Important links | The Companion

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Official BS website
The degree's main website on the IITM study portal.
Student handbook
Everything about the degree in detail. Read it once fully.
Grading document, Sep 2026
How grades are calculated, who is eligible, and the rules for every course this term.
Academic calendar
Quiz, end term and OPPE dates for the current term.
Scheduled online exam links
Links for the online proctored programming exams (OPPE).
Student dashboard
Official dashboard with your courses, documents and updates.
IITM login required
Score checker
Check your scores on the IITM study portal.
IITM login required
Support tickets
Raise a query or concern with student support.
Support desk How to raise a ticket
Data Studio
Your class rank, credits earned and other live details.
IITM login required
Document archive
Official documents such as medium of instruction and fee structure.
Official documents
How to apply for a bonafide certificate, NOC, transcript, WES report and similar documents.
Discourse forum
The official place to post academic queries.
Discourse login required
Student activities portal
Official portal for student activities.

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Degree level course resources
Playlists, slides, books and extra material, listed course by course for the degree level.
Discourse login required
Diploma level course resources
The same course-by-course list of playlists, slides and books for the diploma level.
Discourse login required
Foundation level course resources
Playlists, slides and supporting material for the foundation courses.
Discourse login required
Student link library
A long, community-kept list of useful links. This tab is a shortlist drawn from it.
Discourse login required
Share and find past papers
A community drive to collect previous year question papers. Add the ones you have.
Discourse login required
IITM BS Students' Corner
Notes and study material for most courses, foundation to degree level.
ML Study Hub
Topic-wise notes for many courses, kept by students.
Pratham Bhalla on Medium
Written notes for the foundation courses, plus past term papers with answer keys.

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Course planner
Plan which courses to take in the coming terms.
IITM login required
Course syllabus
Week-wise syllabus for every course in the degree.
Course calendars
Add each course's calendar to stay on top of the term.
Discourse login required
Course YouTube channels
Each course's channel, with recordings of past live sessions.
Discourse login required
Course playlists
Lecture playlists for all courses.
Discourse login required
Apprenticeship programme
Apprenticeship can count for up to 12 credits at the degree level.
MTech upgrade
Policy for upgrading the BS degree to the MTech in AI and ML, and the PG Diploma exit option.

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AceGrade
Lectures, notes and past papers, plus a quiz evaluator that scores you against the answer key.
QuizPractice
Attempt previous year papers in an exam-like format.
OPPE practice
Practise real OPPE questions and retry until they pass.
Degree level revision sessions
Revision videos for several degree level courses, on Lalit Kumar's YouTube channel.

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GATE DA question bank
Practice questions for the GATE DA paper, made by IITM BS instructors.
GATE 2027
Official GATE 2027 website.

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IITM BS placements portal
Placements and internships portal.
IITM login required
Placement policy
Official policy document for internships and placements.
Student guide
Official student guide to internships and placements.
Activity points
Activities to complete to be eligible for placement support.
IITM login required
Resume templates
Resume templates from the placement cell.
Fake internship providers
Check this list before applying anywhere.
Discourse login required

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Unofficial course WhatsApp groups
Student-run groups for each course. The community site needs your IITM email to sign in; AceGrade is open to everyone.
IITM BS Community site AceGrade
Student Discord (unofficial)
Student-run server for academic and general queries.
IITM BS societies
List of societies in the degree, with links.
IITM BS GitHub organisation
The official GitHub organisation of IITM BS.
GitHub Student Developer Pack
How to activate free GitHub Pro, Copilot and other student offers.
Discourse login required
Student benefits list
Offers available with your student email.
Discourse login required