New Delhi: Adding another feather to its cap, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) has now ventured into Distance Education.

The University is soon going to offer a 'Bachelor of Computer Applications - Industry Specific' (BCA-IS) programme, under the aegis of its Directorate of Open & Distance Education, in collaboration with the Computer Society of India.

The three year BCA-IS programme will be divided into six semesters and will offer a facility to specialize in emerging areas like Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Banking and Retail, Software Engineering, IT-Enabled Services BPO/KPO and Embedded Technologies.

The BCA-IS programme will also provide an option to exit at the end of 2nd semester and 4th semester with a Certificate and Diploma respectively.

The course will be imparted through the Authorized Study Centres (ASCs) of GGSIPU in Delhi, Aligarh, Agra, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Indore, Jagdalpur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Noida and Patiala.

Self-learning manuals of all the course modules shall be sent to the students in the form of Computer Based Training (CBT) on CDs along with instructions booklets. In addition to CDs, web based Virtual Labs will also be made online.

Online technical support shall moreover, be provided to the tudents in order to remove their doubts. The programme will moreover, involve two Personal Contact Programmes of one week duration, in each semester, both for Lab based and Theory subjects.

Those who have passed in 12th class or 10+2 of CBSE or equivalent examination or have a three-year Diploma in any branch of Engineering from any recognized Diploma awarding Institute/ University/ Board recognized by AICTE are eligible to apply for the BCA-IS programme.

The Admission Brochure along with the Application Form can be obtained against a payment of Rs.100, from select branches of Punjab & Sind Bank across India or ASCs of the University.

The Application Form can also be downloaded from the University website: www.ipu.ac.in/dde/home.html. For further information, students can contact at 9999044916, 011-47061100.

The last date for applications has been extended upto 7th October, 2008.