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Why should one opt for MCA (Master of Computer Applications)? What are the Career Opportunities or the benefits of MCA?

THIS ARTICLE WAS UPDATED ON 16/MAY/2020

There are innumerable career options available for students after graduation and they have a lot of opportunities as well. Even if you’ve decided everything about your career, there’s always a chance that without appropriate knowledge about it, you may choose a wrong stream that can mislead you to a path away from your goal. So, it is crucial to gain the right information about your career and choose the right stream that will take you to your goal.

As we are talking about choosing the right stream, some people opt for MCA (Master of Computer Applications) but aren’t aware of the destination, this course is taking them to. Here we are going to discuss many things about MCA like benefits of MCA, job opportunities, etc.

What is MCA?

MCA stands for Master of Computer Applications and is a professional Master’s Degree in Computer Sciences. Information Technology is advancing day by day and so the demand for MCA graduates is also increasing.

MCA is a three-year degree program (soon going to be of two years). 

MCA is involved in application development and teaches more professionally about the programming languages and tools which can help to develop applications faster. MCA is getting more essential after BCA as it produces professional graduates who could overcome any obstacles that people are facing in technology. As technology is growing with a face pace, there got to be someone who could make several upgrades and updates and also fix issues in it.

In MCA, you get to learn about computational theory, programming, algorithm design and optimization, network and database management, mobile technologies, electronics, mathematics, probability, statistics, accounting, finance, etc. As the IT industry is evolving so fast that we need professionals to work according to its requirements and adequately fulfill them. An MCA course is needed for the same reason.

The MCA course in the name itself includes the word “computers”, so you know, this stream is all about competing in the IT World and to help the students learn more about technology. MCA is a theoretical as well as a practical course. It helps the students to enhance their skills as a programmer, web designer, etc.

The MCA degree program helps students to learn about several subjects that are in demand in the IT industry and help them get desirable jobs with a decent salary. Some fields that are popular these days are:

  • Systems Designing
  • Application Software Development
  • Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Computer Networks
  • System Administration
  • Web Designing and Development
  • Database Administration
  • Parallel and Vector Processing
  • Data Mining and Warehousing

While doing MCA, other courses that are popular to get specialization into, are:

  • Systems Management
  • Systems Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Software Development
  • Management Information Systems (MIS)
  • Application Software
  • Internet
  • Troubleshooting
  • Hardware Technology
  • Networking

Job opportunities for MCA graduates

Let’s discuss the job opportunities that MCA graduates have after doing this professional course:

  • Software Programmer
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Systems Analyst
  • Software Application
  • Architect
  • Software Consultant

As you can see, there are many career opportunities for an MCA graduate because it’s a postgraduate course and there are always better chances to get excellent jobs when you possess a Master’s Degree.

Moreover, computers, mobile phones, programming languages like C++, Java, Python, etc., are playing a significant role in the IT industry that all the tech organizations need professionals or an expert who could deal with design, languages, software, etc.

So, when you’ve decided on your goal then collect more information about the courses that you’re going to choose to achieve. Your career is not a small thing that you can achieve by doing any course, you have to do a course that will guide you towards your career. You should always choose the stream that has high demand because if you do such a course that has no value, then it will all get wasted and you’ll end up jobless.

So, if you’re thinking about doing MCA, then your main focus should be gaining as many skills as possible because multinational IT companies hire professionals with several skills and can provide more benefits to the company by being a pack of skills and talents that the company requires.


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