2011-2012 For Admission to the BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Programme of Goa University.

PARTICIPATING COLLEGES Rosary College, Navelim, Salcette, Goa. Damodar College, Margao , Goa. MES’s College, Zuarinagar, Goa. GVM’s College, Ponda , Goa. Don Bosco College, Panjim, Goa. DM’s College, Assagao, Mapusa, Goa. St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa, Goa. Fr. Agnel College, Pilar ,Goa. Saraswat College, Mapusa, Goa.

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BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS The Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) programme is a full time self-financed three year integrated degree programme affiliated to the Goa University. The objective of the BCA programme is to produce employable IT workforce that will have sound knowledge of IT and business fundamentals that can be applied to develop and customize solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The duration of the programme is of three academic years which is divided into Six Semesters with two semesters per academic year. Every semester is of approximate five months duration inclusive of breaks and vacations. Upon successful completion of the programme, every candidate is conferred upon the degree of Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA). The instructional scheme for the BCA is based on a system of integrated units called courses.

The evaluation scheme is based on both an In-semester continuous

assessment element and an End-semester element each carrying equal weightage of 50%.

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ELIGIBILITY AND ADMISSION TO THE BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS PROGRAMME

The BCA programme is open to any candidate who has passed the XII standard examination in any stream from Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education or equivalent with a consistently good academic record and moral conduct. A candidate shall be selected based on the entrance test conducted by the college. The scores of the entrance test will be used to frame a merit list for admitting candidates. Those candidates whose names appear on the merit list will have to apply for admission within stipulated time failing which they will forfeit the seat. The scores of the entrance test are valid only for admitting the candidates during the academic year 2011-2012 across all participating colleges.

Important Dates th

Commencement of Sale of application forms

-12 April 2011

Last date for applying for the entrance test

-19 May 2011

Date of entrance test

-21st May 2011

Declaration of Result of entrance test

-25 May 2011

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FORMAT AND SYLLABUS OF ENTRANCE TEST The entrance test shall evaluate the general aptitude, logical reasoning, analytical abilities and basic arithmetical skills of the candidate. The examination questions will be of multiple choice questions. The question paper will contain three sections with 20 questions per section. The first section will cover 20 questions on general aptitude. The second section will cover 20 questions on logical reasoning. The third section will cover 20 questions on basic arithmetic concepts. The students are to choose only the correct answer and circle it on the Question Paper cum Answer booklet. At the end of the test the candidate is to return the Question Paper cum Answer booklet.

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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER FOR THE ENTRANCE TEST Section I : General Aptitude A. The coalition central government in power in India is a) UPSC c) UPA b) Congress d) NDA B. Canine is a term referred to the species of the ______ family. a) Cow c) Cat b) Monkey d) Dog C. Recently a new government has been formed in UK under the leadership of a) Tony Blair b) Gordon Brown c) David Cameron d) Grady Booch D. The ongoing Census 2011 in India is the _____ National Census. a) 15th c) 16th b) 13th d) 12th E. The Eyjafjallajokul volcanic eruption happened in a) Moscow c) Ireland b) Nigeria d) Iceland F.

The UN’s Climate Change Conference, December 2009 was held in a) Copenhagen b) Seoul c) Geneva d) New York

G. The FIFA World Cup 2010 will be held in a) Brazil b) South Africa c) Denmark d) England H. In the game of Hockey, each team has ____ players on the field at any one time a) 11 c) 9 b) 13 d) 10

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Wimbledon is associated with a) Football c) Tennis b) Basketball d) Cricket

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Circle the odd man out:a) P. V. Narasimha Rao b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee c) K. R. Narayanan d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Section II : Logical Reasoning A. In a certain code KNIFE is written as $3%#5 and LAKE is written as 7@$5. How is FAIL written in that code? a) %$#7 c) #@%7 b) $@%7 d) $%@7 B. FLOWERS : FLORIST a) Stethoscope : Doctor b) Weddig : Caterer c) Rings : Jeweller d) Pharmacist : Pharmacist C. Count the number of triangles in the following figure

a) 8 b) 9

c) 11 d) 13

D. Insert the missing number 857, 969, 745, 1193, ? a) 2093 c) 297 b) 1400 d) 2089 E. A second is _____ fraction of an hour. a) 1/24 c) 1/60 b) 1/120 d) 1/3600 F.

Which part contains the fractions in ascending order? a) 11/14, 16/19, 19/21 b) 16/19, 11/14, 19/21 c) 16/19, 19/21, 11/14 d) 19/21, 11/14, 16/19

G. Complete the following G N ? B F M V V a) I b) P

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c)M d) K

H. Which one does not belong to the group? a) Pencil c) Chalk b) Notebook I.

d) Pen

SKEPTICAL : DOUBT a) Resolute : Determination b) Pristine : Grace c) Tainted : Honoour d) Stringent : Suggestions

Section III : Basic Arithmetic Skills

A. The circumference of a Compact Disc can be measured as 2 a) Πr c) 2Πr b) 2Πr2 d) Πr2h B. Two apples and three mangoes cost Rs.86. Four apples and a mango cost Rs.112. Find the cost of an apple. a) 35 c) 20 b) 30 d) 25 C. The average of 11, 23, K is 40, the value of K is a) 86 c) 120 b) 35 d) 12 D. The LCM of 24, 39, 60 and 150 is a) 7800 c) 3900 b) 15600 d) 5200 E. There are 10 TRUE and FALSE questions. The number of ways they can be answered is 10 a) 10! c) 2 2 b) 10 d) 10 F.

Divide 378 into two parts in the ratio of 2:7. a) 84 & 294 c) 80 & 298 b) 42 & 336 d) 126 & 252

G. Convert 0.5% into fraction. a) 1/5 c) 1/20 b) 1/500 d) 1/200 H. A train travels 82.6 km/hour. How many metres will it travel in 15 minutes? a) 20.65 c) 206.50 b) 2065 d) 20650

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Susan can type 10 pages in 5 minutes. Mary can type 5 pages in 10 minutes. Working together, how many pages can they type in 30 minutes? a) 15 c) 20 b) 25 d) 75

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Two numbers are in the ratio 2:3. If 5 is added to each number, the ratio becomes 5:7. The numbers are a) 30 & 42 c) 20 & 30

b) 35 & 49

d) 20 & 42

K. There are 10 TRUE and FALSE questions. The number of ways they can be answered is 10 a) 10! c) 2 2 b) 10 d) 10 L.

75% of 48 is a) 64 b) 36

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c) 48 d) 0.36