Diploma in Information Technology is a course that extends to a period of one or two years and a candidate who has completed this course, can enter the IT industry to evolve technology solutions thereby meeting the information technology and business requirements of the organization.

With the booming IT industry, many students wish to do Diploma in Information Technology course after their class X examination. Even though, this course is offered only by a few government colleges in India as compared to other diploma courses, the names of government colleges that offer this course are given below:

• Government Polytechnic, Nagpur, Maharashtra

• Government Polytechnic, Himmatnagar, Gujarat

• Government Polytechnic for Girls, Ahmadabad, Gujarat

• Government Polytechnic, Ahmadabad, Gujarat

• Ch.Devi Lal Govt. Polytechnic, Sirsa, Haryana

• Government Girls Polytechnic - Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

• Government Polytechnic College, Nammalwarpet, Tamil Nadu

What are the subjects covered under Diploma in Information Technology course:

Some of the subjects covered under Diploma in Information Technology course are given below:

• Web programming

• Introduction to E-Commerce

• Introduction to Programming

• Introduction to Information Technology

• Business Mathematics

• Academic English

• Business Communication

• Computer Application

• Introduction to database

• Network essentials

• System analysis & Design

• Computer architecture

• Operating systems

• Statistics

• Java Programming

• Computerized Accounting

• Programming in C++

• Multimedia development

• Data communication and networking

• Human computer interaction

• Discrete mathematics

• Visual programming

• Management information systems

• IT and Society

In short, Diploma in Information Technology course, prepares the students for working in different areas like management of database, report writing, information processing, etc…

Higher studies after completion of Diploma in Information Technology:

Candidates who have completed their Diploma in Information Technology from a recognized institution can seek admission directly to the second year of the Bachelor of Technology course under lateral entry scheme. Even they go for top rated engineering institutions in India like IITs, NITs, BITS, etc… for their B. Tech information technology course if they secure good percentage of marks in their diploma course. Some institutions conduct admission test for lateral entry candidates, while some institutions do not conduct any entrance examination for students seeking lateral entry to the second year of the B. Tech course. They can further go for M. Tech, MCA or MBA course with specialization in  IT to further increase their future job prospects in the field of Information Technology.

Future job prospects for Diploma holders in Information Technology:

Organizations are always in search of efficient personnel, who can deliver and design information technology solutions that can improve the efficiency of their business by improving the productivity. Therefore, on completion of Diploma in Information Technology, candidates are exposed to diverse and endless career opportunities.  They can get some of the positions like software developer, business analyst, technical programmer, computer graphics designer, database designer, software engineer, etc… in the IT industry and can also get a very good pay scale. The more experience they gain, the better will be their job prospects and pay package in the IT industry.