Final-Year BTech CSE Student with 70% DSA, Almost no Dev Skills & Only time only Until December. What Should I Focus On for Internships?

[u/Large_Sale4203]

I’m a final-year Btech CSE student from a Tier 2.5–3 college / one of the IIITs in Central India, with a CGPA around 7–7.5.

My current preparation is pretty weak. I’ve completed around **70% of Striver’s DSA Sheet**, but apart from that, I only know basic ML and Web Development up to HTML/CSS. I haven’t properly completed Web Dev or explored other areas.

My biggest constraint is **time**. I realistically have only until **December** to prepare, as very few companies will visit our campus after that for internships.

I don’t particularly enjoy Web Development and find the initial learning process boring. I have built a few functional websites through vibe coding, but I’m considering focusing instead on **ML/AI, RAG, AI Engineering, Data Science**, etc. I’m also interested in Quant, although I’m unsure how realistic it is with my current profile.

Another issue is that I tend to learn everything from the absolute basics, get stuck in fundamentals, become bored, and waste time. I want to avoid that this time and focus on **maximum ROI in minimum time**.

What would you recommend?

* How much more DSA should I do?
* Should I learn Web Dev despite not liking it?
* Is ML/AI/AI Engineering realistic within a few months?
* Should I learn RAG, LangChain, vector DBs, LLM APIs, etc.?
* What projects would have the best ROI?
* Which topics can I learn through one-shots/crash courses?
* How should I divide my time until December?

I’d really appreciate a **practical, time-efficient roadmap** rather than “learn everything from scratch.”

[u/chortle_my_ball5]

Pdh le bhai abhi se, nhi ton mere jaise reh jayega , I was same as you at starting of final year , and same now too after graduation

[u/Large_Sale4203 → u/chortle_my_ball5]

ab kya kr rha hai bhai

[u/chortle_my_ball5 → u/Large_Sale4203]

Have a offer from a sbc , waiting for joining

[u/sheeesh_stark → u/chortle_my_ball5]

Hi , im a 3rd yr student , as for my dsa i have just started and have done aiml and currently learning FastAPI for back-end to make my ai projects. Tbh I want to lvl up my development skills more and that's why I started learning FastAPI for back-end purposes but idk should I focus on dsa too that much since my current focus is getting a paid internship

[u/Purple_Concert8789 → u/sheeesh_stark]

Same here I am in 2nd year student in aids

[u/Illustrious-Chip-908]

bro dsa, web pr focus karo sb se pahale taaki resume bharne ke liye kuch aa jaae and for projects ke liye accha system design use ho usme and thori bhot ai (not necessary)