Examinations
Examinations Regulations for IPQ Courses
As a student of the Bachelor- and Masterdegree Programm 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. Please provide your full name and matriculation number!
For oral exam appointments with Prof. Koos and Prof. Randel you can register by using the links provided below.
Oral exams will be held in English.
Please note:
After registering via the links provided below, you will receive a calendar invite with all the relevant information (time and place) 4 working days before the exam date.
You may deregister from the exam appointment at any time via the confirmation email you receive after registering, up until the calendar invitation is sent by IPQ's office (office ∂does-not-exist.ipq kit edu).
Once the calendar invitation has been sent, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 03.03.26 | Elektromagnetische Wellen (EMW) | Prof. Randel | oral |
|
Wed 04.03.26 |
Fundamentals of Photonics | Prof Koos | oral (German or English) |
| Wed 04.03.26 Wed 11.03.26 Wed 15.04.26 |
Integrated Photonics | Prof Koos | oral (German or English) |
|
Tue, 10.02.26 |
Optical Networks and Systems (ONS) | Prof. Randel | oral (German or English) |
|
Status by 14.01.2026 14:45: 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) |
|
Status by 14.01.2026 14:45: 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) |
|
Wed 04.03.26 |
Optical Waveguides and Fibers (OWF) | Prof. Koos | oral |
| (on appointment) | Einführung in die Quantentheorie für Elektrotechniker |
Prof. Grau | oral |
| (on appointment) | Greensche Funktionen und Eigenfunktionen | Prof. Grau | oral |
| Date / Registration link | Course | Examiner | Written / Oral |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wed 04.03.26 |
Nonlinear Optics (NLO) | Prof. Koos | oral (German or English) |
|
Tue, 10.02.26 |
Digital Signal Processing in Optical Communications (with Practical Exercises) | Prof. Randel | oral |
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Status by 14.01.2026 14:45: Examinations only for lecture participants up to and including SS23! 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. |
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. Randel is stated there as the examiner. |
Prof. Freude | oral (German or English) |
|
Tue, 10.02.26 |
Optoelectronic Components (OC)
|
Prof. Randel | oral (German or English) |