Is it true Paper 2 now depends on the language?
Yes. Under the syllabus first assessed in May 2027, Paper 2 exists in two versions, one in Java and one in Python, and a candidate sits the one their chosen language dictates. That makes the language decision an exam decision rather than a classroom preference, and it should be taken deliberately in the first year and then committed to.
What happened to Paper 3?
It is no longer set. External assessment is now carried by Paper 1 and Paper 2, which means each carries more weight and there is no third component to make up ground on. Confirm the detail of your own session with your school, which is the body that registers candidates.
How much does the tuition cost?
A batch of five to eight students is USD 100 a month and one to one is USD 150 a month, billed in US dollars, and the figures are identical in every country we teach outside India. No enrolment fee, no minimum term, and the first class is free without a card.
How important is the internal assessment?
At standard level it is worth more than either written paper on its own, around thirty per cent. At higher level it is around twenty. Either way it is not coursework that happens around the course, and a student finishing it in the fortnight before the deadline is gambling a large share of the grade on their least rested weeks.
Will you help with the internal assessment?
We teach, question and review. We will not write any part of it. The IA is the student's own work and the IB takes academic integrity seriously, so a tutor who supplies code puts a diploma at risk rather than a grade. What we do is refuse to accept a solution that has no real client and no real problem behind it, which is the commonest quiet failure.
Should we choose Java or Python?
Java suits a student continuing toward a computing degree in a system that assumes it, and it makes an AP Computer Science A entry considerably easier if they are taking that too. Python suits a student whose interest runs toward data, statistics or machine learning, which the current syllabus includes. Both are defensible. Drifting between them is not.
Standard level or higher level?
Higher level suits a student heading into computing who can carry the extra content alongside their other subjects. Standard level and a strong grade is often the better outcome for a student already carrying three demanding higher levels. We will give you a straight view in the first term rather than the fourth.
Are the classes live?
Every class is live, one to one or in a batch of five to eight, taught from India to students worldwide. We do not sell recordings in place of classes, because a recording cannot look at a student's internal assessment scope and tell them there is no real client in it.
Can you teach both SL and HL students together?
In a batch, where the content overlaps, yes, and the overlap is substantial. Where it diverges the higher level students get additional sessions. One to one is taught at exactly the student's level throughout, which is one reason families with a higher level candidate often prefer it.
What about the machine learning content?
It is in the current syllabus and it is newer, which means fewer teachers have taught it and fewer past questions exist to practise on. That combination makes it the most under-prepared material in the course and one of the easier places to gain ground, so we teach it properly rather than skimming it.
My child is starting DP2 and the IA has not been scoped. Is that recoverable?
Usually, and one to one is the right format for it. The first thing we would do is find a real client and cut the scope to something genuinely finishable in the time left, which is a more useful intervention than any amount of content revision at that point.
Do you follow our school's teaching order?
One to one, yes, and it is often the most valuable thing we do, because meeting the same topic twice in a fortnight is how it becomes secure. In a batch we follow our own order, which starts the internal assessment earlier than most schools do.
How long is the course?
Two years at two classes a week, matching DP1 and DP2. A one-year intensive is possible one to one for a student joining late, and we will tell you honestly whether the remaining time is enough for both the papers and the internal assessment.
What happens in the free first class?
A short diagnostic rather than a sales call. Usually one Paper 2 style question and a conversation about the internal assessment, because those two together show where the risk actually sits. You get a straight assessment afterwards, including on level and language.
What happens after we send the form?
A mentor calls you at a reasonable hour to arrange the free class. Nothing is charged and no card is requested. Tell us the level, the language and whether the IA has been scoped, because those three facts decide what the honest recommendation is.
