TDS End-Term Prep¶
May 2026 · T2-2026 Student-built Exam-pattern-first Simple English
The course was all practical assignments — and now the end-term is a theory exam. This is the answer, built from 4 real papers, 2 revision sessions, the current syllabus, and all 9 graded assignments.
⏰ How much time do you have?¶
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Complete coverage: every week note, every paper, practice, and a mock.
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🗓️ 5 days
Everything 🔥🔥 + all PYQs + one mock.
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📅 4 days
🔥🔥 topics + PYQ solutions + short notes + one mock.
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📆 3 days
🔥 topics + PYQs + short notes. Skim the rest.
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📋 2 days
The guides + short notes + the two hottest papers.
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⏰ 1 day
The guides + short notes + traps. No full papers.
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The cheat sheet + coloured boxes only.
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Start with the exam pattern (6 min), then decide.
▶ Start here — 10 minutes, the highest value on this site¶
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🏁 What the ET actually looks like
80 marks, 90 minutes — 30 MCQ/MSQ (39 marks) + 9 written Applied AI Judgment questions (41 marks), no negative marking. Read this before studying anything.
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🤖 Writing answers an LLM grades well
Section 2 — 41 of 80 marks — is written answers graded offline by an LLM: the fastest marks to gain. There is a method, and the professor told you what it rewards.
Learn¶
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The current syllabus, week by week — with the theory layer the course never gave you. Now covers all six official exam topics — see the topic map.
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The professor's own paper walkthroughs (ET-1 + ET-2), kept as primary source.
Revise¶
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33 concepts in 60-second sheets, across 6 categories. ~40 minutes total.
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Every must-remember, trap, and wrong belief on one printable page. Print it and read it in the final hour.
Practice¶
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Every question from 4 real papers — original text, the paper's own images, and full reasoning behind every answer. Use them for the concepts, not the exact questions — this term's shapes are new.
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44 new questions: new topics (no PYQ exists), core patterns (fresh scenarios), and short-answer practice.
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Two full papers in the official structure — 80 marks, 90 minutes each: 30 MCQ/MSQ + 9 written Applied AI Judgment questions, with answer keys and self-scoring model answers.
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Before the ET: how many marks you need to pass — and to reach every grade. After the ET: your final score and grade, with the full breakdown.
Honest scope
This is unofficial, built by students, matching the T2-2026 syllabus. The real rubric is private — everything here is our best reading of four real papers and the professor's revision sessions. The syllabus changes every term: next term's students get the structure, and re-verify the content.