Experience in IITM online BS Degree

Faculty
5.0
Placement
3.5
Course
4.5
Campus
1.5
College
4.5
Internship
3.5
Dheeraj
Reviewed on Aug 10, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Course Curriculum Overview

4.5

Course carriculum is up to date, perfect according to placement critetria, Data Science is new branch and its use is increasing day by day, one can sharpen thier skills in their mai9n course whhich can be very helpful during placements, as IIT tag is good

Internships Opportunities

3.5

IITM has Industry Interaction Cell that facilitates place for students in thier Online B.Sc Degree.

While specific hiring companies may vary, graduates from IITM attract attention from various industries.

Placement Experience

3.5

Placements are good, as the degree is completely online, but it is nowhere mentioned in the certificate, IIT helps one to get good package in Data Science fields, maybe the college does not provide placemnts, but students have gotten in big companies through off-campus placements

Fees and Financial Aid

The yearly fees of BS Degree (online) from IITM is 1 lac for GENERAL and OBC candidates but being under GEN-EWS, I availed special scholarship, which provides me 75% conssesion in fee that means I have to pay only 25000 per year

Campus Life

1.5

Annual fests and extracurricular activities are not included in the course, as the course is fully online and campus entry is not neccessary for students, which could be great if they have allowed for sports events and festivals

Admission

Admission process is easy there are two categories, one who qualified JEE Mains are directly enrolled in the course for the first term, candidates who haven't appeared or qualified JEE Mains will have to go through qualifier process, which includes course of one month and then a quiz from the same

Faculty

5

We have 4 teacher for 4 subjects, Statistics, Computational Thinking, Mathematics and English. All the teachers are highly qualified and very helpful in explaining things and making them easier to understand

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