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After passing the 12th examination, students often get confused about their career. Today, two professional courses are most popular among students of Commerce, Arts and Science (Maths/Computer) streams – first is BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) and second is BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications). Both the courses guarantee a great career and a bright future in their respective fields. But it is very important to know which course will be best for you. Let us understand what is the difference between the two courses and where more avenues of progress open up for you.
Mahaguru of Management ‘BBA’: Make a career in business and leadership
If you are interested in business, management, marketing, sales, human resources (HR) or starting your own startup, then BBA is a perfect choice for you. It is a 3-year undergraduate degree course which students from any stream (Science, Commerce or Arts) can pursue. During this course, students are taught the intricacies of business administration, corporate governance, finance and team management. If you do MBA after doing BBA, then you can directly enter managerial positions in big multinational companies of India and abroad with a package worth lakhs.
King of IT sector ‘BCA’: Rule in the world of coding and software
On the other hand, if you enjoy things like computers, coding, software development, app designing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science, then there is no better course than BCA for you. This is also a professional degree course of 3 years. However, in some universities it is mandatory to have Maths or Computer Science in 12th, but in many places students from other streams can also take admission in it. In this course you are taught programming languages like C, C++, Java, Python, database management and web designing. The demand for this course is always sky high in the IT sector.
Salary competition: Know which field earns more money
When it comes to salary and package, there are bumper earning opportunities in both the fields, but there is a slight difference in the initial stages. After doing BCA, if you have good coding skills, then your starting package as a software developer, IT expert or system analyst can be Rs 4 to 7 lakh per year, which increases rapidly with experience. At the same time, after doing only BBA, the initial salary may be a little less (Rs 3 to 5 lakh per annum), but if after this you take MBA degree from a good college, then your salary package can directly reach Rs 15 to 25 lakh per annum or even above.
Scope of government job: Which of the two has more opportunities?
Both courses are open to students preparing for government jobs. Both BBA and BCA are graduate degrees, so you are fully eligible for all major government exams like UPSC, SSC CGL, Bank PO and Railways. But if we talk about technical government jobs, then BCA students get a big advantage. BCA graduates can apply directly for the posts of IT officers in the Indian Army (Air Force, Navy, Army), Specialist Officers (SO) in banks, computer programmers and data entry operators in government departments, where the competition is much less than that of general graduates.
Which course will be best for you? decide like this
Both the courses have their own strengths. The easiest way to decide is to identify your strengths and interests. If your communication skills are excellent, you like talking to people, leadership and management, then move towards BBA without thinking. On the contrary, if you can sit in front of a computer screen for hours coding, have a passion for learning new technology and are strong in logical thinking, then BCA will prove to be the best and safest career option for you.