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Whichever branch best suits your interests, aptitudes, passions, mindset, favorite subjects, and aspirations! Choosing a branch is a personal decision; choose one that interests you. Don't make the mistake of giving in to peer and peer pressure. As I stated in the first line, make your own conclusion after considering all of the factors. If you get your degree from a reputable college, you'll have plenty of work prospects in every field. Some good institutions which offer tech programs and have a high reputation are IITs, NITs, BITs, VIT, PEC, Thapar, and LPU. Examine your eligibility and selection criteria for each of them, and take advantage of any opportunity that arises. I hope this information is useful. All the best!

The syllabus of B.Tech computer Science and engineering (CSE) and IT overlaps between 80 to 90% in various universities. CSE is the study of computers and computational systems. Computer scientists deal mostly with software and software systems; this includes their theory, design, development and application. IT engineering is application of CS for enterprises to meet business goals. CS graduates can easily do both application and systems development whereas as IT engineers are trained to work on application development. Indian IT industry prefers CS graduates over IT because CS is branch taken by toppers in all engineering entrance examinations.
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Hello Soham,
Computer Science engineering equally covers both hardware and software aspects. Information technology engineering and software engineering has a lesser focus on the hardware aspect. However, this difference hardly matters as universities frequently keep updating the syllabus for each branch.
Unless and until, you get a job in a hardware manufacturing company like Intel, Logitech, etc. this little difference in the syllabus hardly matters. Most of the jobs offered are in the software domain. If you opt for information technology engineering, you can become a software engineer. If you opt for computer Science engineering, you can become a computer engineer, which covers both hardware and software.
So, there is no need to compare the little differences between the branches. You can get admission in a good college in any of these branches. You should keep a percentage of over 70% without any backlogs.
All the best.

Hello Sanjay,
Computers is the most sought for option for higher studies after completing 12th standard. There are a number of courses available for the same. The best option is to opt for BE or B.Tech. There are a number of branches in BE or B.Tech providing relatively the same course with just a mere change n the course name. You can opt from Computer Science Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Information Science branches of engineering to pursue your interest in software. B.Tech is popularly known by the name of engineering by everyone. It offers the most specialization and is better per se as compared to the other courses. B.Tech has comparatively the most number of students applying per year.
Alternatively, you can either opt for Bachelor in Computer Application (BCA), followed by Masters in Computer Application (MCA). This course is designed specifically for students who are interested in learning computer languages. The students here are more towards application of knowledge.
You can also go for B.Sc. in Computer Science or Information Technology. B.Sc stands for Bachelor of Science. This is a wider course as compared to BCA and does offer a reasonable degree of specialization in the last year. This course is more inclined towards procurement of knowledge and imparting the same to others through research.
You can choose form any of these courses as per your interests. I hope this answers your question. If you have any further questions, kindly revert.

The entrance examination for pilot training courses test the aspirant's knowledge of mathematics, physics, logical reasoning and verbal ability. The candidate should be thorough with class 10th to 12th standard textbooks for this. You can refer to various question banks to gain an insight into the pattern and types of questions asked.
There are several question banks for CPL and APTL examinations. Aircraft Technical V. 1 (Pilot Training) by Pilot Training Center is a good book that can help you with your preparation.
Aviation or aeronautical engineering aspirants will need to sit for engineering entrance exams like IIT JEE and GATE. There are a number of books available that will help you in preparing for the tests, such as:
1. Problems in physics for IIT and other engineering entrance examinations by SK Srivastava.
2. Chemistry for IIT-JEE and other engineering entrance examinations by Raman KV.
3. Aerodynamics for engineering students by Houghton and Carpenter.
4. Aeronautical engineers data book by C. Matthews.

Hello Bhavesh,
It is true that nowadays 60-75 percent out of total jobs available in the computer Science and technology field are software oriented, but this is not an uneven thing due to the variety and ease of task available in computer Science. In contrast to the above fact there are a lot of field where hardware knowledge is essential and these field are providing jobs to the talented persons who have hardware level knowledge.
Some of these fields are under:-
1.Embedded System Programming
2.Machine Level Programming
3.Working With RADAR or Similar System
4.Design Of Automated System
And the list begins from here without ending.
You can operate a system without knowing about its hardware configuration but you can't change or modify it according to your ease/convenience. Thus it is clear from the above discussion that hardware is the father, guardian and the present boss in the computer system/field. History also support this fact as Abacus was designed before any simplest software.
At last let us consider an example specially for those who think that hardware has no value in current computer industry : Let us consider a person working as a clerk in a firm and doesn't know about computer hardware, he just know about his soft work. Suddenly RAM of his system/computer is ejected from its position. Then there is no use of his experience or software knowledge. It shows that a small level hardware knowledge is essential for everybody. And of course a large bit of knowledge may put your name among the persons earning hundreds of dollars/week by just working few hours from $15 million industry I.e. Industry of automated products.