Hello student, hope you are doing well!

There is very little difference between ECE and Telecom engineering, to be honest. If you go through the syllabus of Telecommunication engineering of a reputed state college, you will see the curriculum is almost similar compared to that of ECE. Both branches have programming electives as well as core electives. There might be one or two communication subjects extra in telecom engineering.

Electronic and Communication Engineers can join the job market of almost any other engineering field. Whereas, the rest of the engineers can opt only restricted job options in their field. The fact is clear that ECE does have a lot of scope. So, my opinion would go for ECE if you get a good college for it.

Read the article below to know about the best colleges for B.Tech ECE in India:-

https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-electronics-and-communication-engineering-colleges-in-india

On the other side, a electronics and telecommunication engineer is reliable for constructing and supervising the building of telecommunications equipment and facilities. So, you will have more opportunities in the telecom field only. But if you are getting telecom engineering in better college(with good faculty and placement) than the one which you get for ECE, then go for Telecom engineering. The reason is the top electronics companies will come only for top colleges. Good colleges have many elective options. And that will serve you many benefits.

Read the article below to know about the best colleges for Telecom engineering in India:-

https://www.google.com/amp/s/dqxeclau.top/courses/b-tech-in-electronics-and-communication-engineering/amp

Hope this helped:)

All the best!