Overview
About the Department
The Department of Computer Applications offers a three-year BCA programme that equips students with strong theoretical foundations in information technology and computer science, complemented by practical and elective skill development aligned with industry needs.
The department is supported by a well-equipped computer laboratory capable of accommodating around 180 students at a single stretch, with reliable power backup facilities.
In addition to classroom teaching, the department promotes innovative learning through online demonstrations using video streaming and software project development activities.
- Assignments and bridge courses for Non-Science and Non-Mathematics background students joining BCA
- Access to Open Educational Resources
- Creative assignments such as cartoon drawing and flipbook-based learning in Computer Animation
The department also organizes seminars and academic conferences on computer-related topics, extending learning opportunities to neighboring institutions.
Syllabus
Vision
Promoting innovation-centric education in computer technology and producing globally competent graduates driven by values of competence, commitment, compassion, and conscience.
Mission
- To equip students with academic excellence through hands-on experience using modern tools and technologies.
- To foster continuous learning, teamwork, ethical values, and social responsibility.
- To strengthen industry–academia interaction for professional growth.
Program Outcomes
Discipline Knowledge
Acquiring knowledge on basics of Computer Science and ability to apply design principles in the development of solutions for problems of varying complexity.
Problem Solving
Improved reasoning with strong mathematical ability to identify, formulate and analyze problems related to computer science and exhibiting sound knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
Design & Development of Solutions
Ability to design and develop algorithmic solutions to real world problems and acquire minimum knowledge on statistics and optimization problems.
Programming a Computer
Exhibiting strong skills required to program a computer for various real-life applications with thorough knowledge of programming languages.
Application Systems Knowledge
Possessing sound knowledge on computer application software and ability to design and develop applications for applicative problems.
Modern Tool Usage
Identify, select and use modern scientific and IT tools for modeling, prediction, data analysis and solving problems in computer science.
Communication
Must have reasonably good communication skills both in oral and written forms.
Project Management
Practicing existing projects and becoming independent to launch own projects by identifying gaps in solutions.
Faculty
Faculty-Development-Programme
Research
| Research project undertaken (Minor / Major / any other) | ||||||||
| Sl.No. | Name of the Staff Member | Nature of the Research | Title of the Project | Amount Sanctioned (INR) | Sponsoring Agency | Time Period (From - To) | Month/Year of Receiving Grant | Link to the Sanctioned Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR Royal Praveen Dsouza | Minor research | Crop Prediction Advisor Plant Selection and Soil Management Assistant for Sustainable Gardening and Agriculture | 250000 | MJES | 2024-2025 | March 2024 | View Letter |
| Papers Presented by the Faculty Members - 2023 - 24 | ||||||||
| Sl. No. | Faculty Name | Department | Title of the Paper | Journal Name | Year of Publication | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR ROYAL PRAVEEN DSOUZA | BCA | Integrating Decision Tree and KNN Hybrid Algorithm Approach for Enhancing Agricultural Yield Prediction | Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems, 2024, Vol. 33 No. 07 ISSN: 1006-5911. (Scopus indexed journal). | 2024 | |||
| 2 | MR ROYAL PRAVEEN DSOUZA | BCA | A Novel MLDA-MRF Framework for Crop Yield Prediction Modeling with Feature Reduction | ISSN: 1521-1398, Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications (JoCAAA): Vol. 33 No. 07 (2024) | 2024 | |||
| 3 | MS PREMALATHA SHETTY | BCA | Resource Management and Task Offloading in Fog Computing | International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR) | 2024 | |||
| 4 | MS PREMALATHA SHETTY | BCA | Efficient Application Placement Techniques in Fog Environment Issues | International Conference on Advance IT, Engineering and Management, SACAIM 2024 | 2024 | |||
| 5 | MS VANAJA A | BCA | Balancing and Optimising Network Parameters Using a Multi-Objective Hippopotamus Optimization Algorithm for Cluster-Based Routing in MANETS | International Journal of Computer Networks and Applications (IJCNA) | 2024 | |||
| 6 | MS VIDYA KUMARI | BCA | Fingerprint Liveliness Detection Using Stacked Ensemble and Transfer Learning Technique | 3rd IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision & Machine Intelligence | 2024 | |||
| 7 | MR ROYAL PRAVEEN DSOUZA | BCA | Water and Electricity Prediction Model Using Machine Learning Models | Proceedings of the National Conference, Collaborating Across Disciplines through Interdisciplinary Research ISBN: 978-81-963171-0-2 | 2023 | |||
| 8 | MR ROYAL PRAVEEN DSOUZA | BCA | Development in Automatic Number Plate Detection Model | Proceedings of the National Conference, Collaborating Across Disciplines Interdisciplinary Research ISBN: 978-81-963171-0-2 | 2023 | |||
| 9 | MR ROYAL PRAVEEN DSOUZA | BCA | Crop Recommendation Using Machine Learning Model | Proceedings of the National Conference, Collaborating Across Disciplines through Interdisciplinary Research ISBN: 978-81-963171-0-2 | 2023 | |||
| 10 | DR ARCHANA YASHODHAR | BCA | Comparison of Transfer Learning Algorithm in Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease | 2023 International Conference on Advances in Electronics, Communication, Computing and Intelligent Information Systems (ICAECIS) | 2023 | |||
Student Corner
| Students Achievements | ||||
| Sl. No. | Register Number | Student Name | Event Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2351057 | Roldan Anush D'souza | Coding | III Place |
| 2 | 224849 | Praneeth M | IT Quiz | I Place |
| 3 | 224843 | Ahdal | IT Quiz | I Place |
| 4 | 2352081 | Nash | AstroHack | II Place |
| 5 | 224780 | Vian Dsouza | Future Wave | I Place |
| 6 | 224727 | Ishel | Future Wave | I Place |
| 7 | 224763 | Rolwin | Cloaked | I Place |
| 8 | 224771 | Sonia | Cloaked | I Place |
| 9 | 2351071 | Vinish | Outlast | II Place |
| 10 | 2351081 | Austin | Outlast | II Place |
| 11 | 2352071 | Walance | Stellar Stories | II Place |
| 12 | 224684 | Ziyaan Ahmed | Web Wizards | III Place |
| 13 | 224641 | Loyston Pais | Web Wizards | III Place |
| 14 | 2352081 | Nash | Code Crusaders | I Place |
| 15 | 2352066 | Srijan | Code Crusaders | I Place |
| 16 | 220325 | Bharath | Media Crafters | I Place |
| 17 | 220330 | Manish | Media Crafters | I Place |
| 18 | 224780 | Vian DSouza | InnoQuest | I Place |
| 19 | 2351082 | Deion Dsouza | InnoQuest | I Place |
| 20 | 234734 | Lenvil | Gamers Grove | III Place |
| 21 | 224626 | Henston Dsouza | Gamers Grove | III Place |
| 22 | 224870 | Sannidhi Shetty | CineQuest | II Place |
| 23 | 2354060 | Rakhi Kumari | CineQuest | II Place |
| 24 | 2352038 | Jason Anil | Gaming Event | I Place |
| 25 | 2352042 | Keerthan | Gaming Event | I Place |
| 26 | 2352057 | Rion | Gaming Event | I Place |
| 27 | 2352050 | Neil | Gaming Event | I Place |
| 28 | 2352067 | Tanvi G Poojary | BKI National Level Karate Championship 2024 | Gold Medal (Kata & Kumite, Black Belt) |
| 29 | 24150334 | Druthesh | Indo-Nepal International Invitational Men’s Volleyball Championship 2024 | Gold Medal |
| 30 | 2352018 | Vivek J Poojary | Wushu Championship | III Place |
| 31 | 214615 | Winson | Coding and Debugging | Runners Up |
| 32 | 2351071 | Vinish Machado | Web Designing | Runners Up |
| 33 | 214736 | K Namith Acharya | IT Quiz | Runners Up |
| 34 | 214718 | Ajay Kamath | IT Quiz | Runners Up |
| 35 | 224871 | Sheik Shakeer Ali | IT Chazer | Runners Up |
| 36 | 214666 | Shibin | Photography and Videography | Runners Up |
| 37 | 2352087 | Steven V | Model Making | I Place |
| 38 | 2352066 | Srijan Kulal | Model Making | I Place |
| 39 | 2352081 | Nash Fernandes | Model Making | I Place |
| 40 | 214736 | K Namith Acharya | Tech Trivia | I Place |
| 41 | 214636 | Greshan | Gaming | I Place |
| 42 | 214668 | Suprath | Gaming | I Place |
| 43 | 214675 | Wellrick | Gaming | I Place |
| 44 | 214664 | Sharvin | Gaming | I Place |
Staff Corner
1. Recieved Best Coordinator Award from ICT Academy
Mr. Royal Praveen Dsouza, Assistant Dean of the BCA Department , received the Best Coordinator Award from ICT Academy.
2. Presented a Paper at the 3rd IEEE International Conference
Vidya Kumari, from the Department of BCA , presented her research paper titled " Finger print Liveliness Detection using Stacked Ensemble and Transfer Learning Technique" at the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence (CVMI 2024). The conference was held at the Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, U.P., India, on 19th and 20th October 2024. The paper titled "Fingerprint Liveliness Detection using Stacked Ensemble and Transfer Learning Technique " by Vidya Kumari and B. H. Shekar was published by IEEE in the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence (CVMI), held on October 19–20, 2024, in Prayagraj, India. It was added to IEEE Xplore on December 11, 2024. The research focuses on improving biometric authentication systems by using stacked ensemble and transfer learning techniques for fingerprint liveliness detection.
Vidya Kumari, from the School of Information and Technology, has been recognized for her exemplary contribution as a Reviewer at the prestigious 8th IEEE Conference on Information Communication Technology (CICT 2024), organized by IIIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, India, from December 6–8, 2024.
3. Presented a Paper at an International Conference
Rashmi Amin, from BCA Department presented her research paper titled "Comparison of Graph based deep learning models for NO2 air quality prediction "at International Conference on Responsible Artificial Intelligence 2024 held on 16-17 December, 2024 at Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri.
3. Faculty Members Who Cleared KSET/NET in 2024-2025
Certificate Courses
| Name of the Course | No. of Times Offered During the Year | Duration of Course (in Hours) | Number of Students Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Networking | Once | 30 | 13 |
| Excel and Tally for Business | Once | 30 | 47 |
| Full-Stack Web Development | Once | 30 | 25 |
| Web Programming For Beginners Using PHP (CRUD) | Once | 30 | 80 |
| Bootstrap: Essential For Building Responsive Websites | Once | 30 | 23 |
Alumni
Academic Excellence
| Student Progression 2021-2024 batch(UG) - III YEAR | ||||
| Semester | Total Number of Students Appeared | First Class with Exemplary | First Class with Distinction | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I sem | 159 | 49 | 65 | 23 |
| II sem | 155 | 31 | 37 | 48 |
| III sem | 156 | 32 | 56 | 20 |
| IV sem | 159 | 33 | 51 | 25 |
| V sem | 159 | 55 | 46 | 23 |
| VI sem | 159 | 68 | 38 | 13 |
| Student Progression 2022-2025 batch(UG) - II YEAR | ||||
| Semester | Total Number of Students Appeared | First Class with Exemplary | First Class with Distinction | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I sem | 248 | 41 | 85 | 70 |
| II sem | 250 | 43 | 83 | 67 |
| III sem | 250 | 43 | 83 | 67 |
| IV sem | 246 | 45 | 90 | 69 |
| Student Progression 2023-2026 batch(UG) - I YEAR | ||||
| Semester | Total Number of Students Appeared | First Class with Exemplary | First Class with Distinction | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I sem | 321 | 69 | 100 | 74 |
| II sem | 319 | 58 | 97 | 91 |
Fests
A state level competition for PUC students was conducted on August 25 th ,2025.
The fest included following events.
1. IT EXPO
Creative and competitive platform where participants showcase their technical brilliance through models
2. IT Manager
Where participants must think fast, act smart, and lead with clarity. With four dynamic rounds designed to test aptitude, technical skills, presentation abilities, and crisis management.
3. FrameVision
Creative photography and videography event with the theme “Retro Revival”, participants would shoot and submit entries for three unique rounds.
4. RESPAWN – GAMING
An electrifying gaming event designed exclusively for mobile esports enthusiasts and is focused on BGMI (Battlegrounds Mobile India).
5. CodeQuest
Coding event for problem-solvers and creative thinkers.
