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 in Winter Term

Examination Dates in Summer Term

Examination Dates

Examination Dates for Courses Held in the Winter Term
Date / Registration link Course Examiner Written / Oral

Tue, 04.08.26 (10am-4pm)    - available
Wed, 05.08.26 (1-5pm)          - available
Wed, 12.08.26 (1-5pm)          - available 
Thu, 13.08.26 (10am-4pm)   - unavailable
Mon, 14.09.26 (10am-2pm)  - unavailable

Elektromagnetische Wellen (EMW) Prof. Randel oral

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)

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)

Tue, 04.08.26 (10am-4pm)    - available
Wed, 05.08.26 (1-5pm)          - available
Wed, 12.08.26 (1-5pm)          - available 
Thu, 13.08.26 (10am-4pm)   - unavailable
Mon, 14.09.26 (10am-2pm)  - unavailable

Optical Networks and Systems (ONS) Prof. Randel oral (German or English)

Status by 15.07.2026 11:40:
Wed 16.09.26 (12 seats left)
Wed 28.10.26 (12 seats left)
Wed 25.11.26 (12 seats left)
Wed 20.01.27 (12 seats left)
Wed 17.02.27 (12 seats left)
Wed 24.02.27 (12 seats left)

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 15.07.2026 11:40:
Wed 16.09.26 (12 seats left)
Wed 28.10.26 (12 seats left)
Wed 25.11.26 (12 seats left)
Wed 20.01.27 (12 seats left)
Wed 17.02.27 (12 seats left)
Wed 24.02.27 (12 seats left)

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, 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
Examination Dates for Courses Held in the Summer Term
Date / Registration link Course Examiner Written / Oral

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)

Tue, 04.08.26 (10am-4pm)    - available
Wed, 05.08.26 (1-5pm)          - available
Wed, 12.08.26 (1-5pm)          - available 
Thu, 13.08.26 (10am-4pm)   - unavailable
Mon, 14.09.26 (10am-2pm)  - unavailable

Digital Signal Processing in Optical Communications (with Practical Exercises) Prof. Randel oral

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:
Wed 16.09.26 (12 seats left)
Wed 28.10.26 (12 seats left)
Wed 25.11.26 (12 seats left)
Wed 20.01.27 (12 seats left)
Wed 17.02.27 (12 seats left)
Wed 24.02.27 (12 seats left)

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)

Examinations only for lecture participants up to and including WS25/26:Tue, 04.08.26 (10am-4pm)    - available
Wed, 05.08.26 (1-5pm)          - available
Wed, 12.08.26 (1-5pm)          - available 
Thu, 13.08.26 (10am-4pm)   - unavailable
Mon, 14.09.26 (10am-2pm)  - unavailable

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.

 

Prof. Randel oral
(German or English)