Master’s in Computer Applications or MCA is a professional degree in computer science. MCA is presently a three year and proposed two years long professional postgraduate degree course for the students who want to learn computer application development with the help of learning modern programming languages.  MCA courses are more focused on implementation of Programming, IT Skills Languages, and other such concepts with a detailed curriculum that expand to five semesters. The last sixth and final semester is for industrial internship/training and projects.

MCA course is a combination of both theoretical and practical knowledge. With an MCA course students can learn various tools meant to develop better and faster computer applications and programs. An MCA professional is trained to use computer to solve a particular problem and accomplish a particular job. This course is designed to meet up the demands of qualified professionals in IT industry or organization. The objective behind MCA course is to acquaint the students with the newest technologies tools and applications in computer and to meet the growing requirement of IT professionals. Students are trained in the fields of Systems Application Software Development, Designing, Enterprise Resource Planning, Computer Networks, System Administration, etc. MCA course prepares students to take up designation as System analysts, Programmers, Systems Designers, and Managers in any field related to IT industry.

The Master’s in Computer Applications (MCA)  eligibility criteria is mentioned below:

• • • Candidate must have passed BCA from a recognized university.
    • Candidate must have fulfilled an aggregate of 45% in the qualifying examination.
    • Candidates who are in their final year of degree may also apply for the admission.

MCA course will give students an understanding about how to develop better computer applications, programs and software. There are several career opportunities associated with MCA, and students may have great employment options in top Multinational national companies, IT firms and top consultancy firms. Candidate with high computer knowledge are in high demand in the IT sector. MCA graduates will also have several career opportunities associated with the government sector. Candidates can crack interviews and get the desired profiles as per their skills and ability. Candidates can get jobs in areas such as banking, IT companies, desktop publishing, networking, etc. Candidates can work on entry level programmer,   live projects, and maintaining software. Candidates look for options in the teaching profession. Candidates can apply for the designation of a lecturer in reputed colleges/universities.

Mentioned below are some of the profiles of MCA Professionals:

• • System Analyst
  • Programmer
  • System Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • System Administrator
  • Troubleshooter
  • Software Application Architect
  • Web Designer and Developer
  • Software Consultant
  • Technical Writer

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Some of the job profiles for MCA graduates are:

• • App developer
  • Business Analyst
  • Database Engineer
  • Ethical Hacker
  • Hardware engineer
  • Technical writers
  • Trouble-shooters
  • Social Media Handler
  • Web-designer

• Infosys
• TCS
• Mahindra
• HCL Technologies
• SAP
• com
• IBM
• Microsoft
• ORACLE
• Polaris
• BHEL

The average salary package after completing the MCA degree ranges from 4 to 6 LPA. The salary of a candidate also depends on work organization and skills. Both the private and public companies provide jobs to qualified MCA graduates.