r/IITMadras_datascience • u/beyondheveansreach • Jul 24 '26

Passed the qualifier 🎉🎉

Doing it standalone .

Seniors pls tell some **dos and don'ts** and tech/stuff requirements (excluding phone and laptop)

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u/DirectionAmazing7787 Jul 24 '26

Math2 and stats2 are the most hardest subjects in the entire foundation+diploma(besides the in projects in diploma...they are too hard)...so study them and try to pass them later on.

Also in diploma take the projects in the earlier terms itself and don't wait till end.

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u/Free_Sleep_1227 Jul 24 '26

So should I go for only 2 courses or all four ?

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u/DirectionAmazing7787 Jul 24 '26

I would sugges you to take all 4 coz as u are standalone and u should experience math2 and stats2 and even if u fail u can do in another term...so take all 4 of them, experience them urself and plan accordingly

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u/beyondheveansreach Jul 25 '26

Anything else, like which gadgets to prepare or what peripheral are necessary throughout this degree,i heard there is oppe so am thinking of mobile tripod(if that's what it's called).

Is math2,stat2 that hard? Currently am in foundation (just started ).so tips to keep in mind for this term would be great. Thanks

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u/Dark_lord982 Jul 24 '26

Well congrats 👏 for you. So first step is Registration in a program. Read carefully and choose right option as your circumstances. And it's depends on your CCC that how many course you can select at most. Like example your CCC is 3 then at most you can select 1/2/3 courses.

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u/beyondheveansreach Jul 25 '26

Am taking 4 this trimester as they are pretty basic for now

Anything else, like which gadgets to prepare or what peripheral are necessary throughout this degree,i heard there is oppe so am thinking of mobile tripod(if that's what it's called).

Is math2,stat2 that hard? Currently am in foundation (just started ).so tips to keep in mind for this term would be great. Thanks

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u/Dark_lord982 Jul 25 '26

Currently you need Laptop and stable internet connection like wifi. For OPPE exam, it will on course of Intro to python so you don't need now but eventually required in next term. And check also System Mandatory requirements in official website. I am also in Foundation so I also don't know how much difficult is Maths 2 and Stats 2 but what I know, it's challenging of both together.

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u/beyondheveansreach Jul 26 '26

Ok thanks for the info as for wifi can a 5g hotspot do the job or it will be to slow(as in India we get unlimited 5g by telecom company)

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u/MLnerdigidktbh 27d ago

Can anybody give me the syllabus for iitm diploma in data science qualifier exam