List of Online Courses and Certifications

The Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations online course is offered by Swayam, an initiative by the Ministry of education of the Indian government. The course discusses various foundation types, needed soil studies, soil characteristics, and rules of practice, and factors for seismic-resistant foundation design. The Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations training will concentrate on strategies for designing foundations that do not fail during earthquakes. This includes shallow and deep foundations. The design of a shallow foundation for lateral loads will be a major focus. The Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations syllabus includes various types of deep and shallow foundations, the performance of foundations during earthquakes, Safe bearing capacity, Raft foundation, soil-pile analysis, Soil-Structure Interaction, etc.

It is a well-known fact that planning forms the critical element in successfully executing a project. The same applies to the field of construction, wherein equipment planning is equally crucial. Given the current scenario of rapid advancements in mechanization, there are multiple machines available in the market. The Construction Methods and Equipment Management certification course makes selection easier. 

The Construction Methods and Equipment Management certification syllabus throws light on the vital aspects of excavation, cranes, pile driving methods, and concreting equipment. The curriculum caters to the needs of the people working in the construction industry. Moreover, they are also trained in estimating the cost of equipment. 

The Construction Methods and Equipment Management training is scheduled for eight weeks and falls under the domain of Civil engineering. The training is offered by Professor Indu Siva Ranjani Gandhi, a recipient of the Gold medal in the Ph.D., Civil engineering program in IIT Madras.

The Expansive Soil Certification course is a 2-month online program. This Expansive Soil certification syllabus is offered by the Swayam platform, but the course syllabus is decided upon and made by the IIT Guwahati,  and this course certificate is issued by the institutions and NPTEL and IIT Guwahati.

The Expansive Soil training is a core program that deals with soil conditions occurring in arid and semi-arid regions and different mechanisms of soil expansiveness and soil mechanics. The behavior and treatment of expansive soil can be explained in this course. Settlement issues and ground heave emerge as a result of volumetric changes in these soils brought on by temperature conditions during drying and wetting. Those soils are considered natural hazards and pose challenges to civil engineers. Professor Anil Kumar Mishra explains this certificate course.

Swayam's Earth Sciences for Civil Engineering course is a civil engineering course that gives the learners a better understanding of the Earth's interiors, earth system, and its process. The latter part of the course deals with the geological hazards and environmental impact, as well as active faults, and their related risk in our country.

Earth Sciences For Civil Engineering online course takes only eight weeks to complete, and it is intended for postgraduate students of Science and Engineering (especially Earth Sciences), as well as advanced undergraduate students. In this course, the students get introduced to concepts such as seismology and focus on the internal structure of the Earth. 

Moreover, the Earth Sciences For Civil Engineering course has a comprehensive curriculum that covers essential topics such as fluvial geomorphology and groundwater, landslide and flood hazard, tsunami, and management of risks. This core course has been extensively designed to teach the candidates fundamentals of geosciences, various geological hazards, and civil engineering applications of the same. 

The Principles of Construction Management programme is an eight-week core study in civil engineering. Learners will explore construction concepts such as economics, safety, quality management, time management, estimation, and scheduling. The course is set at an undergraduate level of study. Students of civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering will highly benefit from the programme.

Through the Principles of Construction Management certification syllabus, students will touch upon project organisation and safety management topics. Video lectures and study references are given for learners to pick up concepts with ease. With one learning module assigned per week, students also need to submit a weekly assignment.

The course is curated by IIT Kanpur, and Professor Sudhir Misra from the Civil Engineering department mentors the programme. Registering for the final certifying exam requires students to pay a nominal fee. For the Principles of Construction Management certification, learners must score at least the minimum marks specified for the average assignment score (best of six) and proctored final test.

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 Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials online course is an 8 weeks course offered by Swayam, an initiative by the government of India’s ministry of education. Cement and concrete are the foundations of building infrastructure, therefore engineers must grasp not only hydration, cement, and strength properties but also permeability, porosity, and durability.

The Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials training is focused on the subject of developments in mineral and chemical mixtures, with the fundamental framework using common Portland cement. Despite the fact that this issue is considered from the point of view of solid science, the reality is that pastes prepared with OPC alone or in conjunction with other cemented composites are practically never used in the field. The Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials syllabus covers various topics to demonstrate the applicability of scientific concepts with illustrative examples from real-world applications in the course.

The course on the Introduction to Civil Engineering Profession by Swayam will be introducing all the civil engineering professions as well as the degree program students who are there in their first year or are going to join the degree course in civil engineering. The Introduction to Civil Engineering Profession certification syllabus includes the following topics - Structural engineering, construction materials, methods analysis, design and modeling, novel areas career prospects, infrastructure engineering, sustainability, highway engineering, traffic engineering, and planning. In the Introduction to Civil Engineering Profession training, the students will be provided with detailed knowledge in different disciplines that pertains to civil engineering. The career prospects that are involved in civil engineering will also be coerced in the Introduction to Civil Engineering Profession online course. After completing the program, the candidates will get knowledge of the process of different disciples that are involved in the domain of civil engineering and its applied discipline.

The Swayam Building Materials and Composites course will go on for eight weeks. It is designed for students studying architecture. Moreover, this is a core course offered at the undergraduate level and comes under the architecture and planning construction materials technology. Also, this programme is for beginners.

Candidates will get to study the different kinds of materials used in the construction of a building, such as clay, stone, and steel, as well as walling systems, and flooring systems. The Building Materials and Composites programme by Swayam will also cover the use of nanotechnology in this field and its applications.

You can start your architectural journey by obtaining a certificate in Building Materials and Composites online course and become well-acquainted with the foundational subjects of the field. The course will be led by Dr. Sumana Gupta, who is employed as an associate professor in the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Matrix method of Structural Analysis program provided by SWAYAM is a continuation of the structural analysis 1 course. During the time span of the course, candidates shall learn about the concepts and methods of structural analysis and also learn about its application procedure regarding its different components of the structure, with the progress of the course.

Matrix method of Structural Analysis program provided by SWAYAM will act as a supporting tool between the structural analysis 1 i.e. the first part of structural analysis and gradually move on to the topics of finite element method.

Matrix method of Structural Analysis also deals with the concepts of determinate and indeterminate structures, flexibility and stiffness alongside analysis of beams, preliminaries, force and displacement methods.

During the time span of the course, candidates will also be tested regularly to keep a close check on their understanding and knowledge gained from the Matrix method of structural analysis course. These learnings will also include concepts of advanced elements of structural analysis. The sessions will cover the matrix method of analysis too using the finite element method.

The Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation certification course is all in one program to understand the historical emergence of architectural conservation in an effective and implicative manner. The goal of this course is to discuss historic preservation and restoration as an approach that links the past, the current, and the future. The idea is to familiarize the participants of the course with the difficulties and obstacles of heritage environments, the possibilities of heritage buildings, places, districts, and areas, and the need to combine progress with heritage protection. 

The Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation training examine the history of the environmental movement, the shifting principles and responsibilities, and strategies of different conservation organizations. Participants are exposed to the international conservation system and world heritage scenario, along with meanings and principles of conservation and heritage, and clarification of different forms of heritage. 

The Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation certification will lead by the examples to illustrate the importance of assessing the significance of heritage buildings. Via numerous case studies, recommendations for restoration, protection of historic buildings, precincts, and places and the method of impact assessment are clarified. Using examples, the method of evolving architectural guidelines for new buildings in historic settings is elaborated.

The Building cost estimation simplified course by Swayam is an eight-week program, available at the undergraduate level. The course instructor Prof. Shruti Samuel is at the Indira Gandhi National Open University is a bachelor in architecture, Assistant Professor in Design Architecture and Planning at the School of Engineering and Technology, for more than seven years. 

The Building cost estimation simplified programme mainly targets learners who want to take up personal projects and those who wish to become a Project Manager or Project Surveyor. Additionally, the course curriculum is based on a different programme known as “Quantity surveying and Valuation”. This was a part of the B.Tech in Construction Management course, which IGNOU used to offer in the past. 

Furthermore, the online training for Building cost estimation simplified course curriculum covers the essential topics such as an estimation of cost, the construction cost of a building, analysis of rates, and bills of building work. Through these, the programme aims to simplify the building cost estimation basics. Additionally, it also explains the entire process of an architect preparing the initial drawings and the surveyor calculating the construction costs using the quantities and rates.

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. 

Bridges have always played a significant role in infrastructure. However, structural engineering and bridge design are yet to be fully considered from an artistic perspective. Therefore, The Art of Structural Engineering by Edx will help you understand engineering from a creative discipline and art’s point of view. 

Furthermore, The Art of Structural Engineering certification syllabus will focus on learning through some of the significant bridges and their examples, built during the industrial revolution. It also deep dives into the social and economic context of bridge design, especially touching upon the interplay between its form and forces. This introductory course includes basic mathematics which is easy to grasp and understand. 

Offered by the prestigious Princeton University through Edx, The Art of Structural Engineering online course’s educator will be Maria Garlock, the Civil and Environmental Engineering department’s Professor. The program is engaging, containing a sophisticated methodology that combines engineering and artistic elements in a subtle and well-organized manner. 

The Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Structures Training Course is an advanced level course dealing with the significant aspects of steel and concrete composite structures in detail. The course offered on the edX platform will include the applications of different steel-concrete structures like columns, walls, and composite beams.

The Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Structures Live Course is an instructor-led course that is preceded through a specific course schedule that requires 2 to 3 study hours per week. The course can be opted by anyone with a special interest in civil engineering and related domains.

The Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Structures Online Course is taught by a top composite researcher with 20 years of extensive experience. The course taught through online study materials and example problems will help learners gain a certificate of completion in the end.

The Advanced Structural Analysis using ANSYS Workbench course covers all the essential lessons and skills of the ANSYS Workbench software. You will become fluent in using it for Finite Element Analysis (FEA), performing thermal, structural, and vibrational analysis, simulations, and analysing the results. The Advanced Structural Analysis using ANSYS Workbench training is designed in partnership with industry-expert mentors, who teach you through pre-recorded lectures and weekly assignments.

The project-based learning in Advanced Structural Analysis using ANSYS Workbench course curriculum gives you a step-by-step understanding of mechanical APDL solver simulations, ANSYS GUI, ANSYS tools, engineering data, ANSYS SpaceClaim, static structural analysis, ANSYS mechanical modeller, explicit dynamics analysis, and transient structural analysis. 

Moreover, the Advanced Structural Analysis using ANSYS Workbench curriculum provides you with in-depth knowledge of explicit and implicit solver operations. Candidates will gain expertise in the critical ANSYS and FEA tools to strengthen your resume for scholarships and grants. Upon satisfactory completion, you will also receive a certification.

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.

The Hardware modeling using Verilog online course is offered by Swayam, an initiative by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. In this course, candidates will be introduced to the Verilog hardware description language during the course. The Hardware modeling using Verilog training will assist them in learning about various issues of digital circuit designing using Verilog and developing test benches. Hardware modeling using the Verilog syllabus covers digital circuit design, Verilog variables, modeling sequential circuits, modeling issues like memory, pipelining, and several case studies.

The Machine Learning ML program focuses on the scientific discipline that is related to the genre of Machine Learning and helps the students to develop algorithms to help the students find patterns that are related to make predictions from the domain of empirical data. In the online course on Machine Learning, ML by Swayam, the students would be finding patterns or will be making predictions from the given empirical data. 

The certification program over the course of eight weeks will be focusing on the following- Forms of representation, Examples, demos and exam preparations, Learning enabled by prior theories, Tools and resources + cognitive science, and Machine learning-based artificial neural networks. The Machine Learning ML certification course will be benefiting the students to incorporate the knowledge of machine learning in real-world examples and tree-based inductive learning along with logic programming. The session will be making the candidates professionally ready.

During the past 20 years, the world has seen a rapid increase in the demand for Refrigeration as well as Air Conditioning Mechanics. There was also a rise in the employment opportunities available to these mechanics, with a total of around 11,000 new vacancies being added, or created, between the years 2019 and 2020. 

While refrigeration is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space for reducing as well as maintaining the temperature of the contents of that space, on the other hand,  air conditioning helps in regulating the amount of air in any large building. The aforementioned Certified Basic Refrigerator and Air Conditioning course is offering the students a comprehensive study of the refrigeration cycles as well as a proper insight into the psychrometric processes used in air conditioning. 

It also provides the students with skills that are required for seeking employment in various companies. 

Additionally, the course will help you understand the correct process for verifying technical and mechanical gaults for HVAC systems, while also providing you with technical assistance and job training. 

The Automatic Control by Swayam offers a theoretical and practical knowledge of Automatic Control. The course will clear the fundamental and advanced concepts of Automatic control systems. This course will introduce the candidates to the modelling and designing of a control system. The candidates will learn the theory of transfer functions, transient response analysis of first and second-order systems, error analysis, and root locus techniques. The course will show how to apply the theories into practice in MATLAB.

The candidates can pursue this program online without paying a single penny. This is a free learning program. The course will also follow books and references given on the course website. The cost of this course is free.

The Automatic Control certification is offered in the e-certification mode. The certification is easily shareable on all platforms. The candidates can share the certification for academic recognition and also new professional networking. The certification will help leverage one’s career and gain new opportunities.

The Acoustic Materials and Metamaterials certification course is offered to the participants by IIT, Roorkee through Swayam. The course is a verified postgraduate program in the domain of mechanical engineering and advanced dynamics and vibration. The course teaches the students about sound waves, noise pollution, methods to control them and manipulate them, and other aspects related to the field. The Acoustic Materials and Metamaterials program is said to be the first-ever organized coursework prepared in the domain of acoustic materials which also talks about acoustic metamaterials. 

The program is a free online course and can be availed at zero cost. The course has adopted the self-paced learning technique so that students can take their own time to complete the course. The Acoustic Materials and Metamaterials certification syllabus can be completed in the estimated time of 8 weeks as well as more than 8 weeks. The program does not have any last admission date and candidates can take part in the program whenever they want according to their willingness. Candidates can also be a part of the certification process by getting through the proctored exam fulfilling the eligibility criteria announced by the platform.

The Failure Analysis and Prevention online course, developed by IIT Roorkee and offered by Swayam, details failure’s numerous aspects. Through this extensive curriculum, candidates will get the opportunity to learn about common failure principles and prevention methods which are vastly applicable to various engineering industries. The training falls under the ‘Mechanical Engineering’ purview.

The Failure Analysis and Prevention certification syllabus covers the topic comprehensively. This includes modules like the failure of mechanical concepts, failure analysis procedure, testing, micro and macro mode of fracture, observing the fracture, report writing, etc. The course has a duration of twelve weeks, and there are eight modules in total, built at the undergraduate/postgraduate level.

IIT Roorkee’s faculty member, Professor D. K. Dwivedi, explains the curriculum in great detail. This is an elective course with wide recognition across heavy engineering, power plants, and pressure vessel industries. Learners can enroll in the Failure Analysis and Prevention certification course for free and access all the study material. There is also a final exam, passing which candidates can receive the e-certificate. 

The Principles of Casting Technology certification course aims to provide comprehensive knowledge of casting technology. This online training, developed by the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, will introduce you to basic concepts of metal casting processes. Also, you will develop a sound understanding of the various properties of cast metals.

The Principles of Casting Technology online program by Swayam will give you detailed insights into the casting, melting, and molding processes for different types of alloys and metals. The course also discusses the various kinds of solidification, fettling, post-treatment, and heat treatment practices. You will understand how these practices impact the cast metals’ properties.

The defect diagnosis methods of casting components will also be taught in the program. The Principles of Casting Technology training is an eight-week-long extensive online course. During the course duration, you will become aware of the technological developments in casting methods and how these contribute to enhanced productivity. 

The Mechanical Measurement Systems program is a core course designed by IIT Roorkee. This program is an undergraduate and postgraduate-level course under the category of mechanical engineering and will be conducted over eight weeks. Prof Ravi Kumar from IIT Roorkee will be instructing the course. 

The Mechanical Measurement Systems certification offers necessary information about statistical analysis of experimental data and mechanical measurement systems. The course introduces general functional and configuration elements of measuring systems. Candidates will also learn about the dynamic and static features of measuring instruments. Instrumentation of strain, torque, velocity, displacement, flow, sound, temperature, and flow measurements is also covered.

The Mechanical Measurement Systems training is spread over forty lectures which are approximately 30 minutes long. Candidates will have to answer practice assignments throughout the course and submit them for revaluation. There will be a final exam conducted for the e-certificate, and the interested candidates can appear for the same.

The Mechatronics online course is an eight-week elective training. It is structured by IIT Roorkee with NPTEL approval and run by MHRT. The course is spread over forty 30-minute lectures and will be conducted by Prof Pushparaj Mani Pathak. Candidates will be given practice assignments throughout the course, and the ones interested can also answer the exam for the certificate.

Mechatronics training discusses mechanical engineering’s synergistic integration. This concept involves designing and manufacturing industrial processes and products with intelligent computer control and electronics. The students will learn about implementing electronic control and intelligent control in mechanical systems, especially to enhance their design and performance. 

The Mechatronics certification syllabus includes mechanisms and actuators, signal conditioning, transducers and sensors, microcontrollers and microprocessors, system response and modeling, and design and mechatronics. The course has no prerequisites and is well-suited for UG or PG students in mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineering

Curated by IIT Roorkee, the Processing of Polymers and Polymer Composites programme classifies engineering materials and processes to produce polymers. From the initial to secondary processing stages, learners will know the challenges and opportunities linked as well. This AICTE-approved FDP curriculum aims at a postgraduate level of study by covering topics usually left out in undergraduate studies of polymer manufacturing.

The Processing of Polymers and Polymer Composites certification syllabus is spread across eight weeks. The concepts covered during this core programme include extrusion, thermoforming, compression, injection moulding, and transfer moulding. Course-takers will also solve numerical problems, submit assignments, and review case studies throughout the study. 

Professor Inderdeep Singh from the Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering department at IIT Roorkee mentors the learners. By paying an examination fee, students can sit for the certifying test. The Processing of Polymers and Polymer Composites certification requires learners to secure the minimum marks mentioned for the average assignment and proctored test scores.

The Modelling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems certification course are spread over eight weeks and explains how the usefulness of the model depends on its ability to capture important physical features. The students here can highly benefit from the expertise of their course instructor, Dr. P M Pathak. They are a professor of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at IIT Roorkee. 

The Modelling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems program is an AICTE-approved FDP course. Moreover, it falls under the domain of mechanical engineering and suits the needs of both undergraduate and postgraduate students alike. Learners are offered the practical experience of running simulations and solving the resulting equations. 

The Modelling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems certification syllabus include various concepts ranging from system transfer functions and simulation to parameter estimation and state-space formulation. Besides, candidates can also acquire highly reputed accreditation. The e-certificate contains the student’s name, photograph along with the final score, and logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee.

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.