AICTE revises course duration for MCA courses to 2 Years from existing 3 Years, Get Details Here

AICTE curtails MCA Course Duration: As per the latest update, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to revise the course duration for MCA programmes from its exiting period of 3 years to 2 years. The revised course duration for Master of Computer Application (MCA) will be applicable from Academic Session 2020-21. The news has been confirmed the regulator of technical training institutes in India via a tweet sent out from its official account Today. In addition to this, to outline the details of the decision, the council has also released a detailed notification on its website aicte-india.org.

Long Pending Demand Met

The demand for reducing the course period MCA programmes to 2 years from its current 3 year period, has been a long pending demand on the part of students as well as educational institutions. The issue has been raised and discussed multiple times in the AICTE forum as well as escalated to UGC to make MCA a two year programme, at par with other master’s degree programmes on offer in the country. In December last year, UGC approved the proposal for reducing the duration of the programme to two years. In line with that, the AICTE has decided to implement the revised duration for MCA programme from the coming academic year onwards.

Eligibility Criteria for MCA Programmes

In addition to redefining the course period for MCA programmes, AICTE has also issued revised eligibility criteria for the MCA programmes offered by technical institutes operating across the country. According to the current guidelines, candidates need to clear BCA or possess a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science Engineering or pass BSc./ B.Com./ B.A. with Mathematics at 10+2 level; in order to be eligible to join an MCA programme. Candidates can also opt to join MCA programme by taking the necessary additional bridge courses as per the norms of the concerned University. For all the courses or criteria defined earlier, candidates need to secure a minimum of 55% marks in qualifying exams.