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Career Opportunity in BCA

The Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) is an undergraduate program or course which has guidelines and eligibility set out by the All India Council of Technical Education AICTE). It is typically a three-year program that spans for six semesters. It is designed to bridge the gap between the studies of computers and their applications. This program aims to shape computer professionals with the right moral and ethical values and prepare students to face the challenges and opportunities in the IT industry of India by building strong foundations. The utmost advantage of doing a BCA course is that you learn programming means how to code in different programming languages. You develop an understanding and think about projects, application development with a logical perspective. BCA gives you a pretty good platform to show up your potential.

Eligibility Criteria:

A student should have passed higher secondary (10+2) with Maths as a subject from any recognized board with a minimum of 45% of marks in aggregate.

Duration of Program:

It is the three-year full time course to introduce the concepts of Computer Application.

Scope:

Bachelor in Computer Application (BCA) is a three-year undergraduate degree course for students, who wish to delve into the world of Computer languages. The BCA course is one of the most popular options to get started with a career in Information Technology. A degree in BCA is at par with a B.Tech./B.E. degree in Computer Science or Information Technology. For a BCA aspirant, this degree would help in setting up a sound academic base for an advanced career in Computer Applications. There is a wide scope for BCA graduates in government as well as the private sector.

Employment Areas for BCA Graduates:

• Banks, Consultancies, Financial Institutions, E-Commerce Executive
• Computers and Related Electronic Equipment Manufacturers, Systems Administrators
• Government Agencies, Schools and Colleges, Independent Consultants
• Software Development Companies, Security and Surveillance Companies
• System Maintenance, Technical Support, Mainframe, Security & Surveillance
• Traffic Light Management, Project Manager, Server/ Networking Trainee
• Graphics, Multimedia, Website Design, Game Designing, Testing, and Development
• Computer Programmers, Computer Systems Analysts, Database Administrator
• Computer Support Service Specialist, Computer Presentation Specialist

·               Chief Information Officer, BPO, Commercial And Industrial Designers

• Information Systems Manager, Software Developers, Software Publishers

Job Opportunity in Bhopal, MP, India, and Abroad:

After acquiring the Bachelor’s Degree (BCA), there is a further educational opportunity to go for an MCA or Master’s Programme at any other University/Institute. Also after earning a BCA degree from a reputed Institute like Career College, there are a plethora of job opportunities available in the market. A student would be able to get entry-level jobs in the field of Information Technology or IT Enabled Services. Top companies hiring BCA graduates are Accenture, Cognizant, Capgemini, and so on.

The IT industry is growing rapidly and with this, the demand for BCA graduates is to increase with every passing day. After obtaining a BCA degree, students can find lucrative job opportunities in leading IT companies such as Oracle, IBM, Infosys, and Wipro. Some of the roles that one can bag after completing a BCA program are that of a System engineer, software tester, junior programmer, web developer, system administrator, software developer, etc. The specialty of the BCA course is to provide computer knowledge in theory and practical as well. So that they can be able to work as a system engineer, system tester, junior programmer, system administrator, web developer, software developer, etc. Some of the IT giants like TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Microsoft, etc. are ready to hire fresher for their companies as well.

After BCA Government Jobs:

BCA graduates are not only recruited by the private sector but also by public sector organizations. Government organizations like the Indian Air Force(IAF), Indian Army, and India Navy, IAS, IPS, CBI also hire a large bunch of computer professionals for their IT department. BCA graduates can also be able to apply for the RRB, UPSC Bank Clerk, Probationary Officer.

As far as the salary is concerned, a fresher working for a leading MNC might get a salary ranging from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 40,000 per month. However, it is reported that IT giants like Facebook, Microsoft, etc pay a six-figure salary to a fresh graduate.

After BCA Private Jobs:

Bachelor of Computer Application [BCA] have more vacancies in the MNC Companies and other private companies they can work as a

• Chief Information Officer, Computer Programmer, Computer Scientist
• Computer Support Service Specialist, Computer Systems Analyst
• Database Administration, Systems Administrator
• Software Developer, Software Publisher, Information Systems Manager

Facilities at Career College:

Career College provides free of cost certificate courses like Spoken Tutorial, IIT, Bombay for their students. The college provides opportunities to their students to get free of cost academic certificates from foreign universities other than a regular degree. BCA is one of the degrees provided by Career College which has a proactive campus placement cell. Last year 35+ National and Multinational companies visited Career College. Godrej, TCS, L&T, ICICI Bank, Muthoot Finance, Lupin, etc. are regular visitors. The college also organizes Mega job fairs regularly.  Many students have been placed in various companies on a package ranging from ₹ 2 Lakh/annum to₹ 5.94 Lakh/annum through regular campus placement drives.

Conclusion: 

Today, the whole world is facing the crisis of COVID-19 global pandemic. This crisis has better explained the importance of computer applications to all of us because most of the work done in almost every field has suddenly switched its modus operandi to online platforms and computer applications. This process of change is continuous and will keep going on in the future too. This is the right time, for anyone to opt for Bachelor in Computer Applications as a career.

Mrs. Neena Gupta, 

Assistant Professor, 

Department of Computer Science 

on July 21, 2020