BTech in Computer Science for a Promising and Well-settled Career

With a blooming IT Industry in India and abroad, the need to fill up the gap with skilled computer science engineers is evident. Software development, ethical hacking, network engineering, etc. are just a few roles and responsibilities that graduates with BTech in Computer Science can fill; and above that, the numbers required is also huge given the scope of the opportunity. This much can be easily guessed from a fact released by NASSCOM according to which the size of the IT export business by 2020 is projected to be USD 175 billion; when combined with the domestic sector, it pitches for a profit of somewhere around USD 225 billion.

How to get launched on career path of Computer Engineer

Having a penchant for computer and what it can do for everyone if used with advance knowledge is the basic requirement besides having a firm grip on qualifying subjects Physics, Chemistry and Maths (PCM) is the basic requirement. Without you would be no different from average science student who want to become some engineer. If you are recognized as computer nerd in your school, that’s probably something to build upon.

You can go for advance studies in Computer Science with MTech in the same subject to better your future prospect.  

Job Prospect

Internship programs

Since practical knowledge is very important to get a grip of the theoretical concepts, good colleges make sure that their students get that through valuable internship programs. They coordinate with various IT companies to offer the BTech Computer Science students an understanding of what real-life engineer must be prepared for. This also gives them opportunity to hone their communication skills because they have to meet different people from management and seniors in their tasks.

Such an experience plays a crucial role when it comes to placement of these students and their conceptual as well as practical knowledge is tested for their debut in the career of their choice.

Scope in Non-IT Industry

Opportunities for a Computer Engineer not only lie with IT sector companies but also with non-IT companies. These could be available with education and research, government and several companies in public and private commercial sectors. Besides sky is the limit for those who are ready to explore beyond what’s easily available.

Career options

With Computer Science, one can look forward to choosing following jobs:

·       System designer

·       System analyst

·       Network engineer

·       Web developer

·       Software engineer

·       Hardware engineer

·       Database administrator

And there is no dearth of industries they can work in various computer related departments on these profile: automotive, aerospace and telecommunication are just to name a few.

Opportunity to work abroad

India has become a common household name globally when IT sector is talked about due to the outsourcing capacity. Computer science graduates can thus aspire to work in countries like UK, US, Australia and Canada, on project basis or being posted in overseas office of Indian companies. The opportunity is estimated to be worth USD 70 trillion which could absorb new computer professionals in newer and novel computer science related career.