Post Graduate Diploma In Computer Application (PGDCA)

What is PGDCA Course:

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application or PGDCA is a 1 year duration PG Diploma course focusing on advanced theoretical and development knowledge on Computer Science and computer applications in the field of Information Technologies for students from all backgrounds.

PGDCA extensively deals with the theoretical and practical aspects of Computer Softwares and their applications. PGDCA courses focus on imparting knowledge to its students on various subjects like Database Management System, Operating System and Web Programming.

Why Study PGDCA? 

There are numerous reasons that support the idea of taking up PGDCA as a career option. Listed below are few of the top reasons to pursue PGDCA courses,

  • Less Time Consuming: PGDCA is a 1 year Post graduate program, which makes it a viable career option as compared to other similar courses like MTech or MCA whose duration is for 2 years. PGDCA courses consist of a comprehensive curriculum which not only saves time but also will help you give a tough competition to students from other courses.
  • Low Saturation Level: For any professional courses students generally opt for a Masters degree over a Diploma degree, thus making PGDCA courses a great career choice, in terms of its competition which is relatively low as compared to other professional courses.
  • Preferential Biasness: Companies while hiring fresh graduates would any day prefer a PGDCA over a BTech graduate, simply because of the fact that a BTech Graduate would expect more salary package than a PGDCA scholar, which would help the company cut down its expenditure cost to a significant extent.

PGDCA Syllabus

The course curriculum of PGDCA has been designed to make its students be aware of the minute details about the subject. The comprehensive syllabus of PGDCA covers topics such as Programming, Java, Soft Skills etc. See: PGDCA Syllabus

Tabulated below is the detailed syllabus for the entirety of PGDCA syllabus, 

Semester - I

Semester - II

Fundamentals of Information Technology

Visual Basics

Programming

Java

Soft Skills

DBMS

Software Engineering

Data Structure & Algorithms

Business Process

PPM & OB

Oracle

Projects

Web Programming

Practical Work

Practical Work

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