What group should i choose for engineering

Hey Goutham,
Well every branch of Engineering is actually inter related to each other and is incomplete without each other. So I would suggest to choose a branch that you have an interest in. All matters is how well you score in your graduation which will eventually lead you to better placements.

All the best buddy :)

Dear Aspirants/Guardians

Cutoff mark cannot be predicted exactly because it depends upon various factors.

You can go through the below-provided link of Careers360 where you can find predicted cutoff score by various institutes and check previous year cutoff for various NITs. Right now keep working hard for your upcoming exams.

Link for checking mark vs. rank:- Https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-result-marks-vs-rank

Link for the cutoff rank for Nits:- https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff

All the very best and good luck.

Institute name matters, Always

No matter what course you actually get engaged with, its the name of your alma mater that matters. It is this institute which will be a part of your resume for the rest of your life. Its not that very good institutes have altogether different syllabus or teaching methodologies. But there are other things which make them special:

There will be few professors who are exceptionally good in their field of work. Their guidance can do wonders.Being a top institute, it will attract the best talent with whom youll be interact on regular basis. Youll get a lot of learning from your batch mates, seniors and juniors.Youll be able exposed to better companies for your internships and campus interviews.Do not be too hesitant to hostel-life and leave a better institute only to be able to be with your family. Normally better institutes also cost less than some of the newly started self-finance colleges, only their entrance criteria are tough to achieve. So if you can afford, always aim for the best.

Information Technology(IT) vs. Computer Science(CSE)

I have seen how preference for IT and CSE has fluctuated over the last 15-16 years. Initially IT was on top, then gradually started declining. Then CSE came ahead! So what exactly is the difference?

Based on my knowledge and exposure during lecturer days, this is how it goes. Computer science was introduced under Electronics Engineering department in early 1990s. At that time, its demand was less. Over the time, its syllabus was also changed. After the rise of Infosys and other companies, demand started increasing dramatically. It was not possible to meet the demand with 60 student batch of Computer science. It would be hard to get AICTE permission to increase number of seats quickly. Therefore a new course was introduced around 1995-1996, which was Information Technology, to enroll more students. Now to make it slightly different from CSE, some courses were added and some were dropped. Over the time, IT and CSE got separated from Electronics department in most institutes.

Now from hiring perspective, company hardly pay any attention about IT or CSE (or even MCA). It is the skills that you acquired matters. There are a lot of mechanical, production, electrical, electronics, civil engineers who have made successful careers in IT.

So the bottom line is, if you want to pursue your career in software field and are getting the best institute that you preferred, dont worry too much about IT or CSE. Both are equally good. (As mentioned below, I have done my grads in IT and post-grads in CSE!)

Electronics vs. IT/CSE

Since last 6-7 years, Electronics Engineering (EC) tops the list during Engineering admissions. Parents and students prefer it over IT/CSE. There are certain things which went against IT/CSE in these years:

Recession and lay-offsLack of development of new IT hubs in IndiaEmergence of non-engineering courses like MCA, Bsc IT, PGDCA etcMediaThough EC is a great field of work and research, all the reasons mentioned above also apply to it esp. in India (apart from media). I have seen many EC engineers ultimately opting for software jobs. So go for EC, if you really want to pursue your career in that direction. It has a very good future and scope. But go for IT/CSE, if you are finally going to join software bandwagon.

Its a fast-paced world

Have a look at following links:

Dream Jobs 2010 - IEEE SpectrumSpecial Report: Dream Jobs 2011
These are some of the dream jobs in engineering fields. Most of these jobs have evolved over the time or didn't exist few years back. Four years of engineering is a long time and by the time youll come out, job market will be entirely different. Keep this market volatility in mind when you select a particular course, and keep yourself updated. Remember There are more than 800 engineering colleges in India and every year thousands of students enroll. So its not enough to get admission only. Real challenge begins after that.

Hello Goutham.

As per your score , you can get good colleges in India considering the jee mains score.
Every college has their own cutoff for the respective department.so kindly verifiy through the official website of the college you want to take admission into .
Afrer that please select the branch of your own intrest as it will surely depend on your own developement while in engineering.
All the branches have equal opportunities if you are good enough.
Thankyou