Started in 1998, Arcade Business College is one of the premier institutions to offer professional education to the students of the state of Bihar. The College is run & managed by Arcade Educational Trust, a purely ‘no-profit, no-loss’ charitable trust, registered u/s Indian Trusts Act 1861.
The Colleges initially got Affiliated to Magadh University Bodhgaya in 1998 and 2013 (Rajendra Nagar and Saguna More) for BCA (Hons.) & BBM (Hons.) Vocational Degree programmes, but from 2018 onwards, the institutions were transferred to Patliputra University, Patna. So far, over 5,000 successful students have completed their courses from the college and doing excellence in professional career.
Today, the colleges have become no.1 choice for students of Bihar for BCA and BBM programmes and many national ratings have appreciated the outcome of the colleges.
The full form of BCA is Bachelors in Computer Application. BCA is a 3-year undergraduate degree programme that focusses on knowledge on the basics of computer application and software development. A BCA degree is considered to be at par with a BTech/BE degree in Computer Science or Information Technology. The degree helps interested students in setting up a sound academic base for an advanced career in Computer Applications.The course of BCA includes database management systems, operating systems, software engineering, web technology and languages such as C, C++, HTML, Java etc. The fees for BCA generally ranges from INR 37,500 to 5 lakh. The minimum and most important eligibility criteria for BCA followed across all colleges is 45 per cent marks in Class 12 or equivalent examination. There are no subject level restrictions for pursuing BCA as students with any subjects in Class 11 and 12 can apply for BCA unlike BTech.
Recruting companies include both big established companies like HP, Accenture, Capgemini, Cognizant and new-age technology startups like Flipkart. The average salary package post BCA varies between INR 4 LPA to 10 LPA depending on company and the specific role/designation. A BCA graduate has scope in jobs such as Software Engineer, Web Designer and System Analyst.
