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Should I Pursue a Career as a Software Developer or Data Scientist with a Bachelor's in Engineering?

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Asked by Anonymous - Jul 12, 2024Hindi

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I'm preparing for placements as a Batchelor of Engineering fresher candidate what would be better career path Software Developer or Data Scientist/Analyst, I have equal interest in both the fields.

Ans: It is often times tough to decide while being an outsider. Evaluate your interest, aptitude, strengths and put in your best efforts. I suggest you prepare to be interviewed for both paths. Pick the on that comes your way first. Give it a try for 2 years and if it does not work for you you can always get to the other option. To keep yourself updated do continue learning on platforms like Coursera, SWayam platform. All the best!

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But nowadays, Tier 2 cities are really coming up in terms of career options. So I am sure you will have IT companies there.

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Hello Mayank. I am a Automotive Testing professional having 8 years of experience. I have current CTC of 9 Lacs per annum but in recently I changed my profile to Program manager. I dont like this role and want to change my career to Data Science/AI/ML as I used to dealt with data in my previous jobs to do Reliability analysis. Request you to suggest me whether should i switch to career in Data , if yes then what's the career path and approach.

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