B. Sc in Information Technology is a very good option for students, who wish to kick-start their career in the booming Information Technology industry. Candidates with this qualification can enter other industries like railways, manufacturing, police, marketing, finance, entertainment, electronics, education, defense, communication, banking and automobile in addition to Information Technology. Even though, B. Tech, M. Tech and Diploma in Information Technology courses are offered by a number of colleges in India, only a few colleges in India offer B. Sc Information Technology course and the names of the government colleges offering this course are given below:

• Government Narmada P.G. College, Madhya Pradesh

• V.S. Sivalingam Government Arts College, Tamil Nadu

Eligibility requirement:

For applying to the B. Sc Information Technology course, candidates must have completed their higher secondary examination in science stream of education with subject like mathematics, physics and chemistry as compulsory subjects. However, some colleges require that candidates must have studied computer science as a subject at the higher secondary level.

Admission Procedure:

In most of the colleges offering B. Sc information technology course, admission of students is done based on the merit secured by them in the higher secondary examination, however, some colleges do conduct admission test for admission of students to this course.

Subjects covered under B. Sc information technology course:

Some of the subjects covered under this three-year degree course are:

• Introduction to Programming

• Digital computer fundamentals

• Introduction to digital electronics

• Mathematics

• Introduction to information theory and applications

• Types of Networks

• Network configuration

• Concept of Analog and digital signal

• Data and its physical and logical concepts

• Computer graphics

Higher studies after B. Sc Information Technology:

After successful completion of B. Sc IT course, candidates can of course go for Master of Science in Information Technology and the other options available for them are:

• Master of Computer Applications (with specialization in)

o Networking

o Hardware technology

o Troubleshooting

o Software development

o Management information systems

o Internet

o Application software

o Systems engineering

o Systems development

o Systems management

• Master of Business Administration with specialization in Systems/Information Technology

• Master of Science in Computer Science

These graduates can also go for higher diploma or certificate courses in

• Web designing & development

• Video editing/visual effects

• Software programming/development

• Hardware networking

• Multimedia & web technology

• Film making

• Designing

• Animation

Career Opportunities:

The B. Sc IT course prepares the students for a career as IT project assistant or business analyst or any such similar positions where in a good understanding of technology, management and business are needed. These graduates can find job opportunities in IT and ITES field and they can find entry-level jobs with any of the following job titles:

• Technical support executive

• Networking executive

• Hardware associate

• Software engineer

• MIS executive

These graduates can also find employment opportunities in government organizations by taking up competitive examinations like UPSC, Combined defence service examination and Bank P.O. Exams. The other career option available for them is to take up teaching as their profession.