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IIT Success Story: JEE Dream Shattered by COVID, Reaches Singapore Through Data Science Course
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News18•06-10-2026, 16:05
IIT Success Story: JEE Dream Shattered by COVID, Reaches Singapore Through Data Science Course
- •Tanya Chauhan enrolled in the IIT Madras BS Degree in Data Science and Applications program in 2023 without any prior coding experience.
- •Despite facing setbacks in her JEE preparation due to COVID-19 and taking a drop year, she mastered Python, Java, JavaScript, and machine learning.
- •She secured a prestigious Machine Learning Research Internship at DRDO in Hyderabad while continuing her studies.
- •Tanya worked remotely as a business analyst for an American automation company, balancing academics with practical work experience.
- •She successfully cleared the interview process for the NTU Global Connect Fellowship and is now conducting research at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
Key Questions Answered
Tanya enrolled in the IIT Madras BS Degree in Data Science and Applications program in 2023 without any prior coding background and began learning programming languages starting with Python, followed by Java, JavaScript, machine learning, and deep learning.
While pursuing her program, Tanya completed a two-month onsite Machine Learning Research Internship at DRDO in Hyderabad, worked part-time remotely as a business analyst for an American automation company, and was selected for the NTU Global Connect Fellowship in Singapore.
Tanya faced multiple rejections across various applications, but she viewed them as a natural part of the process and advised students that securing one successful offer often requires enduring many rejections.
