Computers & IT (Non-Engg)

BCA is an undergraduate degree course in computer application. With the rapid growth of IT industry in India, the demand for computer professionals is increasing day by day. This increasing growth of IT industry has created a lot of opportunities for the computer graduates.
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) is one of the popular courses among the students who want to make their career in the IT field. The duration of the course is 3 years and comprises of the subjects like the 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 the computer field and wants to work in the IT sector as programmer or software developer.
Eligibility and Admission:
The students who are interested in BCA as their higher studies must fulfill the following eligibility criteria:
Should be a citizen of India.Must have passed class 12thor senior secondary examination with at least 50% marks including English.The minimum age limit is 17 years and the maximum age varies between 22-25 years.
Career and Jobs:
The demand for IT professionals is increasing not only in India but also in abroad. After the completion of the course, the student can find a job in reputed IT companies like IBM, Oracle, Infosys, and Google. The student can work as a system engineer, junior programmer, web developer or as a system administrator. This field provides you ample opportunities to make your career not only in private sector but also in the public sector. The government organization like NIC, Indian Army, Indian Air Force and India Navy also recruit a large number of computer professionals for their IT department. After the completion of the course a student's work profile may include:
System engineering the top companies like Infosys, Wipro, HP, Google, etc.
Web developer in various web designing companies and online digital marketing companies.
System Administrator in an organization including a bank, school or college.
Software developer in the companies likes Microsoft, Google, Facebook.
Salary:
The IT field is one of the highest paying fields for a fresher. A computer professional working in a big MNC can easily get an initial package of Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 40,000 per month. Some IT giants like Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Facebook even pays a six-figure salary to a fresh graduate.

Hi Prakash,
PGDCA is a post graduate level Diploma course> The full form of PGDCA course is post-graduate Diploma in computer applications. It boosts the career in the computer based jobs. PGDCA course will prepare a person as an assistant programmer or as a computer operator.
PGDCA Course Eligibility
The qualification of the course is graduation. Many universities also require a good percentage in the graduation. PGDCA course from IGNOU will also require graduation in any stream.
PGDCA Course duration
Many universities offer this course in 2 semesters. The maximum duration of PGDCA course will range up to 2 years.
PGDCA Syllabus
The syllabus of the PGDCA course may vary from university to university. Most of the institutes will have the following subjects in their curriculum. The subjects commonly found on the course at most of the universities are
C programming, computer architecture, and amp; organization ICT tools OB and management process OOPS Data management systems Operating systems Soft skills development and project.
Jobs
A person who completed the course can expect to get a job in the following roles.
Computer operator, Support lead, Administrator of application packaging, Network systems analyst, Database administrator etc.
Fee:
The fees of the PGDCA course depends on the institute and can be around 12000 rupees per semester. If you want to get admission in a top institution, you may have to beat tough competition.