I'm a 3rd-year Mechanical student at IIT Madras planning my 6th-sem electives. I keep hearing an HS/Management elective helps for consulting and FMCG roles, but I'm worried it costs me technical depth for core and analytics jobs. For those who've been through placements recently — did your elective mix actually matter, and how did you balance breadth vs depth?
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