PGDCA is a Postgraduate Diploma level course. Candidates studying PGDCA gets hired as Assistant Programmer or Computer Operator in a government department. Universities conducting PGDCA courses prepares a candidate on programming skills. They need to understand the intricacies of a system and then work accordingly. The candidates should have good working knowledge of programming and should be receptive to taking quick decisions in times of emergency. These candidates get hired in a government department as Computer operator, Support lead, Administrator of application packaging, Network systems analyst, Database administrator etc.