About
Dr. S. Uma
Professor & Head - Computer Applications
About Department
The Department of Computer Applications (MCA) was established during 1984-85 when computer science education was in its infancy in India. The department offers a Master in Computer Applications programme with an autonomous curriculum for students in the field of applied computer science and technologies. The MCA programme was started with an initial intake of 30 and later enhanced to 60. The MCA Programme duration was previously 3 years till the academic year 2019-20. However, starting with the academic year 2020-21, it has been reduced to 2 years with an intake of 60. The present intake of the MCA programme is 120 students from the academic year 2023-24. The MCA programme was accredited for 5 years from 2019 to 2024 by the NBA. It is a prestigious quality recognition awarded by the National Board of Accreditation for the MCA programme. The strengths of the department are its Alumni, Faculty, staff members, and students. Our alumni have esteemed positions in prominent industrial and academic organisations.. The department has dedicated, committed, and accomplished faculty members supported by technical & administrative staff. members. The Department of Computer Applications has been recognized as a research center by VTU. There are 4 research supervisors guiding research scholars in the areas of Data Science, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Web Services, Computer Networks, IoT, etc.
About the Curriculum
The focus of the department curriculum is to provide a holistic learning approach. The curriculum covers fundamental concepts and aims to build learning abilities spanning various concepts and modern, emerging technologies. The curriculum encourages students to keep their minds and body fit with physical activities, yoga, meditation, etc. Students are allowed to improve their skills on the self-paced online courses on the MOOCS platform. Further, the curriculum includes Internships, Projects, Mini-projects, Soft Skills, Industry visits, and Emerging technologies like Machine Learning, IoT, Big Data, Block Chain, Agile methodologies, etc.
The department has collaborations with the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (M/o MSME), Bangalore, Medha Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd, and Vande Foundation. The department has a state-of-the-art Computing Lab with more than 100 modern PCs and an exclusive department library with over 6500 books and access to various journals & conference proceedings. In addition, the department has developed an Innovation Cluster Lab (ICL) supported by Industry Experts and a Data Analytics and Research Lab (DAR) to promote lifelong learning, innovation, and research. The students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular & co-curricular activities along with regular academic activities to groom their holistic personalities. The skill set of students is enhanced through regular Hackathons, Extension Lectures, workshops, Industrial Visits, Alumni Interactions, and professional body activities. The department brings out the magazine ‘Stride’ annually to showcase the innate talents of the students.
The College attracts hundreds of companies every year to provide jobs to our students. Most of the eligible students get placed in reputed companies. The quality of our students is reflected in their placement track record (both on Campus & off Campus) and the applications developed by them. Learning is a continuous process and does not end at the end of three years. The department believes that innovative teaching-learning methods, coupled with problem-solving using modern tools & self-study help the students to enhance their skills and enable them to handle them in their personal and professional lives.
Vision
To emerge as a premier knowledge center for imparting education in Computer applications.
Mission
M1: To empower students with knowledge, skills and attitude to develop competency in Computer applications through a well-defined curriculum.
M2: To engage in research and development leading to publications/start-ups.
M3: To enhance active collaboration with Industry.