After completing BCA course, one can look for job profiles like Database Administrator, Computer Programmer, System Administrator or Computer Support Service Specialist in reputed IT companies like Infosys, Wipro, ITC Info Tech Limited etc. BCA graduates can also pursue Master level degree or Post Graduate Diploma courses to widen their career prospects. MCA, MBA in Information Systems and MBA in Operations are some of the Master’s degree programs available after BCA while Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA), Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Commercial Applications (PGDCCA) and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Statistics and Computer Applications are some of the postgraduate diploma programs.

Postgraduate courses available after BCA

• Master of Computer Application in Commerce
• Master of Computer Application
• Master of Computer Application in Software Systems
• Master of Business Administration in Information Security Management
• Master of Business Administration in Operations
• Master of Business Administration in Information Technology
• Master of Business Administration in Information Systems
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
• Post Graduate Diploma in Business Statistics and Computer Applications
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computational Mathematics and Statistics
• Post Graduate Diploma in Front Office
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Commercial Applications
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Design
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Management

Career avenues available after BCA

BCA graduates can pursue their career as Programmers or Database Administrators in reputed IT companies like Infosys, ITC Info Tech Limited, TCS, Wipro etc. Salary package offered for a BCA graduate as Programmer is generally Rs. 1, 00, 000/- to Rs. 6, 00, 00/- per annum while as Database Administrator, they can earn a salary of Rs. 1, 00, 000/- to Rs. 4, 00, 000/- per annum. It is possible for them to join as Web designer in reputed web design companies like Infinity Ventures (India) Private Limited if they possess good knowledge in web technologies.

These graduates can earn up to Rs. 12, 00, 000/- per annum by working as Web Designer. Other lucrative career avenues available in IT companies for BCA graduates are

• System Analyst
• System Administrator
• Software Developer
• Computer Support Service Specialist
• Project Manager
• Tele Verification Executive
• Information Systems Manager

To become Project Manager, Information Systems Manager or Software Developer, BCA graduates should obtain years of experience in software development field.

Those who are looking for a government job after BCA can work as System Assistant in various courts like Calcutta High Court. Pay scale offered for System Assistant is between Rs. 6,000/- to Rs. 11,100/- per month. They can also join Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited as trainees and earn up to Rs. 4, 00, 000/- per annum. These graduates can also join government organizations like Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, National Thermal Power Corporation etc. as Junior Officers and earn a salary between Rs. 1, 00, 000/- to Rs. 6, 00, 000/- per annum depending on the years of experience and grade.