You can keep ranting and crying about contacts buddy, nobody is going to hear you here or anywhere, thats the reality of life. Go ask around with your seniors, connect on lnkedin, intern at smaller places and ask around, cold email
Also, no it's not about merit. If there are multiple people, it gets tougher to stand out, which only actually matters, merit is bs at this stage.
but how do you find out such things on your own until and unless you have some crazy connections which is direct result of your privilege and everybody does not have that privilege. So you could might as well just name the firm, let there be competition, the person with higher merit will get the job.
Buddy you gotta find this on your own, there are very few well paying firms which are hiring in Bangalore right now, especially one partner's team from a firm central in Mumbai. Figure it out, no-one is here to tell you and increase competition
God help you when you are into your professional career, you'll be fucked up more and more.
It's better your go for a sarkari Naukri, atleast your incompetence would be overlooked
Baaki figure kar lenge
Also, no it's not about merit. If there are multiple people, it gets tougher to stand out, which only actually matters, merit is bs at this stage.
So you could might as well just name the firm, let there be competition, the person with higher merit will get the job.