Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices : Results have been published

Dear Learner,

The results for a few of the April 27/28 exams have been published.
You will be informed via mail and SMS about the release of exam results and e-certificates.

How to find out if results have been published?
To check the publishing status of exam scores and e-certificates, click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS0P4yTZbjm0iIa5iDSJwzT1ti6j8QnQIcnt7nxbVZ2l2IJUDQbGCVlebfUJPGScEe91jxsw4rA018D/pubhtml

How to check exam results & e-certificates:
To check the results & see your e-certificate, go to nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in
Login with the course enrolled e-mail id.
Clicking on the course name will redirect to the score board.
Click on Exam Scores - Both the Assignment scores and Exam score will be displayed.
Final score is the certification score.
Calculation Logic for each course is provided in the same page.

Reporting of errors
For each course, reporting of issues comes with its own deadline (date and time)
So 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.

If you want to lodge any issues about scores/e-certificates, you may do that in the same portal.
nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in

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

- NPTEL TEAM

Feedback for Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices

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 : http://bit.ly/2HLNZvv



We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team  

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: All the best for the exam

Dear All, 

All the best for everyone writing the final exam this weekend. 

The exam will have 50 multiple choice questions (MCQs).

The questions will be similar in content to the assignments, with a mixture of both numeric and subjective questions.

You will be provided a formula sheet for the final exam. The copy of the sheet is posted in Week 8 lessons. This is for your information only. 

Hope you do well in the final exam. 

All the best, 

Parasuraman S  

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 7 and 8 solutions


Dear All, 

The solutions for Week 7 and Week 8 assignments are now available. You can use the links below. The solutions are also added as lessons in the respective units. 

Week 7: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c8eP-es1ueL6pkUz8csflMs60KosFa0E

Week 8: https://drive.google.com/open?id=10WeYF35i1SvZZmq4ujUiEiMKQwMixktV

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Weeks 7 and 8 assignment reminder

Dear all, 

A reminder that the assignments for Weeks 7 and 8 are due this Wednesday, April 24th, 10 pm. 

I'll be posting the solutions on Thursday. 

Please note that we will consider best 6 out of 8 assignments for the final evaluation. 

Best,

Parasuraman 

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices: Hall ticket for April 27 & 28, 2019 NPTEL Online Certification exams is now available for download.

Dear Candidate:

1. If you have registered and paid successfully for the  April 27 & 28, 2019 -NPTEL Online certification exams, your Admit Card/Hall ticket is now available at  


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. Click on the download tab under the hall ticket for the April exam, from the link.  

2. NOTE: Candidates who are taking the exam in the following cities (Dimapur,  Kala Amb, Katra, Banda - AN session, Mainpuri - AN session, Bapatla can download the hall ticket only from the link: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

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 support@nptel.iitm.ac.in
 
Note that you will be able to log in here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on   April 27 & 28, 2019. 

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


-NPTEL Team

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 6 assignment solutions


Dear All, 

Week 6 assignment solutions are available in the link below. They are also posted as a lesson in the Week 6 unit. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-c8rmG5cWWim0zJErdJSVD8b2Ta0U9g9/view?usp=sharing

Please note that Week 7 and 8 assignments are both due next Wednesday, April 24. I will also send a separate reminder later.

Best,

Parasuraman S




Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week - 8 Feedback Form

Dear Learner

Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
It would help us tremendously in gauging the learner experience.


Thank you.
-NPTEL team

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 6 assignment reminder

Dear All, 

Just a reminder that Week 6 assignment is due this Wednesday, April 17th, by 10 pm. 

I shall post the solutions on Thursday. 

Please also note that both Week 7 and 8 assignments are due next week. I shall send a separate reminder for them later. 

Best,

Parasuraman S


Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 5 assignment solutions

Dear All, 

Solutions to Assignment 5 are now available. They are posted as a separate lesson in Week 5. You can also get them using the link below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZB6p9pgJt7h9x44GRcxfgKj2M5C9ocQ/view?usp=sharing

Best,

Parasuraman

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week - 7 Feedback Form

Dear Learner

Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
It would help us tremendously in gauging the learner experience.

Here is the link to the form: https://nptel.ac.in/noc/nocprofile/super_admin/weekly_feedback/form_login.php

Thank you.
-NPTEL team

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 5 assignment reminder

Dear All, 

Just a reminder than Week 5 assignment is due for submission this Wednesday, April 10th, 10 pm.

I'll post the solutions on Thursday.

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 4 assignment solutions

Dear All, 

Week 4 assignment solutions are now available at the link given below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u-nE9u74o39xHRvDWw0a7ue8VsIkIIP0/view?usp=sharing

They are also uploaded as a separate lesson in Week 4 unit. 

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices : Exam Type and Certificate Format

Dear Candidate


Type of exam: Computer based exam 


You will have to appear at the allotted exam center 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 Mid of April 2019. We will notify the same through email.


On-Screen Calculator Demo Link:


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


https://tcsion.com/OnlineAssessment/ScientificCalculator/Calculator.html


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


 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% -74%: Certificate with tag "Elite" printed at the top


4. Final score between 75% -89%: Certificate with tag "Elite" tag and "Silver medal" printed at the top


5. Final score of 90% and above: Certificate with "Elite" tag and "gold medal" printed on it.


-NPTEL Admin

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week - 6 Feedback Form

Dear Learner

Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
It would help us tremendously in gauging the learner experience.

Here is the link to the form: https://nptel.ac.in/noc/nocprofile/super_admin/weekly_feedback/form_login.php

Thank you.
-NPTEL team

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 8 lessons and assignment

Dear All,

I am releasing Week 8 videos and assignment early to give enough time for completion.

The videos are found under the title, "Optical Optoelectronic devices-continued". The first lecture can be accessed using the following link:

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=61&lesson=62
The other lectures in this week are accessible from the navigation bar to the left. Please remember to login into the website to view contents (if you aren't logged in already).
The Assignment for Week-8 is also uploaded and can be accessed from the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=61&assessment=105
The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday, April 24th by 10 pm. Please note that this is the same submission date as Assignment 7. 

For those of you writing the exam, the formula sheet that will be provided to you in the exam is also included as one of the lessons. This is for your information only to help in preparing for the exam. 
Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module. If you also have any technical difficulties as well please let us know. I use Google Chrome browser to upload and view the videos and the assignments. 


Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 4 assignment reminder

Dear All, 

Just a reminder than Week 4 assignment is due tomorrow, Wednesday, April 3, by 10 pm. 

I shall post the solutions on Thursday. 

I'll also be releasing Week 8 videos and assignment later this week (mostly by Friday). This will help us to finish the course by April 24.

Best,

Parasuraman 

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 7 videos and lessons

Dear All,

In weeks 7 and 8, we will discuss optoelectronic devices. This will involve materials other than silicon, since for most optical applications, silicon cannot be used as it is an indirect band gap semiconductor.
Week 7 videos and assignment are now available online. I am releasing them a day earlier than usual. The videos are found under the title, "Optical properties and optoelectronic devices". The first lecture can be accessed using the following link:

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=52&lesson=53
The other lectures in this week are accessible from the navigation bar to the left. Please remember to login into the website to view contents (if you aren't logged in already).
The Assignment for Week-7 is also uploaded and can be accessed from the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=52&assessment=104
The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday, April 24th by 10 pm.
Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module. If you also have any technical difficulties as well please let us know. I use Google Chrome browser to upload and view the videos and the assignments. 


Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week - 5 Feedback Form

Dear Learner

Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
It would help us tremendously in gauging the learner experience.


Thank you.
-NPTEL team

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 6 videos and assignment

Dear All,
In Week 6 we will be discussing one of the most important components of the integrated circuit (IC), i.e. the transistor. Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) are particularly useful for ICs. There is ongoing work in the industry to come up with new materials and technologies as the individual MOSFETs become smaller to accommodate Moore's law. 
  
The videos and assignment are now available online. They are titled, "Transistors". The first lecture can be accessed using the following link:

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=45&lesson=46
The other lectures in this week are accessible from the navigation bar to the left. Please remember to login into the website to view contents (if you aren't logged in already).
 The Assignment for Week-6 is also uploaded and can be accessed from the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=45&assessment=102
The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday, April 17th by 10 pm.
Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module. If you also have any technical difficulties as well please let us know. I use Google Chrome browser to upload and view the videos and the assignments. 


Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 3 assignment solutions

Dear All, 

Solutions to Week 3 assignment are now available online. You can use the link below. The solutions are also uploaded as a separate lesson in Week 3 unit.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oxwsHDWEYs2QLZ8nl1HaBDiD3djHSzy4/view?usp=sharing


Best,

Parasuraman

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week - 4 Feedback Form

Dear Learner

Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
It would help us tremendously in gauging the learner experience.


Thank you.
-NPTEL team

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 5 lessons and assignment

Dear All,

Week 5 videos and assignment are available online. They are titled, "Junction-continued". The first lecture can be accessed using the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=38&lesson=39
The other lectures in this week are accessible from the navigation bar to the left. Please remember to login into the website to view contents (if you aren't logged in already).
 The Assignment for Week-5 is also uploaded and can be accessed from the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=38&assessment=98
The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday, April 10th by 10 pm.
Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module. If you also have any technical difficulties as well please let us know. I use Google Chrome browser to upload and view the videos and the assignments. 

NPTEL office has informed us there is some problem with the exam form and that they are working on it. They will post announcement regarding the same separately. 

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 3 assignment reminder

Dear All, 

Just a reminder that Week 3 assignment is due this Wednesday, March 20 by 10 pm (22:00 IST).

Please submit your solutions by that time. You are allowed multiple submissions. Only the last will be considered for grading. 

I shall post the solutions by Thursday (March 21). 

Please do use the forum to discuss your difficulties with the assignment questions. I'll try and provide pointers to help you solve the questions. 

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 2 assignment solutions

Dear All, 

The solutions for Week 2 assignment are available at the link given below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SN8U7uCJoW0WGAgmdn3SR_r4xJ95DEDe/view?usp=sharing

It is also posted as a lesson in the Week 2 unit. 

Regards,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices : Video recording on Interactive session

Dear All,

There was an interaction session with some of the students for the course "Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices"

The video recording is now available in the portal under the last unit "Interactive session"

Those who are interested can take a look.


-NPTEL Team

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices: Transcripts available in different Languages

Dear Learners,

We are informing you that we have released the verified translated transcripts for “Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices” in different language. 

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=72&lesson=73

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=72&lesson=77

We would like to hear from you about the language transcripts published. This will help us make improvements to the existing method and prioritize new features.

Link for the feedback: https://goo.gl/forms/L1HifEMBgX6IxVJP2

We appreciate the time you have taken to provide the feedback.

-NPTEL Team

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week - 3 Feedback Form

Dear Learner

Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
It would help us tremendously in gauging the learner experience.


Thank you.
-NPTEL team

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 4 lessons and assignment

Dear All,
Weeks 1-3 discuss the Electronic Materials part of the course. 

We will now focus on Electronic devices. 

Today, Week 4 videos are available online. They are titled, "Junction-Introduction". The first lecture can be accessed using the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=30&lesson=32
The other lectures in this week are accessible from the navigation bar to the left. Please remember to login into the website to view contents (if you aren't logged in already).
 The Assignment for Week-4 is also uploaded and can be accessed from the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=30&assessment=92
The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday, April 3rd by 10 pm.
Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module. If you also have any technical difficulties as well please let us know. I use Google Chrome browser to upload and view the videos and the assignments. 

The following link has some really good animations on the formation of junctions. This will be useful for understanding some of the material discussed in the course. 

https://www.doitpoms.ac.uk/tlplib/semiconductors/index.php

Please do try to visit this website and look at these. 

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 2 assignment reminder

Dear All, 

Just a reminder that Week 2 assignment is due this Wednesday, March 13 by 10 pm (22:00 IST).

Please submit your solutions by that time. You are allowed multiple submissions. Only the last will be considered for grading. 

I shall post the solutions by Thursday (March 14). 

Please do use the forum to discuss your difficulties with the assignment questions. I'll try and provide pointers to help you solve the questions. 

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week - 2 Feedback Form

Dear Learner

Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
It would help us tremendously in gauging the learner experience.


Thank you.
-NPTEL team

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices - Week 2 live

Dear students
The lecture videos for Week-2 have been uploaded for the course  The lectures can be accessed using the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=13&lesson=14

The other lectures in this week are accessible from the navigation bar to the left. Please remember to login into the website to view contents (if you aren't logged in already).
 
Assignment for Week-2 is also uploaded and can be accessed from the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=13&assessment=88
The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday,2019-03-13, 22:00 IST.
 
As we have done so far, please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module.

-NPTEL Team

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices: Week 1 solutions

Dear All, 

The solutions for Week 1 assignment are available in the link below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XVjg9GinwejwjtfLbCzstmiyU3wFMGhh/view?usp=sharing

They are also posted as a lesson under Week 1 unit. 

Best,

Parasuraman 

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices: Reminder 2 for Exam Registration - April 28, 2019 exams

Dear Candidate,

For April 28, 2019 exams
    •    Certification exam registration URL is: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
    •    Choose an exam session: Forenoon: 9.00 AM -12.00 PM ; Afternoon: 2.00 PM - 5.00 PM
    •    Choose from the Cities where exam will be conducted:   list of exam cities
Exam fees:
    •    Exam fees : Rs 1100/- per course exam :
 If you register (fill and submit completed form) before 18 March 2019 10AM AND pay before 19 March 2019 10AM

    •    Exam fees: Rs 1500/- per course exam
If you register (fill and submit completed form) before 18 March 2019 BUT have NOT paid the fees till 19 March 2019 10AM
If you register (fill and submit the completed form) after 18 March 2019 10AM

For more details, refer the announcement posted earlier on the course.

Hurry! Don't let go of this opportunity to earn a certificate from IITs/IISc!

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices: Live interaction with Course Instructor

Dear learner 

You can interact LIVE with the Course Instructor Prof. Parasuraman Swaminathan, IIT Madras of the course – “Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices". 

Date: 13.03.2019 

Time: 5.00 PM

Link to login to: http://bit.ly/2U8Ka74

Enter your questions you want Prof. Parasuraman Swaminathan to answer at http://bit.ly/2NAhcup

You can also ask your doubts during the session through the chat window... 

We would also like to hear from you after the session. Request you to share your thoughts in the forum. Learners are encouraged to visit https://nptel.ac.in/noc/livesession.php 
for updates on the live sessions. 

-NPTEL team

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week - 1 Feedback Form

Dear Learner

Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
It would help us tremendously in gauging the learner experience.


Thank you.
-NPTEL team

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Reminder Week 1 assignment

Dear All, 

Just a reminder that Week 1 assignment is due this Wednesday, March 6 by 10 pm (22:00 IST).

Please submit your solutions by that time. You are allowed multiple submissions. Only the last will be considered for grading. 

I shall post the solutions by Thursday (March 7). 

Please do use the forum to discuss your difficulties with the assignment questions. I'll try and provide pointers to help you solve the questions. 

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: No lesson release next week

Dear All, 

So far we have released the lessons for the first 3 weeks, covering the Electronic Materials part of the course. 

To help those students who joined later to catch up and also to provide a break with the Devices part of the course, we will not be posting new lessons next week. 

The next unit will be uploaded the week of March 11. 

In the meantime, please use the forum to post your questions about the videos and assignments. 

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 3 lessons and assignment

Dear All,
Today (Feb 25th) is the official start date for this course. We have already uploaded Week 1 and Week 2 lessons. Now, the lecture videos and assignment for Week-3 have also been uploaded online. You can see them in the course main page. 

Weeks 1-3 discuss the Electronic Materials part of the course. The remaining five weeks will deal with devices. 

The Week-3 videos are titled, "Extrinsic semiconductors". The first lecture can be accessed using the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=21&lesson=22
The other lectures in this week are accessible from the navigation bar to the left. Please remember to login into the website to view contents (if you aren't logged in already).
 The Assignment for Week-3 is also uploaded and can be accessed from the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=21&assessment=89
The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday, March 20th by 10 pm.
Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module. If you also have any technical difficulties as well please let us know. I use Google Chrome browser to upload and view the videos and the assignments. 

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 2 lessons and assignment

Dear All,

The lecture videos and assignment for Week-2 have been uploaded online. You can see them in the course main page. 

The Week-2 videos are titled, "Intrinsic semiconductors". The first lecture can be accessed using the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=13&lesson=14
The other lectures in this week are accessible from the navigation bar to the left. Please remember to login into the website to view contents (if you aren't logged in already).
 The Assignment for Week-2 is also uploaded and can be accessed from the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=13&assessment=88
The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday, March 13th by 10 pm.
Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module. If you also have any technical difficulties as well please let us know. I use Google Chrome browser to upload and view the videos and the assignments. 

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Forum information

Dear All, 

Please do use the forum to post your questions regarding the lectures and the assignments. Harish and I will be manning the forums and we will try and answer your questions. If you also find any errors or typos in the videos or notes please do let us know. 

I have posted a clarification for Question 7 in Assignment 1. This is to remove any ambiguity in the question. 

We will try and upload week 2 videos and assignment by Monday. 

Have a good weekend. 

Best,

Parasuraman

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Week 1 lessons and assignment

Dear All,
We are now ready to start the course. Hope you would have time to go through the zeroth assignment.

The lecture videos and assignment for Week-1 have been uploaded online. You can see them in the course main page.

The Week-1 videos are titled, "Semiconductor basics". The first lecture can be accessed using the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=6&lesson=7
The other lectures in this week are accessible from the navigation bar to the left. Please remember to login into the website to view contents (if you aren't logged in already).
 The Assignment for Week-1 is also uploaded and can be accessed from the following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/unit?unit=6&assessment=87
The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday, March 6th by 10 pm.
Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module. If you also have any technical difficulties as well please let us know. I use Google Chrome browser to upload and view the videos and the assignments. 

Best,

Parasuraman S

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: All the best for GATE

Dear All,

Wishing all the very best to those who are writing GATE exam this weekend. 

Hope you do well.

We are ready with the lessons and assignment for Week 1 and will be releasing them on Monday.

Best,

Parasuraman

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: All the best for GATE

Dear All,

Wishing all the very best to those who are writing GATE exam this weekend. 

Hope you do well.

Best,

Parasuraman

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices:Internship for one topper in this course in summer 2019

Dear learners

We are very happy to share that I would be happy to take one topper as an Intern in the Summer of 2019, which will involve working at IITM labs with me during this period.
The duration of the internship will be in summer based on mutual convenience. More generic details are available at https://nptel.ac.in/noc/internship/index.php

Good luck to all learners- enjoy learning from the course and hope to see you as a summer intern at IITM.

- Prof. Parasuraman Swaminathan

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices - Reminder 1: REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN!

Dear Learner, 

Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the April 2019 certification exam.
 
1.    The registration for the certification exam is open only to students who have enrolled in the course.

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

3.    Till the start date of the course, every Monday and Thursday at 5:00 PM, we will sync the enrollment data on the exam form. If you enroll in between, please wait till the nearest Tuesday/Friday 10:00 AM to register for the exam. Once the enrollment is closed, the enrollment data will be completely loaded and you can register any time.

4.    Date
of exam: April 28, 2019  
•         Certification exam registration URL is: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
•         Choose an exam session: Forenoon: 9.00 AM -12.00 PM ; Afternoon: 2.00 PM - 5.00 PM
•         Choose from the Cities where exam will be conducted:  list of exam cities
5.    Exam fees:
•         If you register for exam and pay before March 18, 10:00 AM, Exam fees will be Rs. 1100/- per exam.
•         If you register for exam before March 18, 10:00 AM and have not paid or register between March 18, 10:00 & March 22, 10:00 AM, Exam fees will be Rs. 1500/- per exam
 
6.    50% fee waiver for following categories:
•         Students belonging to the SC/ST category: 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: please select Yes for the option and upload the relevant Disability certificate.
 
7.    Last date for registration:  March 22, 2019 10.00 AM (Friday).
 
8.    Mode of payment:  Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking or via SPOC of college (refer to guidelines for “Pay via SPOC” instructions)
 
9.    HALL TICKET: The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively in the mid
of April 2019. We will confirm the same through an announcement once it is published.
 
10. 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. 
 
11. 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. Same day of exam – you can write exams for 2 courses in the 2 sessions. Same center will be allocated for both the sessions.
 
12. Data changes
 
Following are the data that can be changed once the form is submitted (Last date for data changes: 22 March 2019, 10 AM):
•        Data that can be changed in form by candidates themselves: Name, Date of birth, Address, Photo and signature
•        Data that can be changed by Email request to us : Course selected, shift, exam city. For changes in this email us at (noc@nptel.iitm.ac.in) giving your Application number, email id and name. 
•        No changes will be entertained in any details after March 22, 2019 – 10:00 AM.
 
13. LAST DATE FOR CANCELLING EXAMS and getting a refund: 22 MARCH 2019 10:00 AM.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL TEAM

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: Zeroth Assignment live

Dear All, 

Wishing everyone a Happy Pongal/Sankranthi.

We are still some time away from the official start date of this course, Feb 25, 2019.

To start things off, I have created a zeroth assignment for this course and it is now available online. 

This assignment tests your basics in physics, maths, chemistry, and electrical engineering. All questions are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and they mimic the kind of questions that will come up in the regular assignments, a mixture of comprehension and simple numeric questions.

Please note that you have the option of checking your answers in this assignment. This assignment will not be counted for the final evaluation, even though is there is a submission date of Feb 28, 2019. 

Please use the discussion forum to discuss the assignment questions. If you encounter technical issues as well you can post them on the forum. I recommend using Google Chrome browser.

All the best and hope you find this course useful and enjoyable.

Best,

Parasuraman S    

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices : Week 1 is live now!!

Dear Learners,

The video content for week 1 is made available early for viewing to get an idea about the content but the actual start date remains unchanged.

Happy viewing and learning!

-NPTEL Team

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices : Week 1 is down

Dear Learners

We are planning to release assignment 0 for this course and then we will release the content for the first week.

Hence the week 1 content whichever released today will not be accessible anymore and the same will be published again in the first week of Feb 2019.

-NPTEL

Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices: New Year Greetings

Dear All, 

This is Parasuraman, course instructor for Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices. Wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous 2019.

It is good to see that already 400 students have registered for the course.The official start date for the course is Feb 25, 2019. Currently, we are working on setting up the contents and will start releasing them after Jan 15. 

This course has been going on successfully the last 3 years. Based on student feedback, this time I have reduced the number and complexity of the numerical questions and added more reasoning type questions. All assignments and final exam will be multiple choice questions (MCQs) based. More information on them will be provided as we go through the course. 

All the best with this and other NPTEL courses. We will be monitoring the forum for your comments and questions. 

Best,

Parasuraman S 

Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices - REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN!

Dear Learner, 

Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the April 2019 certification exam.
 
1.    The registration for the certification exam is open only to students who have enrolled in the course.

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

3.    Till the start date of the course, every Monday and Thursday at 5:00 PM, we will sync the enrollment data on the exam form. If you enroll in between, please wait till the nearest Tuesday/Friday 10:00 AM to register for the exam. Once the enrollment is closed, the enrollment data will be completely loaded and you can register any time.

4.    Date of exam: April 28, 2019  
•         Certification exam registration URL is: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
•         Choose an exam session: Forenoon: 9.00 AM -12.00 PM ; Afternoon: 2.00 PM - 5.00 PM
•         Choose from the Cities where exam will be conducted:  list of exam cities
5.    Exam fees:
•         If you register for exam and pay before March 18, 10:00 AM, Exam fees will be Rs. 1100/- per exam.
•         If you register for exam before March 18, 10:00 AM and have not paid or register between March 18, 10:00 & March 22, 10:00 AM, Exam fees will be Rs. 1500/- per exam
 
6.    50% fee waiver for following categories:
•         Students belonging to the SC/ST category: 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: please select Yes for the option and upload the relevant Disability certificate.
 
7.    Last date for registration:  March 22, 2019 10.00 AM (Friday).
 
8.    Mode of payment:  Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking or via SPOC of college (refer to guidelines for “Pay via SPOC” instructions)
 
9.    HALL TICKET: The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively in the mid of April 2019. We will confirm the same through an announcement once it is published.
 
10. 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. 
 
11. 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. Same day of exam – you can write exams for 2 courses in the 2 sessions. Same center will be allocated for both the sessions.
 
12. Data changes
 
Following are the data that can be changed once the form is submitted (Last date for data changes: 22 March 2019, 10 AM):
•        Data that can be changed in form by candidates themselves: Name, Date of birth, Address, Photo and signature
•        Data that can be changed by Email request to us : Course selected, shift, exam city. For changes in this email us at (noc@nptel.iitm.ac.in) giving your Application number, email id and name. 
•        No changes will be entertained in any details after March 22, 2019 – 10:00 AM.
 
13. LAST DATE FOR CANCELLING EXAMS and getting a refund: 22 MARCH 2019 10:00 AM.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL TEAM

Welcome to NPTEL Online Certification Course: Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices

Dear student

Welcome to NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!

Thank you for signing up for our online course "Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices". We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.

The course will begin on February 25th 2019. 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, the course instructor/TA will respond to your queries.
  •     If you have any questions regarding the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, queries related to the technical content in the lectures, any doubts in the assignments, etc can be posted in the forum section

Details regarding the course: 

Name of the course: Fundamentals of electronic materials and devices
Course url: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm03/
Course duration : 8 weeks
  • Date of exams: April 28th 2019 (Sunday).
  • 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, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.


- NPTEL team