-+What exactly comes to your mind when you hear about the term Machine Learning? For sure many of you have answered this question with examples like self-driven cars and voice assistant systems like Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, Microsoft's Cortana and Google's Assistant. Now you must have wondered sometimes why tech giants like Google, Facebook, Uber and educational firms like BYJU’s invest heavily on domains like Machine Learning and have made it an integral part actually in their daily operations, so the answer lies in the fact that training systems and Machines using huge and diverse range of data sets help these companies to analyze and predict users behavior and business outcomes in the long run. And if we observe things from the eye of a common man, since everyone is connected with each other through different digital mediums, they want amazing, faster and innovative services in every domain be it healthcare, banking or their home itself. 

Also if we talk about the scope of Machine Learning, so everything be it personalized suggestions you see on shopping websites or streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime or Youtube or spam filtering use use to get rid of unwanted emails, digital assistants like Siri or Alexa, image recognition, speech recognition, Facebook auto-tagging, recommender systems, everywhere ML is being used extensively to give best experience to user. 

Hence, GD Goenka University of Gurgaon is offering a unique 3 years BCA Degree course in the discipline of Machine Learning in collaboration with Microsoft with an aim to bridge the gaps between students skills and industries demands and also to prepare world class professionals who can work with global firms and tech giants and bring new innovations to the field of ML. Total fees for the course is INR 4,90,000.

BCA in Machine Learning Course Highlights

  • 3 years program
  • World class infrastructure and facilities to give best learning experience to students
  • GD Goenka University has strong associations with Indian Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities and International Association of Universities
  • University also offers scholarship to students based on their academic performance

Course Curriculum

Semester 1

Course Code Course Title L T P Credits
MAT1705 Basic Mathematics 3 1 0 4
CAP1001/ CAP1001L Computer Programming Basics 3 0 4 5
CAP1004/CAP1004L Introduction to Information Technology 3 0 2 4
COM1006/ COM1006L Communication skills 2 0 2 3
ENV1701 Environmental Studies 3 0 0 3
CAP1501 Hardware Lab 0 0 2 1
Total Credits - - - 20

Semester 2

Course Code Course Title L T P Credits
MAT1706 Introduction to Statistics 3 1 0 4
CAP2710 System Software 3 0 0 3
CAP1003/ CAP1003L Introduction to Object Oriented Concepts Using C ++ 3 0 2 4
ITL1001/ITL1001L Computer Networks 3 0 2 4
CAP1002/ CAP1002L Digital Electronics/ Digital Electronics Lab 3 0 2 4
VAL1722 Human values and Ethics 2 0 0 2
Total Credits - - - 21

Semester 3

Course Code Course Title L T P Credits
CAP2007/ CAP2007L Principles of Operating Systems 3 0 2 4
CAP2009/CAP2009L Python Programming 3 0 2 4
CAP2002/ CAP2002L Introduction to Database Management Systems 3 0 2 4
CAP2709 Discrete Structures 3 0 0 3
CAP2702 Computer System Architecture 3 1 0 4
IPT2001 Interdisciplinary Project - I - - - 3
CAP2001/ CAP2001L Data Structure using C 3 0 4 5
Total Credits - - - 27

Semester 4

Course Code Course Title L T P Credits
CAP2005/ CAP2005L Software Engineering Fundamentals 3 0 2 4
CAP2006/ CAP2006L Microprocessors 3 0 2 4
CAP2003/ CAP2003L Java Fundamentals 3 0 2 4
ITL2003/ITL2003L Web Technologies and Applications 3 0 2 4
CAP2010/ CAP2010L Animation Techniques 2 0 4 4
IPT2002 Interdisciplinary Project - II - - - 3
CAP2701 System Analysis & Design 3 0 0 3
Total Credits - - - 26

Semester 5

Course Code Course Title L T P Credits
CAP3002/CAP3002L Mobile Application Development 2 0 2 3
CAP3005/CAP3005L System Administration 2 0 4 4
Department Elective -I 3 0 0 3
Open Elective-I 3 0 0 3
CAP3501 Project Work - I 0 0 0 5
IND2002 Industrial Training Evaluation - - - 3
Total Credits - - - 21

Semester 6

Course Code Course Title L T P Credits
CAP3004/CAP3004L Artificial Intelligence 3 0 2 4
CAP2707 Management Information System 3 0 0 3
CAP3701 Cloud Computing 3 1 0 4
Department Elective -II 3 0 0 3
CAP 3502 Project Work-II 0 0 0 12
Total Credits - - - 26

BCA - Machine Learning Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who wish to pursue BCA in Machine Learning must have qualified 10+2 from any recognized board with at least 50% marks and with English as a compulsory subject.

How to Apply for BCA (ML) at GD Goenka University, Gurgaon?

The GD Goenka University grants admission to students through online mode and cited below are the steps for the same.

  1. Go to the official website of college at: https://www.gdgoenkauniversity.com/#
  2. Fill the detailed application form at: https://applications.gdgoenkauniversity.com/
  3. Pay the application fee and submit the form.
  4. And at last, the University releases a list of final candidates after verifying their application form and documents. 

Career Opportunities after BCA in Machine Learning from GD Goenka University

Students after successfully completing the BCA course in Machine Learning will have tremendous work opportunities and they can join companies like HP, Flipkart, Capgemini, Aricent, Syntel, Cognizant, Patni, Snapdeal, Accenture and WNS as a Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Developer, Lead Artificial, Intelligence / Machine Learning Engineer, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Architect, Data Scientist, Research scientist, Data Analyst, Business Analyst and as a NLP Engineer. Also pursuing Masters is always an option to explore much in this domain and students can even start their own business.