In January 2021, with a quiet determination to rebuild his academic journey, Anupam Kumar Jha enrolled in the IIT Madras BS Degree in Data Science and Application, marking the beginning of a transformative chapter in his life. He initially enrolled in the program as a learning opportunity, but it soon became a transformative four-year journey,…

Archit Handa’s first brush with AI came from a robotic arm. Growing up in Gurgaon, he was fascinated by machines and the logic behind that made them move. A Class 11 Yashawa internship introduced him to the teach pendent – controlling a robotic arm in just a few inputs. “I just had to give two,…

At 19, when most students are just starting college and figuring out life for themselves, Sadiya Maheen Siddiqui is already in the Degree level of the IITM BS Degree in Data Science and Applications. She scored 99.29 percentile in JEE Mains and qualified for Advanced, but the whirlwind began right after – counselling, options, and…

Shagun Dwivedi’s academic journey does not follow a straight line, and that is exactly what makes it special. While she was deeply interested in computer science, she knew early on that a conventional engineering degree was not the path she wanted to take. At the same time, she was equally drawn to history and the…

Zeyuan Song, based in Oklahoma, discovered the IIT Madras BS program while searching for remote computer science degrees. What truly convinced him was IIT Madras’s proven reputation and track record of producing industry leaders, developers, and CEOs across India and the US. “I knew the university was at the top, and I thought the program…

At 48, Kaushik V had everything a domain consultant could want: two decades in FinTech, a CA qualification, and the respect of industry peers. But more often than not he found himself sitting in meetings, watching technical teams build products he couldn’t fully understand. He was an expert in business, but struggled in technology. “I…

Pranav V made an uncommon choice. Right after finishing school, he decided to take two demanding degrees at the same time. He enrolled in a B.E. in CSE at Anna University College of Engineering, Chennai, and alongside it, he joined the IIT Madras BS Degree in Data Science and Applications. From the start, he was managing…

Vighnesh Mishra grew up in Bhagalpur, Bihar and has a humanities background. Post high-school, he enrolled in a local college, only to drop out within a year, citing dissatisfaction with the teaching quality. Eventually, he shifted to IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) to pursue a BA in Public Administration. Still, something felt missing. While…

Today, as an education consultant with a degree from Harvard, Shreya Singhal has seen why most online degrees struggle, and how the IITM BS Degree in Data Science and Applications makes the grade. Having first experienced the program as both a student and a TA, Shreya offers a unique dual perspective: one of a learner…

Sayan Bhowmick had stepped away from the corporate world to assist with his father’s business. A resident of Kolkata with a background in Electronics Engineering, the turning point came while exploring new horizons, when he stumbled upon the IITM BS Degree in Data Science and Applications. However, what gave him the confidence to make the…