Both have their own importance and need. Scope is wide. The demand of IT professionals is increasing not only in India but also in abroad.

A number of top recruiters look for the fresher degree holders for offering opportunity of work with. BCA is one of the demanding courses under the IT sector. 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 large number of computer professionals for their IT department. 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, Face book pays even a six figure salary to a fresh graduate. After the completion of the course a students work profile may include:
System engineer in the top companies like Infosys, Wipro, hp, Google.
A system engineer develop, test and evaluate software, circuits and personal computer.
Programmer in various software development firms.
The duty of programmer is to write code for software. A programmer is primarily works in the computer language such as Assembly, COBOL, C, C++, C#, Java, Lisp, Python, etc.
Web developer in various web designing companies and online digital marketing companies.
A web developer is a programmer who specializes in the development of world wide web applications. The role of web developer is to build and maintain websites. A web developer must have skills in HTML/XHTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript , etc.
System Administrator in an organization including a bank, school or college.
A System administrator is responsible for setting up and maintaining the system or server.
Software developer in the companies like Microsoft, Google, face book.
The sole responsibility of software developer is to develop software that ease the tasks of the people and enable to perform work efficiently. A software developer also installs, test and maintains the software.
Best Universities for doing BCA are: Delhi University, Delhi, Lovely Professional University- Punjab, VIT University Tamilnadu, Jamia Millia Islamia University Delhi, NMIMS Mumbai, Anna University, JNU, AMU

Hello Koushik,

You must be clear that BCA is about computer applications and B.Sc in chemistry is about chemistry. Both the degrees have different career prospects. The scope depends first of all on your interest and then on the final goal you want to achieve. Choose your career wisely.

Hope this helps.

Regards.

Tanushree Seth