Frequently asked questions

What is IT and ITES?

ICT (information and communication technology - or technologies) is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computers and networks hardware and software, satellite systems. ITES stands for information technology enabled services.It encompasses BPO’s(Business process outsourcing)amd R & D (Research and development).

How to get into the IT sector?

A good technical degree will open doors for you in the IT sector .Students bearing diploma do not enjoy stability and growth in their jobs. Therefore it is advisable to get a technical degree.

Scope in IT sector?  

India is a part of the fastest growing IT market and one of the largest providers of IT enabled services in the world.

Major players in the software industry like Microsoft have opened their R&D centers in India showing a marked preference for Indian talent.

Large sectors with low IT penetration, such as textiles and healthcare received a strong thrust from the government as well as the private sector to adopt information technology.

The Indian software industry has set the stock exchange in fire in recent times. Inspite of shocks, setbacks and the dotcom bust, IT stocks are trendsetters in the market today. Indian IT professionals are much in demand and they are taking the global software industry by storm. The Indians have taken a stronghold on the cyber map of the world, much to the envy of the Chinese. The demand for Indian IT professionals far exceeds the supply.

In the last few years, the Indian IT Industry has recorded a CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate) of more than 40 percent, which is almost double the growth rate of IT industries in many of the developed countries. In India, IT spending as a percentage of the GDP is currently about 2.5 percent. In the US, however, the IT spending as a percentage of GDP is more than 6 percent. With Government of India’s resolve to increase IT spending, it is forecast that by 2008, IT spending in India could touch 5 percent of its GDP. The IT manufacturing sector is growing at an average rate of 30 to 35 percent annually over the past decade. And the industry has over 150 major hardware players supported by over 800 ancillary units and small time vendors engaged in sub-assemblies and equipment manufacturing. Software continues to contribute a major portion of the Indian IT industry’s revenues.

What is NASSCOM?

NASSCOM stands for National Association of Software and Service Companies. It is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce for the IT software and services industry in India. NASSCOM is a truly global trade body with around 850 members, of which nearly 150 are global companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan and China. NASSCOM’s member companies are in the business of software development, software services, and IT-enabled/BPO services.

What NASSCOM says?

The much quoted Nasscom-McKinsey report has set a target of US$ 50 billion of annual IT software and services exports by 2008. In addition India centric companies are expected to earn revenues of US$ 12 billion by 2008.

Why INDIANS are preferred in IT?

The cream is selected through a rigorous testing procedure where the candidates are tested for the various skills required for an IT professional The testing procedure is unique in its kinds. Indians have the innovative capability and the determination to succeed.

NOT TO FORGET

17% of Intel scientists are Indians.  

28% of IBM employees are Indians.

34%.of Microsoft employees are Indians.

Also ,Vinod Khosla is the cofounder of Sun Microsystems

Vinod Dahm is the creator of Pentium chip

Sabeer Bhatia is the founder and creator of world’s no 1 web x –udd email program Hotmail.com

Arun Netravalli is the president of AT&T Bell Labs(AT&T-Bell Labs is the creator of programming languages like C,C++,Unix)

Rajiv Gupta is the GM of the Hewlett Packard

What the various career opportunities available after MCA?

There are immense career opportunities available in the IT field

 

What is the basic qualification that one needs to have to be eligible for  MCA entrance exams?

The basic eligibility criterion is that the candidate must be a graduate and must have passed 10 + 2 std with maths (although some of the universities do not require this)

How to get admission in MCA?

To get admission into MCA you are supposed to clear an entrance exam.Depending upon your rank and availability of seats you get admission into the course

Is prior knowledge of computers essential before joining any MCA programme?

A basic knowledge of computers is desirable although not an essential condition to join any programme. In fact entrance exams have computers as one of the test areas, but the level of questions asked is very basic and so a prospective candidate need not worry too much 

Do students with mathematics background get an edge over other students?

As entrance exam comprises mainly of mathematics, aspirants must be proficient in mathematics. Students with mathematics background are psychologically stronger than others but there’s not much difference in knowledge. As it is a competitive exam it requires special skills, which can only be improved by smart efforts.A good training institute can help in filling such gaps, thus one should not worry about such myths.

Do Hindi medium students face any difficulty in preparing for the entrance exam?

Entrance exams basically include maths and reasoning which is independent of the medium They test the skills of an individual Let us not forget the fact that majority of the candidates selected for premier institutes belong to Hindi medium. Experience of the impetus team settles the rest.

Do fresher face any difficulty in preparing for MCA?

Our past experiences depict the fact that students who get good rank in entrance exam have also cleared their UG exams with good marks. Interest in studies rises while preparing for entrance exam, which helps student in their UG curriculum. Many of the final year students have secured merit positions in entrance exams as well as secured ranks in university exams. Thus don’t waste your time and put yourself in the competition.

I am an average student in studies. Is it  possible for me to crack entrance exam with a good rank?

Quite a good question. Yes, definitely because cracking a competitive exam requires smart skills and sufficient practice. Results show that students securing good ranks are mostly average in academics.

Why training institute plays an important role?

They develop the skills of approaching a problem in every student which even intelligent students lack .Experts take pains to make students Impetus - MCA as a career

Frequently asked questions

What is IT and ITES?

ICT (information and communication technology - or technologies) is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computers and networks hardware and software, satellite systems. ITES stands for information technology enabled services.It encompasses BPO’s(Business process outsourcing)amd R & D (Research and development).

How to get into the IT sector?

A good technical degree will open doors for you in the IT sector .Students bearing diploma do not enjoy stability and growth in their jobs. Therefore it is advisable to get a technical degree.

Scope in IT sector?  

India is a part of the fastest growing IT market and one of the largest providers of IT enabled services in the world.

Major players in the software industry like Microsoft have opened their R&D centers in India showing a marked preference for Indian talent.

Large sectors with low IT penetration, such as textiles and healthcare received a strong thrust from the government as well as the private sector to adopt information technology.

The Indian software industry has set the stock exchange in fire in recent times. Inspite of shocks, setbacks and the dotcom bust, IT stocks are trendsetters in the market today. Indian IT professionals are much in demand and they are taking the global software industry by storm. The Indians have taken a stronghold on the cyber map of the world, much to the envy of the Chinese. The demand for Indian IT professionals far exceeds the supply.

In the last few years, the Indian IT Industry has recorded a CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate) of more than 40 percent, which is almost double the growth rate of IT industries in many of the developed countries. In India, IT spending as a percentage of the GDP is currently about 2.5 percent. In the US, however, the IT spending as a percentage of GDP is more than 6 percent. With Government of India’s resolve to increase IT spending, it is forecast that by 2008, IT spending in India could touch 5 percent of its GDP. The IT manufacturing sector is growing at an average rate of 30 to 35 percent annually over the past decade. And the industry has over 150 major hardware players supported by over 800 ancillary units and small time vendors engaged in sub-assemblies and equipment manufacturing. Software continues to contribute a major portion of the Indian IT industry’s revenues.

What is NASSCOM?

NASSCOM stands for National Association of Software and Service Companies. It is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce for the IT software and services industry in India. NASSCOM is a truly global trade body with around 850 members, of which nearly 150 are global companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan and China. NASSCOM’s member companies are in the business of software development, software services, and IT-enabled/BPO services.

What NASSCOM says?

The much quoted Nasscom-McKinsey report has set a target of US$ 50 billion of annual IT software and services exports by 2008. In addition India centric companies are expected to earn revenues of US$ 12 billion by 2008.

Why INDIANS are preferred in IT?

The cream is selected through a rigorous testing procedure where the candidates are tested for the various skills required for an IT professional The testing procedure is unique in its kinds. Indians have the innovative capability and the determination to succeed.

NOT TO FORGET

17% of Intel scientists are Indians.  

28% of IBM employees are Indians.

34%.of Microsoft employees are Indians.

Also ,Vinod Khosla is the cofounder of Sun Microsystems

Vinod Dahm is the creator of Pentium chip

Sabeer Bhatia is the founder and creator of world’s no 1 web x –udd email program Hotmail.com

Arun Netravalli is the president of AT&T Bell Labs(AT&T-Bell Labs is the creator of programming languages like C,C++,Unix)

Rajiv Gupta is the GM of the Hewlett Packard

What the various career opportunities available after MCA?

There are immense career opportunities available in the IT field

  • Systems Management

  • Information systems (MIS)

  • Systems Development

  • Systems Engineering

  • Networking

  • Internet working

  • Application Software

  • Software Development

  • Troubleshooting

  • Hardware Technology

 

What is the basic qualification that one needs to have to be eligible for  MCA entrance exams?

The basic eligibility criterion is that the candidate must be a graduate and must have passed 10 + 2 std with maths (although some of the universities do not require this)

How to get admission in MCA?

To get admission into MCA you are supposed to clear an entrance exam.Depending upon your rank and availability of seats you get admission into the course

Is prior knowledge of computers essential before joining any MCA programme?

A basic knowledge of computers is desirable although not an essential condition to join any programme. In fact entrance exams have computers as one of the test areas, but the level of questions asked is very basic and so a prospective candidate need not worry too much 

Do students with mathematics background get an edge over other students?

As entrance exam comprises mainly of mathematics, aspirants must be proficient in mathematics. Students with mathematics background are psychologically stronger than others but there’s not much difference in knowledge. As it is a competitive exam it requires special skills, which can only be improved by smart efforts.A good training institute can help in filling such gaps, thus one should not worry about such myths.

Do Hindi medium students face any difficulty in preparing for the entrance exam?

Entrance exams basically include maths and reasoning which is independent of the medium They test the skills of an individual Let us not forget the fact that majority of the candidates selected for premier institutes belong to Hindi medium. Experience of the impetus team settles the rest.

Do fresher face any difficulty in preparing for MCA?

Our past experiences depict the fact that students who get good rank in entrance exam have also cleared their UG exams with good marks. Interest in studies rises while preparing for entrance exam, which helps student in their UG curriculum. Many of the final year students have secured merit positions in entrance exams as well as secured ranks in university exams. Thus don’t waste your time and put yourself in the competition.

I am an average student in studies. Is it  possible for me to crack entrance exam with a good rank?

Quite a good question. Yes, definitely because cracking a competitive exam requires smart skills and sufficient practice. Results show that students securing good ranks are mostly average in academics.

Why training institute plays an important role?

They develop the skills of approaching a problem in every student which even intelligent students lack .Experts take pains to make students understand each and every topic. They analyze the difficulties of students and take steps to remedy them.

Which colleges are good for doing MCA ?

There is a huge list of universities that you can opt for doing MCA. The list is given later in the prospectus.

What is the campus scenario ?

JNU:                                        MORE THAN 200%

ROORKEE:                               MORE THAN 200%

NIT’S :                                    MORE THAN 100%

OTHER DEEMED UNIV:              MORE THAN 100%

STATE COLLEGES :                   MORE THAN 50%

OFF CAMPUS :                          HUGE VACANCIES

Which are leading firms?

TCS                        McKINSEY

ORACLE                  HONEYWELL

PATNI                     KANBAY

WIPRO                    INFOSYS

BIRLA SOFT              GOOGLE

PERSISTANT             CISCO

CTS                       TATA INFOTECH

HCL                        SATYAM  

MICROSOFT             IBM

ACCENTURE             AMDOCS

CSC                        TRYLOGY

VERIZONE                HUGHES

How impetus can help me?

Impetus education services is a well known and established name which provides quality  training for MCA entrance exams. We convert an average student into a merit holder.