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Definition

“Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think” ~Steve Jobs Rather than just using computers, computer engineers work with hardware and software. Computer engineers focus on innovation—making computing systems safer, faster and more powerful. Computer engineers apply scientific theory to develop and design new computer hardware or software. At the career level, there are two main branches: hardware and software engineering. Hardware engineers focus their skills on computer systems and components, designing microprocessors, circuit boards, routers and other embedded devices. On the software side, these engineers create, test and debug programs and applications that run on computers, mobile devices and more.

Career Path


Diploma (Computer Engineering/Computer Science and Engineering)
Level
Under-Graduate
Duration
3 years
Eligibility
High School/Intermediate/ITI, Some colleges have a criteria of specific minimum marks
Entrance Exam
Polytechnic Diploma Entrance Exam (e.g. Delhi CET, TS POLYCET)
Specialization
--
Average Fee
₹60,000 to ₹2,50,000
Mode
Regular
Goal
Junior Software/Hardware Engineer, IT Administrator, Lateral Entry in B.Tech
B.E./B.Tech (Computer Engineering/Computer Science and Engineering)
Level
Under-Graduate
Duration
4 years
Eligibility
10+2 with PCM (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics), Computer Science as a main/optional subject, Some ...
Entrance Exam
JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) Main, JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) Advanced, UPSEE (Uttar Pradesh State Entra...
Specialization
--
Average Fee
₹4,00,000 to ₹12,00,000
Mode
Regular
Goal
Computer Programmer, Software/Hardware Engineer, System Designer, Software Developer, IT Administrat...
M.E./M.Tech (Computer Engineering/Computer Science and Engineering)
Level
Post-Graduate
Duration
2 years
Eligibility
B.E./B.Tech. (Computer Engineering/Computer Science & Engineering) with 55% to 60% marks, B.E./B.Tec...
Entrance Exam
GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), Indian School of Mines (ISM) Entrance Exam
Specialization
Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Cloud computing, Image Processing, Data Analytics, Se...
Average Fee
₹50,000 to ₹6,00,000
Mode
Regular
Goal
Software Engineer, Research & Development Engineer, Application Developer, Lecturer

Colleges


  • Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Pilani
  • Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
  • College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, Chennai
  • Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, New Delhi
  • Dr. Visvesvaraya Institute of Engineering & Technology, Bhopal, Bhopal
  • Government Polytechnic, Pune, Pune
  • Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Bengaluru
  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Chennai
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Guwahati
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi, Varanasi
  • Integral University, Lucknow, Lucknow
  • Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Kolkata
  • Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, New Delhi
  • Kasturba Polytechnic For Women, Delhi, Delhi
  • National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Rourkela
  • Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi, Delhi
  • Techno India University, Kolkata, Kolkata
  • Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Vellore

Top Colleges


Key Skills


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Being driven by curiosity
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Communication Skills
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Desire to update skills and learn new technologies constantly
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Detail Oriented
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Enjoys challenges
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Excellent mathematics skills
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Good memory
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Innovative Skills
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Logical skills
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Organization & Time Management
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Team work
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Tech-savvy
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Willing to work for long hours or in shifts including night shift and holidays

Career Prospect

  • Computer Programmer
  • System Designer
  • Software Developer
  • IT/Network Administrator
  • System Analyst
  • Software Engineer
  • Hardware Engineer
  • Application Developer
  • Software Tester
  • Network Engineer
  • Mobile App Developer
  • Database Administrator
  • Technical Support Engineer
  • Computer Architect
  • Professor/Lecturer
  • Researcher and Development Engineer
  • CAD Engineer
  • Project Manager
  • Security Analyst
  • IT- Manager
  • Computer Network Support Specialist
  • Electronic Engineer
  • Freelancer

Scope

  • Software & IT companies
  • Computer Hardware Industry
  • Database Management
  • Data Center
  • Research and Development
  • Government Organizations (e.g. railways, armed forces)
  • Robotics
  • Aeronautics
  • Firms installing business systems
  • Digital Consulting Firms
  • Hospitals and Hotels
  • Computer-related Equipment Manufacturing Firms
  • Computer Security Companies and Cyber Cell
  • Forensic Labs
  • Multimedia and Web Designing Companies
  • Architecture
  • Telecommunication
  • Embedded Systems
  • Electronic Industry
  • Educational Institutions
  • Self-Employment

Pay Package

  • Like in any other field the remuneration in this field depends on qualification, experience and area in which one works. One could get an initial pay of ₹15,000 to ₹70,000 per month.

Role Models


Satya Nadella

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Satya Nadella is an Indian American business executive. He is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014. Before becoming CEO, he was Executive Vice President of Microsoft's cloud and enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company's computing platforms, developer tools and cloud computing services. Nadella worked at Sun Microsystems as a member of its technology staff prior to joining Microsoft in 1992. At Microsoft, Nadella has led major projects that included the company's move to cloud computing and the development of one of the largest cloud infrastructures in the world. Nadella worked as the senior vice-president of Research and Development (R&D) for the Online Services Division and vice-president of the Microsoft Business Division. Later, he was made the president of Microsoft's $19 billion Server and Tools Business and led a transformation of the company's business and technology culture from client services to cloud infrastructure and services. He has been credited for helping bring Microsoft's database, Windows Server and developer tools to its Azure cloud. The revenue from Cloud Services grew to $20.3 billion in June 2013 from $16.6 billion when he took over in 2011.[24] He received $18 million in 2016 pay.

Shiv Nadar

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Shiv Nadar is an Indian billionaire industrialist and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of HCL and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Nadar founded HCL in the mid-1970s and transformed the IT hardware company into an IT enterprise over the next three decades by constantly reinventing his company's focus. In 2008, Nadar was awarded Padma Bhushan for his efforts in the IT industry. Nadar, nicknamed by friends as Magus (Old Persian for "wizard"), since the mid-1990s has focused his efforts on developing the educational system of India through the Shiv Nadar Foundation. He is the brother of Tamil novelist Ramanichandran. Nadar began his career at Walchand group's Cooper Engineering in Pune in 1967. He soon gave it up to begin his own venture, in partnerships with several friends and colleagues. These partners were Ajai Chowdhry (Ex-Chairman, HCL Infosystems), Arjun Malhotra (CEO and Chairman, Headstrong), Subhash Arora, Yogesh Vaidya, S. Raman, Mahendra Pratap and DS Puri. The initial enterprise which Nadar and his partners began was Microcomp, a company which focused on selling teledigital calculators in the Indian market.

Shantanu Narayen

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Shantanu Narayen is an Indian American business executive, and the CEO of Adobe Systems, and president of the board of the Adobe Foundation. Prior to this, he had been the president and chief operating officer since 2005. He started his career at Apple. After Apple, Narayen served as director of desktop and collaboration products for Silicon Graphics, then co-founded Pictra Inc. a company that pioneered the concept of digital photo sharing over the Internet. Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as a senior vice-president of worldwide product research, was later promoted to executive vice president of worldwide products, and appointed to his current post in November 2007 at the age of 45. He serves on the board of Dell Inc. and the advisory board of the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley. He grew up in Telugu speaking family in Hyderabad, India, the second son of a mother who taught American literature and a father who ran a plastics company. He went to Hyderabad Public School in Hyderabad. Narayen earned a bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering from University College of Engineering, Osmania University in India, an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree in computer science from Bowling Green State University, Ohio.

Sundar Pichai

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Sundar Pichai also known as Sundar Pichai, is an Indian American business executive. Pichai is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Google Inc. Formerly the Product Chief of Google, Pichai's current role was announced on 10 August 2015, as part of the restructuring process that made Alphabet Inc. into Google's parent company. and he assumed the position on 2 October 2015. Pichai worked in engineering and product management at Applied Materials and in management consulting at McKinsey & Company. Pichai joined Google in 2004, where he led the product management and innovation efforts for a suite of Google's client software products, including Google Chrome and Chrome OS, as well as being largely responsible for Google Drive. He went on to oversee the development of different applications such as Gmail and Google Maps. On 19 November 2009, Pichai gave a demonstration of Chrome OS; the Chromebook was released for trial and testing in 2011, and released to the public in 2012. On 20 May 2010, he announced the open-sourcing of the new video codec VP8 by Google and introduced the new video format, WebM.

Padmasree Warrior

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Padmasree Warrior is Chief Executive Officer of NIO U.S as well as a member of its board of directors. In these capacities, she is responsible for the brains of NIO's autonomous, electric vehicles and the overall user experience. She is based in San Jose, CA where NIO U.S. is headquartered. Warrior joined Motorola in 1984. Over the course of her 23 years at the company she served as Corporate Vice-President and general manager of Motorola's Energy Systems Group, and Corporate Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer in its Semiconductor Products Sector. Immediately prior to becoming Motorola's CTO, she served as general manager of Thoughtbeam, a product of Motorola, in Tempe, Arizona. When named Motorola's CTO in January 2003, Warrior became a senior vice-president and in 2005 she was promoted to executive vice-president. During Warrior's tenure as CTO, Motorola was awarded the 2004 National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States, the first time the company had received this honour. During this period she was a proponent of "Seamless Mobility" – the concept of having seamless communication across all facets of a person's life. The dream was not fully realised and the concept was eventually dropped from Motorola marketing presentations. On 4 December 2007, she left Motorola to become CTO at Cisco Systems. It was announced in June 2015 that she will be leaving Cisco Systems.

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