SCOPE OF MCA

With the advent of the internet and the birth of information technology, the demand for ‘computer savvy’ personnel has grown to formidable heights and will continue to grow in the near future. The present job market scenario demands basic computer skills for practically every job whether it may be in a supermarket or in a corporate house, and proficiency in computers is what counts. Now a day, the corporate world seeks hires and retains only those employees with excellent computer knowledge and skills, to enable them to stay in the competition.

The MCA programme is inclined more toward Application Development and thus has more emphasis on latest programming language and tools to develop better and faster applications.

As the IT and the software industry are dynamic and fast growing, all the programmes are designed keeping in view the requirements of industry. The programme aims at the understanding of the fundamentals of computing among the students so that they can compete in the present-day global situation.

Students are trained in the fields of Systems Designing, Application Software Development, Enterprise Resource Planning, Computer Networks, System Administration, Web Designing and Development, Database Administration, Parallel and Vector Processing, Data Mining and Warehousing, etc.

MCA Specializations:

There are many fields or areas that an MCA student can specialize in the final semester or the last year of his course. They are:

    * Systems Management
    * Systems Development
    * Systems Engineering
    * Application Software
    * Internet
    * Management Information Systems (MIS)
    * Software Development
    * Troubleshooting
    * Hardware Technology
    * Networking

Career Opportunities for an MCA graduate:

As today is an age of computers, a candidate with an MCA degree will have great job opportunities in top level IT companies and consultancy firms. They will have opportunities in large corporations having an in-house systems department. An MCA graduate can work for any IT company big or small as a system developer and various other roles such as.

After completing MCA, you will have ample number of opportunities not only limited to:

    * Work as a System Analyst in a big company
    * Develop software for companies like Microsoft
    * Work as a Systems Manager in a big corporate
    * Work as an Internet Expert, Web Designing Specialist
    * Work as an entrepreneur
    * Take up a career in computer education
    * Work as a consultant
    * Go for Consultancy and Computer Education
    * Participate in Systems Development
    * Join Internet based companies and do Web Designing
    * Provide solutions to your clients and design-customized software
    * Develop Platforms for Software / Server based companies
    * Work as a troubleshooter for some top-notch computer companies
    * Design vast networks for clients like Indian Railways