MCA in numbers
- Colleges offering MCA
- 1,719
- Approved seats2026-27
- 1,58,546
- States and UTs
- 29
- Government colleges
- 100
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
- Postgraduate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Entrance exams
- CUET PG, plus 1 state exam
- Field of study
- Computer Applications
Entrance exams for MCA
National and institute exams
National Testing Agency
Official site
State exams, for colleges in that state only
- OJEEOdisha
Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee
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.
MCA seats and colleges by state
29 states and union territories, sorted by approved seats. Select a state to see its colleges.
| State | Colleges | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| MCA colleges in Maharashtra | 254 | 26,355 |
| MCA colleges in Andhra Pradesh | 186 | 21,770 |
| MCA colleges in Karnataka | 202 | 20,020 |
| MCA colleges in Tamil Nadu | 227 | 15,639 |
| MCA colleges in Uttar Pradesh | 133 | 11,718 |
| MCA colleges in Telangana | 84 | 11,554 |
| MCA colleges in Odisha | 77 | 8,186 |
| MCA colleges in Bihar | 61 | 7,494 |
| MCA colleges in Madhya Pradesh | 79 | 6,954 |
| MCA colleges in Gujarat | 67 | 6,090 |
| MCA colleges in Kerala | 75 | 4,710 |
| MCA colleges in Haryana | 53 | 3,567 |
| MCA colleges in Rajasthan | 48 | 3,369 |
| MCA colleges in Punjab | 52 | 2,843 |
| MCA colleges in West Bengal | 40 | 2,581 |
| MCA colleges in Delhi | 12 | 1,066 |
| MCA colleges in Jharkhand | 9 | 1,000 |
| MCA colleges in Chhattisgarh | 13 | 900 |
| MCA colleges in Uttarakhand | 12 | 840 |
| MCA colleges in Assam | 9 | 510 |
| MCA colleges in Puducherry | 7 | 510 |
| MCA colleges in Himachal Pradesh | 6 | 300 |
| MCA colleges in Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 240 |
| MCA colleges in Tripura | 2 | 90 |
| MCA colleges in Sikkim | 2 | 60 |
| MCA colleges in Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 60 |
| MCA colleges in Manipur | 1 | 60 |
| MCA colleges in Meghalaya | 1 | 30 |
| MCA colleges in Mizoram | 1 | 30 |
Popular MCA specialisations
3 specialisations recorded, by total approved seats. Names are as the regulator lists them.
| Specialisation | Colleges | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| MCA | 4 | 615 |
| MCA (Generative AI) | 3 | 330 |
| MCA (Data Science) | 1 | 45 |
Top NIRF ranked colleges for MCA
Colleges offering MCA in the NIRF 2025 Overall ranking, by rank. Showing 10 of 37. Only institutions with a recorded MCA offering in our data are listed, so some ranked institutions may be missing.
- #18
53
MCA seats
- #21
240
MCA seats
- #22
660
MCA seats
- #23
30
MCA seats
- #25
240
MCA seats
- #26
40
MCA seats
- #29
60
MCA seats
- #44
90
MCA seats
- #46Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)
Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh
180 MCA seats
180
MCA seats
- #48
60
MCA seats
Government and private MCA colleges
How the 1,719 colleges offering MCA are run, as recorded by the regulator.
- Government6% of colleges100
- Private80% of colleges1,381
- Others14% of colleges238
Others: Government aided (83), Deemed university (78), State university (69) and Central (8).