List of Online Courses and Certifications

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.

Robotics' field is gaining traction, thanks to the various technological advancements. Thus, to cover such advances in-depth, you can join the Robot Modeling online course by EdX. It gives a broad perspective on robotics' scope through two significant frameworks in the field, namely modeling and control.

This course brings a traditional view and deep dives into the current advancements in the application of service and field robots. Moreover, the Robot Modeling certification syllabus covers the concepts such as the kinematics of robot manipulators derived using Denavit-Hartenberg convention and homogeneous transformations.

Along with this, the course also touches on inverse kinematics problems. It also delves into the two approaches of Lagrange formulation and Newton-Euler formulation. As such, this course provides a holistic learning experience to the candidates.

Offered by Federica web learning via EdX, the Robot Modeling programme is taught by Bruno Siciliano, a university professor of control and robotics. This short course is excellent for students who want to build a foundation in Robotics. One can choose anyone from the audit or the verified track. Both these tracks are self-paced and can be pursued at their own pace. The verified track offers paid but unlimited access to the materials of the course and the audit track offers free but limited course access.

The innovation in robotics and applications has led to a rising stimulation of interest amongst teachers and students of engineering. IIT Roorkee and Swayam have created the Robotics and Control: Theory and Practice certification course to offer students the opportunity to learn more about this growing field and build a career in robotics research. You will learn about modelling, control and planning. 

The Robotics and Control: Theory and Practice syllabus by IIT Roorkee is taught over eight weeks. It is divided into two parts. The first part on fundamentals of robotics discusses topics like homogeneous transformations, DH algorithm, rotation. The second part on applications of robotics includes topics like exoskeleton and robotic needles. 

The Robotics and Control: Theory and Practice by Swayam is an eight-week course with verification from AICTE as an FDP course. IIT Roorkee’s top professors from the Departments of Mathematics and Electrical Engineering will be leading this online program. Candidates will receive eight graded assignments. In the end, there will be two exams for those who want to receive the certificate.

The Design, Technology, and Innovation online course is an eight-week-long program created by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay's IDC School of Design. The course sheds light on how innovation links together various sectors, including technology, management, design and humanities. You will gain insightful information about innovation through theoretical concepts, case studies and real-world examples.

Several well-renowned scholars from multiple departments are a part of this course. They will impart practical knowledge through their own research-to-information journey and how it benefited society as a whole.

The Design, Technology and Innovation certification course will walk you through the entire innovation process. You will learn essential topics like innovation methodology, pitfalls of innovation, collaborative innovation model, the transformation of research into innovation and its stages, etc. The course is sure to spark curiosity and encourage you to innovate in your work field.

Ethnography, one of the most interesting forms of qualitative research, has gained popularity in academics and other areas in the last decade. The Understanding Ethnography online program aims to help you explore the uses of ethnography in several practice-based disciplines such as management, engineering, design, and social work. You will be acquainted with many tools and techniques of ethnographic practice.

Understanding Ethnography certification course also discusses the debates and theories of ethnographic research. The concepts taught in the course are based on real-world examples and case studies. During the course duration, many experts from numerous fields will share their unique experiences of research. So, you will get an enhanced perspective of various dimensions of ethnographic practice.

The Understanding Ethnography program throws light on the application of the ethnographic approach in multiple areas like education, craft, and product design, and film-making. You will learn how this approach enables you to gain knowledge from phenomena, people, and places that focus on study.

This is an online course on Advanced Textile Printing Technology by Swayam for candidates who have prior knowledge of dyeing and printing. The course offers various topics for a better understanding of textile printing technology to the participants. The course will cover the mechanism of sublimation transfer with the free path length and along with this, the course covers the topics like fundamentals conventional printing with complexities and limitations.

The Advanced Textile Printing Technology Certification course will provide the candidate with an E-certificate by the end of the course which will be having the logo of NPTEL and IIT Madras. The instructor in this course will be a well-experienced faculty member of IIT Delhi Professor Kushal Sen from the department of textile technology to guide the students during the course duration of the 8 weeks. 

Advanced Textile Printing Technology Training course will offer the candidate a self-paced online learning program and the course is free of cost as the swayam is the Indian government initiated online learning program for the better understanding of the candidate with no fee charges.

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.

The Architectural Acoustics certification course consists of eight modules that are clubbed into three sub-sections. The first section focuses on an introduction to the course and sound physics; the second part teaches space acoustic design, while the third part covers the core aspects of environmental noise control-air and structure-borne.

Backed with models that can be used by Acoustical Consultancies and Architectural Designers for their induction programmes, the Architectural Acoustics course by Swayam is designed for a neutral audience. However, candidates are required to possess some knowledge of Architecture, Mathematics, and Physics to enrol in the course. 

Moreover, this eight-week core is an undergraduate-level course and falls under the category of Architecture and Planning. Prof. Sumana Gupta and Prof. Shankha Pratim Bhattacharya from IIT Kharagpur teach this online course. Besides, this course is free to learn from, with an option to appear for a proctored exam at designated centres for a nominal fee of Rs 1,000.

In everyday lives, you get to see different signals and systems being used at large ranging from making a phone call, editing a picture, editing audio files, listening to songs to something as complex as speech recognition software, and taking X-rays. 

All of this requires assembling, stockpiling, transferring, processing data from the actual world. Signals and Systems program deals with performing all of the above tasks by studying the fundamental structure of systems and signals.

System and signals program part 1, which is divided into two halves explores multiple properties related to systems and signals and learning of various systems and theorems with their characterization. These ideas will be useful in comprehending different electrical engineering programs. 

Signals and systems course will be very useful for students of other fields such as mechanical and aerospace as well and even for other branches of science and engineering. 

The program information will be available in English and Hindi but the assignments will be in English only.

Signals and systems form a part of our day-to-day experiences let it be as basic as listening to music, receiving and making calls, using voice recognition software like Google Now and Siri, photo editing to taking ECGs. Each of these includes gathering, transmitting, storing, and preparing data from the physical world.

This course will prepare you to handle these assignments effectively by learning the fundamental numerical system of signals and systems. The contents of this course are divided into two parts namely part one – EE210.1x and part two - EE210.2x. And this being part two will include various transforms and theorems where the contents of part one will be these courses prerequisites. The candidates will deal with Z- transform, Laplace transform, sampling theorem, and discrete Fourier transform, the concepts introduced in this course will be used in understanding various other courses such as communication systems, digital signal processing, digital message transmission, electrical engineering courses, and understanding control systems.

Signals and Systems, Part-2 will provide the candidates with a clear understanding of the contents that fall under signals and systems.

The Wheeled Mobile Robots programme is a collaborative online course by IIT Madras and IIT Palakkad. Students will learn algorithms and measurements to design basic electrical and mechanical robots. The curriculum adopts an elective approach to product design, mechanical engineering, technology, and manufacturing processes subjects. Those interested in mobile robotics and are at their graduate/undergraduate level will gain the most from this course.

Aiming at undergraduate/postgraduate students, the Wheeled Mobile Robots certification syllabus is spread across eight weeks. It explains sensors, robot types, mapping, motion controlling, navigation, and error propagation. Students will also learn the Newton-Euler and Lagrange-Euler methods of mobile dynamics. Assignments and study references come along as course materials.

Learners can opt for the Wheeled Mobile Robots certification to verify their newly acquired knowledge. They must register via the course website for the proctored examination conducted by Swayam at select examination centres. Additionally, they must complete the study and submit all the in-course assignments.

The Robot  Motion Planning  Certification course is an 8-week online course. The IIT Kanpur is responsible for creating and approving the course syllabus, although Swayam is used to deliver the course. Once more, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and NPTEL are the organizations that award this course certificate.

The training in robot motion planning is a part of the robotic engineering elective curriculum. Ashish Dutta is the professor of this certificate programme. The fundamental ideas and mathematics covered in this course will be necessary for understanding, analyzing, and designing the algorithms needed for the motion planning of serial robotic arms.

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 ‘System Design Through VERILOG’ online course is a study about the fundamentals and the techniques used in Verilog, a hardware description language for design and synthesis. This is an elective course for the students who are at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels provided on the Swayam online education platform. The National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) free course is developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

The course instructor for this All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE)  approved course is Prof. Shaik Rafi Ahamed from the IIT Guwahati. The course is categorized under the domain of electrical engineering, electronics, and communications engineering along with VLSI design. The students of the ‘System Design Through VERILOG’ training course can earn two credit points and a course certificate consisting of the authenticated logos of NPTEL and IIT Guwahati.

The online program is conducted for the students, faculties and industry professionals for eight weeks.

The 4G(LTE) - Architecture, Features and Call Flow Certification Course is a 8 week long course that explores the significant features of 4G networks along with their working and operations. The course offered on the Skill-Lync platform will cover the architecture of the LTE network.

Through the 4G(LTE) - Architecture, Features and Call Flow Online Course, learners will be introduced to topics including LTE features, call flows, and evolution of VoLTE. The course will be supported by expert tutors and technical support engineers.

After completion of the 4G(LTE) - Architecture, Features and Call Flow Training Course, learners will be rewarded with a certificate of completion and the top 5% learners in a class will receive a merit certificate. You can request a detailed course demo before the start of the course.

Basic Building Blocks of Microwave Engineering & Design Principles of RF And Microwave Filters And Amplifiers Certification will introduce students to the three basic building blocks of microwave engineering namely microwave transmission system, passive circuit components at microwave frequency level and microwave active devices.

Basic Building Blocks of Microwave Engineering & Design Principles of RF And Microwave Filters And Amplifiers Classes will make an effort to emphasise the necessity for a basic understanding of the building blocks in somewhat detail so that fundamental design principles behind a microwave network. 

All students get a Basic Building Blocks of Microwave Engineering & Design Principles of RF And Microwave Filters And Amplifiers Certification by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) under the Swayam Initiative by Government of India. 

VLSI Signal Processing Certification is important for the future as digital signal processing (DSP) has emerged as the single most key component in all electronic applications such as multimedia and mobile communications, video compression, network cameras, smartphones, radar imaging, GPS, biomedical signal processing, etc to name just a few. 

VLSI Signal Processing Classes will start with topics such as the graphical representation of DSP algorithms. Also covering graphs used like Signal Flow Graph (SFG), Data Flow Graph (DFG), and lastly dependence graph.

All students get a VLSI Signal Processing Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Fundamentals of MIMO Wireless Communication Certification is a radio communications technology or RF technology that is being used in many new technologies these days such as Wi-Fi, LTE (Long Term Evolution) radio, wireless, RF, and many other technologies.

Fundamentals of MIMO Wireless Communication Classes teach candidates about newer MIMO wireless technology that provides increased link capacity and spectral efficiency combined with improved link reliability using what was previously seen as interference paths.

All students get a Fundamentals of MIMO Wireless Communication Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Design of Power Electronic Converters Certification is about the basics of power electronics, different types of power converters that are used in industry, and their applications such as DC/DC, AC/DC, DC/AC, and AC/AC Converters. It mainly converts the electrical energy of one type into another with different characteristics and is used to drive any device that requires an input of electric power other than that supplied by the primary power source.

Design of Power Electronic Converters Classes covers the basics of Power Electronics Types of Power Converters and their usage in the optimization of algorithms that select optimal parameters and components.

All students get a Design of Power Electronic Converters Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Digital Protection of Power System Certification begins with a state-of-the-art survey of theories and methods of digital/numerical relays and phasor measurement units (PMUs) along with IEC 61850 substation and automation protocols.

Digital Protection of Power System Classes gives a theoretical overview and examples of practical engineering solutions to a range of technical issues, including load shedding and frequency relaying, reclosing and synchronizing, protection problems caused by the interconnection of distributed energy resources in the grid, and digital protection of various electrical apparatus, such as generators, transformers, transmission lines, etc.

All students get a Digital Protection of Power System Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

In the field of electrical and electronics engineering, circuit and system-level designs play a significant role. The CMOS Digital VLSI Design course by Swayam is an excellent start to learning the basics of design specifications and system-level blocks. The course is equipped with assignments that aren’t only conceptual but are hands-on for the betterment of the candidate's understanding. 

Meanwhile, the CMOS Digital VLSI Design certification syllabus covers important technical concepts like MOS Transistor, CMOS inverter, combinational logic design, power analysis, SPICE simulation, sequential logic design, to name a few. The course begins with the basics and deep dives into complex digital circuits that are an integral part of the current technology. 

Taught by Prof. Sudeb Dasgupta from IIT Roorkee. It is beneficial to both undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in pursuing their careers in the field.

The Electronic Packaging and Manufacturing Certification course is an 8-week online program. While Swayam is utilized to deliver the course, the course syllabus is devised and endorsed by IIT Kharagpur. This course certificate is also conferred by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and NPTEL.

Electronic Packaging and Manufacturing training is a part of the mechanical engineering elective curriculum. Professor Anandaroop Bhattacharya is the instructor of this certification course. This course aims to give students a fundamental understanding of the technologies and procedures needed for the production and packaging of electronic goods.

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.

Solar Energy Engineering: Comprehensive Exams is the course offered for the students who have completed MicroMaster's Solar Energy Engineering course. The certification course by EdX shall train the candidate for the PV1x, PV2x, PV3x, and PV4x exams and will help them to pass the exams with flying colors. The course is an initiative by the Delft University of Technology for the students who are pursuing their careers in Solar Energy Engineering.  

Solar Energy Engineering: Comprehensive Exams training is an 8 weeks course that shall provide students with reading material and will assess them for the exams. The training will be provided by the experts on the EdX portal. The aim of the course is to enhance the skills of students and to make them clear in related exams of Solar energy engineering. The candidate shall also receive Solar Energy Engineering: Comprehensive Exams certification by EdX on choosing the verified track learning mode. 

The Management in Engineering: Strategy and Leadership certification by MIT explores key principles and practices used in engineering management. Delivered via edX, this online certification course is part of the Principles of Manufacturing MicroMasters program. The Management in Engineering: Strategy and Leadership online course enables learners to implement basic functional business knowledge from 2.961.1x by analysing case studies. This MIT online certification course delivered via edX also focuses on the application of individual skills and management tools essential for innovation management.

The Management in Engineering: Strategy and Leadership certification syllabus provides graduate engineers with an overview of management issues. In addition, it opens various career options including managers, engineering practitioners, and entrepreneurs. Students can take the Management in Engineering: Strategy and Leadership certification course through selected readings from texts and cases and develop individual skills and management tools. Students will get an option to enroll either in the free audit track that offers limited access or they can choose to upgrade to the paid version which is the verified track.

The Computational Science in Engineering certification course enables students to understand the needs of the rapidly evolving field of computer science. Students can approach a wide array of challenges in the areas of social sciences and engineering through the power of computation. Spread over eight weeks, the course falls under the domain of Aerospace engineering. 

The Computational Science in Engineering certification syllabus ensures that students understand the different engineering and science phenomena via simulations. They are taught the much-required mathematical modeling skills, efficient algorithms, numerical analysis, software design, computer architecture, and much more. 

The goal of the Computational Science in Engineering training is to let students explore the basics of scientific computing. This includes the framework observed in applied mathematics such as ODEs, Linear algebra, and PDEs. Students who sign up for this undergraduate course are taught by Professor Ashok De, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Kanpur currently 

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 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.