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You have not specify about the course you wish to pursue at IMS, Noida. However on the basis of your qualification the admission details about the MCA Lateral are given below. Eligibility: - For getting lateral entry I. e. direct admission to the second year of MCA a candidate must have passed Bachelor degree course of minimum three years duration in Computer Applications I. e. BCA/B.Sc (IT/CS) from any recognized University with Mathematics as a subject at 10+2 level or at Bachelor Degree level. Selection Procedure: - Admission in general category is through UP State Entrance Examination UPSEE thereafter, the seats are allocated on merit basis through counseling at various centers in the state. The Management quota seats (15% of the total seats) shall be filled on the basis of their percentage in graduation followed by Personal Interview at IMS NOIDA. Hence here is no direct admission are given in MCA Lateral, MCA and PGDM programs.

Here you have mentioned the academic profile of yours. Your scores are good GRE could have been better). You said that you have 12 months of work experience too that + point. However, probably you know, you also need to work on some qualitative factors too. For e.g., your company's brand value and your College also. What about your extracurricular? Have you won any awards or any scholarships, etc. Have you ever been on any student exchange programme with foreign universities (means do you have any prior outdoor exposure?), your volunteering experience? What I am trying to say is, that do you have the story to tell in your "Essay"? Will you able to get the LoRs from your peers? Tejas, these are some of the questions that you need to look for. However, your marks is good, marks are not the only factors which lead you to university like CalTech, Yale, Prude, Princeton or NYU.

Hi Ashiqu,
This is not the problem that you want to change your stream. However, the question is that if you are eligible for University of California or not? Certain things matters like, your graduation CGPA, Work experience in relevant field (which is very important), employers brand value, extracurricular etc. These are some of the broad parameters to judge the candidacy of the Student. Apart from the general procedure, I suggest you to go on their website, and check about the international alumni. Analysis their profile. Doing this will help you get clear picture about what you should to have in your profile. Hope this helps. Ask any question at any time. Upvote the answer if you feel satisfied. Good Luck.