Bibek, let me tell you something. Fake resume consultancies were the reason why I left the field.
Self taught doesn't mean I was fake. I invested day and night on learning my skills, for months. I got certified and demonstrated my skills during interviews. Back then (99), some of the firms actually tested your skills on the spot, I don't know how it is now.
I gave up the lucrative field for various reasons, one of which was when I interviewed 4 candidates and found out each of them had padded their résumé significantly...one of them was candid enough to reveal that he did it because "99% of the candidates are doing it" no shame at all.
Not saying the field is all screwed up, I am sure there still are core level coders with mad skills.