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Diploma (Polytechnic) · pathway 2 of 50

Computer Science / IT Diploma

Diploma in Computer Science / IT · 3 Years

In software, what you have built counts for more than the certificate you hold.

You like building something you can show, and you do not give up when the same thing breaks for the fifth time. Code, networks and databases all reward the student who keeps learning after college hours.

Junior work is mostly looking after what already exists: fixing a site that works on your machine and not on someone else's, adding features to an app, keeping an office network running, or writing queries against a company's data.

Start your portfolio in the first year — a diploma holder with three working projects is taken more seriously than a graduate with none. If you want a degree later, you can sit DCET for lateral entry to the second year of a BE.

You might like this if you enjoy Computers & technology

Go deeper — Inside the Courses: Web Development · Networking · Database Administration · Mobile Apps

pathway 2 · Computer Science / IT Diploma

The road

  1. SSLCClass 10
  2. 3 YearsDiploma in Computer Science / IT

Where it goes after that

Work

  1. Junior Developer
  2. IT Technician
  3. Network Admin
  4. IT Support Engineer
  5. Network Technician
  6. Junior Developer
  7. Years later — Team Lead
  8. Years later — Technical Manager
  9. Years later — CTO (after degree)

Study further

  1. Lateral Entry BE-CS (3Y)
  2. MCA
  3. Cloud Certifications
  4. Lateral entry to BE → M.Tech
  5. Software R&D roles
  6. Certification-led specialisation

Government

  1. Junior programmer in state IT cells
  2. NIC technical assistant
  3. Railways / PSU IT posts
  4. SSC JE (computer)

Your own

  1. Web / app development studio
  2. IT services and AMC
  3. Computer training institute
Who can apply
Passed SSLC / Class 10 having studied Science and Maths, with roughly 35% aggregate.

Where to study it A shortlist of well-regarded places, not every college.

In Karnataka · by district

MysuruGovt Polytechnic Mysuru Government