ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WHICH HAVE BETTER CAREER SCOPE?

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Rishvanjas Sharma | Guide-Level 12

5 years ago

There is scope for every branch, All these three are highly in demand programs, its you who has to SEE and decide his/her ambition. And this depends on your own introspection. Ask these questions to yourself and answer honestly. You will get your answer automatically: What am I passionate about? Wha

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Smita Prakash | Beginner-Level 4

9 years ago

Electrical engineering is a better option. There are many vacancies in government and private Sector.

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Arun Kumar | Beginner-Level 5

2016-04-09 15:15:03

Hey Udit, Both the specialisation fruits well after degree if you do good in your field however if we go with trends Elictricals has better placement records than mechanical. Again it also depends on your choice of university you are studying in. Some good universities having best placement track re

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Abhinav Tripathi | Beginner-Level 3

4 years ago

Comparisons between both are not possible due to their vast scope. I would seriously not suggest going with your passion but instead, go for the thing which you want in your job. If it is money then go for simpler but high-paying jobs like management and CS or if you really want things to be excitin

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Syed Asif | Guide-Level 12

6 years ago

Well, people say mechanical engineering is better but to me electrical engineering would be better because of less jobs for mechanical engineering students but it more depends on ones skill and expertise. Whatever you do, just upgrade your skills.

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Pasha Asif | Guide-Level 11

7 years ago

Electrical engineering is better than mechanical engineering because it has better scope now when compared to mechanical engineering and also has good placement opportunities.

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Abhishek Bansal | Contributor-Level 10

7 years ago

If you talk about today's world, then electrical is far better branch in terms of requirement for company but in future nothing can be said according to me you should go for electrical because it has more scope than mechanical now. But your interest depends as both have their own value in their fiel

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Omkar Phale | Guide-Level 13

8 years ago

Hello Udit, Electrical engineering is the design and study of electronics, power, and electrical systems while mechanical engineering is the design and study of power, energy, weapons systems, aircraft and transportation products, and other equipment. Electrical engineering is one of the main branch

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Prateek Puri Goswami | Contributor-Level 8

9 years ago

It depends on your interest, but the better scope is in mechanical engineering. In electrical engineering, opportunities are less. You should pursue engineering from a good college with decent placement assistance.

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Saransh Sharma | Beginner-Level 2

9 years ago

Mechanical engineering has a better scope.

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