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Information Technology

Applications, data, networks and cloud infrastructure.

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Core subjects

Subjects you actually study in IT — with notes, PDFs and video links.

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Learning roadmap

Phase by phase, with a resource link on every step.

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Phase 1 — Foundations
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Phase 2 — Core subjects
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Phase 3 — Specialise
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Phase 4 — Job ready

Technical skills

Application development
Networking & troubleshooting
Cloud deployment
Test automation
Data analysis
IT service management

Programming skills

PythonJavaJavaScriptSQLBash / PowerShell

Tools & technologies

GitDockerJenkinsSeleniumPower BI / TableauAWS / Azure

Mini projects

Short, buildable projects to start with.

  • Inventory management web app
  • Automated regression test suite
  • Log analytics dashboard
  • Static site deployed via CI/CD

Major projects

Final-year scale projects that stand out in interviews.

  • Cloud-native SaaS with multi-tenant auth
  • End-to-end CI/CD platform demo
  • Enterprise analytics warehouse
  • Zero-trust network lab

Career paths

  • • Cloud engineering
  • • QA & test automation
  • • Data analytics
  • • IT infrastructure
  • • Application support
  • • Information security

Job roles

  • • Cloud Engineer
  • • QA Automation Engineer
  • • Data Analyst
  • • System Administrator
  • • Application Support Engineer
  • • Network Engineer

Government & PSU opportunities

Exams and organisations that recruit from this branch.

  • NIC Scientist-B
  • GATE (CS/IT) → PSU recruitment
  • Bank IT Officer (IBPS SO)
  • State e-governance IT roles
  • ISRO / DRDO IT positions

Higher studies

  • • M.Tech / MS in IT, Data Science or Cyber Security
  • • MCA for deeper software focus
  • • GRE + MS abroad
  • • MBA in Systems

Certifications

  • • AWS Cloud Practitioner / Associate
  • • Microsoft Azure AZ-900 / AZ-104
  • • ISTQB Foundation
  • • CompTIA Network+ / Security+

Industry-relevant technologies

What companies in this field are actively working on.

Platform engineeringLow-code automationObservabilityData meshZero-trust securityAI-assisted testing

IT career updates

Domains hiring from this branch and the skills each one expects.

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