Course Name: Introduction to Research

Course abstract

Large numbers of students are actively considering and taking up research and associated higher studies. This course aims to introduce students to the important aspects of research. The intent of the course is to make students aware of the details associated with formal research and to help students overcome common misconceptions that may be present in their minds. By going through this course, students are likely to be able to take up research activities in a more systematic and formal manner right from the beginning.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Prathap Haridoss

Prof. Prathap Haridoss is a Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at IIT Madras. He works in the areas of Fuel Cell and Carbon nanomaterials. He has a B.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Madras, and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Before he joined as a faculty at IIT Madras, he served as a Senior Scientist at Plug Power, a Fuel Cell company in New York. He has 3 US patents, several International Journal publications, and has published a book titled Physics of Materials, Essential Concepts of Solid State Physics
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 Course Duration : Aug-Oct 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 23-Aug-2021
 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 17-Sep-2021
 Exam Date : 24-Oct-2021

Enrolled

7459

Registered

1843

Certificate Eligible

1378

Certified Category Count

Gold

1

Silver

148

Elite

694

Successfully completed

535

Participation

307

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
    Note:We have taken best assignment score from July 2020, Jan 2021 and July 2021 courses
Introduction to Research - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

EATHAMUKKALA AKARSH REDDY 93%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SATYAPRIYA NATH 87%

National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar

SAHU MUKESH 86%

JNTUH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SULTANPUR

VADDEPALLY ABHIGNA KUMAR 85%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MADHAB CHANDRA MANDAL 85%

JALPAIGURI GOVT. ENGINEERING COLLEGE

VISHNU ANAND P 85%

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

MUDHULKAR SAHITHI 85%

JNTUH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SULTANPUR

MOHSIN KHAN K 84%

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ANDHRA PRADESH

SUBHASMITA SWAIN 84%

National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar

BASI REDDY VENKATA SAI KISHAN REDDY 84%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

BAZARU PRIYATHAM SAI CHAND 83%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

AKHIL ANIL KUSHE 83%

GOA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

ARGHYA BANERJEE 83%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

KAWALJEET SINGH SAMRA 83%

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

REGHUKRISHNAN G 83%

NISER

ANKIT KUMAR 83%

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Department of Atomic Energy

GORAKA JASHWANTH REDDY 83%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

NAGOTHU ANIRUDH 82%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SRI KRISHNA CAITANYA 82%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

JASDEEP SHARMA 82%

SUDIPTA DAS 82%

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER)

KRUNALKUMAR KANAIYALAL SHAH 82%

DHARMSINH DESAI UNIVERSITY,NADIAD

JOHN CLIFFORD D SOUZA 82%

CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

TANYA TRIPTY 82%

National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar

RHEA MARY ANN PAPALI 82%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

AAYUSH SRIVASTAVA 81%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DAYARA DEVENDER GOUD 81%

JNTUH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SULTANPUR

JOGU KRANTHI KUMAR 81%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

SOLANKI ROOPNESH VINODCHANDRA 81%

DHARMSINH DESAI UNIVERSITY,NADIAD

VENKATESWARLU SOMISETTY 81%

INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH

NAGENDRA N 81%

JNTUH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SULTANPUR


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

NIMU BASAK 80%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

DIPOJJWAL GHOSH 80%

WIPRO

AMIT HALDAR 80%

NISER

MANISHA SADANGI 80%

National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar

PARITOSH MAURYA 80%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

SIMRAN SHARMA 80%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

SP SHIBU JEYANTH 80%

S.R.M. INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SMARAN BANERJEE 80%

National Institute of Science Education and Research

SWAGATA CHAKRABORTY 80%

MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL

MABIN JOSEPH PUTHIAKULANGARA 80%

Homi Bhabha National Institute

SWAPNIL SAHOO 80%

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar

AKANKSHYA HANDIQUE 80%

COTTON UNIVERSITY

PILLALAMARRI LAVANYA 80%

GITAM (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY), HYDERABAD

ANANYA SRIKKANT 80%

CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

R M AKSHAY KUMAR 79%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

BHAVANA UPPALAPATI 79%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

FADADU CHIRAGKUMAR MANOJBHAI 79%

DHARMSINH DESAI UNIVERSITY,NADIAD

KONDAKINDHI VIVEK REDDY 79%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

JAVALI PALREDDY 79%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

GANAPATHINEEDI PRUDHVI SAI TEJA 79%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

KULDEEP KUMAR PAL 79%

National Institute of Science Education and Research

PENMATSA VIJAY RAMA RAJU 79%

JNTUH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SULTANPUR

ABHIK BORDOLOI 79%

COTTON UNIVERSITY

JOYDEEP MALAKAR 79%

COTTON UNIVERSITY

C LALLAWMSANGA 78%

MIZORAM UNIVERSITY

KAPARTHI SINDHURA 78%

JNTUH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SULTANPUR

VISHNU M 78%

Zillion RPM Labs

DOMADA KARTHIK 78%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

ADIPUDI VENKATA SAI CHARAN 78%

AURORA`S TECHNOLOGICAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE

KATHUROJU HARSHA VARDHAN 78%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

V LAKSHMI BHAVANA 78%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

MORLA BHARATH CHANDRA 78%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ADHAINA SUSAN JAMES 78%

National Institute of Science Education and Research

SAI VENKAT ARJUN PATHY 78%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

KABYASHREE BORA 78%

COTTON UNIVERSITY

UDAY JAIKISHOR PRASAD 78%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

MULLAPUTI PENCHALA SAI PRIYA 78%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

PARASHMONI KASHYAP 77%

National Institute of Science Education and Research

BURRA SAITHARUN 77%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

GARA SRUTHI 77%

MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DECHIRAZU VENKATA SESHA SOUNDARYA 77%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

KOUTARAPU VAMSI MOHAN 77%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

DIVYANSHU SINGH 77%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

SURAJ KUMAR SAHU 77%

NISER Bhubaneswar

MRINAL KANTI PANDA 77%

HARSH ATHAVALE 77%

MANIPAL UNIVERSITY JAIPUR

ANKITA PANDA 77%

National Institute of Science Education and Research

MAHATHI PALADUGU 77%

JNTUH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SULTANPUR

SYED NAQUAB A JAFFRI 77%

NISER

SUPRIYA VEMULAPATI 77%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

NANDINI YASA 77%

KESHAV MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KMIT)

RITWIKA MAJUMDER 77%

National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar

JAYANT K JOGI 77%

L E COLLEGE, MORBI

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 7459

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 1842

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.