open Learning (Idol).

Eligibility for the test:

Graduate in any faculty of a recognized University with minimum 45% marks (minimum 40% for reserved category) and Mathematics as a subject at XII or higher level. Those Students who have appeared for final year and whose results are awaited are eligible for appearing at the Entrance Test.
Admissions are open to citizens of India residing in India only. NRI &Foreign students whether residing in India or abroad are not eligible.
The students who have appeared for final year and whose results are awaited are eligible for Entrance Test only.

Syllabus:

The questions in this paper will cover: logical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, high school mathematics, vocabulary, English comprehension and verbal ability.

General Aptitude	The main objective of this section is to assess the general aptitude of the candidate to pursue a computer applications and software profession
Algebra	Fundamental operations in Algebra, Expansion, factorization, Quadratic equations, indices, logarithms, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, binomial theorem, permutations and combinations.
Probability and Statistics	Basic concepts of probability theory, Averages, frequency distributions, and measures of dispersions and skewness Binomial, Poisson, normal distributions, curve fitting, and principle of least squares, correlation and regression.
Arithmetic:	Ratios and proportions, problems on time-work, distance-speed, percentage.
Basic Set Theory and Functions	Set, relations and mappings.
Mensuration	Areas, triangles and quadrilaterals, area and circumference of circles, volumes and surface areas of simple solids such as cubes, spheres, cylinders and cones.
Computer Basics	Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Structure of instructions in CPU, input / output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back-up devices.
Data Representation:	Representation of characters, integers, and fractions, binary and hexadecimal representations, Binary Arithmetic: Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.
Computer Architecture	Block structure of computers, communication between processor and I / O devices, interrupts.
Computer Language	Assembly language and high level language, Multiprogramming and time sharing operating systems, Computer Programming in C.
Operating System basics	Multiprogramming and timesharing operating systems.
Programming in C	Data types, Control Structures, Arrays, functions, pointers.
Database Management Systems:	Data Models, Structured Query Language, E-R Diagrams, Normalization, primary key foreign key, RDBMS

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