Organisation : Punjab Agricultural University
Announcement : MCA Admission Entrance Test 2015
Download Notification & Application Form : https://www.entrance.net.in/uploads/2901-app_form_yellow.pdf
Home Page : http://web.pau.edu/
Master of Computer Applications (MCA 2-Year) :
Prospectus and Application form can be obtained from the Addl. Director, Center for Communication & International Linkages, PAU, Ludhiana or can be downloaded from the PAU website (www.pau.edu).
Fee Detail for Prospectus and Entrance Test :
Prospectus Price (per copy) at the counter : Rs. 1595
by post : Rs. 1705
Entrance Test Fee : Rs. 2860
Downloaded Prospectus charges + Entrance Test Fee : Rs. 3955
Bank Draft should be in favour of Comptroller, PAU Ludhiana, payable at Ludhiana.
Application forms should reach in the office of Registrar, PAU Ludhiana on or before 25-06-2015
No. of Seats : 60
Last date of Receipt of Applications : 25-06-2015
Date of Entrance Test : 13-07-2015
Date of Counselling : 16-07-2015
Date of Registration : 28-07-2015
Fee Structure :
1st Semester : Rs. 57425/-
2nd Semester : Rs. 43250/-
Eligibility:
“Bachelor Degree of Minimum 3 years duration in BCA, B.Sc. (IT/Computer Science) with Mathematics as a course at 10+2 level or at graduation level and have obtained at least 50% at the qualifying examination”
Admission Procedure:
Through test to be conducted by PAU at its own level, Master’s Entrance Test – MET (MCA).
Syllabus for Entrance Test:
Test will be based on knowledge of Computer Science & Applications
MET-MCA :
(Master of Computer Applications)
1. Test structure :
(a) There will be 100 multiple choice type questions to be attempted in allotted time of 2 hours.
(b) Each correct answer will carry one mark whereas V.. mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
2.Syllabus :
Computer Basics: Organization of a Computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU). Structure of Instructions in CPU, Input/output devices, Computer Memory, Memory organization, back-up devices.
Data Representation: Representation of characters, integers and fractions, binary and hexadecimal representations,
Binary Arithmetic: Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, floating point representation of numbers, normalized floating point representation,
Boolean algebra: truth tables, Venn diagrams.
Computer Architecture: Block structure of Computers, communications between processor and 1/0 devices, Interrupts.
Computer Language and Operating Systems: Flowcharts and algorithms, Concepts of low level and high level Languages, Computer Programming in C (data types, loop and control statements, functions),
Fundamentals of operating systems: multiprogramming, multitasking and time sharing systems.
Concepts of Data Base Management System, Data Structures and Internet Web Technologies.
Model Questions :
1. An 8-bit unit of data is called
(A) Word
(B) Data set
(C) Byte
(D)K
2. Pick the odd man out
(A) Internet Explorer
(B) Windows Explorer
(C) Netscape Navigator
(D) Mosaic
3. Which of the following is not an operating system?
(A) DOS (B) JAVA
(C) LINUX (D) WINDOWS XP
4. The standard number of characters in the Extension of file name are
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
5. The operator= =is
(A) Assignment operator
(C) Logical operator
(B) Relational operator
(D) None of the above