Can an electrical engineering student learn programming and become eligible to get a job in the CSE or IT field?

Electrical & Electronics Engineering has the following specialisations: Software Electronics Signal Processing Computer Engineering Power Electronics Communications Nanotechnology Embedded Systems Biomedical Imaging Hardware Power Systems engineering (including renewable energy) Control So, you hav

In EEE, you do have a couple of subjects that CSE students study. And, most of the companies allow EEE students to compete with CSE and IT students for software jobs. Hence, it'll work to your advantage to learn both, core and coding.