For nearly a decade, the script seemed unchangeable. The highest JEE ranks chased Computer Science. Parents proudly celebrated coveted CSE seats at IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi. Startup success stories dominated social media, while crore-plus placement packages became national headlines.The hierarchy seemed settled: Computer Science first, everything else later. Branches such as Electrical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering remained respected, but few could rival the allure of CSE.advertisementRead Full StoryMeanwhile, Civil Engineering, once among India's most respected engineering disciplines, slipped steadily down students' preference lists.The future, everyone assumed, belonged to code.But beneath the familiar scramble for IIT seats, a deeper debate…