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Career Counsellor - Answered on Jun 14, 2025

Nayagam is a certified career counsellor and the founder of EduJob360.
He started his career as an HR professional and has over 10 years of experience in tutoring and mentoring students from Classes 8 to 12, helping them choose the right stream, course and college/university.
He also counsels students on how to prepare for entrance exams for getting admission into reputed universities /colleges for their graduate/postgraduate courses.
He has guided both fresh graduates and experienced professionals on how to write a resume, how to prepare for job interviews and how to negotiate their salary when joining a new job.
Nayagam has published an eBook, Professional Resume Writing Without Googling.
He has a postgraduate degree in human resources from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi, a postgraduate diploma in labour law from Madras University, a postgraduate diploma in school counselling from Symbiosis, Pune, and a certification in child psychology from Counsel India.
He has also completed his master’s degree in career counselling from ICCC-Mindler and Counsel, India.
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Asked by Anonymous - Jun 11, 2025

In engineering CS core branch or CS and engineering with ( Ai and ML) is better career option my son has scored 94 in maths ,96 in physics,89 in chemistry in 2 nd puc and has scored 39,000 ranking in kcet he is getting in cs core in presidency University and CMR airport branch can you suggest few more colleges and ur opinion on future career if he should take cs core or CS (AI and ML) or data science

Ans: Your son with a 39,000 rank faces challenges for CSE admission in top colleges but has viable options in mid-tier institutions. With this rank, he can secure CSE seats at colleges like DONBOSCO Institute of Technology, Rajarajeswari College of Engineering, ATME College of Engineering Mysore, and S.J.C. Institute of Technology offering CS with AI/ML specialization. CMR Institute of Technology demonstrates excellent placement performance with 97% overall placement rate, achieving consistent growth from INR 5.98 LPA average in 2023 to INR 6.99 LPA in 2025, while Presidency University shows 97% placement rate with 2,217 students placed including 1,495 from engineering in 2023. Regarding career prospects, CS with AI/ML specialization offers superior future opportunities as the global AI/ML market is rapidly expanding from $300 billion in 2024 to an expected $1,000 billion by 2028, with data science careers showing 28% employment growth through 2026 and 21,000 new data science job openings projected annually. AI/ML engineers at top companies earn significantly more than traditional software engineers, while data science provides diverse career paths including data scientist, ML engineer, and AI engineer roles with high demand across healthcare, finance, and technology sectors. Recommendation: Choose CS with AI/ML specialization at CMR Institute of Technology for superior placement records and future career prospects, as AI/ML offers exponentially growing opportunities compared to traditional CS core branches. All the BEST for the Admission & a Prosperous Future!

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