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Reminder:Feedback for Principles of Communication Systems-I

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/JlDLYq

We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team

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Error in Assignment No. 8

Dear students,
                      Question 5 and 6 of assignment no. 8 in the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" will not be evaluated as there is some error in  these two questions. 

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Best Wishes for Upcoming Examination from Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham

Dear students,

I personally wish you all the best for the upcoming examination. All of you have put in significant efforts and I am sure you will come through with flying colors

Regards,

Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham

IIT Kanpur

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-8 Solutions Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-8 Solution for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems-I : Assignment-8 Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-8 for the course "Principles of Communication Systems-I" has been released in the portal. The last date to submit the assignment is 21/03/2017, 23:59 IST.

Happy Learning

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-7 Solutions Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-7 Solution for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Week 8 Videos Available

Dear Participants,

The week-8 video lectures for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" have been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!>

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team 

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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

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-6 Solutions Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-6 Solutions for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal.>

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems-I : Assignment-7 Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-7 for the course "Principles of Communication Systems-I" has been released in the portal. The last date to submit the assignment is 14/03/2017, 23:59 IST.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Week 7 Videos Available

Dear Participants,

The week-7 video lectures for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" have been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-6 Date Extended

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-6 Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-6 for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal. The last date to submit the assignment is 07/03/2017, 23:59 IST.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-5 Solutions Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-5 Solutions for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Week 6 Videos Available

Dear Participants,

The week-6 video lectures for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I " have been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-5 Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-5 for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal. The last date to submit the assignment is 28/02/2017, 23:59 IST.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-4 Solutions Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-4 Solutions for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

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Registration for certification examination of Principles of Communication Systems-I : Note from Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham

Dear students,

Thank you for your enthusiastic participation in this Massive Open Online Course Principles of Communication Systems-I. I hope that all of you are enjoying learning different aspects of this course and are finding this to be an enriching experience. It gives me immense pleasure to be able to reach out to all of you and help you learn various fundamental principles of communication systems, which form the foundation of many advanced level courses. I am also extremely glad to see an active participation by the students in the discussion forum. I would also like to thank the TAs of the course for their exceptional support in all aspects pertaining to the conduct of the course.

In order to make this endeavor of learning complete, I strongly encourage all of you to register for the course exam today at: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/. This would help you earn a certificate from NPTEL. Further, preparing for the exam will help you understand the course material thoroughly and also lay a foundation towards realizing the goals of the course.

Please note that the exam registration form closes on 22 February 2017 at 10:00am.

Please do keep posting your queries on the forum and we will be happy to resolve them. Do also let us know any suggestions you might have to further improve the course.

I look forward to an active participation in the final exam. Good luck!

Thanks,
Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Week 5 Videos Available

Dear Participants,

The week-5 video lectures for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" have been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-4 Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-4 for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal. The last date to submit the assignment is 21/02/2017, 23:59 IST.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-3 Solutions Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-3 Solutions for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

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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

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Week 4 Videos Available

Dear Participants,

The week-4 video lectures for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" have been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Week 1,2 & 3 Text version Released

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-1 and 2 Solutions Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-1 and 2 Solutions for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-3 Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-3 for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I " has been released in the portal. The last date to submit the assignment is 14/02/2017, 23:59 IST.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems -I : Week 3 Videos Available

Dear Participants,

The week-3 video lectures for the course "Principles of Communication Systems-I" have been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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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: 26^th 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

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-2 Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment- 2 for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal. The last date to submit the assignment is 7th Feb 2017, 23:59 IST.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems-I - Week 2 Videos Available

Dear Participants,

The week-2 video lectures for the course "Principles of Communication Systems-I" have been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems - I : Assignment-1 Released

Dear Participants,

The Assignment-1 for the course "Principles of Communication Systems - I" has been released in the portal. The last date to submit the assignment is 7^th Feb 2017, 23:59 IST.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Principles of Communication Systems-I - Week 1 Videos Available

Dear Participants,

The week-1 video lectures for the course "Principles of Communication Systems-I" have been released in the portal.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

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Welcome to NPTEL Online Certification Course Principles of Communication Systems - 1