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Introduction to Internet of Things

NPTEL · IIT Kharagpur · July-December 2026 run · read 23 Oct 2026

Official course page · Lecture videos on nptel.ac.in (60 lessons)

Teacher
Prof. Sudip Misra, IIT Kharagpur
Discipline
Computer Science and Engineering
Level
Undergraduate/Postgraduate
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)
Sat 17 Oct 2026
Credit points (course page)
4
Learners enrolled (read 23 Oct 2026)
1,27,972
Exam registrations (read 23 Oct 2026)
82,863
Course id
noc26_cs161

Week by week (official course layout)

  1. Week 1: Introduction to IoT: Part I, Part II, Sensing, Actuation, Basics of Networking: Part-I
  2. Week 2: Basics of Networking: Part-II, Part III, Part IV, Communication Protocols: Part I, Part II
  3. Week 3: Communication Protocols: Part III, Part IV, Part V, Sensor Networks: Part I, Part II
  4. Week 4: Sensor Networks: Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Machine-to-Machine Communications
  5. Week 5: Interoperability in IoT, Introduction to Arduino Programming: Part I, Part II, Integration of Sensors and Actuators with Arduino: Part I, Part II
  6. Week 6: Introduction to Python programming, Introduction to Raspberry Pi, Implementation of IoT with Raspberry Pi
  7. Week 7: Implementation of IoT with Raspberry Pi (contd), Introduction to SDN, SDN for IoT
  8. Week 8: SDN for IoT (contd), Data Handling and Analytics, Cloud Computing
  9. Week 9: Cloud Computing(contd), Sensor-Cloud
  10. Week 10: Fog Computing, Smart Cities and Smart Homes
  11. Week 11: Connected Vehicles, Smart Grid, Industrial IoT
  12. Week 12: Industrial IoT (contd), Case Study: Agriculture, Healthcare, Activity Monitoring

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.

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