Department of Computer Applications  1983


HOD's Desk

The Department of Computer Applications is more than 30 years old. The department was started in the year 1983.
The department has a faculty strength of 18 and around 200 students at MCA level and around 10 PhD Research scholars.
The department always focusses on research and teaching. The faculty of the department is motivated with a strong commitment to teaching and research. Faculty also work on Projects sponsored by Government organizations and Industries. The faculty of the department were instrumental in establishing several centres of excellence in collocation with Industries. Faculty have several publications in National and International Journals.
Our Curriculum is frequently updated to be in tune with the current developments in the field and state of art technologies. Department has always tried to strike a balance between software development and core theory courses. The curriculum is supplemented with one-credit courses offered by experts from Industry / premier academic institutions in the current and latest state of art technologies. .
In addition to the 3 year MCA programme , we also offer PhD level research programme.
Our student acquire employability skills and are well placed in the companies. We are proud to see our Alumni occupying notable senior positions in Industry and academia. They also guide our students in various academic and extra curricular activities.



Dr.Chitra A. , Professor & Head

The Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme was a unique programme envisioned by the Department of Electronics (DOE), Government of India in the 1980s, anticipating the rise of India as an Information Technology superpower and the impending manpower requirements that would be needed to handle the global and in-house demands. The 2-year MCA programme was well conceived to target and train graduates from the Sciences, Arts and Humanities stream in the discipline of Computer Science and Applications as prospective IT workers.

PSG College of Technology was one among 14 institutions selected by the DOE, across India, to run the programme. It was the second institution to have started the programme in India and the first in South India. The programme was inaugurated by (Late) Dr M G Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamilnadu. The programme is funded by the State Government and the first AICTE approval for the programme was obtained in 1983. The National Board of Accreditation has also accredited the programme for 2 years in the year 2019.


Vision

Department of Computer Applications aspires to produce competent Software Professionals, Entrepreneurs and Leaders to serve the needs of the society.

Mission

Our Mission as a department is to provide world class education; foster technical skills to meet the current and emerging trends in the industry, to enable students acquire good academic skills and devotion to knowledge towards research and development, to inculcate the leadership qualities with ethical responsibilities for the betterment of the society and to empower them to become entrepreneurs.

  • Dr.R. Nadarajan 1997 - 2012
  • Dr.G.V. Krishnan Reddy 1983 - 1997