Hello Sir. According to your query about the best colleges that offer B.C.A, SRM University offers this course and it has a fee of Rs. 85,000 for the first year. For the rest of the years, it has Rs. 80,000. VIT University offers this course and it has a fee of Rs. 45,000 and for the rest of the years, it has a fee of Rs. 40,000.

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BCA. (BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS): DETAILS

BCA. is a 3 years long Undergraduate Level Bachelor’s Degree program. The course structure is quite similar to the traditional http://B.Sc. program. The 3 years’ duration is divided into 6 semesters, each lasting a period of 6 months. During each semester, students have to face different sets of written exams as well as practical and lab sessions.

In simple terms, BCA. program has lots to do with Computer Science and programming. Students are given knowledge on topics like Programming languages, hardware and software, computer networks, World Wide Web, Database Management, Logic, Multimedia etc.

To get a better idea about the course structure, let us take a look at some of the important subjects present in the program-

BCA. PROGRAM: IMPORTANT SUBJECTS PRESENT

Please note that I’ve listed only important subjects so that readers may get a better idea about the structure and nature of the program.

* Programming in C Language (Basic and Advanced)

* Communication Skills

* Networking

* World Wide Web

* Data Structure

* Advanced C Language Programming

* Database Management

* Mathematics

* Software Engineering

* Object Oriented Programming using C++

* Visual Basic

* Programming using PHP

* JAVA

* Oracle

* Operating Systems

* Web Scripting and Development

* Internet Security and Cyber Laws

* Multimedia

* RDBMS

Those were some important subjects that one will come across in BCA. program. Apart from theoretical classes, computer lab practical sessions, projects and Industry training also forms an integral part of the course.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

10+2 Science stream students with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects, who have passed board examination from a recognized board, are eligible to pursue this course. Minimum marks criteria may exist, in case of many Institutes. It may vary between 40-50% marks in PCM (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) subjects. Also, in case of some Institutes, students must also have appeared for state level entrance examination to be considered eligible to apply for the course.

COURSES TO DO AFTER COMPLETING BCA

After completing BCA, the traditional PG course available in front of Graduates is- MCA (Master of Computer Application). This is a Master’s Level course. This course is meant for those, who want to gain advanced technical knowledge about topics that they’ve studies in BCA course. After MCA, one may take up Government Job, Private Sector Job or Teaching Job! PhD program is available after completing MCA course. After PhD, one may go for a career in the R&D sector associated with this field!

If one is interested in the field of Management, one may go for courses such as MBA, Diploma in Management, Certificate Management courses etc.

Employment Opportunities in India

There are a lot of employment opportunities in India for a person pursuing MCA or BCA. It is advisable to take work experience after doing BCA and then enroll for MCA as scope for a good position broadens if a person has relevant work experience along with the necessary skill sets. The courses focus on making the student familiar with technical languages at the bachelor’s level and taking a specialisation at the Master’s level. After pursuing the necessary educational qualification, a person can seek job opportunities in the field of software developer, Web designer , systems management, etc.

Career Options after BCA:

For graduates, job opportunities exists in Government as well as Private sector. Also, self employment options are available. After BCA., which is an Undergraduate course, graduates may take up Government jobs that require a Graduation Degree (for example- Armed Forces, Nationalized Banks, PSUs etc).

When it comes to Private sector, Software MNCs are the prime recruiters. Web hosting, IT sector, Electronics Industry are some other sectors that recruits BCA. graduates. Graduates may take up the following posts in the above mentioned sectors-

* Software Engineer

* Software Tester

* Database Management professional

* Project Manager

* Information Security professional

* Information Management professional

* System Administrator

* System Security Officer

* Software Architect

* Associate Software Engineer

* Project Manager

Graduates may also become self employed, by becoming freelance or independent software developers, software security experts, consultants etc. One may also go for advanced courses such as MCA. and PhD and eventually take up teaching job or even venture into Research and Development sector associated with this field!

List of Top BCA Colleges in India are:

1: IIFA LANCASTER Degree College (Bengaluru)

2: Department of Computer Applications, SRM University (Chennai)

3: Institute of Management Studies (Noida)

4: Madras Christian College (Chennai)

5: Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (Pune)

6: Birla Institute of Technology (Jharkhand)

7: Presidency College (Bengaluru)

8: University College-Kurukshetra (Kurukshetra)

9: Stella Maris College (TamilNadu)

10: Xavier Institute of Computer Application (Ahmedabad)