Padigela Swathi is building.
Building Interview OS.
CSEMVSR Engineering CollegeClass of 2027
[ The build ]
What Padigela is building.
The idea
Building Interview OS.
To help young freshers navigate with better in interviews with clarity and confidence.
Where it stands
Done with MVP and ready to deploy to real users.
Working on: Final product refinements.
Padigela started from Day 0 in Cohort 01. See where you'd start.
2 minutes, free, all taps.
[ Padigela's story ]
From Day 0 to now.
Before Build Theory
Simple projects in github with no real values.
Why Padigela joined
Build an real world project that users can use.
What Padigela is aiming for
To deploy the product for real users.
[ The full story ]
Read the full story
- Interview OS: final-year students build personalised interview practice for freshers
Kathula Sreeja (BTF-023) and Padigela Swathi (BTF-024), final-year CSE students who had never built a project, are building Interview OS: personalised interview practice that helps freshers answer with clarity and confidence.
[ With a mentor, one-to-one ]
How Build Theory helped
Skills Padigela built by doing
- Ideation
- Problem Identification
- Customer Interview
- PRD and MVP document creation
- Design skills
- Iterative design
- Git
- VS code
- Supabase
- Netlify
I don't understand AI yet. Can I still do this?
Yes. If you've used ChatGPT, you can start. Your mentor shows you which AI tools to use, and how, as you build.
Won't this eat into my DSA prep?
No. It's about 3–5 hours a week, and you plan them around your classes and prep. Build Theory runs alongside your DSA prep, not instead of it. Coding rounds still matter. This gives you something to talk about once you clear them.
Is it online or offline?
Fully online, so you can do it from anywhere, around your classes. The one exception is Demo Day: one in-person day in Hyderabad where you present what you built.
What happens after I apply?
Fill a short application. About 5 minutes, no payment. Prashanth calls you within 24 hours to talk through your idea and see if it's a fit. If it's a fit, you confirm your seat with ₹500. It's adjusted against the fee and non-refundable.
[ Cohort 01 ]
More fellows, more builds.
BTF-004 · Tuition OS
Ch Sreemayee
Operations for tuition institutes. Live at a real institute serving about 100 students.
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BTF-010 · Cue
G. Divyasree
Helps visually impaired people identify objects and judge distance as they move.
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BTF-005 · Tuition OS
Sanjana Labishetty
Operations for tuition institutes. Live at a real institute serving about 100 students.
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BTF-006 · Monetiq
Ch Srikar
An AI financial coach that helps people spend smarter and save better.
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BTF-007 · Monetiq
Paarthu Bandi
An AI financial coach that helps people spend smarter and save better.
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BTF-011 · Cue
K. Rishitha Purna
Helps visually impaired people identify objects and judge distance as they move.
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BTF-012 · Cue
Keshamoni Nikhila
Helps visually impaired people identify objects and judge distance as they move.
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BTF-013 · Boutiqo
C. Siddarth Ram
Orders and deliveries for boutique owners, in one place.
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BTF-014 · Boutiqo
Katukuri Rithvik
Orders and deliveries for boutique owners, in one place.
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BTF-015 · SignMate
Siddharth Sadu
Indian Sign Language to speech in real time for deaf students, Classes 6–10.
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BTF-018 · SignMate
Naga Nidesh
Indian Sign Language to speech in real time for deaf students, Classes 6–10.
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BTF-022 · Mock2Pitch
Sahithi Eshwaroju
Practise presentations with AI feedback to build confidence and improve delivery.
See the build →
[ Cohort 02 ]
Placement season will ask what you've built. Start now.
Free readiness score. 2 minutes, all taps. No sales call unless you ask for one.
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