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Figuring out life and location for my Tech/Consulting career

Figuring out life and location for my Tech/Consulting career

Hi,

26F, Currently in Bangalore and I am originally from Delhi.

I was thinking about locations where I might want to live long term. I have been to all of these cities atleast for some time and have given score to them on different metrics that is out of 10. Last column is total score that is out of 40. What do you guys think?

Also, I am scared of ending up lonely outside India so I was thinking when is the right time to go? Now? Post marriage? 5 years from now? 10 years from now or when

Mentioning Cities in order here in case you did not understand my poor handwriting

- Singapore, London, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Mumbai

I have explained what do these metrics mean to me here

1.Quality of life - roads / pollution / transportation / public services

2.Community - How easy it is to make new friends or join a community basically

3.Disposable Income - Income after taxes, and the purchasing power

4.Convenience - Daily help / quick commerce / food delivery etc

Thoughts?

u/Superwomen7 — 1 day ago
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Regretting every choice i made

My college website doesn’t even list civil engineering in the website even if they list it im getting some error
No college placements in civil literally zero i have checked every placement pdf and nobody from civil got placed from last 4years 😭
The name
MALLA REDDY COLLEGE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (mrcet)
And i have to stay in this shithole for 4years
Even I searched in LinkedIn to get some info abt placements from seniors but i was not able to

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Interview prep in 2026 - 4 YOE Software Engineer(Backend)

For those who interviewed recently in 2026, what’s the current interview process like?
Would really appreciate recent experiences, especially from people with 3–5 YOE.

Thanks!

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u/New_Wealth5174 — 1 day ago
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Advice is needed

I am a 2nd year btech student in the branch of electronics and computer engineering... initially I got into this college because I scored 99%ile in my cet exams and 99.86%ile in maths ....but tbh I am getting bored in second year...like coding is boring and difficult, electronics is shit....I got to know that my interest in maths is helpful for ACET ...

But I am thinking is it a good choice? to give ACET because I like maths like I scored 97 marks on my 10th boards and 92 marks in 12th board exams...

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u/Miserable-Can2467 — 2 days ago
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Mid level Data scientist MAANG

i want to prepare for sr data scientist in MAANG companies. My background is in  core ML, deeplearning, nlp etc. 

I plan to target in around a year from now.

Does someone have any idea about the interview preparation or someone in these companies who would like to share some experience?

Interviewprep resource:

PracHub: Company specific interview questions

DataLemur: SQL Interview and Data Science Interview questions

StrataScratch: SQL and Python interview

u/FlatwormAdmirable610 — 2 days ago
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Nokia "Technical Support" role 11 month internship Query

hey! I'm a final year engineering student from a tier 3 college. just cleared my virtual technical interview and I was informed that the role I'm being interviewed for is technical support. (i thought it was a non-support role)

now I'm wondering if I should take this opportunity, has anyone worked as a technical support or in nokia or both?

what can I expect from this role and company? I'm very curious and interested .

how is the growth and future opportunities in this role and company?

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How can I get more engineering projects and clients? Looking for advice & support 🙏

Hi everyone,

I've been working in the engineering field for several years, and after struggling for a long time with the ups and downs of the industry, I finally decided to start my own engineering services business in India.

I'm putting everything I have into building this from the ground up, but honestly, getting a consistent flow of clients and projects has been much harder than I expected. That's why I'm reaching out to this community for some genuine advice, guidance and support.

We provide on-demand engineering support for companies that need additional delivery capacity without the cost and delays of permanent hiring.

What we offer:

  • MEPF engineering
  • ELV/ICT/IBMS design & commissioning — Honeywell EBI, Schneider EBO, Niagara & Johnson Controls Metasys
  • BIM & CAD services — Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, ACC etc.

Our key advantages:

  • Flexible resources — scale up or down based on workload
  • 7 days/week, 365 days/year working
  • Start projects without recruitment delays
  • Lower recruitment, training and overhead costs
  • Centralised project delivery rather than depending on individual freelancers
  • Ability to support projects across different time zones
  • Experience supporting projects across India, USA, Middle East, Canada, Europe and APAC

The technical capability and delivery team are there. What I'm struggling with is getting in front of the right people and converting that capability into consistent projects.

I'm looking for opportunities both in India and internationally.

For those who have successfully built an engineering/BIM/MEP services business:

  • How did you get your first few clients?
  • Which channels actually worked — LinkedIn, cold email, partnerships, referrals, industry networks, etc.?
  • Are there specific platforms or marketplaces for MEP/BIM/engineering services?
  • How do you approach engineering consultants, contractors, developers and EPC companies?
  • For international clients, how did you overcome the initial trust/credibility barrier?
  • In India, which networks or channels have actually helped you find projects?
  • What mistakes should someone avoid when starting an engineering services business?
  • How did you go from getting occasional projects to building a consistent pipeline?

And if anyone here works with an engineering firm that regularly needs overflow/offshore engineering capacity, I'd genuinely appreciate a referral, introduction, or even just a conversation.

I'm not asking for anyone to hand me a business. I'm trying to build something of my own after years of struggling, and I could really use some guidance from people who have already walked this path.

Any practical advice, experience, connection, lead or referral would genuinely mean a lot.

Thank you. 🙏

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u/AloneYetPowerful — 1 day ago
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3 strong internships. Two PPO dead ends. 1 offer delay. I need an honest reality check.

I’m a 2026 grad, Computer Science & Economics student at BITS Pilani, and I’m honestly a bit stuck right now and could use some advice from people who’ve been through this.

My background is:
Oracle: worked on 15+ SQL pipelines, query-plan/index/join optimisation, Oracle 23ai Vector Search, and an OJET dashboard.
Research thesis in Germany: completed a funded research thesis at Ruhr University Bochum on adversarially robust quantized neural networks, working with PyTorch, CIFAR-10, FGSM/PGD attacks and 2-bit/3-bit quantization.
Morgan Stanley: Worked with the Asia Economics & Rates desk, building an analytics platform and XGBoost based yield-curve forecasting system.

I’ve also built a few projects outside work a limit-order-book/trading simulator with FIFO matching, latency, cancellations, inventory/P&L and ablation analysis, and a RAG personal-finance assistant using embeddings, FAISS and LLM APIs.

The frustrating part is the timing. My Oracle PPO was revoked because of organizational/headcount changes. I then interned at Morgan Stanley, but they told me they can’t give an offer too because of headcount.

I subsequently got another offer in 19 days of my offer revoke at a MNC, but they’re now delaying things as well.

So I’m basically back in the market at the worst possible time, despite having what I think is a reasonably solid profile.

I’m happy to share my resume, GitHub and credentials over DM if anyone wants to take a look. I’d especially appreciate feedback/referrals/leads from people hiring engineers or founders who can tell me where my profile actually fits.

Thanks - genuinely appreciate any advice.

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u/collectingfrogsnyoma — 2 days ago
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Pakistan Is Going to the Moon! 🇵🇰🌕 But There’s a Catch…

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Pakistan is planning to send its Jinnah-1 lunar rover with China’s Chang’e-8 mission. SUPARCO describes Jinnah-1 as an indigenous Pakistani rover, while China provides the major lunar mission infrastructure and transportation.

This raises an interesting question: when a country develops its own scientific hardware but relies on another country for the launch and lunar mission infrastructure, how should we measure that achievement?

Is developing the rover itself the important milestone, or should “indigenous space capability” also require the country to independently provide the rocket, lander and mission infrastructure? And where should we draw that line?

Sources 👇

1.) Pakistan heads to Moon.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/new-updates/pakistan-heads-to-moon-with-chinas-help-jinnah-1-rover-to-study-lunar-south-pole-where-chandrayaan-3-landed-3-years-ago/articleshow/133234405.cms

2.) SUPARCO achievement

https://www.gktoday.in/pakistans-first-lunar-rover-named-jinnah-1/

3.) China's Chang'e-8 mission

https://plutusias.com/pakistans-jinnah-1-rover-to-join-chinas-2029-moon-mission-upsc-pcs-prep/

4.) CNSA international projects

https://spacenews.com/china-selects-international-payloads-for-change-8-lunar-south-pole-mission/

5.) ICUBE Q (ICUBE Qamar)

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc\_sdat/icube-q.htm

u/Formula_explains — 3 days ago
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Joined civil in a tier three college bcos of pressure

So I joined tier three college in Hyderabad. The name is Malla Reddy College of engineering and technology (MRCET) and the civil program is really ignored in the college, and I don’t think that I will get any job opportunities or anything like that in this College, anyone have their experience coming from your tier three College and getting their job. Please explain me that how can I get internship et cetera without the College help because CSC is considered mostly and civil is ignored.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bat9978 — 2 days ago
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I found a hack to bypass the long never ending waiting list of kimi subscription 🤧

So if you are logged in from Google that I am assuming most of you guys are just simply logout and try logging in via your phone number once you enter it you will get OTP from +44 number via whatsapp then you will find option to enter waitlist as soon as you click it you will have option to subscribe to the premium membership the exact moment you click join waitlist and that's pretty much it enjoy using K3 🤓

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u/Yash_Barai — 2 days ago
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Should I take physics or btech-cse

Hello I just passed 12th and I am in dilemma I got integrated physics in a government college and on other hand I also got btech in cse in a mediocre college

Both side people say ther are no job in both areas

I want a high payout job as a women

Pls help me suggesting which path should i take

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u/Wiseansh — 3 days ago
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From Silkyara to Pipalkoti: Are We Ignoring Tunnel Safety ?

Uttarakhand Tunnel Disaster: Were Workers’ Warnings Ignored?

The recent Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project tunnel incident raises a question beyond the immediate rescue operation.

Reports say workers had previously raised concerns about falling debris and persistent water leakage inside the under construction Tail Race Tunnel. If those warnings were properly investigated, could additional geological monitoring, rock reinforcement, drainage, or evacuation measures have reduced the risk?

The 2023 Silkyara tunnel incident also showed how difficult and dangerous Himalayan tunnelling can become.

What do you think: was this primarily an unavoidable geological event, or could better monitoring and response to early warning signs have reduced the consequences?

Sources 👇

1.) Blue Drums unlikely rescue rafts

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/uttarakhand-tunnel-accident-death-toll-rescue-chamoli-10834705/

2.) Under construction Tunnel Collapsed

https://abcnews.com/amp/International/wireStory/tunnel-collapses-indian-hydropower-project-killing-7-135633384

3.) About Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project

https://vajiramandravi.com/current-affairs/vishnugad-pipalkoti-hydro-electric-project/

4.) Workers complain was neglected

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/we-complained-about-falling-debris-earlier-no-action-taken/articleshow/133247946.cms

5.) Silkyara barkot tunnel

https://m.thewire.in/article/environment/silkyara-barkot-tunnel-concrete-lining-collapse-kills-worker/amp

6.) Occupational Safety, Health(OSH)

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2192802&reg=48&lang=2

u/Formula_explains — 4 days ago
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Am I cooked?!!

I need some genuine help guys please!!!!!!!! 😭🙏🏻

Hey everyone, I'm a 4th-year B.Tech AIML student and placements/campus drives are expected to start soon (possibly before the end of August).

I'm honestly feeling a bit lost about what I should prioritize right now. I've learned a bit of C, Python, C++ and web development during college as part of academics but I'm not confident in any of them and I don't have much practical experience.

I also have projects, but I feel like my skills aren't strong enough yet to confidently discuss them in an interview.

If you were in my position, what would you focus on from this point onward to become placement ready asap?!

Like, what level of DSA should I aim for? which language should I stick to for coding rounds? what CS subjects should I revise for interviews? how much aptitude should I practice? should I focus on development, AI/ML, or just interview preparation? what projects/skills actually matter for a fresher? what should my daily schedule look like if I have around 4–6 hours/day? any resources or roadmaps you would genuinely recommend?

I'm not looking for a “learn everything” answer 😭. I really need help prioritizing because I don't have unlimited time before placements start.

As I've no guidence or any backing from anyone, so I'm completely lost.

Would really appreciate advice from people who have recently gone through campus placements or recruiters/interviewers. It would be of great help for me, Thank you!

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u/ohdeej4 — 3 days ago

Engineer from Tamil Nadu Feels Stuck

I completed my B.E. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from a reputed college, but I didn’t get placed.

After graduation, I had no references or connections. I spent a lot of time going around Chennai, asking people for a chance and trying to get my first job. Eventually, I worked as an electrician for some time.

Now I’m working in industrial projects at a small-scale company. I’m learning a lot of practical things, but I still feel stuck when I think about my future.

The salary is basic, and I also have very little knowledge about personal finance, saving, investing, etc. I feel like I’m working hard, but I don’t have a clear career path.

I’m considering PLC/automation, electrical design, project engineering, or moving to a bigger company.

For experienced engineers in Chennai/Tamil Nadu — if you were in my position, what would you do?

I’m not looking for generic motivation. I’d genuinely appreciate honest advice from people who started with very little and managed to build a good career.

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u/Cute_Recognition6061 — 5 days ago
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ISRO Achieves 175-Tonne Thrust Engine 🚀

ISRO recently demonstrated about 175 tonnes of thrust, equivalent to 88% of the planned 200-tonne thrust level, during a hot test of the Semi-Cryogenic Engine Power Head Test Article.

What I find interesting is that 175 tonnes of thrust does not mean the engine can lift a 175-tonne satellite. Thrust is force, while payload capacity depends on the complete rocket, propellant, stages and target orbit.

The planned semi-cryogenic stage could eventually help increase LVM3’s GTO payload capability from roughly 4 tonnes to 5 tonnes.

So my question is:

How significant is this 88% milestone really? Is the major achievement the engine’s raw thrust, the successful validation of semi-cryogenic technology, or the eventual increase in payload capability?

And what do you think is the most difficult remaining step between 88% and a flight-ready 200-tonne-class engine?

Sources 👇

1.) ISRO Successful Hot test

https://www.isro.gov.in/ISRO\_successfully\_conducted\_hot\_test\_of\_Semicryogenic\_Engine.html

2.) Mechanical Design Challenges

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/399852398\_Ground\_Testing\_of\_High-Thrust\_Semi-Cryogenic\_Engine\_in\_ISRO\_Mechanical\_Design\_Challenges\_and\_Solutions

3.) Advantages of Propellants used

https://www.indiandefensenews.in/2025/08/semi-cryogenic-engine-development-and.html?m=1

4.) Countries with Semi Cryogenic tech.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SE-2000

u/Formula_explains — 5 days ago
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The Kal Package Manager

Hey everyone,

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about Kal, my programming language written from scratch.

I am really happy to share a glimpse of Kal's own package manager! Kal v0.1.0 shipped with a package system that lets you add and use third party Kal packages. But, that process was completely manual. You’d have to clone the package, place it in the right directory, clone the package’s entire dependencies all by yourself, one after another. :(

The package manager changes everything. One command automates all!

Instead of being a separate executable, the package manager ships as part of the Kal interpreter itself.

Here’s what it can do:

  1. Install Kal packages from Github, or any git hosting service.
  2. Creates/Updates a project.kal file to read and write package information (analogous to package.json).
  3. Downloads all packages at the same hierarchy in parallel (yup, it’s multi-threaded).
  4. Resolves sub dependencies of the main package automatically to any depth and installs them too.
  5. Upgrades/Downgrades packages based on their git tags.
  6. Auto-resolves cyclic dependencies to prevent an infinite loop.

The Kal Package Manager will officially ship with the next Kal release. Its current source code is available on Github.

Kal: https://kal-lang.vercel.app
Github: https://github.com/KILLinefficiency/Kal
Package Manager: https://github.com/KILLinefficiency/Kal/blob/pkg/pkg.hpp

Kal is completely free & open source. You can show your support by giving the Github Repository a star.

Until the next update!

u/KILLinefficiency — 5 days ago

How do you make the best out of tier 3 University (btech cse) in your hometown ?

GLA mathura(India). Got admission there as the last option. Missed out on galgotias, wasn't sure about other universities which are not familiar to me. Jaypee demanded a higher academic score. So here I am, worried about the future of college life and beyond. I was indifferent to any career path but btech cse has a kind of job security/demand so I opted for this. Don't know how to make the best out of this. How difficult will it be to outcompete the oversupply of engineers and lend into a better place. I want to have a life. Should I also be considering a degree after this say going for CAT or GATE to have a good boost and exposure? Should I learn Japanese alongside and hope for a job abroad?

Guide me, you all! I am pessimistic and a bit anxious...

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u/Ballmart_ — 4 days ago
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TCS Ninja vs GATE 2027 — Should I focus on building a corporate career or prepare for MTech?

I graduated in June 2026 and have been selected for TCS Ninja. However, I currently don’t know when my joining will happen, so I potentially have around 6 months of free time.

My parents are suggesting that I prepare for GATE 2027 and go for MTech, but I’m really confused about whether that’s the right decision for me.

My concerns are:

If I start preparing for GATE now, the exam will be in February and MTech admissions would be around April/May. That feels like almost one year going into this decision.

I have already taken a 2-year gap between 12th and college, so I’m worried about delaying my career even further.

Honestly, I don’t really want to study anymore. I feel like I want to start working and enter the corporate world.

At the same time, I don’t want to waste these 5–6 months while waiting for TCS joining.

I’m currently interested in learning DSA, Python, AI/ML, etc. and building skills that can help me get better software/AI roles in the future.

I don’t think I can properly prepare for GATE and build these skills at the same time. GATE CSE preparation would require me to focus on subjects like C, OS, CN, DBMS, COA, etc., while I’m currently trying to move toward Python/AI and software development.

So my main question is:
If I decide not to do MTech/GATE and stay in the corporate path, will spending these 6 months seriously learning DSA + development + Python/AI actually help me later?

For example, could I use this time to build projects, improve DSA, learn backend/AI and eventually use those skills to switch from TCS to a better company?

Or would doing MTech from a good IIT/NIT give me a significantly better career trajectory and make the extra 1–2 years worth it?

I’m especially looking for advice from people who are already working in the software industry, have worked in TCS/service-based companies and switched, or have done MTech and entered the industry afterward.

If you were in my position, what would you choose and why?
Also, any suggestions on how I should use these 6 months while waiting for TCS joining would be really appreciated.

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u/HighlightWorldly2240 — 5 days ago

Roadmap For A 1st Year Engineering Student!

I Am A First Year IT Student From Tier 3 College

As Far As I know In This Server Everyone Is So Experienced That They Can Help Me Or Anyone Seeking For The Same Help

According To You What Should I Do In My College What Should I Prepare For To Get Good Internships Or Placement Opportunities

Btw From Mumbai!✌️

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u/devildog_gamer — 4 days ago