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My son Atharva Mahesh Kabadi has applied for BCA. Are all phases of admission completed or not?
He scored 61.5% in class 12th commerce. We are waiting eagerly for your reply.
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The requirements for BCA eligibility can change based on the program's sponsoring organisation. The standard eligibility requirements for BCA include passing the 10+2 or equivalent exam from a recognised board with a minimum of 40% to 60% overall in any stream (Science, Commerce, or Arts). Generally, there is no higher age limit for BCA, but some institutions may&nb
...moreThe requirements for BCA eligibility can change based on the program's sponsoring organisation. The standard eligibility requirements for BCA include passing the 10+2 or equivalent exam from a recognised board with a minimum of 40% to 60% overall in any stream (Science, Commerce, or Arts). Generally, there is no higher age limit for BCA, but some institutions may have a requirement that students be between the ages of 17 and 18. Most universities grant SC/ST/OBC candidates a 5% reduction of the requirements.Candidates for the best BCA programmes must have at least 50% in their 10+2 or equivalents to be considered. Candidates for government colleges like Loyola College in Chennai must have a cumulative GPA of 50% and 70% in mathematics, which is a required subject. For consideration for admission to the BCA programme, applicants must have taken mathematics, English, or computer applications as one of their core disciplines. A few universities that offer admission to BCA through entrance exams are Chandigarh University, Delhi University, Indraprastha University, Christ University, and Bangalore University.
less<p><span data-testid="output-sentence-0"><span data-testid="output-word-0-0-0">The </span><span data-testid="output-word-0-0-1">requirements </span><span data-testid="output-word-1-0-0">for </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-0-0">BCA </span><span data-testid="output-word-3-0-0">eligibility </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-0-0">can </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-0-1">change </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-0-0">based </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-0-1">on </span><span data-testid="output-word-6-0-0">the </span><span data-testid="output-word-6-0-1">program's </span><span data-testid="output-word-7-0-0">sponsoring </span><span data-testid="output-word-8-0-0">organisation.</span></span> <span data-testid="output-sentence-1"><span data-testid="output-word-0-1-0">The </span><span data-testid="output-word-0-1-1">standard </span><span data-testid="output-word-1-1-0">eligibility </span><span data-testid="output-word-1-1-1">requirements </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-1-0">for </span><span data-testid="output-word-3-1-0">BCA </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-1-0">include </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-1-1">passing </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-1-0">the </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-1-1">10+2 </span><span data-testid="output-word-6-1-0">or </span><span data-testid="output-word-7-1-0">equivalent </span><span data-testid="output-word-8-1-0">exam </span><span data-testid="output-word-9-1-0">from </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-1-0">a </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-1-1">recognised </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-1-2">board </span><span data-testid="output-word-11-1-0">with </span><span data-testid="output-word-12-1-0">a </span><span data-testid="output-word-12-1-1">minimum </span><span data-testid="output-word-13-1-0">of </span><span data-testid="output-word-14-1-0">40% </span><span data-testid="output-word-14-1-1">to </span><span data-testid="output-word-14-1-2">60% </span><span data-testid="output-word-15-1-0">overall </span><span data-testid="output-word-16-1-0">in </span><span data-testid="output-word-17-1-0">any </span><span data-testid="output-word-17-1-1">stream </span><span data-testid="output-word-18-1-0">(Science, </span><span data-testid="output-word-19-1-0">Commerce, </span><span data-testid="output-word-20-1-0">or </span><span data-testid="output-word-21-1-0">Arts).</span></span> <span data-testid="output-sentence-2"><span data-testid="output-word-0-2-0">Generally, </span><span data-testid="output-word-1-2-0">there </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-2-0">is </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-2-1">no </span><span data-testid="output-word-3-2-0">higher </span><span data-testid="output-word-3-2-1">age </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-2-0">limit </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-2-0">for </span><span data-testid="output-word-6-2-0">BCA, </span><span data-testid="output-word-7-2-0">but </span><span data-testid="output-word-8-2-0">some </span><span data-testid="output-word-8-2-1">institutions </span><span data-testid="output-word-9-2-0">may </span><span data-testid="output-word-9-2-1">have </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-2-0">a </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-2-1">requirement </span><span data-testid="output-word-11-2-0">that </span><span data-testid="output-word-11-2-1">students </span><span data-testid="output-word-12-2-0">be </span><span data-testid="output-word-13-2-0">between </span><span data-testid="output-word-14-2-0">the </span><span data-testid="output-word-14-2-1">ages </span><span data-testid="output-word-15-2-0">of </span><span data-testid="output-word-16-2-0">17 </span><span data-testid="output-word-16-2-1">and </span><span data-testid="output-word-16-2-2">18.</span></span> <span data-testid="output-sentence-3"><span data-testid="output-word-0-3-0">Most </span><span data-testid="output-word-0-3-1">universities </span><span data-testid="output-word-1-3-0">grant </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-3-0">SC/ST/OBC </span><span data-testid="output-word-3-3-0">candidates </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-3-0">a </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-3-1">5% </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-3-2">reduction </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-3-0">of </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-3-1">the </span><span data-testid="output-word-6-3-0">requirements.</span></span><span data-testid="output-sentence-0"><span data-testid="output-word-0-0-0">Candidates </span><span data-testid="output-word-1-0-0">for </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-0-0">the </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-0-1">best </span><span data-testid="output-word-3-0-0">BCA </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-0-0">programmes </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-0-0">must </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-0-1">have </span><span data-testid="output-word-6-0-0">at </span><span data-testid="output-word-6-0-1">least </span><span data-testid="output-word-7-0-0">50% </span><span data-testid="output-word-8-0-0">in </span><span data-testid="output-word-8-0-1">their </span><span data-testid="output-word-9-0-0">10+2 </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-0-0">or </span><span data-testid="output-word-11-0-0">equivalents </span><span data-testid="output-word-12-0-0">to </span><span data-testid="output-word-12-0-1">be </span><span data-testid="output-word-13-0-0">considered.</span></span> <span data-testid="output-sentence-1"><span data-testid="output-word-0-1-0">Candidates </span><span data-testid="output-word-1-1-0">for </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-1-0">government </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-1-1">colleges </span><span data-testid="output-word-3-1-0">like </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-1-0">Loyola </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-1-1">College </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-1-0">in </span><span data-testid="output-word-6-1-0">Chennai </span><span data-testid="output-word-7-1-0">must </span><span data-testid="output-word-7-1-1">have </span><span data-testid="output-word-8-1-0">a </span><span data-testid="output-word-8-1-1">cumulative </span><span data-testid="output-word-8-1-2">GPA </span><span data-testid="output-word-9-1-0">of </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-1-0">50% </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-1-1">and </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-1-2">70% </span><span data-testid="output-word-11-1-0">in </span><span data-testid="output-word-12-1-0">mathematics, </span><span data-testid="output-word-13-1-0">which </span><span data-testid="output-word-13-1-1">is </span><span data-testid="output-word-14-1-0">a </span><span data-testid="output-word-14-1-1">required </span><span data-testid="output-word-14-1-2">subject.</span></span> <span data-testid="output-sentence-0"><span data-testid="output-word-0-0-0">For </span><span data-testid="output-word-1-0-0">consideration </span><span data-testid="output-word-1-0-1">for </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-0-0">admission </span><span data-testid="output-word-3-0-0">to </span><span data-testid="output-word-3-0-1">the </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-0-0">BCA </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-0-0">programme, </span><span data-testid="output-word-6-0-0">applicants </span><span data-testid="output-word-7-0-0">must </span><span data-testid="output-word-7-0-1">have </span><span data-testid="output-word-8-0-0">taken </span><span data-testid="output-word-9-0-0">mathematics, </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-0-0">English, </span><span data-testid="output-word-11-0-0">or </span><span data-testid="output-word-12-0-0">computer </span><span data-testid="output-word-12-0-1">applications </span><span data-testid="output-word-13-0-0">as </span><span data-testid="output-word-13-0-1">one </span><span data-testid="output-word-14-0-0">of </span><span data-testid="output-word-14-0-1">their </span><span data-testid="output-word-15-0-0">core </span><span data-testid="output-word-16-0-0">disciplines.</span></span> <span data-testid="output-sentence-1"><span data-testid="output-word-0-1-0">A </span><span data-testid="output-word-0-1-1">few </span><span data-testid="output-word-1-1-0">universities </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-1-0">that </span><span data-testid="output-word-2-1-1">offer </span><span data-testid="output-word-3-1-0">admission </span><span data-testid="output-word-4-1-0">to </span><span data-testid="output-word-5-1-0">BCA </span><span data-testid="output-word-6-1-0">through </span><span data-testid="output-word-7-1-0">entrance </span><span data-testid="output-word-7-1-1">exams </span><span data-testid="output-word-8-1-0">are </span><span data-testid="output-word-9-1-0">Chandigarh </span><span data-testid="output-word-9-1-1">University, </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-1-0">Delhi </span><span data-testid="output-word-10-1-1">University, </span><span data-testid="output-word-11-1-0">Indraprastha </span><span data-testid="output-word-12-1-0">University, </span><span data-testid="output-word-13-1-0">Christ </span><span data-testid="output-word-13-1-1">University, </span><span data-testid="output-word-14-1-0">and </span><span data-testid="output-word-15-1-0">Bangalore </span><span data-testid="output-word-15-1-1">University.</span></span> </p>
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