Information Technology covers a broad spectrum of hardware and software solutions that enable organizations to gather, organize, and analyze data that helps them achieve their goals. The Department of Computer Applications provides a creative learning environment where the development of computer programming skills, concept and values are the primary methodologies.

Students are trained in the fields of Systems Designing, Application Software Development, Enterprise Resource Planning, Computer Networks, System Administration, Web Designing and Development, Database Administration, Parallel and Vector Processing, Data Mining and Warehousing etc.

Basic eligibility requirements for a BCA Lateral Entry course:

BCA (Lateral Entry): It is a Under Graduate (UG) Programme of 2 years duration (4 semesters)

Eligibility: All those candidates who have passed Matriculation examination AND have also passed 3 Year Diploma in any Trade from Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training, Chandigarh or such Examination from any other recognized State Board of Technical Education, or Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal.

Or

10+2 with 1 year Diploma in Computer Application / IT (or equivalent) from a recognized University with Mathematics as course at 10+2 or DIT / DCA level.

Duration

It is an Undergraduate (UG) Programme of 2 years duration (4 semesters)

Career Opportunities

• Computer Systems Analyst.
• Cloud Specialist
• Computer Forensic Investigator.
• Health IT Specialist
• Database Administrator
• Web Developer
• IT Manager
• Information Technology Vendor Manager
• Computer Systems Administrator.
• Mobile Application Developer.
• Hardware Concepts (Mother Board, Multiplexers, 8086 micro-processors etc)

Course Curriculum

For Latest Course curriculum, Visit PTU Website.

Core Subjects of BCA course: –

• Internet Technologies
• Cloud computing technology
• Android Application Development
• Web Languages (HTML, CSS,DHTML,ASP.NET,PHP etc)
• Network Systems
• Programming Languages (C++, JAVA, Python etc.)
• Systems Analysis
• Management Information System (MIS)
• Artificial Intelligence

FEE STRUCTURE

The fee structure of BCA Lateral Entry is as follows