Examinations
Examinations Regulations for IPQ Courses
As a student of the Bachelor and Master Degree Programme you need to register online via the Campus Management System. At the start of your examination appointment you need to present your valid student ID-card.
For oral exam appointments with Prof. Freude please contact him (wolfgang.freude∂kit.edu) directly. For oral exam appointments with Prof. Huber-Loyola please contact him (tobias.huber-loyola∂kit.edu) directly.Please provide your full name and matriculation number!
For oral exam appointments with Prof. Koos and Prof. Randel you can register by sending an email to office∂ipq.kit.edu indicating your full name and matriculation number as well as the chosen exam date and course title.
Oral exams will be held in English. If you would like to be examined in German, please indicate this in your email.
Please note:
After booking your exam date with the IPQ Office, you will receive a calendar invite with all the relevant information (time and place).
You may deregister from the exam appointment at any time, up until 4 working days before the exam date.
After that, deregistration is only possible with a valid doctor's note, which must be emailed to office∂ipq.kit.edu.
If no doctor's note is provided, the exam will be graded as 5.0.
For further information, please refer to the KIT examination regulations (Prüfungsordnung).
General Information
Oral exams:
Duration: approx. 20 minutes. No extra resources allowed.
Written exams:
Registration must be done online (Campus Management System). For further details refer to the respective link provided below for each course.
Examination Dates
| Date / Registration link | Course | Examiner | Written / Oral |
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Tue, 04.08.26 (10am-4pm) - available |
Elektromagnetische Wellen (EMW) | Prof. Randel | oral |
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Wed, 29.07.26 (3-6pm) - available Wed, 26.08.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Thu, 27.08.26 (4-6pm) - unavailable Tue, 01.09.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 02.09.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 09.09.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 30.09.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 14.10.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable |
Fundamentals of Photonics | Prof. Koos | oral (German or English) |
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Wed, 29.07.26 (3-6pm) - available Wed, 26.08.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Thu, 27.08.26 (4-6pm) - unavailable Tue, 01.09.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 02.09.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 09.09.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 30.09.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 14.10.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable |
Integrated Photonics | Prof. Koos | oral (German or English) |
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Tue, 04.08.26 (10am-4pm) - available |
Optical Networks and Systems (ONS) | Prof. Randel | oral (German or English) |
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Status by 15.07.2026 11:40: If you cancel a registration without a very good reason (proved by, e.g., a medical certificate of illness), your next appointment could be significantly delayed. |
Field Propagation and Coherence (FPC) | Prof. Freude | oral (German or English) |
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Status by 15.07.2026 11:40: If you cancel a registration without a very good reason (proved by, e.g., a medical certificate of illness), your next appointment could be significantly delayed. |
Optical Transmitters and Receivers (OTR) | Prof. Freude | oral (German or English) |
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Wed, 29.07.26 (3-6pm) - available Wed, 26.08.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Thu, 27.08.26 (4-6pm) - unavailable Tue, 01.09.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 02.09.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 09.09.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 30.09.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 14.10.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable |
Optical Waveguides and Fibers (OWF) | Prof. Koos | oral |
| Date / Registration link | Course | Examiner | Written / Oral |
|---|---|---|---|
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Wed, 29.07.26 (3-6pm) - available Wed, 26.08.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Thu, 27.08.26 (4-6pm) - unavailable Tue, 01.09.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 02.09.26 (2-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 09.09.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 30.09.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable Wed, 14.10.26 (3-6pm) - unavailable |
Nonlinear Optics (NLO) | Prof. Koos | oral (German or English) |
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Tue, 04.08.26 (10am-4pm) - available |
Digital Signal Processing in Optical Communications (with Practical Exercises) | Prof. Randel | oral |
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For the current semester, see Ilias for available exam dates. Examinations only for lecture participants up to and including SS23: Status by 15.07.2026 11:40: |
Optoelectronic Components (OC) Prof. Freude will be the examiner for the students who attended the OC lecture up to and including SS2023. Please register in the Campus System, even though Prof. Huber-Loyola is stated there as the examiner. |
Prof. Huber-Loyola Prof. Freude |
oral (German or English) |
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Examinations only for lecture participants up to and including WS25/26:Tue, 04.08.26 (10am-4pm) - available |
Optoelectronic Components (OC) Prof. Randel will be the examiner for the students who attended the OC lecture up to and including WS25/26. Please register in the Campus System, even though Prof. Huber-Loyola is stated there as the examiner.
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Prof. Randel | oral (German or English) |