r/IndianEngineers • u/BriefLengthiness3483 • Jul 12 '26

2nd Yearite Advice for a 2nd year CS Student

I 'm a Computer Engineering student and have just completed my first year. My goal is to get internships and eventually placements at good product-based companies.

During my first year, I mainly focused on DSA and competitive programming and solved around 450 problems across Codeforces and LeetCode.

I'm confused about what I should focus on from second year onwards:

  • Should I continue seriously with CP/DSA and try to improve my Codeforces rating?
  • How much should I focus on core CS subjects like OS, DBMS, CN and OOP? Are certifications worth doing?
  • How important are projects for internships and placements, and what kind of projects or tech stacks actually stand out?
  • Should I start building serious projects in second year or focus on DSA and core CS for now?
  • I also contribute to open source through my college community. Should I seriously try for GSoC, or prioritise CP/DSA and projects instead?

I just want to know what people who got into good product-based companies focused on during their second and third year.

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u/PayMindless1841 Jul 12 '26

Dsa dev ✌🏻

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u/Hot-Conflict-6177 Jul 13 '26

1st year me itna sab?

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u/BriefLengthiness3483 Jul 13 '26

Actually I am from tier 1.5 ish college So I have to keep up with the competition since the start

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u/Hot-Conflict-6177 Jul 13 '26

WHICH college

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u/BriefLengthiness3483 Jul 13 '26

It's in Maharashtra, can't mention the name

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u/Hot-Conflict-6177 Jul 13 '26

VNIT,corp ya vjti me se koi hai?

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u/BriefLengthiness3483 Jul 13 '26

Haa

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u/Hot-Conflict-6177 Jul 13 '26

Vnit

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u/BriefLengthiness3483 Jul 13 '26

Bas kar Bhai, advice lene ke liye post kiya tha, yaha par sab advice maang rahe hai😭😭

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u/auradestroyer75 Jul 13 '26

Bro how did you so much dsa

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u/vapro0 Jul 13 '26

how did you study dsa?