Master of Computer Application (MCA Lateral Entry) 

at The American College, Madurai

The fees range for courses offerred by The American College is around INR 2377 - INR 216560.

As per Shiksha verified reviews, The American College has an impressive review rating of 3.39 by 83 students.

The American College is a reputed institute for UG Diploma, MCA, Ph.D., B.Sc., B.A., M.A., M.Sc., BBA, B.Com, BCA, M.Com, B.Voc, MBA/PGDM. Students can opt these programs to pursue their career in Science, Medicine & Health Sciences, IT & Software, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mass Communication & Media, Business & Management Studies, Accounting & Commerce. Institute has trained & experienced faculty who deliver these programs. The American College has a review rating of 4.1 on the basis of reviews by students. In addition to this, it has been rated 4.4 on campuslife, 3.4 on placements, 4.1 on faculty and 4.2 on Infrastructure.

The American College provides programmes including MCA, Ph.D, M.Sc, M.A, MBA, BSc, BA, BCA, and others in streams such as Science, Medicine & Health Sciences, IT & Software, Humanities & Social Sciences, and others. The institute has specialisations in Fisheries Science, Medical Laboratory Technology, English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Food & Nutrition, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Sales & Marketing, French, Visual Communication, Biochemistry, Horticulture, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Environmental Sciences.

The American College offers over sixteen specialisations in BSc. The courses are offered for three years. To full fill the eligiblity, candidates are required to pass  Class 12 with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry as compulsory subjects from a recognised board.  Some of  specialisation offers by The American College given below:

• BSc in Computer Science (Self financed)
• BSc in Visual Communication
• BSc in Information Technology
• BSc in Microbiology
• BSc in Psychology
• BSc Food Science and Nutrition

The American College offers BSC with a duration of three years.The college offers merit based admission to BSc. To be eligible for admission, candidates need to pass Class 12 from a recognised board.After fill out the admission criteria candidates are, ust to apply online for admisison.

The American College admission criteria for most of the courses is based on merit-secured in the qualifying exam. However, admission to the MBA and MCA is based on the performance of the candidate in the entrance exam. The entrance exams accepted by the American College are CAT, MAT, and TANCET.

The American College Madurai admission is offered to 23 UG, 21 PG, and nine PhD courses. These courses are offered in the feild of Science, Arts, Commerce, Management, Computer Science, etc.The college offers admission based on both entrances as well as the merit score of candidates. To apply for admission to American College Maduraicandidates are required visit the college's official website. The table below mentions some of the popular The American College  courses along their eligibility and selection criteria:

Course	Eligibility	Selection Criteria
BSc	Class 12 in the relevant stream	Merit-based
MSc	Bachelor’s degree in the concerned subject	Merit-based
MCA	Bachelor’s 12 with Commerce from a recognised board	Merit-based
BA	Class 12 in the relevant stream from a recognised board	Merit-based
MBA /PGDM	Graduation in any stream	MAT/ CAT/ TANCET
MA	Bachelor degree in the relevant stream	Merit-based
BCA	Class 12 in the relevant stream	Merit-based
MCA	Bachelor’s degree in the relevant stream	TANCET
MCom	Bachelor’s degree in the relevant stream	Merit-based

 

Admission to only MBA course at The American College through the MAT exam are open now. Registration for the MAT exam is currently open. Admission to any other course at the college such as BCom, BSc, BVOC, MSc, etc. are not currenty open. Admissions to MBA also through various other exams like TANCET are not open.

It depends on the course in which the student is interested. Admission to The American College, Madurai is fairly competitive and for MBA/PGDM, eligibility is a first undergraduate degree with at least 50% marks in relevant subjects. The students also must qualify through an entrance exam like MAT, CAT, or TANCET before being counseled for admission. 

The college is not as difficult to access as the top college institutions, but it proves to be hard for low scorers of entrance exams. Admission involves document verification and counseling, while merit and examination score determine seat allocation. Admissions to various other courses such as BSc , BVoc, BCom, etc. are considered a bit easy.