Reminder:Feedback for Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms using Python

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://goo.gl/gB6fku

We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team

NPTEL Python, server issues

  • The server capacity was increased towards the end of the morning exam.  We expect it to work more smoothly in the afternoon.
  • If you have written the morning exam, you are encouraged to also write the afternoon exam.
  • The Discussion Forum is open again till 14:00 for posting comments.

Error message: "Could not compile at this time. Try Later. "

  • This message seems to be due to server load. We are looking into this.
  • Do try to submit again after some time.
  • Meanwhile, make sure you test your code locally on your computer using the public test cases and submit them (even if it says "Could not compile") so that these are recorded on the server.

Online Test 1 tming

Timing is 9:30 to 12:30.  Sorry for the confusion.

Online tests, marking scheme

  • You can write both tests.  The best of your scores will be counted.
  • In each test, all questions carry equal marks.  The final score is the average percentage score on 100 across all questions.

NPTEL Python Online Test 1 extension

The morning exam is extended to 13:00 on account of the server problem.

Clarifications during NPTEL PDSA using Python online programming test, 19 March

During the online programming test, the discussion forum will be disabled. You can ask clarifications by email to nptel.python.online.test@gmail.com.

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 8 Programming Assignment

Week 8 Programming Assignment due on 20 March, 2017

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 8 lectures

  • Week 8 lectures are available on the portal.
  • There will be a programming assignment this week, but no quiz.

Hall ticket for March 26th NPTEL Online Certification exams is now available for download.

Dear Candidate:

If you have registered for the March 26th  NPTEL Online certification exam, your Admit Card/ Hall ticket is now available inside your application form:

1. Please visit the link: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

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 the link and click on March exams to download the hall ticket(s) for the March 26th exams, from the link.

2. You can also download it from the alternate link given below:

https://www3.digialm.com//EForms/configuredHtml/885/51559/login.html

Please try to access both the links to download your hall ticket, if you are not able to find your hall ticket in both the links., kindly write to us at nptel@iitm.ac.in.
 
Note: that you will be able to login here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on March 26th 2017.

Please download hall ticket, take a print out and along with a original 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 – Forenoon and Afternoon sessions, please ensure that you have downloaded 2 hall tickets which will be hosted inside the login.
 
In case of the any problems with the hall ticket kindly write to us nptel@iitm.ac.in

IMPORTANT:

1. Change of shift, course, exam center, exam city will not be encouraged.
2. You will not be allowed to write the exam if you are showing up in the exam center which is not allocated to you by mistake or by intention.
3. Entry beyond 09:30 AM in FN and 2:30 PM in AN will not be entertained.
4. Candidates will not be allowed to write the exam without Hall ticket and proper id proof.

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

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL team

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Online Programming Exam, 19 March 2017

  • Reminder: Online programming exam on Sunday, 19 March.
  • See the Course  Announcement dated 9 February, 2017 for details.

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 7 quiz

  • NPTEL Python Week 7 quiz available, due 13 Mar 2017
  • No programming assignment this week

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 5 Programming Assignment, Deadline Extended

Due to an oversight, the "Compile and Run" button was not available to run code on sample inputs.  This has been fixed and the deadline has been extended by 2 days to Wednesday, 8 March.

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 7 lectures

  • Week 7 lectures are available on the portal.
  • There will be a quiz this week, but no programming assignment.

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 6 quiz

  • NPTEL Python Week 6 quiz available, due 7 Mar 2017
  • No programming assignment this week.

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 5 Programming Assignment

Week 5 Programming Assignment due on 6 March, 2017

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 6 lectures

Week 6 lectures are available on the portal.

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 5 lectures

  • Week 5 lectures now available on the portal.
  • There is no quiz this week.  There will be a programming assignment, to be released later in the week.

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 4 Programming Assignment

  • Week 4 Programming Assignment due on 24 February, 2017
  • Sample solutions for Week 2 and Week 3 Programming Assignments are available on the course portal

Last 1 week for Exam Registartion - Hurry up!!!

Dear student

The certification exam will be conducted at designated centres in the city chosen by you. You have to register for the exam by filling up the form, paying the exam fee and appear in person to get the certificate.

Register for the exam today at: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

Exam registration form closes on 22 February 2017 at 10:00am.

For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement.

Type of exam: Online

Online:

You will have to appear at the allotted exam centre and produce your Hall ticket and Government Identification Card(Example: Driving License,Passport, PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhaar-ID with your Name, date of birth, photograph and signature) for verification and take the exam in person. You can find the exam allotted exam center details in the hall ticket.

The questions will be on the computer and the answers will have to be entered on the computer; type of questions may include multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, essay type answers, etc

The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively around 15th March 2017.


FINAL CERTIFICATE:

The final score = 25% assignment score + 75% final certification exam score.

The final score will determine if you will/will not receive a certificate.

1. Final score < 40%: NO certificate
2. Final score between 40% -59%: Certificate of type "Successfully completing the course"
3. Final score between 60% -89%: Certificate with tag "Elite" printed at the top
4. Final score of 90% and above: Certificate with "Elite" tag and the gold medal printed on it.

The sample format is attached here for your reference:


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Photos of Toppers in every course are published on the website http://nptel.ac.in/noc along with the name of the college/organization you belong to.

Click here to take a look at a sample page: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/individual_course.php?id=noc16-ce12

Best of luck for the exams.

- NPTEL team

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 4 quiz

  • NPTEL Python Week 4 quiz availalble, due 20 February.
  • There will be a Week 4 programming assigment later this week.

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 4 lectures

Week 4 lectures now available on the portal.

NPTEL PDSA using Python, re-evaluation of Quiz 1 and Quiz 2

Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 were re-evaluated.

  • In Quiz 1, there was an ambiguity in Question 3 and now both (a) and (d) are considered correct
  • In Quiz 2, there was an error in the data on the server, so one question has been evaluated incorrectly in the original round
There was some fluctuation in marks initially because of the re-evaluation, but hopefully everyone now has the marks that they think they deserve, based on the answers provided.

NPTEL PDSA using Python, details about final exam and evaluation pattern

Here are the details about the evaluation pattern for the course.

Continuous evaluation;
  • 25% for continuous evaluation (quizzes and programming assignments):
    • There will be at least 5 quizzes and 5 programming assignments
    • 12.5% of the total marks will be for the best 3 quizzes. 
    • 12.5% of the total marks will be for the best 3 programming assignments.
       
Final exam:

The TCS platform used for the certification exam does not support programming in Python.  Hence, the final written exam will be a theory exam, like the quizzes.  To test your programming skills, there will be an online programming test  one week before the certification exam. The total weightage for the online programming test and final written exam is 75%.  The details are as follows.
  • 30% weightage for online programming test on March 19
     
    • This will take place through the course webpage, https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs10/
    • There is no separate registration for this online test.  You log in to the course portal as usual and the test will appear on the left menu, like other lessons, assignments and quizzes.
    • There is no fee for this test. 
    • You can attempt this test even if you are not taking the certification exam. If you are taking the certification exam, you must take this test because it counts for 30% of the final evaluation. 
    • The test will run in two sessions on Sunday, 19 March, 2017. Each session will be for 3 hours.  The two sessions are Sunday, 19 March,  9:00 am–12:00 noon and Sunday, 19 March, 2:00–5:00 pm.
    • You can attempt either session, independent of which written exam session you are registered for.  If you write both online tests, you will be awarded the better score amongst the two sessions.
    • The test will include questions where you have to write Python code as well as questions involving reading and understanding Python code.
       
  • 45% for the final written exam on March 26

    • To write this exam, you have to register by 22 February and pay a fee of Rs 1000.
    • There will be 30 questions. 
    • The questions will be a mix of multiple choice and fill in the blanks, like the quizzes during the course.
    • The pattern will be similar to the course quizzes.
    • You will not have access to the Python interpreter during this exam.
       

INTERNSHIP/JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOP 5% OF THIS COURSE AT VuNet

Dear candidate

VuNet Systems( www.vunetsystems.com ) brings in a big data approach to manage the complex IT infrastructure of enterprises. With its powerful analytics and intuitive visualisations, it helps connect the 1000s of dots in an IT infrastructure to keep it always on and secure. VuNet has customers across verticals, from banks, manufacturing, consumer care to IT/ITES, with some leading retail payment companies as well.  VuNet has also been recognised among the NASSCOM Emerge50 innovative product startups and is also part of the Cisco Launchpad program - Cisco’s partnership program with top emerging startups.

We are always on the lookout for talented programmers and will interview the course toppers( top 5% ), who are interested in an internship/job opportunity. Upon completion of this course, the toppers can submit their resumes and programming code samples. VuNet will interview the candidates and offer internships or job opportunities based on the interview

-NPTEL TEAM

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 3 Programming Assignment

Week 3 Programming Assignment due on 17 February, 2017.

Week 3 content

Dear candidate
                  The week 3 content is now available in the site.



regards
NPTEL team

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 3

There is no quiz this week.  There will be a programming assignment, to be released soon.

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 2 Programming Assignment

Week 2 Programming Assignment due on 10 February, 2017.

Reminder 1: REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN!

Dear Student:

Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the March 2017 certification exam. The registration for the certification exam is only open to students who have enrolled in the course.

Registration is open from 2nd FEBRUARY 2017 (Thursday) until 22nd FEBRUARY 2017 10:00 AM (Wednesday). 

The certification exam registration URL is: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

(If you want to register for the exam for this course, login here using the same email id used to enroll to the course)

Dates of exam: 26th March 2017(Sunday) [Forenoon-Shift 1/Afternoon Shift 2] (You can choose any one shift according to your convenience for writing the exam). You can register for a maximum of 2 course exams (same day of exam – 2 sessions. Same exam city will be allocated for both the sessions) through this form.

Exam Session time: Shift 1 - 9.00AM -12.00PM ; Shift 2 - 2.00PM - 5.00PM
Examination Cities: The exam is to be conducted in several cities across India whose list is available on the registration form.

Click here to access the list of exam cities: http://nptel.ac.in/LocalChapter/Assets/spoc_refdocs/March%202017%20Exam%20cities.pdf

 Registration fees: Rs 1000/-
(Students belonging to the SC/ST category can avail a 50% fee waiver - please select Yes for the SC/ST option and upload the correct Community certificate)

Mode of payment:  Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking.

HALL TICKET:

The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively between 12 -16th March 2017. We will confirm the same through an announcement once it is published.

Final score on certificate: 25% of assignment score + 75% of certification exam score.
Award of certificate:  Hard and soft copy of Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score > 40%

The final score, assignment score and exam score will be printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website (http://nptel.ac.in/noc), where on logging in, your scores and e-certificate will be available for verification  (Appropriate announcements will be made). 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 shift, city is possible. So, if you are choosing to write 2 course exams, please choose suitably and make the payment for both courses at the same time. It is not possible to pay later for the second course. Once the payment is made, the registration form will be non-editable.

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:- 
There are 2 modes of operation:


Option 1

1. You will pay fees to your SPOC.

2. Your SPOC will pay the fees to NPTEL on your behalf and also will provide us all details including photo, signature.

3. We will populate all the fields in the exam form.

4. Your responsibility will be to come to the exam form and verify that the details in the exam form are correct.


Option 2

1. In the exam form, you will fill all the details and also upload photo, signature.

2. Ensure that you had selected your college name correctly from the drop-down list in the form.

3. Payment of exam fees - click on the tab - 'PAY VIA SPOC'.

The SPOC has to now confirm to NPTEL that he/she will pay fees on your behalf.

If the SPOC says NO, you will be intimated via email.

Then it becomes your responsibility to come back to the exam form and make the payment.

If you do not pay the exam fees within the prescribed time, you will not be able to write the exam.


After submitting the form, in case you wish to change the name, date of birth, address, photo and signature Please login to http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/edit_details.php and make the changes till February 22, 2017.

The following data initially submitted cannot be changed –email id, course selected, shift, exam city, SC/ST. For changes in this email us at nptel@iitm.ac.in giving your Application number, email id and name. No changes will be entertained in these details after February 22 2017.


Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL TEAM

NPTEL PDSA using Python, Week 2

  • Week 2 video lectures available
  • Week 2 quiz due Monday, 6 Feburary
  • There will be a programming assignment this week, to be released shortly

Week 1 content

Dear candidate
                     The week 1 content have published in the website, the due date for assignment is 03-02-2017.


regards
NPTEL team

Welcome to the NPTEL Online Certification Course Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms in Python

Dear student,

Welcome to NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!

Thank you for signing up for our online course "Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms in Python". We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.

The course will begin on January 23, 2017. 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 soon. 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 questions 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: Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms in Python Course url: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs10
Course duration : 08 weeks
Start date and end date of course: 23 January 2017  - 17 March 2017
Dates of exams : 26 March 2017
Time of exam : Shift 1 - 9.00am- 12.00 noon ,Shift 2 - 2.00 pm -5.00pm
Any one shift can be chosen to write the exam for the course
Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form.
Registration url - Will be announced shortly

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

- NPTEL team