BIT MCA Entrance Exam

What is BIT MCA Entrance Exam?

BIT MCA Online Test is conducted by the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. The BIT MCA admission form have been released on March 3. It is an online computer-based test. Candidates seeking admissions in 3-year (6-semester) full-time MCA programme offered at Birla Institute of Technology (BITS) and its campuses in – Mesra, Jaipur, Lalpur, and Noida can appear for the test. Selection criteria depend based on the rank obtained in this online test.

The eligible candidates who successfully clear the entrance exam are invited for admission to the 3-year (6-semester) Full-Time MCA degree course at BIT Mesra and its Campuses. Candidates must complete and submit the application form online only. Have a look at the detailed information about BIT MCA carefully.

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BIT MCA Eligibility Criteria

Candidates appearing for BIT MCA entrance test needs to fulfill certain eligibility criteria as mentioned by the exam conducting authorities. Below is the detailed criteria to apply for the exam:

• Candidate must have passed 12th standard or equivalent examination in Computer Science / Mathematics / Information Practices as one of the subjects with recognized board.

     Aspirants must have one of following qualifications:

• Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
• B.Sc. in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electronics, or
• B.Sc. with Mathematics or Statistics as one of the subjects at graduate level.
• Minimum Marks: Candidate has to obtain the minimum score marks of 55% for general and 50% marks for reserved category.
• Subjects: Candidates should pass the Intermediate examination with Mathematics and Science.
• Appearing Candidates: Final year students can also apply.
• Applicants with above mentioned qualifications should have secured a minimum of 55% (50% for SC/ST/PwD) marks in average in graduation.
• Applicants with BSc Honours must have minimum 55% (50% for SC/ST/PwD) marks in average in their Honours subject.
• Students appearing for their final exams of their Bachelor’s programme can also apply.

Note: However, such students should have obtained requisite marks or equivalent (as per item 4 or 5 above) based on latest available grades / marks at the time of applying, and if selected can join the programme provisionally.

Candidates with qualifications acquired through correspondence or distance-learning programmes are eligible only if (a) the programmes are recognized by the DEC-IGNOU, (b) they have passed the qualifying examination at the time of applying, with minimum 55% marks in average (50% for SC/ST/PwD) calculated as per item (4 or 5) above. They must enclose photocopies of pass certificate, marksheets of qualifying examination and proof of the programme recognized by the DEC-IGNOU in letter head of the Institute/College /University. with their application.

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Candidates who are applying for BIT MCA 2020 Entrance exam must go through the BIT MCA 2020 Important Dates. The entrance exam for BIT MCA 2020 will be conducted on June 14  and the registration process for the has begun on March 03. The last date to register for BIT MCA 2020 will be till May 20. BIT MCA 2020 Exam will be a gateway for the candidates seeking admission to BIT Mesra (Main Campus), BIT Noida, BIT Allahabad, BIT Ranchi, BIT Kolkata, BIT Jaipur (Off Campuses).

Candidates seeking admission in Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) through BIT MCA entrance exam must understand the exam pattern. It will be a computer-based test for 2 hours. There will be different time slots offered for the exam – one is 9 to 11 am, 12 to 2 pm and 3 to 5 pm. Read the complete article to know about the exam pattern of BIT MCA and other relevant information.

• Total papers: The BIT MCA exam paper have four sections
• Exam type: BIT MCA entrance exam will be Objective type question with multiple choice
• Exam Mode: BIT MCA Exam will be computer based
• Subjects: Questions will be asked from Mathematics, Analytical ability, and Logical Reasoning, Computer Awareness and English
• Total questions and marks distribution: There will be 120 questions in total

Highlights for BIT MCA Exam Pattern

Note: 

• Candidates are advised to read each and every question carefully because 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
• There will not be any deduction for unanswered questions.

The distribution of subject and questions for BIT MCA Exam break up is given below:

Marking scheme in BIT MCA exam pattern

• Each correct answer will be awarded four marks.
• There will be negative marking in the exam and 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
• There will be no negative marking for the unanswered questions.

Marking Scheme on BIT MCA

The syllabus of the BIT MCA entrance exam paper consists of 4 sections in the paper. BIT MCA test paper will be Objective type question with multiple choice. BIT MCA exam will be computer based or online.

Questions will be asked from Mathematics, Analytical ability, and Logical Reasoning, Computer Awareness and English. The duration of the exam will be for 2 hours. There will be 120 questions in total and the test will be for 480 marks. Below are the subject and topic details for BIT MCA 2020:  

Section A: Mathematics (60 questions – objective type)

• Algebra: Fundamental operations in Algebra, expansion, factorization, quadratic equations, indices, logarithms, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, binomial theorem, permutations and combinations, surds
• Set Theory: Sets and subsets, operations on sets, sequences, properties of integers, relations and functions
• Matrix Algebra: Elementary transformations, inverse of a matrix, rank, solution of simultaneous linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, quadratic forms
• Co-ordinate Geometry: Rectangular Cartesian co-ordinates, equations of a line, mid point, intersections etc., equations of a circle, distance formulae, pair of straight lines, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola, simple geometric transformations such as translation, rotation, scaling.
• Calculus: Limit of functions, continuous functions, differentiation of function(s), tangents and normals, simple examples of maxima and minima, integration of function by parts, by substitution and by partial fraction, definite integral application to volumes and surfaces of frustums of a sphere, cone, cylinder, Taylor Series.
• Differential Equations: Differential equations of first order and their solutions, linear differential equations with constant coefficients, homogenous linear differential equations.
• Vectors: Position vector, addition and subtraction of vectors, scalar and vector products and their applications to simple geometrical problems and mechanics.
• Trigonometry: Simple identities, trigonometric equations, properties of triangles, solution of triangles, height and distance, inverse function
• Probability and Statistics: Basic concepts of probability theory, averages, dependent and independent events, frequency distributions, and measures of dispersions, skewness and kurtosis, random variable and distribution functions, mathematical expectations, binomial, Poisson, normal distributions, curve fitting, and principle of least squares, correlation and regression
• Linear Programming: Formulation of simple linear programming problems, basic concepts of graphical and simplex methods, revised simplex method, transportation and assignment problems, duality and integer programming

Section B: Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning: (20 questions – objective type)

Questions in this section will test the following:

1. Logical reasoning
2. Quantitative reasoning
3. visio-spatial reasoning

Section C: Computer Awareness: (20 questions – objective type)

• 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, 1’s and 2’s complement arithmetic, floating point representation of numbers, normalized floating point representation, Boolean algebra, truth tables, Venn diagrams
• Computer Architecture: Block structure of computers, communication between processor and I / O devices, interrupts
• Computer Language: Assembly language and high-level language, Multiprogramming and time-sharing operating systems, Computer Programming in C.
• Flow chart and Algorithms
• Operating Systems: Evolution of operating systems, types of operating systems, functions of an operating system, modern operating systems

 Section D: English: (20 questions – objective type)

• Use of articles and prepositions (fill in the blanks or correct use)
• Idioms and phrases
• Synonyms
• Reading comprehension
• Expansion of an idea
• Sentence sequence (jumbled sentences)
• Completion of a sentence (with choices)
• Choice of appropriate word to fill in the blanks (with options)
•  Abridging sentences / paragraphs