What are the future prospects after doing BCA through lateral entry?

There is no difference between regular BCA and lateral entry BCA if the course is done from a recognised university or institute. Lateral entry BCA graduates can get jobs which a regular BCA graduate get. Indian IT industry does not prefer BCA for entry level developer and testers role. BCA graduates may get a junior developer or application support jobs. Syllabus of BCA includes courses on computer languages, data structure, databases and networking, etc. BCA degree course programme is primarily focused on in the field of computer applications. BCA degree can only help you to get only entry-level jobs and will require the acquisition of PG degrees such as MCA for a meaningful career.

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Hello, There's nothing to worry at all that you are doing your BCA through lateral entry. The future and career growth aspects are more or less the same for both the students, provided you have done your BCA from a university which is UGC affiliated and its course structure is AICTE approved. I am suggesting you to go to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (GGSIPU) or Amity University, Noida to do your BCA from lateral entry. These are the best options for BCA. After BCA, you can get a job of junior level of developer, junior level of programmer. I would recommend you that along with BCA, you should have to learn some other courses as well so that the employer can give weightage to your resume. Other courses such as ethical hacking, android app development, web development & designing etc. This gives a slight edge over other students. Hope this help. Good Luck.

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There is no distinguishing factor between lateral entry and direct entry graduate in BCA as job opportunities are equivalent for both. One needs to master the subjects to be at par with others, however, as should have good command over IT Development and related expertise. One can target roles like Management Information System Analyst, Data Science Analyst, System Support Engineer, IT Presales, Java developer, App Developer, Workflow analyst, Big Data Analyst. Majority of IT and Telecom Companies recruit BCA graduates like Vodafone, Airtel, Infosys, Accenture, Capgemini, Wipro, Cisco, TCS, IBM, Oracle, Nokia, Samsung, etc. Overall one can pursue MCA as post graduation to take deeper dive into senior Technical roles like Program Manager, IT Procurement Manager, Cyberspace officer and so on. All the best.

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After completing BCA course, one can look for job profiles like Database Administrator, Computer Programmer, System Administrator or Computer Support Service Specialist in reputed IT companies like Infosys, Wipro, ITC information Tech Limited, etc. BCA graduates can also pursue Master level degree or Post Graduate Diploma courses to widen their career prospects. MCA, MBA in Information Systems and MBA in Operations are some of the Masters degree programs available after BCA while Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA), Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Commercial Applications (PGDCCA) and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Statistics and Computer Applications are some of the postgraduate diploma programs. Career avenues available after BCA: BCA graduates can pursue their career as Programmers or Database Administrators in reputed IT companies like Infosys, ITC information Tech Limited, TCS, Wipro, etc. Salary package offered for a BCA graduate as a programmer is generally Rs. 1, 00, 000/- to Rs. 6, 00, 00/- per annum while as Database Administrator, they can earn a salary of Rs. 1, 00, 000/- to Rs. 4, 00, 000/- per annum. It is possible for them to join as a web designer in reputed web design companies like Infinity Ventures (India) Private Limited if they possess good knowledge in web technologies. These graduates can earn up to Rs. 12, 00, 000/- per annum by working as Web Designer. Other lucrative career avenues available in IT companies for BCA graduates are: System Analyst System Administrator Software Developer Computer Support Service Specialist Project Manager Tele Verification Executive Information Systems Manager

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BCA is a job oriented degree course and you can go for a job immediately after BCA in a small and medium-sized IT companies. There is no difference between regular BCA and lateral entry BCA if the course is done from a recognised university or institute. Lateral entry BCA graduates can get jobs which a regular BCA graduate get. Indian IT industry does not prefer BCA for entry level developer and testers role. BCA graduates may get a junior developer or application support jobs. Syllabus of BCA includes courses on computer languages, data structure, databases and networking, etc. BCA degree course program is primarily focused on in the field of computer applications. BCA degree can only help you to get only entry-level jobs and will require the acquisition of PG degrees such as MCA for a meaningful career. You may plan MCA or M.Sc IT/computer science degree after BCA lateral entry.

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