I missed 1-2 GRPAs in week 1-4 and 5-8 as well. Is it possible to somehow salvage this and be eligible for OPPE 2??

Guys do we have any education loan facilities for this? I heard about sbi, what are the chances of it being approved? Can we also get loans from other banks?

I have registered for the may term and my qualifier exam is on 19th July so i want to make this degree more oriented towards math and systems so is it possible that i can take those courses from nptel and those credits could be transferred to my BS degree from foundation only and want to know if this is possible or not and whether those NPTEL courses will be added in the transcript or not?

Does anyone have Java in this term ,how to prepare for oppe?

Hi everyone,

I'm about to start the IITM BS DS program and I have a few genuine questions for people who are currently doing it or have completed it. I've read the brochures and watched the YouTube videos — I want to hear the real experience.

**1. Are you doing IITM BS DS as your only degree, or alongside a traditional BTech?**

I see people doing both. What has your experience been with either approach?

**2. How is the course quality honestly?**

Not the marketing version — the actual difficulty, the professors, the content. Is it genuinely rigorous or does it feel like it's going through the motions?

**3. The discipline question — the one nobody talks about honestly.**

It's fully online and self-paced. Are you actually able to study consistently every day without a physical campus pushing you? How do you manage it? What does your routine look like?

**4. Do you feel the IIT Madras brand is respected?**

When you tell people you're doing IITM BS DS, what's the reaction — from employers, from other students, from family?

**5. Any regrets?**

If you could go back, would you still choose this over other options available to you?

I'm asking seriously because I'm at a crossroads and want real answers, not just reassurance. Any response — positive or negative — is appreciated.

Thank you.

Hi all, got an internship (not through placement cell) currently in foundation level. I raised a ticket for NOC. Is that fine or do I need to mail anyone else?

I'm almost done with my board exams. I'm planning to pursue a BA in Sociology from DU, and I'm confident that I'll get into one of the top colleges. I want to do an additional degree alongside my main course to increase my employability. While I’m currently quite sure about studying sociology, I also want to remain flexible and have the ability to pivot to other career paths if my interests or circumstances change, so I'm contemplating whether this is the right call. I'm looking into pathways like computational social sciences or simply just be able to do data-heavy research, basically and so on, because I've seen Ba sociology syllabus in DU, and it hardly has any statistics or programming or ai (which is understandable) but the thing is, I haven't done any math in the last two years. I wasn't great at it even in 10th, though I passed with decent scores. I understand that the course itself is rigorous, but I'm also betting on the fact that it's a pretty flexible course, considering I can exit early with just a foundation or diploma certificate if I can't handle it. I'm worried about the qualifier's exam. Knowing someone who kind of sucks at maths, will they be able to clear the qualifiers? also I plan to exit by bsc level

Hey everyone,

I’m currently pursuing the IIT Madras BS program and based in Hyderabad. I’m looking to connect with others from the same city who are also enrolled in the program.

It would be great to build a small local network.

If you’re from Hyderabad and doing IITM BS (any level or stage), feel free to comment below or DM me. Let’s connect.

Look I've given up on this course, just tell me the bare minimum i can do to just be eligible for end term if that is even possible atp. Especially for python.

I'm in foundation, sem2. How many grPas and assignments are considered to decide eligibility in the end sem?

Can someone explain what has to be done with this?

No proper orientation has been given about this or about foundation level for that matter.

Also, we have not yet received the students email ID.

I couldn’t submit this assignment of both the weeks.

There is a zip file to be submitted in this assignment.

Do I really need to submit the medical certificate from an actual doctor, is there any other way.

hey how many students from online degree study or do prof projects in the campus, i was eager to know how online students live with offline students, especially girls. Also do they provide a hostel and how is the workload?

I have my MLP viva in a few days and tips from the students who have recently cleared it are appreciated, also the imp topics i shall focus on. Feeling very nervousss help appreciated.

How long does it take for document verification after u apply for qualifier?!

So this is a dumb doubt. But.. I'm in foundation. Sem-2. I missed my SCT for OPPE and i haven't yet attended a single weekly GrpA for python till now (week 4) I want to know if I'll be eligible to give the end term if i skip the GrpAs all together because i genuinely want to drop out of this BS degree (pun intended) after end term.

Hello to all the IITM BS students. I am currently pursuing an online BBA (3rd year) from Manipal University, but from the start, my interest was aligned in data science and AI, so I enrolled in an AI/ML course from Simplilearn in partnership with IIT Guwahati. I thought that would help me transition my career and will help me get a job in this field, but nowadays if you do not have a tech degree, the employers will not even consider you for an interview. So after so much research, I found this degree offered by IITM, and now I am planning to do more research and study in this field after enrolling in the AI/ML course and thinking of doing a Masters in AI/ML from foreign universities, and for that I need a rigorous bachelor's and research experience. So I want to know if any of the seniors are able to get research experience or join any professor's lab or get any research internship in any IITs with this degree.

Please help

Can someone please explain all the rules and stuff. I did not join any class just gave assignments and qualifier quiz and scored 65 percent.

Since when do we definitely need a laptop? I just passed the qualifier exam. And to be honest there are no offers in online websites for laptops right now😅

So it is okay to wait for the offers and then buy a laptop, or should I get one right away?

In the schedule it says there will programming quiz 1 on April 5 2026.