MCA is one of the hottest career options available today! This is because after earning an MCA degree from a reputed Institute, there is plethora of job opportunities available in the market. However, the true dilemma begins after earning an MCA degree This is because in reality there is such a wide scope of MCA in Government as well as Private sector, that students get confused which path to follow -- whether to go for Software Engineering or Web Development or in Hardware and Networking? Let's get to know MCA better...

What is MCA?

MCA (Master of Computer Applications) is a three-year Professional Master Degree program in Computer Science. The objective behind MCA is to equip students with the latest technologies, tools and applications in IT and to meet the ever-growing requirement of IT professionals. MCA students need to study Financial Management, Accounting, Mathematics, Programming Languages like C, Java, ASP .Net, Web Development, Database Management System, and so on. 

Companies Hiring MCAs:

MCA post graduates are hired both by Government agencies NTPC, GAIL, BHEL, etc and private IT companies like Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Cognizant, IBM, American Express, HCL, HP and so on. As a fresher, an MCA professional can expect anything around 2.4 to 3.4 lakhs, and with experience, sky is the limit! With some years of experience, a Software Engineer can become a Lead, an Analyst, a Project Manager, a General Manager and so on. Initially MCA students are given a few weeks of training on the job, before they get started on LIVE projects. They need to work in different roles and areas in the beginning and then gradually specialize in a specific field.