Hello Tanuja,

I appreciate your interest towards computer science and information technology and I'm here to help you regarding that !!

So, there is nothing to confuse between computer science and information technology to pursur degree after successful completion of Diploma course. As you have good foundation in computers during diploma course, you can go for either of the courses and it doesn't make any matter. Do list out your chances based on the rank in the qualifying examination and choose the best college. I would personally recommend you to do research on this field and free free to ask us for further information !!

Hope this helps !

All the very best wishes for your future endeavours !

Yes,  i understand your query regarding this so i would like to give brief for solving your confusion as follows:

Generally, candidates join lateral B.Tech course after completing diploma in any engineering field to get direct entry into the second year. Degree course will open more career opportunities for you.

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Procedure :

- To take admission, you need to sit for Lateral Entry Entrance Test or LEET which is conducted at state level. Some colleges and Universities too conduct their own lateral entry tests.

- Eligibility for admission to lateral entry course is a minimum aggregate of 60% marks in the Diploma course.

You may directly contact the university officials as lateral entry criteria and admission procedure differs from one college to another.

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Below is the list of lateral entry colleges :

-Inderprastha Engineering College, Ghaziabad

-Janeta Subash Institute of Technology

-Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology

-Uttaranchal Institute of Technology

-IIMT College of Engineering

-Institution of Electronics and Telecom Engineers

-HMR Institute of Technology and Management

-Amity School of Engineering and Technology

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Job Prospects after B.Tech in computer science engineering are :

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Jobs in government sector are :

- Graduates can work with different government companies such as DRDL, ISRO, ONGC, HCL, ISRO, ECIL and BEL.

- They can also attend competitive exams conducted by UPSC, SSC etc.

- The job profiles offered in public sector is much similar to that in private sector enterprises. The main advantage of government, sector job is that it provides job security.

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Graduates in this field can work as technical administrators or researchers in different computer industries.

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The majority of graduates in this field pursue their career as a project leaders, junior programmer and system analysts etc.

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Top recruiting companies are :

-AT&T

-HP

-IBM

-Dell

-Intel

-Google

-IBM

-Yahoo

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One may work as :

-Computer Communications Specialist

-Computer Engineer

-Consultants

-Database Administrator

-Data Communication Analyst

-Professor

-Research Analyst

-System and Security Administrator

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One may find employment in the below mentioned sectors :

-Banks

-Consultancies

-Database Management Companies

-Design Support Firms

-Data Communications Companies

-E-Commerce Industry

-Order Processing

-Stock Exchange

-Simulations Manufacturers

-Universities

Ask me in comments for further query