BTech Data Science Versus BTech Computer Science from IIT, NIT

Computer science is data science’s parent discipline; there is a rising demand for data scientist and analyst jobs

(The Right Choice’ is a series by The Indian Express that addresses common questions, misconceptions, and doubts surrounding undergraduate admissions. You can read the stories here.)

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) Data science or Computer Science? One’s a trusted field of engineering, the other is relatively new and in high demand. Both have several overlaps in terms of the course structure but differ as well.

A brief overview of how the disciplines came to be and what they have to offer:

Tracing the origins

Experts believe computer science is data science’s parent discipline.

https://indianexpress.com/article/education/btech-in-data-science-or-computer-science-experts-explain-similarities-differences-j8092902/

---