@Sayan Mukhopadhaya : thanks!

then how do u differentiate engineering and technology? Btech and BE, what is the underlying difference in these degrees?

Dr BK Mishra has suggested the following link. Thank you sir!  According to this, IT seems to be somewhat an inferior subdomain of CS that deals with use of sw applications!

I would be thankful to receive comments from others as well.

http://online.king.edu/information-technology/difference-between-a-computer-science-information-technology-degree/

Priyadarshini Mam , from me you will get a very subjective opinion since I am from academics .

CS: Has lotzzz of discrete math , Computer Architecture , OS and Programming languages ( I started with COBOL !!!!) , left it for Electronics ...

IT : Is pretty new (not there when I was a student ) . Has tools , networking , backup , restoration etc etc + Some of CS stuff .

In Canada , CS can be considered as Engineering but not so with IT ,now they have Bio-Medical may be IT in the future when infrastructure has to be validated !!!!

 If you have an interest in computer hardware and software but you aren’t sure which career path to choose, you probably want to learn about information technology (IT) and computer science. These two rewarding careers each require a slightly different set of skills, and they each appeal to a somewhat different type of person. An IT career involves installing, organizing and maintaining computer systems as well as designing and operating networks and databases. Computer science is focused entirely on efficiently programming computers using mathematical algorithms.

An IT career doesn’t necessarily require a computer science (CS) degree, although a CS degree opens certain doors that otherwise wouldn’t be available. IT professionals typically work in a business environment installing internal networks and computer systems and perhaps programming. Computer scientists work in a wider range of environments, ranging from businesses to universities to video game design companies. Both of these careers have excellent growth potential and high salaries, with software developers somewhat ahead of IT professionals in earnings.

http://www.computersciencedegreehub.com/faq/difference-information-technology-computer-science/

Dear Priyadarsini Mishra,

Besides the previous comments and opinions, please look at the ACM curriculum guideline. I think. it will help you to see the difference of both academic programs.

May help,

Regards,

Thank you all!

Most of the time i find the same series of papers and ditto sylabii for MSc IT and MSc CS programs!

@priyadarsini: probably u r right! Most of the time the BoSs approve and adopt syllabi without taking adequate care ! even the courses are named in a similar manner!