Eligibility Criteria for appearing to Maharashtra MCA CET 2009:

Age limit: There is no age limit for admission to first year of three year post graduate degree course in MCA

Candidate should have passed with minimum of 45% marks in aggregate ( 40% marks in aggregate in case of candidates of backward class categories belonging to Maharashtra State only) in Bachelor’s degree/Master’s Degree in any discipline recognised by the Association of Indian Universities.

Appeared for the final year examination of Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in any discipline recognised by the Association of Indian Universities.

Passed with any Bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration in any discipline AND passed in any Post Graduate degree course of minimum two years duration recognized by the Association of Indian Universities in any discipline with minimum 45% marks in aggregate* (40% in case of candidates of backward class categories belonging to Maharashtra State only) and having studied Mathematics or Statistics as one of the subjects at 10+2 level or higher level examination. OR

Passed with any Bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration in any discipline AND Appeared** for the final year examination of any Post Graduate degree of minimum two years duration in any discipline recognised by the Association of Indian Universities.

Such candidates can be considered for provisional admission subject to passing the Post Graduate Degree exam with minimum of 45% marks in aggregate (40% in case of candidates of backward class categories belonging to Maharashtra State only) and having studied Mathematics or Statistics as one of the subjects at 10+2 level or higher level examination.

Note:

* Aggregate marks means the grand total of marks obtained by the candidate in subjects based on which the class declaration is made in the particular University from which the candidate is passing the qualifying examination.

**Candidates appeared for final year degree examination (Graduation/Post Graduation) fulfilling the remaining eligibility criteria will be offered provisional admission subject to the condition that they will pass and submit the results of the examination with the required percentage of marks on or before 25th September 2009. In case, such candidate fails to produce the results of the final year examination on or before 25th September 2009, then admission offered to such candidate automatically stands cancelled and the fees (tuition, development and other fees) paid by the candidate of the academic year 2009-10 will be forfeited.

Candidate is advised to ensure before applying for the CET and the admission to the MCA programme in a particular University that he/she is eligible for admission to the programme as per the relevant Eligibility Rules of that University.

The candidates who have passed Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA), Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS), Bachelor of Science (Computer/Information Technology) degree courses are not required to fulfill the requirement of having studied Mathematics or Statistics as one of the subjects at 10+2 level or higher level examination.

For the Maharashtra State Type A candidates the Home University shall be decided on the basis of place of passing the Bachelors degree examination (rule No 3.1).The place of passing Post Graduate degree, if any, will not be considered for deciding the Home University of the candidate.