Graded Assignment 1 (GA1) for the Tools in Data Science course is released and is due Sun 15 Feb 2026. See https://exam.sanand.workers.dev/tds-2026-01-ga1
If you already started, you might notice some questions have changed.
Why is GA1 changing? Because some questions don’t work. For example:
- We replaced Claude Artifacts with a Vercel question because Claude won’t allow a proxy anymore.
- A question had unintentionally wrong instructions.
(Some questions have intentionally wrong instructions, but those are, …um… intentional). - Someone changed an API key.
- … etc.
When will GA1 stabilize? Probably by end of day, Sun 9 Feb 2026?
Should I wait? Maybe not, since only some questions may change, and submitting early increases scores.
Will other exams change similarly? Probably. We’ll email the IITM and Public announcement groups.
But this is unfair! Exactly what I tell clients when they change scope mid-way. They never listen.
If you haven’t started, here are more FAQs.
Why no study material? Last year, AI wrote most of the study material. Rather than copy-pasting that, I decided to give you the prompts directly. See the “Ask AI” section above each question.
When will Project 1 be released? I planned to release it on Fri 6 Feb, but GA1 issues kept me busy. It should be out by Wed 11 Feb 2026.