Bachelor in Computer Application (BCA) is one of the valuable courses for the students who want to build up their career in the IT (Information Technology) field. The duration of this course is 3 years and divided into 6 semesters. The main subjects it comprises are networking, database, data structure, core programming languages like ‘C’ and ‘java’. This course provides a lot of opportunities to the students who are interested in computer field and wants get into the IT sector as programmer or software developer.

As BCA is a technical field, it helps to have a technical background apart from the ability to adapt to changing working environment.A BCA graduate’s work may involve:

1. developing new software to ease the operations of the company
2. testing new software
3. integrating new software with the existing systems and
4. supporting, maintaining as well as documenting software functionality.

BCA from distance education is the course which can be pursued even without being physically present at the institution.This course covers subjects like computer networks, programming languages, database management, multimedia, operating systems and so on.
Distance education for BCA is a non-regular academic program. This program could be even a great option for individuals who want to enhance their educational qualification while doing their job. BCA Distance Education course is a three-year program which has been divided into six semesters of 6 months each.

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Eligibility Criteria:

The minimum qualifications required for taking admission to BCA it is quite different from regular. Several institutes demand a minimum percent like 55% to pursue the regular degree of Bachelor of the computer application with specific subjects like Mathematics/ Physics/ Computer Science/ Informatics Practices as per the guidelines of the Institute. But in the case of BCA Distance Education course, the criteria is limited to the extent that individual must have completed his senior secondary or must have done diploma (3 years) from any recognised Technical Education Board.

Career Opportunities:

Materialistically the regular and correspondence degrees don’t differ, and BCA Distance Education graduate too has a number of career opportunities. The pace of development in India and the demand for skilful software & computer experts demonstrate a pleasing prospect. One of the best career options after the degree could be teaching profession, corporate sector (Consulting and core engineering companies), research & development like super specialisation and higher studies like MCA or PhD. Students who have pursued BCA through distance education can also get very lucrative jobs outside the country.

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List of colleges offering BCA through Distance Education.

1. Indira Gandhi National Open University,New Delhi
2. Yashwantrao C. Maharashtra Open University,Nashik
3. IMT Distance and Open Learning Institute,Ghaziabad
4. Sikkim Manipal University (SMU DDE),Gangtok
5. Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning,Pune
6. MP Bhoj (Open) University,Bhopal
7. BR Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU),Hyderabad
8. NetajiSubhas Open University,Kolkata
9. MaharshiDayanand University (DDE),Rohtak
10. Maulana Azad National Urdu University (DDE),Hyderabad
11. University of Delhi (SOL),New Delhi
12. Annamalai University (DDE),Annamalainagar
13. BabasahebAmbedkar Open University,Ahmedabad
14. Karnataka State Open University,Mysore
15. AcharyaNagarjuna University (CDE),Guntur
16. Osmania University (PGRRCDE - Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education),Hyderabad
17. Alagappa University (DDE),Karaikudi
18. The ICFAI University Tripura,West Tripura
19. SNDT - Women's University (CDE),Mumbai
20. Himachal Pradesh University (ICDEOL),Shimla
21. Tamil Nadu Open University,Chennai
22. University of Madras (IDE),Chennai
23. Andhra University (SDE),Vishakhapatnam.
24. Madurai Kamaraj University (DDE),Madurai
25. Uttarakhand Open University,Haldwani
26. Nalanda Open University,Patna
27. Kurukshetra University (DDE)Kurukshetra
28. Patna University (DDE),Patna
29. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
30. Directorate of Distance Education, Madurai
31. ManipalUniversity,manipal
32. Punjab University Distance Education Correspondence,punjab
33. JamiaHamdard University (JHU)

Among these the top 10 Distance Learning University for BCA

1. Indira Gandhi national open university (IGNOU)
2. Sikkim Manipal University (SMU)
3.Tamil Nadu Open University(TNOU)
4. JamiaHamdard University (JHU)
5. Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU) Rohtak
6.Punjab Technical University
7.Madurai Kamaraj University
8. Symbiosis centre for distance learning
9. Alagappa University

10. Annamalai University, Directorate of Distance Education

Advantage of distance learning BCA Programs

The benefits for students who pursue BCA by the distance education method are immense. This is mainly helpful for students who reside far away from colleges they wish to study. So, instead of giving up their studies, students can study by the correspondence method.And for  those who are working and wish to study further can also opt for the distance education method. By this method they will be able to concentrate on another field and study at their own time whenever time permits. Apart from this, they can also study whenever ever they get their free time. Certifications of distance educations courses from universities like the IGNOU have good validity.

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