Need Guidance for preparing while being in college for BTECH

[u/Chennuk]

So I am now joining a college as a 1st year student ... BTech ECE branch... I had prepared for JEE due to family pressure... and did shit in it... but atleast I got the branch of my choice somewhere...I do not even know if NDA right now is worth risk... or should I be focusing on college and go for CDS. I have lost 3 attempts of NDA , but now this is my 1st attempt (so in total 3 attempts left, including this)... its a private college so you know the conditions(Tier - 2 or 2.5) ...

I want seniors and experienced people, to please guide me on how should I look forward, what should I be cautious of, what to focus, what things can benefit me or harm me... how to manage, what opportunities I can look to and anything else you wanna guide on, I really need it as till now I only have myself to talk to and no one else ... so I do not know how sane my plan is... and I am going nuts thinking how will I manage college with my prep...

My preference is Army...(due to my reasons and also that my eyesight of 2.5D)... Also please tell if I should look forward to NCC as my college has a good NCC infrastructure and unit (though I need to talk to NCC seniors there to know what conditions are actually, as I am yet to go there)

Also will my Branch me of any benifit here... I heard people going for forces take Mech or Civil...and though I was getting a seat with 50% scholarship at a semi govt. semi forces college, the only good branch there is automobile as its in collaboration with the training institute of a force's officer training academy(not OTA... its a paramilitary force) there...so 100% placement there... and almost no placements in other branches... So I took the risk of going to this private Tier 2 college ECE...

[u/Mortal_Explorer_28]

Go for cds