B.E. or B.Tech. (Information Technology) is an undergraduate Information Technology course which deals with the use of computers to store, retrieve and transit information. This degree course has a major focus on computers and technology. A degree in Information Technology can be expected to concentrate on the business and communication applications of computing. There is more emphasis on these two areas in e-commerce, e-business and business information technology undergraduate courses. Several universities and colleges are providing this course throughout the country.
Course highlights:
| Type of course | Degree (Bachelors) |
| Duration | 4 years |
| Eligibility | 10+2 from recognised board |
| Average salary | INR 5.70 Lacs per annum |
| Examination type | Semester |
| Higher study options | M.Tech. (Information Technology) M.Phil. (Information Technology) Ph.D. (Information Technology) |
| Employment areas | Google, Adobe, TCS, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Microsoft, Academic Institutions, IBM, Wipro, Cisco Systems India, Accenture, Matrix Solutions, Dell, NIIT, Oracle. |
Type of Course: B.Tech. (Information Technology) is a 4-year undergraduate degree course.
Duration: Course Duration of Bachelor of Technology i.e B.Tech. (Information Technology) is 4 Years. Each year is divided into two semesters. The course can be extended up to a maximum of 7 years.
Eligibility:
- Candidate who has cleared XII with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) from a recognized board or institution like CBSE or State board is eligible to go to this course.
- Candidate should have appeared and qualified in any of the state CETs / JEE to gain admission.
Entrance Test: Some popular colleges have set entrance exam as a criteria to get into this course. This entrance exam can be conducted by a recognized board or State sponsored universities. Some popular entrance exams are-
- JEE (Main) (Joint Entrance Exam)
- JEE (Advanced)
- CUSAT CAT (Cochin Institute of Science and Technology)
- TANCET (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test)
- LPUNEST (Lovely Professional University)
- Karnataka CET (Common Entrance Test)
- MU OET (Manipal University)
- VITEE (Vellore Institute of Technology Entrance Exam)
Core Subject:
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering Mathematics
- Dimension of Information Technology
- General Engineering
- Computer Organization and languages
- Visual Basic
- Operating Systems
- Data through C
- Object Oriented Programming (C++)
- Computer Communication Network
- MS-Access
- Java programming
- Microprocessor
- RDBMS
- E-Commerce
- Visual C++
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Mining and Data Warehousing
- Cryptography
Possible Roles: Information Technology Officer, Senior Information Technology Recruiter, Senior Software Engineer, Associate Software Engineer, Systems Engineer – IT, Programmer Analyst, Java Developer, Teacher & Lecturer, Database Manager, Web Developer & Designer, Data Security Officer, Software Developer, Information Technology Engineer etc.