What is lateral entry in MCA?

Some universities offer MCA lateral, which is a course that allows candidates to enter 2nd year MCA curriculum. Both MCA and MCA lateral are counted as postgraduate course. In order to be eligible for MCA lateral entry, you have to pass either BSc in Computer Science/ IT or a BCA.

What is the salary we can expect after completing MCA?

It's not a direct answer. Salary depends on skills, experience, location, profile and company. Freshers earn 3 to 8 LPA. Experienced ones can earn upto 20 LPA. Average MCA salary being 7 to 10 LPA. Some highly demanded roles are Data Scientists, AI/ML professionals, Cloud computing, etc.

Is MCA duration 2 years or 3 years?

Most of the colleges provide a MCA of 2 years divided into 4 semesters. Some colleges like top NITs offer 3 year MCA. A 3 year MCA is more specialised and extensive. 2 year MCA is more common.

Best MCA Colleges in Greater Noida 2026 - Fees, Admissions Process, Courses, Eligibility, Salary

There are 29 MCA colleges in Greater Noida. Out of these, division of colleges by ownership is private owned: 23 & public / government owned: 1.

Location wise

There are several MCA in major cities across the country such as Greater Noida and so on. Out of all the cities, Maharashtra has 336 Top MCA colleges in India.

Location Details	Colleges
Maharashtra	336 Colleges
Tamil Nadu	331 Colleges
Andhra Pradesh	280 Colleges
Karnataka	275 Colleges
Uttar Pradesh	240 Colleges
Delhi/NCR	200 Colleges
Telangana	149 Colleges
Madhya Pradesh	148 Colleges
Bangalore	147 Colleges
Rajasthan	113 Colleges
Pune	113 Colleges
Punjab	106 Colleges
Gujarat	105 Colleges
Orissa	93 Colleges
Kerala	91 Colleges
Haryana	88 Colleges
Hyderabad	81 Colleges
Chennai	65 Colleges
West Bengal	62 Colleges
Tamil Nadu - Other	51 Colleges

Specializations

MCA offers various specialisations like Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, AI & Robotics and Cloud Computing. Below is the table showing number of colleges offering each MCA specialisation:

Specialization Details	Colleges
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning	5 Colleges
AI & Robotics	2 Colleges
Cloud Computing	2 Colleges
Networking, Hardware & Security	2 Colleges
Big Data & Analytics	1 Colleges
Cyber Security	1 Colleges
Digital Marketing	1 Colleges

Entrance Exams

The most popular exam accepted by MCA in Greater Noida is CUET-PG. Below is table showing exams accepted by number of colleges:

Exam Details	Colleges
CUET-PG	18 Colleges
UPTAC	4 Colleges
CUET	3 Colleges
CBSE 12th	2 Colleges
UP 12th	2 Colleges
ISC	2 Colleges
SUAT	1 Colleges
NIMCET	1 Colleges
NSAT	1 Colleges
NTA	1 Colleges