At present is believe, CSE has much better Career scope and prospects than ECE. However, with increasing Automation, AI and Robotics, I believe the need for Software Engineers will become saturated and somewhat decrease in future over the next three decades. You will simply have to let the Robot know of your Problems, and he wil Encode an Application/ Software Product for you.

While Electronics as a branch will never lose its significance. You can enter the Software, Hardware, Core Electronics, Research, Materials/ Semiconductor, Public Sector, Space/Avionics Sector or the Automotive Industry with a degree in Electronics. Hence, if you get admission into a Tier 1 or Tier 2 Institute in Electronics, and if you are particularly interested in it, you may go for it, otherwise Computer Science is at present one of the Highest Paying Engineering Domains and has equally great placement aspect in India.

Hello,

Both branches are really good and hold many opportunities. I will list them out so that it may help you in deciding which is better for you.

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