MCA Scope

Duration:
The duration of MCA course is three academic years. It is a full-time postgraduate course offered by many colleges/Universities situated in India. This course has been divided into six semesters with the duration of six months each. The first year of this course focuses on the skill developments in computers, second year is aimed for providing a conceptual framework and the third year offers the specializations and project work.
Eligibility:
Students who have done their graduation in any discipline like Science, Commerce, Arts, Engineering or BCA from any recognized university are eligible to apply for this course.Aspirants should have studied Mathematics subject in the 10+2 standard or graduation level.The qualifying examination must be passed with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST category candidates).
MCA Specializations:
Students can opt any one of the specializations during the last year of course:
Systems ManagementManagement Information Systems (MIS)Systems DevelopmentSystems EngineeringNetworkingInternet workingApplication SoftwareSoftware DevelopmentTroubleshootingHardware Technology

Indian IT industry's primarily business and major revenue is from Application Development and Support project. MCA graduates are treated on par with B.Tech CS and B.Sc IT grads for Application development and Maintenance jobs. MCA from good college can help you to build a good Software Engineering career. I will suggest you evaluate and select MCA Institute based on its reputation, brand image and placement record etc. Following are top MCA colleges:
(a) Department of Computer Science, University of Delhi
(b )Jawaharlal Nehru University - New Delhi
(c) Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Ranchi
(d) Hyderabad Central University
(e) National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy
(f) National Institute of Technology (NIT) - Surathkal
(g) PSG College of Technology - Coimbatore
(h) NIT- National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
(I) MN National Institute of Technology (NIT) - Allahabad
(j) Vellore Institute Of Technology - Vellore (Tamil Nadu)
(k) Manav Rachna International University

Yes, you can surely go for Master of Computer Applications (MCA) Degree. The average salary of Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmers is Rs. 351,541 – Rs. 1,424,563.
Team Leader, IT Rs. 519,428 – Rs. 1,504,959.
Project Manager, Information Technology (IT) Rs. 582,662 – Rs. 2,142,041 Companies Hiring MCAs:
MCA post graduates are hired both by Government agencies NTPC, GAIL, BHEL, etc. and private IT companies like Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Cognizant, IBM, American Express, HCL, HP and so on. As a fresher, an MCA professional can expect anything around INR 2.4 to INR 3.4 lakhs, and with experience, sky is the limit. With some years of experience, a Software Engineer can become a lead, an Analyst, a Project Manager, a General Manager and so on. Initially, MCA students are given a few weeks of training on the job, before they get started on LIVE projects. They need to work in different roles and areas in the beginning and then gradually specialize in a specific field.
Career Opportunities after MCA:
After getting an MCA degree, one can enter any of the following roles:
1) Software Developer/Programmer/Engineer:
2) Troubleshooter:
3) System Analyst:
4) Software Application Architect:
5) Software Consultant:You can get job in both government and private sectors, wish you luck and all the best. Go for it.