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Stuck at 39: B.Com vs Full-Stack vs Cloud - Which IT Course is Right for Me?

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Rahul Question by Rahul on Dec 04, 2024Hindi
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How should I decide which IT course to take at the age of 39 with a B.Com degree? I am confused between Full Stack Development (Should I first take a front-end development course and then move to back-end development, or should I directly pursue a full-stack course and expect to get a job?) or Cloud Computing. Also, could you suggest which institute is best in Pune? Finally, is it better to learn and complete the course offline or online, considering the employer's preference i.e., do employers give more preference to candidates who studied through regular offline classes or those who studied online?

Ans: Always an employee will prefer a candidate who did off line course than online course. Secondly do yopu have a back ground of Science in 12th Standard. If not then you need to know Mathematics of 12th Standard ( at least a part of it) thoroughly. Secondly I would advice you to go for online certification course in Data Science, Cloud Computing, AI and Machine Learning. But before going for these certification courses you must see the syllabus and practice the basic requirements by viewing the YOU TUBE videos of the topics and there are ample study materials available in net. But without practising the basic never start the courses, you will then end in misery. So learn the basic and then start. Off line course is not recommended at this age. No need to go for a degree course. It will be of no use at this age. Go for good certification courses offered by good organizations which are having collaboration with reputed IITs like Bombay/Madras/Roorkee. Best of luck. Just follow me. MAY GOD BLESS YOU. Professor..........................:)
Asked on - Dec 06, 2024 | Answered on Dec 07, 2024
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Thank you very much for your valubale suggestion sir. Yes Sir, I took P.C.M in 12th/Intermediate and completed graduation in B.com. I think I will go with Cloud Computing (one of the courses you have recommended) as I also wanted to chose one between Cloud Computing and Full Stack. ????????????
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Ans: Shashank, With a 4.5k Manipal rank, you can secure Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) at MIT Manipal, which offers an 80–85% ECE placement rate, a vibrant campus, and strong recruiter presence from companies like Tata, Wipro, and Microsoft, with average packages around ?10.5–11.7 LPA and a median of ?8.5–9.7 LPA for 2024–2025. Your TS EAPCET rank of 8,919 makes ECE at top Telangana state colleges like Osmania University (cutoff ~3,540–5,500), CBIT (cutoff ~6,000), and Vasavi (cutoff ~6,000) unlikely, but you may get ECE at GRIET (cutoff ~13,541) or MGIT (cutoff ~13,541), which have good regional reputations but generally lower placement averages and recruiter diversity compared to Manipal. If you are interested in both CSE and ECE, CSE offers higher employability in the private sector, broader roles in software, data science, and analytics, and slightly higher average starting packages (?7–12 LPA for CSE vs. ?5–10 LPA for ECE), while ECE provides flexibility in both core electronics and IT jobs, with strong PSU and hardware opportunities.

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