PG Diploma in Computer Application (DCA) at Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib College For Women

Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib College For Women offers PG Diploma in Computer Application (DCA) as a 1-year postgraduate degree. There are 40 seats in each batch.

Expect to spend most of your time on programming, data structures and algorithms, databases, operating systems, computer networks and software engineering, with a steady diet of lab work and projects.

Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib College For Women is a private institute, founded in 1957. This page brings together what is on record for this course at Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib College For Women — fees, seats, eligibility, the admission route and placements — so you can judge it before you apply.

Most PGD programmes follow a similar pattern: the first year builds the foundations, the middle years go deep into the subject, and the final year is given over to electives, a major project and usually an internship.

Here that means programming, data structures and algorithms, databases, operating systems, computer networks and software engineering, with a steady diet of lab work and projects. Typical first jobs: software developer, full-stack engineer, QA engineer or systems analyst.

The exact syllabus is set by the college or its affiliating university and changes from year to year, so ask Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib College For Women for the current semester-wise plan.

Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib College For Women has not published a fee for PG Diploma in Computer Application (DCA) on our record yet. When you ask, ask for the total across all 1 years — not just the first-year figure — and whether hostel and exam fees are included.

To get into PG Diploma in Computer Application (DCA), you usually need a bachelor's degree in a related subject.

Admission to this kind of course is usually on merit in the qualifying exam. Reserved-category candidates generally get a relaxation in the minimum marks. Check Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib College For Women's prospectus for the exact cut-off this year.

In most years, admission follows these steps:

1. Check that you meet the eligibility above.
2. Keep your qualifying-exam marksheet ready; seats are filled on merit.
3. Apply to Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib College For Women or through the enquiry form on this page, and take part in counselling if a state or central body runs it.
4. Once you are offered a seat, verify your documents (marksheets, ID, category certificate if any) and pay the admission fee to confirm it.

Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib College For Women runs 2 PGD specialisations in all. If this one is not quite right, compare it with:

• PG Diploma in Fashion Designing

Ask yourself — and the college — these questions first:

• Are you genuinely interested in programming? You will spend 1 year on it.
• What will the full course cost, including hostel and living costs?
• What do recent graduates of this course actually go on to do?
• How does Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib College For Women compare with other colleges offering PGD?