Finally in Bharat, the interviewers are asking - What have you built and NOT where did you graduate from...

 Yes — and finally, yes in a real way.

Indian software companies are definitely shifting focus from degrees to skills, especially over the last 3–5 years. While a formal degree still opens some doors, real-world skills, projects, and portfolios are becoming the real currency.

For developers in Bharat - open source and github/gitlab are gradually becoming the resume of a candidate.

Nobody wants to know about the degree - it has become obsolete.

Companies like Google, Apple, and Tesla dropped mandatory degree requirements. Indian firms (especially startups and product-based companies) are following suit.

Who’s leading the way?

• Startups: Razorpay, Zerodha, CRED, Postman, etc.

• Mid-size firms: Zoho, TCS Digital, Infosys' HackWithInfy route

• Big players (slowly but surely): Infosys, Wipro, TCS now allow non-engineers into tech roles via skill tracks.

For the students of Bengal - who flock to Kolkata for higher studies - please remember - your strength in English speaking skills and vocabulary won't give you a good software job - rather your software skills will keep you hot in the job market.

This is exactly what I said many years ago...

Enjoy my viewpoint as a software trainer.