is Bachelor or Master Degree necessary for a web developer job?

ps: i am currently persuing BCA degree 5th sem and it has so many subjects i dont like or not related to my Aim(like microprocessor and assembly language). So.. dear seniors what do you recommend me?

where do you live?

It all depends.

In my own experience (7 years working already) - I've never needed any kind of diploma - my skills were enough.

In my friends experiences - where skills were not enough or the jobs were from organisations that are doing "global purchases" work (which actually means that they enroll in government site, gets a project, gets money) - they were required to have one due to our government requirements for that platform.

Other than that, I'm working with people who have diplomas and people who don't - can't tell a difference which is which :)

@heyheni india :/

@potata you work remotely or in office ? i mean.. freelancer or normal office like stufffs etc etc.
( sorry for the idiotic questions tho :p)

@AurthurM worked in both ways thru the years

@theKarlisK oh ok.. but can a skillful but non degree guy get jobs in amazon, microsoft etc? ( entry level i mean)

I guess in india you'll need a degree, not for webdev but in general if you'd like to be taken seriously and earn decent money. And then there is the mariage situation, you will have probably more chances at the parents of your future wife if you have a degree?

@heyheni haha nice point. 😁..
got it ... btw where are you from ?

@AurthurM do you know zurichpur in uttar switzerland 😆

@heyheni i dont know zurichpur but i do knw Switzerland 😀

Unless you wanted to be a ML or AI researcher then no degree is needed, just be active and do lots of projects

@devTea i got your ans but what is ml?

I’m in the U.K. and didn’t do any higher education been in same job but after 18 years don’t think the lack of a degree will be much of an issue

@AurthurM machine learning

@AurthurM yes MS will definitely take you based on skills and pretty sure the others will, pick a tech and write articles and demo code, get active in the community and you won’t have a problem and looks great when you apply for a position and you can refer them to a set of articles about there stack and also gives them ideas of other positions you could be suitable for

@AurthurM did you know that in Zurich Switzerland the average income for holder of a higher diploma is around rs. 564800 / $8000 per month?

So if you'd like to leave india for a year or so to earn money get your master.

@heyheni why dont u mention the cost of living and taxes in switzerland

@heyheni thats a huge amount of money per month.. but as i know Switzerland is a bit costly country right? anyway my dream is to work outside india after degree tho..

@SukMikeHok because you can live of $2500 in Switzerland if you live frugal. That's still $5500 you could set aside. Which is still 4x times the monthly upper income in india. With 12 x $5500 = $ 66’000 you could life for 4.5 years as a upper middle class with $1200 a month in india.

@heyheni yeah its much more money compared to india as you said...btw i have one more question for you : is master degree like MCA master of Computer application same in Switzerland or any other countries like india ? i mean value .. .. etc etc

only get a degree if you want to get a job.

a very few will understand what this means

Degree is not necessary. Curiosity and passion are highly recommended though.

@SukMikeHok yes but in india 60% of the population is under 30 years. With a population of 1.3 billion that's a lot young people who enter the work force. And they've got a smartphone and see what the west has and want that too. Fast!

But indias economy doesn't allow that yet. So the only way to get that fancy luxerious western life in india is to get a degree in higher education. The competition is huge. That means you don't have the luxery to study what you love but what brings you money.

In the west I agree with your quote.

This is what I've observed in India. You need a Bachelor's degree to be taken seriously. Getting an interview itself will be quite hard without one. Especially at an entry level.
The scene can be a bit different at startups though. You can get interviews based on your skill level. And your skills have to very impressive to convince the guy to take a chance with you.
I personally know someone who dropped out of college but is really skilled and has proved his talent over time. As a result, he has gotten a chance to work with some good companies. But even he would tell you that it was quite hard getting there without a degree.

Having built things that met the specification and budget are ultimately much more valuable than degrees, if you can do that first, either freelance or on personal (maybe open source) projects, a degree will be far less important.

In my honest opinion, no. I don't find it necessary to have a degree for any Creative job.

I too am a web developer. I started web development before starting my Bachelors.

And while I work in a senior position, at an agency, I have yet to graduate from my school.

What I do recommend people is to take short courses. Learn on your own and continue studying even if you don't plan to have a degree.

Once you start working with people, do your best to impress them. After a short time, you'll see how no one has cared about you not having a degree. Certainly not in my case.

I think the only benefit of having a degree is to bring forward some sort of false trust. But since you mentioned you're in India, it would also make you more socially acceptable. (Better jobs, higher pay..) in my case though freelance was my best bet. I started off with freelancing online and went on to freelancing locally. Now I have agencies who outsource work to me.

Here are some tips:
1. Take your time in building a quality portfolio.
2. Act professionally with clients.
3. Don't take on more than you can handle. If there is a certain requirement from a client that you can't do, mention it.
4. Read up on Web technologies.
5. Post stuff on Github (you'd be surprised at how much this helps)
6. For Github, make sure to practice coding ethics.
7. You'll earn more with local work as opposed to online work.
8. Network.

Also, you don't require need a technical degree if you are going into web dev.

I study Bachelors in Multimedia Arts :)

Hell no.

@uziiuzair thanks for your suggestions :)