MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONSINFORMATION BROCHURE- 2015

UNION CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ALUVA, KERALA

Union Christian College, Aluva is a premier educational institution in Kerala, South India, established in 1921 as

a Centre of Higher Education and as a venture in inter denominational co-operation among the four major non -

catholic Christian denomination of South India viz. the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, the Malankara

Jacobite Syrian Church ,the Church of South India and the Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church , with the

founding fathers of the College being, the late Prof.K.C. Chacko,the late Prof.A.M.Varki,the late Prof. C.P. Mathew

and the late Prof. V.M. Ittyerah.

The idyllic campus, spread out in forty two acres, is located close to the banks of river Periyar Aluva, hardly ten

kilometers away from the Cochin International Airport, and four kilometers from Aluva Railway/Bus station, on

the Aluva-Paravoor road. The location privileges the campus with the refreshing ambiguity of urban proximity

and rural ambience.

Motto of the College

THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREETraditionally the Truth has been linked with the Good and the Beautiful as one of

man’s supreme values. The pursuit of truth is in practice indistinguishable from

the pursuit of knowledge. True knowledge sought in a spirit of enquiry should

mature into wisdom and reverence.

UNION CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Dr. Raju K. John (Manager)

Dr. Thomas Mathew P. (Principal)

Dr. Sheela Kumari Isacc (Bursar)

Rev. Prof. K.V. Paulose

Rev. T. Thomas John

Prof. Mathew Koshy

Prof. Santha M Mathew

Dr.Rachel Reena Philip

Dr. Sibu M Eapen

The College Governing Body/Executive Committee /

Board of Directors

Governance

Union Christian College, Aluva is a minority institution managed by

the Union Christian College Association.

The Business of the College is managed by the Board of Directors

(Governing body) consisting of the Manager (ex-Officio), the Principal

(ex-Officio) , the Bursar (ex-Officio) and six other members from the

Association.

The Standing Council consisting of twenty seven members is a

committe of the Union Christian College Association and consists of all

members of the association. The standing council is required to make

all required bye-laws necessary for the management of the affairs of the

Association. Sixteen members of the standing council are drawn from

eminent educationalists, industrialists, scientists, judges, advocates,

doctors and spiritual leaders. Eight members of the standing council

represent the teaching staff. The Manager,Principal and Bursar are ex-

officio members.

Ever since its inception, the College enjoyed recognition and admiration from men of

eminence at the national and international level, as is evidenced by the visits of Tagore in

1922 and Mahatma Gandhi in 1925. Mahatma addressed the teachers and students of the

College and wrote in the visitor’s diary of the College that he was delighted with the ideal

situation. The mango sapling planted by Gandhiji still graces the campus and remains a

hallowed spot.

The College was accredited at the five star level in 1999 and recently reaccredited with ‘A‘ level in 2011 by the

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The college has grown in to an outstanding institution in

terms of teaching, learning and research with fifteen undergraduate programmmes and twelve post graduate

programmes covering almost all branches of arts and science. Eight departments are approved research centers of

the Mahatma Gandhi University.

The Union Christian College has made signal contributions

over several decades in producing scholars and responsible

citizens in all spheres of life. It has overseen the formative

years of eminent scientists, bureaucrats, entrepreneurs,

spiritual leaders, political leaders, creative writers, captains

of industry and public men. The College was awarded the

R. Sankar Award in 2005 for the best private special grade

college in the state adjudged by Government of Kerala.

Union Christian College aims at the wholesome

education of the young to bring out the best in each

individual. It strives to produce intellectually

competent, morally upright, spiritually inspired

and the patriotic young men and women in the

service of the country.

MISSION OF THE COLLEGE

MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

In 2001, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved the proposal of the Association of the Union Christian

College to start a new technical institution under the name and style of Union Christian College for conducting the three year Post

Graduate Course of Master of Computer Applications. 2.5 acres of land was set apart for the new institution with academic,

administrative and financial records including accounts maintained separately. The institution is affiliated to the Mahatma

Gandhi University, Kottayam. In the year 2014, the department also started the AICTE approved MCA Lateral Entry stream of 2

years with 60 seats.

The institution has highly competent faculty of permanent and visiting teachers. They move beyond the formal requirement of the

syllabus, incorporating the latest developments in the different areas of the discipline. The teaching faculty constantly updates

their skills and knowledge by attending enrichment programmes, refresher courses, national and regional level seminars and

workshops.

The learning environment is intense and stimulating. The regular academic programme is supplemented by seminars, workshops,

self development and communication sessions and aptitude reinforcement modules. The academic transactions are rigorous and

innovative.

The students and the faculty are kept exposed to the latest developments in the industry. The department places very high

expectations on the students. The prime values of discipline, punctuality and commitment are emphasized. The objective is to

produce quality software professionals who are also excellent human beings. The Department has the ideal infrastructure for

quality Computer Applications Programme. A full fledged internet lab, advanced projection tools, smart class rooms and a well

stocked and expanding library are some of the key features. A new seminar hall of seating capacity of 250 was opened in 2010.

The MCA Faculty Council

Dr. Sheela Kumari Issac (Coordinator)

Dr. A.V.Alex (Director, MCA)

Mr. Shine K. George (HOD, MCA)

Ms. Priya Maniyan (Asso. Professor, MCA)

Mr. Bruce Mathew (Asso. Professor, MCA)

The MCA Management Committee

Dr. Raju K. John (Manager)

Dr. Thomas Mathew P. (Principal)

Dr. Sheela Kumari Issac, (Bursar & Coordinator-MCA)

Dr. A. V. Alex (Director, MCA)

Mr. Shine K. George (HOD,MCA)

The Academic Advisory Board

Dr. Poulose JacobPro-Vice Chancellor, CUSAT, Cochin-682022

Dr. K. K. George

Chairman,Centre for Socio Economic & Environmental Studies,Cochin

Mr. Sreenivas Desikan Master Technologist, HP, Bangalore

Mr. L. L. Ramachandhran Chief Manager, Information Services, BPCL Kochi Refineries, Cochin

Mr. Thomas Mathew

Director, Software Engineering, Kyocera Wireless India, Bangalore

Dr. Thomas Philip

Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering,

Mississippi State University, USA.

Administrative Bodies of MCA

The Academic Advisory Board, the MCA Management Committee and the MCA Faculty Council are responsible bodies which manages and administers the routine activities of the MCA programme.

The Academic Advisory Board advises the Management Commit te on a l l academic issues . The MCA Management Committee and the MCA Faculty C o u n c i l a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a l l t h e a f f a i r s relating to the running of MCA course. All decisions of the Committee/ Council should be approved by the Governing Body of the College .

Director

Teaching Staff

Dr. A.V. ALEX M.Sc, Ph.D

Mr. Shine K. George, HOD

Ms. Priya Maniyan, Associate Professor

Mr. Bruce Mathew, Associate Professor

Ms. Veena Jose, Assistant Professor

Ms. Divya P. B., Assistant Professor

Ms. Sini Velayudhan, Assistant Professor

Ms. Reshma Sanu, Assistant Professor

Ms. Sherna Mohan, Assistant Professor

Ms. Lee Juliet George, Assistant Professor

Ms. Manju Varghese T., Assistant Professor

Ms. Lince Rachel Varghese, Lecturer

Ms. Namitha Salim, Lecturer

Ms. Sreeja A., Lecturer

Ms. Lekha K., Lecturer

Ms. Dinu Mathews, Lecturer

MCA Faculty Members

A student admitted to the Lateral Entry Scheme will directly get admitted to third semester of MCA and the course curriculum from

Semester 3 till Semester 6 is same as that of regular stream. In addition to this, the student has to secure a minimum pass in the

following subjects (No internal marks will be awarded for these subjects) before the submission of the final project.

MCA 101 Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science

MCA 104 Principles of Management and Accounting

MCA 201 Probability and Statistics

MCA 202 Data Structures and Analysis of Computer Algorithms

MCA 203 Microprocessors and Embedded Systems

MCA COURSE-CURRICULUM

MCA 101 Mathematical Foundations of Computer ScienceMCA 102 Digital Systems & Logic DesignMCA 103 Computer Organization and ArchitectureMCA 104 Principles of Management and AccountingMCA 105 Structured Programming in CMCA 106 C Programming LabMCA 107 PC Hardware LabMCA 108 Communication & Soft skills

MCA 201 Probability and StatisticsMCA 202 Data Structures and Analysis of Computer AlgorithmsMCA 203 Microprocessors and Embedded SystemsMCA 204 Operating SystemsMCA 205 Object Oriented Programming with C++MCA 206 C++ LabMCA 207 Data Structures Lab in ‘C’

MCA 301 Java and Web ProgrammingMCA 302 Software EngineeringMCA 303 System SoftwareMCA 304 Data Base Management SystemsMCA 305 Data CommunicationsMCA 306 Java Programming LabMCA 307 DBMS Lab

I SEMESTER

II SEMESTER

III SEMESTER

IV SEMESTER

V SEMESTER

VI SEMESTER

MCA 401 Operations Research

MCA 402 Computer Networks

MCA 403 Linux and Shell Programming

MCA 404 Object Oriented Modeling and Design

MCA 405 Elective- I

MCA 406 Linux Lab

MCA 407 Open Source Lab – Python/PHP

MCA 501 Computer SecurityMCA 502 Internet Technology and Distributed ApplicationsMCA 503 Computer GraphicsMCA 504 Data MiningMCA 505 Elective - IIMCA 506 Computer Graphics LabMCA 507 SeminarMCA 508 Mini Project

MCA 601 ProjectMCA 602 Viva-voce

LATERAL ENTRY STREAM

REGULAR STREAM

Evaluation

The student evaluation consists of two components-

1. Sessional / Internal Assessment 2. End Semester Examination.

The Department had evolved an objective method of continuous evaluation system to

rate the students for internal assessment of 25 marks for each subject in a semester as

prescribed by the university. Periodic assessment of students is conducted through

internal class tests scheduled during the semester and comprehensive model

examination held at the end of the semester. In addition, students have to take

seminars and/or assignments and the same to be submitted in every subject during the

semester. The students score in the test, assignments, seminars and attendance are

tabulated as per the norms prescribed by the University to arrive at the students

internal assessment marks. The end semester examination for each subject in a

semester is conducted by the University and carries 75 marks.

Unique Features

The Institution gives emphasis not only on academics but also on co –curricular and extra curricular activities. There is a wide

spectrum of opportunities available outside classrooms which contribute to a great extent in developing the overall personality of

the students at Union Christian College. Keeping in mind the Vision, Mission and Goals and Objectives of the College, the

Department plans activities which encourage the students to strive for social justice and the uplift for the poor and under privileged

sections of the society.

Awards & Scholarships

Computer Labs

The department has three DLINK certified LAN connected computer labs with

more than 150 systems and are equipped with the latest technology Servers.

The labs are supported with uninterrupted power supply and adequate number

of printers. The Department has an academic alliance with Microsoft

Dreamspark Premium.

Infrastructural Facilities

The department is housed at a selfcontained building with all modern amenities and

spacious rooms. It is situated in the midst of a lush green plantation. It has a well equiped

conference room, a large seminar complex, a good library and state of the art computer lab.

Library

More than 8000 volumes of books / titles on computer science /

Mathematics are available in the library. The College subscribes to about

21 national/ international journals & 2 e-journals (IEEE & N-List)

The College has instituted the following awards and scholarships

and will be awarded only to those students who appear for the

internal assessment tests/test papers conducted by the college

* Semester Topper Award: Semester Topper of the University

Examination will be given an award as decided by the

Management Committee.

* Prof. Mathew Koshy Endowment Scholarship is instituted for

the best student in MCA. It is judged on the basis of securing

highest marks for the university examination in the 1st semester

and 2nd semester.

* Prof. Mathew Koshy Endowment Scholarship is awarded to the

top scorer in mathematics in the first semester.

* Mrs. Krishnambal Scholarship is awarded for the best outgoing

student in MCA. This scholarship is instituted by Mr. Mahesh

S.R, an alumnus (2001- 03 Batch) of MCA in memory of his

mother.

* Dr. Sheela Kumari Issac Award is for the best student in MCA

instituted by the Course coordinator, Dr. Sheela Kumari Issac.

* Dr. Abraham C Kulangara Scholarship is given for the students

on the basis of merit cum means during the period of regular

study.

Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme (TFW) - TFW is applicable

to seats up to a max 5% of sanctioned intake and shall

be supernumerary in nature. Children of parents whose

annual income is less than Rs: 2.5 lakhs from all

sources shall be eligible under the scheme. The waiver

is limited to the tuition fee as per government norms for

self financing courses. All other fee will have to be paid

by the beneficiary. Rank list will be prepared as per

AICTE norms for Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme

Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC)

To bring industry closer to the academia and vice-versa, the

Department mooted the idea of an Industry Institute

Partnership Cell. The purpose is to bring together at a common

forum academicians, industrialist, practicing managers and

administrators to participate in discussion and help evolving

consensus on various emerging issues besides identifications of

thrust areas for joint programmes of research and development

between industries and college. The Cell conducts transITion, a’

Distinguished Lecture Series’ every year and experts from

industries give lectures.

The Training and Placement Cell is committed to empowering

the students for employability. The Cell conducts training

programmes in Communication Skill, Aptitude, Reasoning

Ability etc. The training is imparted by qualified experts from

different parts of the country. A good number of students have

been placed in reputed companies.

This year many of our students have received campus

placement offers from companies such as Wipro, IBS,

Accenture, Speridian Technologies, UST Global and

Cognizant Technology Solutions.Many of the top IT

Companies such as Infosys, IBS Software Services, UST

Global, Tata Elxsi etc visit our Campus frequently to

conduct their recruitment drive for MCA.

Cells & ActivitiesStudents of the department engage in large number of activities which generally help them to develop their talents, leadership

quality and organising skills. These extra curricular activities of the department are organised through various cells in which each

student actively gets involved.

Alumni Association

The Alumni Association is a common

platform for all former students as well as

teachers of the college to meet and share

ideas, to renew and strengthen relations

and share experience of their college days.

The Association conducts various

programmes - organize alumni meetings

for the happy reunion of former students

of Department of Computer Applications .

The Training and Placement Cell

Value Education Program

This program helps the students to develop positive

attitudes that are important for a better society. This is also

a means of providing students with a philosophy of life, to

ensure their overall growth, development, and to help them

to make choices which will integrate them into the

community with respect, confidence and clarity of purpose

as mentioned in the Mission Statement of the College.

MCA Association

The MCA Association co-ordinates a number of activities like

Resonance – an inter house competition meet, intercollegiate fests,

Annual day celebrations, social service programs,Sports meet and

celebrations of various festivals in kerala.

The Institution regularly organizes seminars and workshops on

frontier areas in computer science and application at the

regional and national level with the sponsorship of AICTE, UGC,

UBCHEA etc. Experts and delegates from across the state

participate in such events.

Free Open Source Software (FOSS) Cell

The Department has formed a Free Open Source Software Cell

to make the staff and students aware of vast possibilities in the

making and use of free software. This is an extension activity of

the department. Organizing seminars on the free software,

conducting internationally and nationally acclaimed

symposiums, workshops etc. are some of the activities that the

FOSS Cell takes up.

Seminars / Workshops

Debate Club

The department has an active debate club which conducts

debate competitions so as to improve the communication skill

of the students. All students are invited and encouraged to join

this extracurricular club. Students learn to create

factual/logical, ethical and emotional arguments to persuade

others in the club that their "side" is correct.

Software Development Cell

The Cell provides students a wide exposure to various Software

tools, Software Development, Project Management etc. Various

in-house projects have been developed by the members of the cell

& some of the projects are under construction.

Open House

The Department provides a platform to review and analyse the

performance of students through Open house for each semester.

The faculty, parents and students sit together to discuss various

aspects related to the academics and overall development of

students and to suggest improvements. The strength and

weakness of the stduents are given due importance in these

discussions.

The department offer courses in frontier areas in Computer

Applications based on students requirements. The

department also provides Oracle Certified Course.

Ancillary Courses

Outreach Activities

The department extends its service to the society through

various outreach activities such as IT Literacy Awareness

Sessions for senior citizens & Kudumbasree workers.

Students of the department are also actively engaged in

spreading the awareness of bad effects of improper waste

management

* In addition the student will also have to pay fees directed by the university(Affiliation fee, administration fee, examination fee etc.)

* Tuition Fee Waiver scheme as per AICTE norms is applicable. Financial Assistance is available for indigent students.

* Hostel facilities are available with an annual fee of Rs. 20000/- approximately

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Candidates belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) referred to GO(P) 208/66/ Edn dated. 2-5-96 and

subsequent amendments to order issued by the Government shall be given a relaxation of 2% marks in the prescribed minimum for

admission. A relaxation of 5% marks from the prescribed minimum shall be allowed in the case of physically handicapped persons. Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination in more than one chance in the subject (excluding languages) will have their

percentage marks derated at the rate of 5% for every additional appearance for the purpose of ranking.Candidates with such degrees awarded by the Mahatma Gandhi University or any other degree recognized as equivalent to degrees by

the Mahatma Gandhi University also are eligible to apply.

REGULAR

A pass with not less than 50% marks in any recognized regular Bachelors Degree course of minimum three years duration in any discipline with Mathematics at 10+2 level ORA pass with not less than 50% marks in any recognized Regular Bachelors Degree course of minimum three years duration in any discipline with Mathematics/Statistics (this does not include Business Mathematics or Business Statistics) as one of the Subjects. ORA pass with not less than 50% marks in BCA degree of minimum three

years duration from a recognized University.

REGULATIONS FOR MCA ADMISSIONS

LATERAL

A pass with not less than 50% marks in recognized regular Bachelor of

science Degree course of minimum three years duration in the

discipline of Computer Science or Information Technology with

Mathematics at l0+2 level. OR

A pass with not less than 50% marks in BCA degree of minimum three

years duration from a recognized University.

1. Qualification required (As per Mahatma Gandhi University Norms)

REGULAR

Tuition Fee : Rs. 54,000/- per annum or Government approved fee (Whichever is higher)

Caution Deposit (Refundable) : Rs. 10,000/-

HR/Student Activity Fee : Rs. 10,000/-

2. Fee Structure

LATERAL

Tuition Fee : Rs. 60,000/- per annum or Government approved fee (Whichever is higher)

Caution Deposit (Refundable) : Rs. 10,000/-

HR/Student Activity Fee : Rs. 10,000/-

3. Application Form

Application form and brochure can be obtained on the payment of Rs. 500/- in cash or Rs.550/- by DD payable to the Principal/Director, MCA,

Union Christian College, Aluva. The full address of the candidate should be shown in the request for application form. Application form duly

filled in together with the necessary documents should reach the Director, MCA, Union Christian College, U.C. College P O, Aluva-683102

before the last date to be announced later. It should be noted that all necessary details should be furnished and supported by copies of certificates

duly attested by a Gazetted Officer or The Head of the Institution in which the candidate studied last. Application forms can also be downloaded

from the department website www.mcaucc.edu.in. Such form should be accompanied by the DD favoring Principal/Director, MCA, Union

Christian College, Aluva along with all other necessary documents

4. Caution

ØThe college will not be responsible for non receipt of or late receipt of application forms, selection memos and other correspondence

regarding admission. The Director will decide any other details not specifically covered by the above and his decision will be final. The

Director is also empowered to cancel any admission if found to be illegal subsequent to the admission.

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admission. If any fraud is detected his/her selection will be cancelled without any further notice.

ØStudents should submit transfer certificate, conduct certificate, medical certificate, etc, at the time of admission.

ØThe seats will be filled based on the rank/score obtained in the Entrance Test, the marks obtained in the qualifying examination and

Interview

Selection for admission will be provisional and subject to verification of original documents by the concerned authorities at the time of

General Guidelines

– The College will not be responsible for the loss or theft of any valuables. Students are advised against wearing costly ornaments or

bringing excess cash.

Students are advised to keep the premises clean. The cost of repiar/replacement of damaged college property will be

realized by a common fine levied on all the students if the person/persons responsible for the same cannot be identified.

– The college insists on all students wearing uniform and identity cards to uphold the identity & dignity of the professional course.

As per the Supreme court verdict in SLP No. 24295 of 2006 dated 16-05-2007 and in civil appeal number 887 of 2009,

dated 8-5- 2009, ragging is totally banned & anyone found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging is liable to be severely punished. The

parents must sign an affidavit to the effect that he or she is aware of the law against ragging & agrees to the punishment meted out to his/her ward

in case the latter is found guilty of ragging and /or abetting ragging. The students must also sign a similar affidavit.

As per the direction from Govt. of Kerala the use of mobile phones is banned while in the campus.

Transfer and Conduct Certificates- Students who leave the institution before the completion of course will be given Transfer Certificate only on

payment of fee for the whole course. Conduct Certificate is not issued as a matter of right; it has to be earned by the student by proper conduct .

Further details will be provided in the handbook/calendar for new admissions.

Valuables

Damage/Destruction –

Uniform

Ragging & Violence –

Use of mobile phones –

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UNION CHRISTIAN COLLEGEMASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONSU.C. College (P.O), Alwaye-683102,Kerala

Tel: 0484 2603633/ 2603533E-mail : mcaucc@gmail.com

www.mcaucc.org, www.mcaucc.edu.in

Admissions Enquiry : 8281107533

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