Information Technology is a course that deals with the study of functions of telecommunication and computers with a view to propagate, control and store information. Candidates with graduation in the field of information technology can find wide range of employment opportunities not only in the information technology sector, but also in other sectors like education, forensic science, railways, medicine, business and banking. In India, a number of colleges are offering this course and the list of government colleges offering this course is given below:

Government Colleges for B. Tech/B.E. Information Technology:

• Government College of Technology, Coimbatore

• Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow

• Government Engineering College, Modasa

• Gandhinagar Engineering College, Gujarat

• Government Engineering College, Jagdalpur

• Jabalpur Engineering College

• Government College of Engineering, Karad

• Viswakarma Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar

• Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad

• College of Engineering, Pune

• Government College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram

• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad

• National Institute of Technology, Patna

• National Institute of Technology, Raipur

• National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

• National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

• National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Course Eligibility:

For seeking admission to the UG course in information technology, candidates must have completed their 10+2 with English, mathematics, chemistry and physics subjects. Some government colleges require that candidates must not be more than 23 years of age for getting applying to this course.

Selection procedure:

Most of the Government colleges admit students to the B.E/B. Tech information technology course, based on their performance in the either the National level entrance examination or state level entrance examination. In the case of National Institute of Technology, candidates must get through the AIEEE examination.

Higher studies after UG degree in Information Technology:

On completion of UG course in Information Technology, candidates can take up Master’s degree course in information technology or they can also take up Master’s degree in any other branches of engineering. They can also take up their higher studies in foreign countries and for doing this, they will have to take up entrance examinations like GRE and GATE.

Career prospects for B.E/B. Tech Information Technology graduates:

As most of us know, the field of Information Technology is a well paying sector and this sector is expected to gain further momentum in the coming years. The networking technology is expected to grow further in India in the next decade as well. Since the sector makes an impact on the global competitiveness, it is known to bring about an improvement in the employment scenario of the country.