POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (PGDCA)

1. Introduction and Fee Structure:

 PGDCA course is being conducted in the Computer Courses, University Department of Mathematics, B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar since 2002. The cost of application form for admission is Rs. 250 only. The duration of this course is two semesters and the fee of this course is Rs. 11000 only. The fee can be deposited in one installment or two installments. In case of two installments, the amount to be deposited in first installment is Rs. 6800 only and the amount to be deposited in second installment is Rs. 4700 only.

2. Lateral Entry in MCA:

 One of the main benefit in taking admission in PGDCA course is that it provides the opportunity to take lateral entry in MCA third semester. Students taking admission in MCA third semester after completing PGDCA will need to appear and clear first and second semester examinations of MCA also. However such students will not have to deposit the fee of first and second semester of MCA. So taking admission in PGDCA provides a money and time saving process for MCA degree.

3. Software Developer Career:

 Another benefit in taking admission in PGDCA course is that its syllabus has been designed from the point of view of development of career of a student as a successful programmer. It covers basic programming languages such as C/C++ as well as modern programming languages such as PHP/MySQL. So after successful completion of this course, a student can start his/her career as a web developer in a software development company.

4. Further Job Opportunities:

 From the job point of view, B.Sc.+PGDCA is equivalent to BCA and M.Sc.+PGDCA is MCA. So completion of PGDCA after graduation or master degree provides lot of job opportunities in public as well as private sector.

5. Professional Course:

 In addition to this since PGDCA is a vocational course and so its classes are conducted till 11AM in the morning. After that the student can study in other regular course of this University.

6. Contact Information:

For more information, a student can come to the University Department of Mathematics, B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. In addition to this s/he can also send an email at mca.brabu.net@gmail.com