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Big Data Computing
NPTEL · IIT Patna · July-December 2026 run · read 23 Oct 2026
Official course page · Lecture videos on nptel.ac.in (34 lessons)
- Teacher
- Prof. Rajiv Misra, IIT Patna
- Discipline
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Length
- 8 weeks
- Runs
- 17 Aug 2026 – 9 Oct 2026
- Enrolment closed
- 20 Aug 2026
- Exam registration closed
- 28 Aug 2026
- Exam date (as the course page prints it)
- Sat 17 Oct 2026
- Credit points (course page)
- 3
- Learners enrolled (read 23 Oct 2026)
- 29,118
- Exam registrations (read 23 Oct 2026)
- 11,504
- Course id
- noc26_cs189
Week by week (official course layout)
- Week 1: Introduction to Big Data
- Week 2: Introduction to Enabling Technologies for Big Data
- Week 3: Introduction to Big Data Platforms
- Week 4: Introduction to Big Data Storage Platforms for Large Scale Data Storage
- Week 5: Introduction to Big Data Streaming Platforms for Fast Data
- Week 6: Introduction to Big Data Applications (Machine Learning)
- Week 7: Introduction of Big data Machine learning with Spark
- Week 8: Introduction to Big Data Applications (Graph Processing)
Topics as the course page lists them. Weekly assignment due dates are shown only inside the course after a SWAYAM sign-in, so they are not here — check the course page every week.
This course's certificate rule
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 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.
As printed on the course page. General rules: NPTEL FAQ.
Credit for your degree
The course page prints 3 credit points, but your own university decides whether and how much it counts — ask your department before the semester starts. How SWAYAM / NPTEL credit transfer works
Shishya never gives answers to graded NPTEL assignments.
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