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Scope of BCA
Earlier, Bachelor of Computer Application is one of the demanding courses in India. There are many students who have made a dream of becoming a BCA graduate. But nowadays, the scope for BCA is slowly coming down. Today the Bachelors courses in India are not given much importance. This is because many students are going for Masters degree courses and they are not stopping their studies till Bachelors degree.
BCA is a Bachelor of Computer Applications. IT is booking in India. There are many national IT companies like Infosys, Wipro, Reliance, TCS, etc. which are looking for the qualified BCA students. Apart from this, there are many international companies like Vodafone, AT&T, etc. who are also stepping forward to take these BCA students. These companies are giving much importance to the Engineers with IT as their specialisation. This makes it little bit tough for a BCA to get a good job in a good company. There are many other non-IT companies who are in requirement of an IT person to take care of their software programs. A BCA is also having a scope in those companies.
On an average, the student of BCA gets Rs. 17,000 to Rs. 20,000 per month. This amount is not too high for a student who is living in a big city where cost of living is too high. The promotions for a BCA are very less frequent. It is recommended by the experts that if a BCA graduate completes his Masters in Computer Applications, then the chances of getting a good placement are too high. MCA degree is considered very high in terms of the qualification. It is very easy for an MCA graduate to take over an engineering guy with IT.