Software Engineer
Build the products and platforms millions of people use every day.
₹8–25L
Pay band
JEE Main & Advanced
Gating exam
4 years
To first job
95/100
Demand score
Eligibility
Minimum 75% in Class 12 (general category).
Great if you enjoy
Your roadmap
- 1
Years 1–2
programming fundamentals, DSA, your first real projects.
- 2
Year 3
internship (often the biggest factor in your first offer).
- 3
Year 4
placement season, specialise toward backend/frontend/systems based on what you enjoyed most.
First job · ₹8+ LPA
Cutoff trend
JEE Main cutoffs for CS at NITs/IIITs have been trending upward — CS is consistently the most-demanded branch at nearly every participating college.
A day in the life
“Stand-up in the morning, heads-down coding and code review through the day, the occasional production incident that upends the whole afternoon.”