Hi there,

As you have mentioned that you have studied data structures and algorithms in c language. See, to be honest c language is the foundational language for any programming language. Also you have mentioned that you know Java language, then for sure go for it. Eventually it will help you in getting good understanding and also Java is very much in demand these days so definitely go for it. It will help you for sure.

Donot directly jump into competitive programming first learn basics of daallsa and improve your concepts while learnig and solving problems.

Hope this answer will helpyou.

Thank you:)