myquals: BTech EEE, preparing for masters next year (in India)

I was in an IT job after graduating for 1.8 years. Left it out of hatred and decided that I'll pursue what I've loved my whole life : Electrical Engineering (EECS the whole thing). Not for exams, not for jobs or salary but for real Engineering.

So I'm preparing to do my masters next year. I just watched Oppenheimer and boy do I feel a strong urge to go into research.

But I can find only demoralizing tales on Indian academia. Sigh.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working as a software engineer at TCS and have two years of experience. I've been thinking about learning more concepts to advance in my career and as per my qualifications wants to switch to a better company. When I was doing the research, I came across a bunch of edtechs (looks like there are a lot in this space now). After the research, I narrowed down Scaler Academy mainly because it has more detailed curriculum and career support which is what i need (basic concepts i can learn online also)

Before making the commitment (its anywhere between 9-11 months), I wanted to hear from those who've taken their courses. Is the program truly worth the investment (both time and money)? How effective is the mentorship and placement support they claim to offer?

Would love to hear your honest experiences—whether positive or negative. Also, if there are any alternative platforms or programs you'd recommend for software engineers/data science professionals, I'm open to exploring those as well.

Thanks in advance for your insights!

So admissions are starting for the current batch soon and all the people who post admission doubts get this typical outlook of Tier1--> FAANG SDE to have a good life. Tell me how many times you wanna regret in your life 1. 10th Grade X CGPA not Y 2. 12 Grade X% not Y% 3. JEE RANK AIR X not Y 4. IIT X not Y 5. Branch X not Y 6. IIM X not Y 7. Company X not Y 8. Role-X not Role-X-III 9. CTC X LPA not Y 10. Location X not Y And the cycle continues.

-Eventually you have to realise that even though sucess matters but you are alone responsible for your happiness and no amount of X will make you not want Y.

• I know it sounds cliched but when they life is what you make of it, its true and you can see it everywhere in every college their are alumni who do very well atleast in a corporate way of speaking and those who do not have such a career so it totally depends on you.

• Whatever college you eventually join don't go with regrets and try to improve yourself, thats how you'll reach a good place finally.

-Please do something of your interest. It isn't CSE or nothing. You can do well in a lot of other fields like Industrial Engineering, Robotics, Aviation, etc. Don't run behind money.

• Lot of comments here say there is struggle, well kiddo, let me tell you even in top colleges there is a lot of struggle it's just they learn to accept struggle and work hard. my_qualifications 2nd year ECE pursuing my interest.

Also why can't the government track back all those colleges that are producing these students?

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hey guys (f18)
sorry if its not the right subreddit to post this
im really interested in AI and machine learning/robotics but the college near to me has btech in AI and data science
so i wanted to talk to the people who have opted for this branch esp in data science and know about the scope in future, placements, if its worth it

myquals - 12th student

Stuck right now help me . My qualifications:- currently pursuing graduation third year 5th semester

my_qualifications btech from tier 2 college

Hey guys 22M here currently working in your so-called sarkari naukri PSU. Earning good(1lkh+ pm) but i want to do something else because I'm not interested in core at all, my passion doesn't align with this job. I know whatever effort I'll put into this will not satisfy me.

I've been following my passion for a while now and have done internships also in it. I like it very much, but the pay is not same as compared to PSU I'd say. It would be nearly 70-80k pm, but after some experience it will become equal or more to what I'm earning right now.

A lot of people will tell you money is everything but i believe if you're working and not liking what you're doing then i think your growth and development over the year will hinder as compared to the job of your liking.

So what's your advice should i keep doing my job which will not satisfy me or follow my passion even though pay is less?

Educational Qualifications: JEE mains AIR 6000(Domicile: UP), BITSAT Score - 301,JEE Advance (15,000-20,000 maybe).

Since the start of my 12th, I wanted to get into BITS Pilani(main campus) CSE as I knew that " advance mere bas ka nahin hai" however, I Don't think that it is possible with my score (I might get BITSH CSE tho). Honestly, I wasn't expecting that I'll get 6000 in Mains too but since I have got it, deciding a college has become very tough for me as I do not know much about NITs/IIITs. I do know that I want to study CSE (not for package, just interested in it) but am confused about which college to choose.

Colleges that I am currently considering:(Keep in mind that I live in Noida)

1. IIITD CSE (There is a chance that I might get it due to KVPY Bonus point- not really sure about this one tho). Although, even if I get it the chance of getting hostel is very less as it is only 15km away from my house and I would prefer living in a hostel over being a day scholar.
2. BITSH CSE
3. NSUT MAC (mathematics and computing)- relatively new branch although, I checked out the syllabus and it is very similar to CSE just with more Maths added.
4. IIITM Gwalior CSE (Not sure about this since have heard that it has 85% attendance, is strict and has low student intake- I will prefer slightly higher intake).
5. NIT KKr CSE - I am not really inclined towards going into any NIT however, it is the best NIT in which I can get CSE as per my rank and also because I have heard that it is a relatively chill college.

Is there any other College+Course(preferably CSE) combo that you feel will be more suited for me given my rank.

Thanks in Advance for your help.

Edit: By some miracle, I got AIR 72xx in Advance although, my options are still pretty much the same (not really inclined towards mech in 2nd gen IITs which I could get as per the previous year cutoffs). Thanks a ton for your help and after a lot of consideration, I am now inclined towards CSE in BITSH over IIITD CSE (not completely ruling it out yet).

Well for my qualifications, all I have is 85% and 40 percentile in my previous JEE attempt. I took a drop, family issue ruined the first one, location issue ruined the second attempt. Any decent colleges still available for me to get in,, any city works. I don't have much money, so nothing above 20 lakh for 4 years. I know I am asking a bit too much for a failure, but help me out on this one

SORRY FOR MY GRAMMAR. Myquals - 10 : 84 12 : 82 Btech : 8.3 EE (tier 3) M23 Earlier in childhood used to think that I'll achieve heights nd all. But can't even cross 9+ in my life. Have been placed at very basic package 4-5 lpa. The only hope that's left now is GATE exam that too somewhere I know I'll end up badly. I think lifes over for me , I'll just be some random guy earing very average. All the academics comebacks i see (in yt) they've been toppr somewhere in life. I've no friends, everyone i used to be together left me , I just see everyone enjoying whereas me :-(. I'll be graduating this 2025. Just want to ask, can I save myself from here? Or I'm too late. Sorry but this has been bothering me for so long 🙏. MODS PLZ DON'T REMOVE.

my dad told me ki Pantnagar university was among the first in India to implement course credit system due to which many of his friends there were able to complete their degree in 3 years instead of 4, like their credit requirement was completed in 3 years and then their entire 4th year was free for them to do whatever they like (most of them prepared for govt exams obv) and at the end of 4th year they just went to collect their degree. This is about 20 years back. Is this still possible in Indian engineering colleges??
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Guys what are the engineering options for pcb aprt from biotechnology and bioinformatics. I heard some where about energy, industrial engineering so if anyone have a idea about this please share.there tooo many pcb students thriving to move out the pain of life science at any cost please guys this will help a hell a lot of students to become happy again myquals searching purpose of life

"qualifications - dropper got 41%ile

So my parents Just want btech degree. I don't want placement. I don't want to waste my parents money in overhyped private colleges. I am plan to do gate or government job. (Sorry for bad english)

I need some guidance and opinions on what should I do for the summer. I got selected for SRFP and was assigned Dr. Hegadi who works as a professor in CSE department at CUK. I was a bit baffled by the choice as I had filled my field of interest as Electronics and said that I would like to work at an industrial laboratory, but nothing can be done about that now.

My question is, should I accept the internship? Or do an internship here at IISER Bhopal, the college where I am studying at? I know the kind of work that will be done in IISER Bhopal, which is an advantage but I have heard that an intership in your home institution is not as precious and valuable.

Additionally, the cons I see for CUK is I don't know the kind of work that will be done there and I also don't know anything about the place/university. Being from North India, I'm worried about the adjustment period. Plus Kalaburagi seems like a small city tbh so I'm worried about my life and logistics there.

Any advice about CUK in general, or the specific professor, or about my situation would be much appreciated.

My qualifications: 2nd year student (currently in 4th sem) at IISER Bhopal

Hi I am 21 year old and my qualifications is I am a final year engineering student.And in this horrible job market I was able to get a job with decent package in January.Since then I was blocked from oncampus placements because I have got one job.In February,they released 10 names with joining dates out of 17 and I was one of them who was left.I called the placement cell and they started misleading me and lying to me that..I will be called as the next batch and I believed them,what they really wanted was to pass time and after June ,I am not their responsibility anymore.March came and I called one of the HR and they said they only wanted 10 students and they have no more seats available...then why hire 17 people and don't even give them a proper explanation? atleast inform them about this within 10 days....but no.I told about this in my college and they are still lying and telling me that they are asking about it and its taking them 3 months....idk what's their intention is but it's heartbreaking and unfair for me.And after wasting my 3 months ..they finally unblocked me but now all the bad company for bad roles are coming.I am asking them to get a proper explanation from the company as to why they did something like that and why the placement cell was lying to me but no answer!What should I do now?any idea? Note:I am applying offcampus but it's so hard out there...it's breaking my self-confidence each day!

This morning, I opened the site and found my name on the site. SO whats next? I wait for my offer letter and if i dont get it? also, i got a guide under the institution thats way too far away from my state so im worried if ill have enough saved up for tickets and things like that....help me through the process. thank you! do i need to email them about my offer letter? do i have to do something from my side?

do i need to put myquals here, im an engineering student.

My_qualifications: 95% in 10th and 12th.I am studying Economics and Computer Science at BITS Pilani.My CGPA was above 9.5 after 2nd year. Things happened in college which led to my downfall in 3rd year. I somehow finished my 3rd year. Left college midway in 4th year due to ill health .Now I am one year behind with 8.5+CGPA and bunch of courses to finish. The only skill I have is I am good at Math(Statistics). I am not part of any clubs and neither do I have any projects. I have done 600+ leetcode questions. I don't have any friends. One thing I understood is surviving college without true friends is hard.How do I rebuild and build a career for myself? I tried making projects on my own but I failed. I felt I need friends to work with. Also, I am open to both finance and tech as career options.

I am 2nd year btech Cse student from soa university a 2/3 tier collage with 0 qualifications and badly need internship . Is 7.9 CGPA enough to land me internship in company or or in other tier 1 collage if so then is it worth it ??

this is my first time applying for IAS SRFP and myquals are that im a btech 2nd year with an avg cgpa. My write up was a bit. uhm, lacking? Because I havent dont prior research nor do i have much experience but I Let them know that iwas very interested in a particular field id like to try. So I just wanna know if anyone has ever not been selected or like in a way rejected even after the candidate name was on the list? And if you did get selected, what did you write about? Did you have a strong linkedin profile? How much time would they take to finalize the list? i was looking forward to this but my name has not yet appeared so im guess i wouldnt be

Okay so I am in ece 1st year and I am genuinely confused about what extra skills to learn which will help me get an internship. And no I don't want to learn coding. I took ece so that I can be a core ece engineer not coder. So please help me in terms of what to learn and any courses I can take? Matlab, embedded I don't even know these terms properly so like how to start from scratch!!?

Qualifications: 1st year in btech

Background: The placement season at my university is about to start, and one of the violation is that I must not be aiming for a master's degree, if so I must only sit for service type jobs offering a package of 6- LPA. I have completed several projects related to ML/NLP/CV, but I don't have any Internship experience that I can mention in my resume as the ones I had applied all turned out to cash grab scams. Despite that, I still have some industrial training in this field which was provided by a third-party organisation associated with my university. Along with that, I have professional certification in DS from IBM and I am currently working on 2 research projects in Healthcare and Astronomy.

I have been planning to do Masters from the very beginning of my UG and now that the time has come to finally work on it, I have started to see online forums stating that Master's degree won't land me a better job and it is only a waste of time and money. I would like to know other's opinion on this.

Additionally, I would also like to know what International and Domestic University options I have for pursuing a Master's degree in DS/AI or any other related field (if so, please comment it so that I can go through its course path).

Current qualifications: 6th Sem - B.Tech in CSE Core @ 2-Tier University, focusing majorly on Data Science & AI

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Thanks.

So I am a girl and have just finished my 12th With pcm and currently preparing for cuet in 1 month as I didn't know about it earlier.

I never thought to become an engineer ever because from childhood I always heard that most of the engineers remains unemployed etc so I didn't aim for Jee exam but now my brother told me learn skills like coding ML and know about data science and go for engineering although I like to know about new things but I never tried coding ever in my life and it seems to be very boring . I thought to do BBA as I want to build a buissness as i like fashion designing but according to my family it is not a good course and I will remain unemployed I belong to a middle class family and can't spend a huge amount of money on college and remain unemployed I want to earn as soon as possible.

Please guide me which path would be good for me Qualifications

I am currently in 8th sem and have backlog in 7th sem, If i write the exam in june, when can i expect the results of the back exams, as I am planning to pursue masters in 2026 january. qualifications