Assuming asking your 12th stream, If your aim is to become a software engineer. You should take the science stream with three compulsory subjects Physic, Chemistry, Maths.

After 12th you can appear the entrance exam IIT JEE or your state level Entrance exam to take admission in B.tech. The branches you can prefer COMPUTER SCIENCE ENG., INFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY.

Other option you can go for BCA after then you can join MCA.

Software Engineering Programme is all about the principles of modern software engineering, together with the tools, methods, and techniques that support their application.

If you are interested for B.tech then the best colleges are:

IIT Bombay - Admission through JEE Advance

IIT Delhi-  Admission through JEE Advance

IIT Kharagpur- Admission through JEE Advance

NIT Tiruchirappalli - Through JEE main

National Institute of Technology, Surathkal - JEE Main

National Institute of Technology, Warangal- JEE Main

If you are interested in MCA then Colleges you can prefer.

National Institute of Management, Mumbai

Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

Institute of Management Studies - [IMS], Noida

These colleges have their own admission criteria for the programme.

Good Luck!

Can you please clear your doubt?

If you are asking which branch to choose to become software engineer then you can go for CSE or IT. You can choose any branch according to your interest. If we compare both the branches then CSE is the most demading branch among students. It has good scope regarding jobs and placements.

Below are the top colleges for CSE

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

Delhi Technological University, Delhi

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Jadavpur University, Kolkata

To know more about CSE branch you can refer below link

CSE

Are you interested to take admission in Btech with CSE/IT specialization?



If yes then you will have to apply for engineering entrances like Mains, BITSAT, VIT etc to get admission in top engineering colleges.



You can check the complete list of top engineering colleges below:

Top Engineering Colleges



For admissions to NITs/IIITs/GFTIs, candidates should have secured at least 75% marks in class 12th exam or be in the top 20 percentile in the class 12th exam conducted by the respective boards. For SC/ST candidates, the eligibility criteria is 65% marks in class 12th.

Rest eligibility criteria you can check here .







Good luck.