BCA in numbers
- Colleges offering BCA
- 5,098
- Approved seats2026-27
- 5,30,271
- States and UTs
- 35
- Government colleges
- 572
Seats are the approved intake for academic year 2026-27, as published by the regulator. Actual admissions can differ.
Source: All India Council for Technical Education, checked 23 Oct 2026
Course at a glance
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Duration
- 3 to 4 years
- Entrance exams
- CUET UG
- Field of study
- Computer Applications
Entrance exams for BCA
National Testing Agency
Official site
Which exam applies depends on the college and the quota. A state exam is used only by colleges in its state, and an institute exam only by that institute. A counsellor can check this for your case.
BCA seats and colleges by state
35 states and union territories, sorted by approved seats. Select a state to see its colleges.
Popular BCA specialisations
3 specialisations recorded, by total approved seats. Names are as the regulator lists them.
| Specialisation | Colleges | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| BCA Honours | 2 | 160 |
| BCA-Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 120 |
| BBA | 1 | 40 |
Top NIRF ranked colleges for BCA
Colleges offering BCA in the NIRF 2025 Overall ranking, by rank. Showing 10 of 28. Only institutions with a recorded BCA offering in our data are listed, so some ranked institutions may be missing.
- #21
180
BCA seats
- #22
480
BCA seats
- #23
60
BCA seats
- #25
120
BCA seats
- #40
180
BCA seats
- #46Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)
Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh
180 BCA seats
180
BCA seats
- #48
90
BCA seats
- #71
60
BCA seats
- #72
900
BCA seats
- #74
120
BCA seats
Government and private BCA colleges
How the 5,098 colleges offering BCA are run, as recorded by the regulator.
- Government11% of colleges572
- Private75% of colleges3,836
- Others14% of colleges690
Others: Government aided (543), Deemed university (88), State university (56) and Central (3).