Hi Aspirant,

Here are the technical differences -

1.  CSE takes a more balanced approach between theory and application, while IT focuses more on application.

2. CSE offers you an opportunity to learn a variety of topics related to computers. IT provides you a chance to discovers innovative uses of those fundamental concepts.

3. CSE generally requires a decent math background, while math in IT is limited to data analysis/processing/statistics, etc.

4. You may call IT as one of CSE's sub-divisions; however, certain things are unique to IT like integrated programming, system administrations, maintenance, etc.

In terms of Placement, CSE has one notch benefit over IT, but overall for both of the branches, Placement is good in the Private sector.