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I want to ask about Computer science degrees details other than engineering


shreesinghwal 5th Mar, 2022
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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 5th Mar, 2022

Hi


Other than computer science engineering i. e Btech computer science,

You have two decent options

  • BCA


  • Bsc computer Science


Comparatively BCA is better than bsc computer science as BCA is more application based or application oriented while Bsc computer science is more inclined towards theoretical approach.


Here's the complete detail about BCA

---------------------) What is BCA

BCA is a  3 year ug i. e undergraduate programme in the field of computer science & IT i. e information technology.

Throughout this course, you study topics like

  • fundamentals of computer,

  • programming languages,

  • database management,

  • networking,

  • Web designing ,

  • operating systems, etc.


>>>>>>>> BCA eligibility criteria

  • You need to pass 10+2 in order to be eligible for Bca.

  • And in general at least 50 % marks in 12th is required.

††††† Important note :-

In some of the colleges , it's mandatory to have maths in 10+2 in order to be eligible for BCA

For example,

For VIT Vellore, it's mandatory to have Maths /Business Maths in 10+2 to be eligible for BCA. You can check the same at:- https://www.careers360.com/university/vellore-institute-of-technology-vellore/admission

While in most of the colleges,

It is not mandatory to have Maths in 10+2 in order to be eligible for BCA, in these colleges students who have passed 10 + 2 in any stream are eligible for BCA.


For example,

  • For chandigarh university, students who have passed 12th in any stream ( arts, commerce, science etc) from a recognised board  are eligible for BCA. You can check the same at

https://www.careers360.com/university/chandigarh-university-chandigarh/bca-online-course

  • Same is the case with chirst university, 12th passed in any stream is eligible for bca:-

https://www.careers360.com/university/christ-university-bangalore/bca-course .


---------------)  Admission process

If I tell you about admission then admission in BCA is provided through both i. e on the basis of class 12th percentage and through entrance examination.

---------------) Entrance exams

Some of the entrance examination for BCA are listed below:-


*IPU CET

*Bharati Vidyapeeth Undergraduate Management Aptitude Test

*Sharda University Aptitude Test

*AIMA UGAT.

*GSAT


For more details about BCA visit

https://www.careers360.com/courses/bca-bachelor-of-computer-applications


---------------------) Top Colleges

List of some of the top colleges offering BCA is provided below :-

>>>>>SRM Institute of Science and Technology - SRM University, Chennai :- it is one of the best college that you can get for your BCA as SRM been ranked fifth among private colleges

>>>>>Lovely Professional University, Phagwara.

>>>>>Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara

>>>>>Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

>>>>>Christ University (CU), Bangalore.

>>>>>Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.

>>>>>Birla Institute of Technology [BIT Mesra], Ranchi.

>>>>>Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

>>>>>Chandigarh University, Chandigarh

>>>>>Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

>>>>>REVA University, Bangalore

>>>>>Integral University, Lucknow

>>>>>Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune

>>>>>CMR University, Bangalore

You can get the complete list of all the top BCA college by visiting our page the link for which is provided below

https://university.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-bca-universities-in-india

---------------)Job Profiles after BCA

  • Software deceloper

  • Software Tester,

  • Junior Programmer,

  • Database Administrator,

  • Web Designer,

  • Web Developer,

  • System Analyst


----------------------)Top Recruiters:-

  • Cognizant,

  • Infosys,

  • Wipro

  • HCL

  • TCS etc


----------------------) Average salary for a bca fresher is roughly around 2.5 - 3 lakh per annum. Salary increases with experience, and also depends upon the company you are in, job post etc

For complete details about BCA, checkout :- https://www.careers360.com/courses/bca-bachelor-of-computer-applications

Similarly,

You can get complete details about Bsc computer science at :- https://www.careers360.com/courses/b-sc-computer-science

One more similar course is BSC IT, you can get details about it at :- https://www.careers360.com/courses/bsc-it

Thank you


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