BCA (Bachelor of Computer Application) is a four years degree run by different universities of Nepal. It was first introduced by Purbanchal University in the year 1999. Later on Pokhara University also started the BCA program. Lots of Colleges in India has been running this BCA degree since a long time. Tribhuvan University also started this program since the year 2017. At first only the constituent campuses were given the affiliation and later on lots of colleges were given the permission to run BCA from 2018.

BCA can be compared with Bachelor of Computer Science, as the main focus of BCA program is to develop manpower needed for the application area of IT industry. The main objective of the BCA program is to develop software developers for the IT industry and along with it BCA graduates can opt for Networking & Security, Design & Multimedia, Database, Data Science, System Administration and so on. BCA is a generalized degree which gives a strong foundation on different core areas of IT sector. Hence, students can select their interest area after completing BCA degree.

What is the difference between BCA and BIT?

The main difference between BCA (Bachelor of Computer Application) and BIT (Bachelor of Information Technology) is that BCA course focus towards the software industry. The main objective of the BCA course is to develop manpower needed for the software industry. However, BIT is the field of study where study will mainly focus on network and system. Therefore, students interested to work in network, network security and system can go for BIT degree. BCA graduates mainly have knowledge of various programming languages like C, C++, Python, C#, Java, PHP along with little knowledge of server. However, BIT graduates mainly have knowledge of web server, database server, file server, email server along with configuring network devices like router, switch, firewall etc.

Some of the areas where BCA and BIT graduates can mainly work after the completion of their study is mentioned below:

BCA graduates can work as a

  • Software/ application developer
  • Game developer
  • Mobile application developer
  • Project manager
  • System analyst
  • Database developer
  • Multimedia expert
  • SEO/ SMM expert
  • User interface designer

BIT graduates can work as a

  • System administrator
  • Network administrator
  • Network technician
  • Network security specialist
  • Network Architect
  • Technical Support Specialist
  • Information Security Analyst

 

Evaluation system and Credit Hours

BCA is a semester system and marking is based on grades. The total credit of 4 years is 126 out of which students have to study computer subject for 96 credit hours. 60% marks is evaluated on the basis of final exams whereas 40% marks is evaluated based on the internal exam and internal evaluation.

Scope of BCA graduates

There is a lot of demand in the field of IT. Hence, there is a lot of scope for BCA graduates in both private and government sector. There are lots of vacancies in government sector to fulfill the need of IT manpower. Similarly, software industry, corporate sector also equally need IT manpower to fulfill the demand of IT industry. There are different sectors in IT where BCA graduates can work after the successful completion of the degree for e.g.

  • Software development (web app developer, mobile app developer, system developer, game developer)
  • design & multimedia (web designer, graphics designer, video editor, animator, broadcasting, vfx, motion graphics)
  • network & security (network technician, network engineer, security expert)
  • Database (database administrator, database developer)
  • system administration
  • Quality assurance
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Science
  • Digital Marketing
  • Cloud
  • Virtualization

Eligibility for BCA, TU

Students who have passed PCL or + 2 or equivalent examinations with minimum 40% marks or 2 CGPA (not less than D+ in single Subject) are eligible for admission in BCA program of Tribhuvan University.

Admission Criteria for BCA, TU

Tribhuvan University will take the BCA entrance exam of 2 hours which consist of 100 marks with 40 marks of mathematics, 50 marks of English and 10 marks of General Knowledge. The format of the exam will be multiple choice question. Apart from this the college can also have their own evaluation criteria.

Check the sample entrance exam question in the link below:

What after BCA?

Students can do (MCA) Masters of Computer Application after completing BCA. Also students willing to go abroad for Masters can also apply for Masters of Computer Science.