TIET MCA 2021 Salary

Thapar University MCA Entrance Examination Syllabus - 2015 :

For  MCA ( 3 year program )

Section - I : Mathematics

Geometry :

Two-Dimensional ; straight lines , circles and conic sections ,Three- Dimensional ; straight lines and spheres.

Algebra :

Set theory, Relations, Mappings and its applications, Permutations and Combinations.

Calculus:

Limits, Continuity and Differentiability , Rolle's and Mean value theorems , Differentiation , Partial Differentiation, Maxima and Minima of functions of one and two variable. Successive differentiation .Integration by using substitution ,partial fraction and by parts, Definite integral and its properties, Applications of definite integral to evaluate length and area of simple plane curves.

Vector Analysis:

Scalar and vector products of two ,three and four vectors and their applications.

Statistics , Probability and Line are programming:

Measures of Central tendency, Dispersion, Skewness and Kurtosis . Correlation and Regression. Basic concepts of probability ,Conditional probability ,Baye's theorem, Discrete and continuous distributions (Binomial, Poisson, and Normal distributions), Fundamentals of linear programming problems, Graphical solution ,Simplex method and its variants.

Matrices:

Types of matrices rank of a matrix , solution of system of linear equations, Cayley Hamilton theorem, Inverse of a matrix ,Determinant and its properties.

Numerical Analysis:

Solution of non – linear equations using iterative methods, Interpolation ( Newton's ,Lagrange's and Forward formulae), Numerical Integration( Trapezoidal and Simpson Rule).

Section - II :  Computer Awareness

Computer Basics :

Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit  (CPU), input /output devices, computer memory , memory organization , back-up devices ,Categories of Computers.

Data Representation:

Representation of characters , integers , and fractions, binary and hexadecimal representations, Binary Arithmetic: Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, floating point representation of numbers , normalized floating pointer presentation ,Boolean algebra :truth tables, Venn diagrams.

Basics of C Programming and Operating Systems :

Computer programming in C: data types , loop and control statements ,functions .Fundamentals of operating systems :multi programming ,multitasking ,Multiprocessing and time sharing systems.

Networking and Internet :

Categories of Computer Network, Network topologies ,Network media , Concepts of LAN ,MAN and WAN ,Search Engines ,Basic internet applications.

Section – III : Analytical Ability , Communication Skills and General Knowledge

The questions in this section will cover logical reasoning ,quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial reasoning and Communication skills .This section shall also contain question stoutest the general knowledge about business ,finance ,industry, transportation, scientific inventions, information technology, governance ,health care ,cultural dimension set c.

For MCA ( 2 year program )

Section - I : Mathematics

Geometry :

Two-Dimensional ; straight lines , circles and conic sections ,Three- Dimensional ; straight lines and spheres.

Algebra :

Set theory, Relations, Mappings and its applications, Permutations and Combinations.

Calculus:

Limits, Continuity and Differentiability , Rolle's and Mean value theorems , Differentiation , Partial Differentiation, Maxima and Minima of functions of one and two variable. Successive differentiation .Integration by using substitution ,partial fraction and by parts, Definite integral and its properties, Applications of definite integral to evaluate length and area of simple plane curves.

Vector Analysis:

Scalar and vector products of two ,three and four vectors and their applications.

Statistics , Probability and Line are programming:

Measures of Central tendency, Dispersion, Skewness and Kurtosis . Correlation and Regression. Basic concepts of probability ,Conditional probability ,Baye's theorem, Discrete and continuous distributions (Binomial, Poisson, and Normal distributions), Fundamentals of linear programming problems, Graphical solution ,Simplex method and its variants.

Matrices:

Types of matrices rank of a matrix , solution of system of linear equations, Cayley Hamilton theorem, Inverse of a matrix ,Determinant and its properties.

Numerical Analysis:

Solution of non – linear equations using iterative methods, Interpolation ( Newton's ,Lagrange's and Forward formulae), Numerical Integration( Trapezoidal and Simpson Rule).

Section - II : Computer Science

C Programming:

Fundamentals, Identifiers and keywords, Data types, Declarations, Standard and formatted input-output statements, Operators and Precedence, Control statements, Storage classes, Pre-processors, Functions, Recursion, Arrays and strings, Pointers, Structure and union, File handling.

Operating Systems:

Fundamentals, Process management, CPU scheduling algorithms, Memory management- paging, segmentation, demand paging; Deadlocks- prevention, avoidance, detection and recovery; Process synchronization, File management, Disk scheduling, I/O devices.

Computer Organization and Architecture:

Number system, Karnaugh map, Combinational circuits, Sequential circuits, Instruction cycle, Addressing modes, Parallel processing, Instruction pipeline, Memory hierarchy, Cache memory, Virtual memory- paging and segmentation.

Data Structures:

Algorithm complexity, Big O notation, Arrays, Linked Lists, Stacks, Recursion, Queues, Binary search trees, Threaded tree, AVL, B-trees, B+ trees, Graphs- BFS, DFS, applications of graphs; Searching and sorting algorithms, Hashing.

Object Oriented Programming:

Basic concepts of object-oriented programming, Classes and objects in C++, Static member functions, Inline and friend functions, Constructors and destructors, Function overloading, Operator overloading, Type conversions, Inheritance, Virtual functions and polymorphism, Files and streams, Exception handling.

System Analysis and Design:

Categories of information systems, Structured analysis method, System prototype method, SDLC, Feasibility study, Requirements gathering, Data flow diagrams, Data dictionaries, Decision tables, Decision trees, Design of input, Design of output, Program structure chart, Coupling, Cohesion, Span of Control, Module size, and Shared modules.

Networking and Internet:

Categories of computer network, Network topologies, Network media, Concepts of LAN, MAN and WAN, OSI and TCP/IP reference model, Classless and classful addressing, IPv4, Search Engines, Basic Internet and intranet applications.

Section-III : Analytical Ability, Communication Skills and General Knowledge

Logical reasoning , quantitative reasoning ,visual – spatial reasoning, communication skills ,general knowledge about scientific inventions and information technology.

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