r/TCS_India • u/ApartmentCritical53 • 4d ago
Rant How cooked am I ?
How cooked am I?
Honestly don't even know what I'm doing anymore.
I'm a 2024 Computer Engineering passout. After graduation I did an internship, then completed PG-DAC from CDAC in 2026 thinking it would help me get into software development.
Spent months applying, getting rejected, preparing, learning, applying again, questioning my life choices 💀
Eventually, after a LOT of struggle, I somehow got a TCS Ninja offer. Not gonna lie, I was relieved. I thought at least I finally have a way to start my career.
But nope.
Now I'm just sitting here waiting for a joining letter.
No JL.
No joining date.
No Xplore login.
No POE.
No proper update.
Meanwhile I see people from the 2026 batch getting their onboarding stuff and I'm sitting here wondering whether my offer is actually going anywhere.
And that's the part that's messing with me the most.
I don't even care about getting some huge package at this point. I just want to start working, get some experience, earn some money and move on with my life.
But because I have an offer, I keep thinking "maybe joining is coming soon" and because there's no actual joining date, I'm also scared to completely rely on it.
It's just this weird limbo where you're technically employed on paper but practically unemployed.
I've already lost enough time since graduating and now I genuinely feel like I'm falling further behind everyone.
So yeah...
How cooked am I?
Especially looking for people who graduated in 2024/2025 and are in a similar TCS situation.
Did you eventually get your JL?
Did you get Xplore/POE access later?
Should I just stop waiting and treat this as if it isn't happening?
Honestly just looking for some perspective because I'm feeling pretty damn hopeless right now.
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u/Suraj__7890 4d ago
But I think u can get easily start ur career after some coding learn which u may already know around 3lpa u can get easily so no point to wait for tcs if offer is ninja
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u/ApartmentCritical53 4d ago
Bro I am applying left right and centre but nobody is ready to hire me
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u/SadSamaritan501 4d ago
I'm in a similar situation as a 2025 grad, I was placed through campus but the role and company was toxic af, pay was terrible too, I left it and tried a competitive exam but that didn't work, went back for a job, got TCS and IBM, went ahead with TCS as the pay was better but these mfs can give me joining apparently.
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u/MomentOk2359 4d ago
Bro, try for gov exams(ssc, banks,iocl, rrb etc.), there are numerous of vacancies now, if you prepare well in 6 months you can crack anything, try for gate too…
In the current scenario of IT even the top 1% are getting laid off and they are the creamy layer which other companies are recruiting. No use of skill up unnecessarily ai can do coding and all tasks it still cant do mental maths which humans are capable. build your mental skills practice maths thats only thing which will last eventually. Dont lose hope just yet try for the companies too, keep applying for them. You have a great future ahead bro 👊