List of Online Courses and Certifications

The Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials certification course is scheduled for eight weeks and falls under Metallurgy, Material Science, and Mining Engineering. The study’s main objective is to enhance the performance capabilities of nanomaterials when used with some matrix. This can be achieved by modifying the properties of the surface. 

The Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials online training deals with solid surfaces and how their modifications result in various applications with improved electrical and thermal properties. The AICTE has also approved this elective FDP course. It covers multiple concepts from microencapsulation, the kinetics of release and plating to deposition, surface modification methods, and chemical vapor deposition. 

The Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials certification curriculum has been designed so that the academic requirements of both undergraduate and postgraduate students are catered to. Moreover, the course is offered by Professor Kaushik Pal, an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering. 

The Systems Engineering: Theory and Practice certification course offers students an overview of the systems engineering design approach from theoretical and practical perspectives. The focus will be on how the open-ended problems can be solved using realistic aspects like manufacturability, safety, reliability, aesthetics, operations, sustainability, and ethics.

Professor Deepu Philip will deliver the Systems Engineering: Theory and Practice online training. He is currently a Department of Industrial and Management Engineering and Design Programme faculty at IIT Kanpur. He has years of academic and industrial experience with leading institutes and firms worldwide. Thus, students can be assured of striking the right balance between theoretical and practical training in the lectures. The AICTE has also approved the course, which falls under the broad discipline of Management Studies.

The Systems Engineering: Theory and Practice certification syllabus covers a wide range of concepts from program risk reduction, prototype development and data analysis to design validation, integration and testing of the complete system features. The course curriculum perfectly suits both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students’ academic needs.

The Solar Photovoltaics: Principles, Technologies and Materials online programme is curated by IIT Kanpur. It is an elective course which runs for a duration of eight weeks. It is designed for both UG and PG level students and falls under the category of Electronic materials, Metallurgy and Material sciences and Mining engineering. This programme is an FDP course approved by AICTE. 

The aim of the Solar Photovoltaics training by Swayam is to introduce the candidates to the different photovoltaic materials and their role and functioning in solar cells' operation. Other important topics such as semiconducting materials, semiconductor junctions and their basic properties will also be discussed. This programme will also focus on first, second and third-generation solar cells and photovoltaic devices' essential characteristics.

The Solar Photovoltaics certification programme is taught online and rife with study materials and video tutorials. Candidates will be able to access all course material free of cost and at their own pace. They can also apply for certification and appear for the proctored exam at the end of the term.

The Testing of Functional and Technical Textiles certification course is a significant phase during the selection of textile materials, and it helps students assess their performance characteristics. It explains to students how testing is crucial while ensuring that the customer specifications are met. 

The Testing of Functional and Technical Textiles online program is spread over eight weeks and falls under the broad domain of textile engineering. Swayam offers this online course at both the postgraduate and undergraduate levels. Moreover, the curriculum covers all topics ranging from geotextile testing to ballistic protective textile testing and has also been approved by the AICTE. 

The Testing of Functional and Technical Textiles certification training is offered by Professor Apurba Das. He is presently working as a professor in the Department of Textile Technology at IIT Delhi. Thus, the students can be assured of being trained by the best in the field.

Non-destructive testing is an integral part of quality control, structural health monitoring, and flaw detection. It has many applications in industries related to manufacturing and production. Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing program is an undergraduate/postgraduate course that will teach you about various NDT methods in depth. 

Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing certification is an online MOOC. It provides a comprehensive overview of NDT methods, starting with the basics and the underlying principles and concluding with specific NDT methods process details. There will be periodic assignments and an optional offline exam to help you evaluate your progress. 

Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing online course is curated and designed by IIT Madras. It is eight weeks long and comes under Materials joining, Metallurgy and material science, Mining engineering, Manufacturing processes, and technology. The course also offers certification. It is an elective course approved by AICTE as an FDP course.

Shells are an essential element of structural engineering, just like beams and plates. Theory of Composite Shells program is a postgraduate level course that will take you on a journey from the basic concepts of doubly curved shells to the development of shell equations. It will also provide an introduction to three-dimensional solutions of a cylindrical shell.

IIT Guwahati has designed the curriculum of Theory of Composite Shells certification in association with NPTEL. The course will be taught by professor Poonam Kumari and will be available online on Swayam, an online learning platform that is a Ministry of Education, Government of India initiative. 

Theory of Composite Shells is an eight-week course that offers certification as well. There are periodic assignments and an exam held at the end of the term to help motivate you and understand your progress. There is no enrolment fee for this AICTE approved FDP course.

The Steam and Gas Power Systems program is an online certificate course under the discipline of mechanical engineering. The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, has designed the course with the instructor, Prof Ravi Kumar. The Ministry of Human Resources, Govt. of India runs the program under NPTEL and AICTE.

The Steam and Gas Power Systems training revolves around applied thermodynamics. This includes the Rankine cycle, boilers, and high-pressure boilers, their performance, fuel combustion in boilers, steam flow through the nozzles. Candidates will also learn about steam turbines along with impulse reaction and gas turbines, axial and centrifugal compressors, and jet propulsion. 

Moreover, the Steam and Gas Power Systems certification uses numerical to solve various problems to understand the course content better. This 8-week course is spread over 40 lectures, which are around 30 minutes in duration. Candidates can answer in-course assignments and appear for the final exam to receive the course certificate.

The Structure, Form, and Architecture certification course is an eight-week course that throws light on the various aspects of creating robust, stable, and aesthetically pleasing architecture. It highlights the importance of the factors to be considered while designing architecture. This AICTE-approved FDP course falls under the architecture and planning domain. 

The Structure, Form, and Architecture curriculum is designed to satisfy the academic needs of both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Professor Shubhajit Sadhukhan, an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture and amp, IIT Roorkee, offers the training. He has several publications in reputed international journals under his name. 

Moreover, the Structure, Form and Architecture online training will touch upon the basic concepts of structural forms, the properties of the materials used and the pros and cons of choosing specific architectural forms. Learners are also introduced to relevant case studies from across the world, along with a few study model experiments for enhanced conceptual understanding.

The Development and Applications of Special Concretes online course aim to acquaint the participants with the application and development of special concretes widely used in diverse construction environments. The program provides an insightful view of construction methods, concrete materials, and matter analysis on specific benchmarks.

The Development and Applications of Special Concretes certification course also introduce learners to basic principles of standard concrete, chemical admixtures, cement hydration, and pitfalls of concrete’s properties. Students will also discover the key ingredients used in making special concretes. They will understand the significance of special concretes in the practice of concrete engineering.

The Development and Applications of Special Concretes program by Swayam will provide information about various concretes, including high-strength, fiber-reinforced, self-compacting, anti-washout underwater, and roller-compacted concrete. The practical aspects of special concretes will also be discussed in detail. Candidates will also study quality issues and test methods of the materials.

The Digital Land Surveying and Mapping (DLS&M) online program teach the foundational concepts of DLS and mapping of the earth by utilising mapping software, GPS, and total station. Through this eight-week-long program, you will learn about informative concepts such as data reduction, digital surveying process, basics of mapping, etc. 

The Digital Land Surveying and Mapping (DLS&M) certification course offers not only theoretical views but also demonstrates real-life mapping and land surveying procedure of an area. Furthermore, many practical assignments and tutorials will be provided throughout the course duration. This online course is also a Faculty Development Program (FDP) approved by the AICTE.

The Digital Land Surveying and Mapping (DLS&M) program by Swayam is crafted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, under the NPTEL scheme. The program discusses all the essential ideas of organic photochemistry and pericyclic reactions. On fulfilment of certain eligibility criteria, you can receive an e-certificate for this course.

CRISPR is among the most disruptive inventions in recent times, alongside IoT payments and blockchain. This gene-editing technology has already had an influence on industries including agriculture, biofuel, and healthcare, and its worldwide commercial potential is expanding at a rapid pace. The CRISPR: Gene-editing Applications online course gives a thorough grasp of the CRISPR Cas9 gene-editing technique, its numerous applications, and the business prospects presented by genetic engineering.

With a specific industrial emphasis and legitimate case studies, the CRISPR: Gene-editing Applications training investigates the use of CRISPR in biotechnology and explores how it can aid in enhancing food yields, creation of disease-resistant cultivars, and allow bioenergy to become a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels.

Study the prospects for healing inherited genetic problems, curing viral infections, and improving cancer research. The CRISPR: Gene-editing Applications syllabus provides candidates with a comprehensive knowledge of the CRISPR environment and its future possibilities, as well as industry perception into the ethical concerns of gene editing.

With comprehensive improvements in the agenda and infrastructure building, Africa's sub-Saharan construction industry is ready for expansion. Success in this field requires excellent management, planning, and coordination capabilities. The Construction Management online course is intended to provide the technical skills needed to handle small and big-scale building projects on a daily basis.

The Construction Management certification by Getsmarter and the University of Capetown teaches how to address stakeholder demands, manage client relationships, consider environmental factors, assess health and safety hazards, and maintain time and financial restrictions. The course is accredited by ASAQS and certified by ECSA.

According to Deloitte, In 2020, the total value of construction and investment infrastructure projects in Southern Africa was $124.5 billion. The Construction Management course gives students a comprehensive grasp of the South African real estate sector and the economic forces that influence it. The program features professional training from Africa's premier institution, as well as provides a credential in South Africa's single, university-approved construction management course.

Sustainable energy usage has become a necessity, not only in order to deal with climate change but also to improve the performance of systems and the productivity of companies. The Energy Efficiency and Sustainability online course provides knowledge of energy efficiency as it is vital now to have good knowledge of energy efficiency for everyone engaged in the manufacturing, infrastructure, Petroleum management, energy, and transport industries. 

The Energy Efficiency and Sustainability certification by Getsmarter and the University of Cape Town provides a thorough general overview and Economics of the energy efficiency environment. The course analyses recent energy sector changes, regulations and explores energy consumption in industrial and commercial contexts. 

The Energy Efficiency and Sustainability online course teaches to verify energy efficiency by means of industry-accepted technologies and evaluate energy-efficiency project's financial feasibility and establish a solid strategic plan for intervention. The course teaches students how to make significant progress in the energy sector as well as how to implement effective energy efficiency measures in the energy sector. Thus the course emphasizes sustainable development.

The Sustainable Construction Materials and Techniques certification course examines the definition of sustainability and focuses on its increasing prominence as well as its implications for engineering practice, especially in the built environment. The infrastructure industry is currently experiencing a huge boom. 

The Sustainable Construction Materials and Techniques certification will emphasize the effect on sustainable construction because of the high use of power generation such as steel, industrial fine and asphalt binder, cement, water, and other materials, the built environment has a major impact on the planet, and if left unchecked, buildings may become sources of waste, excess energy use, and even deforestation. 

Due to the widening gap between demand and supply for building materials, the Sustainable Construction Materials and Techniques training hold significant importance as well as the need for energy-efficient and cost-effective construction methods, it has also provided opportunities for innovative and unconventional resources to emerge. The secret to fostering sustainability is to incorporate it into the daily lives of people, industrialists, and teachers, who are the torchbearers for the cause. The training will be given according to the weekly structure of the program's syllabus. 

The Introduction to Petroleum Engineering certification course, delivered and created by Tomsk Polytechnic University, is a beginner-level, self-paced study in petroleum engineering. The programme helps you develop an understanding of the field life cycle. Moreover, this 100% online course will also teach you how to undertake an interdisciplinary approach to petroleum field operations.

In the Introduction to Petroleum Engineering online course, you will learn concepts like oil and gas production, petroleum deposit drainage, reservoir energy and forces, well operation techniques, development systems, and much more. Basics of drilling engineering will also be discussed, along with major exploration techniques.

At the end of the Introduction to Petroleum Engineering, you will be adept in reservoir engineering, production technology, drilling, etc. The programme takes approximately 27 hours to complete. Moreover, Coursera allows you to adjust deadlines as per your convenience. Konstantin Maksyutin and Liubov Vorobyeva will be your instructors.

The Feature Engineering certification course is of an intermediary level of training which is a hundred percent online course and it can be viewed on the website of Coursera. The programme is within the easy reach of the enrolled students at zero cost. The training is a part of the course named Machine Learning with TensorFlow on Google Cloud Platform Specialization that is available on Coursera. Aspiring participants who join the online course of Feature Engineering will be able to comprehend several features used for distinct functions in order to make an accurate model of machine learning.

In the Feature Engineering online course, students are not limited to follow a particular set of reading materials and they can learn from the external study matter along with the one provided by the platform within the programme. The programme does not limit students with any fixed schedules or deadlines and participants are allowed to set their own study schedules according to their preferences and requirements.

This intermediate level of the programme can be concluded by spending a total of approximately 8 hours. If the participant successfully completes the curriculum, he or she will be able to receive a certificate for the online course from the platform.

The Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Management Online Course is a 2 credit undergraduate-level course that deals with the process involved in maintenance management and its specifications. The course will explain different maintenance concepts, monitoring methods, and maintenance models in detail.

The Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Management Course is a massive open online course offered by Swayam that provides a specific overview of monitoring maintenance models and identifying potential faults. The course taught over 8 weeks provides plausible solutions for effective management and monitoring of equipment.

The Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Management Training Course is coordinated by Dr. N. Venkateshwarlu, Associate Professor, School of Engineering and Technology of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. The course is delivered through reading materials and video lectures and assessed through online assignments and a final exam.

The Concentration inequalities online course is an 8 weeks program offered by Swayam, the government of India’s education ministry initiative. It is generally known that functions containing a large number of unpredictable integers act more predictably and less arbitrarily than their components.

Top-notch faculty from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore delivers the Concentration inequalities classes lectures. The course also provides candidates with a government-approved certificate via Swayam, Candidates must register and take the proctored in-person exam offered by the course provider at one of the approved testing centres which costs Rs 1000.

This graduate-level Concentration inequalities training on concentration inequalities addresses the fundamentals of the subject while also introducing advanced themes and approaches. Applications from computer science, electrical engineering, and statistics will be used to demonstrate the utility of the derived inequalities. 

The Concentration inequalities syllabus covers the following topics:

• Chernoff bounds: Hoeffding’s inequality, Bennett’s inequality, Bernstein’s inequality
• Introduction & motivation: Limit results and concentration bounds
• Variance bounds: Efron-Stein inequality, Poincáre inequality
• Isoperimetric inequalities
• The transportation method
• The entropy method and log Sobolev inequality
• Other special topics

Advanced Machining Processes certification by NPTEL and IIT Guwahati is an 8-week elective course that is found on the Swayam platform and is under their Mechanical Engineering category. This certification is mainly useful for the students who are interested in taking up the research of this subject later on. This course gives insights into the need for tools and machinery that can be used accurately in machine materials that have intricate shapes.

Advanced Machining Processes training programme is to meet the challenges related to the material removal processes that have been developed at the commercial utilization. This certification course will aim towards bringing the students up-to-date with research trends, and the latest technological developments in nontraditional, and modern machining processes. This 2 months course is free but the completion certificate requires some fee for the registration due to the end proctored examination.

The Contemporary Architecture and Design online course offered by Swayam, an initiative by the education ministry of the Indian government. The course will teach students about the historical context and current architectural trends and discusses primary stages of modernism, contemporary architecture, and postmodernism.

The Contemporary Architecture and Design training briefly discusses key characteristics with examples of both stages of modern architecture. For a more comprehensive understanding, these periods of the architectural model of philosophy will be expanded into the domains of fine arts and visual design. The contemporary Architecture and Design syllabus will assist students in developing critical thinking skills related to architectural appreciation as well as developing design vocabulary.

The Contemporary Architecture and Design training covers various Post-Modern Architecture's Stages, Master architects' works from the modern period. The course also offers participants a government-recognized certificate through Swayam. Students must register and take the course provider's proctored in-person test at one of the certified testing centres, which costs Rs 1,000.

The Advanced Quantum Mechanics with Applications is a 2 months core programme on quantum mechanics that is launched through the website of Swayam and is taught by the institutions - NPTEL and IIT Guwahati. The main purpose of this certificate is to provide students with the prerequisite knowledge for pursuing advanced research in the topic areas of Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Physics.

The Advanced Quantum Mechanics with Applications training usually starts with learning advanced topics like Density Matrix formalism along with its quantum optics applications. The course is designed keeping in mind an explanation of algorithms related to quantum information so that for the driven systems, quantum optics may be understood. Though the course is a core level physics category programme still it is free. But the catch behind the certification is registration fee payment and attending, and securing pass marks in the final conducted proctored exam.

Advances in UHV Transmission and Distribution certification is an 8 weeks course. This course is launched with the help of NPTEL and IISc Bangalore on the platform of Swayam. This certification course with 2 credits actually introduces the students to the current advances in the transmission and distribution systems of EHV/UHV. Also, this online course helps candidates secure certificates after sitting for a proctored test at the end of the course.

Advances in UHV Transmission and Distribution training programme will start by having a discussion on the importance of the transmission of EHV or UHV, how it is growing now vs how it will be in the future. The entire syllabus in the different UHV transmission components like its design elements and substances will be covered with the help of practical, and theoretical lectures, and videos that are topped off with assignment exercises, and demonstrations. 

The Corrosion Failures and Analysis online course is offered by Swayam, a govt. Of India’s Ministry of Education initiative. The 8-week elective course lectures will be delivered by the renowned faculty of IIT Kanpur. The Corrosion Failures and Analysis training will concentrate on mentioning component failures due to corrosion and analyzing the corrosion events that caused the failures. 

It will utilize examples from many sectors and businesses, including construction, household, petrochemical, medical, and naval buildings. The course will also cover potential protective philosophies based on environmental change, materials, coatings, design, inhibitors, etc. 

The Corrosion Failures and Analysis syllabus includes various topics such as uniform corrosion, galvanic corrosion, petrochemical industries, dealloying, intergranular corrosion, pitting, crevice corrosion, corrosion cracking, erosion-corrosion, and general factors affecting corrosion.

Advances in welding and joining technologies certification is a two months course. This online programme has been made by the NPTEL and IIT Guwahati institutes who have chosen Swayam to be their provider partner. This online course is designed mainly to provide fundamental knowledge of the recent technologies involved in the process of welding, and joining. The certification course will embark upon the new material development that is used for the technological applications of welding, and joining.

Advances in welding and joining technologies training come with a syllabus that is oriented towards technological advancement, and its difference from the conventional methods involved in welding, and joining. The beginner level students will be presented with a simplified way of learning for free, and the participants will be developing an understanding of this programme through lectures and knowledge reinforcement through assignments. 

The Culturally Responsive Built Environments online course is an 8 weeks program provided by Swayam, an initiative by the Ministry of Education of the Indian government. The goal of this course is to present cultural discourse theory, practice, education, and research in the built environment. 

The Culturally Responsive Built Environments training aims to lay the groundwork and re-orient learners to apply interdisciplinary and systems thinking approaches for putting together the ecological, scientific, technical, and political elements of the topic of the culturally relevant living environment under one roof.

The Culturally Responsive Built Environments syllabus includes culture risk and disaster, practices and principles of conservation, cultural economies, social change, architectural education, winter urbanism, etc.

An Introduction To Materials: Nature And Properties certification course is an eight weeks programme which is a presentation of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur. These institutions have established a partnership to deliver this course with Swayam. The topics focused on the programme shall be crystallography, its symmetry, the structure of alloys, defects of these materials, and more.

An Introduction To Materials: Nature And Properties (Part 1: Structure Of Materials) training is taught online and gives a broader introduction on the nature of materials that can be suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who have studied science or engineering. This course comes free for learning, but earning certificates needs around rupees one thousand for the final examination. The certification after completion shall be supported and assisted by the companies that are dealing with materials.

Basics Of Finite Element Analysis - I certification is an 8 weeks course, the curriculum of which has been created with the help of  NPTEL and IIT Kanpur. The provider which promotes the ad offers this certificate is Swayam. Talking of eligibility, the engineering students having completed 2 successful years of their B. Tech courses are eligible. This certificate course is for those who need to learn about FEA regarding their application.

Basics Of Finite Element Analysis - I training will give knowledge to participants on the theoretical aspects of finite element analysis. There are times when candidates do not understand the flawed results of them writing the wrong commercial codes. Hence this course is designed for making the applicants understand their mistakes of coding in easy mathematical ways. The course learning can be free, but the certificate requires being a part of assignments, and a proctored exam. Also, the end course certificate will be given value by industries like Power Generation, Automotive, NVH, Railways, Acoustics, etc.

The Dc Microgrid and Control System online course is an 8 weeks program provided via Swayam, an Indian government’s education ministry initiative. The elective course lecture is provided by the top faculty of IIT Roorkee.

This Dc Microgrid and Control System training is appropriate for PG students who study system and control, power systems, and power electronics. The course explains the essential principles of microgrids and their components, as well as the many types of microgrids and the benefits of microgrids over the central conventional grid. 

The Dc Microgrid and Control System syllabus specifically explain broad ideas and applications, control techniques, and the principles of functioning of DC microgrids. The course is ideal for researchers and students in the power system fields who want to do research in the rapidly developing and rising renewable energy technologies.

Biomechanics is a branch of science that studies the physics of living systems. This Biomechanics of Joints and Orthopaedic Implants online course aids in understanding the link between human joint anatomy and function, predicting changes as a result of modifications, and proposing artificial intervention approaches. 

This Biomechanics of Joints and Orthopaedic Implants training is intended for B.Tech, M.Tech, and PhD students who would benefit from studying basic biomechanics principles, joint kinematics and kinetics, implant design and analysis, tissue mechanics and state-of-the-art modelling and simulation tools for biomechanical systems.

The Biomechanics of Joints and Orthopaedic Implants syllabus include biomechanics of the human joint and introduction to muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage, shoulder, hip, elbow, knee, etc. The course also includes healing of bone fractures, joint replacement, joint kinematics principles, etc. Candidates can enrol in the course and study for free. However, if the candidate wants a certificate, they will have to first register and then take the proctored test at one of the approved exam centres. The test is optional and costs Rs. 1,000.

The Design Practice online course is an eight weeks elective program offered as an initiative by the government of India’s ministry of education through course provider Swayam. The course is designed for those who are new to postgraduate study in design. It might also be beneficial for aspiring professionals in the industry who want to pursue professions in the field of design.

The Design Practice syllabus covers solid modeling, 3-D shapes, Sensors and actuators, Introduction to Control, Mechatronics, Mechanisms, Strength, and Stiffness of Structural Elements, Micro-electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Geometrical Transformations, Rapid tooling, Rapid Prototyping, Intelligent Product Design, 3D printing, etc.