IGNOU Online BCA Course, Eligibility, Admission, & Syllabus

IGNOU Online bca course

IGNOU Online BCA Course: Indira Gandhi National Open University offers an Online BCA course in January and July. Currently, admission is closed for the July academic session. So, it means that IGNOU will commence the admission procedure for the Online BCA course in the second week of November for the January 2025 session. Students keen to enroll in this Bachelor of Computer Application program Online mode can visit the official portal of IGNOU @ignouiop.samarth.edu.in

The main objective of this program is to open a portal of admission for those who are interested in computing courses, who have passed the 10+2 from any recognized educational board, and who are interested in enrolling in computing and IT as a career. IGNOU offers an Online BCA course in English. The fee for this program is INR 6,000 per semester.

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Students can download all the supporting material and lecture content by downloading an application which is called Egyankosh. Students can submit their assignments through the Google Doc or the Email that will be provided by the IGNOU. Students need to only appear in the examination hall because IGNOU conducts exams in only offline mode whether you are pursuing any course in distance mode or online mode

If you want know all the detailed information about the IGNOU Online BCA course please read the whole article.

  • Admission 
  • Eligibility
  • Fee:
  • Documents
  • How To Apply

IGNOU Online BCA Admission

IGNOU will open its registration window in the second week of November for the Online Bachelor of Computer Application course in the January 2025 academic session. All the admission-related activities will be done online so students don’t need to go to any study or regional center for the admission regarding purposes. IGNOU Online BCA admission last date will be 31 January 2024*, students can complete the admission process by visiting the official portal of the university @ignouiop.samarth.edu.in.

IGNOU Online BCA Course Eligibility

  • Those applicants have a dream of pursuing a 3-year duration online BCA course from IGNOU, they must meet the eligibility criteria set by the university. We mentioned all the required eligibility criteria please have a look. 
  • Students who have passed 10+2 from a recognized educational board either CBSE, UP Board, or MP Board anyone can pursue this program. Someone who has any equivalent level degree IGNOU is also allowed to pursue Online BCA course.

IGNOU Online BCA Course Fee

Students who want to pursue an Online BCA course from IGNOU, need to pay the fee that is INR 8,000 per semester and the total fee is INR 48,000. The registration fee is INR 300 rupees, students need to pay the fee by using Online Payment mode, Credit/Debit card, Net Banking.

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Documents Required for IGNOU Online BCA Course Admission

Students need to have the following documents if they want to enroll in IGNOU for the Online BCA course. They must have a scanned photograph, signature, age proof, and academic qualification certificate, (experience certificate, BPL, and Category Certificate If applicable). Please keep in mind that your photograph and signature size not be more than 100 kb, and another document size not exceed 200 kb

IGNOU Online BCA Admission Process

 Those students who are keen to enroll in the Online BCA program at IGNOU need to follow the mentioned steps:

  • Firstly applicants need to visit the official portal of the university @ignouiop.samarth.edu.in to start the registration procedure.
  • Now enter your name, email ID, or number to register yourself for admission. Students instantly received their login credentials by SMS on their mobile.
  • Then log in with the credentials that you received on the text and fill in all the required personal details.
  • Now upload all the required documents such as your qualification certificates, your identity, photograph, signature, and more.
  • Then you need to choose the selected course that you want to pursue and pay the registration fee and course fee by using the online mode of payment or also credit/debit card, and Net Banking.
  • You will get the notification or mail from the IGNOU of your admission confirmation on your Gmail.

IGNOU Online BCA Syllabus

Semester I

Course Code Title of the Course
FEG 02 Foundation course in English -2
ECO 01 Business Organization
BCS 011 Computer Basics and PC Software
BCS 012 Mathematics
BCSL 013 Computer Basics and PC Software Lab

Semester II

ECO 02 Accountancy-I
MCS 011 Problem Solving and Programming
MCS 012 Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming
MCS 015 Communication Skills
MCS 013 Discrete Mathematics
BCSL 021 C Language Programming Lab
BCSL 022 Assembly Language Programming Lab

Semester III

MCS 021 Data and File Structures
MCS 023 Introduction to Database Management Systems
MCS 014 Systems Analysis and Design
BCS 031 Programming in C++
BCSL 032 C++ Programming Lab
BCSL 033 Data and File Structures Lab
BCSL 034 DBMS Lab

Semester IV

BCS 040 Statistical Techniques
MCS 024 Object Oriented Technologies and Java Programming
BCS 041 Fundamentals of Computer Networks
BCS 042 Introduction to Algorithm Design
MCSL016 Internet Concepts and Web Design
BCSL 043 Java Programming Lab
BCSL 044 Statistical Techniques Lab

Semester V

(BCS-052)  Network Programming and Administration
(BCS-053) Web Programming 
(BCS-054) Computer Oriented Numerical Techniques
(BCS-055) Business Communication
(BCSL-056) Network Programming and Administration Lab
(BCSL-057) Web Programming Lab
(BCSL-058) Computer Oriented Numerical Techniques

Semester VI

(BCS-062)  E-Commerce
(MCS-022) Operating System Concepts and Networking Management
(BCS-063)  Operating System Concepts and Networking Management Lab
(BCSP-064) Project