- Software engineering is the study and application of engineering to the design, development, maintenance, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software work.
- Software Engineering as an interdisciplinary study includes the knowledge from various fields such as project management, management, mathematics, computer engineering, quality management and system engineering.
Eligibility:
The subjects that need to be taken after class 10th to pursue Software engineering as a career option are:
- Biology
- Chemistry and
- Mathematics.
After completing 10+2 level studies, It is mandatory to qualify in the Joint Entrance Examinations (J.E.E). The duration for this course is 4 years. Some of its specialized fields are:
- Software Development Process
- Software Design
- Software Engineering Tools
- Software Testing
- Software Maintenance
- Software Development
- Software Engineering Management
- Software Quality
- Software Configuration Management
List of top colleges:
- Al-Habeeb College of Engineering Technology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology, Panipat, Haryana, India
- Aurora’s Technological & Research Institute,Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Bhubaneswar Engineering College (BEC),Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
- Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Rajasthan Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Job prospects:
- There are multiple job opportunities in this field. Software Engineering as a career has a demand for software engineers across the industries.
- Plenty of job opportunities are available for software engineers in a lot of software companies in India. Some of the recognized software companies consist of Wipro Ltd, HCL Infosystems Ltd, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Infotech Ltd, NIIT Ltd, IBM, Tata Infotech Ltd, etc. in the multinational companies such as Cisco Systems, Apple Computer, Dell etc are top employers in software market.
- Software engineers are also required in public/private sectors school and colleges. Moreover, software engineers can also start their own software company. They can also choose teaching as a career option in engineering colleges.
