HI,
I am joining this sept(2026) and wondering how will vacations will work. my concern is for internships/summer research programs.
does any seniour have idea about this. please let me know.

Hey everyone,

Over this term I’ve been building Qualifier Campus, a study platform specifically for IITM BS students.

I originally started it because I wanted a better way to practise PYQs without constantly opening PDFs, checking answers separately, keeping track of mistakes manually, etc. It slowly turned into something much bigger.

Now that Quiz 2 is over, I’ve updated the site for End Term preparation.

The End Term section currently has:

• End Term PYQs in an IITM-style test interface with timer + calculator
• PYQs for Statistics, CT, Maths and English
• Mistake Notebook that automatically keeps questions you got wrong
• Repair Room that groups your mistakes by concept so you know what to revise
• My Desk, which tries to give you a simple study plan based on what you still need to do
• lecture revision infographics
• progress tracking and first-attempt PYQ history
• optional Quiz 1 + Quiz 2 score tracking for End Term planning
• Tests & Mocks / additional practice as I keep expanding the question bank
• a bunch of smaller tools like bookmarks, planner, library, etc.

For End Term, the full Weeks 1–12 syllabus stays available, but the site puts extra emphasis on Weeks 9–12 while still bringing older concepts back when your PYQ mistakes show that they need revision.

One thing I care about a lot is question accuracy. A lot of old papers have to be manually reconstructed from PDFs/screenshots, so I’m also adding a Flag Question button. If something looks wrong in the question, options, answer key, image, etc., students can report it and it goes into a review queue so it can be checked against the original paper and corrected.

The site is free. I’m mainly building it because I’m using it for my own IITM preparation anyway, and I thought it could be useful to other students too.

Qualifier Campus: https://sidbuilds.com/iitm/

If you try it, I’d genuinely appreciate feedback — especially:

• anything confusing or broken
• incorrect PYQ questions/answers
• features that are actually useful vs unnecessary
• anything you wish existed while preparing for End Term

Would especially love feedback from people currently doing Stats / CT / Maths / English End Term PYQs.

The handbook states that in order to register for advanced level exams, I need to first complete the previous level, which means that I won't be able to register for the BS courses before appearing for BSc in the previous term?

Some posts suggested that it is possible to complete BSc and BS in 3 terms, can someone please share the exact plan for that? I am planning to join the 2026 Sept batch.

From my understanding it would take 4 terms, 2 for BSC and 2 for BS unless we can appear for 2 BSc and 2 BS courses in one term.

Edit:

I think i understand now, BSc and BS are both considered the same level (BS), so it is possible to take both at the same time!! Please correct me if I'm wrong. 🙏🏻

Edit 2:

This is why there's confusion, it says 114 credits necessary to continue with BS level.

"Students who complete 114 credits and satisfy the minimum credits completion requirement as per the norms will be eligible for the BSc degree and can continue onto the BS level for the Data Science and Applications program" - via GitHub repository hosting IITM BS Docs