Hi Aspirant,

Engineering makes you industry ready and it is much on a technical line and after completing graduation on Engineering it makes you industry ready and you can easily get placements if you pass out from a good college.However applied physics is a research line and lot of research jobs are available in applied physics.You can make career in Applied Physics and after your completing M. Sc. Physics.You get lot of opportunities in nuclear once you pass out in Applied physics.

Hope it helps!!