The Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services, Puducherry looks after Administration of its field / subordinate institutions spread all over the Union Territory. The Director of Health and Family Welfare Services functioning as the Head of the Department is assisted by Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Senior Accounts Officer (SAO), Deputy Director (Stat.), Deputy Director (Plan) to undertake the Directorate's activities and the duties and responsibilities are divided on functional basis.
There are 32 Sub-Offices / Programme Officers under the control of the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services including the Regional level offices situated at Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. The Head of offices of these sub offices assist the Director in implementing the schemes in the respective region.
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.
