Skills for BCA Students, Requirements, Educational Qualifications

What Skills a Good BCA Candidate Should Possess?

There are several skills that an aspirant needs to possess to be an efficient and perfect candidate to pursue a BCA Degree. A few of those skills is mentioned below in detail for a candidate’s help:

Other skills and abilities that will help a candidate to turn himself/herself into a good BCA candidate also include ethics and integrity, passion towards the dream, an ambition to chase, motivation, and disciplined behavior.

To be an ideal candidate for a BCA course, an aspiring candidate needs to be dedicated, disciplined and focused on their career goals. They need to be clear about the choice of specialization, they wish to pursue in the future. There are several skills and habits that an aspirant should possess to demonstrate their achievements and leadership potential through the course.

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What are the Requirements to be a Good BCA Candidate?

Let’s discuss a few of those important points that make an aspirant a good BCA candidate. Try to possess a strong grip on these points to be an exemplary BCA candidate.

Hold Standardized Entrance Exam Scores

There are several national and university level entrance exams for which an aspirant can appear like IPU-CET (Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test), SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test ), AIMA UGAT All India Management Association), BUMAT (Bharati Vidyapeeth Undergraduate Management Aptitude Test), and many more. 

• According to the exam scores accepted by their desired colleges for BCA admission, the candidate needs to sit for those entrance exams. 
• These exams have been conducted to examine the book’s knowledge of the candidate and to check whether the candidate is a good fit for the BCA course or not. 
• An aspirant needs to secure a good range of marks in these examinations because these scores will decide to which Institute the candidate is eligible for admission.

Perform Well at Intermediate Level

Candidates Intermediate marks scores also play an important role in determining the overall score of the candidate. 

• Beyond entrance exam scores and relevant work experience, top BCA Colleges also consider the scores of graduation degrees to examine the GPA and academic performance of the candidates. 
• To pursue admission to a course, an aspirant should also qualify for the basic or fundamental educational eligibility criteria of having a 50% or the above score at the Intermediate Level from a recognized board.

Possess some Extracurricular Hobbies

Although not every BCA College requires this usually, anything that a candidate has accomplished outside of work or school, for example, humanitarian effort, club participation, or something like that, can reinforce his/her application. 

These skills will help the interviewing panel to judge the candidate’s overall personality.

Be Fearless in Group Discussion Round

Once the candidates get shortlisted for the Group discussion round based on their entrance examination scores. 

• They need to perform well in this Group Discussion (GD) round to qualify for the personal interview round. 
• This is a healthy GD round among 8-10 candidates that will normally take 10-20 minutes, in which the candidates will exchange their opinions with reasonable and intellectual arguments. 
• To crack this round an aspirant should grasp a stronghold on communication with confidence in appearance and clarity in words and opinion. 
• There are some of the general GD tips that the candidate must follow to decipher this round well:
• Ensure frequent participation involving facts, figures and data with appropriate content.
• Keep a logical approach in the Group Discussion round.
• Be outspoken, but not offensive towards anyone. 
• Try to use simple words for a better and easy understanding of everyone present during the Group Discussion round.
• Listen to the opponent patiently, and don’t interrupt anyone in between
• Always maintain eye contact while presenting your point with everyone except the judges or the panelists during the GD Round.

Stay Prepared for Personal Interview Round

The (PI) personal Interview round comprises 2-5 panelists that intend to gauge the personality traits and skills a candidate acquires. 

• Usually, the interview round duration extends for 10-20 minutes. The major motive of this PI round is to examine the sustainability of the candidate. 
• There are several tips and tricks that one should follow while appearing for interview rounds. A few of them are discussed below:
• Appear for the interview round in a formal dress code.
• Have a clear and transient objective in mind regarding the BCA Course.
• Know your strengths and weaknesses, subjects at the Intermediate level, and other relevant details.
• Numerous questions are almost there in the list of questions of the panelists during the PI round. A few of those questions are mentioned below:
  • Introduce yourself and Tell us something Interesting.
  • Why do you choose this BCA College?
  • Tell us about the strengths and weaknesses of your personal life.
  • Tell us about the leadership traits in your life. 
  • Where do you see yourself after graduating from this college?
  • What kind of books do you read the most?
  • What are your short-term career goals in life?

What Questions an Ideal BCA Candidate Should ask Himself/herself?

Numerous questions BCA aspirants should ask themselves, which will help them to examine whether they are an ideal candidate or not. Those questions are:

1. Do I possess leadership capabilities?
2. Am I able to define job satisfaction well in an organization?
3. Am I able to define the kind of lifestyle I desire and what level of financial security I aspire to?
4. Am I competent in the language and communication skills in college?
5. Do I possess a non-judgemental attitude or humanistic values towards life?

BCA graduates need to build up their interpersonal abilities to draw out the best in each colleague, encourage creativity and co-activity, and to channel disagreement effectively.