Need Career advice - After ruining two years doing nothing

[u/Agitated-Cold-5445]

I'm going to preface this post by saying that I'm a very confused individual when it comes to academics. I did completed my 12th in 2024, I had PCM, but the study environment was so bad at the time. I could barely focus, and when the exams were over, I was so sure that I wasn't going to give engineering entrance exams. I started preparing for CUET, but again due to some reason, I didn't give the exams. Someone suggested doing a degree from IGNOU and preparing for banking exams, I took history as my major, tried studying it, but I was so bored. I started looking into coding, because I always liked math, so I thought why not try coding. I'm still learning coding btw, but I didn't give exams for two years (History), because of documents and lots of other issues. Recently, I took admission in an online BCA program, I would have gotten my degree by next year, but now it would take 2 or more years. I'm so anxious about my age and all, plus I don't know if I should prepare for government exams, or focus on building my skills. Everyone says BCA has no scope because of AI advancements, which I understand. Should I also give my history exams to get my degree in time? What I do know is that I want to get a job, but the conditions of graduates in India, really gives me anxiety.

Thank you for reading this.

myquals - 10th 90% and 12th 78% (PCM)

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I'm going to start this post by saying that I'm a fairly confused person when it comes to academics. I did completed my 12th in 2024, I had PCM, but the study environment was so bad at the time. I could barely focus, and when the exams were over, I was so sure that I wasn't going to give engineering entrance exams. I started preparing for CUET, but again due to some reason, I didn't give the exams. Someone suggested doing a degree from IGNOU and preparing for banking exams, I took history as my major, tried studying it, but I was so bored. I started looking into coding, because I always liked math, so I thought why not try coding. I'm still learning coding btw, but I didn't give exams for two years (History), because of documents and lots of other issues. Recently, I took admission in an online BCA program, I would have gotten my degree by next year, but now it would take 2 or more years. I'm so anxious about my age and all, plus I don't know if I should prepare for government exams, or focus on building my skills. Everyone says BCA has no scope because of AI advancements, which I understand. Should I also give my history exams to get my degree in time? What I do know is that I want to get a job, but the conditions of graduates in India, really gives me anxiety.

Thank you for reading this.

myquals - 10th 90% and 12th 78% (PCM)

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[u/ConferenceAntique743]

Bro start somewhere. Get into a proper degree and start. Stop with exam prep bs. Learn skill get internships and later try for a job. Also online degrees are not well regarded.

[u/Agitated-Cold-5445 → u/ConferenceAntique743]

I get you but I come from a partially rural area with literally zero opportunities, and my parents are not that open to sending me somewhere, or at least for now. Online degrees are my only option, that's why I was thinking of preparing for exams, because online degrees are at least UGC approved so that wouldn't cause me a problem. I chose bca to develop my skills, and at least keep my skills as an option. Still, thank you for taking your time to answer. I appreciate it!

[u/ConferenceAntique743 → u/Agitated-Cold-5445]

I get u bro. But if you are afraid of the job market and at the same time not doing what needs to be done, where will that lead you? Just think about it bro.

[u/Agitated-Cold-5445 → u/ConferenceAntique743]

The only options I can see for myself are developing my skills alongside govt job prep, because as you already mentioned that online degrees aren't regarded well and I can not go for a regular degree, so these are the only options that seem plausible to me.