MCA Full form , What is Full form of MCA?

Full form of MCA is a master of computer application.  This is 3 yrs degree postgraduate course. Those individuals who aim to get a deeper knowledge about programming languages opt for this course. In this course, students get practical and theoretical knowledge about developing fast operating computers, new applications and software. This course is special to get qualified professional which can perform best in the IT industry. There are many colleges who offer MCA course.

MCA Full form

Eligibility Criteria for MCA

BCA, Bcom, Bsc and BA graduates are eligible. Students must have mathematics subject in 12 th class. Students should be Indian citizens. Students must have 50 to 60 per cent CGPA in graduation and above 55 per cent in 12 th board. These eligibility criteria may differ in different colleges.

Entrance Exam for MCA

Many colleges conduct entrance exams to get admission in MCA course. After qualifying entrance exams students are given admission as per their choice. Some of the entrance exams are as follows-

BIT MCA – Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

IPU CET MCA – Indraprastha University

Common Entrance Test for MCA (IPU CET MCA)

JNU MCA – Jawaharlal Nehru University

NIT MCA (NIMCET) – NITs

MCA Entrance test – Pune University

WB-JECA – West Bengal

MCA/MSc (IIT JAM)

MCA Course

In the MCA course students are taught database management, network management, mobile technologies, cloud computing, electronics, mathematics, financial accounting. Java programming, statistics etc.
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MCA Specializations

Under the MCA course students are given options to choose specializations. Some of the MCA specializations are-

Troubleshooting

Hardware Technology

Application Software

Management Information Systems (MIS)

Internet

Systems Management

Networking

Systems Development

Software Development

Systems Engineering

Job opportunities after MCA

 
IT the industry is one of the most booming industries giving loads of job opportunities. There are many flourishing and established companies who hire MCAs. Some of them are BHEL, TCS, NTPC, Infosys, GAIL, Cognizant, Accenture, IBM, Wipro and so on. Many aspirants join hands and start their own startup.

Students with MCA degree go for jobs and some aspirants go for PhD or MPhil. After MCA aspirants can go for below job roles –

Graphic Designer

Database Engineer

App Developer

Hardware Engineer

Manual Tester

Mobile Developer

Ethical Hacker

Business Analyst

Project Manager

Systems Analyst

Network Engineer

Software Programmer

Troubleshooter

Engineer

Quality Analyst

Application Architect

Social Media Handler

Web developer

Software Consultant

Technical writer

Web designer

Computer science lecturer

Salary packages

MCAs get good salary packages though it differs and it depends on the skills and on recruiting company. As per research minimum starts with 3.5LPA and can go high to 7LPA. Some companies offer less to fresher and later as per performances and skills gained this increases.