Presidency College is a private, professional college founded by the Presidency Group of Institutions in Bangalore. The college is affiliated to Bangalore University and is approved by AICTE. Presidency College is ranked 1st in India for BBA in a survey conducted by the GHRDC. The Group has presently, under the Presidency Umbrella, seven K-12 Schools, and 3 Pre-University Colleges.
The college has around 1,200 highly qualified and experienced faculty members and around 14,000 students who have displayed excellence in both academics and co-curricular activities. Presidency College offers Undergraduate Programs in the field of Humanities, Computer Application, Commerce, and Business Administration & Postgraduate Programs in Commerce, Finance, Accounting, and Management. Presidency University offers Ph.D. Program (Full Time/ Part Time) in the realm of Engineering, Management, Science, and Humanities.
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.
