PGDCA stands for Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications, which is a one-year professional postgraduate diploma course in the field of computer application. The course is designed to provide comprehensive knowledge of computer application and computer science, covering a wide range of topics such as operating systems, database management systems, web programming, computer programming, networking, system analysis, software engineering, and more. The course is open to candidates who have completed any undergraduate studies in any related stream and have studied Mathematics at least in Class 12th. The PGDCA course syllabus may vary from one institute to another, but the basic theme or core remains the same. The PGDCA is a professional course, and the student after completing the degree may decide to take up a job in the corporate sector.