Functional Genomics - Oct 28th exam - score has been published.

Dear learner

The results for Oct 28th exam have been published.

How to check the results:

 To check the results goto nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in
  1. Login with the course enrolled mail id.
  2. Clicking on the course name will redirect to the score board.
  3. Click on Exam Scores - Both the Assignment scores and Exam score will be displayed.
  4. Final score is the certification score

Calculation Logic for each course is provided in the same page.

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Note: For each course, reporting of issues comes with its own deadline (date and time) check the exam score/e-certificate as soon as you receive our notification.

Once the certificates are printed, reprint of certificates with corrections will be done only by paying additional fees.

To check the status of scores and e-certificates:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQP7g1yNTer1DlcBy3Q8THc3qHwpu2woFIo-OmJSwOoUVdo6Q2HioQCwbeMUaq0u7hRHwzURYCXpQof/pubhtml

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E-certificates

E-certificates will be available in nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in  3 days after the release of the scores.

You will be informed via mail and SMS about the release of the results and the release of e-certificates

If you are unable to see the scores/e-certificates, please write to nptelexam@nptel.iitm.ac.in

If you want to bring any specific issues wrt the scores/e-certificates to our attention, you can file the issue in http://nptel.ac.in/noc/ (Available in candidates login at http://nptel.ac.in/noc/)

- NPTEL TEAM

Feedback for Functional Genomics

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/v6JCka

We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team  

Good-luck for the exam!

Dear Participants:


Hope you found the course "Functional Genomics" interesting, informative and useful. We hope you all are well set for the exam.  Just to reiterate, the exam would be online, and the question paper will carry a total of 50 questions (objective type multiple choice questions), each carrying 1 mark. There are no negative marks for the wrong answer.  


It was wonderful interacting with you all. We wish you good luck with the exams!


Best Wishes,

Saloni, Rashmi (TAs)

S.Ganesh (Instructor)


Functional Genomics : Hall ticket for October 28, 2018 NPTEL Online Certification exams is now available for download

Dear Candidate:

If you have registered and paid successfully for the October 28th 2018 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 download the hall-ticket.

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


If you are not able to find your hall ticket , kindly write to us at – noc@nptel.iitm.ac.in

Note that you will be able to login here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on October 28, 2018. 

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.

Note:- 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 – noc@nptel.iitm.ac.in

On-Screen Calculator Demo Link:

Kindly use the below link to get an idea of how the On-screen calculator will work during the online exam .


Note: On the fourth page ( Group Instruction ) Proceed to Next button will be enabled after 1 minute kindly wait .

Refer the video link below if you have any doubts 


NOTE: Physical calculators are not allowed inside the exam hall.

IMPORTANT:

Change of shift, course, exam center, exam city will not be done .What's mentioned in your Hall-ticket is final .

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

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL team

Exam and Certificate Format : Functional Genomics

Dear Learners,

Type of exam: Computer based exam 

You will have to appear at the allotted exam centre and produce your Hall ticket and Government Photo 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 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  17th October,2018 to 20th October, 2018. We will notify the same through email.

 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.

 
-NPTEL Admin

Functional Genomics - Week 4 assignment solutions released

Dear Participants,

 

The Solutions for Week 4 assignment for the course, Functional Genomics, has been released and can be found at the following link:

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_bt27/unit?unit=29&lesson=62

 

Best wishes,

TAs


WEEK 4 - FEEDBACK Functional Genomics

Dear learner

Thank you for enrolling in this NPTEL course and we hope you have gone through the contents for this week and also attempted the assignment.
We value your feedback and wish to know how you found the videos and the questions asked - whether they were easy, difficult, as per your expectations, etc
We shall use this to make the course better and we can also know from the feedback which concepts need more explanation, etc.

Please do spare some time to give your feedback - comprises just 5 questions - should not take more than a minute, but makes a lot of difference for us as we know what the learners feel.


Thank you.
- NPTEL team

Reminder : LIVE streaming of NPTEL Online Certification Course on "Functional Genomics"

Dear Candidates,

Kindly note that we are having a LIVE session for the course – “Functional Genomics" by Prof. S. Ganesh – Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur.

Details are given below :

DATE & TIME: Sep 22, 2018 @ 6:00 pm

LIVE STREAMING LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2cSRZX3mXo

Click on the following link to fill the Google form and share questions you may want to ask the Professor. 

Google form Link: https://goo.gl/forms/yAXraUjk1p1iHrvB2

We would also like to have your feedback after the session. 

Happy Learning !!!
TAs 

Functional Genomics - Week 3 assignment solutions released

Dear Participants, The Solutions for Week 3 assignment for the course, Functional Genomics, has been released and can be found at the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_bt27/unit?unit=20&lesson=59

Best wishes,

TAs


LIVE streaming of NPTEL Online Certification Course on "Functional Genomics"

Dear Candidates,

Kindly note that we are having a LIVE session for the course – “Functional Genomics" by Prof. S. Ganesh – Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur.

Details are given below :

DATE & TIME: Sep 22, 2018 @ 6:00 pm

LIVE STREAMING LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2cSRZX3mXo

Click on the following link to fill the Google form and share questions you may want to ask the Professor. 

Google form Link: https://goo.gl/forms/yAXraUjk1p1iHrvB2

We would also like to have your feedback after the session. 

Happy Learning !!!
TAs 

Functional Genomics – Week 4 Lectures released

Dear Participants,

The week-4 lectures for the course " Functional Genomics " has been released in the portal.

Links for the online reading materials for the topics covered in these lectures are given below:

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

TAs


Comparative Genomics

Comparative Genomics

Interpreting Shared Characteristics: The Platypus Genome

Pufferfish and Ancestral Genomes

Unraveling the message: insights into comparative genomics of the naked mole-rat


Functional Genomics – Week 4 assignment released

Dear Participants,

Assignment-4 for the course, Functional Genomics, has been released and can be found at the following link: <https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_bt27/unit?unit=29&assessment=58>


Please note that the deadline for the submission of Assignment-4 ends at 23:59 hrs on 26/09/2018

Best wishes,

TAs


WEEK 3 - FEEDBACK Functional Genomics

Dear learner

Thank you for enrolling in this NPTEL course and we hope you have gone through the contents for this week and also attempted the assignment.
We value your feedback and wish to know how you found the videos and the questions asked - whether they were easy, difficult, as per your expectations, etc
We shall use this to make the course better and we can also know from the feedback which concepts need more explanation, etc.

Please do spare some time to give your feedback - comprises just 5 questions - should not take more than a minute, but makes a lot of difference for us as we know what the learners feel.


Thank you.
- NPTEL team

Functional Genomics - Week 2 assignment solutions released

Dear Participants,

The Solutions for Week 2 assignment for the course, Functional Genomics, has been released and can be found at the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_bt27/unit?unit=13&lesson=56

Best wishes,

TAs


Functional Genomics - Week 1 assignment solutions released

Dear Participants,

 

The Solutions for Week 1 assignment for the course, Functional Genomics, has been released and can be found at the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_bt27/unit?unit=6&lesson=55

Best wishes,

TAs


Functional Genomics: Live session-I feedback

Dear Participants,


Thank you to all who had joined for the live session yesterday for the course "Functional Genomics." Hope you all have had a good experience, and that we could clarify your queries/doubts. Since we plan to have one more live session towards the end of the course, we would also like to have your feedback, and whether you would like to see the lab facilities as well. Those who could not turn up can also join in the next live session. See you all then.


Regards,

TAs


Functional Genomics – Week 3 Lectures released

Dear Participants,

The week-3 lectures for the course " Functional Genomics " has been released in the portal.

Links for the online reading materials for the topics covered in these lectures are given below.

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

TAs


DNA Sequencing Technologies

DNA Sequencing Technologies Key to the Human Genome Project

Genomic Data Resources: Challenges and Promises

Sequencing Human Genome: the Contributions of Francis Collins and Craig Venter

Next-Generation DNA Sequencing

Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST)


Functional Genomics – Week 3 assignment released

Dear Participants,

Assignment-3 for the course, Functional Genomics, has been released and can be found at the following link: <https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_bt27/unit?unit=20&assessment=52>


Please note that the deadline for the submission of Assignment-3 ends at 23:59 hrs on 19/09/2018

Best wishes,

TAs


Reminder: live session(Functional Genomics) started now

Dear Learners
 LIVE session for the course – “Functional Genomics" by Prof. S. Ganesh – Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur started now.

LIVE STREAMING LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU4_3oh0v6c

We would also like to have your feedback after the session. 

Happy Learning !!!
NPTEL Team 

Exam Registration extended till Sep 17, 2018 - 10:00AM !!

Dear Learners

We have received requests from colleges and learners to extend the exam form and hence it is being extended till 17 September 2018 10am. Payment can be done till 18 September 2018 10am. This is for courses that have exams on 28 October 2018.

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

-NPTEL Team

WEEK 2 - FEEDBACK Functional Genomics

Dear learner

Thank you for enrolling in this NPTEL course and we hope you have gone through the contents for this week and also attempted the assignment.
We value your feedback and wish to know how you found the videos and the questions asked - whether they were easy, difficult, as per your expectations, etc
We shall use this to make the course better and we can also know from the feedback which concepts need more explanation, etc.

Please do spare some time to give your feedback - comprises just 5 questions - should not take more than a minute, but makes a lot of difference for us as we know what the learners feel.


Thank you.
- NPTEL team

LIVE streaming of NPTEL Online Certification Course on "Functional Genomics"

Dear Learners,

Kindly note that we are having a LIVE session for the course – “Functional Genomics" by Prof. S. Ganesh – Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur.

Details are given below :

DATE & TIME: Sep 08, 2018 @ 6:00 pm

LIVE STREAMING LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU4_3oh0v6c

Click on the following link to fill the Google form and share questions you may want to ask the Professor. 

Google form Link: https://goo.gl/forms/yAXraUjk1p1iHrvB2

We would also like to have your feedback after the session. 

Happy Learning !!!
NPTEL Team 

Guidelines on how to access the assignment

Dear Participants,


We are getting several queries on how to access the assignment on the portal and also, the request to email the assignment.


Please note that to access the assignment (directly or from the link provided in the announcement) candidate has to login first on the portal from their registered email ID. Assignment and lectures can be accessed under the course outline heading on their respective week. The assignment cannot be emailed it has to be submitted online via NPTEL course portal only.  If you are not able to locate the login option follow the steps in the below-given youtube video link.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=K7GDSNwg7fI


Best wishes,

TAs


Functional Genomics – Week 2 assignment released

Dear Participants,

Assignment-2 for the course, Functional Genomics, has been released and can be found at the following link: <https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_bt27/unit?unit=13&assessment=49>


Please note that the deadline for the submission of Assignment-2 ends at 23:59 hrs on 12/09/2018

Best wishes,

TAs


Functional Genomics – Week 2 Lectures released

Dear Participants,

The week-2 lectures for the course "Functional Genomics" has been released in the portal.

Links for the online reading materials for the topics covered in these lectures are given below:

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

TAs

Genome editing

Genome editing: 7 facts about a revolutionary technology

What is genome editing and how does it work?

RNA interference

RNA interference

Morpholino

DNA microarray

Gene ontology


WEEK 1 - FEEDBACK Functional Genomics

Dear learner

Thank you for enrolling in this NPTEL course and we hope you have gone through the contents for this week and also attempted the assignment.
We value your feedback and wish to know how you found the videos and the questions asked - whether they were easy, difficult, as per your expectations, etc
We shall use this to make the course better and we can also know from the feedback which concepts need more explanation, etc.

Please do spare some time to give your feedback - comprises just 5 questions - should not take more than a minute, but makes a lot of difference for us as we know what the learners feel.


Thank you.
- NPTEL team

Functional Genomics – Week 1 Lectures released

Dear Participants,

The week-1 lectures for the course " Functional Genomics " has been released in the portal.

Links for the online reading materials for the topics covered in these lectures are given below:

Happy Learning!

Thanks & Regards,

TAs

Genetics and Genomics: A timeline

A Brief History of Genetics

Epigenetics

Metagenomics

The “Other” Genome

Forward genetics

Reverse genetics

Targeted deletion of genes in animals


Functional Genomics – Week 1 assignment released

Dear Participants,

Assignment-1 for the course, Functional Genomics, has been released and can be found at the following link: <https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_bt27/unit?unit=6&assessment=44>

Please note that the deadline for the submission of Assignment-1 ends at 23:59 hrs on 12/09/2018

Best wishes,

TAs


Functional Genomics : NPTEL signs MOU with AICTE for Faculty Development Program

Dear Learners

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development and NPTEL have signed an MOU on July 24, 2018 whereby advanced NPTEL online certification courses are approved for Faculty Development Programme (FDP) by AICTE.

According to the above notification, the course " Functional Genomics " is approved for Faculty Development Programme (FDP) by AICTE.

Hope this benefits faculty in more ways and we invite you to participate and enjoy the process of learning through NPTEL.

For more details please visit: http://nptel.ac.in/AICTE_FDP/

NOTE:  The AICTE FDP is applicable from Jul-Dec 2018 semester onward. This will NOT be applicable to previously completed NPTEL Certification Courses.

-NPTEL Team

Progressive Web App (PWA) for NPTEL Online Certification Courses

Dear Learners

We have launched the PWA version of the onlinecourses portal, that is mobile friendly.  Login and see the view for the courses you have enrolled to. It will work better with chrome.

NOTE: Mobile App won't allow you to join the courses and submit the assignments. This can be done only through desktop for now.

Step 1:  Goto https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/ through mobile

Step 2:  Allow notifications when it prompts. 

Step 3: Add it to the Home screen when it prompts / Add to home screen from chrome settings.

Step 4: Login with your enrolled id.

Here is the link for the short video: https://youtu.be/CPpVacKtHTw

 We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations on this. Your esteemed input will help us in serving you better. 

Here is the link for the Feedback form: https://goo.gl/ScLq3m 

In case of any queries please write to us at : nptelexam@nptel.iitm.ac.in

-NPTEL Team

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

Dear Learner:

Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the October 2018 certification exam. The registration for the certification exam is open only to students who have enrolled in the course.  If you want to register for the exam for this course, login using the same email id used to enroll to the course.

Till the start date of the course, every Monday and Thursday at 5pm, we will sync the enrollment data on the exam form. If you enroll in between, please wait till the nearest Monday/Thursday to register for the exam. Once the enrollment is closed, the enrollment data will be completely loaded and you can register any time.

Dates of exam: October 28, 2018

Certification exam registration URL is: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
Exam Session time: Forenoon: 9.00 AM -12.00 PM ; Afternoon: 2.00 PM - 5.00 PM
Examination Cities: Click here to access the list of exam cities: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/images/examcities_final.pdf

Registration fees: Rs 1100/- per course exam

(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)Students belonging to the PwD category with more than 40% disability can avail a 50% fee waiver - please select Yes for the option and upload the relevant Disability certificate.)

Last date for registration:  10th September 2018 10.00 am (Monday).

Mode of payment:  Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking or via SPOC of college

HALL TICKET:
The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively in the Mid of October 2018. 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%

Please check the Announcements section of your course for further details on this.


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:- you can add or delete courses and pay separately – till the date when the exam form closes. No changes will be entertained after that.   You can register for a maximum of 4 course exams ( 2 on Oct 7 and 2 on Oct 28. Same day of exam – you can write exams for 2 courses in the 2 sessions. Same center will be allocated for both the sessions).

2) FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE PAYING VIA THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF YOUR COLLEGE:-

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.

Please read the instructions carefully before submitting the form.
In case of any queries please write to us at noc@nptel.iitm.ac.in

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL TEAM

Assignment 0

Hello Participants,


We have released assignment 0 for the course. You can now assess your basic understanding of the “ Functional Genomics” course.


Happy learning!!

Rashmi and Saloni

TAs

Welcome note from TAs

We are the TAs for this course and we will be helping you with the course and the assignments. We would also attend to the discussion forum and clarify the doubts on the topics discussed once the course is launched. We plan to have two live Google Hangout sessions, at the end of 2nd and 4th week of the course respectively, to have a direct interaction with the participants and to clarify doubts on the topics discussed in the course. Please note that we will not be able to handle questions on the logistics, exam venue, and other procedural issues. Our discussion will be limited to course content and doubts therein.


We will inform you in advance about the schedule of the Google Hangout session.


Best wishes,


Rashmi and Saloni


Welcome note from Prof. S.Ganesh

Hello Participants:


Welcome to the course, Functional Genomics. This is an exciting topic, and this course would provide an overview of contemporary approaches used to understand the genome function.  This MOOC includes lectures, tutorials, and laboratory demonstrations. I advise you to regularly go through the lectures and reading materials as and when they get released. The presentation slides used for each lecture is also linked to the video file. We will have periodic assignments that would test your understanding. We also plan to have two live interactive sessions, via the Google Hangout platform, wherein we will be responding to your queries and doubts if any. These sessions are most likely will be conducted on a Saturday or a Sunday, and the details (date/time) will be posted to you in advance.


I also advise that you send us any course related queries using this course portal as this is being attended to by my senior PhD students/postdocs (TAs) as well, and you will get a quicker response. Emails to my personal IITK email ID please be avoided as they may not be attended to immediately.


Good luck with your studies!


Professor S. Ganesh

Welcome to NPTEL Online Course: Functional Genomics

Dear student

Welcome to NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!

Thank you for signing up for our online course " Functional Genomics". We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.

The course will begin on August 27,2018. 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 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 Ask a Question 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:  Functional Genomics
Course duration : 4 weeks
  • Date of exams: October 28,2018. 
  • Time of Exams:: Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
  • Exam for this course will be available in both morning & afternoon sessions.
  • Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form.
  • Exam registration url - Will be announced shortly

Once again, thank you for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning - NPTEL team.