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IITM BS Degree Programme - Student Handbook(Updated

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Student Handbook
IITM BS Degree Office, 3rd Floor, ICSR Building, IIT Madras, Chennai - 600036 [email protected]
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Dear student,
This Student Handbook is intended to provide IIT Madras BS Degree students with the
information and policies they should be aware of, which may help them make the most of
the opportunities offered in this programme. It also gives you formal notification and
explanation of the programme’s regulations, policies and procedures.
It is essential, and your responsibility, to read it and familiarize yourself with the content. It
should be kept handy and referred to during your time with us.
This handbook may be revised time and again. While this student handbook was prepared
on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication, all information,
including policies and procedures are subject to change without notice or obligation.
We hope that your time as a student in this programme is successful and enjoyable.
Thank you.
This document was last updated on May 14 2023.

Table of Contents
A) Data Science & Applications 3
1. Highlights of the programme 3
2. Flexibility 4
3. Courses in the programme 4
Foundation level: 5
Diploma level: 5
Diploma in Programming 5
Diploma in Data Science 6
BSc and BS level: 6
4. Fees for the entire programme 7
5. Admission to the programme 7
5.1 Regular Entry into Foundation level 7
5.2 Qualifying Process 11
5.3. Eligibility for passing the qualifier test 12
5.4 Criteria for qualifying 12
5.5 Validity of the qualifier score 13
5.6 Communication about qualifier exam results 13
5.7 Reattempting the qualifier exam to the Foundation level 13
5.8. Use of the Qualifier score in Course score 14
6. Credit Clearing Capability 14
7. Enrollment of Learners Continuing with further terms- steps involved 15
8. Direct Entry into Diploma programme 16
8.1 Eligibility to Apply 17
8.2 Assessment to do a self check on whether the learner is ready for direct
entry: 17
8.3. Qualifying Process 17
9. Courses in BSc level 18
Table 1: Department Core/Elective Courses 18
Table 2: NPTEL Courses Applicable for Department/Free Electives 19
Table 3: NPTEL courses Applicable only as Free Electives 20
Credit Transfer for NPTEL Courses 23
10. Courses in BS level
11. Credit Transfer
12. Learner Life Cycle 24
13. Design of certificates for the 4 levels of programmes 26
13.1 Mark transcripts 26
14. Academic aspects 26
14.1 Academic calendar 26
14.2 Timeline & Fees to pursue Diploma / BSc Degree 26
14.3. Course structure suitable for online delivery 30
14.4. Evaluation and grading of courses in every term 30
14.5. Pass criteria for each course 33
14.6 Repeating a course 35
Registering for Courses: Term 2 Onwards 36
Repeating a Course - WA, WQ, U or I grade 36
Repeating a Course for Improvement 36
Make Up Exams 37
14.7 Dropping a course 38
14.8 Learning paths available 39
14.9 Prerequisite course requirements 39
Foundation courses 39
Diploma level courses 40
Degree level courses 40
15. Graduating with a BS/BSc degree 41
B) Software and Hardware Requirements - Mandatory System Specifications 44
Hardware 44
Software/Applications 45
Internet Bandwidth 45
For Online Interactions/Proctored Examinations 45
System compatibility test 45
Other References 45
C) Houses and Clubs 46
1. Houses 46
1.1 Adding students to houses 47
2. House Leadership structure 47
2.1 Rules for the members of the House 48
2.2 Guidelines for the Houses 49
3. Communication tools for Houses 49
4. Clubs & Societies 49
4.1 Clubs inside Houses 49
4.2 Clubs outside Houses 50
5. Some initial rules 50
5.1 Club membership 50
5.2 Structure of the governing body of the club 50
6. Disclaimer from IITM 51
7. Reporting on activities 51
8. Support from IITM side for events 52
8.1 Software tools to conduct events 52
8.2 Student activity fee 52
8.3 Use of IITM Name and logo 52
9. Roles and Responsibilities of various heads 52
9.1 Group leader 52
9.2 House leaders and House council 53
9.3 Documentation 53
9.4 Upper House council (comprising secretaries of all houses) 53
10. Note 54
11. House Structure 54
Introduction 54
Rules for Online Conduct 55
Strictly Prohibited Items 56
User Accounts 57
Entry Criteria 58
Your Right to use Content on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site 58
Use FOR Personalization and Pedagogical Improvements 59
User Postings 59
Certificates / Degrees and Other Products & Services 60
Trademarks 61
Use of IIT MADRAS, IIT Names, Trademarks, AND Service Marks 61
Copyright Infringement 61
Disclaimers of Warranty / Limitations of Liabilities 62
Third-party Services; Links to Other Websites 63
Non-Liability 63
Indemnification 64
Additional Terms 64
E) Privacy Policy 65
Information that IIT Madras collects from you 66
Cookies and Tracking Technologies on the IIT Madras Online Degree site 67
How your information is used 69
How your information is shared 71
How to manage your personal information 72
Storage & Security 74
Privacy Policy Updates 75
Contact Information 75
F) Discussion Forum Etiquette 75
Discussions on Course Content 75
What should not be posted on the forum 76
On Tone and Courtesy in Writing 76
Reporting a Post 76
Post Moderation Policy 77
G) Honor Code 77
Honour Code Pledge 77
Violations 78
Changing the Honour Code 79
H) Code of Conduct 79
Be respectful of others 79
Treat People Fairly 79
Refrain from Retaliation 79
Comply with Applicable Laws 80
General 81
I) Academic Malpractices 81
For rude behavior 81
Malpractices and corresponding Punishments 81
J) Non-Academic Malpractices 84
Misconduct and corresponding Punishments 84
Cyberbullying 87
BS in Data Science & Applications -

from IIT Madras
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A) Data Science & Applications

IIT Madras has launched the BS in Data Science and Applications. In this program, the
course contents are delivered online and can be studied by anyone from anywhere, while
the monthly quizzes and final semester exams will have to be attended in-person at
designated centres.
Depending on the number of courses completed, learners can earn
 a Foundation level certificate

 Diploma in Programming/Diploma in Data Science or both
 BSc degree in Programming and Data Science
 BS degree in Data Science and Applications
1. Highlights of the programme

Courses are taught by faculty of IIT Madras/other reputed institutes as well as experts from
the industry.
Unlike many competitive exams which work on the philosophy of elimination and selection
and admit a very limited number of learners into various programmes based on their
performance relative to that of others, in this programme there are specific qualifying criteria,
and a significantly large number of learners can enter.
Learners of any background, be it engineering, sciences, humanities, arts, medicine, law, etc
can attempt and join this programme. There is no limitation on the age of the learner or their
geographical location.
2. Flexibility
There are two entry and four exit points, with learners being able to exit with either course
certificates, or diploma or the degree. Learners can choose their pace of study every term.
Being an online programme, there is no geographical barrier to learning from this
programme - learners only need to travel to exam centres for exams each term.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE: This programme is NOT BASED on an admission process.
Qualified learners can attempt respective stages of the programme and those who clear
each stage will receive the certificate corresponding to that stage alone.
So, for example, the learner should be aware that he/she is not being admitted to a degree
programme after the Qualifier. It is only for the set of Foundation courses, which on
successful completion makes them eligible to enter Year 2 courses. The diplomas or
degrees are obtained by the candidate only when the requisite number of credits are
accrued by completing the courses prescribed. Admission to any level does not
automatically entitle the learner to exit the programme with the Diploma or the degree.
3. Courses in the programme

This will be the definition of credit used in this document hereafter.
The credits here are based on the UGC system of counting 14 hours of learner engagement
as 1 credit.1 credit mentioned here would be equivalent to 3 credits in the current IITM Credit
system.
The number of credits required to graduate with the BSc is 114 while that for the BS
is 142. The structure of the program is as follows:
 Year 1: The Foundation level
 Comprises 8 courses as shown below

 Number of credits: 32
 Year 2: Diploma level
 Includes 2 Diplomas - Diploma in Programming and Diploma in Data Science

 Each diploma comprises 6 courses (23 credits) and 2 project courses (4
credits)
 Number of credits: 54
 Year 3: BSc Degree level courses
 Total of 28 credits
 2 core courses and mandatory course on Strategies for professional growth
 Maximum of 4 credits can be obtained from NPTEL
 Year 4: BS Degree level courses
 Total of 28 credits
 Option of Apprenticeship - for 4/12 credits
 Maximum of 4 credits from HS/MG stream
 24 credits from elective courses offered in the program (If apprenticeship not
done
Foundation level:
English 1, English 2, Mathematics 1, Mathematics 2, Statistics 1, Statistics 2, Computational
Thinking, Introduction to Python
Diploma level:
Diploma in Programming
Database management systems (DBMS), Programming Data Structures and Algorithms
using Python (PDSA), Java programming, System Commands, Application development - 1,
Application Development - 2
Project course in Application Development - 1
Project course in Application Development - 2
Diploma in Data Science

Machine Learning Foundations (MLF), Machine Learning Techniques (MLT), Machine
Learning Practice (MLP), Business Data Management (BDM), Business Analytics (BA),
Tools in Data Science (TDS)
Project course in Business Data Management
Project course in Machine Learning Practice
BSc and BS level:
Core Courses: Software Engineering, Software Testing, Artificial Intelligence and Deep
Learning
Elective Courses: Introduction to Cryptography and Cyber Security, Data Visualization
Design, Special topics in ML (Reinforcement Learning), Thematic ideas in Data Science,
Design Thinking, Market Research, Industry 4.0, Speech Technology, Strategies for
Professional Growth, Big data and biological networks and Algorithmic thinking in
bioinformatics
4. Fees for the entire programme

 Comparable to the fees of a regular BSc degree
 First year fees kept low to enable learners to try out the programme
 Entry fee into qualifying phase: Rs. 3000 (non-refundable)
Fee/credit in each level

Level Type of course Fee/credit (INR)
Foundation Core 1000
Diploma Theory 2500
Diploma Project 1250
BSc Theory 2500
BS Theory 5000
BS Apprenticeship 5000
NPTEL Elective 1000

Number of credits in each level:
Level Theory Project Apprenticeship NPTEL MG/HS
Foundation 32
Diploma in DS 23 4
Diploma in P 23 4
BSc 28-X X (0-4)
BS 28-A-B A (0/4/12) B=4

Fees that a student in the General category would pay
Level Credits Fees INR
Foundation only 32 32000
Foundation + one diploma 59 94500
Foundation + 2 diplomas 86 157000
BSc 114 221000 - 227000
BS 142 315000 - 367000

For candidates who are outside India and studying in the program:
Facilitation fee for exams is in addition to the above for candidates writing exams
overseas - as fixed up with the local exam partner there.
Fee waivers for learners belonging to certain categories and economic backgrounds.
Refer section 13.2 Timeline & Fees to pursue Diploma / BS Degree for more details.
5. Admission to the programme

5.1 Regular Entry into Foundation level
To enter the Foundation level, applicants have to pass the Qualifier exam.
The Foundation courses allow for interested applicants with a variety of educational
backgrounds to be trained in the basics (Math, Statistics, Computational Thinking, Python
programming and English) required to take up the Diploma level of Programming & Data
Science courses.
Entry: Via the Qualifier exam into the Foundation level
Exit 1. Foundation course certificate
Exit 2. Diploma in Programming/Data Science or both
Exit 3. BSc Degree in Programming and Data Science from IIT Madras
Exit 4: BS in Data Science and Applications from IIT Madras
Eligibility to Apply for the Qualifier test
1. Anyone who has passed Class 12 or equivalent can apply irrespective of age or
academic background. Those who qualify can join the program immediately. View list
of accepted class 12 equivalents.
2. School students who have appeared for their Class 11 final exams can apply
irrespective of their group/stream/board. Those who qualify can join the program after
passing Class 12.
It is expected that the applicants have studied Mathematics and English in Class 10.
No additional eligibility other than the ones mentioned above is required to apply for the
qualifier process or join the foundational level courses after clearing the qualifying exam.
Admission to the Foundation Level
1. Regular entry
2. JEE-based entry
Regular entry:
All regular entry applicants must go through the Qualifier Process to earn admission to the
Foundation Level.
Qualifier Preparation: The qualifier process includes 4 weeks of coursework based on
lecture videos, assignments, and live sessions of the four foundational level courses -
English I, Mathematics for Data Science I, Statistics for Data Science I, and Computational
Thinking - that will be provided through our online portal. Every week an assignment must be
submitted for grading in each course.
Qualifier Exam: At the end of the 4 weeks, a qualifier exam will be conducted for eligible
candidates based on the content covered in the 4 weeks of study.
Eligibility to appear for the qualifier exam (regular entry):
In each course, the average of the best 2 out of the first 3 weekly assignment scores will be
calculated. Only those who get the minimum required average assignment scores in all four
courses (as given below) will be allowed to appear for the Qualifier Exam.
Minimum Average Assignment Score
required in each course
General Learner 40%
SC / ST / PwD with 40% disability 30%
PwD with 40% disability & SC / ST 30%
OBC-NCL / EWS 35%

Note: Relaxations in pass criteria indicated for various categories of learners is applicable
ONLY for the qualifier process. There will be no relaxations in terms of grades / pass criteria
once registered into the program.
JEE-based Entry:
Candidates who qualified to appear for JEE Advanced 2022 can directly join our program in
the Sep 2022/Jan 2023/May 2023 Term by following the steps below:
1. Watch video content and submit weekly assignments for first 4 weeks of the four
foundational level courses - English I, Mathematics for Data Science I, Statistics for
Data Science I and Computational Thinking. (This is identical to the “Qualifier
preparation” content in the regular entry process)
2. They are all made Eligible to appear for qualifier exam, irrespective of their scores in
the first 4 weeks.
3. It is mandatory to appear for the in-person quiz of 4 hours duration conducted at the
end of 4 weeks of coursework covering all 4 courses. But this score in this will not
impact their qualifying to start the program, it will impact only their CCC.
4. Register for courses at the Foundation Level based on the quiz scores. The average
score of the 4 courses (M) will determine the maximum number of courses a student
will be allowed to register for in the first term.
Average In-person Quiz Score (M) Number of courses allowed to register for
M < 50% up to 2 courses

50% <= M < 70% up to 3 courses
M >= 70% up to 4 courses
5.2 Qualifying Process

1. The week 1 content is available to all candidates to sample on the website
(https://onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in/academics.html#AC15) and view when they fill the
Qualifier exam form.
2. The learner has to fill the qualifier form available on the website
onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in
3. The learner has to pay the fees for the Qualifier exam - currently set as Rs 3000/-for
Gen category with suitable waivers for candidates from the SC/ST and PwD with
40% disability backgrounds. Currently there is no waiver for any other group of
learners.
4. Once the learner registers for the qualifier test, access to 4 weeks of content for the
four Foundation level courses - English 1, Maths-1, Statistics-1 and Computational
Thinking will be provided on the dates announced.
5. The content is released week wise with an assignment for each of the 4 weeks.
6. The content will be made live with an announcement on the portal, and an alert
through email.
7. The fee will not be refunded once paid.
5.3. Eligibility for passing the qualifier test

1. Only those who get minimum average marks in the weekly graded assignments will
be eligible to take the in-person proctored Qualifier Exam conducted at the end of 4
weeks of coursework - the hall ticket will be shared only with these candidates. (See
table below for the cut off marks in Assignments)
1. Each assignment will be graded out of 100

2. Any assignment that is not attempted will be marked as 0.
3. The average of the best two out of the three assignments will be calculated in
every subject and rounded off and compared to see if it is equal to or greater
than the minimum marks required.
The learners who pass the Assignment mark requirement then proceed to give the Qualifier
exam which is a 4 hr exam for the 4 subjects combined, in person at designated exam
centres.
5.4 Criteria for qualifying

In the qualifier exam comprising 4 subjects, the learner should obtain marks >= individual
subject cut-off as shown below. The total of all subject marks should be greater than the total
cut-off. The cutoff marks are clearly specified for the different categories of learners in the
table below.
The qualifier exam marks will be displayed within the login on the portal along with an email
and sms alert sent to the candidates about this.
5.5 Validity of the qualifier score
The qualifier marks will be valid for the 3 terms that come subsequent to the qualifier exam
date for the learner to register to the Foundation level. This score will be invalid after this
period and the learner will have to go through the entire qualifier process (the 1 month of
weekly assignments) and retake the qualifier exam, if they wish to enroll in the programme.
5.6 Communication about qualifier exam results

Those who have qualified as per the above process will be intimated through email and sms
and within their login on the portal - if they are eligible to register further. An admission letter
will also be generated and provided to each qualified candidate.
The fees paid to attempt the Qualifier exam will not be refunded in either of the two
situations - for those who missed writing the qualifier exam and for those who did not pass
it.
5.7 Reattempting the qualifier exam to the Foundation

level
There is No limit on the number of attempts by any candidate for the qualification process if
they did not pass. Once they have qualified, they will not be permitted to apply again until
their score is valid, which is for the next 3 subsequent terms. After this they will be eligible to
reapply again.
Fee for reapplying for qualifier:
There are two attempts within any term currently. At the end of 4 weeks and at the end of 8
weeks, qualifier exams are being conducted.
1. A learner who became eligible for the hall ticket in the qualifier process of a term but
was absent for the final exam or failed in the first attempt will be eligible to re-attempt
the qualifier exam in the same term without having to repeat the assignments.
Anyone who is eligible may apply by filling in the re-attempt application form that opens
up immediately after the qualifier results are announced and paying the re-attempt fee.
General Category / OBC Applicant ₹1500 re-attempt fee
SC / ST Category / PwD (>= 40% ₹750 re-attempt fee

disability ) Applicant
SC / ST Category Applicant who is ₹375 re-attempt fee

ALSO PwD (>= 40% disability )
2. If an applicant was not eligible to receive the hall ticket in the first attempt:
1. will have to pay the full fees as per the fee norms applicable for the candidate
to apply to the qualifier in the next upcoming term (and additional exam
facilitation fee in case of candidates outside India)
2. Redo the 4 weeks of course work and weekly graded assignments and
become eligible to get the hall ticket for the qualifier exam
5.8. Use of the Qualifier score in Course score

In a learner’s first term immediately following the qualifier exam, the qualifier exam scores
and assignment scores in the subjects registered will be considered as Quiz 1 score and first
4 assignment scores of the corresponding subjects. If logistically the learners enter the term
in week 1, they will be given the option to reappear for Quiz 1 and the better of the qualifier
score and quiz 1 score in each subject will be considered for the final course score
calculations.
The qualifier exam scores will not be valid in any other subsequent term. Learners will have
to attempt Quiz 1 again for the subjects.
6. Credit Clearing Capability

The value S used to determine the maximum number of courses that the learner is permitted
to register in a term is calculated as shown below.
 Term 1: decided by qualifier marks

 Term 2: decided by average of marks of all courses taken in Term 1 in which the
learner has passed
 Term n (n>2): M = average marks of courses passed in the previous two terms Term
n-1 and Term n-2 (This will be calculated using marks of subjects in which the
candidate has passed, not those which he/she has not passed or is not completed
yet); (n-1 and n-2 terms must be terms where the learner status is Active - defined in
section 11. Learner Life Cycle
Marks M (as defined above) Maximum number of courses that learner

is permitted to register in any term
0 <= M< 50 2
50 <= M< 70 3
M >= 70 4
The credit clearing capability CCC will be decided as follows:
 If a learner has passed at least one course in term n-1, then the CCC of term n will
be calculated based on the marks as given in the above table.
 If a learner has failed all courses the learner has appeared for in term n-1, CCC of
next term n will be 2.
 If a learner is absent for final exam of all courses, thus not completing their courses
and not getting grades, CCC of next term = CCC of the learner’s last term
CCC is kept as 4 by default for everyone in the Diploma level.
7. Enrollment of Learners Continuing with further

terms- steps involved
Learners who are continuing with the program will go through the following steps to sign up
for the courses:
 Within the registration window, learners will pick the courses they want to take in the
coming term, with limiting criteria on total courses registered being their CCC i.e learners
can register to maximum number of courses <= their CCC.
 Learners go through the steps of picking 2 cities among the choices provided for their
quizzes and exams for that term.
 They have the freedom to choose a different set of cities than the ones they opted for
in the previous terms.
 Also they can choose a different set of cities for every quiz/final exam while
registering for the courses so that accordingly booking may be done with the Exam
vendor for slots in these cities.
 Learners can register to courses for which the prerequisite is completed. The pre-
requisites are mentioned in 13.9 Prerequisite course requirements
 e.g. in order to sign up for Math-2, the learner must have cleared Math-1
 Learners can take any course within a particular level of study but are not allowed to sign
up for courses across levels.
 A first year learner can sign up for courses offered in semester 1 & 2, but cannot sign
up for courses offered in the second year unless they complete all courses of year 1.
 Learners who successfully complete all courses in the Foundation level will be
eligible for admission to the Diploma level program.
 Learners who successfully complete all courses in the Foundation and diploma
programme will be eligible for admission to the degree level, if they satisfy the
prescribed/regulatory criteria.
 Learners who complete 114 credits as per the norms will be eligible for the BSc
degree and can continue onto the BS level.
 Learners pay only for the number of credits they are signing up for (online payment only).
8. Direct Entry into Diploma programme

For those who have the foundations to enter the Diploma programme directly and those who
wish to do just the Diploma and exit with it and do not aspire for the BS/BSc Degree as a
goal, this is a pathway. It is primarily aimed at working professionals or learners who already
possess the fundamentals taught in Year 1 of this programme to enter the Diploma level
directly.
Entry - Into Diploma level
Exit - One or both Diplomas from IIT Madras (These candidates cannot proceed to the
Degree level)
8.1 Eligibility to Apply

Students who have completed 2 years in any UG degree programme are permitted to apply
to the diploma level through direct entry. Their second year marksheet or higher must be
submitted as proof to qualify under this category.
8.2 Assessment to do a self check on whether the

learner is ready for direct entry:
A test will be configured which can be taken by learners who wish to enter into the Diploma
programme through the direct mode of entry. The test is to assess if a learner possesses the
fundamentals required to enter the Diploma level directly or if the Foundation level courses
are necessary.
8.3. Qualifying Process

1. A separate Direct Entry to Diploma Programme (DEDP) qualifier exam based on
content of Foundation level of the programme (sems 1 and 2) will be conducted at
regular intervals of time, announced apriori on the portal.
2. Any candidate crossing the cut off marks defined below will be eligible to enter the
Diploma Programme and register for one or both of the Diplomas.
3. There will be no limit on the number of attempts by any candidate for direct entry,
though a recommendation would be given that they attempt the Foundation courses.
4. The qualifier for DAD-Programming will be a 3 hr exam, subjects being ENglish,
Aptitude and 6 weeks of Maths 1. Students have to study Computational Thinking,
Introduction to Python and then move on to the Programming DIploma subjects.
5. The qualifier exam for the DAD-DS will be a 4 hr exam, with subjects being English,
Maths 1, Statistics 1 and Python programming. Students have to start with Maths 2
and Statistics 2 and then continue with subjects in the DS diploma.
Minimum
required
Fees for the DAD Cut off marks required
qualifier exam
Qualifier Exam in DAD Qualifier exam
Score in each
subject
GEN / OBC-CL Rs 6000/- 40% 50/100
SC/ST/PwD Rs 3000/- 30% 40/100
SC/ST AND PwD Rs 1500/- 30% 40/100
OBC-NCL, EWS Rs 6000/- 35% 45/100
9. Courses in BSc level

Learners have to complete a minimum of 28 credits at the degree level for obtaining a BSc
degree.
Department Core and Electives 28 credits
Department Core (Mandatory)

1 8
Choose 1 of 2 Mandatory Core Pairs: 8 credits (Table 1)
2 Strategies for professional growth (mandatory) 4
Department Electives:
3 Choose from Table 1: Max 16 credits (what is not taken as Core) 16
Transfer from NPTEL: Max 4 credits (Table 2)
10. Courses in BS level

Learners have to complete 28 additional credits after the completion of the BSc level to get a
BS degree.
The split of the credits to be earned is as follows:
1. 4 credits to be earned from the HS/MG category of courses from the list of approved
courses (Refer Table3)
2. 24 credits can be earned in the following ways:
1. Apprenticeship (Optional): Earning y (y=4/12) credits by completing the

apprenticeship program (Please go through the document on Apprenticeship
for more details)
2. 24-y credits from elective courses offered in the program (If apprenticeship
not done, y=0)
Notes
1. The list of courses in Tables 1, 2 and 3 are subject to periodic revision.

2. Refer Credit Transfer for NPTEL Courses for process and credit transfer fee.
Table 1: Department Core/Elective Courses
The following courses, each of 4 credits, will be offered as part of the BSc degree program at
the degree level as department core/electives.
1.
Software Testing#
Mandatory Core Pair 1
2.
Software Engineering#
3.
AI: Search Methods for Problem Solving#
Mandatory Core Pair 2
4. #
Deep Learning
5.
Introduction to Cryptography and Cyber Security
6.
Data Visualization Design
7.
Special topics in ML (Reinforcement Learning)
8.
Thematic ideas in Data Science
9.
Design Thinking
10.
Market Research
11. Industry 4.0
12. Speech Technology
13. Strategies for Professional Growth
14. Big data and biological networks
15. Algorithmic thinking in bioinformatics
16. Privacy & Security in Online Social Media
17. Sequential Data Analysis
18. Introduction to big data

Note that the list of courses is subject to periodic revision.
Course Availability for next 5 terms:
MAY 2023 Term Course Availability with Fee Details:

Course name May 2023 Course Fee
DL Y 10000
AI Y 10000
SwE Y 10000
SwT Y 10000
SPG Y 10000
Market research Y 10000
Financial Forensics Y 10000
PSOSM Y 10000
Big Data Y 10000
RL Y 20000
Data viz Y 20000
Statistical Computing Y 10000
Advanced Algorithms Y 20000
Table 2: NPTEL Courses Applicable for Department/Free Electives
The NPTEL courses given in this table can be credited towards department electives and free
electives. Any course can be credited only once in this programme. Also, the same NPTEL
course cannot be credited twice - within your college for another academic programme and this
BSc programme. It should be credited only in either of the above.
Duratio No. of
Institut
# Course Name SME Name n in credit NPTEL URL
e
weeks s
1.Introduction
to Parallel Prof. Yogish
IITD 4 1 https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106102163/
Programming Sabharwal
in OpenMP
2.AI:
Prof. Deepak
Constraint IITM 8 2 https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106106158/
Khemani
Satisfaction
3.
Cloud Prof. Soumya IIT https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
12 3
computing Kanti Ghosh KGP 106/105/106105167/
4.
Prof. Pabitra IIT https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Data Mining 8 2
Mitra KGP 106/105/106105174/
5.Human Prof.
https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Computer Ponnurangam IIITD 8 2
106/106/106106177/
Interactions Kumaraguru
6.Introduction
Prof. S. P https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
To Haskell CMI 8 2
Suresh 106/106/106106137/
Programming
7.Introduction
to Prof. Satyadev https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
IITK 8 2
Programming Nandakumar 106/104/106104128/
in C
8.Introduction
to R Prof. Shalabh IITK 8 2 https://nptel.ac.in/courses/111104100/
Software
9.Object
Oriented Prof. Partha IIT https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
8 2
Analysis and Pratim Das KGP 106/105/106105153/
Design
10.
Programming Prof. Partha IIT https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
12 3
in C++ Pratim Das KGP 106/105/106105151/
11. Prof.
Theory of https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Raghunath IITK 8 2
Computation 106/104/106104148/
Tewari
AI:Knowledg
12.
e
Prof. Deepak
Representati IITM 12 3 https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106106140/
Khemani
on and
Reasoning
13.
Computer Prof. Soumya IIT 12 3 https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Networks Kanti Ghosh KGP 106/105/106105183/
and Internet Prof. Sandip
Protocol Chakraborty
Deep
14. Prof. Vineeth N
Learning for https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Balasubramani IITH 12 3
Computer 106/106/106106224/
an
Vision
15.
Introduction
Prof. Sudip IIT https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
to internet of 12 3
Misra KGP 106/105/106105166/
things
16.
Natural
Prof. Pawan IITKG https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Language 12 3
Goyal P 106/105/106105158/
Processing
17. Prof.
Social Sudarshan IIT https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
12 3
Networks Iyengar, Prof. Ropar 106/106/106106169/
Yayati Gupta
Table 3: NPTEL courses Applicable only as Free Electives
A total of 4 credits need to be mandatorily completed under the category of free electives.
(Refer Credit Transfer for NPTEL Courses)
No.
Durati
of
# Course Name SME Name Institute on in NPTEL URL
credit
weeks
s
1.Brief
Introduction Prof. Braj
IITK 4 1 https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109104093/
To Bhushan
Psychology
2.Cognition,
Prof. Alok https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Transformatio IITK 4 1
Bajpai 109/104/109104121/
n and Lives
3.Fundamentals
Prof. Feroz
of Patent IITM 4 1 https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106128/
Ali
Drafting
4.
How the Brain Prof. Alok
Creates Mind Bajpai
5.Introduction to Prof.
Basic Spoken Anuradha IIT KGP 4 1
109/105/109105135/
Sanskrit Choudry
6.Introduction Prof.
To Indian Art- Soumik
An Nandy
Appreciation Majumdar
7.Patent
Prof. Feroz https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Drafting for IITM 4 1
Ali 109/106/109106128/
Beginners
Visual
8.Perception Prof.
and Art: A Soumik https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
IITK 4 1
Survey Nandy 109/104/109104122/
Across the Majumdar
Cultures
9. Prof.
Consumer https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Srabanti IIT KGP 8 2
Behaviour 110/105/110105074/
Mukherjee
10. Prof.
Consumer https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Naveen IITG 8 2
Psychology 109/103/109103136/
Kashyap
11.
Disability Prof.
Studies: an Hemachand IITM 8 2
109/106/109106168/
introduction ran Karah
12. Prof.
Emotional Rabindra https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
IIT KGP 8 2
Intelligence Kumar 109/105/109105116/
Pradhan
13.
Energy Prof.
IIT https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Economics Shyamasree 8 2
Mandi 109/106/109106161/
And Policy Dasgupta
English
14. Universit
Literature of Prof.
y of https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
the Romantic Pramod K. 8 2
Hyderab 109/106/109106149/
Period, 1798- Nayar
ad
1832
15.
Film Prof. Aysha https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
IITM 8 2
Appreciation Iqbal 109/106/109106086/
16. Prof.
Gender and https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Avishek IITM 8 2
literature 109/103/109103122/
Parui
Intermediate
17. Prof.
Level of https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Anuradha IIT KGP 12 3
Spoken 109/105/109105169/
Choudry
Sanskrit
18.
Introduction to
Prof. Ark https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Brain & IITK 8 2
Verma 109/104/109104171/
Behaviour
19.
Introduction to Prof. Braj
Psychology Bhushan
20.
Language Prof. Rajesh https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
IITM 8 2
and Mind Kumar 109/106/109106085/
Prof.
21. Jayanta
Marketing
Chatterjee https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Management- IITK 8 2
Prof. Shashi 110/104/110104068/
I
Shekhar
Mishra
Principles of
22. Prof.
Human https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Aradhna IIT KGP 8 2
Resource 110/105/110105069/
Malik
Management
23.
Total Quality
Prof. Raghu
Management Nandan IITK 8 2
110/104/110104080/
-I Sengupta
24. Prof. Manoj

Entrepreneurs https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Kumar IITKGP 8 2
hip Essentials 127/105/127105007/
Mondal
An
25.
Introduction to Prof. Vimal
Microeconomi Kumar
cs
26.
Applied Prof. Rajesh https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
IITM 12 3
Linguistics Kumar 109/106/109106114/
27. Prof.
Feminism :
Mathangi https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Concepts and IITM 12 3
Krishnamurt 109/106/109106175/
Theories
hy
28. Prof.
Feminist https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Avishek IITM 12 3
Writings 109/106/109106146/
Parui
29.
Prof. Milind https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
German - I IITM 12 3
Brahme 109/106/109106166/
30.
Prof. Milind https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
German - II IITM 12 3
Brahme 109/106/109106165/
31.
History of Prof. Merin IITM 12 3 https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
English Simi Raj 109/106/109106124/
Language
and Literature
32.
Indian Fiction Prof. Merin https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
IITM 12 3
in English Simi Raj 109/106/109106135/
33.
Infrastructure
Prof. Ashwin https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Planning and IITM 12 3
Mahalingam 105/106/105106188/
Managements
34.
Intellectual Prof. Feroz https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
IITM 12 3
Property Ali 109/106/109106137/
35.
Introduction to Prof.
Cultural Avishek https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Studies Parui IITM 12 3 109/106/109106136/
Introduction
36.
To Japanese Prof.
Language Vatsala https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
And Culture Misra IITK 12 3 121/104/121104005/
37.
Introduction to
World Prof. Merin https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Literature Simi Raj IITM 12 3 109/106/109106147/
38.
Organizationa
l Behaviour Prof. M. P. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Ganesh IITH 12 3 110/106/110106145/
39.
Patent Law
for Engineers Prof. Feroz https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
and Scientists Ali IITM 12 3 110/106/110106081/
40.
Six Sigma Prof. Jitesh https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
J Thakkar IIT KGP 12 3 110/105/110105123/
The
41.
Nineteenth -
Century Prof. A. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
English Novel Divya IITM 12 3 109/106/109106145/
42.
Twentieth Prof.
Century Avishek https://nptel.ac.in/courses/
Fiction Parui IITM 12 3 109/106/109106172/
11. Credit Transfer

Credit Transfer for NPTEL Courses
The following process is to be followed for credit transfer from NPTEL:
1. An NPTEL course of duration 4/8/12 weeks carries credit equivalence of 1/2/3 credits in
the BS degree program.
2. The learner must register for the NPTEL exam using the
@student.onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in Email ID.
3. The learner has to register for NPTEL exams, pay the exam fee, complete the NPTEL
course and submit the copy of the e-certificate for credit transfer.
4. An NPTEL course can be transferred for credit only once and only to one program. The
learner has to give an undertaking that they are submitting this course for credit transfer
only to the IITM BS Degree program.
5. The NPTEL courses will be added in PASS/FAIL mode and counted towards the credits
with no letter grade and will not be included in the CGPA calculation.
6. The fee for credit transfer from NPTEL courses is fixed as Rs 1000/- per credit. Hence,
Rs 1000/-, Rs 2000/-, Rs 3000/- should be remitted as fees if a learner opts for credit
transfer from NPTEL courses of duration 4/8/12 weeks. This fee is to be paid to the BS
degree program, and is separate from the fee to be paid to NPTEL to complete the
course.
7. The learner can complete NPTEL courses any time after joining the Foundation Level
(using the official IITM email) and apply for the course credit transfer in the BSc/BS
levels.
Credit Transfer from courses that are conducted on IITM

campus
 A maximum of 24 credits can be earned from IITM campus courses.
 Students who have completed the foundation and the 2 diplomas and have cgpa of
>=8 will be eligible to earn credits from campus courses.
 The maximum number of credits that can be taken at the BSc level will be 8. These
credits are to be obtained from the Engineering, Science or Management
departments.
 Students who have completed 114 credits in the IITM BS program and completed the
BSc level with a cgpa of >=8 will be permitted to credit 24-x credits at the BS level
where x is the number of credits they have earned in the BSc level from IITM campus
courses. A maximum of 8 credits can be transferred from the HS category in the BS
level, including the HS category credits earned through NPTEL.
 IITM BS students can apply to courses they are interested in and their acceptance
will be based on the availability of seats for the course.
 The fees for transferring the credits from each on-campus course will be Rs 2500/-
per credit of IITM BS program. The fee to be paid to the institute will be apart from
this and will be as per the institute norms.
 Students will have to attend the class in person unless a hybrid mode of accessing
the classes is available. The on-campus courses credited by the BS students will be
listed in the transcript along with the corresponding grades. The credits transferred
from the on-campus courses into the BS program will be counted towards the CGPA
of the student.
12. Learner Life Cycle

Once a learner clears the qualifier, he/she will be eligible to register for the Foundation level.
Using their personal email id, they register to as many number of courses as permitted by
CCC and make the payment. After approval of the uploaded documents, the learner is given
a [email protected] email id.
Henceforth all interactions on the portal right from login to accessing the learner dashboard
and courses will be via this email id.
There will be 5 statuses for any learner in the programme : On the rolls/Active, On Academic
Probation, Struck off the rolls, Alumnus, Quit the programme
 On the rolls/Active - When a learner is registered in any term for one or more courses
after paying the course fees, the status will be “On the rolls” or Active.
 On academic probation/Not registering to any course in a term:
After joining the programme, a learner may skip up to 2 terms consecutively without
taking any courses. In the two terms where the learner does not register for any
course, the learner status will be marked as “On Academic Probation”. The learner
email ID will still be kept alive while the learner is on academic probation.
 The learner can actively inform us about not registering to courses by paying the
“Registration keep alive fee (RKA)” of Rs 1000/- per term. In case of registering
to courses in the next term, the learners have to only pay the course fees.
 The learner may not pay the RKA and have it as pending to be paid. Pending
RKA will include 10% extra over regular RKA when re-registering back.
 To register to courses in the next term if not paid the RKA: The learner will
have to pay the pending dues = (which will be Rs 1100/- or Rs 2200/- (Rs
1000 RKA +10% as penalty for each term where no courses are
registered). The learner has to select the courses and pay the course
fees. Once they do this, the learner status is changed to "On the rolls".
 Struck off the rolls: If a learner with status “On Academic Probation” for 2 consecutive
terms does not register for courses in the next term too, the learner’s status is changed
to "Struck off the rolls". The official email id is suspended.
 Once struck off the rolls, to reactivate the registration, they will have to apply
through a separate process as defined:
 If the RKA for the previous 3 terms has already been paid, they have to request
for reactivating the email id on payment of Re-admission fee of Rs 2500/-. Once
done, they can register to the courses in the upcoming term.
 If the RKA for the previous 3 terms has not been paid, the learner has to apply to
activate his/her account by paying the pending dues which will be Rs 5800/- = Rs
2500 (Readmission fee) + Rs 3300/- (Rs 1000 RKA x 3terms+Rs 300 (10% as
penalty)). On receipt of the payment, the official email id is activated again and
they are permitted to register using this id. Once they do this, the status is
changed to "On the rolls".
 Any learner who is struck off the rolls 2 times, is removed from the programme.
 Quitting the programme: There will also be an option inside the candidate
dashboard which says "I quit the programme". Once the learner applies for this
midway through a level, we suspend the official email account and activate the
personal email account to access the dashboard. If they want to recontinue, they pay
the Readmission fee of Rs 2500/-, get their email id reactivated and can register to
next term using this. Status will be changed to “Quit the programme”.
 Alumnus: Learners who complete the entire programme (BSc), at the end of it, we
again suspend the official email id and activate the personal email account to access
the dashboard. Their status will be changed to “Alumnus”.
 Someone completing a level and quitting the programme will have status as
“Foundation level certified” and “DS Diploma certified”/”Prog Diploma
certified”/”Both diplomas certified”.
Timeline for certificate:

Quit the Form Response
Term Date Certificate Issue Date
May 2023 Sept 30 Nov 30
Sep 2023 Jan 31 Mar 31
Jan 2024 Apr 30 Jun 30
May 2024 Sept 30 Nov 30
Sep 2024 Jan 31 Mar 31
13. Design of certificates for the 4 levels of

programmes
The design has been finalised for the 4 levels of certificates, as shown on the website.
BSc in Programming and Data Science from IIT Madras
Diploma in Programming from IIT Madras
Diploma in Data Science from IIT Madras
Foundation level Certificate from Centre for Continuing Education, IIT Madras
13.1 Mark transcripts

There will be 2 types of mark cards that will be made available..
1. Term wise Progress card
This document will list all the courses taken by the learner term wise.
The values for every course will be course code, course name, level, grade obtained.
Note that the transcript will show all attempts and grades obtained in each of the
attempts.
2. Grade Card
This will have the courses at each level listed only once. The best score obtained
among all attempts for each course is what will be shown here.
GPA will be calculated for the courses in a particular term of the programme.
GPA=(GPi*Ci)/Ci
Where GP = grade point of a course and Ci is the number of credits assigned to that
course and Ci is the total number of credits of all courses in the term, including those
with U or W or I grades.
The CGPA will also be computed for all unique courses completed until this point in time
with the best grade being considered in case a course is attempted multiple times.
3. Procedure to Apply for Official Transcript & Bonafide Certificate
Students who are interested in applying for a transcript/bonafide certificate have to

follow these steps. Note that these certificates will be issued every Thursday.
Students have to plan suitably and contact us.
1. Send an email to [email protected] to obtain a Google form link
2. We will accept the Google form responses received till 12.00 PM IST every
Thursday for that week and will issue the certificate.
3. Responses received after 12:00 PM IST will be processed only on next Thursday,
the following week.
14. Academic aspects

14.1 Academic calendar
1. There will be 3 terms every year. They will start in January, May and September
respectively.
2. All courses that are introduced in a term will be offered in every subsequent term.
14.2 Timeline & Fees to pursue Diploma / BSc Degree

Application Foundation Diploma in Diploma Both the BSc BS
fee programme Programming in Data Diplomas
Science together
Regular Rs 3000/- Rs 32000/- Rs 62,500/- Rs Rs Rs Rs

entry 62,500/- 125000/- 70000/- 140000/-
Time 8 months 8 months 8 months 12 months 12 12 months

(min) months
Time 36 months* 24 months 24 months 36 months* 36 36

(max) months* months*
Direct Rs 6000/- - Rs 70,500/- Rs - - -

Diploma 70,500/-
Entry
* Payment per term depends on the courses one registers for in that term.
* Reduced Fees for certain categories as shown below.
* Check sections 13.7 Dropping a course for rules on dropping a course after registration
and repeating a course.
* While 36 months (3 years/9 terms) is time permitted for completion of any level, 96 months
(8 years/24 terms) is the time permitted for the entire programme.
Qualifier exam/Direct entry to Diploma exam application fee:
Qualifier to Direct entry to
Foundation level diploma
Application fee Rs.3,000 Rs 6000
Application fee for applicants belonging to Rs.1,500 Rs 3000

PwD (>= 40% disability) / SC / ST category
Application fee for applicants belonging to Rs.750 Rs 1500
PwD (>= 40% disability) and also SC / ST
category
Note: Exam facilitation Fee will apply in addition to application fee for learners opting
to write Qualifier Exam in an Exam Centre outside India.
Course fees:
Fee/credit in each level
Level Type of course Fee/credit (INR)
Foundation Core 1000
Diploma Theory 2500
Diploma Project 1250
BSc Theory 2500
BS Theory 5000
BS Apprenticeship 5000
NPTEL Elective 1000

Number of credits in each level:
Level Theory Project Apprenticeship NPTEL MG/HS
Foundation 32
Diompla in DS 23 4
Diploma in P 23 4
BSc 28-X X (0-4)
BS 28-A-B A (0/4/12) B=4

Fees that a student in the General category would pay
Level Credits Fees INR
Foundation only 32 32000
Foundation + one diploma 59 94500
Foundation + 2 diplomas 86 157000
BSc 114 221000 - 227000
BS 142 315000 - 367000

For Project:
Category
Category Payment Grade
Waiver
New Registration 2500 Yes Actual grade
Second Attempt in same term (for appdev each level has
1000 No Actual grade
2 attempts)
If the project is not completed in the registered term and
if the student registers in other terms, fees will be the full 2500 Yes I
fees.
If the student fails in the project or the submission is
found to be Plagiarized, then the student has to redo the
2500 Yes U
project by registering to the project next term by paying
the full fees.
14.3. Course structure suitable for online delivery

All courses of 4 credits will be of duration 12 weeks.
The recorded content which is released every week will be for a total of about 2-4 hours, split
into multiple lectures which includes the theory and tutorial videos. All videos are copyrighted
to IIT Madras but will be available on YouTube as a public playlist for anyone to access and
view.
Self test assessments for every video lecture, a practice assignment for the week with
solutions will also be released apart from text transcripts and any related notes.
The weekly graded assignment will also be released along with the above content.
14.4. Evaluation and grading of courses in every term

Each course has 3 types of assessments - online weekly assignments, monthly in-person
proctored quizzes and an in-person end term exam.
1. Online assignments:
 A 12 week course will have one or more weekly assignments to be submitted online
within the due date specified.
 The average score of the best 5 out of the first 9 weekly assignments given during
the course run should be >= 40/100 to be eligible to write the final exam and get the
hall ticket for the same. (Score in any unattempted assignment will be counted as 0).
 While the scores obtained in these will not be counted towards the Total Course
Score T, it will determine the eligibility to write the End term exam.
2. 2 proctored Quizzes - to be attempted in person in the city chosen
Two quizzes will be conducted at the end of Weeks 4 and 8 based on the content of
Weeks 1-4 and 1-8 respectively.
 Will be a single session exam with 4 hrs to attempt 4 subjects, 3 hrs to attempt 3
subjects and 2 hrs to attempt 2 or 1 subject.
 The Qualifier score will be counted as Quiz 1 score for the courses registered in
the Foundation level only in the subsequent term of the qualifier exam, unless the
candidate attempts Quiz 1 again in which case the better of the 2 scores will be
used for calculations.
 The score of a quiz not attempted will be taken as 0. No make-up quiz will be
provided.
 At least one of the 2 quizzes has to be mandatorily attended by the candidate
else he/she will not be eligible to write the final exam.
3. Final end term exam at the end of the course

 At the end of a term, there will be an end term exam of 1.5 hours duration for each
course. (This will ensure exams can be conducted only on Sundays and exams for 4
courses completed in 2 sessions of 3 hrs each throughout the program.)
 Eligibility to write the End sem exam: Average weekly graded online assignment
score >= 40/100 AND learner has appeared for at least one out of the two proctored
quizzes
 If the above eligibility is not satisfied, learner will not be allowed to write the End term
exam and will have to repeat the course.
 The final exam score accounts for 50% of the Total Course Score T - called End
Semester Score (E)
14.5. Pass criteria for each course

Total Course Score (T) will be the sum of all assessment components in every course as
defined in the Grading document of that term.
A candidate is deemed to have passed a course IF Total Course Score (T) >= 40/100
This criteria is the same for all learners in the course.
An absolute grading system, as described in the following table, will be followed:
Condition satisfied by Status Letter Grade Grade point
‘T’ - Total Course Score (Out Of
100)
(T ≥ 90) Pass S 10
(90 > T ≥ 80) Pass A 9
(80 > T ≥ 70) Pass B 8
(70 > T ≥ 60) Pass C 7
(60 > T ≥ 50) Pass D 6
(50 > T >= 40) Pass E 4
(T < 40) Fail U 0
Weekly average assignment score Fail WA/WQ 0

<40/100
or 0 quizzes attended - (Not eligible
to write the final exam)
Complete ET alone in next term; Incomplete I -

OPPE will NOT be scheduled. (Absent in ET
GA, quiz and OPPE marks will be alone)
carried over OR Repeat the entire
course
Complete ET and OPE in next term, Incomplete I_BOTH -

Both oppes will be scheduled. (Absent in both
GA and quiz marks will be carried ET & OPPE)
over
OR Repeat the entire course
Complete OPE alone in next term, Incomplete I_OP -

Both oppes will be scheduled. GA, (Absent/fail in
quiz and ET marks will be carried OPPE)
over OR Repeat the entire course
14.6 Repeating a course

1. For improvement
A learner can repeat a course for improvement in grades any number of times. The
fee for repeating the course for improvement will be twice the regular course fee and
the learner will have to submit all the weekly assignments, appear for the quizzes
and final exams. The highest score amongst all attempts for a course will be used for
calculating the CGPA.
2. If learner was not eligible to attempt the end term exam (grade=WA/WQ) or if
the learner did not pass the course (Grade = U)
If average assignment score < 40/100 or no quiz attended or T<40/100, the learner
has to repeat the entire course. This includes submission of assignments and
redoing all the subsequent quizzes and the end term exam. Fees for repeating the
course is the same as the course fees.
3. If the learner was absent for the final exam alone (grade = I): The learner has 2
options:
1. Reappear for the final term exam - Makeup exam: They can attend only the end
term exam whenever it is conducted in the subsequent term.
 The fee to repeat an end term exam will be Rs.1000 for each course of
the foundational level and Rs. 2000 for each course of the diploma /
degree levels.
 If the learner reattempts the course in the immediate next term, then the
average Quiz Score Q will be carried over and the learner does not have
to resubmit the quizzes or the assignments.
 If the learner wishes to skip the immediate next term and attempt the
course in subsequent terms, then the entire course will have to be
repeated including the weekly assignments and quizzes.
 A learner can reappear for the makeup exam only once. If the learner
misses the makeup exam, then the learner has to repeat the entire course
in the term thereafter, by paying the full course fees and repeating all
assignments, invigilated quizzes and the end term exam.
2. Repeat the entire course: They can choose to repeat the entire course.
 The fee to repeat the course will be the same as the regular course fees.
 The learner must complete all assignments, invigilated quizzes and the
end term exam.
 Registering to this course will be counted as one of the courses permitted
as per the CCC of the learner.
Note: Learners repeating a course for any reason must do so within the time and term
limits:
 Each level must be completed within 36 months (3 years / 9 terms).

 The entire programme must be completed within 72 months (6 years / 18 terms).
Registering for Courses: Term 2 Onwards

 Maximum number of final exams (full course+makeup exams) <= 4
 Maximum number of new + repeat full course (if failed/absent if reqd/improvement) <=
CCC
 Registering for new courses is subject to fulfilment of all rules and prerequisites.
 If passed all/some courses then CCC is calculated on the average of passed courses.
 If failed all courses, then CCC is set to 2.
 If absent for all courses then CCC of the previous term is carried forward.
 Make up exam will be permitted as an option only once in the subsequent term.
Repeating a Course - WA, WQ, U or I grade

Applicable for courses with WA, WQ, U or I grade.
You can choose to repeat courses in a single term or across multiple terms. You can also
register for new courses in the term. The total number of courses must be within the CCC
limit. Learners with an Incomplete (I) grade in a course can take a Make Up Exam instead of
repeating the course.
Repeating a Course for Improvement

Applicable for courses with S, A, B, C, D or E grade.
You can choose to repeat courses to improve the grade in the course. The highest grade will
be recorded in the transcript. The total number of courses must be within the CCC limit.
Course fee Repeat for Improvement courses will be double the normal fee. Improvement
courses can be registered at any level. Eg: Foundation course improvement can be
registered at diploma level.
Note: It is recommended that learners try and progress with new courses instead of
repeating courses for improvement, unless a learner deems it absolutely necessary or needs
to improve their learning of a course. All course material of completed courses are available
to the learner throughout the course.
Please write to support to get an improvement gform. Students have to mandatorily
apply for any new course or RKA in course registration form. We will not accept
gform entry alone.
Make Up Exams
Applicable for courses with I grade.
You can choose to take a Makeup Exam for a course with Incomplete (I) grade. Learners will
only be required to reappear for the Final Exam for that course. The Makeup Exam does not
count towards CCC, but a student can appear for a maximum of FOUR final exams in a
term. If you have already registered for 4 courses, you do not have any more final exam
slots available.
Note: The grading pattern for make-up exams will be as follows: the pattern used will be as
per the formula used in the term the course work was done and not as per the term the
makeup exam was taken.
Quick Reckoner Table
COURSE PASS New Course Repeat Take Make
STATUS Allowed? Course? Up Exam?
Passed all Yes Not recommended

but available
Failed any/all Yes Yes
Absent for all Yes Yes

final exams
Passed + Absent Yes Yes
Failed + Absent Yes Yes Yes

Repeating OPPE:
Condition for
OPE1/OPE2 ET T Grade Foundation Diploma
OPPE/course reg
Course
Absent Absent - U Repeat the entire course Course Fee
Fee
Complete OPE alone in
next term, GA, quiz and
>=35 I ET marks will be carried 1000 2000
Absent Present over OR
Repeat the entire course
Course
<35 U Repeat the entire course Course Fee
Fee
Complete OPE alone in
next term, GA, quiz and
>=40 I ET marks will be carried 1000 2000
Present over OR
Present Repeat the entire course
score< x/100
Course
<40 U Repeat the entire course Course Fee
Fee
Repeat OPPE and ET OR
Absent - I 2000 4000
Repeat Entire course
Actual PASS (depending on Course
>=40 Course Fee
grade course criteria) Fee
Present
Present Course
<40 U Repeat entire course Course Fee
score> x/100 Fee
Repeat ET alone OR
Absent - I 1000 2000
Repeat Entire course
 OPPE will not be applicable for the students who registered for repeating ET alone.
 ET will not be applicable for the students who registered for repeating OPPE alone.
 Students who registered for repeating OPPE & ET will have to appear for OPPE1,
OPPE2 & ET.
Registered Category OPPE

ET alone No OPPE will be conducted
OPPE alone Both OPPE will be conducted
ET + OPPE Both OPPE will be conducted
14.7 Dropping a course
Once the registration window closes in any term, adding courses will not be allowed.
Dropping a course will be allowed within 4 weeks of the term start date and not
beyond. Rs 2000 will be deducted if a Foundation level course is dropped and Rs
4000 will be deducted if a Diploma/Degree level course is dropped.
1. If the learner decides to drop out of the programme completely using the “I
quit the programme” option, the course fee paid minus the deduction will be
refunded to the learner and the learner will be removed from the programme,
cancelling his official email id access. The status will also be changed to “Quit
the programme”.
2. If the learner drops one/a few of the courses registered to in a term, the
refund will be made as given in the table below but the email id will be kept
active so that he/she can continue with other ongoing courses and the
programme. Status will be “Active”.
3. If the learner opts to drop all courses registered in a term, the refund will be
done as per the table given below and the email id will be kept active so that
the learner can come in and register in the next term. But this will be counted
as a term with 0 courses. Status will be changed to “Academic probation”.
4. The fee receipt will be generated post these 4 weeks after term start when
drop is permitted so that all the courses and fees are tallied and confirmed.
5. Learners writing exams outside India would have paid Exam facilitation Fee
while registering for the courses. For such learners:
1. If they drop from all courses in a term, 100% of the facilitation fee for
Quiz 1 will be retained while 50% of the facilitation fee for quizzes 2
and final exam will be refunded.
Level Paid Retained by IITM Refund

as Admin charges
Foundation 4000 2000 2000
2000 2000 0
1000 2000 0
Diploma/Degree 10000 4000 6000
5000 4000 1000
2500 4000 0
Project Course 2500 500 0 2000 2500

Please note, The amount to be refunded will be added to your student wallet and NOT refunded to the
bank account. This amount can be used when you register for courses in the next term and deducted
from the fees to be paid then.
14.8 Learning paths available

Here are some suggested learning paths...
1. Foundation course certificate

2. Diploma in Programming
3. Diploma in Data Science
4. Diploma in Programming and Data Science
5. BSc degree in Programming and Data Science
Shortest
Plan for Plan for Path for
One Both the BSc BS BSc
Term Foundation Diploma Diplomas Degree Degree Degree
Term
1 3 1 1 2 2 4
Term
2 2 2 2 3 3 4
Year Term
1 3 3 2 2 3 3 4
Term
1 2 2 3 3 4
Term
2 1 2 2 2 4
Year Term
2 3 2 2 2 2 4
Term
1 1 1 3 3 4
Term
2 1 2 3 3 3
Year Term
3 3 2 1 2 2
Term
1 2 3 3
Term
2 2 2 2
Year Term
4 3 1 3 3
Total 8
Courses 14 20 31 31
14.9 Prerequisite course requirements

Foundation courses
Level Course Pre-req Coreq
Foundation Maths 1 - -
Statistics 1 - -
English 1 - -
CT - -
Maths 2 Maths 1
Statistics 2 Statistics 1 Maths2
English 2 English 1
Intro to python CT
A co-requisite for Statistics-2 is Maths-2. So either Maths-2 has to be done before
statistics-2 or both can be taken together. Statistics-2 cannot be done without having
done Maths-2.
All the 8 Foundation courses should be completed before the candidate can register
to any Year 2 Diploma level course.
Diploma level courses

Level Course Pre-req Coreq
Diploma in DS MLF - -
BDM - -
MLT MLF
MLP MLT, MLF
BA BDM
TDS MLF
Diploma in Prog DBMS - -

PDSA - -
App dev 1 - DBMS
Java - -
App dev 2 App dev 1
SC - -
Without completing all the 8 Foundation courses and the 12 Diploma level courses +
4 project courses, one cannot proceed to register for Year 3 Degree level courses.
Degree level courses
Level Course
BSc/BS Software Engineering
Software Testing
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Introduction to Cryptography and Cyber Security
Data Visualization Design
Special topics in ML (Reinforcement Learning)
Thematic ideas in Data Science
Design Thinking
Market Research
Industry 4.0
Speech Technology
Strategies for Professional Growth
Big data and biological networks
Algorithmic thinking in bioinformatics
Privacy & Security in Online Social Media
Introduction to big data
15. Graduating with a BS/BSc degree

The total number of credits to be earned in the BSc level is 28.
The courses are split as follows:
Type of course Number of
credits
Core courses One of the 2 pairs currently listed as Core pair has 4x2 = 8 credits
to be completed (Sw engg, Sw testing or Deep
Learning, AI)
Mandatory Strategies for professional growth 4 credits

course
Electives 16-x from courses offered in the program 16 credits

x credits transferred from NPTEL courses
x can be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.
(Those students who fall short of the 54 credits in the Diploma level (temporary, for a few
students) will have to do additional courses in the BSc level to make up for the deficit in
credits. A student will be eligible for the BSc degree only if they complete 114 credits as per
the norms given.)
BS level:
Number of credits to be earned in the BS level is 28.
The split of the credits to be earned is as follows:
1. 4 credits to be earned from the HS/MG category of courses from the list of approved
courses
2. 24 credits can be earned in the following ways:
1. Apprenticeship (Optional): Earning y (y=0/4/12) credits by completing the

apprenticeship program (Please go through the document on Apprenticeship for
more details)
2. 24-y credits from elective courses offered in the program
Apprenticeship in the BS level of IIT Madras’ BS in Data Science and Applications

The program provides the students in the BS level of the program to pursue an
apprenticeship with companies and research projects and earn up to 12 credits in this level.
Doing an apprenticeship is optional.
Steps involved in the Apprenticeship program:
1. Approval for the company/research project where the student can work as an
apprentice
If the student applies and is accepted by any of the companies that are preapproved
by IITM for this purpose, the apprenticeship will be directly approved.
Else the student will have to submit the details of the company/organization and the
Apprenticeship committee will decide based on the details submitted.
2. Reporting Manager
Once the apprenticeship is approved, the student has to submit the details of the
Reporting Manager in the Organization to IITM.
3. Logging the weekly work report
Student has to file the work log to IITM BS office every week.
4. Review after first 4 weeks
After 4 weeks, based on the student’s performance, the reporting manager has to
confirm if they would like to continue with the student as an apprentice for the next 7
months. This confirmation letter should be submitted to the IITM BS Program’s
Office.
5. Possible exit after 4 months
After the completion of 4 months, the student or the company can choose to
discontinue the apprenticeship. A letter from the company has to be submitted
outlining the work done by the student and whether it was satisfactory to obtain
partial credits.
6. After the completion of 8 months of internship
A letter from the Reporting Manager should be submitted to IITM BS program on the
company’s letter head stating the work done by the student and whether it was
satisfactory.
The following will be norms with respect to pursuing an apprenticeship:
1. Number of courses that can be taken along while pursuing the apprenticeship
Students can pursue a maximum of 2 courses each term during the duration of the
apprenticeship.
2. Duration of the apprenticeship that can be credited - 8 months, full time

3. Academic Credits
1. <4 months: 0 credits.

2. 4<duration<8 months: 4 credits
3. 8 months: 12 credits
4. Stipend: This is mutually agreed upon between the student and the company when
finalizing the apprenticeship.
5. Mode of apprenticeship: Remote or On-site: This will depend on the company’s
policy.
6. Pre-placement Offer: On successful completion of the apprenticeship, companies
will have the option to give a pre-placement offer to the students.
7. Payment of fees:
The cost per credit for the apprenticeship is Rs 2500/-

A fee of Rs 2500/- should be paid before the month 1 review.
The final fee should be paid when crediting the apprenticeship at the end of 4 or 8
months.
B) Software and Hardware Requirements -

Mandatory System Specifications
The following are the essential requirements that are recommended to pursue the BSc
Degree program from IIT Madras[1]. Please note that there will be updates in some of the
specifications with changes happening in technology.
Hardware
To enroll and study in the program, every student is required to have a laptop or desktop
with the minimum configuration being as follows:
1. RAM Size - 8 GB or higher (The ability to install more memory is desirable).

2. Processor - Intel 8th Generation or AMD 4th Generation or upwards or its equivalent
(The latest processor configuration is always recommended)
3. Storage - Minimum of 500 GB, Desirable of 1 TB. Having an SSD storage is
desirable.
4. Screen size and resolution - Minimum of 13” for laptop and Minimum of 15” for
desktop with 1080p
5. Webcamera, a mic and speaker or an earphone/headphone with mic.
Software/Applications
1. Operating System - Minimum requirement of Windows 10 or Ubuntu LTS Version
20.04 (or any equivalent) or Mac OS Mojave. Having the capability of dual boot is
desirable. If there is no capability for dual boot, then the operating system must
support virtualization software like VirtualBox using which Ubuntu 20.04 can be
emulated. The System Commands course in Semester 4 will be taught primarily on
Ubuntu 20.04.
2. Browser - Latest version of Chrome with Google Account signed in
3. Basic familiarity with Google Suite of tools (Docs, Sheets and Slides), specifically
collaboration features.
4. Any other software that is specified within the course
Internet Bandwidth
Minimum of 2 MBPS connection is required to attend sessions without disruptions. However
we strongly recommend broadband connections with much higher bandwidth for the best
learning experience.
For Online Interactions/Proctored Examinations
1. Browser - Latest version of Chrome is desirable
2. Mobile with a front camera and good internet connection (VOLTE connections are
ideal)
3. Mic and speaker to be able to speak to and listen to the person at the other end
4. Any applications as required to be installed for the interactions/examinations
System compatibility test

All students have to mandatorily attend the system compatibility test and ensure that the
system you have conforms to the above requirements and student has to participate in this
on the dates mentioned by the Admin team to get this completed.
Other References
Some more helpful links that will help you in understanding possible system configurations:
1. https://towardsdatascience.com/20-necessary-requirements-of-a-perfect-laptop-for-
data-science-and-machine-learning-tasks-7d0c59c3cb63
2. https://www.practicaldatascience.org/html/buying_datascience_computer.html
3. https://www.umass.edu/it/support/hardware/recommended-minimum-computer-
configurations-windows
4. https://www.du.edu/it/support/how-to/students/laptops
5. https://wmich.edu/cs/laptop-requirements
C) Houses and Clubs

1. Houses
It has been decided that all students in the programme will be divided into 12 houses named
after the forests in India.
1. Saranda House, Saranda forest, Jharkhand

2. Nallamala House, Nallamala Hills, Andhra Pradesh
3. Pichavaram House, Pichavaram Mangrove Forest, Tamil Nadu
4. Sundarbans House, Sundarbans, West Bengal
5. Wayanad House, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala
6. Namdapha House, Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh
7. Gir House, Gir National Park, Gujarat
8. Kanha House, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh
9. Bandipur House, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka
10. Corbett House, Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand
11. Nilgiri House, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
12. Kaziranga House, Kaziranga National Park, Assam
1.1 Adding students to houses

Based on exam city preference given, students opting for the same city will be divided into
groups of 30 each. If a city has less than 30 candidates, it will be clubbed with the next
nearby city in the same state.
The groups within a city and then within a state will be assigned to houses in a round robin
fashion, thus ensuring that each house comprises groups from a maximum number of states
while maintaining a group size of 30 physically nearby candidates within each house.
2. House Leadership structure

 Each group of 30 can discuss and decide on the leader for their group. They will be
part of the executive committee of the house. (In this way a house comprising, say
900 members, will have 30 group leaders.)
 The leader for the group should have completed at least 50% of courses possible
until that time, should not be in RKA (Registration Keep Alive) and should have a
CGPA of more than 7.5.
 Group leaders should have completed at least 1 term with us before they can put in
their nomination for any executive positions.
 A Secretary, Deputy Secretary and a WebAdmin for the house can be elected from
among the 30 group leaders.
 The group whose leader takes up these positions, will have to elect another leader
for the group.
 If there are additional positions required, the executive committee should put in a
justification and can nominate members among themselves.
 Common email ids will be provided for the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and
Webadmin from the house for formal communication purposes. These official email
ids will be used only for the purpose of communication of the houses, clubs, etc.
 The group leaders are expected to be members in the age group of less than 25
years.
2.1 Rules for the members of the House

 Members of the house will provide discrimination-free environment for each other.
 Members of the house will maintain the highest standards of integrity and responsible
behaviour.
 Members of the house will respect intellectual property.
 Members of the house will enjoy intellectual freedom while respecting that of the
others.
 Members of the house and the elected leaders will take personal responsibility for all
their actions as part of the activities of the house.
 Members are responsible for protecting their privacy.
IIT Madras will reserve the right to impose any additional rule or a policy as part of the
functioning of the house at any point in time.
2.2 Guidelines for the Houses

Mentors for the houses:
1. Each house council will identify 3 Mentors from those who apply for the position of
House council Mentor for their respective house. Mentors should be above the age of
25.
1. Mentors of the house will be responsible for conducting smooth elections for their
respective houses.
2. The Mentors of the house will guide the Group leaders, Secretary, Deputy
Secretary and WebAdmin on various activities and disciplinary issues.
House leaders:
2. The group leaders who are interested in contesting for the positions of Secretary/DS
have to apply for it.
3. Each house will hold their own election to identify the Secretary, Deputy Secretary
and a WebAdmin for the house.
4. Election is required only if more than 1 member is contesting for a position. A
member should not contest for more than one position within a house.
5. Elections should be scheduled for all the houses in the last 2 weeks of April every
year.
6. The Executive council in consultation with the IITM BSc team will come up with the
rules and guidelines for the houses.
7. All positions of responsibilities (Secretary, Deputy Secretary and WebAdmin) for the
house and leaders elected to the executive council will be for a period of 1 year.
8. Commercial activities of any kind will not be permitted as part of the activities of the
House.
9. Houses can create their own logos for identity. IIT Madras name and Logo should not
be used anywhere without prior and explicit permission from the IITM BSc degree
team.
10. All communications regarding the house activities shall use student email id only.
Upper House council:
11. Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries will form the Upper House council that will
govern all the houses.
12. Upper House council will work with the mentoring committee and with the BSc
Degree team in defining the policies and guidelines for the house.
13. There will be a mentoring committee that will consist of 1 mentor from every house.
The Mentoring Committee will guide the Upper House Council on various activities
and disciplinary issues. The Mentoring Committee will conduct the elections for these
positions.
3. Communication tools for Houses

1. A Google Announcement-only group will be formed for each house to which ALL the
members will be added. The Secretary and WebAdmin will be Managers in this
group.
2. The communication tool for members of each group of 30 can be decided by each
group - whether they want it to be a whatsapp group/chat room, etc. This should be
communicated to the House Council for their record.
3. A Google Site will be created by the web admins for each house to disseminate
information related to all activities in the house to other houses
4. Private Google Chat Rooms will be created for
1. the House council members of each house. Decisions related to activities in

the house will be taken inside this group.
2. Upper House council
3. Group Leaders
Members from the BSc Degree team will be a part of all groups and communities.
4. Clubs & Societies

4.1 Clubs inside Houses
1. Expression of interest (EoI) to be collected by Executive committee members of the
house from House Members
1. Collected through a Google Form that has to be posted in the House Website
2. The EoI should have the following information - Proposed Name of the club,
Goals of the club, Action plans for each term in a Year, Number of students
supporting the club, proposed student executive body structure of the club and
role and responsibilities of each executive body member, frequency of meeting of
executive body as well as general body, quorum needed for both executive body
meetings and general body
2. The proposal for club will be approved
1. There is no minimum membership for any club.

2. There is a clear identification of roles and responsibilities of executive
committee of the club
4.2 Clubs outside Houses

1. Expression of interest (EoI) to be sent to student affairs. The EoI should have the
following information - Proposed Name of the club, Goals of the club, Action plans for
each term in a Year, Number of students supporting the club, proposed student
executive body structure of the club and role and responsibilities of each executive
body member, frequency of meeting of executive body as well as general body,
quorum needed for both executive body meetings and general body
2. The proposal for the club will be approved by student affairs.
1. There is no minimum membership for any club.

2. There is a clear identification of roles and responsibilities of executive
committee of the club
Disclaimer from IITM side

We do not endorse the views or are not responsible for any of the activities in the club.
The executive committee of the house and the club will be responsible for maintaining the
etiquette of the club.
5. Some initial rules

5.1 Club membership
1. All students in the House can become members of the clubs within the house and
have to apply to be a part of it.
2. The club membership sheet has to be listed on the club webpage (part of House
Website)
3. Every student has to apply for a club membership to be part of the club
4. Term of membership will be one year, after which renewal has to be done
5.2 Structure of the governing body of the club

1. The following are the minimum roles expected in the club: Secretary, WebAdmin,
Executive Member. Additional roles can be decided based on the type of activity of
the club.
1. The tenure of the role will be for a year

2. Minimum Roles and Responsibilities - Club Secretaries will have overall
responsibility for the club activities, WebAdmin will handle website and other
application handles, Executive Members will be part of implementation teams for
the various activities. For each additional role, the executive body will have to
clearly define the responsibilities and justify the need from the general body
3. All events and activities of the club have to be mandatorily approved by the
executive body
4. One student One Position - A student will not be allowed to have more than one
executive position across various clubs and houses
5. [Recommended] At the end of the tenure of the governing body, an election
commission has to be formed within the club and they should conduct a
democratic, free and fair elections
1. The club’s honour code should be part of the constitution. All clubs and their
members are required to adhere to the institute policy on non-discrimination, and
adhere to the code of conduct and the honour code.
2. Clubs can have their own logos.
3. Each house should create an Internal Disciplinary Committee guided by the
mentors to look into disciplinary violations happening inside various clubs. We
recommend that before the matter is presented to the disciplinary committee, the
concerned members should try to address the concerns through mutual dialogue.
4. All activities have to be done within the Online Degree domain. The following will be
the two main dissemination/collaboration media - Google sites and a private Google
Currents Community. No other social media site/application handles will be formally
allowed. Webadmin will be the manager for all these.
5. Use of IIT Madras Name and logo not allowed without approval from IITM BSc
Degree team.
6. Disclaimer from IITM

IIT Madras does not endorse the views or are not responsible for any of the activities in any
club or house. The leadership team of the club/house will be responsible for maintaining the
etiquette of the club/house.
7. Reporting on activities
 Every club should submit a monthly report of all the activities
 The Term Activity Report should be approved by the executive body and the annual
report should be approved by the general body of the club
 Both these reports have to be uploaded on the club’s website; availability of the
reports are mandatory for ensuring active status of the club.
8. Support from IITM side for events
8.1 Software tools to conduct events
 Events involving up to 100 participants can use Gmeet - which students themselves
can schedule and use.
 All club events (for 300 members or less) will be supported with Zoom
 1 club event (up to 1000 members) will be supported through Webex
 As more events are organised and clubs evolve, we will revisit the support items
8.2 Student activity fee

After 8 months of monitoring the activities happening as well as the potential costs involved,
we will decide on the Activity fees to be collected from the students to support such activities
and come up with the budget for funding the clubs and costs involved.
8.3 Use of IITM Name and logo

IIT Madras logo and IIT Madras name cannot be used for events without prior and explicit
permission from IIT Madras BSc Team.
9. Roles and Responsibilities of various heads

9.1 Group leader
1. Maintains the communication between the members of the group
2. Ensures that program updates and course updates reach the members.
3. Ensures that members are aware of any deadlines, forms to be filled or events that
are scheduled, be it house events or those organised by IITM team
4. Ensures learning of the members - that academic support can be provided to any
member requiring it directly or through help of members of other groups
5. Ensures the well being of members in the group
6. Arranges at least one meetup every week for interaction among members
7. Arranges for physical meetups as the situation permits
8. Participates actively in the decisions of the house, in administering the clubs,
planning events for the house, etc.
9. Onboards juniors into the groups and sets up the mentoring facility for them among
those who are seniors in the group
10. Ensures all communication is fair, free and safe amongst the members.
Requirement of hours: 2hrs per week

Report: MOM of weekly meeting and one report at the end of the term
Feedback will be obtained from the members of the group on their group leader at regular
intervals of time, which will be accessible by the BSc team and intervention measures will be
taken if the group leader is ineffective.
Grievance against a group leader - escalation matrix will be: House leader - BSc team
9.2 House leaders and House council
1. Meeting of group leaders/House council will be held once in 2 weeks to address any
concerns, invite any ideas and suggestions
2. Can plan for activities within the house such as inter-group competitions, professional
speak for their members, etc
3. The House council will approve the clubs to be formed within the house.
4. The Secretary and DS are also responsible for the smooth functioning of the clubs
and will interact with the Club secretaries to finalise the monthly activity plans
5. The House council will present the report on their activities to the Upper House
council once a month. This will be shared with the BSc Degree Team.
6. They will ensure the house web pages are all updated with the activities of the
house, including the clubs
7. They will plan with the Heads of other houses for inter house activities
Requirement of hours: 2hrs per week

Report: Will file a monthly report on house activities
Feedback will be obtained from the leaders of the group at regular intervals of time, which
will be accessible by the BSc team and suitable intervention measures will be taken as
required.
Grievance against a house leader - escalation matrix will be House mentors - BSc team.
9.3 Documentation
All reports, feedback, MOM will be submitted and accessible by the IITM BSc team. Actual
formats and modalities of submission will be finalised soon.
9.4 Upper House council (comprising secretaries of all houses)

1. The Upper House Council will comprise the Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries of all the
Houses and mentors.
2. This committee will meet once a month to get an update on activities of various
houses and discuss ideas on inter-house activities.
3. MOM will be filed with the BSc team after each meeting.
10. Note
 Students on disciplinary probation, academic probation or suspension by IITM may
not hold office or have any position of responsibility in any club or organisational
activities or events. A student may return to active status once the above actions
have been lifted.
 All Executive Committee Members (Group leaders, House council members and
Upper House members) will have to sign an undertaking that they will adhere to the
policies and procedures set forth by IITM.
 We will share only the student email ids as part of the information on who belongs to
which house and groups. No other information concerning the members will be
shared by us. Any other information required by the respective group leaders/house
leaders can be obtained directly from the members. Students can choose to share
whatever personal information they wish based on their own comfort levels and
taking responsibility for the same.
11. House Structure
D) Terms of Service
Introduction
Welcome to IIT Madras Online Degree Programme.
Please read these Terms of Service ("TOS") and Honor Code prior to registering for
an account on http://onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in/ or using any portion of the online degree
website or mobile applications (collectively, the "IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site,"
which consists of all content and pages located within the onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in
web domain and all IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE mobile applications), including
accessing any course material, chat rooms, or other electronic services.
These TOS and the Honor Code are agreements (the "Agreements") between you
and IIT Madras. By using the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site, you accept and
agree to be legally bound by the Agreements, whether or not you are a registered
user.
Please also read the Privacy Policy for the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site before
you use any portion of this Site. The Privacy Policy describes how your personal
data is collected and processed when you use this Site. If you do not understand or
do not wish to be bound by the terms of the Agreements or Privacy Policy, you
should not use the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site.
IIT Madras reserves the right to modify these TOS at any time without advance
notice. Any changes to these TOS will be effective immediately upon posting on this
page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the IIT Madras ONLINE
DEGREE Site after any changes have been made, you signify your agreement on a
prospective basis to the modified TOS and all of the changes. Be sure to return to
this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of these
TOS.
Any version of these TOS in a language other than English is provided for
convenience and you understand and agree that the English language version will
control if there is any conflict.
Rules for Online Conduct

You agree that you are responsible for your own use of the IIT Madras ONLINE
DEGREE Site and for your User Postings. “User Postings” means all content
submitted, posted, published, or distributed on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE
Site by you or other users of the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site, including but not
limited to all forum posts, wiki edits, notes, questions, comments, videos, and file
uploads. You agree that you will use the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site in
compliance with these Agreements, and all applicable local, state, national and
international laws, rules and regulations, including copyright laws, any laws
regarding the transmission of technical data exported from your country of residence,
and applicable laws.
As a condition of your use of the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site, you will not use
the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site in any manner intended to damage, disable,
overburden, or impair any IIT Madras server or the network(s) connected to any IIT
Madras server or to interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to
the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site, other accounts, computer systems, or
networks connected to any IIT Madras server through hacking, password mining, or
any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or
information stored on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site, its servers, or
associated computers through any means not intentionally made available through
the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site. If you are a registered user, you will not
share your password or let anyone else access or compromise your account.
Furthermore, you agree not to scrape, or otherwise download in bulk, any IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE Site content, including but not limited to a list or directory of users
on the system, User Postings or user information, online textbooks, course materials,
or trademarks and logos. You agree not to misrepresent or attempt to misrepresent
your identity while using the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site (although you are
welcome and encouraged to use an anonymous username in the forums and to act
in a manner that keeps your identity concealed).
Strictly Prohibited Items

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED ON THE IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE Site:
 Content that defames, harasses or threatens others;

 Content that discusses illegal activities with the intent to commit them;
 Content that infringes another’s intellectual property, including, but not limited
to, copyrights or trademarks;
 Profane, pornographic, obscene, indecent or unlawful content;
 Advertising or any form of commercial solicitation;
 Content related to partisan political activities;
 Viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, corrupted files, malware,
spyware, or any other similar software that may damage the operation of
another’s computer or property; and
 Content that contains intentionally inaccurate information or that is posted with
the intent of misleading others (this list, collectively, “Strictly Prohibited
Items”).
You may not submit, post, publish, share, or otherwise distribute any of the above
Strictly Prohibited Items on or via the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site.
User Accounts
In order to create a user account, you must provide your full name, and an email
address. You agree that you will never divulge or share access or access information
for your user account with any third party for any reason. In accessing specific
courses inside the portal, you may be prompted to enter additional optional
information (e.g., your age group, your current role, etc.). You represent that all
information provided by you is accurate and current. You agree to maintain and
update your information to keep it accurate and current.
You also understand and agree that your profile details will be shared with the IIT
Madras Online Degree Programme course instructors.
Apart from the information provided online you may be required to provide in
application forms or as required from time to time hard copies of certificates, identity
cards or any other details as deemed necessary. You may also be required to
produce the originals at any point for verification during the programme. You agree
to provide all such information in an accurate and true manner.
We care about the confidentiality and security of your personal information. Please
see our Privacy Policy for more information about the collection and use of data on
the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site.
Entry Criteria
IIT Madras may have qualifier exams and other entry criteria at its sole discretion. IIT
Madras Online Degree Programme’s criteria for Eligibility to Apply will be as stated in
our website.
IIT Madras may require the candidates to produce relevant certificates as proof of
eligibility, at any point of time during the tenure of the candidate’s participation in the
programme. If it is found at any time that the information provided is false or
certificates as requested have not been provided, IITM at its sole discretion may
terminate the candidate from the programme or restrict the candidate from accessing
the material or providing the examination or may not issue the certificate for the
programme. Candidates are hereby understanding, agreeing and acknowledging
this. The rules and regulations relating to the programme will also be posted at the
website at onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in. If there is any forgery or misrepresentation, IIT
Madras may take independent action.
Your Right to use Content on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE

Site
Unless indicated as being in the public domain, the content on the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE Site is protected by Indian and foreign copyright laws. Unless
otherwise expressly stated on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site, the texts,
exams, videos, images, and other instructional materials provided with the courses
and programs offered on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site are for your
personal use in connection with those courses and programs only. Certain reference
documents, digital textbooks, articles, and other information on the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE Site are used with the permission of third parties, and use of that
information is subject to certain rules and conditions, which will be posted along with
the information. By using the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site, you agree to abide
by all such rules and conditions. You agree to retain all copyright and other notices
on any content you obtain from the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site. All rights in
the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site and its content, if not expressly granted, are
reserved.
Use FOR Personalization and Pedagogical Improvements

Our goal is to provide current and future visitors to the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE
Site with the best possible educational experience. To further this goal, we
sometimes present different users with different versions of course materials and
software. We do this to personalize the experience to the individual learner (to
assess the learner’s level of ability and learning style, and present materials best
suited to the learner), to improve our understanding of the learning process, and to
evaluate and improve the effectiveness of our course materials, payment models,
platform features, and offerings. We may publish or otherwise publicize results from
this process, but, unless otherwise permitted under the Privacy Policy, those
publications or public disclosures will not include your personal information.
User Postings
USER POSTINGS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
By submitting or distributing your User Postings, you affirm, represent, and warrant
(1) that you have the necessary rights, licenses, consents, and/or permissions to
reproduce and publish the User Postings and to authorize IIT Madras and its users
to reproduce, modify, publish, and otherwise use and distribute your User Postings in
a manner consistent with the licenses granted by you below, and (2) that neither
your submission of your User Postings nor the exercise of the licenses granted
below will infringe or violate the rights of any third party. You, and not IIT Madras, are
solely responsible for your User Postings and the consequences of posting or
publishing them.
LICENSE GRANT TO IIT MADRAS
By submitting or distributing your User Postings, you hereby grant to IIT Madras (as
described below) a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, sub
licensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to host,
transfer, display, perform, reproduce, modify, distribute, redistribute, relicense, and
otherwise use, make available, and exploit your User Postings, in whole or in part, in
any form and in any media formats and through any media channels (now known or
hereafter developed)
Certificates / Degrees and Other Products & Services

GENERAL
From time to time, IIT Madras Online Degree Programme may offer services and
products for a fee (for example, course certificates, degree) based on the eligibility
criteria that IITM may determine from time to time. For anything that you choose to
purchase on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site, you agree to pay all applicable
fees when due. As described in the Privacy Policy, the processing of your payment
information is done by a third-party payment vendor, and you will be routed to a
secure payment flow controlled by that vendor to complete the payment transaction.
Once your payment transaction is completed, confirmation will be displayed on an IIT
Madras Online Degree page, and you will receive a confirmation email with your
name, order number, and the payment amount. Please retain this email for your
records as this information will be required if you seek a refund from IIT Madras.
CERTIFICATES
IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site may offer Verified Certificates of Achievement for
courses (a “Certificate”) or certificates for programs (for example, a Foundational
Level or Diploma Level certificate or a Degree Certificate) for learners who, in IIT
Madras’s judgment, have satisfactorily demonstrated mastery of the course or
programme material. Certificates will be issued by IIT Madras Online Degree
Programme and the decision whether a certificate will be awarded to a given learner
will be solely within the discretion of IIT Madras.
Subject to the foregoing, you will be required to pay a fee and complete the ID
verification process for Verified Certificates.
In order to authenticate your identity for a Verified Certificate, you may be prompted
to take a photo of yourself, as well as a photo of an acceptable form of photo ID, and
upload your digital signature. Although these items are collected by IIT Madras in
accordance with these TOS and the Privacy Policy, you should be aware that the
actual authentication of your identity is performed by an IIT Madras third-party
service provider and this information will be used only for the purpose of verifying
your identity. Acceptable forms of photo ID’s are:
 Government or State-issued driver’s license

 Passport
 National ID card
 State or Province ID card (including cards issued by motor vehicle agencies)
In order to be accepted by IIT Madras, your photo ID must:
 Contain your full name exactly (excluding hyphens, accents, and spaces);
 Contain a relatively current photograph of yourself;
 Be an original document; photocopied documents cannot be accepted; and
 Be current and valid; expired documents cannot be accepted.
If you do not possess a photo ID meeting the criteria described above, IIT Madras
will be unable to provide you with a Verified Certificate.
NO OTHER ENROLLMENT
Solely as a result of enrolling in or completing a course or program provided by IIT
Madras you will not be entitled to use any of the resources beyond the online
courses or programs provided on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site and will not
be eligible to receive student privileges or benefits provided to students enrolled in
other degree or other credit- or credential-bearing programs of the IIT Madras.
Trademarks
Use of IIT MADRAS, IIT Names, Trademarks, AND Service Marks
The “IIT Madras,” “IIT” names, logos and seals are trademarks (“Trademarks”) of the
respective entities. Likewise, the names, logos, and seals are Trademarks owned by
IIT Madras. You may not use any of these Trademarks, or any variations thereof,
without the owner’s prior written consent. You may not use any of these Trademarks,
or any variations thereof, for promotional purposes, or in any way that deliberately or
inadvertently claims, suggests or, in the owner’s sole judgment, gives the
appearance or impression of a relationship with or endorsement by the owner.
All Trademarks not owned by IIT Madras that appear on the IIT Madras ONLINE
DEGREE Site or on or through the services made available on or through the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site, if any, are the property of their respective owners.
Nothing contained on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site should be construed as
granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any
Trademark displayed on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site without the written
permission of the owner of the applicable Trademark.
Copyright Infringement
Copyright owners who believe their material has been infringed on the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE Site should contact IIT Madras’s designated copyright agent at
[email protected] or at --Address of Copyright Agent-- Attention: IIT Madras
DMCA Agent/General Counsel.
Communication must include:
 Identification of the copyrighted work, or, in the case of multiple works at the
same location, a representative list of such works at that site.
 Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject
of infringing activity. You must include sufficient information for us to locate
the material (e.g., URL, IP address, computer name).
 Information for us to be able to contact the complaining party (e.g., email
address, phone number).
 A statement that the complaining party believes that the use of the material
has not been authorized by the copyright owner or an authorized agent.
 A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and that the
complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
Disclaimers of Warranty / Limitations of Liabilities

THE IIT MADRAS ONLINE DEGREE SITE AND ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT
OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE IIT MADRAS ONLINE
DEGREE SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, EXCEPT
IN SO FAR AS ANY SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTIES MAY NOT BE DISCLAIMED
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. IIT MADRAS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE IIT
MADRAS ONLINE DEGREE SITE WILL OPERATE IN AN UNINTERRUPTED OR
ERROR-FREE MANNER, THAT THE IIT MADRAS ONLINE DEGREE SITE IS
FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE
COURSES OR CONTENT PROVIDED WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR
EXPECTATIONS. IIT MADRAS ALSO MAKES NO WARRANTY ABOUT THE
ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR QUALITY OF THE IIT MADRAS
ONLINE DEGREE SITE OR ANY COURSES OR CONTENT, OR THAT ANY
PARTICULAR COURSES OR CONTENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MADE
AVAILABLE. USE OF THE IIT MADRAS ONLINE DEGREE SITE, AND THE
CONTENT AND SERVICES OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH THE IIT MADRAS
ONLINE DEGREE SITE, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOUR ACCESS TO OR
DOWNLOAD OF INFORMATION, MATERIALS, OR DATA THROUGH THE IIT
MADRAS ONLINE DEGREE SITE OR ANY REFERENCE SITES IS AT YOUR
OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY (INCLUDING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM)
OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OR USE OF SUCH
MATERIAL OR DATA, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN
THE PRIVACY POLICY. IIT Madras does it its best to ensure that all information on
the Website is accurate. If you find any inaccuracies on the website, please let IIT
Madras know by sending an email to [email protected] and we will take steps
to look into the matter and correct, where we agree, as soon as practicable.
Third-party Services; Links to Other Websites

The IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site and individual courses may be integrated
with third-party services or include hyperlinks to websites maintained or controlled by
third parties. IIT Madras and the IIT Madras Participants are not responsible for and
do not routinely screen, approve, review or endorse the contents of or use of any of
the products or services that may be offered by such third parties. If you decide to
access any third-party services or linked third-party websites, you do so at your own
risk.
Non-Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE
THAT NEITHER IIT MADRAS NOR ANY OF THE IIT MADRAS PARTICIPANTS
WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES, EITHER ACTUAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF
SERVICE, OR YOUR (OR ANY THIRD PARTY’S) USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE
THE IIT MADRAS ONLINE DEGREE SITE, OR YOUR PLACEMENT OF CONTENT
ON THE IIT MADRAS ONLINE DEGREE SITE, OR YOUR RELIANCE UPON
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH THE IIT MADRAS ONLINE
DEGREE SITE, WHETHER YOUR CLAIM IS BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT,
STATUTORY OR OTHER LAW. IN PARTICULAR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER IIT MADRAS NOR ANY OF THE IIT
MADRAS PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY
CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE
AND WHETHER OR NOT IIT MADRAS OR ANY OF THE IIT MADRAS
PARTICIPANTS HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE AT FAULT
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS FOR DEFAMATION, ERRORS,
LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, OR INTERRUPTION IN AVAILABILITY OF
DATA).
CERTAIN LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS
APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS,
OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify IIT Madras and their respective
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, faculty, students, fellows, governing board members,
agents and employees from and against any third-party claims, actions, or demands
arising out of, resulting from or in any way related to your use of the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE Site, including any liability or expense arising from any and all
claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation
costs, and attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature. In such a case, IIT Madras or
the applicable IIT Madras Participant will provide you with written notice of such
claim, suit, or action.
Additional Terms
TERMINATION RIGHTS; DISCONTINUATION OF COURSES AND CONTENT.
You agree that IIT Madras, in its sole discretion, may terminate your use of the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site or your participation in it, for any reason or no
reason, upon notice to you. It is IIT Madras’s policy to terminate in appropriate
circumstances the accounts of users of the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site who
are repeat copyright infringers. IIT Madras and the IIT Madras Participants reserve
the right at any time in their sole discretion to cancel, delay, reschedule or alter the
format of any course offered through IIT Madras, or to cease providing any part or all
of the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site content or related services, and you agree
that neither IIT Madras nor any of the IIT Madras Participants will have any liability to
you for such an action. If you no longer desire to participate in the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE Site, you may terminate your participation at any time. The rights
granted to you hereunder will terminate upon any termination of your right to use the
IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site, but the other provisions of the Agreements will
survive any such termination.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The Agreements constitute the entire agreement between you and IIT Madras with
respect to your use of the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site, superseding any prior
agreements between you and IIT Madras regarding your use of the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE Site.
WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY
The failure of IIT Madras to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the
Agreements shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of
the Agreements is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties
nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’
intentions as reflected in the provision and the other provisions of the Agreements
shall remain in full force and effect.
CHOICE OF LAW/FORUM SELECTION
You agree that the Agreements and any claim or dispute arising out of or relating to
the Agreements or any content or service obtained from or through the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE Site will be governed by the laws of the Union of India, excluding
its conflicts of law provisions. You agree that all such claims and disputes will be
heard and resolved exclusively in the state high court located in and serving
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts
over you for this purpose, and you waive and agree not to assert any objection to
such proceedings in those courts (including any defense or objection of lack of
proper jurisdiction or venue or inconvenience of forum).
E) Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to information that IIT Madras collects through the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE site when you interact with IIT Madras, with other users,
and generally with the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site - onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in.
Your information is received and controlled by IIT Madras according to this Privacy
Policy when you sign up for a IIT Madras account or otherwise use the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE site.
IIT Madras is solely and independently responsible for its own privacy practices.
IIT Madras cares about the confidentiality and security of your information. So, if you
do not accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, then please do not access, browse, or
register in the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site or register for any courses. If you
choose not to provide certain information required to provide you with various
products and services offered on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site, then you
may not be able to establish a user account or obtain those products or services.
This Privacy Policy is organized as follows:
1. Information that IIT Madras collects from you (including Personal Information)
2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies on the IIT Madras Online Degree site
3. How your information is used
4. How your information is shared
5. How to manage your Personal Information
6. Storage & Security
7. Privacy Policy updates
8. Contact information
Information that IIT Madras collects from you

(including Personal Information)
IIT Madras directly collects information when you:
 sign up for an IIT Madras Online Degree user account

 register and participate in online courses
 send email messages to IIT Madras Online Degree support (including
messages to learner support)
 participate in user surveys; and
 participate in public forums, webinars, and other interactive experiences on
the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site. IIT Madras also indirectly collects
usage information about your visit to the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site,
as explained in the section below titled ‘Cookies and Tracking Technologies’.
IIT Madras does not itself collect or store financial account numbers or identification
issued by a governmental entity, employer, or other authority. Instead, if you choose
to make a payment on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site, for example to register
for Proctored Exams, you will be directed to IIT Madras’s third-party payment
processor and IIT Madras’s third-party ID verification service provider. If you do not
wish to submit the required authentication or payment information, then you will not
be able to register for an IIT Madras Online Degree exam and earn a
certificate/degree.
IIT Madras requires your Personal Information in circumstances when you:
 Sign up in IIT Madras Online Degree Website (name, email address)

 Register in an IIT Madras Online Degree course
 Participate in proctored exams or other course facilitation processes (so that
IIT Madras’s third-party vendor can monitor and assess the integrity of your
course activity); or
 Earn a Certificate/ Degree (the certificate will have your name on it).
To the extent that IIT Madras associates the information that IIT Madras collects
directly or indirectly with an individual (for example, you), the association is based on
Personal Information in your account profile.
You may voluntarily choose to share additional Personal Information on the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE site. For example:
 In applying for financial assistance; or

 when participating in a course, forum, webinar, or other interactive experience
on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site (noting that in some cases, this
information is shared with a third party that provides tools or other assistance
for the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site or a course).
IIT Madras encourages you to use discretion before voluntarily sharing additional
Personal Information on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site. (If you later choose
to delete your IIT Madras account, deletion of your Personal Information will be
subject to the process and limits outlined below.)
Cookies and Tracking Technologies on the IIT Madras Online

Degree site
IIT Madras Online Degree Portal uses Cookies and other common Tracking
Technologies on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site and in email communications
to help IIT Madras better understand your use and needs of the IIT Madras ONLINE
DEGREE site, current and future IIT Madras-related products and services, and how
IIT Madras can improve.
For example:
 Based on your cookie settings, IIT Madras may track information indicating,
among other things, which pages of the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site
were visited, the order in which they were visited, when they were visited, and
which hyperlinks and other user interface controls were used
 IIT Madras may log the IP address, operating system, and browser software
(including mobile use and device type when you use IIT Madras native mobile
apps) you used when accessing the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site, and
IIT Madras may be able to determine from an IP address your Internet Service
Provider and the geographic location of your point of connectivity; and
 IIT Madras may track and collect information from emails that IIT Madras
sends to you, for example, whether you opened the email or clicked on any
links from the email.
 IIT Madras may also partner with third parties to help us track and understand
your activity on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site, how you interact with
IIT Madras’s social media, and how you find or may be referred to the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE site.
 IIT Madras may use Cookies and other Tracking Technologies for the
following purposes:
 when necessary for system administration, security, and integrity to

ensure the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site works properly for you.
Without these technologies, the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site may
not function correctly
 to enable analytics, performance and functionality, to help IIT Madras
gather information about how visitors use the IIT Madras ONLINE
DEGREE site and monitor IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site
performance, and to enhance your experience by recognizing and
remembering whether you have visited the IIT Madras ONLINE
DEGREE site before and may have any personal preferences; and
 to support marketing by enabling IIT Madras to deliver content relevant
to your interests on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site and third-
party sites based on how you interact with IIT Madras advertisements
or content. IIT Madras may use “first-party” cookies, which means
cookies served by IIT Madras and also “third-party” cookies, which
means cookies served by third parties that help IIT Madras track this
information.
You have some options for managing Cookies and other Tracking Technologies.
These include:
 Modifying your browser settings: You should be able to control how and
whether your web browser accepts Cookies by adjusting its privacy and
security settings. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell
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 Opting-out of certain third-party tracking and advertising: Some of the third
parties used by IIT Madras for Cookies and Tracking Technologies offer the
ability to opt-out from their tracking by following processes described on their
websites. IIT Madras is not responsible for the effectiveness of any third-party
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How your information is used

IIT Madras may use information, including Personal Information, to carry out the
following purposes:
 Operate and improve the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site – This includes
creating and improving features that support the IIT Madras community and
enable IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site usage at scale. This also includes
personalizing the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site, so that your learning
experience is tailored to your interests and needs.
 Create, administer, provide, and teach courses – This includes creating and
improving the delivery of online courses and programs on IIT Madras. This
also includes personalizing courses, so your learning experience is tailored to
your interests and needs, and assessing your performance and awarding
certificates/degrees.
 Offer and improve products and services – This includes enabling you to
navigate the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site, to register and participate in
courses on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site, to learn effectively in such
courses, and to purchase or obtain products and services on the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE site such as registering for Proctored Exams.
 Develop and maintain the security and performance of the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE site – This includes tracking IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE
site outages and creating software solutions, detecting violations of the Honor
Code and Terms of Service, and monitoring uses, misuses, and potential
misuses of the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site.
 Communicate with you – This includes answering your course and platform
questions, notifying you of course and IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site
maintenance and updates, marketing to you about course offerings,
programs, news, and related products and services of IIT Madras or IIT
Madras affiliates, and as permitted under applicable law, sending you
communications about products or services of selected business partners that
may be of interest to you.
 Support scientific research – This includes collaborating to enable and
conduct research about how learners access and master course materials
online, with the goal of improving course outcomes.
 Track IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site usage against goals and mission –
This includes performing analytics to evaluate access to and performance in
courses and course-related products and services and to report aggregate
usage information (not Personal Information) to business partners and
external audiences.
 Exercise, enforce, and comply with legal rights and obligations – This includes
responding to court orders, or other legal process; and investigating,
preventing, or taking action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud,
security or technical issues, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of IIT
Madras, or others, and as otherwise required by applicable law.
IIT Madras may also seek your consent for additional uses of information, including
Personal Information, and will use it only for the purpose described to you. All use of
Personal Information is subject to applicable law.
How your information is shared

IIT Madras may share information, including Personal Information, with third parties
for the following purposes:
 With service providers, contractors, and other third parties that help carry out
the uses described above – IIT Madras requires third parties to: (1) abide by
this Privacy Policy and applicable law; (2) handle Personal Information in a
confidential manner and maintain adequate security; and (3) use Personal
Information only as needed to fulfill the relevant purpose(s). In some cases,
the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site and individual courses are integrated
with third-party services or contain links to websites published by third parties,
including other content providers as well as service providers. These third
parties are responsible for their own privacy practices, so you should pay
attention anytime you are redirected to a third-party website and be sure to
review its privacy policy.
 With other learners in courses that you take and with other visitors to the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE site, to create an interactive learning environment,
support class participation, and share course information – this includes
sharing comments, coursework, or other information or content that you
submit to a portion of the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site designed for
viewing by other class members or for public communication. This also
includes providing opportunities for you to communicate with other users who
may have similar interests or educational goals, for instance, recommending
specific study partners or connecting potential student mentees and mentors.
In such cases, IIT Madras may use all information collected about you to
determine who might be interested in communicating with you, but will only
provide others your username (for clarity, no disclosure of your real name or
email address).
 With employers, government programs, institutions, or other enterprises that
sponsor your registration in a course for training or other educational
purposes – If an entity pays for or otherwise sponsors your Verified Certificate
or course participation, IIT Madras will share information with the entity as
needed to confirm your registration, participation, progress, and completion
status in that course.
 With affiliates of IIT Madras, or with successors in the event of a
reorganization, for their use consistent with this Privacy Policy.
 IIT Madras may also seek your consent for additional disclosures of
information, including Personal Information, and will share it only as described
to you. In addition, IIT Madras may share with the public and with third parties,
including but not limited to researchers and business partners, information
and Personal Information that is de-identified or aggregated in a manner that
does not personally identify you.
How to manage your personal information

You can manage your Personal Information through learner features on the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE site and requests to the IIT Madras learner support team.
IIT Madras will provide support to the extent required by applicable law and more
broadly when possible, as a courtesy in our sole discretion. IIT Madras will notify you
in the event that IIT Madras is unable to meet a request that is not legally required.
Access and correct your Personal Information
Much of your Personal Information is available in your IIT Madras Online Degree
profile. Your name and other identifiable profile information is editable through the
profile settings in your account except as noted below. Your account dashboard lists
all current and archived courses in which you have registered and may include links
to any Certificates/Degrees you may have earned. Please contact IIT Madras Online
Degree learner support to access and update this or other information.
EXCEPTIONS
Registered Email Addresses cannot ever be changed. This is an IIT Madras system
restriction. Because email address identify you in courses and elsewhere on the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE site.
IIT Madras does not track or index every time or every place on the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE site when or where a learner may volunteer Personal Information,
so IIT Madras will not be able to help you locate or manage all such instances. IIT
Madras encourages you to use discretion before volunteering Personal Information
on the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site.
RESTRICT OR OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
If you want to manage emails and other communications to you, you may update
your preferences in the respective IIT Madras Online Degree course profile, follow
the steps that may be described in links at the bottom of email messages, or contact
IIT Madras Online Degree learner support. You may object to, or request that IIT
Madras stop, its use of your Personal Information for other purposes by contacting
the IIT Madras Online Degree learner support team. Please note that if you choose
to restrict IIT Madras’s ability to process Personal Information, and the processing is
otherwise required to provide you with various services and products offered on the
IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site, you may not be able to establish an IIT Madras
Online Degree user account or register for a course, and IIT Madras may not be able
to provide you with those services or products.
Delete account and Personal Information
To request deletion of your IIT Madras Online Degree account and Personal
Information, you should write to the learner support team. Because deletion on the
IIT Madras system is a permanent action and cannot be reversed, IIT Madras may
ask you to complete a process that aims to confirm your authority to manage the IIT
Madras Online Degree account affected by your request.
You can however unsubscribe from all the existing mailing lists by clicking on the
“Unsubscribe” option provided in the Progress section of each course.
EXCEPTIONS
 Unsubscription will not apply to historical activity logs or archives unless and
until these logs and data naturally “age-off” the IIT Madras Online Degree
system.
 IIT Madras does not track or index every time or every place on the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE site when or where a learner may volunteer
Personal Information, so IIT Madras will not be able to help you locate or
manage all such instances. IIT Madras encourages you to use discretion
before voluntarily sharing your Personal Information on the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE site.
 IIT Madras will archive course data (in a manner and to the extent permitted
under applicable law) to serve its mission to enable scientific research on
cognitive science and education.
 IIT Madras cannot always delete records of past interactions and transactions.
For example, records relating to previous exam registrations on the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE site must be retained for financial reporting, audit,
and compliance reasons.
 IIT Madras will retain and use Personal Information as necessary to comply
with its legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce its agreements, and as
otherwise permitted by applicable law.
Data Retention
IIT Madras will retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active
or as needed to provide you with services; to maintain a record of your transactions
for financial reporting, audit, and compliance purposes; and to comply with IIT
Madras’s legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce its agreements, and as
otherwise permitted by applicable law. Upon your request that IIT Madras deactivate
your account and delete your information, IIT Madras will follow the process
described above, including without limitation, archiving your course data (in a
manner and to the extent permitted under applicable law) to serve its mission to
enable scientific research on cognitive science and education.
Storage & Security

IIT Madras stores information, including Personal Information, on its own servers and
also on servers of companies that IIT Madras hires to provide services. In each case,
information may be stored in India and in countries where IIT Madras’s service
providers operate and the privacy laws of India shall be applicable.
IIT Madras controls its own copy of information collected through the IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE site and may have an information security program designed to
protect information in its possession or control. This may be done through a variety
of privacy and security policies, processes, and procedures. IIT Madras may use
administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that reasonably and appropriately
protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information that it collects,
receives, stores, or transmits. Nonetheless, no method of transmission over the
Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure; and therefore, IIT Madras
cannot guarantee its absolute security. While IIT Madras will work hard to ensure the
integrity and security of its network and systems, IIT Madras cannot guarantee that
its security measures will prevent “hackers” or other unauthorized persons from
illegally accessing or obtaining information.
If IIT Madras learns of a security breach involving its copy of your Personal
Information, IIT Madras may attempt to notify you electronically so that you may take
appropriate protective steps. By using the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site or
providing Personal Information to IIT Madras, you agree that IIT Madras can
communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative
issues relating to your use of the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE site. If a security
systems breach occurs, IIT Madras may post a notice on the IIT Madras ONLINE
DEGREE site and may send an email to you at the email address associated with
your IIT Madras Online Degree account.
Privacy Policy Updates

This Privacy Policy will be reviewed and updated from time to time. When changes
are made, the Privacy Policy will be labeled as “Revised (date),” indicating that you
should review the new terms, which will be effective immediately upon posting on
this page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the IIT Madras ONLINE
DEGREE site after any changes have been made, you accept the modified Privacy
Policy and any changes contained therein. In case you miss the notification
referenced above, be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with
the most current version of this Privacy Policy.
Contact Information
If you have privacy concerns, have disclosed data you would prefer to keep private,
or would like to access the Personal Information that IIT Madras maintains about
you, please contact us at [email protected].
F) Discussion Forum Etiquette

Discussion Forum is a place for both learners and the course team to interact
and clarify the queries related to the course content. To maintain a clean and
supportive environment, it is important that every participant in the forum
strictly maintains an etiquette while posting or responding in the discussion
forum. A set of general discussion forum etiquettes are given below. Please
read through them to understand more about appropriate and acceptable use
of IITM BSc Discussion Forums.
Discussions on Course Content

1. Limit your discussions to the “Unit(s)/Lesson(s)” that they are related to.
Doing so ensures that the discussions are clustered around the most
specific content; this also enables easier searching of the various threads
being posted.
2. If your posting is directly related to something in the course content, you
may wish to provide more details so that others can find or trace it easily.
For example, you may want to cite from a particular video, which
diagram/slide, timing details, reading materials etc.
3. Treat the questions and comments from your fellow learners seriously.
Think about the issues they have raised, offer your own thoughts, research
and propose your solutions to the problems they have posed.
4. Before you create a new post, review the existing threads to see if there are
already highly similar or identical postings. If a post already exists and has
not been answered, use the Upvote button (for Discussions). Once the post
gets answered, you can remove the Upvote
What should not be posted on the forum

1. Avoid writing about any topic that is not related to the content such as the
videos, assignments questions etc.
2. Any discussions on graded assignments before end of due date for these
assignments.
3. Any queries regarding administrative issues such as grading policy, exams,
exam centre related, etc should be addressed only
to [email protected] and not written on the discussion forum.
Such posts will be removed by the moderators of the forum.

On Tone and Courtesy in Writing
1. The "tone" is a very important part of electronic communication. When you
read your message out loud, does it sound the way you would speak to
another student in the classroom? If no, then please rewrite the post.
2. Before publishing your comment, make sure that the grammar and spelling
of the text to be published are correct. Do not write comments in all
capital letters. Use capital letters only where appropriate.
3. Respect the opinions of your classmates. If you feel the need to disagree,
do so respectfully and acknowledge the valid points in your classmate’s
argument. Acknowledge that others are entitled to have their own
perspective on the issue. This will help both you and your peers to grow
intellectually.
4. Refrain from inappropriate language derogatory remarks or personal
attacks in the course forum.
5. Humor can be difficult to convey in text. So make sure everyone realizes
when you are trying to be funny. It is easy for messages to be
misinterpreted since there are no physical gestures or voice inflections that
accompany the text.
6. Think through and re-read your comments before you post them.
7. Remember that English is not the primary language of many students.
Avoid the use of slang or abbreviations.
8. Write responses in your own words and give credit when referencing the
work or ideas of others’, please see how to correctly cite.
Reporting a Post
If you see an inappropriate post, please alert the course team by right
clicking on the post and flagging this is (see screenshot below) or
forward the same to [email protected]
Fig: Reporting a post to course team
Post Moderation Policy

Any content that the Forum administrators deem malicious in nature or
insulting toward people will be removed immediately. Forum administrators
reserve the right to determine what is and is not acceptable content. Serial
Violators will be given a warning and if found repeating the mistake may also
be banned from the discussion forum of the course either for a short period of
time or for the duration of the course.
Contact: [email protected]
G) Honor Code
In order to participate in IIT Madras online degree programme, you must agree to the
Honor Code given below and any additional terms specific to a course or program.
This Honor Code, and any additional terms, will be posted on our website -
onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in.
Honour Code Pledge

By registering in an IIT Madras Online Degree programme, I agree that I will:
 Complete all tests and assignments on my own, unless collaboration on an

assignment is explicitly permitted.
 Maintain only one user account, unless IIT Madras has approved the use of a
separate user account in connection with an employer-sponsored or
university-sponsored program.
 Not let anyone else use my username and/or password.
 Not engage in any activity that would dishonestly improve my results, or
improve or hurt the results of others.
 Not engage in any activity that will cause grief or harm to the online degree
websites/portals or study materials, including activities like hacking or
accessing restricted materials.
 Not post answers to problems that are being used to assess learner
performance either inside the course forums or on any other website.
 Not resubmit or submit work (in identical or similar form) for multiple
assignments without prior explicit approval.
 Not submit false or altered or fabricated admission documents including
signatures or certificates of enrollment or standing, registration forms, and
medical certifications.
Violations
If you are found in violation of the Terms of Service or Honor Code, you may be
subject to one or more of the following actions:
 Receiving a zero or no credit for an assignment;

 Having any certificate/degree earned in the course or programme withheld or
revoked;
 Being unenrolled from a course or programme; or
 Termination of your use of the IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site.
 Additional actions may be taken at the sole discretion of IIT Madras.
 No refunds will be issued in the case of any corrective action for such
violations.
Honor Code violations will be determined at the sole discretion of IIT Madras. You
will be notified if a determination has been made that you have violated this Honor
Code and you will be informed of the corresponding action that will be taken as a
result of the violation.
Changing the Honour Code

Please note that we review and may make changes to this Honor Code from time to
time. Any changes to this Honor Code will be effective immediately upon posting on
onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the IIT
Madras ONLINE DEGREE Site after any changes have been made, you signify your
agreement on a prospective basis to the modified Honor Code and any changes
contained therein. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with
the most current version of this Honor Code.
H) Code of Conduct
We, the students of IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMME hold our work and
activities in the promotion of online education with very high regard. For this purpose,
we will maintain the highest standards of integrity, responsible behavior, and ethical
and professional conduct. We agree to be bound by the following rules:
Be respectful of others
 We will respect others, including IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE
PROGRAMME students and employees, and will act in a professional manner
while participating in its activities.
 We will respect the privacy of others and the protection of their personal
information and data.
Treat People Fairly

 We will not engage in harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment,
or bullying behavior whether in person, via cybertechnology or otherwise.
 We will not discriminate against any person because of characteristics
protected by law (e.g., age, ancestry, color, disability or handicap, national
origin, race, religion, gender, sexual or affectional orientation, gender identity,
gender expression, appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, marital
status, social or professional status).
Refrain from Retaliation

 We will not retaliate against any IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMME
student, employee or other person who reports an act of misconduct, or who
reports any violation of this Code of Conduct.
 We will not retaliate against any person who makes IIT Madras ONLINE
DEGREE PROGRAMME aware of the violation of any laws, rules or
regulations in connection with IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMME
activities.
Comply with Applicable Laws

By submitting or distributing your User Postings, you hereby grant to IIT Madras (as
described below) a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, sub
licensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to host,
transfer, display, perform, reproduce, modify, distribute, redistribute, relicense, and
otherwise use, make available, and exploit your User Postings, in whole or in part, in
any form and in any media formats and through any media channels (now known or
hereafter developed)
General
We will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations governing IIT Madras
ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMME’s business conduct and all relevant procedures
established by IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMME whenever and
wherever we are participating in IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMME
activities, including but not limited to the following:
 Avoiding real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible, and

disclosing them to affected parties when they do exist.
 Protecting confidential information belonging to IIT Madras ONLINE DEGREE
PROGRAMME and personal information belonging to IIT Madras ONLINE
DEGREE PROGRAMME students, employees and other persons.
 Not misusing or infringing the intellectual property of others.
I) Academic Malpractices
It is brought to the notice of all the students the following graded punishments
approved by the Senate will be imposed on those who indulge in Academic
Malpractices – unfair means during all examinations and assignments:
For rude behavior

1. Severe warning shall be issued to a student who is found to display rude
behaviour towards fellow students / invigilators / proctors/ support staff/
personnel of other agencies involved in the exam process.
2. The student is liable to be expelled from the examination center or
disconnected from the Google Meet.
Malpractices and corresponding Punishments
Nature of Malpractice Recommended Punishment
1. Communicating with fellow The erring student(s) shall be awarded Ù’

students through any means to grade in the course concerned and 30
compromise the integrity of the hours of community service.
exams.
2. Possessing incriminating* The Steering Committee shall have the

materials inside the examination discretion to recommend one of the
room/center following punishments.
(or)
Possessing the answer scripts 1. The erring student(s) shall be
of another candidate to awarded ‘U’ grade in the course
compromise the integrity of the concerned and one grade less
exams.
(or) in all the other courses of the
Sharing answers/answer scripts term in which the student has
to another student or group of scored “D grade & above” and
students to compromise the 30 hours of community service. In
integrity of the exams. case of ‘E’ or ‘U’ grade
(or) obtained, then the same grade
Exchange of answer scripts to be retained in the concerned
among students to compromise term and 50 hours of community
the integrity of the exams. service.
(or)
Individual referral of (or)
material/device, discussion with 2. The concerned student(s) shall
other students or anyone to be awarded Ù’ grade in all the
compromise the integrity of the courses in the concerned term.
exams.
3. Involved in malpractice in the The concerned student

examination for the second
time, in a premeditated manner. 1. Shall be awarded ‘U’ grade
in all courses, in the concerned
term
&
2. Shall be debarred from
registering for courses and taking
examinations in the subsequent
term.
4. Impersonation in the The concerned student

examination
1. Shall be awarded Ù’ grade
in all courses, in the concerned
term.
&
2. Shall be debarred from
registering for courses and taking
examinations in the next two
subsequent terms.
5. a) Plagiarism in graded 1. ‘0’ marks for copied assignment
assignments for the first time &
2. 10 % of marks deducted in the
b) Repeated Plagiarism other assignments of the course
‘U’ Grade in the course
6. Plagiarism/ Data Manipulation in Steering committee will decide on

documents related to projects, suitable punishment.
research activities, etc. For lower level of offense
Recommended Punishment:
‘U’ grade in the relevant course.
For severe level of offense

Recommended Punishment:
‘U’ grade in all courses of the term.
7. Forging of any document Expulsion from the programme.
(* incriminating materials including but not limited to written/printed material;

unauthorized additional sheets without or with write-ups, bits, scribbles on scales /
handkerchief / on the body / abuse of calculator / organizer / cell phone/ etc.)
(*incriminating materials during online remote proctored exams including but not
limited to accessing of sites not permitted, changing tabs, continuously getting
logged out or getting disconnected and reconnecting, referring books, talking to
someone, keeping things other than white sheet, computer, pen and calculator on
the desk, keeping things under the desk, not having video on in the mobile phone,
candidate not matching the photo in the student Database, unnecessary typing
going on in the keyboard, not responding to the proctor, asking multiple breaks,
people moving about behind the candidate, etc.)
J) Non-Academic Malpractices
It is brought to the notice of all the learners that the following graded punishments
approved by the Senate will be imposed on those who conduct themselves in an
unacceptable manner while interacting with fellow learners, support staff or
instructors. The nature of infractions listed in this document is not exhaustive. The
disciplinary committee will consider other violations on a case-to-case basis.
Misconduct and corresponding Punishments

Nature of Misconduct Recommended Punishment
1. Rude behaviour towards fellow Based on the nature and severity of the
learners, support staff or violation, the committee can recommend
instructors. one of the following punitive measures.
1. The concerned learner will be

issued severe warning and put on
probation. (or)
2. The student’s CCC will be reduced
by 1/2/3/4 in the subsequent term.
2. Impersonation on Social Media Based on the nature and severity of the

or other public forums violation, the committee can recommend
one of the following punitive measures.

probation. (or)
(or)
3. The student will be debarred from
participating in internship and
placement processes (or)
4. The student will be rusticated from
the programme.
3. Spreading false or misleading Based on the nature and severity of the

information about the violation, the committee can recommend
programme/Institute and their one of the following punitive measures.
operations
probation. (or)
(or)
placement processes.
4. Bypassing the available Based on the nature and severity of the

grievance redressal violation, the committee can recommend
mechanisms from the one of the following punitive measures.
programme/Institutes and
sharing unsubstantiated posts 1. The concerned learner will be
about the programme or the issued severe warning and put on
Institute on Social Media or probation. (or)
other public forums 2. The student’s CCC will be reduced
For repeated offences by 1/2/3/4 in the subsequent term.
(or)
placement processes.
5. Cyberbullying* or intimidation of Based on the nature and severity of the

any kind violation, the committee can recommend
*Any aggressive, intentional act one of the following punitive measures.
or behavior that is carried out by
an individual or a group, using 1. The concerned learner will be
electronic forms of contact, issued severe warning and put on
repeatedly and overtime against probation. (or)
another person/group. 2. The student’s CCC will be reduced
(or)
placement processes (or)
4. The student will be rusticated from
the programme.
6. Disseminating programme Based on the nature and severity of the

specific information shared with violation, the committee can recommend
learners on Social Media or any one of the following punitive measures.
other public forums
Repeated offence 1. The concerned learner will be
probation. (or)
(or)
placement processes
Cyberbullying
What is ‘Cyberbullying’?
 Any aggressive, intentional act or behavior that is carried out by an individual
or a group, using electronic forms of contact, repeatedly and overtime against
another person/group.
What do Cyberbullies do?
 Cyberbullies tend to resort to repeated aggressive behavior with intent to

humiliate, scare, anger, or shame the targeted person/group.
Examples of cyberbullying include, but are not limited to:
 Spreading lies about or posting embarrassing photos of someone on social

media;
 Trolling or circulating memes that are aimed at another person
 Impersonating someone and sending mean messages to others on their
behalf;
 Hacking personal accounts;
 Flaming, which is the use of vulgar or insensitive language to attack someone;
 Sending abusive, threatening, hurtful or inappropriate messages to harass
someone;
 Sharing someone’s private messages or picture or threatening/blackmailing to
do so;
 Threatening someone to commit an act of violence or threats of pornography;
 Stalking someone and sending targeted messages etc.
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IITM BS Degree Programme - Student Handbook(Updated

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This document was last updated on May 14 2023.

BS in Data Science & Applications -

A) Data Science & Applications

 a Foundation level certificate

1. Highlights of the programme

3. Courses in the programme

 Year 1: The Foundation level

 Comprises 8 courses as shown below

 Year 2: Diploma level

 Includes 2 Diplomas - Diploma in Programming and Diploma in Data Science

 Year 3: BSc Degree level courses

 Year 4: BS Degree level courses

Diploma in Data Science

BSc and BS level:

4. Fees for the entire programme

Fee/credit in each level

Foundation Core 1000

Diploma Theory 2500

Diploma Project 1250

BSc Theory 2500

NPTEL Elective 1000

BSc 28-X X (0-4)

BS 28-A-B A (0/4/12) B=4

Foundation only 32 32000

Foundation + one diploma 59 94500

Foundation + 2 diplomas 86 157000

BSc 114 221000 - 227000

BS 142 315000 - 367000

5. Admission to the programme

General Learner 40%

SC / ST / PwD with 40% disability 30%

PwD with 40% disability & SC / ST 30%

OBC-NCL / EWS 35%

M < 50% up to 2 courses

M >= 70% up to 4 courses

5.2 Qualifying Process

5.3. Eligibility for passing the qualifier test

1. Each assignment will be graded out of 100

5.4 Criteria for qualifying

5.6 Communication about qualifier exam results

5.7 Reattempting the qualifier exam to the Foundation

SC / ST Category / PwD (>= 40% ₹750 re-attempt fee

SC / ST Category Applicant who is ₹375 re-attempt fee

5.8. Use of the Qualifier score in Course score

6. Credit Clearing Capability

 Term 1: decided by qualifier marks

Marks M (as defined above) Maximum number of courses that learner

CCC is kept as 4 by default for everyone in the Diploma level.

7. Enrollment of Learners Continuing with further

8. Direct Entry into Diploma programme

8.1 Eligibility to Apply

8.2 Assessment to do a self check on whether the

8.3. Qualifying Process

GEN / OBC-CL Rs 6000/- 40% 50/100