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Full form of PGDCA: Here, we are going to learn about the PGDCA, full form of PGDCA, overview, PGDCA subjects, PGDCA eligibility, career prospects, etc. By Anushree Goswami Last updated : April 3, 2024

PGDCA: Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application

PGDCA is an abbreviation of Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application. In the field of computer science, the postgraduate diploma in Computer Application is a one-year program that is generally divided into two semesters, in which each semester duration is about six months. It is provided by a variety of UGC renowned universities and colleges in India.

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The fundamentals of computer science are covered in the course. It includes programming languages such as Java, C++ and packages like Tally, Oracle-VB, web designing, system analysis, data processing, MS-DOS, and Windows OS, etc.

A student who has done graduation in any field of study is qualified for this course. The course focuses on to offer specialized training in the field of computer science and expand and develop technical, professional and communication skills in the students. After the completion of the course has done, the students can get a job in IT companies, the banking sector, the health industry, the entertainment sector, etc.

Eligibility for PGD in Computer Applications

The Candidates who want to apply for the course requirements to have done completion of graduation/ post-graduation with at the minimum of 10+2 and additionally 4 years of formal education with Mathematics as one of the foremost subjects, and from a renowned university/institute.

PGDCA Career Prospects

After successfully when a student completed the course, they became graduates and are recruited as Software Programmer, Project Leader, Junior Programmer, System Analyst, Software Engineer, Software Consultant, Network Engineer, Database Administrator, Test Engineer, System Analyst, Programmer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Technical Support Engineer, Web analyst, Software Quality Tester, among others.

Technology-based popular recruiter's organizations

• AT&T
• HP
• IBM
• Dell
• Intel
• Google
• IBM
• Yahoo!

Top Institutes offering PGD in Computer Applications

Following listed below are some of the top institutes in India that provide the PGDCA course,

Name of Institute	City
Shriram Institute of Management & Technology	Delhi
Omkarananda Institute of Management & Technology, Rishikesh	Rishikesh
IGNOU	Delhi
Uttarakhand Open University	Uttarakhand
Vallabh Government College	Mandi
Career Point University	Kota
Jiwaji University	Gwalior
Sikkim Manipal University	Manipal
Khandelwal College of Management Science and Technology	Bareilly
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University	Gujarat
University of Delhi	Delhi
Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey University	Delhi
Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University	Jaipur
Sardar Patel University	Vidyanagar
Amity University, Raipur	Raipur
Osmania University	Osmania
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College	Delhi
Sam Higginbotom Institute of Agriculture,Technology & Science	Allahabad