The Times Group goes back a long way. Its flagship property, The Times of India, was first published in 1838, making it the oldest English language newspaper in India. Today, it is also the largest selling English language daily anywhere in the world. Apart from the English newspaper, the Times Group also owns Navbharat Times published in Hindi, Maharashtra Times published in Marathi, Vijay Karnataka published in Kannada, and Ei Samay Sangbadpatra published in Bengali. Other properties of the Times Group include: The Economic Times, Mumbai Mirror, Bangalore Mirror, Times Now, ET Now, Zoom, Radio Mirchi, Femina Miss India and MXPlayer
Bennett University is affiliated with UGC. The University consists of six schools: School of Management, School of Law, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Times School of Media, School of Computer Science Engineering and Technology, and School of Liberal Arts. Bennett University offers MBA and B.Tech courses as its flagship program. Fees for MBA starts from INR 5 Lakhs for a year to INR 7.5 Lakhs and B.Tech fees range from INR 3.5 Lakhs to INR 3.6 Lakhs according to the courses. During the 2022 Placement drive, the highest package offered for the B.Tech course was INR 1.2 CPA while the average package stood at INR 11.10 LPA. For the MBA course, the highest package offered was INR 20.7 LPA while the average package stood at INR 7.5 LPA.
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.
