u/Emotional_Snow9674

Anyone joining UPES MCA this year? Which specialization are you choosing, and how has your experience with UPES been so far? Would love to hear some honest reviews from current students or alumni.

Started doing PortSwigger Labs recently (Access Control, Authentication, SQLi, etc.) and honestly I wanted to ask if this is normal or if my fundamentals are just weak.

For a lot of the labs especially SQL injection I end up needing the solution/hints to solve them. I’d say for around 70–80% of the SQLi labs, I get stuck, check the solution, understand the approach, and then complete the lab.

Blind SQLi in particular completely destroys me sometimes

I can understand the solution after reading it, but I usually can’t think of the exact payloads or approach by myself initially.

So I wanted to ask people who already went through PortSwigger labs:

• Is this normal in the beginning?
• Did you also rely heavily on solutions while learning?
• Or does this mean I need to go back and strengthen my basics first?

Would appreciate honest answers because sometimes it feels like everyone else is solving these labs easily except me.

Started doing PortSwigger Labs recently (Access Control, Authentication, SQLi, etc.) and honestly I wanted to ask if this is normal or if my fundamentals are just weak.

For a lot of the labs especially SQL injection I end up needing the solution/hints to solve them. I’d say for around 70–80% of the SQLi labs, I get stuck, check the solution, understand the approach, and then complete the lab.

Blind SQLi in particular completely destroys me sometimes 😭

I can understand the solution after reading it, but I usually can’t think of the exact payloads or approach by myself initially.

So I wanted to ask people who already went through PortSwigger labs:

• Is this normal in the beginning?
• Did you also rely heavily on solutions while learning?
• Or does this mean I need to go back and strengthen my basics first?

Would appreciate honest answers because sometimes it feels like everyone else is solving these labs easily except me.

In March, I gave the CUCET exam and later, with the help of a CU assistant, I reserved a seat by paying ₹10,000.

After some time, I decided not to join CU and asked the assistant for a refund. Since April, she has been repeatedly saying that the “portal is not open yet” for refunds. The whole month passed like this.

Now in May, when I asked again, she said to wait until the end of this month.

I’m getting worried that maybe they are delaying on purpose so that either:

1. my refund eligibility expires, or
2. I receive less refund money later.

Has anyone faced something similar with Chandigarh University admissions/refunds?

Is the assistant telling the truth about the refund portal, or does this sound suspicious?

Also, what is the best way to make sure I get my refund back?

Any advice would really help.

In March, I gave the CUCET exam and later, with the help of a CU assistant, I reserved a seat by paying ₹10,000.

After some time, I decided not to join CU and asked the assistant for a refund. Since April, she has been repeatedly saying that the “portal is not open yet” for refunds. The whole month passed like this.

Now in May, when I asked again, she said to wait until the end of this month.

I’m getting worried that maybe they are delaying on purpose so that either:

1. my refund eligibility expires, or
2. I receive less refund money later.

Has anyone faced something similar with Chandigarh University admissions/refunds?

Is the assistant telling the truth about the refund portal, or does this sound suspicious?

Also, what is the best way to make sure I get my refund back?

Any advice would really help.