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Data Structure and Algorithms using Java
NPTEL · IIT Kharagpur · July-December 2026 run · read 23 Oct 2026
Official course page · Lecture videos on nptel.ac.in (60 lessons)
- Teacher
- Prof. Debasis Samanta, IIT Kharagpur
- Discipline
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Length
- 12 weeks
- Runs
- 20 Jul 2026 – 9 Oct 2026
- Enrolment closed
- 3 Aug 2026
- Exam registration closed
- 17 Aug 2026
- Exam date (as the course page prints it)
- Fri 23 Oct 2026
- Credit points (course page)
- 4
- Learners enrolled (read 23 Oct 2026)
- 35,913
- Exam registrations (read 23 Oct 2026)
- 9,752
- Course id
- noc26_cs162
Week by week (official course layout)
- Week 1: 1D array, list and vector, 2D matrices and tables of objects
- Week 2: Java implementation of 1D and 2D arrays and its operations
- Week 3: Linked lists and its various operations, stack and queue
- Week 4: Java implementation of linked lists, stack and queue
- Week 5: Binary trees: Representation and operations. Variations of binary tree: Binary search tree, Height balanced search tree, Heap tree
- Week 6: Java implementation of binary trees and its variations
- Week 7: Graph : Structure, representation and operations
- Week 8: Java implementations of graph data structures
- Week 9: Algorithms (Part-I): Searching and sorting algorithms
- Week 10: Java implementation of Part-I algorithms
- Week 11: Algorithms (Part-II): Greedy algorithms, shortest path algorithms
- Week 12: Java implementation of Part-II algorithms
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 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.
As printed on the course page. General rules: NPTEL FAQ.
Credit for your degree
The course page prints 4 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
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