Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - 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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E-certificates

E-certificates will be available in nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in  4 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

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- NPTEL TEAM

Feedback for Semiconductor Devices and Circuits

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.

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Good Luck for Tomorrow's Final Exam

Dear Learners,

Good luck for tomorrow's final exam!

Final exam type: MCQ - Computer-based.

Please read all the instructions given on the hall ticket. The Paper related all the instructions will be given on the paper itself.

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 12 - Assignment Solution

Dear Learners,

Please find the solutions to Assignment-12 in the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assignment%2012%20Solutions.pdf


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TA.

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Solutions to Assignment 11

Dear Students,

Please find the solutions to Assignment-11 in the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=87&lesson=104


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TA.



Semiconductor Devices and Circuits : 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:

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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.

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NPTEL team

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 12 - Video Lectures Online

Dear Students,

Week 12 video lectures are online now.
Topic: Thin Film Transistors (TFTs) ,  Tutorials


Happy Learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 12 - Assignment Online

Dear Students,

Week 12 assignment is online now.
Deadline:   24 Oct, 2018 at 23:59 hrs


Regards,
TA




Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Additional Information for Assignment-11

Dear Students,

For question-1 in Assignment-11,  you shall make an assumption that the body-terminal of the MOSFET is connected to ground (0 V), by default.  


Regards,
TA.

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits: Solutions to Assignment-10

Dear Students,

Please find the solutions for Week-10 (MOSFET-II) Assignment:  


Regards,
TA.

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Announcement

Dear Students,

We have approached the tail-end of the course. The last set of video-lectures for the course will be released coming Monday.
This set will have lectures on Thin Film Transistors (TFTs) and also a few tutorial sessions on solving problems related to the course.
The last assignment (Assignment-12) will have questions from TFTs,  as well as revision questions from the earlier topics covered in the course. 


Regards,
TA.


Exam and Certificate Format : Semiconductor Devices and Circuits

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

Week 11 - Circuits - Lecture Slides

Dear Students,

Please find the lecture slides for week-11 (Circuits) uploaded in the following link:


Regards,
TA.

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 9 - Assignment Solutions

Dear Students,

Please find the solutions for Assignment-9 uploaded in the following link:

We would like to kindly bring to your notice that there was a manual error in configuring options for the question-10 in this assignment.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  Further, there were reported issues in interpreting question-6.  
So, please note that both questions: 10 & 6 have been eliminated from evaluation.
The assignment has been evaluated considering only the remaining 8 questions (1 to 5, 7,8,9).


Regards,
TA.



Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 11 - Video Lectures Online

Dear Students,

Week 11 video lectures are online now.
Topic: Circuits


Happy Learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 11 - Assignment Online

Dear Students,

Week 11 assignment is online now.
Deadline:   17 Oct, 2018 at 23:59 hrs


Regards,
TA

Assignment-10: Modification of scaling factor in questions - 9,10

Dear Students,

You are requested to kindly note the following change with respect to questions 9,10 in assignment-10:  

Please use a scaling factor of  k = 1.43 for the questions  9 and 10,  instead of k = 0.7 given earlier. 

Kindly note this change.

Regards,
TA.




Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 8 - Assignment Solutions

Dear Students,

Please find the solutions for Week-8 (MOSCAP & C-V) Assignment:  

Regards,
TA.

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 10 - Assignment Online

Dear Students,

Week 10 assignment is online now.
Deadline:   10 Oct, 2018 at 23:59 hrs


Regards,
TA



Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 10 - Video Lectures Online

Dear Students,

Week 10 video lectures are online now.
Topic: MOSFET:  II


Happy Learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Lecture Slides for MOSFET Topic

Dear Students,

Kindly note that the Lecture-Slides for MOSFET topic have been uploaded in the following link: 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10X_e36AOI2td0np9SIapi9e3yzYjF_YZ


Regards,
TA.



Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Info. regarding Assignment-9

Dear Students,

This is an information regarding question-2 in assignment-9:

Please consider that the drain current  corresponds to , and that the current  corresponds to 


Regards,
TA.

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 9 - Assignment Online

Dear Students,

Week 9 assignment is online now.
Link:   https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=71&assessment=77
Deadline:   03 Oct, 2018 at 23:59 hrs


Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 9 - Video Lectures Online

Dear Students,

Week 9 video lectures are online now.
Link:   https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=71
Topic: MOSFET:  I


Happy Learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 7 - Assignment Solutions

Dear Students,

Please find the solutions for Week-7 (BJT) Assignment:  
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assn7_soln.pdf


Regards,
TA.





Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 6 - Assignment Solution

Dear Learners,

Week 6 Assignment solution is online now.

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assn%206%20soln_part%201.pdf
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assn%206%20soln_part%202.pdf

Regards,
TA

Week 8 - MOSCAP and CV Characteristics - Lecture Slides

Dear Students,

Please find the lecture slides for week-8 (MOSCAP and CV Characteristics) uploaded in the following link:


Regards,
TA.

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 8 - Assignment Online

Dear Students,

Week 8 assignment is online now.
Link:   https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=62&assessment=68
Deadline:   26 Sep, 2018 at 23:59 hrs


Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Device and Circuits - Week 5 - Assignment Solution

Dear Learners,

Week 5 assignment solution has been uploaded.
Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assn%205%20soln.pdf 

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 8 - Video Lectures Online

Dear Learners,

Week 8 video lectures are online now.
Link:   https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=62&lesson=63
Topic: Metal Oxide Semiconductor Capacitor (MOSCAP) and CV Characteristics


Happy Learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Some Derivations and Interesting Concepts

Dear Learners,

We have compiled few derivations and concepts based on the discussion in the forum so far (till PN junction). Interested students might find these useful. You can find these notes here. All are hand-written notes. We apologize for the untidiness.  

Note: Most of these derivations are mathematically complicated and will not be quizzed in the assignments or final exam of this course.

Regards,
TA

Revision of Deadline for Assignment-7

Dear Learners,

We would like to bring to your notice that there was an error in configuring the last-date of submission for the Assignment-7.   Kindly note that the revised deadline for Assignment-7 is  19th Sep, 2018 - 23:59


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TA.

Week 7 - Bipolar Junction Transistors - Lecture Slides

Dear Students,

Please find the lecture slides for week-7 (BJT) uploaded in the following link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10X_e36AOI2td0np9SIapi9e3yzYjF_YZ


Regards,
TA.




Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 7 - Video Lectures Online

Dear Learners,

Week 7 video lectures are online now.
Topic: Bipolar Junction Transistors  (BJT)


Happy Learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 7 - Assignment Online!

Dear Learners,

Week 7 assignment is online now.
Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=57&assessment=59
Deadline: 19 Sep, 2018 at 23:59 hrs

Regards,
TA

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

Semiconductor Device and Circuits - Week 4 Assignment - Q10 error

Dear Learners,

We did a mistake in the solution of Q10 in assignment 4 and subsequently the answer options were wrongly configured. We would like to apologize for the inconvenience. We have now scrapped that particular problem from assignment 4. That means the assignment 4 has been reevaluated based on your answers for remaining 9 questions (Q1 to Q9). The same will be reflected in your progress tab.
However, we feel that the problem is interesting and so made the correct solution available for you here. 

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 3 and 4 - Assignment Solutions

Dear learners,

We have uploaded the solutions of Assignments 3 and 4.

Here are the links.

Assignment 3: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assn%203%20soln.pdf

Assignment 4: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assn%204%20soln_part%201.pdf
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assn%204%20soln_part%202.pdf
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assn%204%20soln_part%203.pdf

Regards,
TA

Reminder: Live session (Semiconductor Devices and Circuits)

Dear Learners,

A gentle reminder! live session has started now.Please post your questions that you want to ask Professor in the live session beforehand using the following google form, so that we can make the event more compact.

Live session URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxa17e7_yp0



-NPTEL Team

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 6 - Assignment Online!

Dear Learners,

Week 6 assignment is online now.
Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=48&assessment=54
Deadline: 12 Sep, 2018 at 23:59 hrs

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Exam Registration Update

Dear Learners,

The Exam Registration form is working fine now (it was down for few hours since yesterday night). The deadline for the registration is Sep 17, Monday for our course.  

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Live Session Reminder

Dear Learners,

A gentle reminder! Tomorrow (4 Sep) we will have our first live session from 4 to 5 pm. Please post your questions that you want to ask Professor in the live session beforehand using the following google form, so that we can make the event more compact.

Google Form URL: https://goo.gl/forms/NCPvapaxAbRSbMph2

Live session URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxa17e7_yp0


Hope to see you all in the live session!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Assignment 4 - Q3 - Unit Correction

Dear Learners, 

There is an error in the unit of Q3 in assignment 4. The unit of diffusion length will be  instead of . The options given for the answer are correct. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Device and Circuits - Week 6 - Video Lectures Online

Dear Learners,

Week 6 video lectures are online now.
Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=48&lesson=49
Topic: PN Junction

Link for the lecture slides: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10X_e36AOI2td0np9SIapi9e3yzYjF_YZ

Happy Learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - 1st Live Session - Change in timing

Dear Learners,

Due to some unavoidable circumstances we have to shift the 1st live session from 3rd September to 4th September. We would like to invite you all for an exciting live session on 4th September (Tuesday) from 4 to 5 pm.

Link to the live session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxa17e7_yp0
Link to post your queries: https://goo.gl/forms/NCPvapaxAbRSbMph2

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 5 - Assignment Online!

Dear learners,

Week 5 assignment is online now.
Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=41&assessment=47
Deadline: 12 Sep, 2018 at 23:59 hrs

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 5 - Video Lectures Online!

Dear learners,

Week 5 video lectures are online now.
Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=41
Topic: Metal-Semiconductor Junctions

Happy learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Device and Circuits - Lecture Slides

Dear Students,

We have uploaded the lecture slides till 5th week.

Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10X_e36AOI2td0np9SIapi9e3yzYjF_YZ?usp=sharing

Happy learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Due dates for Assignment 3 Extended!!

Dear Learners

In view of the large scale flooding in Kerala, we are getting multiple requests from colleges through emails and forum requests. So we have decided to extend the deadline of the assignments.

Deadline for Assignment 3 has been extended till Sep 5, 2018.

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 4 - Assignment Online!

Dear students,

Week 4 assignment is live now.
Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=32&assessment=40

Deadline: 5 Sep, 2018. 23:59 hrs

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 4 - Video Lectures Online!

Dear students,

Week 4 video lectures are online now.
Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=32

Happy learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 1 and 2 - Assignment Solutions

Dear students,

We have uploaded the solutions of Assignments 1 and 2.

Here are the links.
Assignment 1: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assn%201%20soln.pdf
Assignment 2: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assn%202%20soln.pdf

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 3 - Assignment Online Now!

Dear Students,

Week 3 assignment is live now.

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=25&assessment=31

Topics: DoS, Fermi function, Carrier concentration and Doping

Deadline: 22 Aug, 2018, 23:59 IST

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Course related interesting books

Dear Students,

We have uploaded soft copies (.pdfs) of few books related to this course. These are not mandatory reference books, but they might help the curious students to further investigate a particular topic.
Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18RDI7UEsq-0GJyD-Q2qkLfwdEDUAlsWs

Happy learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 3 - Video Lectures Online!

Dear Students,

Week 3 video lectures are online now!

The topic is "Density of States, Fermi Function and Doping".

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=25&lesson=26

Happy Learning!

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 2 - Assignment Online!

Dear Students,

Week 2 assignment is live now.

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=16&assessment=22 

Submission deadline: 15 Aug, 23:59 hrs

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 2 - Video Lectures Online!

Dear students,

Week 2 video lectures are online now. 

The topic is "Excursion in Solid State Physics".

Here is the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=16&lesson=17

Happy learning!

Regards,
TA


Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 0 - Assignment Solution

Dear Students,

We have uploaded the solution for Assignment 0.

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/assets/img/Assn%200%20soln.pdf

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Assignment 0, Q2: Wrong Answer Displayed

Dear Students,

If you open assignment 0 link now, system will display all the answers as the deadline for submission is over.

The correct option for question 2 is wrongly set and hence system is showing wrong answer now. It is showing option (a) [increases], whereas the correct answer will be option (b) [decreases].

We sincerely apologize for the mistake, but don't worry. Assignment 0 will not be considered in your final grading.     

Regards,
TA

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 1 - Assignment online now!

Hello everyone!
Assignment 1 is online now. 
Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=7&assessment=11
Topic: Quantum Mechanics - basics (Week 1 content)
The deadline for assignment 1 is 15 Aug, 2018, 23:59 IST.

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

Semiconductor Device and Circuits Week 1 Lectures Online Now!

Hello everyone!
Week 1 lecture videos are online now. We have made it live before the start of the course so that you get familiarized with the environment. 
The topic of week 1 lectures is "Excursion in Quantum Mechanics".
The link of the lectures are:
1. https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=7&lesson=8
2. https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=7&lesson=9
3. https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=7&lesson=10
Hope you will enjoy the lectures!
You can use the online forum "Ask a Question" to clear any doubt or query.

Semiconductor Devices and Circuits - Week 0 - Assignment online now!

Hello everyone. Assignment 0 is online now.
Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/unit?unit=1&assessment=5
It will help you to brush up the basics of electrostatics, RC circuits and basic mathematics (derivatives, differential equations etc.).
The deadline for assignment 0 is 1 Aug, 2018, 23:59 IST.

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 here 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

Welcome to NPTEL Online Course: Semiconductor Devices and Circuits

Dear student

Welcome to NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!

Thank you for signing up for our online course "Semiconductor Devices and Circuits". We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.

The course will begin on JULY 30, 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:  Semiconductor Devices and Circuits
Course url: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ee32/
Course duration : 12 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.
Thank You.