Software engineering is a field of engineering that deals with bringing solutions to software issues and developing of software. With a career in software Engineering ,you will deal with developing software for a particular use or work on improving older softwares. You'll get to design new softwares ,work on secure software or security of data, improving older ones and testing the newly developed ones.  To work in software engineering, it is usually accepted to go for computer science engineering degree .
Once your Degree is completed ,you can find work as :

*Software Programmer
*Software Engineer
*Software Developer
*Systems Analyst
*Software Application Architect
*Software Consultant

Some of the best universities for studying software engineering are:

*  IIT Bombay  : when it comes to software engineering,no other College in India can top the Indian Institute of Technology. Of course there are several IITs in India but the reputation of IITs in engineering tops the list of engineering University in India. IIT Bombay is the top Institute for software engineering in India. Entrance is through JEE main and JEE advanced. The fee structure for the course is ₹8.31 lakh.

* IIT Delhi also offers B.Tech in computer science and engineering. Entrance is through JEE advanced and JEE mains with fee of ₹8.64 lakhs.

*IIT Kharagpur offers B.Tech in Computer Science and engineering for a duration of four years. Entrance is through JEE advanced and JEE mains. The course fee is ₹8.44 lakhs.

*IIT Kanpur has a B.Tech course in Computer science and engineering with a fee of 8.14 lakhs. One must clear JEE advanced and mains to be eligible.

* IIT Madras also has a B.Tech course in Computer Science and Engineering for four years. The course of the fee is ₹8.40 lakhs.

*IIT Roorkee offers B.Tech course in computer science and engineering for a duration of four years with a fee of 5.13 lakhs.
So far the top Institutions for computer science are the IITs with these institutes gaining the most of placement in the top software companies as well. Not only placements but the reputation of these institutions are well known and gives a great opportunity to your career.

A part from IITs, Some other technical colleges worth mentioning and that are on the top of software courses are also given below:

*Anna university ,Chennai

*IIIT , Hyderabad

*National Institute of Technology, Titruchirapalli

*National Insititute of Technology, Rourkela

* Jadavpur University, Kolkata

* Delhi Technological University