MCA (Master of Computer Applications)
Annamalai University
Semester System : 6 Semesters
Eligibility i) Candidates seekingadmission to the first year of the three year Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme should have a
three year Bachelor's Degree after Plus 2 of any recognized University.
ii) Candidates seeking admission to I year of MCA Programme and who have not studied Mathematics at +2 or at Diploma level should undergo a
bridge programme for a week.
b. Duration of the Programme
The minimum duration of the programme for the Degree of Master of Computer Applications is 6 semesters. The candidate shall complete
the programme within 8 years from the year of admission to the programme.
Personal Contact Programme (PCP)
Personal Contact Programme will be conducted for a total duration of 20 days in each semester arranged in different sessions except in VI semester.
All the Personal Contact Programmes are Compulsory. The candidate will be eligible to appear for the examination only if he/she
has attended at least 90% in the theory subjects and practical classes during the Personal Contact Programme. Attendance certificate will be issued to the
students at the end of each programme. If students take with them the recommended textbooks and the printed lessons received from the Directorate,
they will find the PCP immensely useful.
Subject of Study
First Semester
1 Mathematical Foundation of Computer Science
2 Numerical Methods
3 Accounting and Financial Management
4 COBOL and Business Data Processing
5 Microprocessor and Personal Computer
6 Programming Lab - I Microsoft Administrative Tools
7 Programming Lab - II COBOL Programming
Second Semester
1 Principles of Computer Programming and Problem Solving
2 Digital Logic and Computer Organization
3 Data Structures and Algorithms
4 Operating System
5 C++ & Unix
6 Programming Lab - III (C ++ & Unix)
7 Programming Lab - IV (Data Structures)
Third Semester
1 Software Engineering
2 Computer Architecture and Microprocessors
3 C#' Programming and Dot Net Frame Work
4 System Software
Elective - I
5 Oracle 8i (or) SQL Server 7.0
6 Programming Lab - V (C# Programming)
Elective - II
7 Programming Lab - VI Oracle 8i Lab (or) SQL Server 7.0 Lab
.Fourth Semester
1 Computer Graphics and Image Processing
2 Elective - III Oracle DBA (or) SQL DBA
3 Web Development Tools
4 Graphical User Interface Using Visual Basic 6.0
5 E-Commerce
6 Programming Lab – VII (Web Design Lab)
7 Programming Lab – VIII (Visual Basic 6.0)
Fifth Semester
1 Computer Networks
2 Advanced Java
3 Computer Animation
4 Elective - IV WAP (or) Multimedia
5 Elective - V Modeling and Simulation (or) Artificial Intelligence
6 Programming Lab - IX (Java Programming)
7 Programming Lab - X (Multimedia Programming Using Macromedia Flash, Director Lab)  
Sixth Semester
1 Project and Viva Voce
2 Scheme of Examination
A candidate for the MCA Degree Examination shall take the courses prescribed in the prospectus. Each course shall be of three hours' duration.
The students have to do any computer oriented project work under a qualified guide in any computer related industry. The approval of the Director,
DDE for the project work and project guide has to be obtained before starting the project. The project report should be submitted
on or before the last date prescribed by the Director, DDE. The project work viva-voce will be conducted aftersubmissionofProjectwork.
 

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