Bachelor of Science (hons.) in Computer Science is a three-year UG course, where in students are offered with the knowledge about the concepts of programming, hardware, software and different related areas of computer science. The students are also offered with practical knowledge on computers and normally higher secondary marks are taken as a criteria for selection of candidates to this three-year honors degree course.

There are different higher education and job options available for candidates completing this course from a recognized institution and therefore the number of opting for this course in India is increasing. With the increasing number of students opting for B. Sc (hons.) in computer science course, the number of colleges offering this course in also increasing.

Subjects offered in the Bachelor of Science (hons.) in Computer Science course:

Some of the subjects covered under the B. Sc (hons.) in Computer Science course are:

• Operating Systems

• Algorithms and Data Structures

• Graph Theory

• Programming language

• Computer fundamentals

• Analog circuit design

• Digital circuit design

• Numerical methods

• Object oriented programming

• Basic electronics

• Digital logic

• Computer architecture and organization

• Software engineering

• Relational DBMS

• Computer network, data communication and internet technology

List of Government colleges offering B. Sc (hons.) in Computer Science:

Since many students wish to take up B. Sc Computer science course, the number of colleges offering this course is also higher, however, B. Sc (hons.) in computer science being a special course is being offered only a few colleges in the nation and the names of government colleges offering this course in India are as follows:

• LN Government College

• Ethiraj College for Women

• College of Applied Science, Malappuram

• College of Applied Sciences, Vazhakkad

• Govt Arts College for Women, Sivagangai

• Quaid-e-Millath Government College for Women

• Dr.Ambedkar Govt. Arts College, Chennai

• Govt Arts College for Women, Ramanathapuram

• College of Applied Sciences, Vattamkulam

• College of Applied Science, Chelakkara

• Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Delhi University

• Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, Delhi University

• Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, Delhi University

• Acharya Narendra Dev College, Delhi University

• Kalindi College, Delhi University

• Hans Raj College, Delhi University

• Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Delhi University

Eligibility for admission to the B. Sc (hons.) in Computer Science course:

The following eligibility requirements are to be fulfilled by candidates for seeking admission to the B. Sc (hons.) in Computer Science course:

• Candidates must have completed their 10+2 or equivalent examination in science stream of education

• Percentage of marks required in the qualifying examination differs from one college to another

• Some colleges conduct entrance examination followed by interview for admission of appropriate candidates for this course, while some colleges consider higher secondary score along for admission of students to this course.

Suitability of the course:

The B. Sc (honors) in Computer Science course is highly suitable for candidates, who wish for a career in information technology and computer science. That too, this being a honors degree in computer science offers a wide knowledge to the students in different areas of computers science.