M.Sc (Computer Science) graduates can find diverse job profiles in public/private sector. The job profile of Computer/Software Programmer is available in firms like Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh, CDAC, CDIT, and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Technical Assistant, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, Assistant Professor, etc are some other jobs available under Government. Polaris Financial Technology Limited, Cognizant, Intelliswift, GlobalEdge, etc are some of the private firms where M.Sc holders in Computer Science can try for a rewarding job.

Career Avenues after M.Sc in Computer Science in Public Sector

Diverse job profiles are available for M.Sc (Computer Science) graduates in public sector. Computer/Software Programmer is one of the common job profiles available for these candidates. The Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh has recently invited applications for the position of Computer Programmer by offering a consolidated salary of Rs.25000/- per month. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has reported vacancies for the job position of Computer Engineer. M.Sc holders in Computer Science with at least 2 years of work experience are eligible to apply for this job profile. Selected candidates can earn up to Rs. 39100/- per month. The job position of ‘Monitoring & Evaluation Officer’ in National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is applicable for these candidates. For the job profile of Technical Assistant at University of Delhi, selected candidates are offered with salary package up to Rs. 20,000/- per month. At least one year experience in programming, Linux, MySQL Databases, etc is required for this job position.

Other than core jobs, M.Sc (Computer Science) graduates can join as IT Officer in banks. IBPS often conducts written test for Specialist Officer Position on behalf of 20 nationalized banks of the country. Those who have qualified NET conducted by UPSC can join as Asst Professor in colleges. Pay scale offered for the job position is around Rs. 40,000/- per month.

Career Avenues after M.Sc in Computer Science in Private Sector

Polaris Financial Technology Limited, Cognizant, Intelliswift, GlobalEdge, etc are some of the private sector firms that have recently invited applications computer professionals for different job positions. Job profiles like Software Engineer, Software Engineer Trainee, and Software Developer are available in these firms. Candidates with good academic records and professional skills can try for software jobs in MNC. MNC such as Infosys, Wipro, TCS, and Accenture are frequently in need of software programmers. Salary package and job promotion in these firms depends solely on performance. Entry level salary in MNC varies between Rs.20, 000/- to Rs. 30,000/- per month. Experienced candidates can earn up to Rs. 75,000/- to1 lakh per month.