IT Careers in India: Emerging Opportunities in the field of Information Technology!

Emergence of IT Enabled Services (ITeS) in India has led to strong growth of economy and better career opportunities for everybody. Hotels, infrastructure, transport, education and medical facilities - all look up to IT to provide better services and smooth operations. Hence, the need of skilled professionals in different domains of IT is rapidly on the rise and the stars of IT careers in India are on the rise.

IT Careers in India can broadly be categorized into:

• Career Opportunities in the field of Hardware
• Career Opportunities in the field of Software

Career Opportunities in Hardware

So, every time your Internet is not working or your mouse just doesn't move the way you want, you need a hardware guy to resolve your problem. Major career opportunities in Hardware available in India are:

• System Administration
• Network Administration
• Network Security
• Infrastructure Support
• Data Security, Backup and Recovery

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Career Opportunities in Software

More lucrative than the hardware domain, career opportunities in India in the field of software include:

• Computer Programming
• Programming Analysis
• System and Enterprise Architecture
• Software Configuration
• Quality Testing
• Software Support Functions

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Conclusion

Major IT careers in India are system administration, network administration, network security, infrastructure support, and database security, backup and recovery which are basically different domains of hardware. Apart from these, job options in IT industry also include software fields like computer programming, programming analysis, system and enterprise architecture, software configuration, quality testing and other software support functions.

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Source: Ruchi Shrimali (Shiksha Team)

Date: 18th May, 2011