A three-year Bachelor of Computer Applications covering full-stack and cloud-native development, AI and GenAI, cybersecurity, and data applications. GenAI, Agentic AI, MLOps, and DevSecOps are mandatory core courses for every student.
The core starts with Java and Python, uses Linux across the systems courses, and includes cloud-native and full-stack development alongside GenAI, Agentic AI, and MLOps as mandatory courses for every student regardless of stream.
The Y26 BCA program's Vision, Mission Statements, Program Educational Objectives (PEOs), and Program Outcomes (POs) — as ratified for the batch — plus a program-wide CO–PO articulation matrix with per-course PO averages and weighted program averages.
Ten Program Outcomes define what every BCA graduate will be able to do at the point of degree award. These are the anchor targets for every course's Course Outcomes (COs).
Each course maps its COs to at most 4 most relevant POs at Low (1), Medium (2), or High (3) correlation. Cell values below are course-level PO averages. The Program Avg row is the weighted average across all 66 courses' mappings.
Three observations shape the curriculum: what AI roles require today, what the default developer stack looks like, and how systems courses should serve application developers.
LLM APIs, agentic patterns, and MLOps are now common in product teams. Generative AI & LLM Applications, Agentic AI & Applications, and MLOps are part of the core for every student rather than optional electives.
Frontend, DBMS with Backend, Cloud with DevOps, DevSecOps, Software Engineering, and MLOps form a six-course spine. Every student builds, containerises, deploys, and secures a full-stack application during the program.
OS covers concurrent programming and system calls. Networks covers protocols and administration. HPC covers cluster operations and GPU scheduling. Linux Systems Programming is a dedicated 3-credit course. The track is oriented toward running systems, not only reasoning about them.
The BCA is delivered in PBL trimester mode with 37 academic items closing at exactly 120 credits. The 4-year Honors extension adds 40 credits in trimester mode (T10–T12).
Nine 12-week trimesters, four courses per term. Studio-heavy, continuous assessment, project deliverables over written exams.
Six 16-week semesters, six courses per term. Lecture-tutorial-lab rhythm, midterm + final assessment, term projects.
Honors students continue in trimester mode. Three trimesters (T10, T11, T12). Full-time industry immersion, capstone project, and research thesis.
Every core course belongs to exactly one domain. Every domain has a clear pedagogical purpose and a defined credit budget. This is how 84 core credits + 36 non-core credits close at exactly 120.
Java first (OOP, JVM), then Data Structures, then Python — letting AI/ML start as soon as Python lands. Algorithms and Advanced Algorithms follow. Dual-language fluency, rigorous complexity analysis.
Frontend · DBMS+Backend · Cloud & Cloud DevOps · DevSecOps · Software Engineering · MLOps. The production-developer spine.
Applied AI & ML · GenAI with Platform APIs · AI Platform Engineering · Agentic AI & Applications. All four courses are core for every student.
Mathematics for Computer Applications · Data Analytics & Visualization · Data Lakes & DataOps. Quantitative thinking and modern data platforms.
Linux Systems Programming · Operating Systems & Concurrent Programming · Computer Networks & Administration · High Performance Computing. Applied, not theoretical.
Fundamentals → Offensive (red team) → Defensive (blue team). Every graduate knows both sides — how to attack, and how to defend against the attack.
English Comm I + II · Foreign Language · Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Communication, languages & design thinking.
4 stream-locked Professional Electives + 2 cross-school Open Electives. Students pick one of five specialization streams.
Term Paper and Capstone for the 3-year program. Research Methods, Industry Immersion I, and Industry Capstone II / Honors Research Thesis added for Y4 Honors students.
18 Programming + 21 FullStack/Cloud/MLOps + 13 AI + 9 Math/Data + 13 Systems + 10 Cybersec = 84 cr core
9 HSS/Lang/Innov + 12 PE + 6 OE + 3 TermPaper + 6 Capstone = 36 cr non-core
Total = 120 cr · 282 CH/wk total instructional load · Hons extension: +40 cr = 160 cr
Same catalog in both PBL and Regular. Each course lists its 4-letter code, single prerequisite code, LTPS allocation (Lecture : Tutorial : Practical : Skill hours per week), credit value (Cr), and total weekly contact hours (CH). Four-credit courses are lab-intensive; three-credit courses are balanced theory + lab; two-credit courses are skill-oriented.
Students declare their stream at end of S3 (Regular) or T6 (PBL) and take PE-I through PE-III across the load-heavy terms (T7–T8 in PBL, S4–S5 in Regular). PE-IV is reserved for the final term alongside the Capstone, so the project is built on the student's deepest stream content. In Year 4 (Honors), students pick a second stream from the remaining four and complete its full 4-PE bank — no separate "advanced PE" catalog needed.
Students also choose 2 Open Electives (3 cr each) from cross-school banks — genuinely outside CS & Applications. These are offered from 7 thematic banks: Technology & Emerging Tech · Design & Creative Production · Literature & Philosophy · Life Sciences & Human Biology · Performing & Visual Arts · Languages & Global Cultures · Business, Economics & Policy. Students pick freely across banks; OEs are not track-bound.
Trimester-paced, project-led. The cyber ladder runs across four trimesters: CYBF (T5) → Offensive (T7) → Defensive (T8) → DevSecOps (T9) — each course builds on the last. T9 carries DevSecOps alongside Capstone, PE-IV, and one OE, so the final project is built, deployed, and secured within the same term. The AI stack — MLOps, AI Platform Engineering, and Agentic AI — is positioned in Y2–Y3 so students have AI work in their portfolio well before placements.
Regular mode is designed independently of the trimester shape — not a mechanical re-slicing of PBL content. Foundational semesters hold 6 courses, the two "working" semesters (S4 & S5) carry 7 courses each, and the Capstone finale (S6) carries 5 items. Max 7 courses in any semester; no sem exceeds 21 contact hours per week. The key structural insight: Cloud (S3) alongside AIML unlocks MLOps + GenAI together in S4, and SE + Agile lands in S5 where students apply its practices directly to PEs, Term Paper and (next sem) Capstone delivery. Cyber ladder: CYBF (S3) → OFNS (S4) → DEFN (S5) → DSOP (S6).
Both PBL and Regular 3-year cohorts converge into PBL trimester mode for Year 4. Students commit 40 credits to research methodology, industry immersion, industry capstone, and honors research thesis. Graduates leave with two distinct streams on their transcript plus an industry-grade portfolio or thesis.
There is no separate "advanced PE bank" for Hons year. Students who declared Applied AI & GenAI (S1) in Y3 return in Y4 to take all 4 PEs from one of the remaining four streams — for example, all four PEs from Cloud Native & SRE (S2). The four PEs are distributed two in S7 and two in S8, so the 2nd specialization runs in parallel with industry immersion and capstone delivery. Graduates leave with two complete specializations on their transcript, not a partial sampler.
The S8 choice between Industry Capstone and Honors Research is binding at the start of S7 — partners and research advisors are assigned accordingly. The 14-credit Capstone / Thesis is the single heaviest component in the four-year degree, and carries a public defense.
Placement ranges reflect 2025 Indian market data for BCA graduates with production portfolios from Tier-1 technology companies, product startups, and fintech firms. Honors graduates tend to place at the higher end of the range; 3-year graduates at the median. Salary ranges are cash CTC excluding equity and ESOPs.
The median Indian BCA graduate in 2024 was placed at ₹3.5–5 LPA. This program targets higher placements by building four elements into the design:
Compared against well-placed BCA programs in India and international equivalents. The distinguishing features: four core AI courses, cloud-native in the core, MLOps as required, and industry immersion in Honors.
| Program | Core AI | GenAI | Agentic AI | Cloud Native | MLOps | DevSecOps | Hons Immersion | Total Cr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLEFY26 BCA | ✓ Core | ✓ Core | ✓ Core | ✓ Core | ✓ Core | ✓ Core | ✓ 28 cr | 120 / 160 |
| Christ Univ — BCA Data Analytics | Elective | — | — | Elective | — | — | Weak | 126 |
| Symbiosis SCIT — BCA | Elective | Elective | — | Elective | — | — | Optional | 140 |
| Manipal — BCA (Blockchain/AI) | Stream | Stream | — | Elective | — | — | Weak | 132 |
| VIT — BCA | Elective | — | — | — | — | — | Weak | 128 |
| Amity — BCA (Cloud/AI) | Stream | Elective | — | Stream | — | — | Optional | 134 |
| NMIMS — BCA (Hons) | Stream | Elective | — | Stream | — | — | Moderate | 144 |
| CMU Heinz — BS Info Systems (comparator) | Core | Core | Elective | Core | Elective | Elective | Strong | 360 units |
"Core" means mandatory for every student on the transcript. "Stream" means available as a track but not seen by students outside it. "Elective" means optional for anyone who chooses it. The distinction matters because employers don't filter on curriculum availability — they filter on what a résumé proves a student has actually taken.
This benchmarking is informational. Every program listed has strengths this summary does not capture (research pedigree, alumni networks, geographic advantages). The narrower point: the AI + GenAI + Agentic + Cloud + MLOps + DevSecOps combination as mandatory core is uncommon among Indian BCA programs in 2026.
A stringent four-level (L0 → L3) certification framework mandating only globally recognized, paid, proctored vendor certifications for every BCA graduate. Mapped against the 25 cores and 20 specialization PEs, with Advanced and Regular tracks per stream targeting placements from ₹8 LPA to ₹35+ LPA. 42+ certifications. 5 streams. Vendor-locked progression.
Every BCA student progresses through four certification levels over the program — Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert. Each level is anchored to specific terms and pegged to a placement CTC band. Only paid, proctored, globally recognized vendor certifications qualify for the formal SDC framework; MOOC course-completion certificates do not count.
Every specialization stream offers two parallel tracks. Advanced track targets the top 30—40% of the cohort with CGPA ≥ 8.0, premium vendor certs (e.g. AWS Pro, OSCP, NVIDIA Advanced DL), and 500+ LeetCode problems including Hard tier. Regular track serves the core 50—60% with CGPA 6.5—8.0, associate-tier certs (e.g. AWS SAA, CompTIA Security+), and 300+ LeetCode problems. Track selection is recorded in the SDC portal at the start of each academic year and reviewed termly.
Six baseline certifications mandatory for the entire BCA cohort regardless of stream. These foundational credentials are mapped to specific core courses and validate skills required by every modern software role.
| Certification | Provider | Course Mapping | Map | Year | Cost | Hiring Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829) L0 · YEAR 1 |
Oracle | JAVA (T1) | FULL | 1 | $245 / ₹20,500 | Oracle, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Amazon, Goldman Sachs |
PCEP — Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer L0 · YEAR 1 |
Python Institute (OpenEDG) | PYTH (T2) | FULL | 1 | $59 / ₹4,950 | Cisco, IBM, Accenture, Capgemini, ed-tech firms |
GitHub Foundations Certificate L0 · YEAR 1 |
GitHub (Microsoft) | JAVA Module 6 + cross-course | PARTIAL · 70% | 1 | $99 / ₹8,300 | GitHub, Microsoft, all SaaS & product cos |
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) L0 · YEAR 1—2 |
Amazon Web Services | CLDO preparatory | PARTIAL · 60% | 1—2 | $100 / ₹8,350 | AWS, all cloud-using employers |
MongoDB Associate Developer (MERN Stage 1) L1 · YEAR 2 |
MongoDB Inc. | DBBE (T3/S2) | FULL | 2 | $150 / ₹12,500 | MongoDB, all MERN-stack employers |
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) L0 · YEAR 1—2 |
CompTIA | CYBF (T5/S3) | FULL | 2 | $392 / ₹32,750 | All security-using employers, DoD vendors |
Each of the 5 specialization streams has a dedicated L0—L3 progression with both Advanced and Regular tracks. Certifications listed below are stream-locked — students take them within their chosen specialization (PE-I → PE-IV) in Year 3, and Honors students complete a parallel L3 sequence from a second stream in Year 4.
| Lvl | Advanced Track | Regular Track | PE Mapping | Map | Cost (Adv / Reg) | Hiring Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L0 | NVIDIA DLI — Deep Learning Fundamentals NVIDIA |
DASCA Senior Data Scientist (Associate) DASCA |
AIML core | FULL | $100 / $250 | NVIDIA, AI startups, ML platform teams |
| L1 | NVIDIA DLI — Computer Vision Specialist NVIDIA |
Microsoft Azure AI Engineer (AI-102) Microsoft |
VISI PE | FULL | $90 / $165 | Microsoft, Adobe, Tesla, Apple, Google |
| L2 | AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty (MLS-C01) Amazon Web Services |
AWS ML Engineer Associate (MLA-C01) Amazon Web Services |
DLAR PE + MLOP core | FULL | $300 / $150 | AWS, Goldman, JP Morgan, AI-first product cos |
| L2 | Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate Databricks |
Google Cloud Generative AI Leader Google Cloud |
GENA core + NLLM PE | FULL | $200 / $99 | Databricks, Anthropic / OpenAI partners, AI consulting |
| L3 | Google Cloud Professional ML Engineer Google Cloud |
— | AIPE + AGAI cores | FULL | $200 / — | Google, Anthropic, OpenAI, frontier AI labs |
| Lvl | Advanced Track | Regular Track | PE Mapping | Map | Cost (Adv / Reg) | Hiring Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L0 | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) AWS |
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Microsoft |
CLDO preparatory | FULL | $100 / $99 | All cloud-first product cos, MNCs |
| L1 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) AWS |
Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) Microsoft |
CLDO core (full coverage) | FULL | $150 / $165 | AWS, Microsoft, Cognizant, Wipro, all SaaS |
| L2 | Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) CNCF (Linux Foundation) |
Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Docker / Mirantis |
CNIG PE + DSOP core | FULL | $395 / $195 | Red Hat, Pivotal, Confluent, all K8s shops |
| L2 | Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka Confluent |
AWS DevOps Engineer Professional (DOP-C02) AWS |
ESPS + SREO PEs | PARTIAL · 70% | $150 / $300 | Confluent, LinkedIn, Uber, Netflix, Stripe |
| L3 | AWS DevOps Pro + CKA + Terraform Associate AWS / CNCF / HashiCorp |
— | SVED PE + capstone | FULL | $895 (combined) / — | FAANG, top product startups, infrastructure firms |
| Lvl | Advanced Track | Regular Track | PE Mapping | Map | Cost (Adv / Reg) | Hiring Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L0 | CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) CompTIA |
(ISC)² Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) (ISC)² |
CYBF core | FULL | $392 / $50 | All security shops, MNCs, government contractors |
| L1 | CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002) CompTIA |
EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) EC-Council |
OFNS core + WAPI PE | FULL | $392 / $1,199 | Pen-test firms, big-4 consulting, security teams |
| L2 | Burp Suite Certified Practitioner PortSwigger |
CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003) CompTIA |
WAPI PE + DEFN core | FULL | $99 / $392 | PortSwigger, Bugcrowd, HackerOne, security consultancies |
| L2 | AWS Security Specialty (SCS-C02) AWS |
Microsoft SC-200 (Security Operations Analyst) Microsoft |
CSZT + PRIV PEs | FULL | $300 / $165 | AWS, Microsoft, cloud security teams |
| L3 | OffSec Certified Professional (OSCP) OffSec |
(ISC)² SSCP — Systems Security Practitioner (ISC)² |
OFNS + SGRC | PARTIAL · 75% | $1,499 / $249 | Top pen-test firms, red teams, FAANG security |
| Lvl | Advanced Track | Regular Track | PE Mapping | Map | Cost (Adv / Reg) | Hiring Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L0 | Certified Blockchain Foundation (CBF) Blockchain Council |
EC-Council Certified Blockchain Professional (CBP) EC-Council |
SMCT PE preparatory | PARTIAL · 60% | $199 / $399 | Blockchain consulting, crypto exchanges, Web3 firms |
| L1 | Alchemy University Certified Solidity Developer Alchemy / Cyfrin |
ConsenSys Academy Blockchain Developer ConsenSys |
SMCT PE | FULL | Free / $499 | Polygon, Aave, Compound, top DeFi protocols |
| L2 | Certified DeFi Expert (CDE) Blockchain Council |
CryptoZombies Advanced Solidity CryptoZombies |
DEFI PE | FULL | $399 / Free | Uniswap, Curve, MakerDAO, DeFi protocols |
| L2 | Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) Bloomberg |
NISM Series VIII (Equity Derivatives) NISM (SEBI) |
FINS PE | PARTIAL · 50% | $149 / ₹2,000 | Bloomberg, Razorpay, PhonePe, payment-tech, fintech |
| L3 | Cyfrin Updraft Smart Contract Auditor Cyfrin |
— | SMCT + REGT + capstone | FULL | $799 / — | Code4rena, Sherlock, Trail of Bits (₹40+ LPA) |
| Lvl | Advanced Track | Regular Track | PE Mapping | Map | Cost (Adv / Reg) | Hiring Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L0 | Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) Microsoft |
Tableau Desktop Specialist Salesforce / Tableau |
ANVS core | FULL | $165 / $100 | All BI-using employers, Big-4 consulting |
| L1 | Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Databricks |
Snowflake SnowPro Core Snowflake |
DLDO core + DESC PE | FULL | $200 / $175 | Databricks, Snowflake, all data-platform employers |
| L2 | Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional Databricks |
AWS Data Engineer Associate (DEA-C01) AWS |
DESC PE (full) | FULL | $200 / $150 | All data engineering teams, top product cos |
| L2 | SAS Certified Specialist: Base Programming SAS Institute |
IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate (paid) IBM |
CGAN + BFDA PEs | PARTIAL · 65% | $180 / $39/mo | SAS, IBM, BFSI, analytics consultancies |
| L3 | Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Google Cloud |
— | DESC + EXCA + capstone | FULL | $200 / — | Google, Spotify, Airbnb, top product cos (₹35+ LPA) |
Every course in the Y26 BCA catalog mapped to its primary global certification target. This table is the canonical reference for placement counselors, faculty, and students planning their certification pipeline alongside coursework. FULL = course content fully covers exam syllabus; PARTIAL = stated coverage with gap noted; AUX = supplementary alignment, requires significant additional preparation.
| Code | Course | Mapped Certification(s) | Map | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAVA | Java Programming | Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829) — primary; GitHub Foundations — Module 6 | FULL | 1 |
| PYTH | Python Programming | PCEP — Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (Python Institute / OpenEDG) | FULL | 1 |
| DSTR | Data Structures | LeetCode 200+ problems milestone; contributes to Oracle Java Pro (1Z0-830) | AUX | 1 |
| ALGO | Algorithm Design & Analysis | LeetCode 300+ problems milestone; contributes to interview rounds at FAANG | AUX | 2 |
| ADVA | Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures | LeetCode 500+ Hard tier (Honors track); ICPC regional preparation | AUX | 2 |
| Code | Course | Mapped Certification(s) | Map | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRNT | Frontend Web Development | Meta Front-End Developer Professional Certificate (paid track via Coursera) | FULL | 1 |
| DBBE | DBMS & Backend Development | MongoDB Associate Developer (Node.js) + Oracle Database SQL Certified Associate (1Z0-071) | FULL | 1—2 |
| CLDO | Cloud Computing & DevOps | AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) primary; Azure AZ-104 alternative | FULL | 2 |
| DSOP | DevSecOps | HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate + GitHub Advanced Security (combined) | PARTIAL · 75% | 3 |
| SENG | Software Engineering & Agile | Professional Scrum Master I (PSM-I) (Scrum.org); ISTQB Foundation for testing | PARTIAL · 70% | 2 |
| MLOP | Machine Learning Operations | AWS Machine Learning Engineer Associate (MLA-C01) | FULL | 2—3 |
| Code | Course | Mapped Certification(s) | Map | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIML | Applied AI & Machine Learning | NVIDIA DLI Deep Learning Fundamentals; AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C01, replaces retired MLS-C01) (MLS-C01) targeted | FULL | 1—2 |
| GENA | Generative AI & LLM Applications | Databricks Generative AI Engineer Associate; Google Cloud Generative AI Leader | FULL | 2 |
| AIPE | AI Platform Engineering | Google Cloud Professional ML Engineer (deployment / serving portion) | PARTIAL · 70% | 3 |
| AGAI | Agentic AI & Applications | No vendor cert exists yet (frontier topic). Hugging Face Agents Course recommended. | AUX | 3 |
| Code | Course | Mapped Certification(s) | Map | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTCA | Mathematics for Computer Applications | No vendor cert (foundational math). Contributes to AIML, AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C01, replaces retired MLS-C01). | AUX | 1 |
| ANVS | Data Analytics & Visualization | Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) primary; Tableau Desktop Specialist alternative | FULL | 1—2 |
| DLDO | Data Lakes & DataOps | Databricks Data Engineer Associate; Snowflake SnowPro Core | FULL | 2 |
| Code | Course | Mapped Certification(s) | Map | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINX | Linux Systems Programming | LFCS — Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator; Red Hat RHCSA EX200 | FULL | 1 |
| OSCP | Operating Systems & Concurrent Programming | Contributes to LFCS, RHCSA, and OS-related interview rounds. No direct OEM cert. | AUX | 1 |
| CNNA | Computer Networks & Administration | Cisco CCNA (200-301) primary; CompTIA Network+ alternative | FULL | 2 |
| HPCA | High Performance Computing | NVIDIA DLI Fundamentals of Accelerated Computing with CUDA C/C++ | PARTIAL · 60% | 3 |
| Code | Course | Mapped Certification(s) | Map | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYBF | Cybersecurity Fundamentals | CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) primary; (ISC)² Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) | FULL | 2 |
| OFNS | Offensive Security & Penetration Testing | CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002) + EC-Council CEH v13 | FULL | 3 |
| DEFN | Defensive Security & Incident Response | CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003); Microsoft SC-200 | FULL | 3 |
PEs are listed in summary form; full Advanced/Regular track mapping is in Section 12.3 above.
| Code | Course | Stream | Primary Cert Target | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOAI | Conversational AI & Speech Systems | S1 | Microsoft Azure AI Engineer (AI-102) — speech / language services portion | PART · 60% |
| VISI | Computer Vision & Visual Intelligence | S1 | NVIDIA DLI Computer Vision Specialist + AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C01, replaces retired MLS-C01) CV portion | FULL |
| DLAR | Deep Learning Architectures | S1 | NVIDIA DLI Advanced Deep Learning + AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C01, replaces retired MLS-C01) | FULL |
| NLLM | Natural Language Processing & LLM Foundations | S1 | Databricks Generative AI Engineer Associate; Hugging Face NLP track | FULL |
| CNIG | Cloud-Native Infrastructure & GitOps | S2 | CKAD + HashiCorp Terraform Associate | FULL |
| ESPS | Event-Driven & Stream Processing Systems | S2 | Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka | FULL |
| SREO | Site Reliability Engineering & Observability | S2 | AWS DevOps Engineer Pro + Datadog Foundation | PART · 65% |
| SVED | Serverless & Edge Computing | S2 | AWS Solutions Architect Pro (Serverless module) | PART · 50% |
| WAPI | Web & API Security | S3 | Burp Suite Certified Practitioner | FULL |
| PRIV | Privacy Engineering & Data Protection | S3 | IAPP CIPP/E or CIPM (Data Privacy Professional) | FULL |
| CSZT | Cloud Security & Zero Trust Architecture | S3 | AWS Security Specialty (SCS-C02) | FULL |
| SGRC | Security Governance, Risk & Compliance | S3 | (ISC)² SSCP — Systems Security Certified Practitioner | FULL |
| SMCT | Smart Contract Development & Security | S4 | Alchemy University Solidity Developer + Cyfrin Updraft | FULL |
| DEFI | Decentralized Finance & Tokenomics | S4 | Certified DeFi Expert (Blockchain Council) | FULL |
| FINS | Fintech Systems Engineering | S4 | Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) — financial fundamentals | PART · 50% |
| REGT | RegTech & Compliance Automation | S4 | ACAMS — Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) | PART · 70% |
| DESC | Data Engineering at Scale | S5 | Databricks Data Engineer Professional + Confluent Kafka Developer | FULL |
| CGAN | Customer & Growth Analytics | S5 | Google Analytics Individual Qualification (GAIQ) + Looker LookML | PART · 70% |
| BFDA | Business Forecasting & Demand Analytics | S5 | SAS Certified Specialist: Statistical Business Analyst | PART · 60% |
| EXCA | Experimentation & Causal Analytics | S5 | No direct vendor cert. Optimizely Certified Practitioner relevant for product experimentation. | AUX |
Year-by-year mandatory milestones every BCA student must achieve. Year 4 applies only to Honors-track students; 3-year exit students complete years 1—3.
Certification proofs (PDF certificate + verification URL) must be uploaded to the SDC portal within 7 days of completion. Status is mirrored to the placement CRM and visible to recruiters. Failure to complete year-wise milestones triggers a remedial pathway and may impact placement eligibility.
The Industry Advisory Board reviews the certification list every 6 months; the Strategic Policy Book is updated annually. Faculty supervising any course must hold the corresponding L1+ vendor certification before delivering it to students.
The complete Y26 BCA regulations — attendance, promotion, assessment, grading, credit transfer, disciplinary policy, and more. Reproduced verbatim from the source regulations document with only presentation-level formatting. Click any section below to expand.