I am pursuing BCA last year. Is there lateral entry available for MCA?
Asked about Christ University - Discontinued (DEC 2025) Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
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There is no lateral entry for MCA. -
Lateral entry is available for MCA but only if you meet its criteria at graduation level. Criteria may vary for different institutes. -
If you have done BCA then you can opt for MCA lateral entry.
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Hi,
As you are pursuing BCA last year than instead of going for the lateral entry you should work smart and go for regular MCA.
You can refer this link to connect directly with the university.
Link: https://christuniversity.in/quick-links.
Hope this will help you in the best way. Feel free to raise more queries or you may close the question by liking it or marking it up-vote. All the best! -
Lateral Entry MCA is not offered by Christ University. Only full time 3 year MCA program is offered.And Research is compulsory to get your MCA degree(Paper should publish in IEEE/Scopus journals). MSc Computer Science is offered in department which takes only 2 years. MSc Data Science is also started from 2019 batch onwards.
Wishing you good luck to become a Christite. -
Yes, if you have done BCA then you can get a lateral entry for MCA. But different institutions have different criteria for admission. So, you can get the information from the institution you choose.
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Hi,
Yes, if you meet the criteria after pursuing BCA, only then lateral entry is possible for MCA.
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