• Candidates must have passed with minimum 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD) marks in average of all subjects in Class 10.
• Candidates must have passed with minimum 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD) marks in average of all subjects in Class 12 / Equivalent Examination. The candidates must have passed in Mathematics / Computer Science as one of the subject in Class 12 / Equivalent Examination.
• Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislatures in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India / AIU. This degree must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling [Class 12 or equivalent] (10+2+3 system).
• Candidates must have one of following qualifications:
  
  • Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), or
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electronics, or
  • B.Sc. with Mathematics or Statistics as one of the subjects at graduate level.
• Candidates with above mentioned qualifications (item-4) must have minimum 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD) marks in average in graduation, marks to be computed as average of marks obtained in all subjects in which candidate has appeared.
• Candidates with B.Sc. Honours must have minimum 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwD) marks in average in their Honours subject.
• Candidates appearing for final examinations of their Bachelor’s programme in 2016 can also apply, provided they have obtained requisite marks or equivalent (as per item 5 or 6 above) based on latest available grades / marks at the time of applying, and if selected can join the programme provisionally. At the time of reporting for the documents verification cum admission such an applicant must bring a certificate in original from the Principal of Institute stating that:
  
  • by 30 June 2016, (s)/he will have appeared for examination in all subjects required for obtaining his/her Bachelor’s degree.
  • (s)/he has obtained requisite marks or equivalent (as per item (5 or 6) above), based on latest available grades / marks.
  Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the Bachelor's degree / equivalent qualification with requisite marks as per item (5 or 6) above. They must submit proof of passing their final examinations with requisite marks by 31 October 2016. Non-fulfillment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.
• Candidates with qualifications acquired through correspondence or distance-learning programmes are eligible only if (a) the programmes are recognized by the DEC-IGNOU, (b) they have passed the qualifying examination at the time of applying, with minimum 60% marks in average (55% for SC/ST/PwD) calculated as per item (5 or 6) above. They must enclose photocopies of pass certificate and marksheets of qualifying examination with their application. [Appearing candidate in distance learning programmes, whose results are yet to be declared, are not eligible to apply].

Notes:

• Candidates with foreign diplomas should see the EdCIL website for equivalence (http://www.edcil.co.in), and if required should obtain an equivalence certificate from the evaluation division of the AIU (website http://www.aiuweb.org).
• In case any Board / University awards grades instead of marks, the calculation of equivalent marks would be based on the procedure prescribed by the Board / University. In case a University does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant with 100.
• At any level of the studies [class X, class XII or graduation], a candidate / applicant must have passed all the required subjects at that level from the same Board/ University.

How to Apply: (Please see Instructions also for details)

• To start online application, click on the link, create ‘username’ and ‘password’ when prompted. Do not share the username and password with any body else.
• To apply for the MCA programme 2016, eligible candidates must complete and submit the application online [link available on Institute website www.bitmesra.ac.in]. Pay application fee through State Bank Collect (any nationalized bank) of Rs.2,500/- (General / OBC candidates) and Rs.1,500/- (for SC/ST candidates). Fee once remitted shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
• Send a printout of the completed form along with required enclosures (see List of Enclosures) in a A4 size envelope by Speedpost / reliable courier (means by which sender may track its movement on internet) to the office of Dean, Admissions & Academic Coordination, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi – 835215, to reach positively by the due date.
• Write “Application for MCA-2016 on top of the envelope”.
• Applications reaching us after the due date are liable to be rejected / may not be processed.
• You can use the Online Application Form to apply for the MCA programme 2016 of the Institute at BIT Jaipur, BIT Lalpur, BIT Mesra and BIT Noida Centres, in order of your preference. However, you must select ALL of your wanted preference of Centres before you submit the form online. Please do not make any corrections or add any preference of Centre by hand on the printout of the form, as these will not be saved to the database.
• Please do not print a blank form and fill it by hand as this will not be accepted.

Note: Candidates should proceed to fill the Online Application Form only after they satisfy themselves that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria.

Form / Application Numbers
The Form / Application numbers on each online application form may be noted and cited in correspondence if required.

Download Admit Card:
Admit card will be available on the Institute website after 20th May 2016. Candidates may download their Admit Card from the Institute website by entering their Name, Form No. and Date of Birth.

Note:
For queries about the MCA programme, please contact the Head, Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Mesra. For queries about admission related procedures, please contact the Admission Office at Mesra. For queries about Extension Centres, please contact the Director of concern Centre [Please see directory on website / Sec.14 for contact details].

Fees payable [In INR] for the full-time MCA programme
at Mesra and its Extension Centres
for the Batch 2016

Fee payable at a glance at the time of admission and in each subsequent semester

*Hostel fees are subject to revision in future

Notes:

• Hostel facilities are provided only at the Main Campus at Mesra. Hostel mess charges at BIT Mesra will be approximately Rs. 2,000/- to Rs. 2,500/- per month. Students at BIT Mesra will be required to deposit Hostel Caution Money* (One Time only - Refundable) of Rs.5,000/- .They will also be required to pay suitable mess advance at the beginning of each semester, which will be adjusted against their mess charges. For the July 2016 session, this mess advance will be Rs.15,000/- (boys), Rs.10,000/- (Girls) at Mesra.
  
  For BIT Mesra - Hostel Caution Money (One Time only - Refundable) and Hostel Mess Advance (each semester) are payable by crossed Demand Draft in favour of “BIT Hostels Mess Account” payable at Ranchi.
• All other fees must be paid by crossed Demand Draft in favour of “Birla Institute of Technology” payable at Ranchi (for admission at Mesra or Lalpur), payable at Jaipur (for admission at Jaipur) and payable at Noida (for admission at Noida).
• Students will be expected to provide themselves with stationery and textbooks, etc, as prescribed for different subjects.
• The Institute reserves the right to revise the fees and other charges at any stage.
• For rules regarding refund of fees on withdrawal, please see separate Notice on Notice Boards.