Measurement and Instrumentation

By Prof. Ravindra Kumar Jha | IIT Guwahati

Learners enrolled: 1714 | Exam registration: 23

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course is a core course for all electronics, electrical engineering courses along with some allied courses like mechatronics and other courses. It is very much essential for any electrical engineer to learn about measurement systems. This course will be very much beneficial for introductrory level measurement knowledge.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG

PREREQUISITES: Basic Electronics Course

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Oriented to Industrial work. Some companies like ABB, Bosch etc. require sensors and measurement engineers

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Control and Instrumentation
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	19 Jan 2026
End Date :	10 Apr 2026
Enrollment Ends :	26 Jan 2026
Exam Registration Ends :	13 Feb 2026
Exam Date :	19 Apr 2026 IST
NCrF Level	4.5 — 8.0

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Fundamental of Measurement Systems

Types of Measurement Systems
Characteristics of Measurement systems

Static and dynamic system
Measurement uncertainty
Loading effect

Week 2: Analog Meters

Introduction to analog meters
Different Effects used in Analog Meters

Magnetic, electrostatic etc.
Instruments based on these effects

Week 3: Analog Meters

Operating forces in Electromechanical Indicating Instruments
Construction of Electromechanical Indicating Instruments
Voltmeter and Ammeter introduction

Week 4: Analog Meters

Permanent magnet moving coil (PMMC)
Moving iron
Electro-dynamometer instrument

Week 5: Analog Meters

Hot wire
Thermocouple
Induction, Electrostatic
Rectifier type instrument

Week 6: Analog Meters

Measurement of

Resistance
Power
Energy
Frequency
Phase

Week 7: Transducers

Measurement of physical quantities:

Temperature
Pressure

Week 8: Transducers

Measurement of physical quantities:

Force
Strain

Week 9: Signal conditioning

Instrumentation amplifier
Filters

Week 10: Signal conditioning

Shielding and grounding;
A/D and D/A converters

Week 11: Data Acquisition Systems

Digital meters
Analog and Digital oscilloscopes
Signal analyzers

Week 12: Data Acquisition Systems

Harmonic distortion
Spectrum and logic analyzers
Programmable logic controller

Books and references

Texts
1. E. O. Deobelin, Measurement Systems - Application and Design. Tata McGraw-Hill, 2003.
2. M. M. S. Anand, Electronic Instruments and Instrumentation Technology. Prentice-Hall of India, 2009.
3. D. A. Bell, Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements. Oxford University Press India, 2013.
References
1. R. P. Areny and T. G. Webster, Sensors and Signal Conditioning. Wiley-Interscience, 2012.
2. R. A. Witte, Electronic Test Instruments. Pearson Education, 2011.
3. C. F. Coombs, Electronic Instruments Handbook. McGraw-Hill, 2000.
4. B. G. Liptak, Instrument Engineers' Handbook: Process Measurement and Analysis. CRC Press, 2012.

Instructor bio

Prof. Ravindra Kumar Jha

IIT Guwahati

Dr. Ravindra Kumar Jha is an assistant professor in the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Department at IIT Guwahati. He served as a scientist with council of scientific and industrial research (CSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. He obtained his doctorate degree from IIT Kharagpur working on 2D Material based electronic sensors and continued working at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru in the same area. His Nano Sensors & Devices Group, at IIT Guwahati focuses on the design and development of electrical sensors for physical and chemical applications. He has published about fifty peer-reviewed articles in peer reviewed journals. He has delivered around fifty invited talks including plenary talks at various institutions and several major conferences.

Ravindra is a senior member of IEEE and a life member of the Electron Microscopy Society of India, IETE etc. He is the governing council member of the Institute of Smart Structures & Systems (ISSS) which is a professional society that helps to keep pace with the advances being made in Micro and Smart Systems Technologies in India. He is the founding chair of the IEEE Sensors Council Kolkata Section and Guwahati Subsection chapter.

Course certificate

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: April 19, 2026 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 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

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 Guwahati .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.

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