2025 B.Tech Grad: Should I take a ₹4k/month internship in Hyd or join a Coaching Center?
I’m a 2025 graduate who has wasted a year at home due to lack of consistency. I know React and Tailwind, but my projects are tutorial-based. It’s June 2026 and the pressure from "peeps" at home is a nightmare.
I have an offer from a 15-person startup at Hyderabad.
Stipend: ₹0 (1st month) -> ₹4k/m (for next 3m ) -> ₹6k/m
Expense: ₹10k/month (Rent+Food+Travel).
Projects: possibly MERN stack.
I’m also seeing my friends pay ₹50k-60k for coaching centers that I think are selling fake certificates.
My Plan:
Join from June 1st, stay for 5 months, build real skills, attend every free tech event for swags/networking, and then "hop" to a 15k-20k role or a 4-5 LPA job.
Is this legit? Or am I being a "dumbass" by paying to work for someone else? Is it better to be a "Software Intern" on LinkedIn for 6 months than to have a "Coaching Certificate"?
Please be brutal. I need a wake-up call.