r/indianstudents

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is there any really genuine to make some side bucks as a college student beside all this scams and survey tbh

same as title..

Hey Guys,

My friends who are all GSoC contributors and mentors are working on a project called Observal. They are looking for contributors. They also conduct sessions to help those starting out with OSS.

If this is something you’re interested in, pls join the discord community: https://discord.observal.io

Thanks!

(19f) I am from a tier 4 city , no father and a bare minimum income of my mother I am somehow surving my life everything's not as bad as it can be but not so good either because of my mental health issues i scored very low in my 12th board's (cbse) then i with no clue what to do, all the college's was far away and very expensive so i decided to take a drop and started to prepare for neet in the month of October (from pw yakeen 5.0) this day's was such a horrific day's of my life that I can't ever forget it jese jese waqt guzra mujhe zindagi ak bojh lagne lagi kyuki mujhe pata tha neet me to kuch nhi hone wala isliye mene CUET ki tarf jana ke socha still me neet ki hi prep kar rahi thi but end time aate ate mujhse kuch nhi hua na hi bio ka syllabus hua na kuch still umeed thi CUET ke through kuch na kuch mil jayega but I don't think so kyuki abhi hui meri utni achi preparation nhi hui he coz of some family issues and now I am left with nothing mujhe bus koi decent collage me Jana hai jaha mujhe mere pasand ke hisab se course mile but I can't find that kind of college now I am hopeless agr kuch nhi hua to I have to be here and rot in this house and will have to marry someone which is a nightmare for me .

Please suggest me what to do.

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Every conversation at home somehow turned into a debate. He’d say things like, “India mein colleges kam hain kya?”, “Tumhe bas bahar settle hona hai.” And honestly, I didn’t even know how to respond without sounding defensive.

What made things worse was that I was getting all my information from random reels, YouTube videos.

So every time my parents asked practical questions about loans, jobs, or visas, I’d answer with “I’ll figure it out.” Which, in hindsight, sounds terrifying to any parent spending lakhs.

So now finally im running out of time i donno what do to anymore

So my opinion is that neet can be conducted as neet mains and neet advanced similar to jee,and neet mains will hv all the aspirants writing to qualify for neet advanced as well as government medical colleges,let the top 3 lakh aspirants qualify for neet advanced which is gonna be the entrance exam for aiims,jipmer etc.

neet mains shall be conducted in 10 shifts with each shift having 2.5 lakh aspirants in cbt mode.

i think this wud be a better way to conduct neet.

whats ur opinion neetards?

I’ve been explaining courses, countries, visas, post-study work permits etc for MONTHS. No effect. Then my counsellor from an edu tech website says the exact same thing on a call and suddenly my parents are like: “Haan that makes sense.” They answered my parents’ fears directly instead of only hyping universities. I should be annoyed but honestly I’m just relieved the conversation finally moved forward. I think Indian parents sometimes just want reassurance from someone who’s seen the process before. Would love to know if others also had to bring a “third person” into the discussion to make parents more comfortable.

This is probably one of the biggest contradictions students face today. Companies say they want freshers. But job descriptions quietly expect:

- practical exposure

- communication skills

- business understanding

- problem-solving ability

- confidence in corporate settings

And students are left wondering: "if nobody gives us a real change, how are we supposed to become industry-ready in the first place?"

The reality is, the workplace has changed faster than education has.

Companies today move quickly. Teams are leaner. Expectations are higher. Most employers look for signs that someone can adapt, collaborate, and contribute with minimal handholding.

That's why students with live projects, case-based learning, internships, industry exposure, and practical problem-solving experience, often transition into corporate life much more smoothly.

And this is because they've already seen how work actually happens outside classrooms.

Maybe the real gap today is exposure and not talent.

What do you think students today lack more: skills, guidance, or real-world exposure?

BACKGROUND AND ADVANTAGES

I’m an 18-year-old girl who just finished high school and I want to study law.

First of all, I’m not from a financially struggling background. My father is in the army with a stable and good income. My entire schooling has basically been heavily subsidised or almost free.I studied in KV, where my fees were like ₹1800 for three months in middle school and around ₹3000 for three months in high school. Even in army school, a large part of the fees gets reimbursed basically my education was free .

On top of that, there are army benefits ,ration benefits, CSD canteen, discounts on goods, travel rebates, housing in cantonment, and so many things.

We don’t pay rent because we lived in army quarters. Even when we moved out temporarily, there is a rent allowance , and actual rent is lower than that. We get ration allowance too. Electricity, water, basic stuff everything is covered or subsidised in some way. We don’t live a lifestyle with unnecessary expenses. No big trips, no luxury spending, nothing like that.

AND I UNDERSTAND ITS ALL BECAUSE OF HIM AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE ARMY LIFE I WAS GIVEN BUT ALL I AM SAYING IS THIS MNY BENFITS AND SAVING STILL NOTHING FOR MY EDUCATION ?

So my question is where is the money going?

PROBLEM

Because now when I want to go to college, suddenly I’m being told there is no money for a proper university or hostel. But at the same time, there is talk about spending large amounts on land, property, and saving money for my marriage ,like lakhs and even dowry related savings which is apparently more important than my education.

I want to study law and I want to go to a good college NLUs specifically. I understand they expensive, around 15–25 lakhs or even more for the full course. I genuinely understand that.But there are other options too. I can go to colleges like DU, BHU, and other government universities where the fees are much lower. I know getting into them as a general category student is very hard, but I am willing to study for it and try my best.

The problem is, they don’t want that either. The irony is that they don’t want me to go to Delhi or any good government college because I can’t live far from home. I’m expected to study only in the same city where thwy live.

I just don’t understand this at this point.They openly say things like if they spend on me, what will they spend on my brother because my brother is more important than me.And at this point I feel completely stuck and confused. There is no clarity at all no proper yes, no proper no. Just expectations without direction.

If money is the issue, I can plan around it. If distance is the issue, then tell me clearly what my actual options are so I can prepare accordingly. But right now I’m just blocked from the paths I actually want to take, without being given any real alternative.

And cherry on top daily abuse , edhr udhr ke tane and ghr ka kam karwane ke bad kehna ki ham ghr ka kam karwate hi knha h , like fr ? 12th ka result is alredy here i have no proper tution coaching for nothing , atp i will have to jump for neet only and wate my life on it 🤓☝🏻 , you all what do i do ?

I have 89%ile in jee mains and 90.5 in boards (PCM with CS )
I’m honestly so lost because good branch at a good college seems so unrealistic
People who have 95%ile are struggling to find places so what will happen with me

Hey, Guys lately I was thinking about our new generation politics in India. I observed most so called politicians are from same families or people with high profile in bussiness. There is no people who are into real service for nation and people around them. Most of our so called leaders and their families got involved in some criminal cases, which they are covering with influence and the position in society. don't you think this so called leaders(criminals) need to be replaced and send them all back to jails and collect back all the black money and wealth of nation. Here I am not targeting any individual party or person. But we need a new Front with people of new generation with no political background family. As i can see there are only few political parties in national level which includes a plenty of criminal recorded people sitting at high levels. some parties are doing politics based on caste ,religion, region, wealth, and others. Non of those topics are related to our nation development. we have many concerns to deal with in our nation like food, education, health, safety, shelter, and many other basic needs to provide.

So now most of our new generation is no back of social media and some of the people are into productivity building there own dreams(start-ups). But non of us are into a startup which builds the nation (politics). Just think of a this situation where you struggle to build your dreams (start-ups) in a nation with unbalanced society, ruled by some idiots sitting over there. I am not asking people here to start a political party right now or start protest against system. But just think once about this situation when you find a small break in your busy life guys. Yeah because it is very important for our nation. I will try to address this problem and try to work out one day

That's it have a nice day guys. All the best

Hi everyone I took PCB in 11th and wanted to do something in the medical field. Maybe become a doctor or something but now that I am in 12th I don’t know what to do. I have been reading online about so many people are not like being happy with their career choices and I have seen that MBBS is not really that promising in today’s time. And I am confused. I want to take math right now, but don’t know if I should or how I will even clear my board? What do you think I should do? What career options are there after 12th? Can you please help?

I don’t even know where to begin, but I just want to write this somewhere.

I graduated with my Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering in May 2025 in the US. Like everyone else, I had dreams. I thought graduation would finally be the beginning of everything I worked for.

I stayed back and kept applying for opportunities till December 2025. Every single day was applications, resume edits, recruiter calls, LinkedIn messages, hope, rejection, silence, repeat.

Watching friends slowly get jobs while you stay stuck does something to you mentally.

But I still didn’t give up.

Then my health collapsed.

I got diagnosed with MCTD. Suddenly life became hospital visits, medications, weakness, pain, swelling, steroids, fear, and uncertainty. Everything I had planned for years started falling apart in months.

My family wanted me back home because things were getting serious.

So I traveled back alone.

That journey is something I don’t think people around me fully understand.

I was already physically weak. Mentally exhausted. Carrying the feeling that maybe I failed after all the sacrifices my parents made.

And then the world around me was in chaos.

War tensions.

Flight cancellations.

Uncertainty everywhere.

Waiting in airports not knowing if I would even make it home smoothly.

Trying to stay calm while feeling completely broken inside.

I somehow reached home in April 2026.

Now I’m back in chennai India, recovering slowly, trying to rebuild life from zero while watching the life I imagined disappear in front of me.

No job yet.

Health still unstable.

Confidence shaken.

Dreams delayed.

But one thing is still alive inside me:

I will not stop.

I did not survive all this just to quit now.

Maybe my path looks different from everyone else’s.

Maybe I’m slower right now.

Maybe life hit me harder than I expected.

But I’m still here.

Still applying.

Still trying.

Still fighting.

And honestly, sometimes surviving itself is an achievement.

If anyone else feels left behind in life right now — you’re not alone.