List of Online Courses and Certifications

The Programming with Arduino certification course is designed such that the candidates can learn elementary programming skills which are needed for New Media and Smart Technology. The course aims to educate and equip the students with tools for interactive programming applications by using inputs from the physical world. The candidates will learn these programming skills for screen-based applications and embedded applications. 

Through the Programming with Arduino programme by NIELIT, learners will get familiar with Arduino, basic electronics, the primary programming structure, and related concepts. They will develop an understanding of the Arduino board and sensor interfacing. Lastly, students will master the various applications with Arduino, for example, interfacing ultrasonic and gas-based sensors and interfacing HC-05 transceivers. 

The Programming with Arduino course takes around four weeks to complete. The candidates with prior knowledge of computers will be able to participate in this programme online and access the course tutorials after paying the course fee. After completing the course, the candidates will also qualify for an e-certificate which will be digitally signed. 

Adaptive control refers to a set of techniques and approaches used to control plans whose dynamics are uncertain or keep changing. Using adaptive control techniques, you can reduce the unpredictability of such plans. The Nonlinear and Adaptive Control certification course will delve into such concepts in-depth and train candidates in essential and advanced features of adaptive control. 

The candidates interested in joining this program need to have an essential understanding of MATLAB and Simulink, along with Lyapunov Stability Theory. The Nonlinear and Adaptive Control syllabus deals with relevant topics in great detail and runs for four weeks. IIT Delhi has developed this online training which is available on Swayam for free. 

This is an elective course at the postgraduate level. Professor Shubhendu Basin, Associate Professor in IIT Delhi’s Department of Electrical Engineering will teach the Nonlinear and Adaptive Control online course with two teaching assistants. The candidates also have the chance to become certified in this course by option for the paid certification. 

Swayam’s Optical Sensors online course is an elective, four-week curriculum dealing with optical biosensors and their introductory working fundamentals. Developed in collaboration with IIT Roorkee, this program is set at PG/UG-level and belongs to the ‘Photonics’ and Electrical and Electronics Engineering categories. The entire training features weekly modules, evaluations, optional exams, and term-end notes for research. 

The Optical Sensors certification syllabus commences with the elementary components, performance parameters, characteristics, etc. It then proceeds with optical phenomena, sensing applications, tissues’ optical properties, biomaterials’ optics, and more. Through an extensive curriculum, the course familiarises candidates with the mesmerizing sphere of optics principles-based sensors. In doing so, it also helps them gain industry-relevant skills to pursue career growth in this domain. 

While a basic optics experience is enough to join this training, students must complete all in-course assessments and register for Swayam’s offline test (proctored) to acquire the Optical Sensors certificate. This will further help them display their skills and seek lucrative job opportunities in Photonic Sys and related organizations.

The Hardware Description Languages for FPGA Design course by Coursera has been conceptualized in a way to enable the learners to get an insight into Hardware Description Languages for Logic Design and work towards their career in that direction. This course will give candidates an extensive introduction of the VHDL and Verilog which are the most widespread design methods for FPGA Design.

Coursera has collaborated with instructors from world-wide universities and companies. The learners will get access to quizzes, online videos, community discussion forums, and practice exercises.

Coursera in collaboration with the University of Colorado Boulder is providing this course. The natural learning process is utilized to make the learning of the languages easy. In the beginning, only simple examples are presented. The course also covers language rules and syntax and followed by more complex examples.

They will develop the skills required to design circuits using VHDL and Verilog and sufficient knowledge to continue gaining expertise in Verilog and VHDL further. This course is a part of the FPGA Design for Embedded Systems Specialization and can be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5361, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree.

This Internship in the Design of DC Power Supply will familiarise the candidates with the way the jobs are carried out in the domain and what the different concepts of design are, which are the more popular and used ones among them and show them how the linear and switch supply modes function.

The 4-week long course covers every relevant topic in great detail so that the applicants are not left with any doubts about the industry. For this purpose, it also features a bilingual medium of instruction for the program in order to make comprehension of both the theoretical and practical aspects of the course easy and effective.

The candidates will be able to get some fantastic insights from the course that will make understanding complex and time taking topics easy to learn and carry out. The lab sessions will grant them the ability to solve twisted scenarios and the live classes will help them with the theoretical side of the program.

The Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering course introduces basic concepts of electronic and electrical engineering along with a variety of examples. Japan’s leading research-intensive national university, Tokyo Institute of Technology, also known as Tokyo Tech, offers the program. The introductory course spans over four weeks.

The EdX’s Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering certification syllabus includes topics such as portable cell phones, solar cells, and batteries. The curriculum also comprises various applications from top Japanese companies like the high-speed railway and more. Students also get familiar with the advanced work being done in Japanese high-tech laboratories.  

Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering by edX will allow students to gain expertise in broad aspects of electronic and electrical engineering. Applicants learn from experienced Tokyo Tech instructors and skilled engineers currently employed in the Japanese industry. 

Candidates can access all the lecture videos, examples, fundamental research, introductory content, and practical applications in Japanese and English. All the material, including the reports, slides, and quizzes has English transcripts too. Learners can choose anyone from the audit or the verified track to finish studying the programme. 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 embedded systems industry has been leaving behind many sectors in terms of development and expansion and with it the C programming industry to has started to flourish in the current scenario. After estimating its growth rates, this industry has been anticipated to rise a lot more in the upcoming years, giving birth to new career options as well as better job positions and roles.

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology brings this programme to the applicants and delivers them the best contents one would require to get hold of the flairs of the industry. Certificate Course on Embedded C and ARM Cortex Microcontrollers is a 4-week long programme that has come up with some specially curated content to offer the best knowledge and abilities to its participants.

It covers an advanced level of C programming and teaches the candidates significant concepts in a detailed version, leaving no place for doubts. Everything that the applicants would need to make a career in the domain has been well put in the course and will definitely benefit their professional lives.

Embedded system continues to be a promising industry with fast-tracked growth in all sectors and expansion to new areas that have previously remained untouched. Since the introduction of Artificial Intelligence, embedded systems, be it in cars, offices, homes or factories, have undergone a huge demand for which the supply has been tough to maintain which opened up quite a number of opportunities in various sectors of embedded systems, an important one of which is embedded system design.

To fill this void between demand and supply, Certificate Course in Embedded System Design readies the applicants for its course with detailed course contents that are practical oriented. All important topics of the program, such as the architecture of microcontrollers and its programming using C language, will be taught to the applicants via live online classes led by the expert faculty of NIELIT.

The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology has also come up with the concept of hands-on lab sessions through virtual labs that will efficiently provide the participants with the practical knowledge they would need in the sector.

The Microwave engineering and antennas online course is offered by the education provider Coursera and developed by the Eindhoven University of Technology. The course study is about engineering involved in microwaves and the analysis of the working of antennas. The programme is scheduled for a period of eight weeks consisting of content worth thirty eight hours. The course is instructed by lecturers Bart Smolders, Ulf Johannsen, Domine Leenaerts who are from diverse backgrounds of academic and industrial nature from the Centre for wireless technology Eindhoven(CWT/e).

The Microwave engineering and antennas online training is done by experimental techniques and the course provides the learners with the knowledge about the process of designing microwave circuits and antennas and the design challenge where the students are given the opportunity to create an active phased array system. The modules in the course are delivered to the candidates through innovative web lectures, readings, online quizzes and a book is made available for the students for their study.

NIELIT provides education, consultancy, training, research and design in electronics and IT. It offers courses for cyber law, embedded systems, instrumentation, VLSI, bioinformatics, ITES-BPO, networking and other diverse areas in information technology.

DSP using MATLAB course by the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology is being offered to educate the learners about MATLAB as a tool for designing hardware. DSP using MATLAB courses intends to give the learners in-depth knowledge and practical sessions, within a stimulating environment. Participants will be given the requisite hands-on experience of the MATLAB tool through the lab sessions conducted by the institute. It will train the participants in using MATLAB as a tool for building and assessing digital filters before implementing them in hardware. 

They will learn about the various features of MATLAB, plotting, grid lines, properties of Z-transform, image processing, how to perform column vector operations, rows, vector operations such as addition, subtraction and multiplications.

The Surface Modelling of an Aston Martin Car using SolidWorks programme by Skill Lync has been carefully structured in partnership with expert faculty. It will help you gain fluency in the surface modelling capabilities of SOLIDWORKS, by modelling a finished Aston Martin One-77. The course curriculum will consist of the key concepts such as curve generation, solid modelling applications, and assembly module. These will help you learn the entire process of modelling the car and discovering the true potential of surface modelling.

The Surface Modelling of an Aston Martin Car Course using SolidWorks features industry-expert faculty members, who will teach you the curriculum through pre-recorded videos, weekly assignments, and hands-on projects, to get a practical experience of how the industry professionals work. 

Moreover, the Surface Modelling of an Aston Martin Car using SolidWorks Course allows you to gain an in-depth view into the professional tools used for developing design variants, automate repetitive tasks, accelerate the designing process, and save time. After successful completion, you will be awarded the course completion certificate. 

The recent technology of flying robots has been utilized for various applications like mini helicopters or quadrotors. They are widely used in 3D construction and aerial filming of industrial sites. The time calls for the need for machines that run without the supervision of pilots for hours. The Autonomous Navigation for Flying Robots certification course focuses on autonomous navigation for quadrotors. This course is provided by TUM for learners who are keen to learn the concept of autonomous navigation. 

Autonomous Navigation for Flying Robots training will be delivered by industry experts with the help of instructor-paced learning videos, quizzes, and a browser-based quadrotor simulator. The duration of the course is 4 weeks and the learner must give at least 4 hours per week to complete the course on time. The learner shall be trained extensively on the browser-based quadrotor simulator and will be given practical training. The candidate shall also receive Autonomous Navigation for Flying Robots certification by EdX after the completion of the course. 

With the Monozukuri: Making Things certification course, edX strives to introduce you to the Japanese art of making things. It takes you through topics such as fluid dynamics, design, thermodynamics, and other dynamics of machinery. The course also provides a learning experience like none other.

This unique programme, along with including regular video lectures and quizzes, also features an interesting hands-on project through which you can learn by doing. Moreover, Monozukuri: Making Things certification syllabus will also allow you to understand the propulsion mechanism through an in-depth study of the heat-powered steamboat.

You will also receive valuable insights into how Japan manages to manufacture high-quality goods. The learning experience further includes interviews with student organisations and artisans who design human-powered aircraft. With this Monozukuri: Making Things programme, you will also get a taste of experiential learning, which is nothing but learning from one’s experiences.

The course is a perfect fit for learners who wish to learn all about making things in Japan, as well as the engineering principles they employ. Lastly, you also have the option of purchasing a course completion certificate, which can help you a lot employment-wise. Edx offers 2 separate tracks that can be used to opt into the course and they can have access either for a limited period or the access may be unlimited. If the candidates want limited access they will have to choose the audit track and if they want unlimited access to the course materials they can choose the verified track.

A CNC or Computer Numerical Control is a machine used to produce many things like a car engine cylinder and the gigantic gears of merchant vessels. The Introduction to Computer Numerical Control certification aims to train candidates to operate and program a CNC and develop projects on it. Candidates will learn the full workings of the machine and acquire essential knowledge for operating it.

The Introduction to Computer Numerical Control certification syllabus is based on a practical case study to help candidates develop a CNC project optimally. You will start from a drawing or blueprint, and select the appropriate machine and tools required to execute the project. Tenaris University has created this online course and offers it for free on edX.

Candidates who take part in the Introduction to Computer Numerical Control training will be introduced to the Jaque Mate company project and learn how to produce a chess piece. You will work with simulations and learn how to overcome challenges during the project. This is a short course of one month and is free of cost and can be audited for a limited duration. The students can also pay the course fee to get the certificate and get unlimited access to the programme. 

Many products today are manufactured in the particulate form. These include pigments, cement, ceramic, catalysts, and pharmaceuticals. Understanding the physical mechanisms of these products and adequately handling their fine particles is a crucial step in manufacturing. The course in Mechanical Operation will teach you about the design and characteristics of these fine particles. 

The candidates who enroll in the Mechanical Operation course will gain knowledge about the Science and Technology of particulate matter. This multidisciplinary field integrates several scientific disciplines and provides a well-rounded experience.  The candidates will also learn about the critical physical process related to particles, solving mathematical equations, and the important tenets of particle size reduction.

This 4-week long course in Mechanical Operation by Swayam is taught by experienced faculty from IIT Roorkee. This is an undergraduate-level course, wherein Swayam will test candidates in their skills through regular assignments. The programme is free for all and the certification, which is paid, is optional. 

The Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 2: Stress Transformations, Beams, Columns, and Cellular Solids course is a four-week, intermediate-level training. The course curriculum focuses on enlightening the students about the atomistic and continuum aspects of mechanical characteristics of different materials. It is part of a three-course series by MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

The instructors on this course will be faculty members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. It will prove to be an excellent learning opportunity for the participating candidates. Additionally, the Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 2 online course houses a comprehensive curriculum. It includes stress transformations, column buckling, beam bending, and cellular materials, among others. 

The Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 2 course by edX will take metals, glasses, polymers, ceramics, biomaterials, and cellular materials into consideration. The instructors will use relevant examples to make the learning experience more rewarding. Besides, this edX course has a self-directed training model but offers only limited access during the audit track and unlimited access to the course materials when the verified track is selected.

Swayam offers the Inspection and Quality Control in Manufacturing online course as an elective course with a duration of four weeks. The course curriculum is replete with helpful learning resources, including multimedia video lectures, books & references, weekly assignments, and a discussion forum online. 

The Inspection and Quality Control in Manufacturing certification syllabus has been curated by IIT Roorkee. The curriculum is divided into two primary parts: destructive and non-destructive testing.  

Throughout the Inspection and Quality Control in Manufacturing course, you will learn how to identify and diagnose problems in different kinds of materials. Also, ways to resolve the defects immediately. This way, you will become adept at testing material samples and measuring the fault expertly. 

After completing the Inspection and Quality Control in Manufacturing certification program, you will have in-depth knowledge of the inspection and measurement techniques necessary for maintaining quality control during production. 

Convective Heat Transfer online programme aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of convection. Convection is a significant form of heat transfer linked to fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Swayam and IIT Roorkee have collaborated and designed this free short-term course for students interested in learning about convective heat transfer.

Moreover, the Convective Heat Transfer certification belongs to the ‘Mechanical Engineering' subject category and is an elective course. The course can be finished in four weeks. The curriculum goes into detail to explain mass transfer analogies and phase change heat transfer. You can also learn the fundamental concepts with the help of mathematical examples, derivations and weekly assignments.

Furthermore, the Convective Heat Transfer training will help you earn a course certificate after finishing all the modules in four weeks. There are three criteria to obtain a soft copy of the certificate that NPTEL can verify. The certificate will carry the logo of IIT Roorkee.

The Machining Science certification training spans four weeks, enabling you to complete essential machining topics quickly. It is an online program approved by AICTE and delivered by Swayam. The program receives industry support from manufacturing, automobile, and aeronautical industries.

Machining Science online program will primarily focus on machining processes and metal cutting techniques. It also covers topics like mechanics of metal cutting, machining economics, friction in metal cutting processes, and measurement of cutting forces. You will gain an in-depth understanding from a theoretical and practical point of view.

The learning process of the Machining Science online course includes weekly assignments, readings, and video lectures. You also get access to an online forum where you can clear all your doubts and get in touch with course instructors. As for the course instructor, you will be taught by Prof. Sounak Kumar Choudhury, a faculty at IIT Kanpur. You can also earn an e-certificate by appearing for the final test conducted by Swayam.

We need to go through various processes to get a finished product from the raw material. These manufacturing processes include metal removal or mass removal, constant mass operations, casting, welding, etc. This mechanical engineering course on Manufacturing Processes - Casting and Joining by Swayam places emphasis on two primary techniques: casting and welding. 

Throughout the course duration of four weeks, the Manufacturing Processes - Casting and Joining syllabus will touch upon various casting processes and characteristics. Candidates will analyze various casting aspects like how the riser and gating systems are designed under the guidance of Professor Sounak Kumar Choudhury. 

This Manufacturing Processes - Casting and Joining certification course gives students the chance to earn a verifiable certification by IIT Kanpur and NPTEL and learn from esteemed IIT Kanpur faculty. This is a course of the undergraduate level and has no prerequisites. Anyone interested can enroll and learn from this MOOC for free.

Metal cutting is done by the application of mechanical forces. It involves the usage of tools like lathes, shapers, and milling machines. The course on Metal Cutting and Machine Tools by Swayam provides candidates with the opportunity to study these in detail with Professor Asimava Roy Choudhury from IIT Kharagpur. 

This will be a four-week online training. The Metal Cutting and Machine Tools training will cover different aspects of metal cutting, such as geometrical analysis of metal cutting tools. Candidates will go into further detail about the orientation and make-up of these tools, their features, and applications. Also, they will supplement their learning by solving numerical problems. 

The total duration of the Metal Cutting and Machine Tools syllabus is ten hours. Candidates can test their learning and gain greater insights during the MCQ discussion lecture after each week. This is an AICTE-approved FDP course by IIT Kharagpur. Thus, its optional certification is up for grabs and will be of immense value to the students.

IIT Kharagpur, one of the most renowned engineering and technology institutions in India, has developed the Non-Traditional Abrasive Machining Processes certification course. Through this program, candidates will learn about three major types of machining, including Ultrasonic, Abrasive Water Jet Machining, and Abrasive Jet Machining. 

These methods comprise a major part of the non-traditional techniques. The Non-Traditional Abrasive Machining Processes curriculum consists of descriptive parts which describe the machine configurations and types of technology. Further, there are process derivations, analyses, and numerical problems to make every concept clear to the candidates. The syllabus is of the UG level of study. 

The course instructor will discuss various multiple-choice questions to consolidate the students’ understanding. The Non-Traditional Abrasive Machining Processes training is verified by AICTE as an FDP course. Candidates can complete this course quickly in just four weeks and apply to get the paid certification, which is optional. Interested students can also appear for the offline exam.

The Smart Materials and Intelligent System Design certification course aim to introduce you to the domain of advanced functional materials. During the programme, you will get proficient in the foundational concepts of smart materials. You will explore common smart materials such as magnetostrictive and piezoelectric materials, electroactive polymers, etc.

The Smart Materials and Intelligent System Design programme by Swayam is a four-week-long online course brought to you by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. The course is also approved by the AICTE. You will study various topics covering composites, control systems, materials, basic electronics, and informatics. This elective course also offers a digital certificate after fulfilling the specified criteria.

Through the learnings of the Smart Materials and Intelligent System Design training, you will realise the importance of smart materials in developing actuators and special sensors for a host of industrial applications. These include defence, medical, aerospace, manufacturing, and other specific engineering applications.

Two-phase flows are encountered in various industrial processes such as nuclear reactor technology, chemical processes, power generation, food production, automotive industries and aerospace. That is why the  Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer programme will provide a thorough understanding of two-phase flows with and without phase change. 

Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer certification is a four-week elective course that is approved by AICTE as an FDP course. This is an online course wherein the course material will be available on Swayam, the online learning platform. The syllabus of this course has been curated by the faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in association with NPTEL.

Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer is a UG/PG course in mechanical engineering. The course will be taught by Dr Arup Kumar Das of IIT Roorkee. The course also offers certification. You need to have knowledge of fluid mechanics and heat transfer to be able to comprehend this course completely.