M.Phil. in Financial Management 

at Maruthu Pandiyar College, Thanjavur

Career paths in the IT industry can be broadly classified into the two main fields of hardware and software.

Under hardware, you have manufacturing, maintenance, research and development, and management.

Under software, you have manufacturing, development, programming, software testing, and maintenance and support. Among related areas are computer operations, database administration, sales/marketing, and data-centre management.

 Jobs directly related to your degree include:

Actuarial analyst, Application analyst, Business analyst, Data analyst, Database administrator, Information systems manager, IT consultant, IT technical support officer, Multimedia programmer, Network engineer, Systems analyst, Systems developer, UX analyst.

Also, many IT professionals working in Indian companies get a chance to work at customers work sites abroad, and this gives them exposure to international working conditions and work culture.

Based on your skills and relevant experience in the industry, as an MSc IT postgraduate, you can become a Machine Learning Architect, IoT Solutions Architect, Cloud Engineer, Data Scientist, or Big Data Engineer. These are some of the top-paying job profiles nowadays in the IT sector, offering an average salary package of INR 15 LPA in India.

Finance specializations helps in providing knowledge to candidates regarding corporate finance and financial markets necessary to succeed in corporate finance, portfolio management and other financial sectors. 

Upon completion of the finance specialization candidates can take various roles in retail, wholesale, manufacturing, and service firms at different designations.

Some of the top designations after finance specializations include Business Development Manager, Commercial Lender, Research Analyst, Securities Analyst and Financial Analyst.