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Tuesday 29 April 2014
Saturday 12 April 2014
IGNOU MCA is not just another distance learning course..neither IGNOU is just another university
Ok Guys I am not a MCA from IGNOU...so my views are not biased towards them.
Few things I know about MCA from IGNOU since i taught a few subjects in a study center is bangalore.
1. IGNOU as a university has very high standards when it comes to curriculam, study materials, assignments and examinations.
2. MCA is perhaps the most sought after course from IGNOU.
3. I did a detailed examination of all the subjects right from MCS011 to MCS053 and there is not a iota of doubt that the curriculum designed is at par with IITs and the best universities abroad.
4. Most of the course commitee for MCA study material is from IITs and other good universities in india.
5. Passing MCA exam is a real challenge since they do not ask theory based questions rather a major portion is high concept questions that required the examinee to understand the subject at a pretty deep level. A computer science student from the best IITs(Kanpur,Bombay,Kharagpur,Delhi) would not only admire an MCA exam paper he will find it tough to crack.
6. The marking system of IGNOU is not just hard it is very hard so you cannot get a 76/100 with a decent attempt of paper.
MCA students of IGNOU
1. IGNOU does not have any entrance test of this course so a lot of ppl enroll to the MCA course.
2. Quite a few ppl take this course seriously after MCA 1 semester. There is a subject called MCS022(Computer architecture and organisation) that demoralises a major portion of the enrolled students and they drop the course altogether.
3. Most Students who join IGNOU are not the ones who did not get into any private college for MCA rather mostly are employee of some pvt or public company and few students who cannot afford education from expensive college
My answer to a question I see repeatedly being asked by MCA students of IGNOU
Is MCA from IGNOU eligible for top companies like infosys,wipro,tcs etc?
My advice: First thing is these companies are not top companies. Had they been the top companies they would be the dream companies of the students passing out from IITs. These are big software services companies who hire a big chunk of graduates every year. Since they hire from a big chunk they have to shortlist the candiates on some criteria. It is almost impossible for them to interview a lakh graduates for say 1000 position. As a result they come with criterias like 'all through 60%' and 'only regular degree students".
Very few good computer science graduates like to work in these services companies for work. They provide some good career opportunities in the form of onsite opportunity which is unique to them.
my advice to the MCA students is do not run for infosys, wipro etc. There are ample of startups, product companies who do not give a shit about you being from IGNOU or IIT as long as you can clear their interview and do good work. So take your mini and manor project very seriously and sell them down the line to get a good work opportunity specially in small product companies who admire talent.
Few things I know about MCA from IGNOU since i taught a few subjects in a study center is bangalore.
1. IGNOU as a university has very high standards when it comes to curriculam, study materials, assignments and examinations.
2. MCA is perhaps the most sought after course from IGNOU.
3. I did a detailed examination of all the subjects right from MCS011 to MCS053 and there is not a iota of doubt that the curriculum designed is at par with IITs and the best universities abroad.
4. Most of the course commitee for MCA study material is from IITs and other good universities in india.
5. Passing MCA exam is a real challenge since they do not ask theory based questions rather a major portion is high concept questions that required the examinee to understand the subject at a pretty deep level. A computer science student from the best IITs(Kanpur,Bombay,Kharagpur,Delhi) would not only admire an MCA exam paper he will find it tough to crack.
6. The marking system of IGNOU is not just hard it is very hard so you cannot get a 76/100 with a decent attempt of paper.
MCA students of IGNOU
1. IGNOU does not have any entrance test of this course so a lot of ppl enroll to the MCA course.
2. Quite a few ppl take this course seriously after MCA 1 semester. There is a subject called MCS022(Computer architecture and organisation) that demoralises a major portion of the enrolled students and they drop the course altogether.
3. Most Students who join IGNOU are not the ones who did not get into any private college for MCA rather mostly are employee of some pvt or public company and few students who cannot afford education from expensive college
My answer to a question I see repeatedly being asked by MCA students of IGNOU
Is MCA from IGNOU eligible for top companies like infosys,wipro,tcs etc?
My advice: First thing is these companies are not top companies. Had they been the top companies they would be the dream companies of the students passing out from IITs. These are big software services companies who hire a big chunk of graduates every year. Since they hire from a big chunk they have to shortlist the candiates on some criteria. It is almost impossible for them to interview a lakh graduates for say 1000 position. As a result they come with criterias like 'all through 60%' and 'only regular degree students".
Very few good computer science graduates like to work in these services companies for work. They provide some good career opportunities in the form of onsite opportunity which is unique to them.
my advice to the MCA students is do not run for infosys, wipro etc. There are ample of startups, product companies who do not give a shit about you being from IGNOU or IIT as long as you can clear their interview and do good work. So take your mini and manor project very seriously and sell them down the line to get a good work opportunity specially in small product companies who admire talent.
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