Growing up, you may have wanted to be someone like Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerburg and come up with innovative technologies that can fulfil the needs and wants of people.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many businesses functioning exclusively online, developing the demand for online platforms, effective cybersecurity for online transactions and securing sensitive data. There is a need for inventing new technologies for these new necessities that have come up.
For students who are interested in this field; it will be a great career option with a lot of opportunities for growth in the future.
FUTURE SCOPES FOR CAREERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING
- The scope of this field is very good and opportunities exist both in IT and non-IT companies for graduates. Career options exist in private and public companies, the manufacturing sector, and commercial and business organizations.
- The technical manpower in India is one of the largest in the world. The software industry in India has recorded steady growth in the past few years. Indian candidates are also in high demand from tech giants in the US and Europe.
- Students have career options in new areas related to the latest technologies such as automation, machine learning, blockchain development, artificial intelligence, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, cloud and big data, data mining, mobile app development etc.
- Development in quantum computing technology is also creating numerous job opportunities for computer science graduates.
- Studies have shown that there is going to be a 22% increase in the job growth rate from 2019 to 2029 for professionals holding a qualification in edge computing, an advanced version of the Cloud technology
- After completing a CSE program in cybersecurity, professionals can be hired as Information Security Analyst, Chief Information Security officers, IT Security managers and Information Security Consultant.
- Robotics, a specialisation in CSE is one of the fastest growing fields. Professionals can be hired as Robotics Engineer, Algorithm Engineer, Software engineers, Data scientists and Robotics Research scientists.
SKILLS REQUIRED TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING
- Analytical skills
- Critical thinking
- Good programming skills
- Basic web development knowledge
- Problem-solving skills
- Creativity
- Algorithms skills
- Basics of machine learning
CAREERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING
- Software Developer
- Database Administrator
- Computer Hardware Engineer
- Computer Systems Analyst
- Computer Network Architect
- Web Developer
- Project Manager
- Computer Science Blogger
- Marketing And Sales
- Tech Support and Repair
- Professors of programming language
- PCB Designer
- Content Developer
- Author For Programming Books
- Online Marketer
- Web Designer
- Startups
ELIGIBILITY TO DO A DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING
The candidates need to complete their 10+2 (science stream) or equivalent exam from a recognized board with a minimum of 50% marks. There are various entrance examinations for admission to Computer Science Engineering
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
- JEE (Joint Entrance Examination)
It is conducted by the National testing agency for admission to the top IITs, CFTIs and NITs of India. It is an all india standardised computer-based test.
- WBJEE (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination)
It is a State-level entrance exam conducted for admission to the various governmental and private engineering colleges in West Bengal.
- KCET (Karnataka Common Entrance Test)
It is a State-level entrance exam conducted for admission to the various courses in Karnataka.
- VITEEE (Vellore Institute of Technology Educational Entrance Examination)
It is conducted by the Vellore Institute of Technology for admission into various engineering courses.
- MHT CET (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test)
It is a State-level annual entrance exam conducted for admission to the various top engineering colleges in Maharashtra under the Directorate of Technical Education.
- MET (Manipal Entrance Test)
It is conducted by Manipal University for admission to the various top engineering colleges
TOP COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA AND ABROAD TO STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING
- Harvard University, USA
- University of Pennsylvania, USA
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Stanford University, USA
- Indian Institute of Technology, India
- Indian Institute of Technology, India
- Indian Institute of Technology, India
- National Institute of Technology, India
- National Institute of Technology, India
- National Institute of Technology, India
FAMOUS PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING
Mark Zuckerburg
Mark Zuckerburg is the founder and CEO of Facebook. He leads the design of Facebook\’s service and the development of its core technology and infrastructure.
Barbara Liskov
Barbara Lishkov is an American computer scientist. She is recognised for developing and implementing programming languages like CLU, the first programming language to support data abstraction.
TOP INSTITUTIONS THAT EMPLOY PEOPLE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING
- Infosys
- Wipro
- Hexaware
- Tata Consultancy Services
- Syntel
- Deloitte
- Cognizant
- IBM Global Services
- Accenture Services
- HCL Technologies
- Adobe
- Cisco
- Oracle
- Microsoft
- Yahoo
- Paytm
- Flipkart
- Apple