BCA

There is no difference between regular BCA and lateral entry BCA if the course is done from a recognised university or institute. Lateral entry BCA graduates can get jobs which a regular BCA graduate get. Indian IT industry does not prefer BCA for entry level developer and testers role. BCA graduates may get a junior developer or application support jobs. Syllabus of BCA includes courses on computer languages, data structure, databases and networking, etc. BCA degree course programme is primarily focused on in the field of computer applications. BCA degree can only help you to get only entry-level jobs and will require the acquisition of PG degrees such as MCA for a meaningful career.

3 year degree programme that helps one build the fundamentals of the computer application with detailed knowledge of computer language programming and application. It comprises of the subjects like database, networking, data structure, core programming languages like C and Java. This course provides a lot of opportunities to the students who are interested in computer field and wants to work in the IT sector as programmer or software developer. In the terms of the growth prospects of a candidate after BCA the best step is to look out for various job opportunities, but considering that the degree is through distance mode the platform available would be limited to the small scale industries.

BCA-MCA Dual Degree is a 5-year programme designed to meet the changing requirements of the IT sector and to produce computer professionals who are ready to be deployed in IT companies. It gives students a unique advantage of obtaining a graduate cum post-graduate degree in Computer Applications in the span of 5 years after completion of their higher secondary education. Student who discontinues the studies after 3 years of successful instructions are eligible for award of Bachelors degree in Computer Applications (BCA), at the end of 5 years study student are eligible for Masters degree in Computer Applications (MCA). On the criteria of learning, there is no extra advantage of 5 years dual degree programme vs six years regular BCA-MCA programme. Student save one year in dual degree programme.

As per Forbes following are the top 15 IT certifications which has good demand in market which a BCA graduate can plan to gain: (a) Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC) (b) Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) (c) AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (d) Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (e) Project Management Professional (PMP) (f) Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) (g) Citrix Certified Professional (h) ITIL v3 foundation (j) VMware Certified professional (k) Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (l) Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (m) Citrix Certified Associate (n) CISCO Certified Networking Professional (o) MCSA.