With the beginning of the new millennium, Information Technology is slowly and steadily expanding its reach in the corporate world. The increasing demand of latest gadgets, crush for internet, dependence on computers right from space exploration to food processing and banking to communication etc. has proved the strategic importance of information technology in the corporate world. IT sector has risen as a demanding careers in India and Abroad. The era of Information Technology, has revolutionized the whole world, besides this India gradually has stood to the world standard for its skilled IT professionals. The cutting edge of IT is an exciting place as it fulfills all the demand right from appliances to entertainment and from digital education to information about space science.
Eligibility criteria:
To get enrolled into the Information Technology course for making careers in India, the minimum eligibility is 10 2 or equivalent with Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry as a subject in intermediate. The selection into this course with duration of four years is made on the basis of 10 2 marks and ranking secured in Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) conducted by IIT or All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) or other state and national level exams.
Careers in India:
With the increasing multinational companies like HCL, HP, etc career in IT in India has made enormous growth and has brought quantum growth in the turn over and profits which directly or indirectly has contributed in the growth of the country's economy and has opened doors for making higher achievements with bright career in India and abroad. With the increase of various software giants the demand for IT Professionals has reached more than lacs and still there is a huge gap between the demand and supply of IT professionals. Around 3 lacs IT professionals are required in US alone. Thus the phenomenal growth of IT industries has led a huge requirement of skilled and ambitious IT professionals in India.
Remunerations:
The IT professionals may get good amount of salary along with huge incentives. The entire phenomenon of job prospects depends upon the skills and experience of the candidates. One can easily earn 2 to 10 lacs per annum depending upon the experience of the candidates. About career prospects for IT professionals, in India one can start as a programmer and after that one can go on climbing the ladder of success. Thus candidates with ambition, aptitude and willingness to work hard can choose Information technology as a career in India as well as overseas.
