IT Courses

It is the boom time for Information Technology. Information Technology or IT is the management of information by the use of computer as tools including the software and the hardware. This technology can be extensively used in all the segments of the economy offering brilliant prospect for students who are pioneering and believe in progress. Today the Information Technology has become the one of the favored career option not only ion India but all over the world. There are several institutes that offer Information Technology courses in India awarding Diploma in IT, Engineering Degree in IT, or a Post graduate Degree in IT.

Diploma in IT can be done after successful completion of Std. X with no less then 50% in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and they may have to pass entrance examination if required. The duration of the course is 3 years.

Listed below are a few colleges offering Diploma in IT:

For a complete list of government and government aided diplomas in Mumbai http://www.dte.org.in/poly/index.asp
Acharya Polytechnic, Bangalore http://www.acharya.ac.in/ap.php
B.E.T Polytechnic, Karnataka http://www.betedu.org/BETPolytechnic.htm
Sri Sai Ram Polytechnic College Sai Leo Nagar http://www.sairamgroup.in/About_PolytechnicCollege.html
Sri Balaji Polytechnic http://www.balajipolytechnic.com/index.htm

Bachelor in Information Technology Engineering or Technology can be done after 10+2 with marks more than 50% in qualifying examination having subjects physics, chemistry and mathematics. The students require to pass entrance examination like CET, AIEEE, and JEE.

Some Degree (B.E. or B. Tech) colleges and institutes are listed below:

National Institute of Technology Durgapur http://www.nitdgp.ac.in/academics.html
Delhi College of Engineering http://www.dce.edu
Birla Institute of Technology in Mesra http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/cms.aspx?this=1&mid=25
All India Council for Technical Education http://www.aicte-india.org/ provides and extensive list of government approved colleges.
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology http://manit.ac.in/content/view/14/35/
National Institute of Technology Karnataka http://nitk.ac.in/index.php?q=ugp.html
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology http://www.mnnit.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=63

Masters Degree in Information Technology (M. Tech.) can be obtained from:

IIT Khargpur http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/topfiles/acad_progs.php
IIT Roorkee Integrated Dual Degree http://www.iitr.ac.in/academics/pages/Undergraduate_Programmes.html
National Institute of Technology Durgapur http://www.nitdgp.ac.in/academics.html

Scope of Information Technology courses in India:

Information Technology has a substantial role in Indian economy and so IT profession is a very well-paid. A range of sectors such as in banking business, agriculture, health and medicine, railways, forensic science, police wireless and even in the education sector Information Technology has a major role to play. The advent of Multinational companies, like IBM, HP, Oracle etc. and the internet has bridged the time gap guaranteeing influx of the latest technology concurrently in India and the West. Not only that most of the Indian IT companies like Infosys, Wipro, NIIT, Zenith computers etc. are making their presence felt worldwide.

Expected Salary: Ranging from Rs. 60000 to more than 1,200,000 per annum depending on the type of qualification

The other courses to make a career in IT are:

• Bachelor in Computer Applications (BCA)
• Bachelor in Science with Computers (B.Sc)
• Masters in Computer Applications (MCA)
• M.Sc in computers
• Masters in System Management
• Certification Courses
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
• DOEACC's O, A, B, C level courses http://www.doeacc.edu.in/jsp/doe_course.htm