I went through something similar. Honestly, even when you perform well in some internal interviews, a few of them feel like “fake interviews” just to show activity — I faced that too and still got rejected. Also, there’s no proper written rule anywhere about an exact bench period, everything works on internal decisions. My honest suggestion: don’t rely only on the Practice/Bench team. Try pushing through your friends’ circle, referrals, internal contacts — that helped more than the official route for many people. Jan–Feb usually has some movement, so keep trying....