BCA Is A Good Career Option

Thousands of students aspire to make a difference in their own way for the country. The zeal to improve and make a bright career drives them towards success gradually. Hard work and toil surely does bring good payoffs in terms of result or jobs which they eventually get. Today there are varieties of courses available for each and every student. It’s their choice as to what field of study they will pursue to make their career. In such a time when various fields are up surging its becoming increasingly difficult for students to decide on a certain course which they want to pursue. Engineering, charted accountancy, medical science courses, company secretary and various other ones are some of the most popular ones. Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) is one such course which has become a craze among young students nowadays. It’s a new age degree course in computers and its duration is normally 3 yrs. Most of the colleges to offer this course seeing its popularity and growth opportunities associated with it. Approximately 30% of students opt for it because it opens up various avenues for them. Universities and colleges all over India provide this course and the competition for its entrance is cut-throat too. As a lucrative degree its importance is associated to the kind of jobs which show up after completion of the course. Colleges in Chennai and Mumbai provide lots of seats for BCA. There are numerous colleges in Chennai offering BCA to students. M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women, A.A. Arts & Science College, R.K.M. Vivekananda College, JABS College for Women, Guru Nanak College and many others are considered to be the best for BCA. In Mumbai too there are many colleges offering the same degree. Narsee Monjee College of Commerce, Dr Ambedkar College of Commerce and Economics, Bal Bharti College of Commerce, Institute of Business Studies & Research, HR College of Commerce and Economics are some of them. The objective of this course is to prepare professionals who can be directly employed right from the start or they can start their own business. Another important aspect of it is to prepare students for post- graduate courses in the same line such as Master of Computer Applications (MCA) or to take up hardcore management courses like MBA from good reputed institutes. There are certain aspects which any BCA student must keep in mind. They need to learn web programming, web designing, database management, application packages and their usage and sound knowledge about LAN as well as internet. Communication skills, team work, logical reasoning and analytical capability are also some areas where students need to be adept in order to be successful in this field. The course is divided into six semesters spanning over a period of 36 months or 3 years. It introduces young students to the practical aspects of software development. Those who graduate in it get ample scope to grow as engineers, database administrators, system analyst, programmers, quality assurance engineer and technical support engineer. All these positions are vital areas for every corporate firm to keep their data safely maintained. Therefore job opportunities and growth are more than expected as well as good pay packages start once a student gains relevant experience in this field. We wish all BCA students good luck for their future.