NPTEL Open Online Certification Courses - 47 new courses open for enrollment!

Dear Students

Here is your chance to enroll and learn for free today from the faculty at the IITs!
NPTEL offers 47 new open online courses (10 hr course, 20hr course and 40hr courses) in various disciplines of Engineering&Science, Management and Humanities.

•    Duration of courses: 4 weeks, 8 weeks or 12 weeks
•    Online course start date: Jan 18, 2016
•    Last date for enrollment: Jan 25, 2016
•    Certification exam dates: Mar 20, 27 (for 10 and 20hr courses) and Apr 24, May 1(for 40 hr courses)

Anyone who is above 13 years of age can enroll for this course and learn for free at https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in.

This site uses your Google account for authentication. You can select the course and click the join button to enroll.

After enrollment you will be able to see the course contents as and when they are made available by the course instructors.

List of 10 hr courses:

1.Probability and Stochastics for finance - Mathamatics/management
2.Introduction to Reciprocal Space - Materials Science
3.Introduction to Research - Multidisciplinary

List of 20 hr courses:

1.Microwave Integrated Circuits - Electronics&Communication
2.Strategy: An Introduction to Game Theory - Management
3.Estimation for Wireless Communications –MIMO/ OFDM Cellular and Sensor Networks - Electronics&Communication
4.Airplane Performance- Aerospace
5.Basics of NVH and Its Measurement - Mechanical
6.Marketing I - Management
7.Manufacturing Process Technology -Part I - Mechanical
8.MATLAB Programming for Numerical Computation - Chemical
9.Technical English for Engineers - Humanities
10.Introduction to boundary layers - Mechanical
11.Language and Mind - Humanities
12.Chemistry - II - Chemistry
13.Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices - Materials Science
14.Application of Spectroscopic Methods in Molecular Structure Determination - Chemistry
15.Analysis and Modeling of Welding - Materials Science
16.Fundamentals of optical and scanning electron microscopy - Materials Science
17.Information Security- II - Computer science
18.Project Planning & Control - Civil
19.Biostatistics and Design of experiments - Biotech
20.Principles of Human Resource Management - Management
21.Health research fundamentals - Humanities
22.Engineering Graphics - Civil
23.2016: Design and Analysis of Algorithms - Computer science
24.2016: An introduction to Haskell Programming    - Computer science
25.2016: Programming, Data structures and Algorithm - Computer science

List of 40 hr courses:

1.Stability and control of aircraft - Aerospace
2.Basics of Finite Element Analysis - Mechanical
3.Electromagnetic theory - Electrical
4.Geology and Soil Mechanics - Civil
5.Phase Diagrams in Materials Science and Engineering - Materials Science
6.Risk and Reliability of offshore structures - Ocean
7.HSE for offshore and petroleum engineers - Ocean
8.Discrete Mathematics - Mathematics
9.Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics - Mechanical
10.Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning - Computer science
11.Introduction to Machine Learning - Computer science
12.Computational Fluid Dynamics - Chemical
13.Conduction and Convection Heat Transfer - Mechanical
14.Biochemistry - Chemistry
15.Probability and Statistics - Mathematics
16.Industrial Automation and Control - Electrical
17.Probability Methods in Civil Engineering - Civil
18.Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling - Mathematics
19.Vibration of structures - Mechanical

Happy Learning!!!!

Warm regards
NPTEL Team
(For any clarifications, please contact nptel@iitm.ac.in)

NPTEL Open Online Certification Courses - 11 new courses open for enrollment!

2,70,000 registered users on the portal! 
3,83,000 enrollments!
7500+ certificates awarded! 
57 open online courses completed! 
Exams for 18 courses to be conducted in September!

Here is your chance to enroll and learn for free today from the faculty at the IITs!

NPTEL offers 11 new open online courses (1 20hr course and 10 10hr courses) in various disciplines of Engineering, Biotechnology and Humanities.


Anyone who is above 13 years of age can enroll for this course and learn for free at https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in.

Requirement: A google enabled email account


List of courses is:


10 hr courses: (Sep 14 - October 23 2015)

1. Principles of Downstream techniques in Bioprocess (Biotechnology)

2. Mass spectrometry based proteomics (Biotechnology)

3. Proteins and Gel-Based Proteomics (Biotechnology)

4. Basic Calculus for Engineers, Scientists and Economists (Mathematics)

5. Introduction to nonlinear dynamics (Electrical Engineering)

6. Probability and Random Variables/ Processes for Wireless Communications (Electrical Engineering)

7. Manufacturing Systems Technology part II

8. Language and society (Humanities and Social Sciences)

9. Brief introduction to Psychology (Humanities and Social Sciences)

10. Issues in Bioethics (Humanities and Social Sciences)


20 hr course (Sep 7 - Oct 31 2015)

Elements of Visual Representation (Humanities and Social Sciences)


Exam dates: 1 and 8 November 2015 (1-4 pm)

Enroll today at https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in and learn from the course you are interested in. 


Warm regards

NPTEL Team

(for any queries: email us at nptel@iitm.ac.in)

Video feedback from students for online certification courses

Dear student

Thank you for enrolling in this course and hope you are continuing with us in this journey of learning from certification courses.

We value your feedback very much and thank you if you have filled the feedback form.

We wish to now create a video on student feedback..

So please record your views about your experience of having gone through the course using the online mode of learning - your motive behind registering for the course, how you came to know about it, where do you think you could use the certificate, etc - as a video, upload it on youTube and send us the link in the url given here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YEFQ2h26EWrxTLmm0xIh_tS-D5DzxRlrI90JPU0vA-k/viewform?c=0&w=1

we would go through them and select the best videos for upload on our portal as testimonials and in other videos we create about NPTEL.

We request you to give your name, if you are a student or a working professional and other details (such as college name or work place, if you would want to), the course you took and your feedback about the same.

You can record this using your mobile phone or your laptop/desktop using a webcam or with the help of a friend. If a group of you had applied and given the exam, you could all make the video together too.

Warm regards
NPTEL team, IIT Madras

Feedback about the course

Dear student

Thank you very much for enrolling to this course and being with us through it.
Hope you enjoyed the experience and benefited from it.

Those who have not given the feedback, Please give the feedback, it will be useful useful for us.

We wish to get your feedback about the course, which is very important to us - as it gives us an idea of you found the course (the teaching, the assignments and exams), the areas where we need to improve, the processes we need to change to make it easier for you all and also other inputs on the courses you would want offered, etc.

Kindly follow the link given below and fill in the feedback form and help us improve the service we render.
http://goo.gl/forms/4oinpMepGx

We hope you continue your journey with us by taking up more courses with us. Good luck for your future.

Warm regards
- NPTEL team

Certificate Format

Dear student

We have made a small modification in the certificates.

1. The certificate for a student scoring lesser than 60% - no changes

2. A student who scores above 60% gets the tag "Elite" printed at the top of the certificate. (Please note that the silver star is not being printed for students scoring between 60-90%)

3. A student who scores above 90% will have "Elite" tag and the gold medal printed on it.

The new formats are attached here for your reference







-NPTEL Team

Scores for the exams conducted on 22 and 29 March 2015 by NPTEL

Dear Student

Here is the much awaited announcement on scores for the NPTEL Online certification exam.Your score has been published on the NPTEL website. 

Url: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/

Please follow the steps below:

Goto http://nptel.ac.in/noc/
Click on the tab "Completed courses"
Select the course for which you wrote the exam.
On the right side of the course page, you can find the option "Candidate login"
User Name is your email id registered for the course. Your password is your date of birth in the format – ddmmyyyy
Only candidates who registered for the certification exam and wrote the exam, will be able to login here to view scores.

E-Certificate will be available on the same portal by tomorrow evening. You can download and use this too, if required.
 
Hard copy of the certificate will be sent by speed post to you by the end of this month.


Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Online Certification Team

Feedback about the course

Dear student

Thank you very much for enrolling to this course and being with us through it.
Hope you enjoyed the experience and benefited from it.

We wish to get your feedback about the course, which is very important to us - as it gives us an idea of you found the course (the teaching, the assignments and exams), the areas where we need to improve, the processes we need to change to make it easier for you all and also other inputs on the courses you would want offered, etc.

Kindly follow the link given below and fill in the feedback form and help us improve the service we render.
http://goo.gl/forms/4oinpMepGx

We hope you continue your journey with us by taking up more courses with us. Good luck for your future.

Warm regards
- NPTEL team

Mar 22nd/29th NOC Exam - Download your hall ticket!

Your NPTEL Online Certification Exam hall ticket for March 22nd/ 29th is available for download at the registration URL :https://www.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/885/1958/login.html.  This is for proctored exam in India
It is available in another tab. Please download, print, read the instructions and carry it with you for the examination. Note that the timing is1 pm to 4 pm. NPTEL wishes you good luck.

Hangout YouTube Link

Hello,

The Hangout is live now and Prof. Mahesh is answering questions. You can view this at : http://youtu.be/cTflJSDxBuk

Join the Hangout at : https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/hoaevent/AP36tYfG_NUVGO4bWpOlKWRV-puXs09MvMBoJV0FzI3ur-q7QDfSmQ

Thanks,
Rohit

Hangout Correct Link

Hello,

Please join us at https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/hoaevent/AP36tYfG_NUVGO4bWpOlKWRV-puXs09MvMBoJV0FzI3ur-q7QDfSmQ

Google Hangout Reminder - Tonight (10th March) 8 PM

Hello,

This is to remind you about the Hangout planned tonight at 8 PM. The Hangout link will be shared via email at around 7:45 PM. Please be ready with your questions and join us! Enter your questions here : http://goo.gl/forms/TQbQ3EqjWh. Questions will also be taken live. 

Thanks,
Rohit

Announcement for Non-Proctored Honour code Exam (for students not residing in India)

Dear Student:


Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the NPTEL Online certification Non-Proctored Honour code Exam for students not residing in India. Registration is open from 3rd March 2015 to 15th March 2015.  
The non-proctored honour code exam is on March 29th 1 PM IST to March 30th 1 PM IST and is open only for students who have enrolled with their country as Non-India. Students in India, please do not send us email requesting for any inclusions. The Non-proctored honour code exam is not for students in India.

Please do a money transfer of INR 1500 (or) 25 USD equivalent per course that you are registering for the certificate exam, to the account given below. You can register for a maximum of 2 certification exams only. Please fill the registration form only after doing the money transfer.

The Registration URL is: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/Non-Proctored_exam/. Please read the below Instructions carefully before registering. 

Bank account details for money transfer:
Account number: 10620824305
Bank and branch: State Bank of India , IIT Madras- 600036
SWIFT Code: SBININBB453
IFSC Code: SBIN0001055
Account type: Savings bank
Beneficiary Name: Registrar,IIT Madras

Instructions for Registration:
1) Registration login available only to candidates whose have enrolled for the course with a non-India country. The Non-proctored honour code exam is not for students in India.
2) You can only register for certification exams, for courses that you have already enrolled.
3) Exam date is March 29th 1 PM IST to March 30th 1 PM IST.
4) Please do a money transfer of INR 1500 (or) 25 USD equivalent per course that you are registering for the certificate exam, to the account that has been given above. You can register for a maximum of 2 certification exams only.
5) Please fill the registration form only after doing the money transfer.
6) You would have to upload the screen shot of the money transfer in the registration form to complete it. Incomplete forms will not be accepted.
7) Only e-certificate will be published on the website- http://nptel.ac.in/noc on your login. The e-certificate will only be published for the exams which you have registered, paid and submitted the answer sheet.
8) The e-certificate will have your final score- which is a combination of your assignment score - based on best of 3 assignments (50%) and final exam score (50%).
9) Your test score will be available only after April 15th 2015 and this will be sent as a email to you.
10)Your e-certificate will be available on the NPTEL website only after April 27th 2015.
 
Instructions for Non-Proctored Honour code Exam:
1) Download the PDF of the question paper of the course exam (s) you have registered from the websitehttps://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in in the suitable "Exam" Course that would be available for this purpose. The Question paper will be made available from 29th March 2015 1 PM to 30th March 1 PM IST - 24 hours.
2) Only PDFs will be accepted as the final answer sheet. Answer PDFs must be uploaded back in the websitehttps://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in in the suitable "Exam" Course that would be available for this purpose. This upload would be possible only from the email id with which you enrolled and registered. Format of answer PDFs to be submitted:
(a) Hand written and scanned (or)
(b) Typed and converted to PDF.
3) Only 1 PDF per course will be accepted. Ensure readability/clarity of final PDF document uploaded.
4) Evaluation will be done only for answer sheets for courses registered.
5) Last submitted answer PDF will be considered for evaluation.
6) Answer sheets cannot be submitted after 1 PM IST on 30th March 2015.

IMPORTANT NOTE :- (FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN MORE THAN 1 COURSE) -  Please note that once the registration form is submitted, no changes like adding or removing the chosen course(s) is possible. So, if you are choosing to write 2 course exams, please make the payment suitably and fill in the registration form. Once the registration form is submitted, your registration form will be non-editable. 

We do hope you will use this opportunity to write the NPTEL Online Certification exam. NPTEL wishes you the very best. Email us at: nptel@iitm.ac.in if you have any specify queries.

Thanks and Best wishes,
NPTEL team

Assignment 8 Solutions

Hello,

Around 160 students submitted the 8th Assignment (average = 54.5). The detailed solutions to this assignment are now available under "Assignment Solutions" on the course page. Please find below the correct answers: 

Q1. 0
Q2. Any number between 57 and 58 (Exact answer = 57.4)
Q3. b
Q4. a
Q5. Any number between 1.2 and 1.6 (Exact answer = 1.4)
Q6. c
Q7. b
Q8. c
Q9. d
Q10. 2.5

No more assignments will be uploaded. All the assignment solutions have been updated. All the very best for your preparation towards the final exam! 

Regards,
Rohit

Google Hangout Links

Hello,

Please click on the following link to join the Hangout : https://talkgadget.google.com/hangouts/_/gsu2egkyyd3c6wu3dzdueu7orya

To view the Hangout live on YouTube : http://youtu.be/suf3kSWXrLg

We should be live shortly!

Thanks,
Rohit

Google Hangout - 10th March 8 pm

Hello,

We would have the second Google Hangout for this course on the coming Tuesday (10th March) starting at 8 pm. The previous Hangout was very interactive, hence I would encourage many of you to join us for this one. If you have any questions, please enter them here : http://goo.gl/forms/TQbQ3EqjWh. We will also take live questions but these will be given a priority. 

Looking forward to interacting with you. 

Regards,
Rohit

Assignment Solutions

Hello Everyone,

Solutions to all the assignments are now available on the course website under "Assignment Solutions". I already have solutions to the 8th Assignment from three students - they will be made available immediately after the deadline for submission of the 8th Assignment. We hope these solutions will help you immensely in your preparations for the final exam! Many thanks to all those who contributed to the solutions (especially Vikrant, Bharath and Vishwarath for sending solutions to multiple assignments)! 

Regards,
Rohit 

Re-Submit Assignment 8

Hello,

There was a small mistake in Assignment 8. The earlier one has been taken down and the new one is available. A small change has been made in Question no. 10 only (the mass of the block has been changed). Not many had submitted this assignment but those who had - please RE-SUBMIT the assignment. Deadline remains the same as earlier. 

Regards,
Rohit

Assignment 7 Solutions

Hello,

Around 200 students submitted the 7th assignment (average = 57.5). Following are the correct answers: 

Q1. 10
Q2. 140
Q3. Any number between 2.15 to 2.45 (exact answer = 2.28)
Q4. c. 0.5
Q5. a. Yes
Q6. 10 rad/s
Q7. b. Rightwards
Q8. b. No

Regards,
Rohit

Week 8 Lectures and Assignment 8

Hello,

One more lecture has been uploaded under Week 8 (totally there are three videos now). This is the last lecture for this course and we have decided to skip the material on vibrations. Preliminary discussion on this topic can be easily found in the suggested books. 

Assignment 8 is also available under Week 8. Deadline for submission is 8th March (Sunday) 11:59 PM. This is an easy assignment and no more assignments will be uploaded. Please give your best! In the meanwhile, I would also request the students who complete this assignment to send me the solutions at rohit.supekar@gmail.com. 

All the best!

Regards,
Rohit

Assignment Solutions

Hello,

A new tab named "Assignment Solutions" is now available on the course webpage. Links to PDF files on Google Drive for the 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th assignments are available as of now (if more than one person has sent me the solutions, all the solutions have been included). I am very thankful to all those who took sincere efforts to send the solutions to me. 

I still haven't received solutions to the 3rd and 4th assignments. I would request you all to send the same to me, if possible (mail me at rohit.supekar@gmail.com). It would be alright if some questions are missing. 

Thanks and Regards,
Rohit

Assignment 6 Solutions

Hello,

About 200 students submitted the 6th assignment (average = 42.2). Please find below the correct answers: 

Q1. Any number between 24 and 25 (exact answer = 24.5)
Q2. Any number between 1310 and 1340 (exact answer = 1325)
Q3. a. Yes
Q4. Any number between 1 to 1.4 (exact answer = 1.25)
Q5. Any number between 2.6 to 3 (exact answer = 2.8)
Q6. Any number between 9 to 11 (exact answer = 10.33)
Q7. Any number between 0.1 to 0.4 (exact answer = 0.247)
Q8. a, c, d
Q9. b

Thanks,
Rohit

Registration deadline for certification exam extended!

Dear students,

The registration deadline for the certification exam has been extended till midnight of March 01, 2015!
Register now for the certification exam on March 22nd / 29th 2015 to earn your certificate from the IITs!

Registration Link: https://www.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/885/1958/login.html

Hope you are enjoying the course and good luck with the exams.

-NPTEL team

Assignment 7 and Week 8 Lectures

Hello,

The 7th assignment is now available under Week 7 (deadline : 28th Feb (Saturday) 11:59 PM). Again, I think this is also an easy assignment, so please do try to increase your scores. 

One introductory lecture has been uploaded under Week 8. Few more lectures will be uploaded soon. Keep checking the course page. 

Regards,
Rohit

Request for Assignment Solutions

Hello,

We have been getting many requests for Assignment Solutions. I have a way in which all of you can benefit. There have been a large number of students submitting the assignments, so it is fair to expect that many would have got 80% or more marks in some assignment. I would request these students to take pictures of their assignment solutions (or scan them, if possible) and make a single PDF file out of it. Please email it to me at : rohit.supekar@gmail.com with the subject "Assignment X Solutions" where X is the correct assignment number (if you aren't able to merge the pictures together, please email me the raw images and I can do the conversions). Those who have Android phones can use an app called "CamScanner" for this.

I will personally check all the solutions and upload them only after verification. The assignment contributor will be given credits and his/her name will be featured on the course webpage. This is a chance to collectively learn and also get a little famous! I can certainly solve the assignments and put up the solutions, but the way I would solve these questions may be very different than how you will solve them. It would also save some of my time. I look forward to receiving many emails. It is alright if some questions are missing, as long as you mention the same in your email.

I would be very thankful to you for your help. 

Regards,
Rohit

Static mock questions

Engineering Mechanics Statics and Dynamics : https://www.digialm.com/EForms/Mock/Template/index.html?885@@3
The purpose of the mock is to familiarize yourself with the pattern of the paper and the online exam platform. The static mock has been published with few sample questions (some are repetitive also) and is not exhaustive of the course content.

Format of the Online test paper for your course:

Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics (Total 100 marks)

Section I: Statics

Questions 1-3  (3 questions): 
Multiple choice questions  - each 3 marks

Questions 4-8: (5 questions)
Objective  type - answer is Numeric  - each 5 marks

Section II: Kinematics

Questions 1-3  (3 questions): 
Multiple choice - - each 3 marks

Questions 4-7: (4 questions)
Objective  type - answer is Numeric - - each 5 marks

Section II: Dynamics

Questions 1-4  (4 questions): 
Multiple choice questions -- each 3 marks

Questions 5-9: (5 questions)
Objective  type - answer is Numeric -- each 5 marks

Registrations for certification exam still open. Register today!
Registration link: https://www.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/885/1958/login.html
Register now! Last date of registration is Feb 27th 2015.

PS:Tentative mock has been provided above,there may be last minute slight changes in the question paper.



Toppers of 3 completed NPTEL online certification courses

Dear students

The list of student toppers who have scored 90% and above in the completed courses - namely "Programming,Data Structures and Algorithms", "Basic Electrical Circuits" and "Introduction to Programming in C" has been published on the NPTEL website. Url: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/

Register today for the certification exams and get a chance to feature in the toppers list of your course.

Hope you are enjoying the course and good luck with the exams.

- NPTEL team

Assignment 6 - Submit Again

Hello,

There was a mistake in the correct answer I had entered for one of the questions in Assignment 6. Sorry about that! The old assignment has been taken down and a new copy of the same assignment is now available. Nothing has been changed with respect to the questions. Those who had already submitted the 6th Assignment, please RE-SUBMIT the same again by entering your earlier answers. Deadline for submission remains as earlier.

Thanks,
Rohit

Week 7 Lectures

Hello,

Five videos for the 7th week are now available on the course website. Download links for the same will be available on the NPTEL website soon.  

Regards,
Rohit

Assignment 6

Hello,

The 6th Assignment is now available under Week 6. The deadline for the same is 20th Feb (Friday), 11:59 PM. I personally think that this assignment is easier than others, so please do submit it and boost up your scores. All the best! 

Regards,
Rohit

Weightage of Assignments in Certificate Score

Hello,

We have already informed you that average of the best 3 assignments would be considered. This score will carry 50% weightage towards the score in your certificate. The other 50% will come from the final exam. 

If you haven't already registered for the exam, please register at : https://www.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/885/1958/login.html. 

Regards,
Rohit

Assignment 5 - Solutions

Hello,

Around 320 students submitted the 5th Assignment (average = 41.5). Please find below the solutions:

Q1. b
Q2. Any number between 8.5 and 9.8 (exact answer = 9.16)
Q3. 2
Q4. c
Q5. 8
Q6. Any number between 12.1 and 13 (exact answer = 12.65)
Q7. Any number between 56 and 57 (exact answer = 56.5)
Q8. Any number between 3070 and 3130 (exact answer = 3100)
Q9. Any number between 405 and 420 (exact answer = 413)
Q10. Any number between 7.2 and 7.8 (exact answer = 7.5)

Regards,
Rohit

Only highest 3 assignment scores to be taken and question paper will include questions from assignments

Dear student

Hope you are enjoying the course, learning and submitting the assignments.

Some latest update about the certification exam.

1. Only the average of the highest 3 assignment scores will be considered for calculating the final score that will be printed on the certificate.
This has been decided based on feedback from students stating that they could not complete all the assignments and requesting us to consider an alternate method of evaluation.

2. Atleast 50% of the questions asked in the certification exam will be taken from the assignment questions posted in the course so far or be based on it.

We hope this announcement encourages you to be more confident in appearing for the certification exam and also for registering for the exam, if you haven't already done so far.

The links for the exam have already been posted along with the model of the certificates in the Announcements section of the course. 

Warm regards
NPTEL team

Week 6 Lectures

Hello,

Three more lectures are now available under Week 6. Totally there are five lectures on the topic of "Dynamics". 

Regards,
Rohit

Hangout Session Video

Hello,

Thank you very much to those who could attend the Hangout session. It was a very interactive session and we were very happy to answer your questions.

Those who could not attend the Hangout session can view the same at the following link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5AZRkIu0V8. This has also been made available on the course webpage. Please watch this video, since a variety of queries were answered and some of them might help clear some of your own doubts. 

Regards,
Rohit

Google Hangout Reminder - 8 PM Tonight

Hello,

This is to remind you that you can interact with Prof. Mahesh at 8 PM. We would encourage you to actively participate in this Hangout. Please post your queries here http://goo.gl/forms/w5TByrcEWs. You can ask any queries related to the course content, final examination, grading etc. 

Note : We will send you an email at around 7:45 PM which will have two links. You can use the first link to join the hangout with your gmail ID. The second one would be a YouTube link to view the lecture (in case you aren't able to join the Hangout). The interaction will be recorded and made available on the course webpage later. 

Regards,
Rohit


Google Hangout Links

Hello,

Join hangout at : https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/hoaevent/AP36tYca_K-RnKxF41lWn7fprbBI_ijStcMIuaVjcBn7K7r1rULBmQ

View video at : http://youtu.be/k5AZRkIu0V8

Week 6 Lectures

Hello,

Two lectures for the 6th week are now available. Few more lectures will be uploaded soon! 

Regards,
Rohit

Google Hangout - Monday (9th Feb) 8 PM

Hello, 

We plan to have a Google Hangout at 8 PM on the coming Monday (9th Feb). You can directly interact with Professor Mahesh and ask any questions that you may have. Approximate time for which the Hangout will be held is 1.5 - 2 hours. Please post your questions here : http://goo.gl/forms/4ImR5VOxHo . Questions entered here will be answered first and if time remains, we will take direct questions. 

Further details will be sent out to you on Monday morning. Please keep your questions ready by then. Also ensure that you have a webcam and mic so as to interact directly. If you cannot make these arrangements, you can certainly join the Hangout and listen to Professor Mahesh answer others' queries. This is our first attempt at a Hangout, so please excuse us in case there are any difficulties. 

Regards,
Rohit

Assignment 5; Best 3 Assignments

Hello, 

The 5th Assignment is now available under Week 5. Deadline for the same is 11th Feb (Wednesday), 11:59 PM. 

Note: NPTEL has communicated to us that towards the final exam, best 3 assignments will be taken into consideration (so those who have missed a couple of assignments need not worry!). We would encourage everyone to keep solving and submitting all the assignments as the final exam will be closely based on these assignments. 

Regards,
Rohit 

Assignment 4 Solutions

Hello,

Around 500 students submitted the 4th Assignment (average = 32.7). Please find below the solutions:

Q1. a
Q2. c
Q3. b
Q4. b
Q5. a
Q6. b
Q7. a
Q8. 200
Q9. a, d
Q10. Any number between 1320 and 1340 (exact answer = 1329)
Q11. Any number between 210 and 220 (exact answer = 216)
Q12. Any number between 570 and 580 (exact answer = 576)
Q13. Any number between 210 and 220 (exact answer = 215)
Q14. Any number between 90 and 95 (exact answer = 93.8)

5th Assignment will be uploaded soon. 

Regards,
Rohit    

Week 5 - More Lectures Available

Hello,

Four more lectures are now available for the 5th week. Totally, there are 6 videos for this week.

Regards,
Rohit

Certificates from the IITs! Register for exam now!

Dear All,
Registration Link:https://www.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/885/1958/login.html
Register now for the certification exam on March 22th / 29th 2015 to earn your certificate from the IITs!

Above 90%


Above 60%


Others


Regards,
NPTEL Team.

Week 5 Lectures and Assignment 4 Deadline Reminder

Hello,

Two lectures are now available under Week 5 on the topic of "Kinematics". Few more lectures for this week will be uploaded tomorrow (4th Feb). 

This is also a reminder for Assignment 4, which is due tomorrow (4th Feb) at 11:59 PM. 

Regards,
Rohit

Assignment 3 Solutions and Assignment 4

Hello,

Around 600 students submitted the 3rd Assignment (average = 52.4%). Please find below the solution key:

Q1. b, c
Q2. b, d
Q3. 4
Q4. 2
Q5. 6
Q6. a, c, d
Q7. Any number between 8.4 and 8.9
Q8. a, c
Q9. a, c
Q10. 2.5

Assignment 4 is now available under Week 4. Deadline for the submission is 4th Feb 2015, 11:59 PM.

Regards,
Rohit 

Tracking Payment Status

Hello,

By now, many of you would have already registered for the final examination and paid the fees. You can view the status of your payment at : http://nptel.ac.in/noc/noc_payment_track.php. Choose the correct course and ensure that your name appears in the "success" list. You can also check for failed and incomplete transactions. For any queries, please email the NPTEL office at iitmnptelonline@gmail.com or contact them at 04466165134 or 04466165135. 


If you haven't registered, please do it soon!

Regards

Week 4 Lectures and Assignment 3 Deadline Reminder

Hello,

Lectures for the 4th week are now available. There are two lectures on the topic of "Friction". 

This is also a reminder for the deadline of Assignment 3, which is due on 28th Jan (Wednesday) 11:59 PM. 

Regards,
Rohit

Course Website and Download Website

Hello,

Some of you seem to have some confusion regarding the course website where the assignments are available. The regular website for this course is : https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc15_me02/course . You have to log in on this page to access the course material. 

The other website (http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112106180/) is where you can just download the lectures. The assignments won't be available on this website.

Also, please post all your queries on the discussion forum available on the course website. Do not reply back to the announcements that we make on noc15-me02-announce@nptel.iitm.ac.in. We do not access these queries, only those posted on the discussion forum will be answered. 

Regards

Registration open for certification exam

Dear Students,

Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the certification exam. 

The registration for the certification exam is open to all students enrolled in the course. 

Registration will be open from 22st JAN 2015 12 noon (Thursday) until 27th FEB 2015 5 PM (Friday).  

The certification exam registration URL is : https://www.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/885/1958/login.html 

Dates of exam: 22nd March 2015 (or) 29th March 2015 (exams for all 12 courses will be conducted on both the dates)
Exam Session time: 1 PM - 4 PM
Examination Centers: The exam is to be conducted in 100 cities across India whose list is available on the registration form.
Registration fees: Rs 1000/-
Mode of payment: Only online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking
Hall ticket: The hall ticket will be available for download from 2nd week of March 2015 onwards.

Where to check your payment status?
In the following url, http://nptel.ac.in/noc, we shall be posting the status of your payments.
Your status will be updated within 2 business days of your transaction.

If your status is not a success and you have not received an email confirming payment, this means that your payment has not reached us.
So kindly re-register and make the payment again. Any funds deducted will be reverted to your account by the payment gateway.
Who will get a certificate?
Any candidate who registers and attends the certification exam will get a certificate. 

Will the score appear on the certificate?
Yes. The scores obtained by the student in the assignments and in the proctored exam will be used to compute the final score printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website, where on logging in, your assignment scores and your score in the proctored certification exam will be displayed. Please do regularly submit assignments to get a good final score.

IMPORTANT NOTE :- (FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN MORE THAN 1 COURSE) 
Please note that once the registration form is submitted after payment, no changes like adding or removing the chosen course, exam date, city is possible. So, if you are choosing to write 2 course exams, please choose suitably and make the payment. It is not possible to pay later for the second course. Once the payment is made, the registration form will be non-editable. 

Help desk option
Toll free number application technical support :  18002660317 ( Monday to Sunday - 7AM to 11PM)
Help Desk Email Id: iitmnptelonline@gmail.com 

Thanks and best wishes,
NPTEL team



Assignment 2 Answers and Assignment 3

Hello,

Around 700 students attempted the 2nd Assignment (average = 41.3%). Please find below the correct answers. 

Q1. a, b, d
Q2. a, c
Q3. 1
Q4. Any number between 68 and 73
Q5. a, d
Q6. b, c
Q7. 0

Assignment 3 is now available under Week 3. Deadline for the same is 28th Jan (Wednesday) 11:59 PM. 

Regards

Week 3 Lectures Out - Deadline Reminder For Assignment 2

Hello,

Lectures for the 3rd week are now available on the course website. These lectures are on the topic of "Beams" by Prof. Sivakumar.  

This is also a reminder for the deadline for Assignment 2, which is due on 21st Jan (Wednesday), 11:59 PM. 

Regards

Those who have missed Assignment 1

Hello,

Due to late registration, some of you might have missed the 1st Assignment deadline. That would not be a problem as it amounts to a very small percentage of your final score. You would still be able to write the final exam and get a certificate. Please be regular in submitting the assignments henceforth. 

Regards

Assignment 2 is out!

Hello,

The 2nd Assignment is currently available under Week-2. Deadline for submission is 21st Jan (Wednesday) 11:59 PM. 

Note that you can submit this assignment only once. No submissions can be made after the deadline. 

Important Note: It seems from the discussion forum that many of you did not attempt the Numeric question in Assignment 1 correctly. The system will consider only NUMBERS in the numeric question. Do not enter any alphabets! Decimal numbers can also be entered (both 12 or 12.00 will be considered as correct if 12 is the correct answer). Furthermore, we might look for an exact answer or check if the answer falls within some range. It is mentioned in the questions if an "exact" answer is expected or not. 

Please note the "unit" of the final answer expected in the numeric questions. That is, if 5 kN is the answer and it is expected to be entered in kN, "5" would be the correct answer. 5 kN is certainly equal to 5000 N but entering "5000" will not fetch you any marks. 

All the best! Do ask any submission related queries you might have on the discussion forum.

Regards,
Rohit

Information regarding the Certification Exam

Hello,

NPTEL has communicated to us the following information regarding the Final Exam and Certification. A form to register for the exam will be sent to you in another two weeks. 

Exam dates: March 22 and March 29. All 12 exams will be conducted on both dates. Any student can appear for certification exams of 2 courses at the most.
Exam fee per student per course: Rs 1000 (for Engineering Mechanics)
Payment mode: Online (net banking/credit card/debit card)
Exam timing:  1 PM to 4 PM
List of cities in which exam will be conducted: Will be available in the registration form
Eligibility for registering for the exam: Anyone who is enrolled in the course can register for the exam - no other criteria is applicable.
Eligibility for certificate: Any student who registers for the exam and appears for it, will get a certificate (final score will be a combination of assignments + final exam scores)

We hope this clarifies a lot of questions that were asked on the discussion forum. Please wait till the registration form is sent to you.

Regards,
Rohit

Assignment 1 - Solution Key

Hello, 

Totally, about 1200 students have submitted Assignment 1. The average score is 41.8%. Please find below the solution key: 

Q1 : a) Nothing (56% students got it correct)
Q2 : b) (49% students got it correct)
Q3 : c) 333 N (50% students got it correct)
Q4 : c) Yes, No (33% students got it correct)
Q5 : 800
Q6 : d)755 N (41% students got it correct)

So as to encourage discussions between students, we will not post detailed solutions for the assignment. Please feel free to share your solution methods for specific problems on the discussion forum. Learning happens the best collectively! 

Regards,
Rohit

Week 2 Lectures Out

Hello,

Video lectures for the 2nd week are now available on the course website. There are totally five lectures by Prof. Sivakumar. 

Regards,
Rohit

Course Contents - Download Link

Hello,

There had been many queries regarding download links for the lecture videos. The course contents are currently available at the following URL: 

http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112106180/1

You can easily download the videos from this webpage. 

Regards,
Rohit

Assignment 1 - Deadline Reminder

Hello,

This is a reminder for the submission of Assignment 1. The deadline is 13th Jan 11:59 PM. You will not be able to submit the assignment after this. 

Around 300 students have already submitted the assignment. Those who haven't - we would strongly encourage you to submit it as it carries some weight towards the final certificate you would be getting. 

Regards

Assignment 1 is Out!

Hello Everyone,

The first assignment is out. It consists of 6 questions and the deadline for submission is 13th Jan 11:59 PM. 

You can submit this assignment only once! No changes can be made after that. 

Please watch all the lectures and also solve the demo assignment before attempting this assignment. 

All the best! 

Regards,
Rohit (TA)

Demo Assignment is Out!

Hello Everyone, 

A demo assignment is currently available under week 1. This assignment is only for demonstration purposes so that you can use this to get used to the way assignments need to be submitted. You will see your score after submission. 

We will always have assignments with certain MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) and certain numeric answer type questions. 

In most cases, you would be allowed to submit the assignment only once! 

Thanks,
Rohit (TA)

For those who have registered for multiple courses.

Hello,

NPTEL has informed us that tentatively, every course will have an exam on both of these days : March 22nd and March 29th. You can choose either of these dates to write the exam for this course. You can then write the exam for the other course on the other day. 

Therefore, at present, you can write exams for a maximum of 2 courses. 

Regards,
Rohit

Reference Books for the course.

Hello Everyone, 

Following are the suggested readings for this course. 

1. "Engineering Mechanics - Volume I - Statics", J. L. Merian and L.G. Kraige, Wiley Publishers
2. "Engineering Mechanics - Volume II - Dynamics", J. L. Merian and L.G. Kraige, Wiley Publishers
3. "Engineering Mechanics - Statics", R. C. Hibbeler, Prentice Hall Publishers
4. "Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics", R. C. Hibbeler, Prentice Hall Publishers

You could use any one book for Statics and Dynamics respectively. 

Thanks,
Rohit (TA)

Lectures added for Week 1.

Hello,

Two more lectures on "Example Problems on Rigid Body Systems" have been added. Totally, there are 6 video lectures for the 1st week. 

Thanks

Welcome to the online course on "Engineering Mechanics"!

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for registering for this online course on "Engineering Mechanics" and I welcome you all.

As you would already be aware, this course begins on 5th January, 2015 (tomorrow). The lectures for the 1st week have already been uploaded and can be viewed on the course webpage. You can view these videos at any point of time, preferably before the weekly assignments. The assignments will be uploaded soon - please keep checking the announcements for further details.

As a reminder, I am copying here a message that NPTEL must have sent you after you registered for this course. "We will open the registration for the exam on Feb 2 2015. A form has to be filled and the certification exam has a fee, which needs to be paid at the time of registration. The criterion for obtaining the certificate (which will be a combination of the assignment and the exam scores) will be announced shortly. Everyone who has signed-up, including those who have not registered for the exam, will continue to have access to the course contents. There are two sections on the portal apart from the course content and assignment sections: The announcement list which will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants. The discussion forum which is for everyone to ask questions and interact. "

Lastly, I would encourage you to ask any queries on the discussion forum and we would be happy to answer them. Happy Learning! 

Thanks and Regards,
Rohit Supekar (TA)
Vadivukkarasan M (TA)
Professor Mahesh Panchagnula