BCA Full Form and Course Details 2023

The BCA Full Form is Bachelor of Computer Application, a three-year undergraduate course, in the field of computer application.

With the digitalization globally, the need of expert in computer is growing day by day. Students who are interested in computer can choose their career in this area.

BCA which is a course of three years have almost same curriculum as in Computer Science or Information Technology degree. In this course, students got the opportunity to have a good concept in computer application.

BCA Courses Overview

• BCA Full Form: Bachelor of Computer Application
• Duration: 3 Years
• Eligibility: 10+2 from a recognized board
• Admission Process: On merit basis, in some university through entrance examination
• Average Course Fee: ₹ 50k – ₹ 2 lakh

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Eligibility Criteria

Students from any stream can pursue this course whether science, arts or commerce.

• Interested students must complete 10+2 with a minimum of 45%-50% in any stream form a recognized board.
• Some of the colleges or universities take admission on the basis of merit and on the other hand some take personal interview as well as written entrance examination.
• Not all but some of the colleges set the minimum age for admission in BCA is 18. There is no upper age limit in any university in the eligibility criteria list.

Admission Process

Any student can get admission in the course of BCA through two admission process that is offered by different institutions i.e. (i) Merit-Based (ii) Entrance-Based

(i) Merit-Based: Many institutions set a cut-off to take admission directly in this course i.e. students must qualify the qualifying examination having score higher than cut-off.

(ii) Entrance-Based: various entrance examination such as national level, state level or college level are taken and students must qualify that examination. Some famous entrance examinations are IPU-CET, AIMA UGAT, BUMAT, SET, GSAT, SUAT.

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Top BCA Colleges in India

Some popular colleges for BCA are:

• Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research, Pune;
• Christ University, Bengaluru;
• Loyola College, Chennai;
• Stella Maris College, Chennai;
• Amity Institute of Information Technology;
• Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore;
• Women’s Christian College, Chennai;
• St. Joseph’s College, Bengaluru;
• Madras Christian College, Chennai;
• Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College, Chandigarh.

Some government colleges are:

• Ambedkar Institute of Technology;
• Aliah University;
• Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda;
• JC Bose University of Science and Technology;
• St Joseph’s College;
• Jamia Hamdard University;
• St Bede College;
• Lalit Narayan Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change;
• Mahatma Gandhi University

Syllabus of BCA

First Year: Topic included in the first year syllabus are Business Communication, Cost Accounting, C Programming, Organizational Behavior, File Structure & Database Concepts, Principles of Management, Element of Statistics, Computer Laboratory, Practical Work.

Second Year: Management Accounting, Visual Basic, RDBMS, Networking, Human Resource Management, VB+, Numerical Methods, SAD, C++.

Third Year: Core Java, Internet Programming, Computer Laboratory, Advanced Java, Cyber Law, Multimedia Systems, NET Frameworks, Project Work, Operating Systems.

Advantage of BCA Course

Before taking admission in any course, you should know the benefits that you may get after the completion of BCA. In India, skilled IT professionals are needed very much. Students choose their career in this field considering some benefits are:

• This course acts as the bridge between different fields and makes job opportunity in IT sector.

• BCA is compared with B. Tech course and are considered equivalent to it. And the main advantage is that you can complete this course in three years.

• There are many colleges where you can specialization in BCA in various fields such as Data Science, Data Analytics, and Computer Science.

• You can do higher studies after completing this course such as MCA to upgrade your skills, knowledge and experience which will help you in future.

• Students of this course are in high demand as technology replaced man in most of the areas. So, a proficient and experienced employees are needed to execute the functions.

• You will become experienced and proficient in programming languages such as JAVA, C++, Python, CSS, Linux, etc.

• A BCA student can also earn a decent amount at the starting of their career approximately ₹ 2 – ₹ 5 LPA. As you become more experienced and skilled, your salary will be increased accordingly. After having an experience of 2-4 years, you will get approximately ₹ 4 – ₹ 10 LPA.

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Career After BCA

You will get placement after completing BCA as different job position and it takes almost 3-5 years to be stable in their position. With the globalization, IT sectors in India is growing at its full pace and is estimated that it will be doubled by 2025. Candidates can apply for some popular courses after BCA are:

• MCA (Master of Computer Applications): After BCA, MCA is a course of 3 years that focuses on the further deep knowledge of computer science and their applications.

• MBA (Master of Business Administration in information management): if any candidate is interested to have fundamental knowledge of information management, then they can pursue this course after BCA. Some of the option in this course are Account Manager, IT Manager, Business Development etc.

• MCM (Master in Computer Management): In this course, you will be trained different aspects of computer management and get knowledge to plan, design, and implement various complex application in software.

BCA Job Salary

Depending on some factors such as sectors, industries, cities, and experience salary of a BCA candidate varies within a specific range. For example, salary of a person in different cities are different such as salary in Mumbai is different from that of Bangalore. Approximate salary is given here according to their experience.

Year of Experience	Average Salary
0 – 1 Year	₹ 2 – ₹ 2.8 LPA
2 – 5 Years	₹ 4 – ₹ 6 LPA
5 – 10 Years	₹ 7 – ₹ 10 LPA
10 – 15 Years	₹ 10 – ₹ 20 LPA

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