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software engineer are computer science specialists who employ knowledge of the concepts of engineering and software development to build software products, design computer games and operate network control systems.

You can study B. Tech in Electrical Engineering and B.Tech in Computer Engineering to opt for software engineer career path.

Eligibility criteria:

Candidates must have must have passed 10+2 or any equivalent examination with physics,chemistry,mathematics as compulsory subjects with a minimum aggregate of 60% marks in 10+2.

Some colleges for Software Engineering are:

1. BITS Pilani (Pilani Campus)

2. College of Engineering, Anna University - [CEG], Chennai

3. Jadavpur University - [JU], Kolkata

4. National Institute of Technology - [NIT], Rourkela

5. Vellore Institute of Technology - [VIT University]

Some entrance exams are:

Jee, BITSAT, UGEE

For post graduation, GATE is the entrance exam.

Average salary is Rs 75,000 per month.

Top recruiters are:

• Facebook

• Apple

• Cisco System Inc

• Accenture

• Google

• Microsoft

• Amazon

• HSBC

• HCL

• Infosys

There are different types of software developer like:

Python developer,Systems developer,Cloud engineers,Software developer,web developer etc.

You can also visit these links for more information:

https://www.careers360.com/courses/software-engineering-course

https://www.careers360.com/careers/software-engineer

Hope it helps.

All the best for your future.

A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term programmer is sometimes used as a synonym, but may also lack connotations of engineering education or skills.
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Top colleges:
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay.
IIT, Hyderabad.
IIT, Kharagpur.
IIT, Delhi.
IIT, Kanpur.
IIT, Madras.
IIT, Guwahati.
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra.
Entrance tests
JEE Main & Advanced, WBJEE, KLUEEE, SRMJEEE, CUCET
Or merit based
For more information visit the link given below
https://www.careers360.com/courses/b-tech-in-software-engineering