Hello Jatin,

In order to pursue this course you must have passed class 12 th or senior secondary with minimum 50% marks in total with Mathematics as a compulsory subject.

Various job profiles for which BCA graduates are appointed are:

• Programmers
• System Analyst
• Network Designer
• Game Developers and Testers
• System Manager

Some of the top recruiters are,

• Wipro
• NIIT
• Infosys
• TCS
• HCL

Hope this helps.

All the Best.

Hello Jatin

BCA. (BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS): BASIC DETAILS

BCA. is a 3 years long Undergraduate Level Bachelor’s Degree program. The course structure is quite similar to the traditional . program. The 3 years’ duration is divided into 6 semesters, each lasting a period of 6 months. During each semester, students have to face different sets of written exams as well as practical and lab sessions.

In simple terms, BCA. program has lots to do with Computer Science and programming. Students are given knowledge on topics like Programming languages, hardware and software, computer networks, World Wide Web, Database Management, Logic, Multimedia etc.

To get a better idea about the course structure, let us take a look at some of the important subjects present in the program-

BCA. PROGRAM: IMPORTANT SUBJECTS PRESENT

Please note that I’ve listed only important subjects so that readers may get a better idea about the structure and nature of the program.

Programming in C Language (Basic and Advanced)

Communication Skills

Networking

World Wide Web

Data Structure

Advanced C Language Programming

Database Management

Mathematics

Software Engineering

Object Oriented Programming using C++

Visual Basic

Programming using PHP

JAVA

Oracle

Operating Systems

Web Scripting and Development

Internet Security and Cyber Laws

Multimedia

RDBMS

Those were some important subjects that one will come across in BCA. program. Apart from theoretical classes, computer lab practical sessions, projects and Industry training also forms an integral part of the course.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

10+2 Science stream students with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects, who have passed board examination from a recognized board, are eligible to pursue this course. Minimum marks criteria may exist, in case of many Institutes. It may vary between 40-50% marks in PCM (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) subjects. Also, in case of some Institutes, students must also have appeared for state level entrance examination to be considered eligible to apply for the course.

CAREER SCOPE, SALARY AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES

For graduates, job opportunities exists in Government as well as Private sector. Also, self employment options are available. After BCA., which is an Undergraduate course, graduates may take up Government jobs that require a Graduation Degree (for example- Armed Forces, Nationalized Banks, PSUs etc).

When it comes to Private sector, Software MNCs are the prime recruiters. Web hosting, IT sector, Electronics Industry are some other sectors that recruits BCA. graduates. Graduates may take up the following posts in the above mentioned sectors-

Software Engineer

Software Tester

Database Management professional

Project Manager

Information Security professional

Information Management professional

System Administrator

System Security Officer

Software Architect

Associate Software Engineer

Project Manager

Graduates may also become self employed, by becoming freelance or independent software developers, software security experts, consultants etc. One may also go for advanced courses such as MCA. and PhD and eventually take up teaching job or even venture into Research and Development sector associated with this field!

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