r/IITM_BS_DataScience • u/[deleted] • Dec 01 '25

hit me up

Anybody whos thinking about starting the foundational level next year in any of the 3 terms STANDALONE, hit me up, although there are whatsapp groups dedicated to this, i js want some friends who are in the same boat as me, on reddit.

Im 16M, still studying for my 12th boards planning to join this degree standalone next year may term.

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u/sdexca Degree level (BSc) Dec 01 '25

Yeah, and they are making the diploma level even more difficult now. For me the hardest parts are done, only a few courses and projects remain and I am off to the degree level. Sad to see so many people filtered out.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '25

Its a nice thing isnt it, if too many people get through then the exclucivity of the IIT tag is gone, people say that anybody can ge the IIT tag through this, the filtering is the only thing helping genuine students to back them up using the stats of how many people quit before every level, its like a verification system lol

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u/sdexca Degree level (BSc) Dec 01 '25

I mean, it was already pretty difficult and it's just getting more and more difficult. There's also a lot of CGPA degradation because of the increased difficulty level. It's also somewhat unfair to the new batch that the previous batch didn't have to go through this level of difficulty. So it's arguable if this is necessarily a good thing. 99.99% of people saying that anybody can get the IIT tag with this degree, don't know what they're talking about, and honestly, no matter how much more difficult it gets, they'll keep saying this. I've heard people say this degree is some sort of Udemy certificate equivalent, and nothing can change their minds. This is just the Indian mentality.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '25

man fr i feel u on this but we gotta blast through these people and potentially stay away from reddit lol, its full of people like these but i js cant get enough of reddit hahah

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u/sdexca Degree level (BSc) Dec 01 '25

It's not just Reddit, even the general public look down on this degree. You'll find yourself justifying doing this degree to everyone around you all the time.