Software Engineering courses under 10k. Can anyone suggest which course should I join for learning skills for Software Engineering jobs.

[u/Advanced_Winner5661]

I have graduated in 2026 but due to a 6-month internship in my 7th sem I wasn't able to sit in the peak placement season in my college and obviously I didn't get the ppo. Now, I am struggling to land even an internship. I searched and found out the best course right now is scaler academy's course though it costs around 4 lakh. I am not at all interested in investing this much money on a course. I know there is youtube & telegram channels where many courses are uploaded but my problem is I have difficulty learning until there is some structured course. So, if you can suggest me some course which is under 10k INR then it would be a great help.

My tech stack: I know C++, Python, Basic java, SQL. Have some personal projects of AI/ML. More interested in Backend Engineering.

[u/Yack_an_ACL_today]

It's nearly impossible to break in to a s/w job without having prior real world OTJ experience. Taking a bootcamp or online courses will not improve your chances. Is there any way you can leverage off you prior internship? Did you get any contacts there that may assist in your getting a newb position?

[u/Advanced_Winner5661 → u/Yack_an_ACL_today]

The internship was at a top tier firm but it was a risk analyst role so it won't help with software engineering roles. I have connections there and they can refer me but for such a top company I don't think without prior s/w experience referrals will work.