Career and Jobs in Information Technology

Educational opportunities : Since this is a specialized field, it requires technical and academic skills. In our country most universities offer bachelor, Master and Doctorate degree in Information Technology. For admission to B.Sc. general or honours, 10+2 with science either in non-medical or medical subjects with at least 50% marks is required.
For Masters degree, a Bachelor degree with IT/computer science as one of the subjects is required with minimum 50% marks and for Ph.D there is requirement of at least 55% marks in Masters degree. However, the rules for admission to bachelor, Masters and research degree vary from university to university/institutes. Department of Electronics Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC) offers four level of courses. Students from accredited institutes can also apply for these examinations. Following are the courses.

Certification Courses
Bachelor in Computer Applications (BCA)
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA)
Diploma in Computer Applications (DCA)
DOEACC’s O, A, B, C level courses
B. Tech and B. E.
B.Sc. (CS/IT)
Master’s in System Management
Masters in Computer Applications (MCA)
M. Sc. (CS/IT)
M. Tech and M. E.


Remuneration: In the age of global revolution Information Technology is a well paid job. A person, who desires to pursue a career in this field, can expect a salary between 15000-25000 per month in the beginning. However salaries of IT professionals vary depending upon their individual qualifications, experience, as well as the size and nature of the hiring institutes. Persons with a superior record and high qualifications can achieve high positions. The salaries in college and university departments are comparable to those of teachers. Indeed, the salaries of special professionals are high. IT Professionals working in private organisations also have handsome earnings.

Course Offering Institutes in IT in India:
In the country, many universities/institutes are offering courses in IT. Following is the list of major universities/ institutes offering the education in Information Technology/computers:

Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Website: www.bhu.ac.in
School of Computer & Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
LD College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
IIT Chennai, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Mumbai
Department of Computer Science, Delhi University Delhi- 110007, Website. www.du.ac.in
Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan
Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641 046
ChowdharyCharansigh University, Meerut
Cochin University of Science & Technology, Faculty of Technology, Cochin-688 022, Kerala
Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Govt. College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala
Jadavpur University, Calcutta-700 032
Motilal Nehru Ragional Engineering College, Allahabad-211 004, Uttar Pradesh
National Institute of Engineering, Mysore, Karnataka
PDA College of Engineering, Gulbarga, Karnataka
PES College of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka
Poona Institute of Computer Technology, Pune
Regional Engineering College, Rourkela, Orissa
Regional Engineering College, Silchar-788 010, Assam
Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirapalli-620 015, Tamil Nadu
Regional Engineering College, Warangal, A.P
Rural Engineering College, BhalkiBidar, Karnataka
School of Mathematics & Computer Information Science, Hyderabad-500 134
SNDT Women’s University, Sir VithaldasVidyavihar, Santa Cruz (W), Mumbai-400 054
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab
University of Poona, Pune-411 007, Maharashtra
University Visveswara College of Engineering , Bangalore
Utkal University, VaniVihar, Bhubaneshwar-751 004
Department of Computer Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi-630003
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Annamalai University - 608 002
Department of Computer Science, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam - 530003
Department of Computer Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli
Post-graduate Department of Computer Science, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal
Dept of Computer Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - 031 Rajasthan
Department of Computer Science, Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar - 125 001, Haryana
Institute of Computer Science, Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur - 495 009
Institute of Computer Science and Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025
Department of Computer Science, University of Mysore, Mysore - 570 006
Department of Computer Science, University of Jammu, Jammu-180004.
Department of Computer Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 500 036.
Centre for Computer Science and Engineering, Anna University, Chennai.
Department of Computer Science, Madurai Kamaraj Univeristy, Madurai, Tamil Nadu - 625021
School of Computer Science, Kakatiya University, Warangal- 506 009.
School of Computer Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad - 08.
Department of Computer Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Thirunelveli
Department of Computer Science, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra - 136 119.

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