Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) 

at Loyola College, Nungambakkam

No, maths is not compulsory for admission in the BCA course at Loyola. The college also accepts IP (Information Practices) for admission in the course. Loyola College's official website states that students with relevant subjects like Mathematics, Business Mathematics, or Statistics are eligible for BCA admission.

No, Loyola College only offers the three-year BCA course in shift-II. The college provides this course in the second shift, which falls in the Self-Finance category. Admission to this course is merit-based. Students just need to fulfil the minimum eligibility to get admission at Loyola College Chennai. Additionally, this course is only limited for male students since Loyola mostly offers UG courses to male students except for BMM, BVoc, BA in French and a few BSc specialisations. 

Admission Process: Admission to all undergraduate courses (including BCA) is merit-based, except for Media courses where students need to qualify Loyola Visual Aptitude Test (LoVAT).

Eligibility Criteria for BCA: Candidates must have passed Class 12 in Mathematics, Business Maths or Statistics as one of the subjects from a recognised board. For more information, you may visit the Shiksha Loyola College page. (https://www.shiksha.com/college/loyola-college-nungambakkam-Chennai-1108/courses/bca-bc). I hope this will help you.

Admission to BCA at Loyola College, Chennai is completely merit based, i.e., students who have passed their Class 12 with relevant subjects, namely Mathematics/ Business Maths/ Statistics are eligible for admission. Interested students can apply online on the official website. Find a step-wise BCA application process for Loyola College below:

1- Visit the official website.

2- Click on the "Admission" tab.

3- Click on the "Online Admission Portal" against the Loyola Institute and course type a student is seeking admission to.

4- Fill in the required details, including personal and educational details.

5- Upload the required documents and complete the application process by paying an amount of INR 150 as an application fee.

Only after the payment of the application fee, the application number will get generated. This application number must be noted and quoted in all future correspondence with the institute. However, the SC/ST applicants are not required to pay any cost for the application. Read more on Loyola College BCA admission here. 

Loyola College was ranked 3 for BCA by India Today in 2021. However, there has been no information on BCA-specific ranking for the year 2022 or 2023. Having said that, the college has been ranked on 7th position by NIRF 2023 in 'College' category. With respect to placements, the college has not released any BCA-specific placements data for Loyola College. As per the students’ reviews on the Shiksha page, Loyola College recorded 70% placements recently for courses like BSc, MSc and MCA, etc. The key highlights of Loyola College placements are presented below:

Note: The data mentioned above has been taken from students’ reviews on the Shiksha page.

The admission process of Loyola College is both entrance and entrance-based. Candidates are shortlisted based on merit in the last qualifying examination or college-level entrance test for PG courses.