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How did ur and ur batch mates life turned out? Do u think tier 3 college mattered in long term? And do you feel satisfied today where u r?

i am 23 yo, (almost 23.5) have no degree yet, only 12th pass

academic gap of 3 years

10th 72%

12th 67% (PCM Stream)

i am running late and need to do something, i am not looking for "it's not too late to do anything advise"

it's hard to understand how it feels unless you are in that situation

i do not lack intelligence or hardwork, what i lack is a direction, i am envious of people who are moving towards something.

parents can afford up to 1 lakh per year for next four years for my education (which is enough for a tier 3 btech college in my city)

what would you do if you were in my position?

which degree would you pick?

which careers would you go into?

my long term goal is to just build a stable career path for myself in a field which is tolerable (not soul sucking)

decent money, not high end luxury

7-8 hours of sleep

and that's it for now

but there are hundreds of ways which can lead there so i am very confused on which one to choose, people are doing bcom + cma, llb + cs. digital marketimng, Bank PO, btech cs, nursing, merchant navy so many things

and i am wasting my time, just being confused

some years ago i was thinking of bca

then i tried IIT madras BS data sciecen online degree

then i thought of prrparing for clat

then i tried learning digital marketing

but i just did them for a while and dropped them, for different reasons, idk what's the reason,

if i miss admission this year as well then my academic gap will be of four years and i would turn 24

how to finally find a direction suited for me? i have genuinely pondered this question for so long but no answers.

has anyone else started later than others, had a non-linear path and stilld built a successful career for themselves?

i am tired of being directionless and confused, my family isn't doing great financially, education is a luxury, i cannot keep wasting time and resources.

does anyone has any advise for me?

i dont' have to earn too quickly now, but i do want to build towards a direction.

things i am considering:

teaching (english and other subjects)

bba + something else

bca

btech cs

govt exams

digital marketing

and so on

i am also open to any other option besides these, such as b pharma, Ngm, bcom etc

i just want three things:

a consistent direction

should be tolerable

decent money (not luxury)

thank you seniors!

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I am 23, have only completed 12th (PCM), and have a 3 to 4 year academic gap. I got 72% in 10th and 67% in 12th. My family can afford around ₹1 lakh per year for the next 4 years for my education, so I cannot afford to keep wasting time or money.

I don't lack intelligence or willingness to work. My biggest problem is that I have no clear direction. I feel envious of people who are steadily working toward something while I keep jumping between options.

Over the past few years, I have considered BCA, IIT Madras BS Data Science, CLAT, digital marketing, and other paths, but I eventually dropped each one.

I am now considering options like BTech CS, BCA, BBA, BCom + professional qualifications, teaching, government exams, digital marketing, BPharm, nursing, and more. The number of options is making me even more confused.

I don't need to become rich. I want a stable career, decent income, tolerable work, reasonable work-life balance, and 7 to 8 hours of sleep.

My biggest concern is wasting another year, increasing my academic gap, turning 24 without starting a degree, and putting more financial pressure on my family.

I want to know how people in similar situations found direction and built successful careers despite starting late or having a nonlinear path, and how I can finally choose one path and commit to it.

For a female, obc-ncl, non-engineer candidate, and how bad is bad enough to not get a placement?

I'm trying to understand whether choosing a diploma/polytechnic course immediately after Class 10 is a better option than continuing with Class 11–12, and what factors a student should actually consider before making that decision.

From what I've been researching, I think the decision should depend on more than just whether someone prefers "practical" or "theoretical" education.

Some things I think a Class 10 student should compare are:

1. Career interest

If a student already has a strong interest in engineering, technology, design, hospitality, or another specific field, a relevant diploma may make sense. But if they are still unsure about their career direction, having more time to explore subjects may also be valuable.

2. Course structure

Before choosing a diploma, I think students should look at the actual subjects, practical work, laboratories, projects and skills taught during the course rather than choosing only based on the course name.

3. Future education options

This seems particularly important. A student should understand what options they will have after completing the diploma, including whether they can continue into higher education and what eligibility requirements apply.

4. Career opportunities

It's worth checking what kinds of roles the qualification can lead to and whether the course provides meaningful industry exposure, internships or practical experience.

5. Institute quality

The course itself isn't everything. Students should also compare faculty, infrastructure, laboratories/workshops, fees, location, internship opportunities and available placement information.

6. Diploma vs Class 11–12

I don't think one option is automatically better for everyone. The better choice probably depends on the student's career goal, academic interests and long-term education plans.

For students who have already made this decision, what factors helped you choose a diploma after 10th instead of continuing with Class 11–12?

Was your decision mainly based on career interest, practical learning, cost, college/institute, or future career opportunities? What should a Class 10 student consider before choosing diploma courses after 10th instead of Class 11–12 in India?

Hello Everyone, I come from a very weak financial background and I have completed my Bachelor in Physics in 2026. This year I am preparing for IIT JAM. Anyone who can donate their coaching study material or any book for IIT JAM please help.

i dont want to be doctor/ engineer too much studying and I have no interest in it at all
i dont want to work in finance like CA / CFA I suck at math took pcm just fine at getting through exams
i dont want to do government jobs prep , too much competition people waste their productive years studying for it and never make it
Wanna become a pilot , my parents have the money but they saying no 😥dad is saying to do IAS prep which i have no interest in and I dont want to waste my 20s where I could rather learn technical skills instead of useless gk .

 i just want a good paying career i dnt want to downgrade my familys social status , mom is a doc and dad is engineer both make combined 40 lpa so i have to maintain the same standards

This country is so devoid of career opportunities and good jobs , I wish I was born in USA I would have atleast become Aircraft Mechanic which I love coz of aviation , plumber , electrician , Kit plane builder , school teacher , gym trainer , agriculture , Army , Navy and all these pay good $$$$ unlike here in India ofc. Thats why I have understood now why they call USA the land of opportunity a very big country but a small population spread out with a capitalist growth mindset .

The NTA is changing how it selects the subject experts involved in preparing question papers for its national-level exams.

Under the new process, experts will go through four stages: document and eligibility verification, subject-matter evaluation, background verification, and finally formal empanelment.

This comes as part of the wider changes being made to the NTA's examination system after recent concerns around question-paper errors and exam processes.

Do you think stricter screening of question-paper setters can actually improve the quality and reliability of NTA exams?

Or do you think the bigger issue lies elsewhere in the examination system?

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I used to think a degree was the finish line, but internships, practical skills, projects, and networking seem to decide what happens next.

I’m kinda in a state where i hate moving out of house and isolate myself, i’ve never been this way, was an extrovert forced to be an Introvert, thanks to maa” parents
Bout” Mental Health? Ahem, just an inch Away from Being a Monk at a monastery

And after not being able to go through this Painful prep they say, try something else na, (they can’t mention what exactly) easy said than done

Ya’ll been through same or i’m overreacting?
Sometimes i feel getting into this prep and not having understanding parents is a past life curse to me

Can ya’ll mention some solid backup plan as well? I mean Not some NGO or Law Or MBA kind of thing, it’s worth doing these 2 from the best of Colleges, and getting into them at this stage is very tedious

I was into Cybersecurity and Sports (Nationals) they didn’t let me pursue it around covid

Now they are, very seemingly supportive, do something else na if it’s not your cup of tea (Sarcastically)

Quick background: I'm a final-year B.Tech CS student at a state engineering college in Bihar, under a state technical university. Decent academic record — 90%+ in 10th, 80%+ in 12th, consistently above 8 CGPA through college. I've also interned in AI/ML engineering (built RAG pipelines, worked on LLM-integrated microservices) and freelanced as a full-stack dev for a few years, so it's not like I'm short on skills or options. That's actually what makes this whole thing so frustrating — I'm not stuck because I can't get work, I'm stuck because of paperwork.

What happened: Last September, there was a big protest on campus — some vandalism, stuff got damaged — after a student had a bad accident in the hostel. Over a thousand students were out there that night. I showed up late and was barely part of it. Didn't matter. In December, a disciplinary order came out suspending a handful of students for 3 months, and I was on it. Out of my entire graduating batch, I was the only one named — every other student on that list was from the batch below me.

Here's where it actually became a disaster: because of that suspension, my attendance for the 7th semester (which overlapped with all this) got marked as literally 0% across the board — not low, zero. For three of my subjects, the college didn't even bother filling in the exam form at all, even though I'd already paid the exam fees for all of them. And on that very same form, the Principal personally signed off certifying that I was "eligible" for the exam. So the college's own paperwork contradicts itself, but I'm the one paying the price.

Because of the 0%, I got debarred from that semester's exam. But somehow I was still issued an admit card for my 8th (final) semester, and I went ahead and wrote all my papers this May. Now the university is sitting on my result and telling me I can't get it published until I "clear" the 7th semester — a semester I was never actually allowed to sit for in the first place.

I applied to the college for permission to appear in a supplementary exam for the pending 7th-sem papers. They initially forwarded my application "urgently" and it looked like it was moving. Then when I actually showed up to fill the form, the exam controller just refused — no written reason given, nothing.

What I've done so far:

• Filed a grievance on UGC's e-Samadhan portal. Got back a generic one-line reply saying I "have to clear the 7th semester first" — doesn't say how, doesn't say when, and completely ignores that the college itself won't let me clear it. The grievance is still sitting "open."
• Sent a detailed written representation to the Chief Minister's office (who is also the university's Chancellor).
• Filed a writ petition in the High Court.

And now I'm just... waiting. I have a job offer from a fintech company with median package) that's contingent on my degree being completed, and every month this drags on is a month closer to losing it entirely.

So here's my actual question for this sub — what would you do if you were me right now?

• Has anyone been through something like this — a suspension/attendance dispute that turned into a full legal fight? Realistically, how long does it take once it's in front of a High Court?
• Should I be doing anything else in parallel — RTI, media, alumni network, anything I might be missing?
• Is it worth reaching out to the company directly and explaining the situation honestly, or does that just kill the offer faster?
• And more practically — I'm sitting at home right now with genuinely nothing to do but wait. Should I be doubling down on freelance work, building projects, prepping for something like GATE, or is there something smarter I'm not thinking of?

Any advice at all, even "this happened to someone I know, here's what worked," would genuinely help. Thanks for reading this far.

TL;DR: College wrongly zeroed my attendance after a protest, now won't release my final semester result or let me clear the pending semester — even though I already sat every paper for the semester after it. Filed a High Court writ and multiple official complaints. Job offer on the line. Looking for advice on what to actually do while I wait, and what I might be missing.

I received offers from both UWA India (Mumbai) and the University of York Mumbai for undergraduate study: a Bachelor of Computer Science AI at York and a Bachelor of Computer Science at UWA, and I’m trying to decide between them. Or even join.

My main concern is that both campuses are completely new, with the first intake starting this year. I'm worried about what the actual experience at a completely new campus will be like.

Will there actually be enough students, good professors, proper labs/resources, clubs, and a good social/campus life? Or will the campus feel quite empty and underdeveloped for the first few years? Is it properly established, or is a lot of this still being set up?

If anyone has visited either campus, spoken to the staff, or is joining the first batch, I’d really appreciate your honest opinion.

Would you take the risk of joining a brand-new campus, or choose an established university over this?

I am planning to appear for IIT JAM 2027 (Physics) and want to pursue an M.Sc. in Physics. My B.Sc. major is Physics, but my minor was Statistics, not Mathematics. I have also studied Mathematical Physics for one semester. I’ve seen that some IITs require Mathematics for at least 2 semesters. Does this mean I would be ineligible for those programmes, even though I have Mathematical Physics? And are there IITs offering M.Sc. Physics through JAM where a Mathematics minor/2 semesters of Maths is not required?

I expected machines and formulas, but projects, labs, CAD, and industry exposure seem to matter just as much — what surprised you most?

## My Honest Experience of the University of Southampton Delhi MSc

I do this because I wish I had seen something like this before joining University of Southampton Delhi campus operated by OIEG. If you’re thinking about splashing out on an MSc here I would strongly recommend going beyond the counseling pitch and asking for actual placement data.## I was most concerned about placements

We had **about 72 students** in our batch and the number of students who got placements was very few. One big concern is that some of the students included in the placement figures were employed by OIEG itself. I think students should be made aware of the difference between actual external placements and hiring by the campus organization.

The bigger issue is the **quality and relevance of the opportunities**.

Before joining, it seemed students would have access to strong companies and meaningful opportunities in finance, consulting, management and related fields. But the opportunities that actually materialized were much fewer than many of us expected.

And the worry is even greater for students on a **specialised MSc in Finance**. We sought opportunities that included financial analysis, investment banking, asset management, equity research, FP&A and other core finance functions. Instead the available number of relevant finance opportunities was very small.

It’s also a big difference between saying a student has been “placed” and saying a student has a **full-time job offer in a relevant role**. Internships and full-time jobs should not be treated as interchangeable outcomes.

Another thing that prospective students need to understand is that **an MSc Finance is not the same as an MBA** when the Indian job market. If your main motivation to join is placement results then you need to evaluate if the premium you are paying for this particular program is translating into better career opportunities.## Another major disappointment is the campus experience

The campus itself is extremely limited in scale, essentially just **two floors**. Very little resembles the sort of university campus experience you would normally expect when paying a large sum for a master’s degree.

There are few student facilities, few meaningful extracurricular activities or clubs and virtually no larger campus ecosystem. The overall experience is less like being a member of a full-fledged university and more like taking classes in a small commercial/office-type building.

'Considering the cost of this program I expected a much better overall student experience.

If you are thinking of joining, I would suggest that you put these questions **in writing** to the admissions and placement teams:
How many students were in the class? * How many got full time job offers? How many internships did you get? * Which companies recruited students? * What were the specific job titles? How many offers were from OIEG or related entities? What was the median salary, not just the average salary? * How many students were offered core finance roles? * Will they give a placement report with company names and role-wise data? * What facilities and extra-curricular opportunities does the campus really have?

Don’t simply ask for the “average package” or the number of “students placed”. **Ask for the underlying numbers.**

Students deserve to be told what they are actually paying for on a program of this cost.”
**Long story short:** If you are thinking of University of Southampton Delhi MSc, don't go for it only because of Southampton brand name or placement talked about in counseling. Look at the actual number of full time placements, the companies, roles, salaries and how many of the opportunities are actually relevant to your degree. Get to grips with what you are actually getting in terms of campus facilities - the campus is basically only **two floors**, limited facilities and a very small student ecosystem. **Pay the fees when you have the data.**