Thursday 28 November 2013

Know the features of Distance learning MCA and its career objectives

Like many other subjects, pursuing the course of MCA or Master of Computer Application through distance learning format, is becoming popular day by day. The field of information technology depends largely on MCA degree holding professionals. The main goal of this course is development of applications. Emphasizing on most up-to-date programming language and tools; MCA professionals concentrate on the betterment of applications by making them faster.

The course of MCA as well as distance learning MCA is designed precisely so that the students, who are studying the course, can appropriately response to the global appeal. Regular and distance, both the formats of MCA, covers more or less same duration depending on the course conducting institute. Normally it takes three years to complete the very course and it includes six semesters. Students, who pursue this course, study subjects like electronics, mathematics, statistics, accounting, programming, database management along with accounting and finance elaborately. Intense learning of segments like web designing and development, computer networks, system designing, system administration, data mining, parallel and vector processing, warehousing are added advantages of studying MCA.

The ongoing phase of the world broadly depends on IT or Information Technology. MCA professionals grip a huge section of Information Technology in order to make it more superior and effective. Almost every business seeks help from IT. Thus the career objectives of MCA professionals are pretty vivid and structured.  Huge multinational companies and corporate houses that deal with information technology, seek self driven and skilled employees. Thus they almost double filter the interview process to choose the suitable, rather best candidates as their employees in important positions of the company. Programmer, system designer and system analyst are the names of the designations where the MCA degree holders fit in the best. Apart from these higher level posts, the freshers can start their career as software tester, software programmer, trainee programmer, software engineer etc. the study of MCA is also ideal for those who tend to start their own business and earn the recognition of an entrepreneur as the course provide vivid knowledge regarding information technology. As this particular post graduation course is lucrative as a career builder, even working professionals are tending to pursue the course in distance mode without hampering their busy schedule. Karnataka State Open University, Bharati Vidyapeeth University and Mahatma Gandhi University are some celebrated universities that teach MCA in distance mode.

There are some certain criteria that are needed to be fulfilled by a candidate if he or she wants to study MCA. The criteria can be different depending on the mode of study and university. Thankfully there is no age bar that stops one from studying it. Science graduates who have scored 60% and had mathematics as a main subject in 10+2 are eligible to study MCA. Those who have completed BCA, BBA, B-tech can also study MCA course. Some institutes conduct entrance exam for candidates who want to study MCA from those very institutes.

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