Hey Nishchal,



According to your query,



First of all being an E.C engineer I can give you a Frank answer irrespective of any attachment with my branch. Actually I.T is a great choice because it has very good scope nowadays and it is one of the highest paid branches in all over the world and India too.

Now talking about E.C then I mean myself to be happiest one for opting this branch because this is very wide branch and in future you could also get many other subdivisions in it. Also an E.C engineer could get the job of I.T or C.S sector so it is a good branch in exposure terms also.



Hope you find it useful.



Best of luck for your future.



Thank you.

Hello,

Let's have a look at what the branches are meant to be.



Information technology: where you learn about processors, compilers develop algorithms etc. But at the end of the day it all comes down to your coding skills. Companies recruit you on the basics of how good a coder you are.



Electornics and communication: well you learn about microcontrollers and communication but keeping in mind that microcontrollers need to be programmed so you have to learn coding anyhow. And if you are dedicated enough you can use your little bit of coding knowledge on sites like codechef and develop your algorithms alongside.



Since most of the things are getting automated these days. People do need programmers. But automation also means lot of electronics. If you're an Indian and are willing to stay here then you must have heard about the H1B visa ban making most Indian programmers unfit for jobs in the silicon Valley. Well that is where all the big boys that can fetch you high paychecks recite. Also this news was well promoted that a mechanical engineer student was able to get job in Google developing his coding skills online which just proves that you can really replicate CSE/IT courseS through a bit of dedication.



So my personal view would be ECE is better than CSE/IT as it makes you fit for both worlds equally and with a bit of efforts you could do very well in your ECE curriculum as well as compete with most of your CSE/IT mates too. Not to forget how well your CV will shine if you are able to do that.

I hope this would help you. For further queries please feel free to write me down in the comment box.