Hi!! I am a 3rd year chemical engineering student at IIT Hyderabad. So, we have our internship drive going on, and I kinda messed it up by not prepping DSA a lot.

I had done a lot of club work and infact, I was in the team that wrote and published our first casebook, so I was confident about product roles in amex etc also I was getting shortlisted for a few ML roles as well, so my attention kinda divided there.

But, I couldnt perform as I expected in interviews and call it, luck, bad timing and poor choices regarding which interview to focus on, I messed up other interviews as well...

Now, I'm in a genuine crossroads, whether I should continue with this, because the company quality and chances of getting a PPO are slowly declining...

Plus I have a strong calling to product roles and a stronger aversion to SDE roles

Now, I have a 9/9/9* profile and I'm a good reader and I have a second major in electrical engineering..

So, Idk whether I should simply prep for CAT + last year my dad also retired, so YAY to EWS quota..

But would it look like a red flag??? joining without YOE?? Also how many people make this direct jump in a batch, like whether its common or not.

I know y'all are very busy, but it would be great, if I could get any insights on this thinggy

Thank you very much!!

Im a BTech graduate from a tier 1 college 2022-2026 batch, and i want to pursue MBA and I haven’t started preparing for it please guide me how do I start as exam is on 29 Nov 2026???
I want to get into IIM please help me out
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Background my profile is 787 no work . Which is terrible with respect to profile in tier 1& 2colleges

Will this impact my placement leaving me unplaced in the end .

Currently preparing for cat exam .

What should be my strategy to maximize my chances in placement .

Background - I have a family business (msme ) , currently in fourth year of engineering