Master of Computer Applications

Program Overview

The Department of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) at PES College of Engineering, Mandya, was established in 1992 and is recognized as one of the earliest departments in Karnataka to introduce a postgraduate program in Computer Applications. The department offers a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) program, thoughtfully designed to build a strong foundation in core computer science principles and modern software practices.

Initially introduced as a three-year program, the MCA course was restructured into a two-year format from the academic year 2020–2021, aligning with national academic reforms. The program is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, and is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

Operating under autonomous status, the department possesses the academic flexibility to regularly revise its curriculum, ensuring it remains relevant and responsive to evolving industry trends and technological advancements.

The department has been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for a period of three years (2025–2028), affirming its commitment to quality education and continuous improvement.

Total Intake

60

Program Type

PG

Duration

2 Years

Vision

"A Department of high repute imparting quality education to develop competent computer application software professionals and technocrats to serve the society."

Mission

  • Provide state-of-the-art facilities with supportive environment for teaching and learning
  • Prepare the students with curricula of industry expectation.
  • Train the students to be competent to solve the real world problems in the field of computer Applications and nurturing the students with ethical values for well being in the society.

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

Graduates of the program will be able to

  • PEO-1: Deliver competence in a global environment as computer software professional with practice of software engineering principles.
  • PEO-2: Exhibit Technical and managerial skills to provide solutions for societal acceptable problems and manage projects.
  • PEO-3: Excel in profession with effective communication skills, ethical attitude, team work and ability to relate computer applications to broader societal context

Program Outcomes (POs)

Graduates of the program will be able to

  • PO1 (Foundation Knowledge): Apply knowledge of mathematics, programming logic and coding fundamentals for solution architecture and problem solving.
  • PO2 (Problem Analysis): Identify, review, formulate and analyse problems for primarily focussing on customer requirements using critical thinking frameworks.
  • PO3 (Development of Solutions): Design, develop and investigate problems with an innovative approach for solutions incorporating ESG/ SDG goals.
  • PO4 (Modern Tool Usage): Select, adapt and apply modern computational tools such as development of algorithms with an understanding of the limitations including human biases.
  • PO5 (Individual and Teamwork): Function and communicate effectively as an individual or a team leader in diverse and multidisciplinary groups. Use methodologies such as agile.
  • PO6 (Project Management and Finance): Use the principles of project management such as scheduling, work breakdown structure and be conversant with the principles of Finance for profitable project management.
  • PO7 (Ethics): Commit to professional ethics in managing software projects with financial aspects. Learn to use new technologies for cyber security and insulate customers from malware
  • PO8 (Life-long learning): Change management skills and the ability to learn, keep up with contemporary technologies and ways of working.

NBA

Program Name Duration Start End
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) 03 Years 01-08-2025 30-06-2028
Student List
Faculty List
Placement details
Name of Technical Staff Qualification Designation Contact Number Work Experience (Yrs.)
Kruthi H D M. Tech Assistant Programmer 7892937732 02 years
K M Ramyashree B.Sc (CS) Computer Operator 8892886621 19 years
Abhilasha H C M.A, B.Ed SDA with Computer Operator 7760509992 01 Month
Geethamani S 7th Std Helper 8105844983 17 years
Sathish M SSLC Helper 9591340109 17 years
PES MANDYA

Statistics

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Academic Year 2024-25

Name of Student USN CGPA Rank
CHANDANA A P 4PS23MC010 9.41 I
ARCHANA R 4PS23MC006 9.16 II
RASHMI Y S 4PS23MC036 9.08 III
PRIYANKA S 4PS23MC032 9.08 IV
SHARANYA SHREE S B 4PS23MC041 8.9 V
AMULYA S 4PS23MC004 8.85 VI

Academic Year 2023-24

Name of Student USN CGPA Rank
Apoorva S K 4PS22MC009 9.43 I
Yashaswini K 4PS22MC059 9.24 II
Amulya A S 4PS22MC006 9.23 III
Varshitha N 4PS22MC055 9.10 IV
Priyadarshini B S 4PS22MC033 9.04 V


Academic Year 2022-23

Name of Student USN CGPA Rank
Rashmitha R 4PS21MC043 9.6 I
Madhuneela N R 4PS21MC026 9.0 II
Vishank B R 4PS21MC056 8.95 III
Rakshith Kumar A 4PS21MC042 8.94 IV
Ganashree S M 4PS21MC012 8.94 V

Academic Year 2021-22

Name of Student USN CGPA Rank
Nagarjun H M 4PS20MC029 9.03 I
Varshini N 4PS20MC055 8.99 II
Mahananda 4PS20MC024 8.89 III
Sindhu R 4PS20MC051 8.89 IV
Meghana D S 4PS20MC026 8.88 V

Academic Year 2020-21

Name of Student USN CGPA Rank
Lathashree S V 4PS19MCA59 9.03 I
Harshitha S 4PS18MCA06 8.93 II
Abhishek N 4PS19MCA50 8.93 III
Chalciya Elizabeth Rani 4PS19MCA53 8.92 IV

Name Guide Name Title of Research Date of Final Viva Completed
Dr. H.P. Mohan Kumar Dr. H.S. Nagendra Swamy Some symbolic approaches for Human Gait Recognition 09/03/2015
Dr. M.N. Veena Dr. T. Vasudev Knowledge drives Approaches for automatic detection and recognition of registration number for road vehicles in India 07/05/2016
Dr. H.R. Divakar Dr. B.R. Prakash A Novel approach to Design a Domain Specific Deep Learning ontology 10/04/2021
Dr. Prabhakar T.S Dr. M.N. Veena Analyzing the anomalous behaviour of mobile networks using data analytics 31/08/2024
Dr. Emad Mohammaed Ali Qais Dr. M.N. Veena Text Analytics for making Business Decisions and Improve customer experience 08/12/2025
Dr. Rashmi T Dr. M.N. Veena Sentence based approach for sentiment analysis in Kannada 05/01/2026

Name Guide Name University/Research Center Topic Status
Prof. Sowmyashree K.M Dr. M.N. Veena VTU, PET Research Foundation, P.E.S College of Engineering, Mandya A Heuristic Approach to Irrigation Planning for Crop Yield Prediction in Agriculture First Open Seminar Completed
Prof. H L Shilpa Dr. M.N. Veena VTU, PET Research Foundation, P.E.S College of Engineering, Mandya Segmentation Assisted Classification of Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) Severity Grading using Radiographic Images Comprehensive Viva Completed
Prof. Bhavya B M Dr. Ravi VTU, Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education, Tumkur Development of a Machine Learning-based Decision Support System for Reservoir Resource Management and Optimization Second DC Meeting Completed
Prof. Chandan M N Dr. H.R. Divakar VTU, PET Research Foundation, P.E.S College of Engineering, Mandya Detection and Classification of ACL and Meniscus Tear through MRI using Artificial Intelligence Attending Course Work
Prof. Meghana B S Dr. M.N. Veena VTU, PET Research Foundation, P.E.S College of Engineering, Mandya Unmasking Fileless Threats: A Proactive Detection Approach Provisional Registration

Name International / National Journal International / National Conference Total
Dr. M.N Veena 60 31 91
Prof. K.M Sowmyashree 51 11 62
Prof. H.L. Shilpa 24 11 35
Prof. Bhavya B.M 28 9 37
Prof. Meghana B.S 8 5 12
Prof. Indra C - 7 7

Name of the Authors Title Application Number Application Date Grant Date
Dr. M.N. Veena,
Prof. K.M Sowmyashree,
Prof. Indra C
A System and Method for Automated Deforestation Detection and Predictive Forest Degradation Analysis Using Satellite Imagery and Deep Learning Models 202641013596 A 07/02/2026 20/02/2026
Dr. H R Divakar,
Prof. H.L. Shilpa,
Prof. Meghana B.S
Enhanced Road Traffic Accident Severity Prediction Using AI Models 202641013595 A 07/02/2026 20/02/2026
Dr. H R Divakar A Novel Approach to design a Domain Specific Deep Learning Ontology 202441026392 30/03/2024 29/04/2024
Dr. H R Divakar A Heuristic Approach to develop a Prototype E-Nose to Detect Spoilage of Milk and Bread 202441028040 30/03/2024 04/04/2024
Dr. H P Mohan Kumar,
Dr. M N Veena,
Dr. H R Divakar,
Prof. K M Sowmyashree,
Prof. H L Shilpa,
Prof. B M Bhavya,
Prof. M N Chandan,
Prof. Meghana B S
Identification of Plastic under water using echo sounding 202441026393 30/03/2024 12/04/2024
Dr. H R Divakar IoT Based Virtual Students Monitoring System by Using TF Plus Mini Lidar Sensor 2021100210 31/01/2021 31/03/2021

Title of the Project Year Funding Agency Amount Status
Anomaly Detection and Fault Prediction in Spacecraft Sensors 2025-2026 KSCST 4500 Completed
TRASH2CASH 2025-2026 KSCST 4500 Completed
Online Voting System 2024-2025 KSCST 3500 Completed
Simple Social Club Platform 2024-2025 KSCST 4000 Completed
Credit Card Fraud Detection 2024-2025 KSCST 4000 Completed
Vehicle Detection Using Python 2024-2025 KSCST 3500 Completed

Academic Year 2025-2026

Student Achievement

Name Description of the Achievement
Surya M S (4PS24MC052) Secured 3rd Place in Lawn Tennis Tournament organized by our PES College of Engineering, Mandya Under VTU

Academic Year 2024-25

Faculty Achievement

Name Description of the Achievement
Dr. Veena M N Best Researcher Award
K.M. Sowmyashree Best Paper Award
Meghana B S Best Paper Award

Student Achievement

Name Description of the Achievement
Nithyashree R Best paper award entitled "An Automation for Land or Soil Degradation Prediction Using Efficient ML Algorithm"
Mohitha M Best paper award entitled "Prediction of Candidate Joining and Recruitment Process Using ML"
Yathiraj D N, Yashwanth N, Ravishankar R
Sharath Kumar M V, Amulya S, Rashmi Y S
Shreya K M, Revanth S K, Hitesh Gowda B S
Dinakar G B, Bharadwaj S B
Participated in Internal Hackathon to select teams for Smart India Hackathon 2024
Shreya K M Participated in Rest of Bengaluru Zone Handball (Women’s) Tournament 2024-2025
Shreya K M Participated in 53rd Senior Women's National Handball Championship
Organised by Bihar Handball Association under the aegis of Handball Federation of India
Held from 5th January to 9th January 2025 at Purnea, Bihar

Academic Year 2023-24

Student Achievement

Name Description of the Achievement
Amulya S, Jnanadeep K, Yathiraj D N Participated in Cyber Etymology Event, Browse 2024 - SIT Tumkur
Rachana K A, Rashmi Y S Participated in Technical Quiz Event, Browse 2024 - SIT Tumkur
Jnanadeep K, Yathiraj D N, Sharath Kumar M V
Shreyas D K, Gowtham M G
Participated in SAP HACKFEST-24 “Crowd Source Disaster Management” - MIT Moodabidri
Abhishek K S, Ankitha R, Apoorva S K
Chandan A N, Pavan Kumar M
Participated in SAP HACKFEST-24 “ECHO HERO for the theme - Green Credit Management” - MIT Moodabidri
Jnanadeep K, Chandana A P, Sinchana K R
Thanushree G S, Varun Gowda S, Nachiketha M C, S B Bharadwaj
Participated in ZERONE Alumni sponsored fest "Run to Riches" - SIT Tumkur
Yathiraj D N, Chandana A P Participated in ZERONE Alumni sponsored fest "Design Scape" - SIT Tumkur
Nachiketha M C, Yashwanth N, Thejas Gowda R V, R Ravi Shankar Participated in ZERONE Alumni sponsored fest "Gaming" - SIT Tumkur
Archana R, Sharanya Shree S B Participated in ZERONE Alumni sponsored fest "Wisdom Wars" - SIT Tumkur
Apoorva S K, Yashaswini K, Ankitha R Delivered Technical Talk on CC, DBMS, Data Security - PU College Nagamangala
Dafney Furtado, Darshan H S, Allen Isaac J
Amulya A S, Abhishek K S, Sangeetha Y
Priyadarshini B S, Monica Chanrashekar
Nayana V, Jashwanth H S, Vishwas Gowda M
K Dhruva Somayaji
Participated in SEMAPHORE’23 IGNITE - NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte
K Dhruva Somayaji, Vishwasgowda, Jashwanth H S, Pratheep Kumar M, Amulya A S, Varshitha Participated in National Level Software HACKATHON-2K23 - BGSIT Bellur
Dafney Furtado Participated in Startup Ideas 2K23 - BGSIT Bellur

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