B. Sc. Computer Science

The radical changes in technologies, both hardware as well as software, and their ever increasing adaptation to newer areas of application, demand frequent updation of the academic curriculum so that the students can rise to the expectation of the Industry. The syllabus revision committee has considered all these factors thoroughly before venturing into the revision exercise. The revised syllabus for B Sc Computer Science Programme provides a strong foundation to pursue post graduation programme in computer science. The knowledge acquired by the students may also equip them to meet the industrial need, and get placed.

The B Sc Computer Science programme of the MG University follows the choice based credit semester system as envisaged by the University Grants Commission and the Higher Education Council of Kerala. The Programme shall be completed in six semesters. Each semester is a minimum of 18 instructional weeks, comprising 90 working days with continuous internal evaluation and University examination at the end of each semester.

Course Objectives:

 The BSc Computer Science Programme is designed with the following specific objectives.

 (a) To attract young minds to the potentially rich & employable field of computer Science.

(b) To be a foundation graduate programme which will act as a feeder course for higher studies in the area of Computer Science.

(c) To develop skills in software development and hardware maintenance so as to enable the graduates to take up self-employment in Indian & global market.

(d) To Train & Equip the students to meet the requirement of the Industrial standards.

Scope

The revised syllabus for Computer Science provides a strong foundation to pursue post-graduation programme in computer science. The knowledge acquired by the students may also equip them to meet the industrial need, and get placed.

Eligibility:

The eligibility for admission to BSc Computer Science Degree under the Mahatma Gandhi University is a pass in Pre-degree, Plus Two or equivalent examinations in science stream with Mathematics/Computer Science as a compulsory subject.

Course Design

The UG programme in Computer Applications and Science includes Common courses, Core courses, Complementary courses, Open courses, Seminar, Project and viva voce. No course shall carry more than four credits. The student shall select any one open course in semester V offered by various departments of the College.

Duration of Course

The programme shall normally extend over a period of three academic years consisting of six Semesters.