MCA has established itself as a premier academic IT program since its inception in 2003, and it continues to expand at a quick rate in terms of trained graduates, research, publications, and recognition. The school has one of Nepal's largest graduate student populations.
The advantages that make studying at KCC better than elsewhere are:
- Industry Apprenticeship: Students gain a competitive edge in the job market through industry apprenticeships, working with IT industries and leading software houses.
- KCC Events: KCC events provide a wealth of seminars and outstanding speakers from the IT industry and INGOs. Here, students have access to new connections and a new outlook on their careers.
- Workshops: Workshops are hosted on varied topics such as e-governance, network security, software engineering, and research methodology, bringing together students with specialists from academia and software.
- Guest Speaker Series: Eminent people deliver guest speaker series on a variety of subjects and topics.
- Master's Projects: Master's Projects at KCC involve students in topics that result in the specification, design, and development of a significant software system with full documentation and presentation.
- Master's Dissertation: As a substitute for master's projects, the Master's Dissertation involves students in a topic of substantive research, finding a satisfactory solution to a problem, and producing a high standard of paper presentation.
- Field Research: Students participate in field research at various sites, including non-government organizations, banks, software houses, and industries.
- Seminars & Presentations: Seminars and presentations are conducted regularly to build confidence among students in delivering their findings on topics.
Specialization Areas :
Specialization area courses have been designed in four major areas for in-depth knowledge in the area. Students develop specialized expertise in the specialization area. Students are required to take four specialization courses from the selected area, two courses each in the second and third semesters of the MCA program. Specialization areas are Information System Management, Networking and Cloud Computing, E-Commerce and Web Application Development, and Artificial Intelligence and Business Analytics. Specialization courses should be chosen from one of the following four areas of specialization. The same area of specialization should be followed for choosing courses for specialization in the subsequent semesters.