PGDCA is a post graduate diploma which is a one year course done after graduation.  It is a course for those who are interested in computer applications. This course includes computer application in different fields like insurance, accounting, banking etc. Most of the universities offering distance education courses also offer PGDCA course. The good thing about distance education course is that a person can study while working or because of any other activities cannot attend the class regularly. These students have to appear for the exams only. There are many colleges which offer PGDCA through distance education/ correspondence.

Below is the list of institutes offering courses in this field.

List of colleges in north India

• Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Haryana
• Kurukshetra University, Haryana
• Guru Jambheswar University, Haryana
• Rajiv Gandhi Govt. College for Women, Haryana
• Malwa College, Punjab
• R. K. Convent School Educational Society, New Delhi
• Manav Bharti University, Himachal Pradesh
• Acharya Narendra Dev College, Delhi
• University of Delhi, Delhi
• Institute of Management Studies, School of Correspondence Courses and Distance Education, Haryana
• School of Correspondence Courses and Continuing Education, New Delhi
• Jamia Millia Islamia Universty
• Amity School of Distance Learning

List of colleges in east India

• B.R.Ambedkar Bihar University, Bihar
• Dr.Zakir Husain Institute, Bihar
• Magadh Mahila College, Bihar
• Patna University, Bihar
• Sikkim Manipal University
• Sambalpur University, Orissa

List of colleges in south India

• Tamil Nadu Open University - Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Osmania University - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Director Directorate Of Distance Education (Annamalai University)
• University of Kerala - Institute of Distance Education
• Pondicherry University
• Bangalore University
• Acharya Nagarjuna University Centre For Distance Education - Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
• Periyar Institute Of Distance Education
• Mother Teresa Women’s University
• Karnataka University Directorate of Distance Education
• Madurai Kamaraj University
• Mahatma Gandhi University

List of colleges in west India

• Sardar Patel University - Vidyanagar, Gujarat
• Indira Gandhi National Open University
• Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University - Ajmer, Rajasthan

List of colleges in central India

• Allahabad Instiute of  Distance Education - Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
• Awadesh Pratap Singh University, Madhya Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University

Best Colleges Offering PGDCA through Distance Education

The most important universities or colleges offering PGDCA through distance learning/correspondence mode are:

• IGNOU
• Annamali University
• Mahatma Gandhi  University
• Delhi University
• Sikkim Manipal University

The career opportunities after PGDCA is very wide and the graduates will have a wide range of career choice. Before joining any institute the candidate should make sure that the institute has the required accredition else the degree will have no value in the market.