GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD - 380009

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS)

Ordinances and Regulations
(For the UG – B.C.A. Programme)
(For the candidates to be admitted from the academic year 2011-2012 onwards)

Ordinances for B.C.A. = O.B.C.A. & Regulations for B.C.A. = R.B.C.A.

O. B.C.A. 1. Eligibility :
For Admission to BCA
I.(a) The candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary Certificate
Examination with science or commerce or other stream with subjects
mentioned in O.B.C.A.1.I(d), conducted by the Government of Gujarat; or
an examination accepted as equivalent thereto by the Executive
Council/MHRD, India, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed
therefore.
(b) The candidate must have passed the above qualifying examination at a
single sitting during current year. 2.5 per cent will be deducted per attempt if
the candidate has passed the examination in parts.

(c ) The candidate must have obtained following minimum aggregate marks

(grand total ) at the above qualifying examination.
(i) For open category candidates 45%
(ii) For reserved category candidates 40%

(d) The candidate must have passed the above qualifying examination with
(1) English and (2) any one of the following subjects:
(i) Mathematics
(ii) Physics
(iii) Statistics
(iv) Business Mathematics
(v) Accountancy / Elements of Accounting
(vi) Accounting & Book Keeping
(vii) Computer

(e) Since the course is being conducted in English medium, cut off marks in
English in 12th Standard will be decided by admission authority.

II. A student having passed the Diploma Electrical / Electronics / Computer

/Chemical Engineering or Diploma Pharmacy Examination of Technical
Examination Board of Gujarat State or Any other examination recognized as
equivalent thereto will be eligible for the admission to the third semester of
B.C.A of the six semester degree programme.
The student admitted under the above category will be exempted from
appearing in examinations of B.C.A. Semester I & II. A student will be given

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 the credits for Semester I & II based on the Performance in the final
Diploma examination.

For Award of Degree

III. For the Degree: The candidates shall have subsequently undergone the
prescribed course of study in a college affiliated to this University for a period
of not less than three academic years (except O.B.C.A 1.-II), passed the
examinations prescribed and fulfilled such conditions as have been prescribed
therefore.

O. B.C.A. 2. Duration :

The course is for a period of three years. Each academic year shall comprise
of two semesters viz. Odd and Even semesters. Odd semesters (I, III, V) shall be
from June / July to October / November and Even Semesters (II, IV, VI) shall be
from November / December to April / May. There shall be not less than 90
working days which shall comprise 450 teaching clock hours for each semester.
(Exclusive of the days for the conduct of University or external end-semester
examinations). A candidate can avail a maximum of 12 Semester (6 Years), in a
continuous stretch of 6 Years from the date of admission to complete Bachelor’s
Degree.

O. B. C.A. 3. Areas of Specialization: (Subject Elective Courses)

• SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• ADVANCED JAVA
• WEB-SITE DEVELOPMENT- II (PHP, AJAX)
• MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
• WEBSITE FRAMEWORKS (JOOMLA, RUBY ON RAILS)
• INFORMATION SECURITY

As the technology is changing fast, new subject elective courses may be added by
the authorities as and when required.

O. B.C.A. 4. The CBCS System :

All Programmes shall be run on Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). It

is an instructional package developed to suit the needs of students to keep pace
with the developments in higher education and the quality assurance expected of it
in the light of liberalization and globalization in higher education.

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O. B.C.A. 5. Courses in Programmes :
The UG B.C.A. - programme consists of a number of courses. The term
‘course’ is applied to indicate a logical part of the subject matter of the programme
and is invariably equivalent to the subject matter of a “paper” in the conventional
sense. The following are the various categories of Courses suggested for the
UG B.C.A. - programmes.

Elective Courses (ECs) (as listed in R. B.C.A. 6 ),

Foundation Courses (FCs) (as listed in R. B.C.A.6) ,
Core Courses (CCs), Subject Elective Courses (SECs) (as listed in R. B.C.A 5 . )

Details of number of courses in B.C.A. Semester System

Core Subject
Year Semester Elective Foundation Total
Courses Elective
First I 7 - 1 1 9

II 7 - 1 1 9

Second III 7 - 1 1 9

IV 7 - 1 1 9

Third V 6 1 - 1 8

VI 6 1 - 1 8

Total 40 2 4 6 52

The Elective Courses and Foundation Courses are meant to develop the
students’ communicative skill and Social or Subject Environment Awareness at the
UG level.
Core Courses are the basic courses compulsorily required for each of the
programme of study. These will be related to the subject of the programme in
which the candidate gets his / her degree.

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 Core Structure for UG B.C.A. – CBCS Programme

Semester-I (FY)
COURSE NO. COURSE TYPE SUBJECT CREDIT
EC - 101 ELECTIVE From list 2 Elective course
● LEARNING FROM WORLD
FC- 101 FOUNDATION From list 2
LEADERS
CC-101 CORE COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS 3 ● CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
CC-102 CORE PROBLEM SOLVING & C PROGRAMMING 3 ● HEALTH EDUCATION
CC-103 CORE INTRODUCTION TO INTERNET & HTML 3
CC -104 CORE BASICS OF MATHEMATICS 3
CC-105 CORE * CC-102 PRACTICAL 3 Foundation Course
CC-106 CORE * CC-103 PRACTICAL 3 ● COMMUNICATION SKILLS
CC-107 CORE *PC SOFTWARE (PRACTICAL) 3 (NO OPTION IS AVAILABLE)

TOTAL 25

Semester-II (FY)
COURSE NO. COURSE TYPE SUBJECT CREDIT
EC-102 ELECTIVE From list 2 Elective course
FC-102 FOUNDATION From list 2 ● ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
CC-108 CORE ADVANCED C PROGRAMMING 3 (NO OPTION IS AVAILABLE)

CC-109 CORE DYNAMIC HTML & XML 3

CC-110 CORE DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – I 3 Foundation Course
MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATION OF ● FUNDAMENTALS OF
CC-111 CORE 3
COMPUTER SCIENCE ACCOUNTING
CC-112 CORE * CC-108 PRACTICAL 3 ● GENERAL ENGLISH
CC-113 CORE * CC-109 PRACTICAL 3
CC-114 CORE *DATABASE SYSTEMS (PRACTICAL) 3
TOTAL 25

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 Semester-III (SY)
COURSE NO. COURSE TYPE SUBJECT CREDIT
EC-201 ELECTIVE From list 2 Elective course
FC-201 FOUNDATION From list 2 ● SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
COMPUTER ORGANISATION AND
CC-201 CORE 3 ● CARBON CREDIT
ADVANCED MICROPROCESSORS
● LEARNING FROM GREAT
CC-202 CORE DATA STRUCTURES 3
INDIAN THINKERS
OBJECT ORIENTED CONCEPTS AND ● INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN
CC-203 CORE 3
PROGRAMMING CONSTITUTION
FUNDAMENTALS OF OPERATING
CC-204 CORE 3
SYSTEMS
CC-205 CORE STATISTICAL COMPUTING 3 Foundation Course
● PRINCIPLES OF
CC-206 CORE *CC-202 PRACTICAL 3
MANAGEMENT
CC-207 CORE * CC-203 PRACTICAL 3 ● MASS COMMUNICATION
TOTAL 25

Semester-IV (SY)
COURSE NO. COURSE TYPE SUBJECT CREDIT
EC-202 ELECTIVE From list 2 Elective course
● HISTORY OF GANDHIAN
FC-202 FOUNDATION From list 2
MOVEMENT
● INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE
CC-208 CORE DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – II 3
AND TECHNOLOGY
● INTRODUCTION TO
CC-209 CORE VISUAL AND WINDOWS PROGRAMMING 3
HUMANITIES
CC-210 CORE CORE JAVA 3 ● DISASTER MANAGEMENT
OBJECT ORIENTED SYSTEM ANALYSIS ● HISTORY OF GUJARAT AND
CC-211 CORE 3
AND DESIGN ITS CULTURE
CC-212 CORE * CC-208 PRACTICAL 3 Foundation Course
CC-213 CORE * CC-209 PRACTICAL 3 ● SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
CC-214 CORE * CC-210 PRACTICAL 3 ● E-GOVERNANCE
TOTAL 25 ● INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

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 Semester - V (TY)
COURSE NO. COURSE TYPE SUBJECT CREDIT
SEC-301 SUBJECT ELECTIVE From list 3 Subject Elective
● SOFTWARE PROJECT
FC-301 FOUNDATION From list 2
MANAGEMENT (THEORY)
● ADVANCED JAVA (THEORY
CC-301 CORE OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM 3
+ PRACTICAL DEMO)
ADVANCED VISUAL AND WINDOWS
CC-302 CORE 3
PROGRAMMING
DATA COMMUNICATION AND
CC-303 CORE 3
NETWORKING
CC-304 CORE *CC-301 PRACTICAL 3 Foundation Course
CC-305 CORE *CC-302 PRACTICAL 3 ● OPERATION RESEARCH
* SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – ● MANAGEMENT
CC-306 CORE 5
PART I (PRACTICAL) INFORMATION SYSTEM
TOTAL 25

Semester - VI (TY)
COURSE NO. COURSE TYPE SUBJECT CREDIT
SEC-302 SUBJECT ELECTIVE From list 3 Subject Elective
● MOBILE APPLICATION
FC-302 FOUNDATION From list 2
DEVELOPMENT (THEORY)
● WEBSITE FRAMEWORKS (JOOMLA,
CC-307 CORE WEB-SITE DEVELOPMENT-I (ASP.NET) 3 RUBY ON RAILS) (THEORY +
PRACTICAL DEMO)
● WEB-SITE DEVELOPMENT- II
CC-308 CORE DATABASE ADMINISTRATION 3 (PHP, AJAX) (THEORY +
PRACTICAL DEMO)
CC-309 CORE ECOMMERCE 3 ● INFORMATION SECURITY

CC-310 CORE * CC-307 PRACTICAL 3 Foundation Course

CC-311 CORE * MULITMEDIA TOOLS (PRACTICAL) 3 ● COMPUTER GRAPHICS
* SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – ● ENTERPRISE RESOURCE
CC-312 CORE 5
PART II (PRACTICAL) PLANNING
● CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP
TOTAL 25
MANAGEMENT

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Selection of students to the EC :
a. The Academic Committee of the Institute shall follow a selection procedure on a
first come first served basis, fixing the maximum number of students, giving
counselling to the students etc. to avoid overcrowding to particular course(s) at the
expense of some other courses.
b. The failed candidates in one EC are permitted to opt for another EC in another
programme Or they are permitted to continue with the same EC.
c. The Colleges shall provide all information relating to the ECs in each
programme to all the students so as to enable them to choose their ECs.

O. B. C.A. 6.
The UGC recommended Certificate Course on Environmental Studies
is to be offered in the second semester of all the UG Programmes as elective
course compulsorily.

O. B.C.A. 7.

Extension and Extra-Curricular Activities : These should be carried out

outside the class hours. e.g. NSS, NCC, participation in Youth Welfare
activities/Sports at National or International Level, will be assigned two additional
credits/year. (May be implemented later)

O. B.C.A. 8. Semesters :
An academic year is divided into two semesters. In each semester, courses
are offered in 15 teaching weeks and the remaining 5 weeks are to be utilized for
conduct of examinations and evaluation purposes. Each week has 30 working
hours spread over 5 / 6 days a week.

O. B.C.A. 9. Credits :
The term ‘Credit’ refers to the weightage given to a course, usually in
relation to the instructional hours assigned to it.

For instance, Four hour theory course per week is given Three Credits. Three
Hour theory course per week in case of Foundation courses is given Two credits.
Two Hour theory course per week in case of Elective courses is given Two credits.
Three Hour theory course per week in case of Subject Elective courses is given
Three credits. Three Instructional hour practical course per week is given Three
Credits.

The total minimum credits, required for completing a UG B.C.A. programme is

150. The details of credits for individual components and individual courses are
given in R. B.C.A. – 1 & 2.

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 O. B.C.A. 10. Course :

Each Course is to be designed variously under lectures / tutorials /

laboratory or field work / seminar / practical training / assignments / term paper
or report writing etc., to meet effective teaching and learning needs.

O. B.C.A. 11. Examinations :

I. There shall be examinations at the end of each semester, for odd semesters in
the month of October / November; for even semesters in April / May. A
candidate who does not pass the examination in any course(s) shall be
permitted to appear in such failed course(s) in the subsequent examinations to
be held in October / November or April / May.

II. A candidate should get enrolled/registered for the first semester examination. If
enrollment/registration is not possible owing to shortage of attendance beyond
condonation limit / regulations prescribed OR belated joining OR on medical
grounds, the candidates are not permitted to move to the next semester. Such
candidates shall re-do the semester in the subsequent turn of that semester as a
regular student; However, a student of First Semester shall be admitted in the
Second Semester, if he/she has successfully kept the term in first semester. To
move in the Third Semester, a student has to clear all Credits of first semester.
Like wise, to move in the Fourth Semester, a student is required to obtain all
the credits of second semester. Similarly, after clearing all the credits of third
semester, a student can move to the fifth semester and he/she shall be allowed
to move to the sixth semester after clearing all the credits of fourth semester
For the movement in the said semester as described above, the
candidate must have satisfactorily kept the term of the previous semester.

O. B.C.A. 12. Condonation :

Students must have 75% of attendance in each course for appearing in the
examination. Students who have 74% to 65% of attendance shall apply for
Condonation in the prescribed form with the prescribed fee(Rs. 100 per Course).
Students who have 64% to 50% of attendance shall apply for Condonation in
prescribed form with the prescribed fee (Rs. 100 per Course) along with the
Medical Certificate. Students who have below 50% of attendance are not eligible to
appear for the examination. It is further clarify that the students who have 75% or
more of attendance shall be given Five out of Five marks in internal evaluation.
Students (if condoned) who have 65% to 74% of attendance shall be given three to
four marks in internal evaluation. Students if condoned who have to 50% to 64%
of attendance shall be given one to two marks in internal evaluations (as per
O.B.C.A. 14)

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O. B.C.A. 13. Question Paper Pattern :

Question Paper shall have 5 questions. Question No.5 shall have objective
type of questions to be asked from all the four units of the theory course by giving
equal weightage. The other four questions should correspond to four units of each
theory course. (as per R.B.C.A. 11)

O. B.C.A. 14. Evaluation :

The performance of a student in each course is evaluated in terms of

percentage of marks with a provision for conversion to grade points. Evaluation
for each course shall be done by a continuous internal assessment (CIA) by the
concerned course teacher as well as by an end semester examination and will be
consolidated at the end of the course. The components for continuous internal
assessment are :

One Tests 15 Marks (Second/repeat test for

genuine absentees)
Assignments 10 Marks
Attendance 5 Marks
Total 30 Marks

Attendance shall be taken as a component for continuous assessment, although the

students should put in a minimum of 75% attendance in each course. In addition
to continuous evaluation component, the end semester examination, which will be
a written-type examination of at least 3 hours duration, would also form an integral
component of the evaluation. The ratio of marks to be allotted to continuous
internal assessment and to end semester examination is 30 : 70. The evaluation of
laboratory component, wherever applicable, will also be based on continuous
internal assessment and on an end-semester practical examination.

O. B.C.A. 15. Passing Minimum :

The passing minimum for CIA (Continuous Internal Assessment) shall be

36% out of 30 marks (i.e. 11 marks), where the candidate is required to appear for
the internal test at least once. Failed candidates in the Internal Assessment are
permitted to improve their Internal Assessment marks in the subsequent semesters
( 2 chances will be given) by writing test and by submitting Assignments. The
passing minimum for University or External Examinations shall be 36% out of 70
marks (i.e. 25 marks)

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 O. B.C.A. 16. Grading :

Once the marks of the CIA (Continuous Internal Assessment) and end-
semester examinations for each of the courses are available, they will be added.
The marks thus obtained will then be graded as per details provided in R. B.C.A. 3.
From the First semester onwards the total performance within a semester and
continuous performance starting from the first semester are indicated respectively
by Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average
(CGPA). These two are calculated by the following formulae:

Σn CiGi
i=1
SGPA = -------------
Σn Ci
i=1
where ‘Ci ‘ is the Credit earned for the Course i in any semester ; ‘Gi’ is the Grade
Point obtained by the student for the Course i and ‘n’ is the number of Courses
passed in that semester.

CGPA = SGPA of all the Courses starting from the first semester to the current
semester.

I. The SGPA and CGPA shall be calculated separately for the following three
parts:

Part I : ECs
Part II : FCs
Part III : CCs, SECs
Part IV : Extension and Extra Curricular Activities

II. The SGPA and CGPA shall be calculated only when the student has
successfully cleared all the courses with the assumption that the total credits in
each semester are the same.

O. B.C.A. 17. Classification of Final Results :

I. For each of the three parts, there shall be separate classification on the basis of
CGPA as indicated in R. B.C.A. 4.

II. For purposes of declaring a candidate to have qualified for the Degree of
Bachelor of Computer Applications in the First class/Second class/Pass class
or First class with Distinction, the marks and the corresponding CGPA earned
by the candidate in Part III alone will be the criterion, provided he / she has
secured the prescribed passing minimum in ECs and FCs. It is further provided

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 that the candidate should have scored the First/Second Class separately in both
the grand total and end Semester (External) examination.

III. Grade in Part IV, Extension and Extra Curricular Activities shall be shown
separately and it shall not be taken into account for classification of class.

IV. The marks for the course as elective (compulsory) course of Sem – II on
“Environmental Studies” will be given in a separate certificate by the college as
per the guidelines of UGC , MHRD & the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
The College shall charge Rs.100/-, separately to meet the expenditure incurred
towards the completion of this course, as per UGC/MHRD guide lines.

V. Internal and end semester examination for Elective courses and Foundation
courses shall be conducted by the respective colleges.

O. B.C.A. 18. Conferment of the Bachelor’s Degree :

I. A candidate shall be eligible for the conferment of the Bachelor of Computer

Applications (B.C.A. honours.) only if he / she has earned the minimum
required credits for the programme prescribed therefor (i.e. 150 credits).
II. A candidate shall be required to pay Rs.500/- towards the conferment of the
Degree of B.C.A., which shall be enhanced by a 10% increase every three years
and rounded off to the next 10/- rupees stage.

O. B.C.A. 19. End Semester Examinations :

I. The University shall conduct the External (End Semester) Examinations for all
the Semesters. Alternatively, the university shall conduct the External
Examination for semester V and VI only and the Internal as well as the External
Examinations for the Semester I to IV shall be conducted by the concerned
Colleges themselves. However the common format of question paper and
marksheet suggested and / or prepared by the University has to be followed by
all the Colleges for Sem. I to IV External Examinations.
II. The examination fees for all end semester examinations shall be Rs.500/-(Rs.250
for theory-+ Rs.250 for practicals/ term work/ project etc.) for all subjects.(
Which shall be enhanced by a 10% increase every three years and rounded off to
a next 10/- rupees stage.)

O. B.C.A. 20. Self-Financing Stream :

The above Ordinances shall be applicable also for the candidates

undergoing the programmes in Self-Financing Stream. The above Ordinances shall
be applicable to External Candidates also.

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O. B.C.A. 21. Grievance Redressal Committee :
The College shall form a Grievance Redressal Committee for each course in
each department with the Course Teacher and the HOD as the members. This
Committee shall solve all grievances relating to the Internal Assessment marks of
the students.

O. B.C.A. 22. Transfer of Credits :

In case of Elective courses, Students are permitted to transfer their course
credits from Centre for Distance Education (CDE) of any University to Regular
Stream and vice-versa. Similarly, they are also permitted to transfer their course
credits from other state or central universities after verification of eligibility criteria.

O.B.C.A. 23. Revision of Ordinances, Regulations and Curriculum :

The University may from time to time revise, amend and change the
Ordinances, the Regulations and the Curriculum, if found necessary.

The existing ordinances for passing the examination/ course for annual
pattern of programs also remain effective for the CBCS program.

R. B.C.A. 1 – Details on the number of courses and credits per course

B.C.A. Total
Credits per Total Weekly
Number of
Sr. No. Study Components Course Credits hous/180
Courses
weekly
hours
1 Elective Course (EC) 4 2 8 8
2 Foundation Course (FC) 6 2 12 18
3 Core Course (CC)
(Theory) 22+1 3 69 91(88+3)
Practicals 15+2 3+5 45+10 57(45+12)

4 Subject Elective 2 3 6 6
Course(SEC)

52 150 180

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Note :
(I) Total weekly hours 180 includes 8 hours teaching of Elective Courses,
which may/shall be carried out by the candidate inter or intra colleges ; so actual
weekly hours for the college shall be 180 – 8 =172 weekly hours.

(II) The workload taken up by the inhouse faculty of the college for
conducting elective courses per Department/Institute, shall be counted as actual
workload

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R. B.C.A. 2 - UG B.C.A. Programmes – Course Structure under CBCS

Instru. Marks
Sem. Course Hours/ Credit Exam Hours
Int. Extn. Total
Week
Elective (EC) 101 2 2 3 100 -- 100
Foundation (FC) 101 3 2 3 100 -- 100
Core Course (CC-101) 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 102 4 3 3 30 70 100
1 CC – 103 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 104 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 105 3 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 106 3 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 107 3 3 3 30 70 100
Elective (EC) 102 2 2 3 100 -- 100
Foundation (FC) 102 3 2 3 100 -- 100
Core Course (CC-108) 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 109 4 3 3 30 70 100
2 CC – 110 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 111 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 112 3 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 113 3 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 114 3 3 3 30 70 100
Elective (EC) 201 2 2 3 100 -- 100
Foundation (FC) 201 3 2 3 100 -- 100
Core Course (CC-201) 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 202 3 3 3 30 70 100
3 CC – 203 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 204 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 205 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 206 3 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 207 3 3 3 30 70 100
Elective (EC) 202 2 2 3 100 -- 100
Foundation (FC) 202 3 2 3 100 -- 100
Core Course (CC-208) 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 209 4 3 3 30 70 100
4 CC – 210 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 211 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 212 3 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 213 3 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 214 3 3 3 30 70 100
Subject Elective (SEC)301 3 3 3 30 70 100
Foundation (FC) 302 3 2 3 100 -- 100
Core Course (CC-301) 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 302 4 3 3 30 70 100
5
CC – 303 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 304 3 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 305 3 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 306 6 5 3 30 70 100
Subject Elective (SEC)302 3 3 3 30 70 100
Foundation (FC) 302 3 2 3 100 -- 100
Core Course (CC-307) 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 308 4 3 3 30 70 100
6
CC – 309 4 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 310 3 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 311 3 3 3 30 70 100
CC – 312 6 5 3 30 70 100

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R. B.C.A. 3- Grading of the Courses

Percentage / Grade Points Grade Description

Marks
(Normalized)
Above 85 8.5 – 10.0 O+ Outstanding

70 – 84..99 7.0 – 8.49 O Excellent

60 – 69.99 6.0 – 6.99 A Very good

55 – 59.99 5.5 – 5.99 B+ Good

48 – 54.99 4.8– 5.49 B Fair

36 – 47.99 3.6 – 4.79 C Average

Below 36 0.0 D ( Dropped) Dropped or Fail

R. B.C.A. 4- Final Result

CGPA Letter
Classification of Final Result
From-to Grade
8.5-10 O+
First class with Distinction
7.0-84.99 O
6.0-6.99 A First Class
5.5-5.99 B+ Higher Second Class
4.8-5.49 B Second Class
3.6-4.79 C Pass Class
Below 3.6 =0.0 D Dropped or Fail

R. B.C.A. 5 - U. G. B.C.A Programme – Subject Elective Courses (SECs)

⇒ SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT (THEORY)

⇒ ADVANCED JAVA (THEORY + PRACTICAL DEMO)
⇒ WEB-SITE DEVELOPMENT- II (PHP, AJAX) (THEORY + PRACTICAL DEMO)
⇒ MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (THEORY)
⇒ WEBSITE FRAMEWORKS (JOOMLA, RUBY ON RAILS)(THEORY +
PRACTICAL DEMO)
⇒ INFORMATION SECURITY (THEORY)

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Note: The board of study of the subjects may add or delete the titles of SECs
from the list, subject to final approval of academic as well as executive council
of the Gujarat University.

R.B.C.A. 6 – (I) - U. G. B.C.A. Programme – Elective Courses (ECs)

SEMESTER - I
⇒ LEARNING FROM WORLD LEADERS
⇒ CULTURE AND CIVILISATION
⇒ HEALTH EDUCATION

SEMESTER – II
⇒ ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

SEMESTER – III
⇒ SOFTSKILLS DEVELOPMENT
⇒ CARBON CREDIT
⇒ LEARNING FROM GREAT INDIAN THINKERS
⇒ INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN CONSTITUTION

SEMESTER – IV
⇒ HISTORY OF GANDHIAN MOVEMENT
⇒ INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
⇒ INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES
⇒ DISASTER MANAGEMENT
⇒ HISTORY OF GUJARAT AND ITS CULTURE

(II) - U. G. B. C.A. Programme – Foundation Courses (FCs)

SEMESTER – I
⇒ COMMUNICATION SKILLS

SEMESTER – II
⇒ FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING
⇒ GENERAL ENGLISH

SEMESTER – III
⇒ PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
⇒ MASS COMMUNICATION

SEMESTER – IV
⇒ SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
⇒ E-GOVERNANCE
⇒ INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
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 SEMESTER – V
⇒ OPERATION RESEARCH
⇒ MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
SEMESTER – VI
⇒ COMPUTER GRAPHICS
⇒ ENTERPRISE RESOURCE AND PLANNING
⇒ CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Note: The course curricula or reference materials for the elective as well as
foundation courses shall be prepared by the concerned board of studies of the
subjects and such courses shall only be made available to the students. However, for
the compulsory elective course for the second semester i.e. Environmental Studies,
the reference book prepared by E.Bharucha for U.G.C shall only be used as a text
by all the students of B.C.A. programme.

R. B.C.A. 7. – Course Structure :

I. The B.C.A. programme is full time three years Under Graduate Programme.
The medium of instruction shall be English.

II. The programme consists of Six Semesters-Semester I and II in the First Year of
the Programme , Semesters III and IV in the Second Year and V and VI
Semesters in the Third Year of the programme.

III. The total programme consists of 150 credits equally divided into 25 credits per
semester.

IV. There would be different elective areas of specialization as per syllabus of

respective subject.

V. The programme consists of the following types of courses

(i) Core courses: common for all students.
(ii) Elective course & SECs: The institute can offer as per the
available infrastructure.
(iii)Foundation courses for all students as per institute’s available
infrastructure.

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 R. B.C.A. 8. - Clearing and carrying forward the Semesters :

Rules for carrying forward the semesters are given below:

I. A candidate must have at least 75% overall attendance in the programme

(except O B.C.A. 12) and should have satisfactory performance in class
participation of each course and must have appeared in internal written test
to be eligible for grant of term.

II. In case, a candidate obtains D in any one course/ all courses in the first
semester, he/she shall be allowed to continue to proceed to the second
semester provided he/she has kept his/her terms of the first semester
successfully.

III. The candidate shall be allowed to proceed to the third semester only after
clearing all the courses of the first semester.

IV. In case, a candidate obtains D in any one course/ all courses in the second
semester, he/she shall be allowed to continue to proceed to the third
semester provided he /she has kept his/her term of the second semester
successfully.

V. The candidate shall be allowed to proceed to the fourth semester only after
clearing all the courses of the second semester.

VI. In case a candidate obtains D in any one course/ all courses in the third
semester, he/she shall be allowed to continue to proceed to the fourth
semester provided he/she has kept his/her term of the third semester
successfully. Similarly a candidate is allowed to move in the fifth semester
provided he/she has kept his/her term of the fourth semester successfully
and a candidate is allowed to move in the sixth semester after he/she has
successfully kept the term of fifth semester even if he/she has failed in any
one or all courses of the fifth semester .

VII. The candidate shall be eligible for the award of the degree after successful
clearance of all the courses of semester I, II, III,IV,V & VI by the Sixth
semester examination of the third year programme or till expiry of
registration/enrolment.

VIII. Whenever a candidate fails in a course due to failure of obtaining minimum

marks in the internal component of the examination, the marks obtained in
attendance and class participation shall be carried forward for the
consideration of the repeat examination. The student has to appear in the
internal test only to complete the requirement of the internal assessment.

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R. B.C.A. 9 - Assessment and Evaluations :

I. Each course will be assessed on basis of 100 marks. The marks would be
divided between internal and external assessment.

II. There shall be one end semester external examination of each course in every
semester consisting of 70% (70 marks) weightage in theory and practical
courses.

III. Each Theory & Practical course shall have internal assessment of 30%
weightage based on the following
Internal written test - 15% (15 marks)
Attendance - 05% (5 marks)
Assignment- 10% (10 marks)

IV. Every student will be required to pass in the external examination and
internal assessment separately in each course.

V. The minimum passing standard will be 36% for the external and internal
component of each course, i.e. 25 marks out of 70 (external -36% of 70
marks) and 11 marks out of 30 (internal -36% of 30 marks).

VI. (A) The grades for each course would be decided on the basis of the percentage
marks obtained in the end-semester external and internal examinations as per
following table:

Percentage / Grade Points Grade Description

Marks
(Normalized)
Above 85 8.5 – 10.0 O+ Outstanding

70 – 84..99 7.0 – 8.49 O Excellent

60 – 69.99 6.0 – 6.99 A Very good

55 – 59.99 5.5 – 5.99 B+ Good

48 – 54.99 4.8– 5.49 B Fair

36 – 47.99 3.6 – 4.79 C Average

Below 36 0.0 D ( Dropped) Dropped or Fail

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 VI.(B) Final Result :

CGPA Letter
Classification of Final Result
From-to Grade
8.5-10 O+
First class with Distinction
7.0-8.49 O
6.0-6.99 A First Class
5.5-5.99 B+ Higher Second Class
4.8-5.49 B Second Class
3.6-4.79 C Pass Class
0.0-0.0 D Dropped or Fail

Note : The student must score class separately in both end semester
examination and in grand total.

VII.The semester grade point average (SGPA) will be calculated as an weighted

average of all the grade point of the semester courses. That is Semester grade
point average (SGPA) = (sum of grade points of all six courses of the
semester)/ total credit of the semester as per example given below :

Course
No. Credit Marks out Grade Grade Credit Grade
of 100(%) Point point
EC– 101 2 44 C 5.4 11.6
FC–101 2 44 C 5.4 10.8
CC–101 3 65 A 6.5 26
CC–102 3 60 A 6.0 18
CC–103 3 62 A 6.2 24.8
CC–104 3 57 B+ 5.7 17.1
CC–105 3 55 B+ 5.5 22
CC–106 3 72 O 7.2 21.6
CC–107 3 58 B+ 5.8 10.2
Total 25 139.7
Total 21
Credits
Without FC
&EC
Examples : Conversion of marks into grade points

65=60+5=6.0+5 x (0.99/9.99)=6.0+5 x 0.1=6.0+0.5==6.5

57= 55+2=5.5+2 x (0.49 /4.99)=5.5+2 x 0.1=5.5+0.2=5.7
72=70+ 2= 7.0 +2 x(1.49 /14.99)=7.0+2 x 0.1 = 7.0 +0.2 =7.2
44=36+8= 3.6 +8 x (1.19 /11.99)=3.6 +8 x 0.1 =3.6 +0.8 =4.4
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VIII. SEMESTER GRADE POINT AVERAGE (SGPA) = Total Credit Grade
Points Without FCs and ECs =139.7/ 21 = 6.65

SGPA Sem. I = 6.65

SGPA Sem. II = 5.63
SGPA Sem. III = 6.01
SGPA Sem. IV = 5.50
SGPA Sem. V = 5.61
SGPA Sem. VI = 5.72
Total SGPA = 35.12
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) = 35.12/ 6 = 5.85

CGPA= 5.85 Grade =B+ Class = Higher Second Class

CGPA X 10=Percentage e.g. 5.85 X 10 =58.5 %

Note:
(1) SGPA is calculated only if the candidate passes in all the courses i.e. get
minimum C grade in all the courses.
(2) CGPA is calculated only when the candidate passes in all the courses of all the
semesters

IX. The cumulative grade point average will be calculated as the average of the
SGPA of all the six semesters, as shown above.

X. The cumulative grade point average will be calculated as the average of the
SGPA of all the six semesters, as shown above.

XI. For the award of the class CGPA shall be calculated on the basis of :

(a) End Semester External Examination Marks

AND
(b) Total Marks obtained (End Semester External Examination Marks + ( Marks
for internal assessment) for each course. The final Class for B.C.A. Degree shall
be awarded on the basis of lowest CGPA of ( a ) & ( b ) of fifth & sixth semester
examinations. However, the marks of elective courses as well as foundation
courses shall not be counted for the award of class, provided a candidate has
secured at least minimum passing marks in Elective & Foundation courses both
in internal & external examinations.

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R. B.C.A. 10 – Syllabi Revision :

I. Syllabi of every course should be preferably changed after every two years.
For example a syllabus changed in 2011 must be revised in 2013-2014.

II. Revised Syllabi of each semester should be implemented in sequential way.

III. In courses where units/topics relate to governmental provisions, regulations

or laws, changes to accommodate the latest developments are automatic
under information to the Registrar and Vice-Chancellor of Gujarat
University.

IV. All formalities for revisions in the syllabi should be completed before the end
of the 2nd/4th semester for implementation in the next academic year.

V. During every revision, up to twenty percent of the entire syllabi of each

course can be changed to ensure that students who have studied the old
syllabi can also appear for examinations in the revised syllabi.

VI. In case, the syllabus of any course in carried forward without any change, it
shall be included in the revised syllabi.

VII. New / Additional areas and courses of elective optional can be introduced on
the basis of recommendations of the board of studies.

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R. B.C.A. 11 – Format of Question paper for 4 Units :

A
OR 7 MARKS
Q.1 A
FROM UNIT – I B
OR 7 MARKS
B
A
OR 7 MARKS
Q.2 A
FROM UNIT – II B
OR 7 MARKS
B
A
OR 7 MARKS
Q.3 A
FROM UNIT – III B
OR 7 MARKS
B
A
OR 7 MARKS
Q.4 A
FROM UNIT - IV B
OR 7 MARKS
B
14 Questions of 1 mark each. There should be atleast 3
Q.5 questions of 1 mark each from all the 4 units, remaining 2
questions can be from any unit.

Note:
a. Students should not be asked to write complete programs in theory
examination paper. Instead questions on features of the language/topic
should be asked.
b. Questions on writing of programs are most appropriate for practical
examination.
c. Wherever found necessary, a question of 7 marks can be split into 2 or 3 sub
questions considering weightage of topic and time allotted for answering such
questions.

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