[r0h4n]

M in my first year, and since you know how Indian Universities work, I wont be able to leave my city. I am based in Maharashtra, Aurangabad. It is very close to pune. But as of now i am freelancing in my city a bit (mostly web development). As i said, currently i need some help with deciding whether to get deep into development or go with the admin/planning n management of infrastructure stuff (cause i love that). And since most Dev jobs in India are monkey jobs.

[revorad]

Don't be so disheartened already man! You are passionate and proactive, use that to your benefit.

Most jobs may be bad, but you are good enough to avoid most jobs and go for the few good ones. Just hop on the bus to Pune, meet some people and get started. Maybe, you can start working remotely? Or commute once a week?

Don't decide between dev and admin purely based on opinion and speculation. It's probably best to try both out and see which you like more.

Edit: Don't just rely on asking HN. Rely more on asking local people around you. Beware the danger of using HN as an excuse for not taking real action.

[amitshah]

You're way off mark -- there are a lot of products companies in India doing development -- real development. Add to that a few services companies that have scope for development too.