M.Sc. in Information Technology 

at Yeshwant College of Information Technology, Parbhani

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.

Yes, many books are recommended for MSc IT students apart from their regular syllabus:

• The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim.
• The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Dave Thomas.
• The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. 
• The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim.
• The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick.

Yes, a candidate who has completed MSc in IT course a become a data scientist. The minimum qualifications required to apply for the position of Data Scientist may vary depending on the company. Some companies, recruit graduates in relevant degrees while other might recruit candidates who have completed Masters or PhD degree.

Apart from academic qualifications, work experience also plays a major role in selection process of many companies for the profile of Data Scientist.