Ask & Answer: India's Largest Education Community

Civil and electrical engineering are two of the oldest and most popular branches of engineering sciences.
Civil engineering ranks among the oldest of all engineering professions and entails design and supervision of roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, water supply and sewage system construction, repair, and improvements.
Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment such as electric motors, machinery controls, lighting, wiring, power generation, and the like in buildings, utilities and other places. Electrical engineers also design the electrical systems of automobiles and aircraft.
When comparing electrical engineer with civil engineer job prospects, electrical engineers enjoy slightly higher wages, but civil engineers have more opportunities.

Government Sector: In the government sector, there are various departments that require IT professionals. With digitization in the Indian economy, all the PSUs and organisations require IT engineers to maintain their highly confidential data and protect it from the unforeseen threats. So, joining government sector is a lucrative option as it comes with its own perks of job security and consistent salary increment. E-commerce Industry: Online companies have flooded the Internet and the tech-savvy consumer (s) favour purchasing goods online. This e-commerce boom is a bright opportunity for IT engineers to grab jobs e-commerce giants to earn decent remuneration. Telecommunications: The subscriber base has grown manifolds in the past decade and with the emergence of low tariff plans, the requirement to manage the systems has also grown. IT engineers are the right people to deal with the issues of this industry. Biotechnology Industry: Scientists, researchers, big corporate houses, often engage in experimentations that are now-a-days done in digital mode. The need of IT engineers in this industry is also becoming vital due to change in the mode of operations that have now become digital. Higher Education: IT engineers can also pursue teaching professions and can choose to teach students at University level. This will help them expand their horizon in terms of the guidance required by the future generation of our country. Hope it helps.