A computer engineer is a person who works on the hardware or software of the computer. The students have the freedom to specialize on either software or hardware. If you are a software engineer then you can develop and maintain soft wares and operating systems. If you are a hardware engineer then you will be dealing with motherboard, cpu, monitors etc. You can study the related course and be the type of engineer you wish to .A computer engineer mainly create and maintain computer systems. A hardware engineer will design computer and its parts .At the same time a software engineer will develop computer applications and programs. To be a computer engineer one must problem solving skills and analytical skills.
Computer engineering is a mix of electrical engineering and computer engineering. It will help in the complete products. With the mix of knowledge of software and hardware, we will get a customized product. It is with the help of all the disciplines that a computer can be manufactured. All the students who have taken science during their 12th std are eligible to take computer science engineering in their college. It is a very prominent career as everything in India and around the world are digitalized therefore the chances of a computer engineer are bigger than it was a decade back.
To be eligible for a computer engineering course then one must have taken science in their 12th std with physics and mathematics .They must also have passed the engineering entrance exam.
Step 1 To become a computer engineer one must join for B Tech in Computer Science in a good college .The course is for 4 yrs. The colleges that provide courses in B tech Computer Science are :-
1) Delhi Technical University ,Delhi
2) Indian Institute of Science ,Bangalore
3) Manipal Institute of Technology ,Manipal
4) Birla Institute of Technology ,Goa
5) Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology ,Allahabad
A computer engineer will work in places where software and hardware is developed. They will be employed in leading IT companies such as TCS , Infosys , EY ,IBM etc
The salary of a computer engineer can range from Rs 20,000 –Rs 25,000.Companies like Infosys, TCS , EY will give you a very high salary up to Rs 70,000.After few years of experience the salary will be high.