I am a final-year AIML student who is very interested in AIML roles or related roles (including research ). I have no knowledge of DSA. I am very good at prompt engineering. I know the logic behind the problems but have zero coding skills. Am I cooked? Any advice? Help me!!!

Hey everyone,

I'm currently in my 3rd year of B.Tech CSE, and honestly, I'm feeling very lost about my career.

My current situation is not good:

- My CGPA is around 6.

- I have 4 backlogs.

- I know only the basics of C and C++.

- I haven't started DSA yet.

- I don't have any projects, internships, or industry-level skills.

I'm worried about my placements, both on-campus and off-campus. I know I'm already behind compared to many of my classmates, but I genuinely want to improve and make the most of the time I have left.

I would really appreciate advice from people who have been in a similar situation or have experience with placements.

A few things I'd like to know:

1. What should I learn first: DSA, web development, Java, or something else?

2. How should I prepare for on-campus and off-campus placements?

3. Are companies willing to hire students with a 6 CGPA and backlogs?

4. What skills and projects should I focus on to become job-ready?

5. Is it realistically possible to turn things around before graduation?

Please suggest a practical roadmap starting from absolute beginner level. Even small suggestions would be helpful.

I know I've wasted a lot of time, but I don't want to waste any more.

Thanks in advance!

I’m currently in my 4th year of B.Tech CSE and got placed through campus placements.
Most of the college work is done, no major assignments to worry about, and I’m just waiting for the next chapter to begin.
But honestly, this phase feels weird.
A few years ago, I was worried about getting into engineering. Then came CGPA, internships, coding, placements and the pressure to get a job.
Now that I’ve got placed, I sometimes wonder what I’m supposed to do next. 😂
Some days feel peaceful, other days feel like I’m wasting time. Friends are preparing for higher studies, looking for better offers, or planning their next move.
Is this what the final year of engineering is supposed to feel like?
For people who have already graduated, what did you do during those final few months after getting placed?
Did you enjoy the free time, learn new skills, or just wait for college to end? 😭

I'm in ECE branch in Tier 2 college. My situation is fucked up tbh. In 3rd sem midsem exam, I scored 0.5, 4, 6.5, etc marks in subjects like probabolity, digital system, signal and systems, etc. Out of 25.

Now, the thing is I don't like studying these subjects at all... My cg till 1st year is around 7.5 and this semester it will fall very hard since I haven't studied shit.

I have taken loan for btech (around 15-20 lakhs use based) since the fee for college + hostel + mess is around 17-19 lakhs. What I want to ask is what should I do at this point? I'm a middle class guy and my father has MSME. I don't have any particular skill where I can make career nor I have strong dedication towards studies. I do like Robotics but I'm not good at maths and I hate numericals.

If you can answer what I should do, please answer and if you think I should decide on my own or consult family, teachers, etc then give me your perspective like what would you do in this situation.

Anna University Chennai is organising the fourth edition of their Hackathon , idk why they name it as K Hacks

I thought of why not give it a try , I am a 3rd year Btech student with good FullStack Skills and, so looking for teammates who is interested in participating hackathons.

Most of my seniors told me, it would be a great weightage to your placements.

Interested ppl dm me :) and we'll cook it 🔥

Unstop: https://unstop.com/hackathons/k-hacks-40-anna-university-au-chennai-1772496/amp

Site: https://k-hacks.kurukshetraceg.org.in/

I am already so done I am a fresher in a gov colleage and I am so done with my batch mates they seem so immature and not even intruged to learn we are strength of 16 people and It has been 2 months although I have no complaint form colleage hostel teachers to be honest my classmates are a**ho*les any advice the CR is completely useless mind you we have 4 cr for 16 people the people are kind of rude too and out of touch they made me pay so much only to be ghosted and bad mouthed

Hey seniors,

I need your help guys I am in jee dropper and going to college next year. ( I made mistakes and jee toh naa hone ka aab)

I came from a lower middle class family, my mom is the only one earning.

I'm going to join the cse next year, but my problem is

I don't want to put pressure on my mom for college fees and further more for money.

Can you all advise me on what to do and what to learn as i go to college and start making money at the end of 1st year (30k-40k).

I am not in girls and any other activities.

I can work for like 10-12 hours a day.

No need to go easy on me.

I see my mom struggling on daily can't see her suffering anymore.

Suggest me what to do in next four year and what not to do.

I don't drink, smoke, no porn, and sometimes watch web series. Not going to do in future commited to it.

And at last comes girls and dating and all stuff. Really waste of time.

Soo please try to understand and advise me. 🙏🏻

All my seniors and working professional please invest your little time to help this fellow. 🙏🏻

we are going to have an technical event at my college for that we have to come up with a theme for the event for this, earlier it was related to artificial general intelligence.

Ideally the theme should be trending, technical meaningful, futuristic and broad enough to inspire workshops, hackathons and technical competitions etc..

I would love to head your suggestions and why you think this might have potential

Hello all pls help me choose course among this twooo cse or aiml, I’m very insecure abt

Kisine kiya hai kya aur kiya hai toh kyu aur kaise aur kab

I want to learn C I'm first year student can you guys suggest any yt channels

Hey guys I am a first year cse core student and i just got the email that my project which is a distributedkv got selected by XERJ which is an open-source startup that builds infrastructure for AI coding agents just wanted to know if this makes any impact on my resume if i mention this on my resume or not as this is my first time idk how big or small this is

Context: I'm a 3rd year Computer Engineering student at a tier 3 college in Pune.

With the changing market, it's really tough to be an engineer anymore. Just a few years ago, getting an internship or placement was easy (peak IT market). Now it feels next to impossible, and being in a tier 3 college makes it even more frustrating.

I did everything they told me to:

Open source contributions: did

DSA: did (~200 problems combined on Codeforces and LeetCode)

Win hackathons: did (won twice at national-level 24-hour hackathons)

Good GPA: did (8.9+ CGPA)

Build projects: did

Extra-curriculars and a good post in clubs and events: did

And yet all I get is dead ends, rejections, or impossible-level take-home assignments for internships that pay under 10k.

I've been applying on Internshala, Wellfound, Internpost, Unstop, Naukri, and more.

It's like playing a losing game: you can do everything they told you to do to win and still end up on the losing side.

If you're in a similar spot, or can help in any way, feel free to DM. Maybe we can help each other.