The Department of Computer Science University of Delhi
conducts three-year Post-graduate degree course of
MCA. This course is duly sponsored by University Grants
Commission and Department of Electronics, Government
of India.
Age:
No person shall be eligible for admission to the MCA
course in the University unless he/she is 20 years
of age before the 1st October of the year he/she seeks
admission. However, the age limit can be relaxed by
the Vice-Chancellor upto one year on individual merit
after a written request is made by the candidate.
Syllabus:
Various universities in India hold an entrance test
for admission to the Master 'of Computer Applications
course and frame their own syllabus.
M.C.A.
The subjects of written test (Objective Type) maximum
marks and time allotted to each sub-test are as follows:
|
Sl
No.
|
Test
|
No.of
Questions Allotted
|
Duration
|
|
1.
|
Quantitative
and Mathematical
Ability Test |
50
|
75
min
|
|
2.
|
Deductive
and Logical Ability |
50
|
60
min
|
Note:
· Each question carries 4 marks.
· On the basis of candidate's performance a number
of 150 candidates are called for personal interview.
A Merit List is drawn on the basis of performance
in the Admission Test (80%) and Personal
Interview (20%).
DETAILED SYLLABUS
Sub-Test I:
Quantitative and Mathematical Ability Test Algebra:
Sets, groups, fields, vector spaces; Complex numbers;
Demoivre's theorem and its simple applications; Matrices,
determinants; Relation between roots and coefficients
of an equation: Scalar and vector products, triple
products.
Calculus:
Real Number System; Continuity and limits; Differentiation;
Integration; Definite Integral; evaluation of lengths
and area of curves; curvature; asymptotes; tracing
of curves; Partial differentiation; Differential equations
of first order and their solutions; Linear differential
equations with constant coefficients; Homogeneous
Linear differential equations.
Geometry:
2-dimensions; straight lines, circles, parabola, hyperbola
and ellipse; Classification of curves of second degree.
3-dimensions; spheres, quadratic cones and cylinders.
Real Analysis:
Sequences: sequences of real numbers; Convergent sequences;
Cauchy sequences; Monotonic sequences; bounds; Infinite
series and their different tests of convergence; Absolute
convergence; Uniform convergence.
Properties of continuous functions; Rolle's theorem,
mean value theorem; Taylor's and Maclaurin's series;
Maxima and Minima; Indeterminate forms.
Statistics and Programming:
Frequency distributions and measures of dispersion,
skewness and kurtosis; permutations and combinations;
Probability; Random variables and distribution functions;
mathematical expectation and generating functions;
Binomial, Poisson, Normal distribution. Curve fitting
and principle of least squares; Correlation and regression;
Sampling and large sample tests; Tests of significance
based on t, x2 and F distributions.
Formulation of simple linear programming problems;
basic concepts of graphical and simplex methods.
Sub-Test II:
Deductive and Logical Ability Test Interpretation
of data, problem solving, flow-charts and algorithms,
number systems-binary, octal, hexadecimal.
Truth-values, logical operations, logic functions
and their evaluation.
