Parvatibai Chowgule College Of Arts & Science

Overview

The Department of Computer Science was established in 1986. With the initiatives taken by the former Principal V.R. Shirgurkar, Prof. C.D. Pradhan and Late Prof. U.A. Katre, the Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications was offered to the students and herein started the growth journey of the department.The department has played a major role in contributing to the academic community and society at large.

Subsequently, recognizing the need for skilled computer professionals, the B.Sc. program in Computer Science was introduced in the year 1991 and M.Sc. IT (Information Technology) was started in the year 2003. Both these programs are affiliated to the Goa University. Department of Computer Science took an initiative to start BVoc program in Software Development in the year 2017.

To augment the knowledge base of the students, the department conducts various short term, addon/honors programmes, seminars, workshops, internship programme and other need based courses from time to time. The department has launched three Inter-Collegiate Technical Competitions GIGATECH, IRIX and Technobit in which students from other colleges of the state take part.

Identifying the need of using open source softwares the department took an initiative to start FOSS(free and open source) club in the year 2015. A large number of students have passed out from this department over the last 35 years and have been absorbed by the industrial and business houses.

The department uses modern teaching and learning aids for teaching learning process. Department is well equipped with up to date hardware and software laboratories. All the above facilities are supported by a centralized uninterrupted power supply.

Vision & Mission

Vision

To contribute globally through excellence in computer education and research and to serve as a valuable resource for industry and society.

Mission

This B.Sc programme is for students interested in Object Oriented Programming, Database Administration, Web Designing, Software Engineering, Computer Networking, Operating systems, Server Side Programming, Mobile Application Development, Multimedia Techniques etc.

B.Sc curriculum includes core courses in Programming, Advanced Database Management Systems,Operating Systems, Data Structures, Computer Networking, Computer Architecture & Organization etc. The elective courses include Software engineering, Web Designing, Server Side Programming,Embedded Systems, HCI, Cloud Computing, software Testing, Multimedia Techniques, Digital Marketing etc.

Apart from regular lectures, presentations and assignments, we also organize workshops and lectures on recent IT technologies, conducted by industry professionals. Students Projects and assignments under go verification & validation standards by faculty and industry experts. Our students undertake and work on live projects through FOSS (Free Open Source Software) Club to get hands-on experience.

Our infrastructure has well equipped labs with Wi-Fi support, Seminar hall and an Oracle 12c specialized lab. The Department also encourages students to undertake online certification courses provided by global companies/institutes (Oracle,D-Link, Mumbai IITs Spoken Tutorial, Leap courses etc.).

Unique to this course are:

The Department has signed an MOU with Infiswift which entitles our students to be given preference during allotment of projects/internship by Infiswift.

Industrial Internship - Our Department students also implement projects in any IT industry or Organization.

After completion of B.Sc course our students are empowered to pursue a career in any software development industry; start an entrepreneurial venture or pursue a career in academics and research field.

Students who have passed XII Science with at least a minimum of 50% marks are eligible to take up this course on merit basis.