Course Structure
Program
| Title of Programme | Full Time/part-time | Duration | Sanctioned Strength |
| Post-graduate Program MCA | Full Time | 3 yrs | 96 (64 Regular, 32 Self Financed) |
| Research Program Leading to PhD | Both | — | — |
Doctoral
Details
Ph.D Ongoing
| Sr.No | Year | Name Scholar | Registration No | Full/Part | Area/Title of Research | Name of Supervieor | Co.Supervieor |
| 1 | 2016 | Sonia Mehla | 2K16-NITK-Ph.D-6160014- MCA | Full Time | An Efficient Ontology Based Earthquake Decision Support | Dr. Sarika Jain | —– |
| 2 | 2018 | Rishabh Gupta | 2K18-NITK-Ph.D-6180047- MCA | Full Time | Cloud Computing, Information Security, Machine Learning | Dr. Ashutosh Kr Singh | —– |
| 3 | 2018 | Sumit Sharma | 2K18-NITK-Ph.D-6180087- MCA | Full Time | Ontology Engineering And Semantic Intelligence | Dr. Sarika Jain | —– |
| 4 | 2018 | Deepika Saxena | 2K18-NITK-Ph.D-6180096- MCA | Full Time | Cloud Computing , Machine Learning , Resource Management , Security And Evolutionary Optimization | Dr. Ashutosh Kr Singh | —– |
| 5 | 2018 | Sumit Dalal | 2K18-NITK-Ph.D-6180101- MCA | Full Time | NLP , Sentiment Analysis, Semantic Web | Dr. Mayank Dave | Dr.Sarika Jain |
| 6 | 2019 | Jatinder Kumar | 2K19-NITK-Ph.D-61900097- MCA | Full Time | Security And Privacy, Smart Grid | Dr. Ashutosh Kr Singh | —– |
| 7 | 2019 | Abhishek | 2K19-NITK-Ph.D-61900048- MCA | Full Time | Semantic Technologies , Ontology Alignment | Dr. Sarika Jain | —– |
| 8 | 2019 | Vivek Prakash Srivartava | 2K19-NITK-Ph.D-61900123 MCA | Full Time | Machine Learning, Universum, Imbalance, Heteroscedastic ases Of SVM | Dr. Kapil | —– |
| 9 | 2020 | Smruti Rekha Swain | 2K20-NITK-Ph.D-62000063 MCA | Full Time | Cloud Computing And Edge Computing, Resource Management In Cloud Environment | Dr. Ashutosh Kr Singh | —– |
| 10 | 2021 | Monika | 2k2021-NIT-Ph.D-62100009 | Full Time | Quantum Inspired Computing | Dr. Sandeep Kumar Sood | |
| 11 | 2021 | Pooja Rani | 2k2021-NIT-Ph.D-62100010 | full time | Security And Privacy, Secure And Fault Tolerant Data Aggregation In Smart Grid. | Dr. Ashutosh Kr Singh | |
| 12 | 2021 | Pooja | 2k2021-NIT-Ph.D-62100011 | Full Time | Quantum Inspired Computing And Machine Learning | Dr. Sandeep Kumar Sood | |
| 13 | 2021 | Reema lalit | 2k2021-NIT-Ph.D-62100012 | Part Time | Machine Learning Techniques | Dr. Kapil | |
| 14 | 2021 | Yogveer singh Lamba | 2k2021-NIT-Ph.D-62100013 | Part Time | Knowledge Mapping Of 4D Printing Technologies | Dr. Sandeep Kumar Sood | Dr.Ashutosh Kr Singh |
| 15 | 2021 | Kriti Bansal | 2k2021-NIT-Ph.D-62100014 | Part Time | Advanced Intelligent Techniques For Various Imaging Applications | Dr. Vikas Mittal |
Ph.D Awarded
| Sr.No | Year | Name Scholar | Registration No | Full/Part | Area / Title of Research | Name of Supervieor | Co.Supervieor |
| 1 | 2010 | Vikas Choudhary | 2K10-NITK-Ph.D-1314- MCA | Part Time | Architecture & Application Of Self Organizing Map | Dr. R.S.Bhatia | Dr. Anil Kr Ahawat |
| 2 | 2010 | Bharti Sharma | 2K10-NITK-Ph.D-1285- MCA | Part Time | Distributed Synchronization In Mobile Computing | Dr. R.S.Bhatia | Dr. A.K.Singh |
| 3 | 2010 | Shailja | 2K10-NITK-Ph.D-1286- MCA | Part Time | Framework For Semantic Web Service Discovery | Dr. J.S.Lather | Dr. Mayank Dave |
| 4 | 2010 | Neeraj Garg | 2K10-NITK-Ph.D-1336- MCA | Part Time | Mobile Computing System | Dr. J.S.Lather | Dr. S.K.Dhurander |
| 5 | 2010 | Arun Kumar | 2K10-NITK-Ph.D-1325- MCA | Part Time | An Optimized Handover Management Protocol For Mobile IPv6 | Dr. J.S.Lather | Dr. R.Radhakrishan |
| 6 | 2011 | Sahill Saharan | 2K11-NITK-Ph.D-1376- MCA | Part Time | SPARQL Query Optimization Using Heuristic Optimization Algorithms | Dr. J.S.Lather | Dr. R.Radhakrishan |
| 7 | 2015 | Sonika Malik | 2K15-NITK-Ph.D-6150011- MCA | Part Time | Ontology Based Cost Estimation And Knowledge Infused Text Classification Using Hybrid AI | Dr. Sarika Jain | —– |
| 8 | 2015 | Sakshi Chhabra | 2K15-NITK-Ph.D-6150051- MCA | Full Time | Load Balancing Models For Resource Allocation In Cloud Computing | Dr. Ashutosh Kr Singh | —– |
| 9 | 2015 | Jitendra Kumar | 2K15-NITK-Ph.D-6150054- MCA | Full Time | Machine Learning Models For Cloud Resource Management | Dr. Ashutosh Kr Singh | —– |
| 10 | 2016 | Ishu Gupta | 2K16-NITK-Ph.D-6160051- MCA | Full Time | Data Protection In Cloud Computing Environment | Dr. Ashutosh Kr Singh | —– |
| 11 | 2016 | Priti Maratha | 2K16-NITK-Ph.D-6160045- MCA | Full Time | Elongating The Lifetime Of Wireless Sensor Network Using Heuristics And Mathematical Modeling | Dr. Kapil | —– |
| 12 | 2017 | Archana Patel | 2K17-NITK-Ph.D-6170005- MCA | Full Time | Effective Ontology Mapping And Personalized Behavior With Comprehensive Knowledge Structure | Dr. Sarika Jain | —– |
| 13 | 2017 | Neha Goyal | 2K17-NITK-Ph.D-6170008- MCA | Full Time | Machine Learning Approaches For Plant Identification Using Leaf Images | Dr. Kapil | Dr. Nitin (NIT Uttrakhand) |
Post Graduate (Master of Computer Applications)</p
Old Syllabus Scheme (for the students admitted up to the academic year 2015-2016)
New Syllabus Scheme (from batch of 2016-2019 and onwards)
New Syllabus
SEMESTER – I
| SUBJECT CODE | COURSE TITLE | LECTURE hrs | LAB hrs | CREDITS |
| MCA-101 | Computer Programming using C | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-103 | Computer Organization and Architecture | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-105 | Discrete Mathematical Structure | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-107 | Microprocessors | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-109 | Fundamentals of Management | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-111 | Computer Programming using C Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA-113 | Microprocessors Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA-115 | Free and Open Source Software Systems Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total Credits | 23 |
SEMESTER – II
| SUBJECT CODE | COURSE TITLE | LECTURE hrs | LAB hrs | CREDITS |
| MCA 102 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 104 | Object Oriented Programming | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 106 | Programming Languages | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 108 | Operating Systems | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 110 | Numerical Analysis and Optimization Techniques | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 112 | Data Structures and Algorithms Lab | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| MCA 114 | Object Oriented Programming Lab | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| MCA 116 | Computational Techniques Lab | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Total | Credits | 24.5 |
SEMESTER – III
| SUBJECT CODE | COURSE TITLE | LECTURE hrs | LAB hrs | CREDITS |
| MCA-201 | Database Management Systems | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-203 | Software Engineering & Project Management | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-205 | Computer Networks | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-207 | Formal Languages and Automata Theory | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-209 | Elective-I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MCA-211 | Database Management System Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA-213 | OS and Network Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA-215 | Innovative Project Design | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Total Credits | 23 |
List of Electives: (One from block of electives)
Elective- I
MCA- 221 E-Governance
MCA- 223 Network Programing and Security
MCA- 225 Modeling and Simulation
SEMESTER – IV
| SUBJECT CODE | COURSE TITLE | LECTURE hrs | LAB hrs | CREDITS |
| MCA-202 | Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-204 | Interoperable Web Technologies | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-206 | Data Analytics | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-208 | Elective-I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MCA-210 | Elective-II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MCA-212 | Artificial Intelligence Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA-214 | Web Technology Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA-216 | Innovative Project Development | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Total Credits | 24 |
List of Electives (One from each block of electives)
Elective- I
MCA- 220 Numerical Analysis & Optimizing Techniques
MCA- 222 Digital Image Processing
MCA- 224 Unix and Shell Programming
Elective- II
MCA- 230 E-Commerce
MCA- 232 Principles of Compiler Design
MCA- 234 Graph Theory
SEMESTER – V
| SUBJECT CODE | COURSE TITLE | Lecture hrs | LAB hrs | CREDITS |
| MCA-301 | Cloud Computing Architecture | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-303 | Cyber Security | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-305 | Elective- I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MCA-307 | Elective – II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MCA-309 | Elective- III | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MCA-311 | Cyber Security Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA-313 | Innovative Project Dissertation | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Total Credits | 24 |
List of Electives (One from each block of electives)
Elective- I
MCA- 321 Natural Language Processing
MCA- 323 Distributed Computing System
MCA- 325 Business Intelligence
MCA- 327 Data Mining & Data Warehouse
MCA- 329 Social Networking
Elective- II
MCA- 341 Server Management
MCA- 343 Human Computer Interactions
MCA- 345 Neural Networks & Fuzzy System
MCA- 347 System Programming
MCA- 349 Enterprise Application Integration
Elective- III
MCA- 331 Computer Vision
MCA- 333 Machine Learning
MCA- 335 Bio. Informatics
MCA- 337 Computer Graphics & Multimedia
MCA- 339 Content Creation and Authoring Tools
SEMESTER – VI
| SUBJECT CODE | COURSE TITLE | TIME DURATION | CREDITS |
| MCA-302A | Industrial Project*. | Full Semester | 20 |
| Total Credits | 20 |
* Project work shall be pursued for a minimum of 16 weeks.
Old Scheme
Weightage for Theory Courses:
During Semester Evaluation Weightage – 40%
End Semester Examination Weightage – 60%
Weightage for Lab Courses:
During Semester Evaluation Weightage – 60%
End Semester Examination Weightage – 40%
SEMESTER – I
| SUBJECT CODE | COURSE TITLE | LECTURE HRS | LAB HRS | CREDITS |
| MCA-101 | Computer Programming | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-103 | Computer Organization and Architecture | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-105 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-107 | Microprocessors | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-109 | File Structures | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-111 | Computer Programming Lab | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| MCA-113 | Microprocessors Lab | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Total | Credits | 23 |
SEMESTER – II
| SUBJECT CODE | COURSE TITLE | LECTURE HRS | LAB HRS | CREDITS |
| MCA 102 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 104 | Object Oriented Programming | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 106 | Programming Languages | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 108 | Operating Systems | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 110 | Numerical Analysis and Optimization Techniques | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 112 | Data Structures and Algorithms Lab | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| MCA 114 | Object Oriented Programming Lab | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| MCA 116 | Computational Techniques Lab | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Total | Credits | 24.5 |
SEMESTER – III
| SUBJECT | COURSE TITLE | LECTURE | LAB | CREDITS |
| CODE | hrs | hrs | ||
| MCA 201 | Database Management Systems | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 203 | Software Engineering | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 205 | Computer Networks | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 207 | Visual Programming | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 209 | Web Engineering | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 211 | Database System (Pr.) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA 213 | Visual Programming (Pr.) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA 215 | Web Engineering(Pr.) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA 217 | SEMINAR | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Credits | 24 |
SEMESTER – IV
| SUBJECT CODE | COURSE TITLE | LECTURE HRS | LAB HRS | CREDITS |
| MCA 202 | Server Side Computing with Java | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 204 | Linux and Shell Programming | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 206 | System Programming | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 208 | Elective-I | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 210 | Elective-II | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA 212 | Server Side Computing Lab (Pr.) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA 214 | Unix Programming (Pr.) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA 216 | Mini Project | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA 218 | SEMINAR | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Credits | 24 |
List of Electives
MCA 220 Data Warehousing and Data Mining
MCA 222 System Security and Cryptography
MCA 224 E-Governance
MCA 226 E-Commerce
SEMESTER – V
| SUBJECT CODE | COURSE TITLE | LECTURE HRS | LAB HRS | CREDITS |
| MCA-301 | System Analysis and Design | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MCA-303 | Computer Graphics and Multimedia | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Elective- I* | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Elective – II# | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| MCA-305 | Computer Graphics Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MCA-307 | Major Project | 0 | 4+2* | 4 |
| MCA-309 | Seminar | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Credits | 22 |
List of Electives:
*Any one out of the following:
MCA 311 Compiler Design
MCA 313 Wireless and Mobile Computing
#Any one out of the following:
| MCA 315 | Bioinformatics |
| MCA 317 | Enterprise Resource management |
MCA – VI SEMESTER
| SUBJECT CODE | COURSE TITLE | Time Duration | CREDITS |
| MCA-302A | Industrial Project*. | Full semester | 24 |
| Total credits | 24 |
*Project work shall be pursued for a minimum of 16 weeks.