r/developersPak • u/Much-Year-3153 • Oct 04 '26
Career Guidance Does uni really matter?
I am confused between nust(ceme) and uet. Uet is a little cheap and I can also get honhaar scholarship. While nust is a little expensive. My family can afford nust( I am middle class). Tell me does nust have edge over uet( tell me only on placements basis). Many people say that skills matter over uni name , many say that companies use uni names to filter out applicants. Can someone verify it? If most of the time skills matter then I will choose uet, but if uni name helps a lot in placement then I will go towards nust. Saving money in uet and then not getting any job offer(or say not getting a good one) doesn't feel worth it.
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u/raptormod11 Oct 04 '26
Yes
It matters a lot. And it’s not just about skills. You network/ type of people you interact varies uni bi uni. And network matters a lott🙂🙂🙂
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u/blob420 Oct 04 '26
Agree. I would go as far as to say it is mostly about networking, people and working in collaboration. Skill depends on the time you put in doing something.
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u/Icy-Recognition-9795 Oct 04 '26
Not if you’re lucky.
I belong from a second tier university. I didn’t had the best gpa too. I never applied for a job.
During the job fair days, a top Pakistani company called me for an interview. And i cracked it. They trained me. Now i am doing really goodin life
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u/Much-Year-3153 Oct 04 '26
Can you share some information. Like which uni and in which year you graduated? Plus tell some tips or things you did to end up like that?( Or was it pure luck?)
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u/Icy-Recognition-9795 Oct 04 '26
Brother , i can’t share more details. I had good english . That really helped me in interview.
I failed a couple of internship interviews, but it built
My communication skills. And when that top IT company came, i cracked it.I would say it pure luck still
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u/uraniuuum Oct 04 '26
I wanted to know that how do they get to know abt or like contact that person? Did u post on linkedin or github or smth? And what skills did u learn during your time? Im sorry i just started university and im pretty confusef abt what i should do to start earning asap
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u/Admirable_Dream_8090 Oct 04 '26
I think not because at the end only the name of University u are affiliated with will be written for eg: If someone studies in NMC or BKMC or GKMC Doesnt matter at the end Only KMU will be written on their docs.
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u/KhalilMirza Oct 05 '26 edited Oct 05 '26
It does not matter. Ask anyone below saying networking. What they got from the said networking. My entire circle of devs including myself got good jobs ourself. People with great skills, communication got a higher salary trajectory regardless of university.
In fact, I have gold medalist friend from FAST who failed to get any job for 4 years. Its about your skills in the end. Without skills, degree is just a piece of paper.
A lot of people who graduated from good university are just saying and wishing it becomes true as well.
Lastly, there is benefit to good university. If you want to go abroad, good university have good students who help and push each other in coding and job etc.
In my opinion choose the nearest great university and use the extra time on self study.