Hi,

According to the eligibility criteria for BCA, any candidate who have cleared 12th from any recognized board and from any stream can apply. The minimum age should be 17 years. Yes, BCA syllabus does include several coding languages which are taught in CS at school level like C++, Python.

You may refer to this link for more details: https://www.careers360.com/courses/bca-bachelor-of-computer-applications#BCA-Eligibility

I hope this helped you.