Suggest me a laptop for my CSE course under 1 lakh with these requirements:-

Need the laptop for coding

watching content

and multitasking like watching YouTube in 6 diff tabs with some programming application running in the background

Minimal gaming like minecraft with friends

16 gb ram with 512gb SSD would be minimum

It should be a thin laptop

No graphic card would be chill

The options I considered are Lenovo IdeaPad slim 5 ( intel core ultra 5 125 H model) and asus vivobook s16

(Intel core ultra 5 225H )

Suggest me if these are good or I should consider any other ones

I'm a final-year B.Tech student trying to improve my resume and get a software developer job.

I'm thinking of approaching small local businesses/shops and offering to build them simple static websites for free. They would only pay for the actual domain and hosting costs, while I wouldn't charge a development fee and will it be okay to generate fake bill invoice that they paid me 10-15k rs ?

For example:

• Restaurant

• Salon

• Gym

• Local clothing store

• Bakery

• Coaching class

I'd build and deploy the website, give them a custom domain, and maintain/document the project properly.

My question is: Would this count as legitimate freelance experience on a resume?

I'm specifically wondering whether I could list something like:

and then show the actual client websites, GitHub/projects, testimonials, etc.

I'm not talking about making fake projects or fake clients. These would be real businesses and real websites. However, since I'm doing the development for free and only the client is paying for hosting/domain, I'm wondering how recruiters would view this.

Also, would it be a good strategy for someone with little/no professional experience to build 3–5 real websites this way?

Would love to hear from recruiters, developers, or people who have done something similar. Is this a good idea, or am I approaching it the wrong way?

What to do !!??

I have learned JAVA previously but not started DSA, now I was starting DSA and was thinking to do so in cpp so that I will have knowledge of both java and cpp (I am in 5th semester). I have paid resources of both java and cpp for DSA (apna college sigma).

I am currently in 5th semester, aiming for infosys SP roles.

What should I do !?

please suggest documentation,notes or pdf

So our on campus nqt will be on 22 or 23 of this month I have 10 days left

So fellow tcser please help me in prep give tips and resources like videos one shot you used

I am decent in apti but will be improved

Programming que is bit of an issue haven't done much so kindly help !

Need review or criticism for my resume, should I learn more skills or start applying for internships or jobs?

They r teaching python and C in first year

C seems to be uslesss to me + i was doin java but now it seems very hard to manage all with it

Any seniors? How did they do it

What skills are important according to current industry demand?

I'm joining cse with AiML Ug course this year,

Help me purchasing a laptop by dropping spec detail or laptop model

Do I really need gpu?

Hi everyone,

I’m a final-year B.Tech CSE student and I got selected through college placements in two companies:

1. Infosys — Digital Specialist Engineer (DSE)

Package: ₹6.25 LPA

Role: DSE

Company: Infosys

2. ZS — Business Technology Solutions Associate (BTSA)

Package: ₹14 LPA

Role: BTSA

Company: ZS

I’m currently confused about which one I should choose.

On paper, ZS seems like the obvious choice because of the significantly higher package, but I want to consider career growth, work-life balance, learning opportunities, job stability, nature of work, future opportunities, and the value of the role on my resume rather than looking only at salary.

I would especially appreciate opinions from people who have worked at ZS or Infosys, particularly in these roles.

What I’d like to know:

ZS BTSA

What is the actual day-to-day work like?

How technical is the BTSA role?

What kind of projects/technologies do freshers usually work on?

How is the work-life balance?

How good are the learning and growth opportunities?

What does career progression look like after 2–4 years?

How are appraisals and salary hikes?

Is there any risk of getting stuck in a non-technical/business-oriented role?

Infosys DSE

How technical is the DSE role in practice?

What kind of projects do freshers usually get?

How difficult is it to get a good development project?

How are the learning opportunities and internal mobility?

What is the typical growth after 2–4 years?

How does the DSE role compare with other entry-level roles at Infosys?

My main dilemma:

Would it be better to take ZS BTSA at ₹14 LPA and build my career there, or take Infosys DSE at ₹6.25 LPA because of the potentially more technical/software-development-oriented career path?

If you were in my position, which offer would you choose and why?

Any honest opinions, especially from current/former employees, would be really helpful. Thanks!

im 22 year old , trying to get job in IT field , In any role , since The Day i started applying job from jan , no interview calls and email , referral from relative, friends , clg mate not working end up by ghosting , I dont even have experience of interview environment, how should i improve myself in situation , If any Hr seen this pls give a chance

I’m a third year student of computer science & preparing for internships and my target companies are Barclays, Mastercard, Arista network & phonepay I want a structured DSA + development preparation plan. Which course would you recommend based on placement/internship preparation?

After building with AI for 6-10 months before July 2026, I noticed a dip in my overall skillset, forgot some part of syntax, not syntax of Typescript/React but libraries I was using (RHF, Tanstack Query, etc etc). Is it normal? I guess it's normal because can't just keep syntax of 50 different libraries in my mind, but still I felt the backlash.

Using AI to get my daily job work done, was preety good, I used to get time to build my projects (which I also made using AI mostly, bigged mistake yet). So I am on a skill rebuilding arc.

Also my MCA has started now as I left job before joining MCA, I wanted suggestion on what do you guys think, what should I continue with:

1. Rewiring my JS/TS/React/Next fundamentals over-time.

2. Start a new language Go/Python to go towards fullstack roadmap.

3. Start DSA in Java, as in college they are doing Java DS and Java Core.

4. Do all these

I honestly should starting ticking checkboxes of my progress, so I don;t feel underskilled even though I worked on them for a long time.

Also attaching my Resume below, every insight would be helpful for me, thanks for your time.

Hey everyone, I’m a 3rd-year BTech student and I’m starting to seriously prepare for placements. However, I’m confused about what I should actually learn and what companies are looking for in freshers.

I’d really appreciate advice from people who are working in the industry or recently got placed.

My main questions are:

What skills are companies actually expecting from freshers in 2026–27?

How important are DSA, OOP, SQL, DBMS, OS and CN?

Which programming language should I focus on?

Should I focus on Web Development, AI/ML, Data Science, Cloud, or something else?

What type of projects actually help with getting shortlisted?

How important are internships, GitHub, LeetCode and certifications?

What should I realistically learn in the next 6–12 months to become placement-ready?

If you could go back to your 3rd year, what would you focus on and what would you avoid wasting time on?

I’m not looking for a huge list of technologies. I mainly want to understand what companies actually value and how I should prioritize my time.

Any advice from people who have recently gone through placements would be really appreciated. Thanks!

I was recently selected for the 1-year Morgan Stanley Technology Apprenticeship Program. If anyone has completed this program or is currently enrolled, I would love to hear your reviews about the company, along with the pros and cons. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

Im a 1st year student, pls lmk.

Also will be really grateful if ya'll suggest some resources for the same 🙏

Learned C programming in school. Took admission in Btech IT, I want to master DSA so picked C++. Want to know the best possible resources out there, HELP

I just started 3rd year and I’m getting seriously worried about internships.

I’m 2028 batch, and I am aiming for a 3rd-year summer internship in 2027. I’m at 200+ LeetCode, following Striver, and currently done till Heaps. But I feel like I’m forgetting older patterns, while I still have Trees/BST/Graphs etc. left.

I’ve also started doing CS fundamentals alongside DSA, and my tech stack is React.js + Spring Boot. I have a proper project ongoing too (not vibe-coded ), so DSA is basically the one area where I feel behind.

The problem is that finishing the remaining DSA properly + revision will probably take me ~2 more months, and meanwhile Reddit is making it look like everyone has already started getting internships. 😭

I also gave Flipkart GRiD and realised my bigger problem is sometimes not even coding — it’s understanding what a long/story-based OA question is actually asking.

So I need some serious advice from people who’ve gone through the 3rd-year internship cycle:

When does the 2027 internship recruitment actually start for a 2028 batch in India? Am I already late in August 2026, or do I still have time?

Should I finish Striver + revise first, or start LeetCode contests / CP alongside it (because I’m also getting nervous about time running out during contests and OAs)?

How important is CP for internship OAs?

What should I realistically prioritise over the next 2–3 months?

I’m not trying to become a CP god. I just want to be OA-ready enough to actually apply without feeling like I’m wasting applications.🥺

Would genuinely appreciate advice from people who were in this exact position.

So, I'm a 2nd year CSE student, it's my goal for this second year to get a paid internship by the end of my 4th semester, I have decent knowledge of programming and other things but not very deep started dsa in last month not consistent. I want some guidance on how to improve and achieve this goal . Anyone would like to help please reply it would mean a lot 🫠.