Information Technology has become an essential tool in today's competitive corporate world in India. There is a huge demand for quality IT professionals in India. The demand and supply gap of the same is increasing day by day. Recently, many IT educational institutes have cropped up all over India. The level and quality of knowledge imparted by these institutes vary greatly. Hence the Government of India introduced a DOEACC scheme in order to bring all those seeking computer education at a uniform national level. Thus helping the IT industry to meet this growing demand for IT professionals in a systematic manner.

DOEACC is a joint scheme of Department of Information Technology (formerly Department of Electronics) under Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Govt. of India and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), a statutory body for the development of technical education, including Computer Education in India.

The objective of this scheme is to generate qualified manpower in the area of Information Technology (IT) at the national level, by utilising the facilities available with the institutions & organizations in the non-formal sector.

For this purpose DOEACC Society has been established which is an autonomous body of the Department of Information Technology. The DOEACC Society, an ISO 9001-2000 certified body, is a professional examining body which accredits  institutes for conducting particular course, specializing in the non-formal sector of IT education.

The Society conducts four different levels of examinations (in JAN and JUL every year) namely -

O Level - Foundation level,

A Level - Advanced level,

B Level - equivalent to MCA degree, and

C Level - equivalent to M. Tech.

The 'A' level examinations are generally conducted twice a year starting from every Second Saturday of January and July. Minimum passing marks in Theory papers and Practical examinations is 50%.

DOEACC 'A' Level Course

The 'A' Level course enables a student to learn and acquire in-depth knowledge of the key aspects of Information Technology so that he can use IT as a problem solving tool. The candidates who successfully qualify the 'A' Level examination develop all round capabilities to manage and guide a Software project. They can make their careers as Programmers, Web Administrators , Web Content Developers, Training Faculties and Trobleshooters.

Syllabus (revised w.e.f. July 2003 exam)

'A' Level course consists of 10 Theory modules, 2 Practical and 1 Project. The course structure of  'A' Level is as follows :

COMPULSORY

A1-R3 IT Tools and Applications

A2-R3 Business Systems

A3-R3  Programming & Problem soving through 'C' language

A4-R3 Computer Organization

A5-R3 Structured System Analysis and Design

A6-R3 Data Structure through 'C' Language

A7-R3 Introduction to Data Base Managment Systems

A8-R3 Basics of OS, Unix and Shell Programming

A9-R3 Data Communication & Networks

ELECTIVE (Select ONE)

A10.1-R3   Introduction to Object Oriented Programming & C++

A10.2-R3   Introduction to Object Oriented Programming through Java

A10.3-R3 Computer Graphics

PRACTICALS

PR-1 Practical -1 (based on A1,A2,A3 & A4 modules)

PR-2 Practical -2 (based on A5, A6, A7, A8, A9 & A10 modules)

PROJECT

PJ Live Project

Duration of the project should be 350 man hours approx. The project can be submitted only after clearing 5 papers and appearing in remaining papers in the next examinations. It carries a total of 100 marks (80% for evaluation and 20% for viva-voce)

Exemption from papers

Three modules of 'O' Level and practical are common to that of 'A' level as shown below :

O Level .................. A Level

M1-R3 ................... A1-R3

M2-R3 ................... A2-R3

M4.1-R3 ................ A3-R3

Practical ................ Practical-1

The candidate who successfully clears the 'O' Level with the above modules and practical examination is entitled to exemption from the corresponding 3 modules and practical-1 of 'A' Level.

Registration and Eligibility Criterion

For taking these examinations, a student has to first Register himself/herself with the DOEACC Society by paying Registration fees of Rs. 300/-  payable through a Demand Draft in favour of 'DOEACC' payable at 'NEW DELHI'.

A candidate can register oneself in one of following TWO ways :

1. Through Accredited Institute :

If the candidate is undergoing a 'A' Level course from an  Institute accredited by DOEACC Society

after passing 'O' Level / Govt recognized polytechnic Engg. Diploma after class 10

OR

If the candidate is undergoing a 'A' Level course from an  Institute accredited by DOEACC Society

and has completed / undergoing Govt recognized polytechnic Engg. Diploma after class 10+2 or Graduation

2. As a Direct Candidate :

If the candidate has completed Level 'O' / Govt recognized polytechnic Engg. Diploma / Graduation

followed by minimum of ONE Year relevant experience in IT industry.

After registration, the student receives an Identity Card and a Registration Number. This registration is valid for a period of FIVE years i.e. a candidate is allowed to appear in maximum 10 consecutive examinations (conducted twice a year) from the date of registration.

Cut-off dates for 'A' Level registration are :

• 31 January for July examinations
• 31 July for January examinations

For every examination, the candidates have to apply separately through Exam Forms available in the months of MARCH and SEPTEMBER for JULY and JANUARY exams respectively. The candidates have to indicate the modules they wish to take exams and have to pay examination fees of Rs. 250/- per module to DOEACC Society.

Complete details and Registration form can be obtained from the DOEACC website http://www.doeacc.org.in

The office address of the society is as follows :

DOEACC Society, Electronics Niketan, 6 CGO Complex, NEW DELHI - 110003

Tel : 011-24363330,31,32, 24366577,79.80. Fax : 011-24363335

E-Mail : doeacc@doe.ernet.in

Advantage - 'A' Level

The Dipomas/certificates provided even by very reputed Private or Semi-government educational bodies are normally not accepted by Government Departments for the purpose of recruiting IT professionals.
There requirement in general is a Government recognized certificate or diploma. The main advantage of the 'A' Level certification is that a candidate gets a fully Government recognized IT qualification equivalent to Advanced Diploma which is accepted all over India and even in many foreign countries like Japan.