Thank you for learning with NPTEL!!

Dear Learner,

Thank you for taking the course with NPTEL!!
Hope you enjoyed the journey with us.
The results for this course have been published and we are closing this course now. 
You will still have access to the contents and assignments of this course, if you click on the course name from the "Mycourses" tab on swayam.gov.in.
The discussion forum is being closed though and you cannot ask questions here.

For any further queries please write to support@nptel.iitm.ac.in.

Enrollments are still open for 500+ courses for the Jan 2021 Semester!!!
Enrollment for First set of courses will be closed by Feb 1,2021
Please Click here to see the Final course list for Jan 2021:

- Team NPTEL


An Introduction to Coding Theory: Results Published!

Dear Candidate,

The exam scores and E Certificates have been released for Dec 2020 Exam(s).

Step 1 - Are the results of my courses released?

Please check the Results published courses list in the below links.:-

July - Dec 2020 Exam - bit.ly/Jul-Dec2020

Step 2 - How to check Results?

Please login to internalapp.nptel.ac.in/ and check your exam results. Use the same login credentials as used to register to the exam.

What's next?

Please read the pass criteria carefully and check against what you have gotten.
If you still have any issue please report the same here internalapp.nptel.ac.in/. We will reply within a week.

Last date to report queries: 3 days within publishing of scores.

Note : 
  • If You have filled G-Form for Name/DOB changes, it will be reflected in your login and  E-Certificate after Jan 15th, 2021.
  • As announced earlier, hard copies of certificates will not be dispatched.
 
- NPTEL Team
Thanks and Best wishes. 


Feedback for An Introduction to Coding Theory

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 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://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dWiY7C8fd5dJfviRyg37EOutN1BRm09Er_bvvIA80iU/viewform

We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.


Thanks & Regards,

-NPTEL Team


Exam Format - July 2020!!

Dear Candidate,

Type of exam will be available in the list: Click Here


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 final allotted exam center details in the hall ticket.

The hall ticket is yet to be released .We will notify the same through email and SMS.

Type of exam: Computer based exam (Please check in the above list corresponding to your course name)

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.

Type of exam: Paper and pen Exam (Please check in the above list corresponding to your course name)

The questions will be on the computer. You will have to write your answers on sheets of paper and submit the answer sheets. Papers will be sent to the faculty for evaluation.

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.

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



-NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Assignment -8 solution released

Dear participants,

Assignment-8 solutions for the course “An introduction to coding theory” have been released in the portal and can be accessed through following links:




Thanks and regards
NPTEL team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Assignment -7 solution released

Dear participants,

Assignment-7 solutions for the course “An introduction to coding theory” have been released in the portal and can be accessed through following links:




Thanks and regards
NPTEL team


An Introduction to Coding Theory: Feedback For Week 8 Released

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


An Introduction to Coding Theory : Video recording on Interactive session, Feedback for Live Session Released

Dear All,

There were  interaction sessions with some of the students of the
course.

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

Those who are interested can take a look.

YouTube links : Live Session 


The link to give your feedback is: 
We thank you for your valuable time and feedback. 



Thanks & Regards, 

-NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Week - 8 Lectures and Assignment - 8 - Released

The lecture videos for Week- 8 have been released for the course "An introduction to coding theory".

The lectures can be accessed using the following link :


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 - 8 is also released and can be accessed from the following link:


The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday,[11/11/2020], 23:59 IST.

Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module.

All the very best!


Thanks and Regards,
-NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory : Gentle Reminder: Live interaction today with Course Instructor / TAs

Dear learners,
 
You can interact LIVE with the Course Instructor Prof. Adrish Banerjee /TAs , Indian Institute of Technology of the course – “An Introduction to Coding Theory"
Date: Nov 1, 2020
Time: 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
 
Enter the questions you want Prof / TAs to answer at  https://forms.gle/i4riQzBv4Bb8Vqsi8

You can also ask your doubts during the session through the chat window.
 
We would also like to have your feedback on the live session. Request you to share your thoughts in the forum soon after the live session. 
 
Happy Learning! 
Thanks,
NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Assignment -6 solution released

Dear participants,

Assignment-6 solutions for the course “An introduction to coding theory” have been released in the portal and can be accessed through following links:




Thanks and regards
NPTEL team


An Introduction to Coding Theory: Feedback For Week 7 Released

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


An Introduction to Coding Theory : Live interaction with Course Instructor / TAs

Dear learners,
 
You can interact LIVE with the Course Instructor Prof. Adrish Banerjee /TAs , Indian Institute of Technology of the course – “An Introduction to Coding Theory"
Date: Nov 1, 2020
Time: 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
 
Enter the questions you want Prof / TAs to answer at  https://forms.gle/i4riQzBv4Bb8Vqsi8

You can also ask your doubts during the session through the chat window.
 
We would also like to have your feedback on the live session. Request you to share your thoughts in the forum soon after the live session. 
 
Happy Learning! 
Thanks,
NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Week - 7 Lectures and Assignment - 7 - Released

The lecture videos for Week- 7 have been released for the course "An introduction to coding theory".

The lectures can be accessed using the following link :


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 - 7 is also released and can be accessed from the following link:


The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday,[04/11/2020], 23:59 IST.

Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module.

All the very best!


Thanks and Regards,
-NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Assignment -5 solution released

Dear participants,

Assignment-5 solutions for the course “An introduction to coding theory” have been released in the portal and can be accessed through following links:




Thanks and regards
NPTEL team


An Introduction to Coding Theory: Feedback For Week 6 Released

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


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Week - 6 Lectures and Assignment - 6 - Released

The lecture videos for Week- 6 have been released for the course "An introduction to coding theory".

The lectures can be accessed using the following link :


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 - 6 is also released and can be accessed from the following link:


The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday,[28/10/2020], 23:59 IST.

Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module.

All the very best!


Thanks and Regards,
-NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Assignment -4 solution released

Dear participants,

Assignment-4 solutions for the course “An introduction to coding theory” have been released in the portal and can be accessed through following links:



Thanks and regards
NPTEL team


An Introduction to Coding Theory: Feedback For Week 5 Released

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


An Introduction to Coding Theory - clarification regarding re-evaluation of assignment-3

Dear participants,
The discrepancy in question -2 of assignment -3 has been resolved. Therefore, question 2 will be considered for final grading and those students who have selected right answer, (d) n-k, will be awarded 1 mark for it.

Thanks and regards
NPTEL team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Week - 5 Lectures and Assignment - 5 - Released

The lecture videos for Week- 5 have been released for the course "An introduction to coding theory".

The lectures can be accessed using the following link :


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 - 5 is also released and can be accessed from the following link:


The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday,[21/10/2020], 23:59 IST.

Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module.

All the very best!


Thanks and Regards,
-NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Re-evaluation of assignment-3

Dear participants,
Due to some discrepancy, question-2 of assignment-3 will not be considered for final grading. The re-evaluation will take some time to reflect on the progress page of the students.

Thanks and regards
NPTEL team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Assignment -3 solution released

Dear participants,

Assignment-3 solution for the course “An introduction to coding theory” has been released in the portal and can be accessed through following link:

Link : Solution-3


Thanks and regards
NPTEL team


An Introduction to Coding Theory: Feedback For Week 4 Released

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


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Week - 4 Lectures and Assignment - 4 - Released

The lecture videos for Week- 4 have been released for the course "An introduction to coding theory".

The lectures can be accessed using the following link :

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ee94/unit?unit=46&lesson=47

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 - 4 is also released and can be accessed from the following link:

Link:
 https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ee94/unit?unit=46&assessment=78

The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday,[14/10/2020], 23:59 IST.

Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module.

All the very best!


Thanks and Regards,
-NPTEL Team



Exam Registration form is open now - Register today!

Dear Learner, 


Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the July 2020 NPTEL course certification exam. 

1. The registration for the certification exam is open only to those learners 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 which you had used to enroll to the course in Swayam portal. Please note that Assignments submitted through the exam registered email id ALONE will be taken into consideration towards final consolidated score & certification. 
3Date of exam: December 19, 2020 
Certification exam registration URL is: https://examform.nptel.ac.in/ 
Choose from the Cities where exam will be conducted: Exam Cities 

4. Exam fees: 

If you register for the exam and pay before Oct 28, 10:00 AM, Exam fees will be Rs. 1000/- per exam
If you register for exam before Oct 28, 10:00 AM and have not paid or if you register between Oct 28, 10:00 AM & Nov 02, 5:00 PM, Exam fees will be Rs. 1500/- per exam 

5. 50% fee waiver for the 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. 

6. Last date for exam registration: Nov 02, 2020 5:00 PM (Friday). 

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

8. HALL TICKET: 

The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively by 2 weeks prior to the exam date - between December 10-15, 2020. We will confirm the same through an announcement once it is published. 

9. 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 exam center will be allocated for both the sessions. 

10. Data changes: 

Last date for data changes: 02 Nov 2020, 5:00 PM

All the fields in the Exam form except for the following ones can be changed until the form closes. 

The following 6 fields can be changed ONLY when there are NO courses in the course cart. And you will be able to edit the following fields only if you: - 

REMOVE unpaid courses from the cart And/or - CANCEL paid courses 

1. Do you come under the SC/ST category? * 
2. SC/ST Proof 
3. Are you a person with disabilities? * 
4. Are you a person with disabilities above 40%? 
5. Disabilities Proof 
6. What is your role ? 

Note: Once you remove or cancel a course, you will be able to edit these fields immediately. 
But, for cancelled courses, refund of fees will be initiated only after 2 weeks. 

11. LAST DATE FOR CANCELLING EXAMS and getting a refund: 02 Nov 2020, 5:00 PM 

12. Click here to view Timeline and Guideline : Guideline 

 Thanks & Regards, NPTEL TEAM


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Assignment -1 and 2 solutions released

Dear participants,

Assignment-1 and assignment-2 solutions for the course “An introduction to coding theory” have been released in the portal and can be accessed through following links:

Link : Assignment_1_solution

Link : Assignment_2_solution


Thanks and regards
NPTEL team


An Introduction to Coding Theory: Feedback For Week 3 Released

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


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Week - 3 Lectures and Assignment - 3 - Released

Dear Participants,


The lecture videos for Week- 3 have been released for the course "An introduction to coding theory".

The lectures can be accessed using the following link :

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ee94/unit?unit=40&lesson=41

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 - 3 is also released and can be accessed from the following link:

Link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ee94/unit?unit=40&assessment=77

The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday,[07/10/2020], 23:59 IST.

Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module.

All the very best!


Thanks and Regards,
-NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory: Feedback For Week 2 Released

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


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Week - 2 Lectures and Assignment - 2 - Released

Dear Participants,

The lecture videos for Week- 2 have been released for the course "An introduction to coding theory".

The lectures can be accessed using the following link :

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ee94/unit?unit=20&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).

Assignment for 
Week - 2 is also released and can be accessed from the following link:

Link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ee94/unit?unit=20&assessment=72


The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday,[30/09/2020], 23:59 IST.

Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module.


All the very best!

Thanks and Regards,
-NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory: Feedback For Week 1 Released

Dear Learners, 

Thank you for enrolling to 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. 




Regards
Course Admin NPTEL


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Assignment -1 Released

Dear Participants,

Assignment for Week-No. 1 
is released and can be accessed from the following link:

Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ee94/unit?unit=17&assessment=71

The assignment has to be submitted on or before Wednesday,[30/09/2020], 23:59 IST.

As we have done so far, please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module.

Thanks and Regards,
-NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Activity Questions

Dear Participants,

 
The activity questions are only for self learning and practice purpose and will not be graded, so you don't need to submit the answers. We can always discuss the answers in the discussion forum if you have any doubts.

All the very best!

Thanks and Regards,
-NPTEL Team
 


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Week-1 - Lectures Released

Dear Participants,

The lecture videos for
Week-No.1 have been released early, two weeks ahead of the schedule
for the course "An introduction to coding theory"
.

The lectures can be accessed using the following link :

Link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ee94/course

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-1
will be released on "14.09.2020".

Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module.

All the very best!

Thanks and Regards,
-NPTEL Team


An Introduction to Coding Theory : Course is now available for NPTEL Domain Certification

Dear Learner 

Have you decided which NPTEL domain you wish to pursue and specialise in? 

You would have seen an earlier post from us about what an NPTEL domain is. 

Do you know that this course you are enrolled to is part of the domain " Communication and Signal Processing"?? 

We have other courses that are part of this domain also being offered this semester and are open for enrollment. 

Please check the link https://nptel.ac.in/noc/Domain/discipline/112/112_1.html to know more, so that you can enroll to other courses and attempt at earning the prestigious NPTEL Domain Certification. 

Visit the URL to know who have completed NPTEL Domains so far: https://nptel.ac.in/nptelStars/DomainScholars.html



-NPTEL team


Want to specialize? Complete an NPTEL Domain!!

Dear Learner

NPTEL Provides 41 Domains across 10 Disciplines which makes learners an expert in a particular area.

Gear up for the Future, acing the competitive exam or becoming Job ready by specialising in an area of study.

For more details visit: https://nptel.ac.in/noc/Domain/

Watch the short informative video on this: https://youtu.be/peIFYcP7zbI

Stay Tuned for more exciting things.

-NPTEL Team


NPTEL : Keep in touch with us via Social Media

Dear Learner

You already must know NPTEL is providing course certificates to those who complete the course successfully, with the learning happening right at your home or where you are. But NPTEL also keeps bringing out new initiatives and courses - which we would like to keep you posted on.

Click the below links to like and follow us on Social Media for instant Updates:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NPTELNoc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nptelindia
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nptel-india-085866ba/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swayam_nptel/

 Like and Follow us on Social Media. Let's create a better future by learning and growing together.

 -NPTEL Team.


An Introduction to Coding Theory: Assignment 0 Submission Due Date

Dear Participants,

The due date of Assignment 0 has been extended till [14/09/2020], 23:59 IST since the course start date has been revised to 14th Sep' 2020.

Happy learning!
Stay Safe!
Thanks and regards,
NPTEL Team


Welcome to NPTEL Online Course : An Introduction to Coding Theory

Dear Learner

Welcome to SWAYAM-NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!

Thank you for signing up for our online course "An Introduction to Coding Theory". We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.

*****REVISED START DATE AND EXAM DATE FOR JULY 2020****

Details regarding the course:
Name of the course: An Introduction to Coding Theory 
Course url: 
https://swayam.gov.in/nd1_noc20_ee94/preview
Course duration : 8 weeks 

The course will begin on 
14 September 2020 When content is released on the portal, you will get an email alerting you.

CONTENT AND ASSIGNMENTS


Every week, about 2.5 to 4 hours of videos containing content by the Course instructor will be released along with an assignment based on this. 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 and doing well in the course. This will be done week on week through the duration of the course.
Please do the assignments yourself and even if you take help, kindly try to learn from it. These assignment will help you prepare for the final exams. Plagiarism and violating the Honor code will be taken very seriously if detected during the submission of assignments.

ANNOUNCEMENT AND DISCUSSION GROUPS TO CLEAR DOUBTS:


The announcement group - will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc.
The discussion forum (Ask a question tab on the portal) - is for everyone to ask questions and interact.Anyone who knows the answers can reply to anyone's post and the course instructor/TA will also respond to your queries. Please make maximum use of this feature as this will help you learn much better.
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

TO GET A CERTIFICATE - PROCESS AND CRITERIA:
The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 19 December 2020 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

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

- NPTEL team


An Introduction to Coding Theory - Week-No. 0, Assignment-No. 0 - Released

Dear Participants,

 Assignment 0 for week 0 is released and can be accessed from the following link:


Link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ee94/course

The assignment has to be submitted on or before Monday,[17/08/2020], 23:59 IST.

Please use the discussion forums if you have any questions on this module.



Note: 
Assignment 0 is for practice and to test the prerequisite of the course. The Assignment-0 marks won't be considered for final score calculation.

Thanks and Regards,

-NPTEL Team