Hello,

Both the branches are good and you get really good placement offers from both.

CSE

Computer Science is a branch of engineering which deals in the study of basics of computer programming and networking, which includes topics related to computation, algorithms, programming languages, program design, computer software, computer hardware, etc

Some of the top CSE colleges in India:

• IIT-Delhi

• IIT- Kanpur

• IIT- Bombay

• IIT- Kharagpur

• IIT-Madras

• BITS Pilani

• IIIT Hyderabad

• IIT-Guwahati

• TIET-Patiala

• MIT Manipal

.Job opportunities are available in both Government as well as Private sector.

Some of the top career options after Computer Engineering include:

• Software Engineer

• Software Tester

• Project Manager

• Application Developer

• Big Data Engineer

• Machine Learning Engineer

• Data Scientists

• Data Analysts

• Computer Network Architect

• Lecturer/Professor

Some top recruiters are:

• Google

• Yahoo

• Hewlett-Packard

• International Business Machines Corporation

• Toshiba Corporation

• Dell Inc

• NEC Corporation

• Canon Inc

• Apple Inc

• ASUSTEK Computer Inc

• Acer Inc

• Lenovo Group Limited

• SAIC

• Sun Microsystem

• TCS

• Infosys

• HCL

• Wipro

• Techmahindra

ECE

ECE deals with the design and development of electronic circuits, communication equipment like transmitter, receiver, integrated circuits (IC), and the transmission of data.

Some of the top ECE colleges in India:

• Indian Institute of Technology- Madras

• Indian Institute of Technology- Delhi

• Indian Institute of Technology- Mumbai

• Indian Institute of Technology- Kharagpur

• DIT University- Dehradun

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)- Pilani

• Indian Institute of Technology- Guwahati

• College of Engineering, Anna University- Chennai

• SRM University- Amaravathi

• NIT Trichy- Tiruchirappalli

ECE has various subfields like Signal processing, Telecommunications engineering, VLSI design engineering, Instrumentation engineering, etc

Job opportunities are available in both Government as well as Private sector.

Some of the top career options after ECE include:

• Electronics Engineer

• Field Test Engineer

• Network Planning Engineer

• Electronics and Communications Consultant

• Customer Support Engineer

• Electronics Technician

• Associate Firstline Technician

• Research and Development Software Engineer

• Service Engineer

• Senior Sales Manager

• Technical Director

SOme top recruiters are:

• BEL

• DMRC

• Siemens

• Texas Instruments

• Intel

• nVIDIA

• Philips Electronics

• Motorola

• Samsung

• Conexant and Flextronics

• DRDO

• ISRO

• Infosys

• TCS

• Wipro

• Accenture

• HCL Technologies

• Tech Mahindra

Having said this, if you look at the placement offers CSE stands a bit ahead in terms of packages. But you should select based on what interests you more.  Also if you take ECE you can still try for jobs from the CSE department.

Good Luck