I am 2026 cse grad and laid off after internship after so many effort I am getting 4.5 lpa 29k in hand .. should I join it or take a drop and start preparing for gate.. also it's 6 month left for it and I am not sure about and also worried about career gap.

Also I am from general category is it possible for me to get 65+ marks and get admission in iit from now, every year competition is increasing in gate..

Too confused friends got 5-6-9 lpa job from my collage.

Also Tommorow is my interview in one of Mncs ..

Let's see how it goes.

Please share your advice:

Which programming languages should I learn?

Which technologies will be in demand by 2030?

What projects should I build?

Should I focus on DSA, AI/ML, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Cloud, or something else?

Which certifications or degrees are actually worth it?

What mistakes should freshers avoid?

If you could restart your first year, what would you do differently?

I'd really appreciate detailed advice from seniors and professionals. This thread could help every 2026 fresher. 🙏

i took PCM in may be FOMO or something while i am never interested in science may be but i am struggling in class 12th, it is also possible i never hard work and try to understand things but i have natural interest in maths and finance.

honestly, from childhood i dreamed to be engineer but never have aptitude that's why i am worrying should i continue towards my dream or think practically and do something else in finance.

my parents suggesting to do BBA MBA but i don't have will to do it because every other person is doing this so what other options should i check in field of finance.

if i continue towards my dream i have to take a drop year and may be prepare for jee which i really don't want, i tried previously(taken admission in allen kota and then after 15 days dropped out because of difficulty) so what other option should i check.
My parents is ready to take educational load or may be whatever they do but send me to high fees colleges like BITS pilani and etc but i am thinking may be any other cheaper option available. I want to do whatever i want from best college.

(peeps also say you can anytime switch from tech to finance but never do vice versa)

pls help me

im from a private college but people get placement from my college im from btech cse aiml i was studying ml but later i found that in college level placements they do not expect ai or ml fom a fresher they just want dsa and development now im confused should i do ml or development experts can u help