Ahmedabad university:Bachelor of Computer Applications (B. C. A.

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Development in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) continues to change the way we work and live. We live in a networked world surrounded by rapidly developing ICTs. ICT systems are all around us in homes, offices, banks, hospitals, colleges, schools etc. supporting services that we rely on every day. The Course 1)With the advances in technology several new subjects/topics have emerged in last few years which have been included at appropriate level. These are: Dynamic HTML and XML Advanced Visual and Windows Programming (VB.Net/.Net Technology) Advanced JAVA Computer Network Security Data Ware housing and Data Mining Enterprise Applications Software Engineering Object-Oriented Methodology and Unified Modeling Language E-Commerce (ASP.net/Web Application Development) Software Project Management Multimedia Tools Scientific Tools 2)Composition of various disciplines considered is as follows: Computer Science/Information Technology - 71% Mathematics/Statistics - 12% Soft Skill - 12% Management - 5% 3)The overall learning load for the students in each trimester has been decided such so as to provide him/her with enough flexibility to take up additional study related assignments or participate in some local/state/national level academic events. 4)The feedback from the faculty and also the relevance from industry has been considered. The sequencing of subjects is also made such that any pre-requisite knowledge if required is already gained before moving to higher trimester. Duration 3 Years ( 9 Trimesters ) Prerequisite at entry / Eligibility Students seeking admission to this course should have passed HSC GSEB / CBSE / ISCE / IB or equivalent examination in March/April 2010 at first attempt, with at least 50% for general category students and 40% for reserved category students. In addition, the candidate should

have taken the following subjects at the higher secondary level: English (higher or lower level) (Compulsory) and Mathematics/ Statistics/ Accountancy / Physics (Any one subjec