MCA Eligibility

After admission for MCA with lateral entry, you have to give first year exams also with your 2nd year exams. I think, these only differences are there. After completing these two, you have same value of degree.

Please check for your eligibility to apply for MCA (Lateral) admissions from the criteria mentioned below:
Eligibility Criterion:
Eligibility criterion for admission through lateral entry differs according to University. Eligibility requirement for some of the well known Universities is mentioned below. Admission to the programme is based on the scores obtained in qualifying exam as well as in interview. Some institutes such as Shobhit University conduct entrance exam for admission process. Regards.

Most of the universities require 50% for MCA.

You need to appear for MAH-MCA-CET:
Eligibility criteria for appearing to MAH-MCA-CET:
a) Passed with minimum 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of candidates of backward class categories and physically handicapped) of minimum three years duration in any discipline.
Candidates who have passed BCA, BCS or B.Sc (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.
b) Valid score of MAH-MCA-CET conducted by the competent authority.

Yes, you can apply but you must have mathematics as a subject in your 10+2 course.
Thank you.

Yes, you can take lateral entry without experience also. You just need to have a BCA degree.

Please refer to the link provided below for details regarding an MCA programme from Sambalpur University(Distance Education), Orissa. You should be able to download college brochure which contains important details regarding eligibility for this particular course.
Regards.
https://www.shiksha.com/it-software/course/mca-programme-sambalpur-university-distance-education-orissa-orissa-other-70266

BITS, Pilani does not offer MCA.

If you had Mathematics as one of your subjects in B.Sc, then you are eligible to pursue MCA.