Ethical Hacking

You can prefer some of the books as follows:-
Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures: Web Applications and Data Servers (EC-Council Press)
Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures: Secure Network Infrastructures (EC-Council Press)
Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures: Linux, Macintosh and Mobile Systems (EC-Council Press)

Ethical hacking is a big branch of computer science, it's not that easy to pursue it. To opt for it you need to have basic computer hardware and software knowledge, also, some programming languages must be known. So, if you are interested in hacking rather than commerce, I suggest you to choose computer science as your stream.

Hi,
Good to see that you are aware of at which path Industry is moving and Cyber Security/ Ethical Hacking is really a good choice in order to career improvement. Even I suggest many IT professionals grab a basic training on Security. However, going parallel certification course with BCA will be little hectic but if you can manage then no problem. I would strongly advise thinking about Cloud Security Professional (CSSP) and the reason being cloud is future as well.

For becoming a software engineer you should complete your degree or Diploma or with equivalent course in computer science or information science. But for ethical hacking there is separate course for it you can do online or offline course as suitable. Following is the link for some ethical hacking certified colleges in India:
https://www.shiksha.com/search/?q=Ethical+Hacking&sp[]=178&sa=^0^0^178^0^0^0^0^0^0^0^0^0^sp:178&rf=searchwidget&pn=1&sscs=1&tk=Ethical&ii=1&s[]=8&tscs=1

You should have technical knowledge, knowledge of using Linux and programming knowledge. It would be better to join any engineering college if you are interested and simultaneously join any online or offline course whatever you are comfortable with and enjoy hacking but in an ethical way.

Hi Ujjwal, I would suggest you start with the Authorized Training Company as they provide official courseware. You may inquire with Mercury Solutions. https://www.mercurysolutions.co/.

An Ethical Hacker should have deep knowledge about networking field and SQL, besides being an expert programmer. And most of all a candidate should have a deep interest, knowledge and passion for his field. He must keep himself updated about the recent developments in his field. Some of the latest soft-wares in the field of hacking are Cain and Abel, Nessus, Nmap, NET Stumbler, SQL map etc. Regards.