Hello aspirant

Yes I suggest you to give Engineering entrance examinations so that you can get into some great college and your journey to become a data scientist would become significantly easy.

I would suggest you to first focus on the main subjects like maths and basic programing. You can also pursue some online courses in relevant programming language and data science.

There are many great platforms available where you can learn more about data science and start your journey. You can learn on udemy, coursera etc. They are very helpful.

All the best.

Thanks.