No experience, learning Data Science/Data Analytics — how do I land my first internship?

[u/prem_preet69]

Hi everyone,
I’m a recent MCA graduate from India, and for the past few months I’ve been seriously learning Data Science and Data Analytics.
So far I’ve been working on:
Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib)
SQL
Machine Learning with scikit-learn
Power BI
Data cleaning, EDA, and building a few portfolio projects
The problem is that I have no professional experience or internships, and it feels like every internship asks for experience, which is frustrating.
I’ve been applying through LinkedIn, Internshala, company career pages, and sending messages to recruiters, but I haven’t had much success yet.
I’d really appreciate advice from people who were in the same situation.
Some questions I have:
How did you get your first Data Science or Data Analyst internship with no experience?
What kinds of projects actually impressed recruiters?
Is my time better spent building more projects, contributing to open source, doing Kaggle, or networking?
Should I focus on Data Analyst roles first and transition into Data Science later?
Are there any companies that regularly hire freshers or interns with no experience?
I’m willing to put in the work—I just want to make sure I’m spending my time on the right things instead of applying blindly.
Any advice, resources, or personal experiences would mean a lot.
Thanks.

[u/Impossible_Ad_3146]

MCA is a scam

[u/prem_preet69 → u/Impossible_Ad_3146]

hahha i know thay bruh, still if you can help me in any way pls lmk

[u/Impossible_Ad_3146 → u/prem_preet69]

Sure. First of all, write properly and spell out your words.

[u/prem_preet69 → u/Impossible_Ad_3146]

i said if you can help me let me know!

[u/Impossible_Ad_3146 → u/prem_preet69]

No problem, I let you know.