• Candidates must have passed with minimum 60% (45% for SC/ST) marks in average of all subjects in Class 10.
• Candidates must have passed with minimum 60% (45% for SC/ST) marks (average of 4 core subjects) in Class 12 / QE (Equivalent Qualifying Examination). Percentage of marks in Class 12 to be computed as average of English, Mathematics (excluding Business Mathematics) and best 2 other core subjects.
• Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislatures in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India / AIU. This degree must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling [Class 12 or equivalent] (10+2+3 system).
• Candidates must have one of following qualifications : 
  1. Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), or
  2. B.Sc. in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electronics, or
  3. B.Sc. with Mathematics or Statistics as one of the subjects at graduate level.
• Candidates of B.Sc. Honours must have minimum 60% (45% for SC/ST) marks in average in their Honours subject. Candidates of BCA and other graduate courses must have minimum 60% (45% for SC/ST) marks in average in graduation, marks to be computed as average of marks obtained in ALL subjects in which candidate has appeared.
• Candidates appearing for final examinations of their Bachelor’s programme in 2012 can also apply, and if selected can join the programme provisionally. At the time of the counselling they must bring a certificate in original from the Principal of their Institute stating that by 30 June 2012, they will have appeared for examination in all subjects required for obtaining their Bachelor’s degree.
  
  Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the Bachelor's degree / equivalent qualification with requisite marks as per item (5) above. They must submit proof of passing their final examinations with requisite marks by 31 October 2012. Non-fulfillment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.
• 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 60% marks in average (45% for SC/ST) calculated as per item (5) above. They must enclose photocopies of pass certificate and marksheets of qualifying examination with their application.

This page may be printed for your own convenience and easy reference

General Instructions:

• Before applying online, candidates are advised to download the MCA Information Brochure 2012 (pdf) and read it carefully.
• Clearly fill all items that are relevant to you in capital letters or numbers or tick () the check box / radio button as required. Certain items are mandatory and must be filled in; otherwise, the form may be rejected.
• Please ensure that all information provided is correct and accurate. Admission on false information and certificate will be ipso facto null and void.
• After filling in the complete form, you will be prompted to “Save & Exit” before you click the submit button. Candidates will have the option to save the form to a maximum of only two times. Please ensure that all fields are correctly filled in before you finally click on the “Submit” button. Take a printout when prompted. Note: Once you click on the “Submit” button, the Form is set to read only. You may however return to the form to view or print it again.
• Candidates who seek admission under any reservation category:
  • All candidates belonging to the SC, ST, or OBC categories must obtain caste certificates which should be in proper format, and which should be signed by appropriate authority of rank not less than SDO. They must enclose photocopy of the same. (Note: The final reservation proportion will depend on notification, if any, issued by competent authority and as accepted by the Institute).
  • Candidates belonging to other special categories mentioned in Sec 8 (Physically Handicapped / Ward of defence personnel killed or disabled in service / Current student of BIT / Ward of BIT employee) must provide photocopy of certificate in proper format from appropriate authority.
  
  
Specific Instructions:
• While filling the form please note the following:
  • On opening the webpage by clicking the link [“Click here to Apply Online” (under the relevant programme heading)] on the homepage of our website you will see a button to ‘Continue’. Click on the button. Write-ups on two aspects will appear: a] Eligibility Criteria and b] Instructions. Read carefully before you proceed to click on the button to ‘Continue’. [Alternatively, you may keep a print-out of this page in hand as ready reference]
  • A new page will open where you will see 2 options:
    • If you have not yet registered before and you are accessing this for first time Click here
    • Or, in case you have already registered and created a profile using a ‘username’ and a ‘password’, re-enter the same in the box and click on ‘Submit’. All the previous information that you have saved by using the option ‘Submit’ [after the 2nd page] or ‘Save & Exit’ [after the 4th page] will be available to you on the screen.
  • For first time users: you will be prompted to enter the following details on a new screen that will appear. Follow the instructions & Fill correctly using instructions given below [‘d’ to ‘h’]:
  • Name: Type your name as in your Class 10 pass certificate. Type name in the following format: First Name, Middle Name(s) and Surname.
  • Date of Birth: Select the appropriate year, month and date in the given boxes.
  • Gender: Click on the appropriate radio button.
  • Click on ‘submit’.
  • Enter any chosen ‘username’ [may be short form of your name] and ‘password’ in the appropriate boxes. Click on ‘submit’.

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    [At this stage, basic details filled by you will be saved for future. You may view your details and proceed further or stop for now and come back later at a different time/ sitting as well by using the same password and username]

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  • Father's Name, Mother's Name: Type names in the following format: First Name, Middle Name(s) and Surname. If space is insufficient, use initials for middle name(s). Do not use any titles, such as, Mr. / Mrs. / Sri/ Smt. etc.
  • State of Eligibility: Please select appropriate state (from drop down box) from where you have passed / are appearing for the qualifying examination [i.e., state in which your college is located where you have completed / are completing graduation (qualifying examination)]
  • Caste: Click appropriate radio button. For OBC candidates, selection of state is necessary.
  • Other Category: Click the appropriate check box (See also instruction (5-b)).
  • Choice of Place for Study: Click the appropriate check box / boxes [Candidates must exercise ALL their Choices online only before clicking the “Submit” button to take a printout of the form].
  • Choice of Counselling Centre: Click the appropriate radio button
  • Choices of Online Test Centre: Select first and second choice of Online Test Centre from the list of Test Centres. [Ref: footnote in “Online Entrance Test for MCA 2012”]
  • Preferences of Dates for Test: Select first and second preference of date. [Ref: footnote in “Online Entrance Test for MCA 2012”]
  • Educational Record: Percentage of marks in Class 10, Class 12 and Graduation: Calculate as mentioned under eligibility criteria (Please keep photocopies of your mark sheets and pass certificates of Class X, Class XII and Graduation/equivalent exam in hand for reference).
  • Please fill name of Board / University for Class X, Class XII and Graduation/equivalent exam and ‘Year of Passing’ referring to the photocopies of the aforesaid marksheets/ pass certificates. [For those whose results of graduation is yet to be declared: indicate year of passing – 2012]
  • Please fill name of the Graduation/equivalent exam referring to the photocopies of the aforesaid marksheets/ pass certificates
  • If you have cleared all the subjects in the said examinations in the first attempt- fill 1. If you have had to clear one or more subjects later [back papers etc.] fill 2 or 3 etc counting the total number of attempts you had to make to clear the subjects and receive pass certificate.
  • Write all the subjects that you passed in Class X, Class XII and Graduation/equivalent exam in the appropriate box: e.g. Phys, Math, Stat, Eng, Eco, etc
  • Indicate percentage of total marks secured for Class X, Class XII and Graduation / equivalent exam in appropriate box.
    Note: For candidates who are appearing / appeared in 2012 and the results are not yet declared should type ‘APP in the ‘Number of attempts’.
  • College / Institute Details: Please fill the details [qualification, name of college, address & telephone number] referring to relevant papers of your own college. You should note these down in a piece of paper beforehand. [Qualification: Type BCA / B.Sc. or as the case may be (qualifying examination)].
  • Address for Communication: Type the full address including your full name, PIN code, STD code, Telephone number and Mobile number in the appropriate boxes.
  • Permanent Address: Type the full address including your full name, PIN code, STD code, Telephone number and Mobile number in the appropriate boxes.
  • E-mail ID: Type your E-mail ID

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    At this stage, you will see 2 different buttons: ‘Save & Exit’ and ‘Submit’. If you have fully completed: click on ‘Submit’. If you have not completed filling everything click on ‘Save & Exit’. You will be able to enter once again only using your ‘username’ and ‘password’ to complete all the required details.

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  • After you submit the form, a new page/ screen will appear. Read the instructions on the screen carefully, select the appropriate bank and then Click on ‘Continue’. Take a print-out of the Challan form of the bank of your Choice ‘SBI or ICICI. [Note: Payment by cash at ICICI Bank – there is no extra bank service charge. Payment by cash at SBI Bank-the bank service charge is extra (Rs.20)].
  • An ‘Application number’ will be visible at the Bank Challan Form. Please note this number for future correspondence.
  • After making payment of application fees, you will be required to fill the following details: i] Bank Branch Name, ii] Bank Branch Code, iii] Journal / Challan Number. These are related to your payment of the application fees. These details are available in the applicant’s copy of the challan issued by the SBI/ ICICI bank branch after paying the fees.
  • Declaration and Undertakings: After filling the above details, your on-line form filling is complete. Submit online and then take a print out of the form. Affix a recent passport size photograph of yourself in the given box on the first page of the printout. You and your legal guardian /parent are required to sign the declarations and undertaking on the last page of the printed form.

Note:
The Admissions Office may not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications before counselling. All applicants called for ‘Counselling and Document Verification’, are allowed to appear at ‘Counselling and Document Verification’ on purely provisional basis, subject to their eligibility being verified at that time. Merely being allowed to appear at the ‘Counselling and Document Verification’ will not be considered as a ground for being eligible for admission.

Expected Dates of Counselling : 
Based on the choices given in their forms, the list of candidates for each Centre will be notified on our website and updated regularly. Each Centre will shortlist candidates for counselling on the basis of their performance in the MCA 2012 Online Entrance Test, provided they have applied for that Centre, and fulfill the eligibility criteria mentioned in the preceding pages and our advertisement / notification(s) on our website. Counselling schedules for each Centre, based on these scores, will tentatively be displayed by 1 June 2012 on the Institute website and Notice Boards at Mesra and concerned Extension Centres only. No separate intimation will be sent to candidates.

The counselling process will be held tentatively between 13 to 14 June 2012 at Allahabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mesra and Noida, at the addresses given in the Sec-13

Candidates may appear for counselling at Allahabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mesra or Noida as per their choice indicated in their application form.

Selection Procedure : 
The Institute will use an Online Entrance Test to shortlist candidates for the three-year full time MCA programme commencing in July 2012. Provisional selections for the MCA 2012 programme will be based on : 

• The performance of a candidate in the MCA 2012 Online Entrance Test, provided he/she meets the minimum eligibility criteria given in our advertisement / notification(s) on our website (please see - Sec 5)

Each Centre will make its own lists of provisionally selected candidates and waitlisted candidates after the counselling. Provisional selection lists, along with procedures for admissions, will be notified the day after the counselling, on the Institute website http://www.bitmesra.ac.in and Notice Boards of the Institute / concerned Extension Centres only. No separate intimation will be sent to candidates. Provisionally selected candidates will be required to take admission by the dates given at any of the Centre by depositing fee and original certificates, failing which vacant seats may be allotted to waitlisted candidates. The list of waitlisted candidates will also be announced on the Institute website and Notice Boards of the Institute / concerned Extension Centres only. No separate intimation will be sent to candidates.

Please note that we may put up more than one notification on our website, to fill up vacancies, if any. Candidates should thus check our website http://www.bitmesra.ac.in regularly for any updates or matters related to the admission procedures. No separate intimation will be sent to candidates.

Notes:

• Once a candidate is admitted at any of the Centres on the basis of “Home State Quota” he/she will not be eligible for upgradation in any of the other Centres at later stages in All India Quota.
• Once the admission procedure is closed, there will be no transfer from one Centre to another in any condition.

Documents required at the time of counselling and admission

Candidates must carry the originals of the following documents at the time of counselling, as well as one set of photocopies : 

• Pass Certificate of Class 10
• Marksheet of Class 10
• Marksheet of Class 12 / Intermediate or equivalent
• Marksheets of Graduation for graduates
• Marksheets upto pre-final year for candidates graduating in 2012. They must also bring the certificate in original from the Principal of their Institute stating that by 30 June 2012, they will have appeared for examination in all subjects required for obtaining their Bachelor’s degree.
• Candidates with qualifications acquired through correspondence or distance-learning programmes must carry a proof of pass certificate in addition to marksheets of graduation.
• Admit Card for the MCA 2012 Online Entrance Test
• Score Card for the MCA 2012 Online Entrance Test
• Caste certificate / special category certificate (if applicable)
• Two passport size photographs, identical to the photograph affixed in the application form
• Photo identification :  (Driving license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, College ID, Employee Identification Card are acceptable)

Documents required at the time of Admission : 
If provisionally selected, candidates will be required to submit all the above documents in original (except the Photo ID) at the time of admission, along with the requisite fees.

Provisionally selected candidates appearing for final examinations in 2012 will be required to sign an undertaking at the time of admission on Non-Judicial Stamp Paper to the effect that if they fail to obtain the requisite marks in their qualifying examination (graduation) their admission will be cancelled. The deadline for submission of the marksheet / degree certificate is 31 October 2012, failing which the provisional admission will be cancelled. (Please see Sec 14 of Brochure for the format of the above undertaking).

Classes will commence from 16 July 2012 at all Centres.

• • A print-out of the duly completed online form with a photo pasted on it at the appropriate box.
  • One recent colour photograph – [same as pasted on the form] and attached by clip (write your Name, Form No and “MCA-2012” on the back of the photo)
  • Institute copy of Challan slip issued by the Bank for Rs.2,000/- (General) and Rs.1,200/- (SC/ST) candidates (non-refundable) (write your Name, Form /Application No, and “MCA-2012” on the back of the bank challan)
  • A set of photocopies of certificates as listed below: (write your Name, Form No. and “MCA-2012” on the back of each of the photocopies):
    • Pass certificate of Class 10
    • Marksheet of Class 10
    • Marksheet of Class 12 / Intermediate or equivalent
    • Marksheets of Graduation for graduates
      OR
      Marksheets upto pre-final year for candidates graduating in 2012. They must also enclose the certificate in original from the Principal of their Institute stating that by 30 June 2012, they will have appeared for examination in all subjects required for obtaining their Bachelor’s degree.
    • Candidates with qualifications acquired through correspondence or distance-learning programmes must enclose with their application, photocopies of Pass certificate in addition to marksheets of qualifying examination showing that they have passed the qualifying examination with requisite marks.
    • Caste certificate (if applicable), which should be in proper format and signed by appropriate authority of rank not less than SDO.
    • Candidates belonging to other special categories mentioned in Sec 8 (Physically Handicapped / Ward of defence personnel killed or disabled in service / Current student of BIT / Ward of BIT employee) must provide photocopy of certificate in proper format from appropriate authority.
    • Photo identification: (Driving license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, College ID, Employee Identification Card are acceptable)
  
  Incomplete applications or applications received without all required enclosures are liable to be rejected / may not be processed
  
  If provisionally admitted, all the above documents in original (except the original Photo ID) together with photocopies will be retained by the Institute for some time.