r/IITMadras_datascience

​

Hey everyone! 👋

I’m looking to connect with a few genuine, kind, and growth-minded people from the IITM BS community who are also on this journey.

I’d love to build a small circle where we can learn together, share resources, discuss concepts, help each other when we’re stuck, stay accountable, and grow together throughout the degree. 📚💻

I’m not really looking for a huge group or just people to add on social media. I’m hoping to meet true, helpful, and respectful people who genuinely want to support one another and improve together.

No competition, no ego, no judging — just a space where we can respect each other, celebrate each other’s progress, and push each other to become better. 🚀

If you’re also looking for friends to share this IITM BS journey with, feel free to comment or DM me. Would be happy to connect! 😊

I just interviewed an IIT Madras student for an intern role, and it was painful. HR handed me a resume stamped with the insti logo, but the candidate collapsed on simple fundamentals. Asked the difference between mean and median? Blank stare. Overfitting? He rambled about neural networks. The CV was a wall of buzzwords like PyTorch, GenAI, Cloud with zero foundational math underneath.

As an alumnus, I am ashamed seeing such utter nonsense from students of IIT Madras.

Ps : student was an IIT Madras BS data science

I only attempted subject i failed!? in 2nd qualifier
like it was not cumpalsary na to attempt other 3 as well!?

I was going through the pyq of CT for end term on quizpractice.space and i noticed that there are somehow 40 questions or something worth 200 marks as for 10 may 2026 paper that was conducted... i mean is this actually correct ? Cause some of the 2025 papers show 100 marks for CT on quizpractice.space ...

Please help me my score of quiz 1 was very bad like 25 only in maths 2 and stat 2 and quiz also didn't go that well I have done ga and pyqs but still no questions matches form that not a single question match from pyq now how can I prepare for end term to pass and which week other than 9-12 have more weightage

I have some medical condition due to which i can't go much outside and have to stay at home, I want to ask what is the possibility of getting a work from home job after i complete bs in data science from IITM. Also Is learning data science without IITM course will be sufficient for wfh jobs in data science?

I'm currently in the May 2026 term of the IIT Madras Online BS in Data Science program. Today (August 16, 2026) is my final reattempt for the Qualifier Exam.

The official mail says if I fail, I'll have to "reapply in the next term" with full program fee and restart from Week 1.

My question:

Does "next term" mean September 2026 or January 2027?

Can I join September 2026 if I fail the Qualifier today, or do I have to wait until January 2027?

Also clarifying:

I understand that even if I pass the Qualifier today, I'll still have to redo Quiz-1, Quiz-2, and assignments for Weeks 1-4 when I join the September term

So passing vs failing today determines whether I start these redos in September 2026 or January 2027, right?

Need help please 😭😭😭

I performed terrible in quiz 2 what should I do scored about 74 in q1 please help me anyone

I've got no information about where I'm gonna write quiz 2 chat. No Hall ticket has been sent to me like before. It was on my whatsapp and mail on quiz 1 but now I don't see it anywhere. I scored pretty well in quiz 1 do I really have to attend quiz 2?

so my quiz 2 exam centre is pretty far from my place (min 2 hours of travel) and I have the exam in the second shift.

do they let you leave the centre after you are done or do you have to stay there for the whole 4 hours duration??

A little about Me.

20F

10th - 93%

12th 78.6% (pcb)

Neet dropper, can't take another, Doing bsc Zoology with minor in Maths from a local college. (No BCA/BBA college nearby so)

General Category, Lower middle class.

Parents are asking to prep for Government exams those Banking, SSC , Railways,etc.

May be i can prep but if I end up not cracking any then..Ik its very competitive (I don't like GK and current affairs though).

If i follow my parents words —I will have no skills by the time I will graduate. I do know that any career in bio field is long route low income with uncertainty.

*****MBA is expensive and loan is not something I think I should take.

Got to know about IIT Madras BS data science course. I am quite interested tbh. I know its quite demanding and I am willing to put enough efforts and more if required.

But again the IT sector is unpredictable and saturated with continuous layoffs and this BS Degree is online*.

Its the best option i see for myself but self doubts is something that is stopping me to even talk about this with my parents.

What if i can't make into IT and even after doing all of it I'll end up to the same places i am today which is preparing for competitive government exams.

*See i don't need to attend my bsc Zoology college most of the days.

*I saw a nearby coaching who helps with government exams preparation where if i Join I'll have classes of 3 hours a day , 5 days a week , for 1 year. Its within 3 km from my home takes 15-20 minutes to reach there, total 40 minutes of travel.

Coming to suggestions i need.

Its just to be in the race so if i end up to again prep for gov exams I'll not have to start from scratch.

conclusion - do gov exam coaching for 1 year and leave after that and focus on BS.

2. Serious IIT Madras BS data science managing bsc Zoology (zoology i think won't be any barrier as I'll only study 2 morning each semester before practical and exams)

3. Standalone BS DS , as Standalone students get better internship and placement benifits then Dual degree.

* I am thinking If i go for BS DS, it will atleast take 4 years and I'll end my bsc Zoology in 3rd year itself. So the 4th year of BS I'll be 100% free.

4. Do BS and if you don't get good job , go for mtech vis gate da for better opportunities.

(Online degree student without any offline tech degree will face difficult in job hunt off-campus.)

Any senior, someone who is passout without any offline tech degree, what was your experience in finding jobs.

Please suggest what I should do. I’m very anxious about this. What if I don’t make it into anything and end up exactly where I am today? What if I work hard again and still fail?

Where do i study for qualifier exam from ?

My marks in the qualifier look like this:.

Math:92%

CT:64%

STATS:55%

Im so confident that in tomorrow's quiz 2, my math score won't get past that lmao cuz i just started preparing...

So the question is

CAN I ENTIRELY SKIP DOING MATH TOMORROW AND SOLELY FOCUS ON DOING CT AND STATS??

IT WONT AFFECT ANY ELIGIBILITY FOR SHIT LIKE THAT RIGHT?? OR SHOULD I HAVE TO ATTEMPT IT MUST??

as far as i know, the grading pattern favours the highest total of both the quizzes... So any advice...???

Thanks in advance

Is 2026 and 2025 pyqs enough to understand the concepts? ;-;

So i forgot to do a few activities in the course and oppe criteria is to get more than 40 in ALL of them. So do i have to repeat the course or just the oppe 😭😭

Hi, I am thinking of taking the IITM diploma in data science exam next month.

But before I do so, can anyone who completed this degree confirm if they got placements from IIT Madras or better edge in finding jobs?

English 1 Foundation lvl. Cuz I'm running out of time don't have the time to go through lec slides. Somebody pls help, 😭 🙏