1st & 2nd Year Engineering Guide: Don't Make These Mistakes

Join and turn on notifications so you don’t miss any job updates in the WhatsApp channel - https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dxp7HCKn3RK... ⚡ Swaroop Mentiby Workshop registration link - https://mentiby.com/go/yt-desc-54 Every senior says "you should have done that in 1st year". This video covers 6 things that are almost free in 1st and 2nd year of engineering and get much harder after 3rd year: being bad in public, learning from seniors, hackathon teams, free summers, CGPA math and working with professors in college labs. With real stories from my own college days: my first YouTube video in January 2021, our Telegram group that turned into a job board, team Code Panchayati at the Wave2Web hackathon and the 24-hour Smart India Hackathon. Pick one window and start it this week. TIMESTAMPS: 00:10 – Common student doubts & mistakes 01:06 – Video agenda & wrong vs. right order 02:30 – The 4-step framework (Foundation to Opportunity) 05:40 – 1st Year Plan: Building the core foundation 06:50 – Using AI as a teacher vs. writer 07:10 – Git & GitHub: Unlocking hackathons and open source 08:10 – 2nd Year Plan: DSA basics & choosing a track 09:20 – Building proof of work & first LinkedIn post 09:40 – Common traps to stop doing immediately 10:00 – Ideal daily time breakdown (1 + 5 hour rule) RESOURCES: CodeWithSwaroop courses (C, Python, Java DSA): https://www.codewithswaroop.com/s/store CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram (CodeWithSwaroop):   / codewithswaroop   LinkedIn:   / swaroop-talks   Raw Talks Podcast: @RawTalksWithSwaroop Business Inquiries: workwithswaroop@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE for honest, data-driven career guidance. No hype, no fear-mongering, just real advice that actually works. If this video helped you, hit LIKE and SHARE it with a junior in 1st year who needs it now. Drop a COMMENT telling me which window you missed and which one you are opening now. I read every single one. #BTech #FirstYearEngineering #EngineeringLife #SwaroopTalks #CodeWithSwaroop #TeluguCareer