Engineering dilemma

A lot goes into how the teacher is as well. I have reflected back and thought how a particular teacher could have taken a better approach. Knowing a programming language is fine, but understanding the concepts of programming is more important (logical reasoning). Its not an exam where we have to do everything without reference or help. Syntax is available on Google/documentation. You need to have good capability of applying logic. Take it like driving a car. Learning to drive is easier, but knowing when to apply breaks - how much gap to left while driving behind, knowing when to speed up or slow down is more important , and a programming language is just make/model of the car/bike, if you are good, you will be easily be able to switch over to a different vehicle .. hope you are getting the bigger picture.About C - You dont know where you are going to get into. Its not like in a hotel, wherein company will ask you (as a fresher) which dish you would like to have, i.e which language/platform would you like to work on. For example, if you had told me that I would be working on whatever I am working on now, I would have been very surprised. But, here I am.If you are going to get into service based companies (Wipro etc), then mostly its maintenance.. you would be involved in modifying (incl some development), maintaining & supporting existing stuff. Development alone from scratch is a rare breed, but exists. Product companies have more development work involved.I dont know much about CS Engineering (Especially things that could have changed in the past decade). I think only basic, if at all, will be taught related to gaming engines,graphics and Animation. Or you may need to do specialization courses from outside privately.

Ah kk.So then I must learn DBMS too along with many other things for a software field job.

Yeah it was pretty lame teaching for DBMS in my XI and XII so just thinking how horrible it'd be doing that lol.
C or other languages isn't required in IT eh?Also do Indian IT's just do like backup for foreign companies or do some work which actually makes some softwares. Also any link is there in gaming engines,graphics and CS engineering eh?Or does that go to Animation part?

Suppose you went for EC instead of CS. There will be some subjects in EC too that you may not like. So subjects that you don't like will be everywhere, I guess.

As far as not liking DBMS in school, I can assure you that what they teach in school as per CBSE curriculum is very different from what is actually done in industry now a days. Assuming your college will teach relatively new technologies (latest of Oracle etc.), you will not hate it as much and also as mhsabir said, it depends on the teacher too.

You are lucky enough to have an opportunity in hand that I was too poor to afford in my time. Make the best use of the opportunity. Best of luck...

Thanks Topweb. I know that there will be things that I may not like in EC. Will try to make the best out of what I have Topweb as my father would work very hard to pay for the fees and all.Also one more reason I'm thinking of EC is cuz it allows me to get quite a few gov. jobs related to engineering in BEl,BHEl and all if I clear their exams but with CS that is not the case.Any idea on the gaming thing? Would CS engineers be taught anything related to that or would it be the jobs of animators?

I'm a ECE Engineer...ECE is getting saturated...Every one is going for ECE these days..I would recon anyone to Mechanical/Power instead of ECE..or even Electronics(Core)..it contains a lot of Power based applications instead of communication..!!Mechanical is the new trend....2nd would be Plain Electronics..!! 😕And regarding IT..uhmm!! It has a lot of Ups and downs again...so wouldn't risk my chances...!!Computer is also good..but its kinda a part of Electronics..other than Coding!!At the end...the one who has "THE TALENT" makes his way through anyways... 🙂

Electrical FTW ! 😛

Electrical---Power whole other story..!! 😛Power owns ELectrical!!

@volcano619 There isn't just plain Electronics engineering here and I don't have interest in electrical.Just CS or EC.You doing EC related job or some IT type of job?

Currently doing Masters..1 year in MU Sigma though!!

Oh kk.Masters related to ECE itself or diff domain like CS?

Its Electrical and Electronics..!!And BTW..don't go by the name local name of "ELECTRICAL" engineering as in "ELECTRCIAN"...It has some good scope too!! 🙂What about Mechanical??...It's one of the best core stream you would ever find..!! 😕I would recon you to consider it in your list!!

Lol I know a bit what electrical engineering is but my father mistook it or electrician lol.

But its one heck of a pain in the A$$!!

Not much interest in mech but some of my friends have taken it and tell me to join em but I want EC or CS as I've liked them more than mech.And yeah I agree Electrical is one of the toughest and coupled with electronics it's even more tough.

Choose EC itself 🙂.@mhsabir will try as much as possible to avoid IT job and taking away opportunity from comp related graduates but if I do get a IT job will make sure I learn couple languages and all before taking up the job.