Can OPT Student work in different Major?

[DesiOPT-FaceBook-Admin]

Can a student who has done his MS in Electrical Engineering work on OPT in a consultancy job which deals with IT or software development.As per the rules one can work on OPT only on a related field of study.Please clarify.


This was posted on https://www.facebook.com/desiopt1 on April 21st 2013

[DesiOPT-FaceBook-Fan]

I believe with a Masters degree you possess skills that can be applied to IT field.. and if you are student yet take 1 or 2 courses that can be related to IT

[DesiOPT-FaceBook-Fan]

yes. but you may have issues in extension and also while travelling out of the country.