Distance education today has long grown from its traditional concept of ‘correspondence education’. With extensive use of multiple media such as print, audio, video, etc, distance learning is no longer characterized only by well designed and clearly structured self-instructional materials. Also, the wide variety of courses offered in various fields of IT, management, etc have made more and more working professionals opting for this form of education.

Premier distance learning universities like Sikkim Manipal, IGNOU and Pondicherry University offer professional IT programmes are more apt for working people and play a vital role in enhancing their both, personal and professional skills as well.

Sikkim Manipal University

Sikkim Manipal University offers professional courses in graduate and postgraduate programmes. A graduate programme would have courses like Bachelor of Commerce in Information Systems [BComIS] and Bachelor of Computer Application [BCA]. The basic objective behind designing the [BComIS] is to impart advanced and appropriate business skills coupled with the latest techniques in the, IT field. The course provides broad understanding in advanced areas of commerce, accounts and IT thereby overcoming the deficiencies of the traditional B.Com degree. On the other hand, the BCA course is an undergraduate program where students are exposed to various areas of computer applications including the latest developments keeping pace with the industry.

The PG diploma programmes in IT are designed to produce a dynamic breed of computer professionals possessing excellent managerial skills. Emphasis is given to in-depth studies of numerous application-oriented subjects, covering various methodologies to develop software products efficiently and error-free, by utilizing advance networking technologies and application software.

IGNOU

Keeping the current software industry trends in mind, the curriculum of BCA at IGNOU includes foundation/introductory courses in English for computing, Humanities, Social Sciences and Technology. Some of the computer science related courses covered in BCA include topics like Computer Fundamentals, Data Structures using ‘C’, Graphical User Interface, Data Base Management System and Computer Organisation.

After acquiring the Bachelor’s degree at IGNOU, students can opt for MCA at IGNOU. This Master’s Degree Programme has been designed with a semester approach in mind and emphasizes the application of software technology to solve mathematical, computing,communications/networking and commercial problems.

Pondicherry University

Pondicherry University aims at imparting quality education in Computer Science & Engineering and Information Technology through its MCA course under the twinning programme. The broad objective of the MCA is to prepare students for fruitful careers in the emerging areas of the software industry.

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