Our story

Students should graduate with proof, not a stack of certificates.

MYCODEBUD is built to close the distance between college, skills, practical experience and employability.

Started
2025
Based in
Bengaluru
A venture of
Shiktra Technologies LLP

From one shared idea

…to an ecosystem.

MYCODEBUD started in 2025. Our founder shared the idea with our co-founder, who began building the first version alone — a single platform combining interactive lessons, real-world projects, and AI-powered feedback instead of scattered learning resources.

As the platform took shape, more people joined. What began as one developer's side project became a small team building a DSA and aptitude catalogue deep enough to take someone from fundamentals all the way to interview-ready.

MYCODEBUD is a subsidiary of Shiktra Technologies LLP, operating as a Udyam Registered, VTU Registered initiative recognised by the Govt. of Karnataka through K-TECH and the New Age Innovation Network — connecting students, colleges and companies inside one ecosystem.

Every layer of it — guidance, mentorship, projects, DSA, interview preparation and hackathons — exists to produce something a student can point to and say, “I built this.”

  1. From: MYCODEBUD founding team2025
    Make coding education so interactive and engaging that anyone can go from zero to shipping real products.
  2. From: MYCODEBUD founding teamMission
    Move students from theory to practical capability — guidance, mentorship, meaningful projects, DSA, interview prep and hackathons — priced so access is never the barrier.

The path

Learn. Build. Prove.

  1. A student working through digital logic on a whiteboard

    Stage 01

    Learn

    Structured guidance and DSA fundamentals, aligned to what companies expect.

  2. Source code on a monitor

    Stage 02

    Build

    Novelty and core projects, reviewed by mentors, not left to guesswork.

  3. Teams building at a hackathon

    Stage 03

    Prove

    Hackathons, mock interviews and Demo Days that turn effort into evidence.

The ecosystem

Seven layers, one journey.

Layers that reinforce each other — a student moves through direction, skill-building and practical exposure until preparation becomes proof.

7ecosystem layers

  1. 01Guidance & Direction10%
  2. 02Mentorship15%
  3. 03Core & Novelty Projects20%
  4. 04DSA Practice15%
  5. 05Interview Preparation15%
  6. 06Hackathons & Competitions15%
  7. 07Career & Placement Support10%

What drives us

The principles the whole ecosystem is built on.

The people behind it

A small team, practitioner mentors, and a hiring network.

01

Built by a small team.

Started in 2025 — one idea, one developer, then a team.

  • Rohan GowdaFounder & CEO
  • Aman Rao MCo-founder & CTO
  • Nikhil BajantriDevelopment Lead
  • Bimal P BFull Stack Developer
  • B VibhaFull Stack Developer
A practitioner session in a workshop room
02

Guided by practitioners.

Mentors from product companies, IT services, consulting and academia.

  • Amazon
  • TCS
  • Infosys
  • Precisely
  • IIIT Roorkee (UK)
  • Galagher
  • Manpro
  • WEMIT India
  • Global Minds India
  • SIH jury panel

Affiliations shown for context on professional background — not endorsements.

A team meeting in an office
03

Backed by a hiring network.

Internships, hiring pipelines and hands-on project exposure.

  • Global Minds IndiaBengaluru
  • Vyanika InnovationsMangaluru
  • NotarcBengaluru
  • Wemit IndiaBengaluru
  • Man Pro SolutionsBengaluru
  • Sky Wires and CablesBengaluru
  • Sun AutomatsBengaluru
  • 3,000+ DSA problems
  • 50,000+ aptitude questions
  • 85+ courses
  • ₹99 a month
  • 8 steps to placement
  • 7 ecosystem layers
  • Recognised by Govt. of Karnataka
  • K-TECH
  • New Age Innovation Network
  • VTU Approved
  • Udyam Certified
  • A Shiktra Technologies LLP venture
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Our vision

To be the ecosystem every Indian engineering student wishes they'd found in year one — where proof of capability, not paperwork, decides who gets the opportunity.