You must first take the National Institute of Technology MCA Common Entrance Test (NIMCET), the national entrance exam for MCA admissions at NITs, in order to be admitted to the MCA programme at NITK Surathkal.
In order to register for the MCA programme at NIT Surathkal, you must first register for NIMCET rather than using the NITK Surathkal website for the admission exam.

NIMCET Registration Link:

https://nimcet.admissions.nic.in/

Following your NIMCET qualifying, you can choose NITK Surathkal as your chosen MCA admissions institution during the counselling process.

Admission in MCA

IIT Bombay does not offer an MCA course, you can consider other postgraduate courses like MTech CSE and MS CSE. The fees for IIT Bombay MTech CSE and MS CSE courses is INR 1.18 lakhs in total.

The fees for both these courses are mentioned in the table below. 

Bits Pilani is one of the most reputed institutes in India. It has campuses in Pilani, Hyderabad, Goa and Dubai.

BITS Pilani offers various Bachelor’s, Masters, and Doctoral programs. In its campus, you can learn B.E, M.E, B. Pharm, M. Pharm etc. However, BITS does not provide an MCA course.

Here’s a list of top colleges which offer an MCA degree-

• NIT Agartala
• NIT Bhopal
• NIT Calicut
• NIT Jamshedpur
• NIT Kurukshetra
• NIT Raipur
• BIT Mesra

You consider one among these reputed institutions for your MCA degree. But unfortunately, you can not pursue this particular course at BITS.

The total fee for the 2 year MCA course at IET Lucknow is INR 1.35 lakh. The total fee includes admission fees, hostel fees, exam fees, etc. The detailed fee structure of the MCA course at IET Lucknow is mentioned below.

To get admission to the IET Lucknow MCA course, candidates must have a 3-year bachelor’s degree in the relevant discipline from a recognized university. 

• You have to qualify for the UPCET exam conducted by the NTA.
• You need to achieve a valid score and cutoff in the UPCET exam to register for UPCET counselling.
• In the counselling process, seats will be allotted to the students based on the choices they make.
• After the verification of documents and the payment of the course fees, students will be offered admission. 

I am a second year MCA student at LPU.

Here is the course fee breakdown for MCA degree at LPU-

The good thing is that LPU offers scholarships to meritorious students for pursuing their students at a more affordable cost. I have attached a screenshot from the university website to give you more details on the scholarships available for MCA students at LPU.

Here it is-

This is the MCA course fee at LPU, along with scholarship details.

MCA at VJTI is a postgraduate program designed to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in computer science. It is a three-year-long course comprising 6 semesters. The curriculum comprises theoretical knowledge, practical sessions and project work through internships. 

The fees for the MCA program can vary annually depending upon the upgrades and changes in the course. Generally, the first-year fees for MCA are INR 87,084. It makes the total fees for the three-year course to be around INR 2.60 Lakhs. You are advised to check the college website for the latest fee updates or contact the admission cell for further details regarding the fees. 

You can take admission to the VJTI MCA course through the MAH MCA CET entrance exam.

MCA is one of the flagship programs at VJTI and as a former student, I can state that admission to its MCA course is pretty straightforward. First of all, you should check whether you are eligible or not for the MCA course. The basic eligibility criteria include a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 50% marks from a UGC-recognised university. 

Once you are eligible for the course, you have to appear in the MAH MCA CET entrance exam. VJTI provide admission to its MCA courses based on the entrance exam. You have to appear in the exam and try to match the MCA cutoff provided by the college. The 2023 MAH MCA CET cutoff for VJTI was 99.55.

Before appearing in the exam, you must register for the centralised admission process (CAP). It is controlled by DTE, Maharashtra. After clearing the exam, you have to appear in the selection process which generally consists of a group discussion and an interview. Every year VJTI takes in around 60 students for the MCA course.

The various MCA specializations offered in LPU include:

Yes, LPU does have a dedicated placement cell for MCA students. According to the placement data that I could get, the average package offered to MCA students during LPU placements is around INR 8 - 9 LPA. The companies that have recruited MCA students in the past include TCS, Infosys, Capgemini, Zomato, Swiggy, etc.