Engineering

IS BCA DEGREE VALUABLE?

BCA or bachelor’s in computer application is a popular bachelor’s degree amongst Indian students. As computer engineer or software engineering can bring a reputation to the family and is assumed to be a well-paying white-collar job. Similarly, BCA is considered to be an entry point to computer world and most student choose this to further pursue a career in computer related field. But after pandemic when most job markets gone dry, and people have lost jobs can we still consider BCA degree as a good choice for undergraduate studies? IS BCA degree Valuable? Let us find out.

Course and syllabus of BCA:

Before we judge a degree & its prospects, lets understand what we get to learn in BCA degree’s 3 years.

In general BCA is a 6 semester (3 years) course and moreover covers below subjects commonly,

  • C Programming
  • Fundamentals of Computers
  • Computer Lab Practical Work
  • Operating Systems and their working
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Database Management & Data
  • Web-Based Application Development
  • Multimedia Systems

Now these subjects as you can see that gives you a pretty fare knowledge of computer sciences and entry level understanding of computer applications & programming. Apart from the subjects mentioned above there are various specializations are also available.

  • Graphic design
  • Audio-Video Processing
  • Programming Languages
  • Internet Technologies
  • Accounting Applications
  • Systems Analysis
  • Cyber Law
  • Animation

These specializations can help to look for specific sector jobs and if you are focus on getting adequate knowledge then BCA can open your doors to a good corporate job. Students generally prefer to complete their master’s degree like Master of computer application (MCA) or Master of Business Administration (MBA) before looking for job opportunities, but BCA degree is sufficient to make you eligible for most government and private sector jobs.

Future of Computer Studies (especially BCA):

If you are a student and thinking to take admission in a professional course instead of a regular bachelor’s degree like BSc. OR B.com then you are making a right decision lets me give you some context, if you start your graduation studies in Year 2021, your degree will be completed by 2024 (if you study enough) by all indications we have at our disposal we can say that by 2024 pandemic will be over and job opening in computer related fields will be on peak again. Even with pandemic software and computer related sectors remained immune to bad effect of pandemic. Secondly in 3 years’ time you will be ready to select your preferable work in the upcoming and developing software and programming fields. A good college like GNIOT, Greater Noida can also assist you in grabbing the right opportunities. Just remember to select your specialization which is aligned with your personality and interest, and you are good to go.

Keep visiting this space for such informative content.

All the best.

GNIOT Group

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