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Start Enrolling for new 93 courses!!

Dear Students,

We are happy to announce that the next run of NPTEL online certification courses will start on July 18, 2016. This time around, we are offering 93 certification courses comprising of 10 hr, 20 hr and 30 hr courses across disciplines.

Enrollments for the courses are open now. Click on the link "All running courses" below to see all the courses to be offered in July.

List of NPTEL Open Online courses for certification - July 2016 : Please refer the Link: http://nptel.ac.in/upcoming_courses.php

For any queries contact nptel@iitm.ac.in


-NPTEL TEAM

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Feedback for Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Dear student

We are glad that you have attended the NPTEL online certification course.

We hope you found the NPTEL Online course useful and have started using NPTEL extensively.

In this regard, we would like to have a feedback from you regarding our course and whether there are any improvements, you would like to suggest.
 
We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations. Your esteemed input will help us in serving you better.

The link to give your feedback is :

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iLnxzOOW0oM_sMf_IPdLPa72uiUogLERXqiARejUeMQ

We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team

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NPTEL Design and Analysis o Algorithms, FInal exam pattern

The final exam will have 40 multiple choice questions. The pattern will be similar to the weekly quizzes.  There are no programming questions in the final exam.

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NPTEL Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Week 7 Programming Assignment, Week 8 Quiz

The final programming assignment (Week 7) and quiz (Week 8) are now available.

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RE: Refund amount for failed transactions

Dear Student

We have refunded the money from our side for failed transactions, if the money is not credited to your account you can check with your bank with the reference number which has been generated during your payment.

Refunds are not being processed for successful registrations.

If the bank confirms that your amount is not refunded, then please write to us at nptel@iitm.ac.in

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Hall Tickets for Final Exam

Dear students,

The hall tickets for NPTEL certification exam to be held on March 20 and March 27 are now available for download at:

   https://www3.digialm.com:443//EForms/configuredHtml/885/2759/login.html


Please login with your registered Google-enabled account email id (used to access the course on the portal and used for registering for the exam) and its password to access and download the hall ticket(s) for the March 20th/ 27th exams, from the link.

Note that you will be able to login here, only if you ave a valid registration for exams on March 20th/ 27th 2016.

Please download hall ticket, take a print out and along with a valid ID card, carry it with you to the venue (The exam centre address is there in the hall ticket). Read all instructions given in the admit card/ hall ticket carefully and follow them.

Note1:- If you are writing 2 exams - 1 on March 20th and another on March 27th, please ensure that you have downloaded 2 hall tickets. Note2: Exam time : 2 PM to 5 PM.

NPTEL Team wishes you the very best for the certification exam.

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NPTEL Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Week 5 Programming Assignment, Week 7 Quiz, Week 8 Lectures

• Week 5 programming announcement available
• Week 7 quiz announced
• Week 8 (last week) lectures avaiable
  

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NPTEL Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Week 4 Programming Assignment, Week 6 Quiz, Week 7 Lectures

• Week 4 programming assignment (shortest paths) available
• Week 6 quiz announced
• Week 7 lectures available
  

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NPTEL Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Solutions to quizzes, Weeks 1-4

Solutions have been posted.  Look under the units "Week1 Quiz", "Week 2 Quiz", ...

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NPTEL Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Week 3 Programming Assignment deadline extended

• The bound on n was incorrect. The deadline is extended to Friday, 4 March.
  

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NPTEL Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Week 5 Quiz, Week 6 lectures

• Week 5 Quiz and Week 6 lectures available
• Programming assignments will be updated shortly
  

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REMINDER: Registration closes on 1st MAR 2016 5 PM (Tuesday) - Register today!!!

Dear students

Hope you are doing the course and are enjoying the learning process.

Already 5766 students have registered for the exams, are you one of it? If not Please register for the exam today!!

The certification exam registration URL is : http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
(Only if you are enrolled in a 10 hr / 20 hr course that started on Jan 18th, you will be able to login here)

If you have any payment issue and internet connectivity problem, please try to register earlier instead of trying out in the last minute.

Exam registrations close on 1st MAR 2016 5 PM (Tuesday)!! The last date will not be extended!

Dates of exam: 20th March 2016 (or) 27 March 2016
Exam Session time: 2 PM - 5 PM
Examination Cities: The exam is to be conducted in several 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

The hall ticket will be available for download from 2nd/3rd week of March 2016.

Certificate will be awarded to candidates who register and attend the certificate examination. 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 NOTES

1) FOR CANDIDATES WHO WOULD LIKE TO WRITE MORE THAN 1 COURSE EXAM:- 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. Its not possible to pay later for the second course. Once the payment is made, the registration form will be non-editable.
Courses with exam on March 20th/ 27th : http://nptel.ac.in/LocalChapter/Assets/pdf/Courses%20with%20exams%20on%20March%2020-27%202016.pdf

2) FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE GOT SCHOLARSHIP VIA YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER: -  Students who have got scholarship via NPTEL local chapter can opt to pay individually using the above form. While doing so the reduced fee will automatically apply.

3) FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE PAYING VIA THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF YOUR COLLEGE:- If you are paying fee via Local chapter of your college using the DD option, ONLY After the SPOC of your college has finished uploading the Bulk-Payment details for the March exam, please come to this form and add your signature, photo and certificate (in case of SC/ST). This step is mandatory fr generating the hall ticket.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team

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NPTEL Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Week 3 Programming Assignment, Week 4 Quiz, Week 5 lectures

• Week 3 programming assignment announced
• Week 4 quiz announced
• Week 5 lectures available
  

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Announcement regarding exam and certificate format.

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Registration open for certification exam

(Only if you are enrolled in a 10 hr / 20 hr course that started on Jan 18th, you will be able to login here)

Dates of exam: 20th March 2016 (or) 27 March 2016
The hall ticket will be available for download from 2nd/3rd week of March 2016.

Certificate will be awarded to candidates who register and attend the certificate examination. 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 NOTES

1) FOR CANDIDATES WHO WOULD LIKE TO WRITE MORE THAN 1 COURSE EXAM:- 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. Its not possible to pay later for the second course. Once the payment is made, the registration form will be non-editable. 
Courses with exam on March 20th/ 27th : http://nptel.ac.in/LocalChapter/Assets/pdf/Courses%20with%20exams%20on%20March%2020-27%202016.pdf

NPTEL Team

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NPTEL Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Week 2 Programming Assignment, Week 3 Quiz, Week 4 lectures

• Week 2 programming announcement released
• Week 3 quiz released
• Week 4 lectures released
  

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NPTEL Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Week 2 Quiz, Week 3 lectures

• Week 2 quiz available, due Friday 12 Feb
• Week 3 lectures available
• Week 2 programming assignment to be released shortly
  

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NPTEL Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Week 1 Quiz deadline extended

The deadline for submitting the Week 1 Quiz is now Monday, 8 February, 2016.

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NPTEL Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Week 1 Quiz, Week 2 lectures

• Week 1 quiz now available. Due before midnight on Jan 30. You can only submit once!
• Week 2 lectures now available.
  

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Quizzes, assignments, evaluation

• There will be one multiple choice quiz every week (8 quizzes).  Each quiz will cover the material covered in that week's lectures.  The quiz will be put up towards the end of the week and there will be approximately one week to submit solutions.  Since these are multiple choice questions, you are only allowed to submit once.
  
  
• There will be 5-6 programming assignments, again based on the material covered in the lectures. This will start from the second week.  You can submit code in C, C++, Python or Java. You can submit multiple times. The most recent submission will be counted.
  
  
• For the final certification, the weightage will be as follows:
  - 25% for best 4 out of 8 quizzes
  - 25% for best 3 out of 5/6 programming assignments
  - 50% for final certification exam (multiple choice)
  

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Week 1 lectures released for Design and analysis of algorithms

Dear Participants,

The week 1 Lectures for the course "Design and analysis of algorithms" has been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks.

Regards,
NPTEL Team

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Design and analysis of algorithm

Dear student

Welcome to NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!

Thank you for signing up for our online course "Design and analysis of algorithm". We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.

The course will begin on January 18 2016. When content is released on the portal, you will get an email alerting you. Please watch the lectures, follow the course regularly and submit all assessments and assignments before the due date. Your regular participation is vital for learning.

We will open registration for the exam 2 weeks after the course starts. A form has to be filled and the certification exam has a fee, which needs to be paid at the time of registration. Everyone who has signed-up for the course, including those who do not register 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 - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc. 
    
•    The discussion forum which is for everyone to ask questions and interact - If you have any questions regarding the technical content in the lectures, any doubts in the assignments or any question related to the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, etc, kindly write about this in the forum and the course instructor/TA will respond to it. Please use this well and participate to benefit from the course.

Details regarding the course:

Name of the course: Design and analysis of algorithm(8 weeks : 20 hrs)
Course url: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_cs04/
Course duration : January 18 2016 - 11 March 2016
Dates of exams : 20 March 2016 and 27 March 2016
Time of exam : 2pm - 5pm
Tentative list of exam cities: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/pdf/Exam%20City-list.pdf
Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form
Exam registration url - Will be announced shortly

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team