What is PGDCA? 
PGDCA extensively deals with the theoretical and practical aspects of Computer software and its applications. PGDCA courses focus on imparting knowledge to its students on various subjects like Database Management Systems, Operating Systems and Web Programming.

Why Study PGDCA? 
There are numerous reasons that support the idea of taking up PGDCA as a career option. Listed below are a few of the top reasons to pursue PGDCA courses,

• Less Time Consuming: PGDCA is a 1-year Postgraduate program, which makes it a viable career option as compared to other similar courses like MTech or MCA whose duration is for 2 years. PGDCA courses consist of a comprehensive curriculum which not only saves time but also will help you give tough competition to students from other courses.
• Low Saturation Level: For any professional courses students generally opt for a Master’s degree over a Diploma degree, thus making PGDCA courses a great career choice, in terms of its competition which is relatively low as compared to other professional courses.
• Preferential Biasness: Companies while hiring fresh graduates would any day prefer a PGDCA over a BTech graduate, simply because of the fact that a BTech Graduate would expect more salary package than a PGDCA scholar, which would help the company cut down its expenditure cost to a significant extent.

PGDCA Eligibility
The eligibility criteria for admission to PGDCA courses vary from college to college. While some universities like Delhi University, Dibrugarh University expect students to have a minimum of 40% aggregate marks in their Undergraduate courses, colleges like IK Gujral Punjab Technical University do not have any cutoff marks for students in the qualifying exams.

In certain cases, Institutes specify an age limit for admission to PGDCA courses. Vallabh Government College has made it mandatory for students not more than 26 years (28 years for girls) of age to be eligible to apply for admission to PGDCA courses.

Scope of PGDCA 
PGDCA is a relatively new course that has carved out its niche within its targeted students. Post completing a PGDCA course students can either opt for higher education or can start their professional career. 

Mentioned below are the two steps that can be pursued post completing PGDCA courses elaborately,

• Higher Education: After completing PGDCA course students can go for higher education such as MCA, MSc IT, MSc CS etc.
• Start Working: After completing PGDCA courses, especially from institutes like ISI Kolkata, students can be offered lucrative job offers such as Web Developer, Java Developer, IT Professional etc.