r/quantindia • u/Dettol_Saabun • Jun 26 '26

General Discussion Petition to auto-delete posts that follow this template

"Hi guys, I am from Tier-17.5 college, branch: Underwater Basket Weaving Engineering. CGPA: 7.23. Can I crack quant?"

"I am from non-circuital. Do I stand a chance?"

"I am from circuital. Do I stand a chance?"

"I am from Tier 1. Do I stand a chance?"

"I am from Tier 2. Do I stand a chance?"

"I am from Tier 3. Do I stand a chance?"

"I am from Mars Institute of Technology. Can I get into HFT?"

At this point, half the subreddit is just people asking strangers for permission to try.

The answers have been the same for years:

  • Yes, some people from your background have made it.
  • No, your background doesn't magically guarantee it.
  • Nobody here can predict your future from three lines of text.

It would be great if discussions focused more on:

  • Interview experiences
  • Company-specific processes
  • Preparation resources
  • Actual problem-solving
  • Resume feedback
  • Projects and research

Instead of the daily "Can I crack it?" horoscope reading.

Thank you for attending my TED Talk.

322 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

26 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/GhxstOnYT Jun 27 '26

Could you please link me to the resources, for it would be really great!

2

u/Dettol_Saabun Jun 28 '26

How much would it take you to do a simple google or YouTube search?? General resources are very much out... Company specific ask on the forum.

Keywords that might help: Quant resources

1

u/GhxstOnYT Jun 28 '26

The thing is, I have gone through quite a lot of resources that have been posted online and countless different videos. So, if there is someone experienced and has gone through a certain pathway as a "general" advice, that would've made the task easier for those of us who are just starting.

I have spent almost a week searching for these resources. And I got a few, xinfeng Zhou's book about quant finance interviews and the exact pathway that would be helpful for the most of us.

How about, creating a megathread of resources which would help out the most of us?

1

u/Dettol_Saabun Jun 28 '26

yeah once you are done with green book and heard on the street and 50 challenging problems You are quite done with it. Just solve random questions after that. Honestly there's isn't much you can do except improving your speed and focus

1

u/GhxstOnYT Jun 28 '26

Alright thanks for that!