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What one is better among computer engineering and mechanical engineering?

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Devesh Lathi Educational Counselor | Guide-Level 12

9 years ago

In India there are better job prospects for CS.
But if you are the kind of person who likes Physics and feel happy in the company of machines and love hardcore engineering, then Mechanical is the field for you. But be aware that not many engineering colleges in India have amazing labs and workshops for Mechanical. So before opting for any college, do check out the facilities online.

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anand kumar prajapati

9 years ago

I will suggest you for mechanical engineering. If you have good numerical solving capacity and imagination, you can go for mechanical because after mechanical engineering, you have lots of scope in government as well as private sector.

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Mayank Kumar

9 years ago

It depends completely on your choice and aspirations. Both require determination and patience.
All the best.

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Sadia Khattak

7 years ago

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Hello Jadav,
Both of these branches have different and unique essence. The answer totally depends upon your interest, capability, talent, grasping power and inclination.
If you are kind of guy who is good with not just computers but with its soul, i.e., hardware, software and most importantly programming languages (C, C+, VB, .NET, Java, etc.), and you don't get frustrated with complications of these, instead enjoy dealing with them, then, Computer Science is the branch for you.
If you are the kind of guy who gets fascinated by the mechanics of everything that you see in your day to day life, say for example, the way your bike behaves in odd or good manners, the way steering acts, gearing mechanisms, machinery, etc. then mechanical engineering is the branch for you.
One of the most important and interesting fact about Mechanical Engineering is that it consists fundas of each and every branch, be it chemical, electrical, electronics, computer science, physics, etc. If you are good in mathematics then you won't have much problem in solving numericals in mechanical.
Mostly computer science engineers get the white collared jobs whereas mechanical engineers might get white collared job if he/she is in design field or might get field work.
So before choosing the branch you need to understand the kind jobs you might get after graduation and whether you are actually enjoying the course of learning without any kind of frustration or not.
Although in India mostly people choose either of these branches only but before making any decision check out the various branches, the kind of job opportunities they offer in India or in any other country (if you have no problem going abroad) and most importantly which branch is appealing to you the most. After all you need to be in the same branch (if you don't plan to change your stream in second year).
P.S.: don't choose on the sole criteria of money, choose based upon your interest. An average paying job might give immense pleasure to an individual if the stream and job are of his/her interest but the highest paying job might frustrate an individual so much if the job and stream are not of his interest.

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Hello Jadav, Both of these branches have different and unique essence. The answer totally depends upon your interest, capability, talent, grasping power and inclination. If you are kind of guy who is good with not just computers but with its soul, i.e., hardware, software and most importantly programming languages (C, C+, VB, .NET, Java, etc.), and you don't get frustrated with complications of these, instead enjoy dealing with them, then, Computer Science is the branch for you. If you are the kind of guy who gets fascinated by the mechanics of everything that you see in your day to day life, say for example, the way your bike behaves in odd or good manners, the way steering acts, gearing mechanisms, machinery, etc. then mechanical engineering is the branch for you. One of the most important and interesting fact about Mechanical Engineering is that it consists fundas of each and every branch, be it chemical, electrical, electronics, computer science, physics, etc. If you are good in mathematics then you won't have much problem in solving numericals in mechanical. Mostly computer science engineers get the white collared jobs whereas mechanical engineers might get white collared job if he/she is in design field or might get field work. So before choosing the branch you need to understand the kind jobs you might get after graduation and whether you are actually enjoying the course of learning without any kind of frustration or not. Although in India mostly people choose either of these branches only but before making any decision check out the various branches, the kind of job opportunities they offer in India or in any other country (if you have no problem going abroad) and most importantly which branch is appealing to you the most. After all you need to be in the same branch (if you don't plan to change your stream in second year). P.S.: don't choose on the sole criteria of money, choose based upon your interest. An average paying job might give immense pleasure to an individual if the stream and job are of his/her interest but the highest paying job might frustrate an individual so much if the job and stream are not of his interest.

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ajay g ajay

8 years ago

Mechanical is better as it is an evergreen branch.

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Answered by

pasha asif | Guide-Level 11

6 years ago

Computer Science and Engineering is much better than mechanical engineering in terms of scope, but don't take your decision just on the basis of scope, do consider your interest as well.

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Raj shakya #ReadyToHelp | Scholar-Level 16

6 years ago

Hi,
In India, there are better job prospects for CSE. But if you are the kind of person who likes physics and feel happy with the company of machines and hardcore engineering, then mechanical is the field for you. But be aware that not many engineering colleges in India have amazing labs and workshops for mechanical. So before opting for any college, do check out the facilities online.

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Narasimha Veeramachaneni | Contributor-Level 7

7 years ago

Both are best with respect to themselves, it always depends on your decision whether to choose mechanical or computer engineering. If you want to earn early and need to make more money than computer engineering will be an easy path. But if you have interest in practical applications of physics and models and if you think you like innovation related to mechanical then choose it.

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Ritesh Kumar | Contributor-Level 10

7 years ago

Both the branches are good and the selection depends on the interest. As the current scenario indicates computer engineering is more valuable. I’d suggest visiting UEM Jaipur website to know more information on specialization:
https://www.shiksha.com/university/university-of-engineering-and-management-jaipur-47406?q=University+of+Engineering+and+Management+Jaipur&rf=searchwidget&landing=ilp

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Ritesh Yadav National Institute of technology GOA | Contributor-Level 8

6 years ago

Hi Jadav
In India, there are better job prospects for CS. But, if you are the kind of person who likes Physics and feel happy in the company of machines and love hardcore engineering, then Mechanical is the field for you. But be aware that not many engineering colleges in India have amazing labs and workshops for Mechanical. So, before opting for any college, do check out the facilities online.

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