my institute requires me to either select java or .net and i am confused which to start with

i think it dosent really matter in the long run as tech moves rapidly
my question is more like which one to go for if i need less time to market or rather get hired more easily or i am just being dreamy
i am thinking of java but my counterparts are like all .net hardcore fans they say java is hard and bla bla
i dont give a ****
but then i feel like a divergent

i am bad in mathematics so what kind of things i should steer clear off would be a great advice as for long i avoided maths and i clearly see the implications of it in my daily life

my coding knowlege
can do basic webpages with a little decoration
that i learnt from codecadmey actually books didnt helped much as books werent interactive but now i am picking up and use a lot of reading material daily i did this on my own
basic familiearity with the terminal
solving basic linux problems and alikes that knowledge came for free with the n900 actually

big question comes to my mind what kind of jobs you people have encountered maybe brief descriptions of them can lead to a better insight into this.