List of Online Courses and Certifications

The Equipment Design – Mechanical Aspects online programme spans four weeks, allowing you to cover core subject topics swiftly. It is an online course hosted by Swayam and approved by AICTE. As such, it receives industry support from all chemical process plants.

Equipment Design – Mechanical Aspects certification syllabus will primarily focus on important chemical plant equipment, including evaporators, absorbers, reactors, etc. You will understand all the equipment designs in-depth and from a mechanical POV.

Through weekly assignments and live classes conducted by an expert faculty, you will learn how different types of stress and strains impact mechanical designs in the Equipment Design – Mechanical Aspects course. Additional reference and reading materials will also be available to you for holistic learning.

Swayam provides an online forum as well to foster healthy discussions between students and course instructors. You can also clear your doubts if any. After successful course completion, you can apply for the proctored exam and earn the Equipment Design – Mechanical Aspects certificate.

Adiabatic Two-Phase Flow and Flow Boiling in Microchannel certification is a 4 weeks course that is offered on the Swayam platform jointly by NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur. The level of this programme is undergraduate or postgraduate that offers 1 credit point to all its participants. Catering to all engineering graduates, or masters, this course is prepared to offer to all the participants, a fundamental idea on multiphase flow, and boiling heat transfer flow catering in microchannels.

Adiabatic Two-Phase Flow and Flow Boiling in Microchannel training discusses the concepts like a multiphase flow in micro vis-a-vis macro domain, several patterns, and experimental techniques of analysis, the unique flow boiling heat transfer, and other influences of parameters operating for flow morphology. This course is otherwise free unless a certificate is asked for which is given only when some requisite criteria of assignments and exams are fulfilled by the participants.

The Real Time Operating System programme is an elective course in Computer Science and Engineering. Offered by Swayam, the course has been designed by the experienced IIT Kharagpur faculty and will be delivered in a span of four weeks through video lectures. Swayam is providing the course for free to anyone who wishes to learn the subject.

The Real Time Operating System course curriculum consists of four modules covering the characteristics and basic concepts of real-time operating systems. The course is available at the postgraduate level and is aimed towards people who have a background in ECE, EE and CSE. Prof. Rajib Mall from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Kharagpur will deliver the course.

What’s more, you can even earn a certificate to showcase your knowledge in the Real-Time Operating System by fulfilling the eligibility criteria for the verified certificate. The certificate will be verified by NPTEL and Swayam and have the logo of IIT Kharagpur.

Developed by EIT Digital, the Embedded Hardware and Operating Systems certification course provides in-depth knowledge in cyber-physical systems and their components, namely, the operating systems and hardware. It is 100% online training with an intermediate level of difficulty. You will experience a fun, interactive learning experience, where you’ll work with Cooja simulations for IoTs applications, creating and simulating your designs for sensor network applications. 

Through the extensive Embedded Hardware and Operating Systems certification syllabus, you’ll know how to devise and use an embedded operating system for IoT applications in resource-constrained devices. The curriculum covers output/input devices, ADC/DAC, design challenges, FPGAs, modular kernels, RIOT OS, and numerous other vital topics. You will also receive readings, videos, practice quizzes, graded quizzes, and graded assessments to evaluate your progress.

The Embedded Hardware and Operating Systems by Coursera provides a self-paced learning experience through flexible deadlines. You can also refer to the multi-linguistic course subtitles to study from the videos comfortably. Upon completion, you can also purchase the shareable certificate to display your expertise. 

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.

Basics of software-defined Radios and Practical Applications is a 4 weeks programme that is a joint initiative of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee. This course offers an electronic copy of the certificate for its participants. The course teaches that SDR is a very important part of modern communication where processes used for hardware implementation are defined using the domain of software regarding flexibility.

Basics of software-defined Radios and Practical Applications training are used for providing the description of the several components of software-defined radios along with their significance, and relevance. The participants shall also understand the interrelationship between digital, and analog power processing and spectrum transmission of signals. At the final stage of this course, candidates will understand what kind of term solutions are used for industrial datasheets, and the motivation for appropriate transceiver design.

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.

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.

Polymer Assisted Abrasive Finishing Processes certification is a 4 weeks course by Swayam, NPTEL, and  IIT Guwahati. This is an online certification that will gradually help in understanding the different importances of surface finish, and how these polymers are of help in supporting the abrasive particles to get done with the workpiece surface to the nano level. Micro and Nano finishing will be one of the basic ones for the mechanical engineering undergraduate students. 

Polymer Assisted Abrasive Finishing Processes training gives an understanding of the different abrasive polymer assisted micro, and nano process of finishing, and its physics. Basically, this certification course deals with the abrasive flow finishing process in the case where fluids of the abrasive flow finishing process are involved. This course is arranged systematically and taught smoothly and in a clear way by an IIT professor so that students understand easily.

Principles of Vibration Control certification is an elective course that is designed to be hosted for 4 weeks. The course is structured by NPTEL and IIT Kanpur and is hosted by Swayam’s platform. This certification course is divided into 4 modules, 4 assignments, and one single proctored exam that needs to be completed for seeking the completion certification. 

Principles of Vibration Control training explains that vibration is not desirable in almost any different engineering system, and that vibration has certain bad effects like severe resonance damage,  fatigue failure, loss of accuracy, sensitive system or instrument malfunctioning, and more. This course is proven to give a small brief of the different ways in which vibration of systems can be controlled. Also, when candidates have received the course certificate, it is valued in industries like oil, manufacturing, and space engineering.

The Business of Mining program covers the mining process and its varying fundamentals, from the exploration to closure of such operations. This introductory course proceeds at the student’s pace. Learners can access the video materials provided upon registration and review lessons to better understand the curriculum.

The duration of this online program is for four weeks. The Business of Mining certification syllabus lends a comprehensive learning perspective, starting from discovering mineral deposits to extraction and rehabilitation. It completes the study of mine’s life cycle. Students get to investigate the economic forces that influence the conditions and decisions relating to the mining industry.

The Business of Mining online course recently received an award in the Interactive Media Awards of the USA for the Best in Class University category. Offered by Curtin University, associate professors Bryan Maybee and Eric Lilford teach the curriculum. They are experts in Chemical Engineering, Energy, Minerals, and mines. What’s more? Students can verify their achievement with a certificate upon paying the necessary fee.

Corrosion science explores the process of corrosion in metallic and non-metallic structures. The Cathodic Protection Engineering online programme attempts to dig deeper and explain some essential means of corrosion control in buried metallic structures. This is a free-to-learn curriculum by Swayam and IIT Bombay, accredited by AICTE.

Furthermore, the Cathodic Protection Engineering certification belongs to the 'Metallurgy and Material science and Mining Engineering' and 'Materials Joining' categories. If you are interested in learning this course, you should also note that this is a short-term FDP programme that runs for just four weeks.

This programme is suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates, and industry professionals. Aspirants will have to submit four assignments during the course tenure, which will help their understanding and progress.

What's more, after finishing the Cathodic Protection Engineering program, you will also get a chance to obtain a verified digital certificate offered by Swayam and NPTEL. This requires you to clear a proctored exam and fulfill other criteria to achieve certification.

Elementary Stereology for Quantitative Metallography certification is a 4 weeks programme that is conducted by NPTEL and IIT Madras on Swayam’s provider platform. This elective course’s category is Materials Characterization, Metallurgy, and Material science & Mining Engineering which is ideal for students of both undergraduate and postgraduate levels of study.

Quantitative metallography or stereology is nothing but the measurements of certain features like grain size, and second phase spatial distribution catering to observations conducted on 2-D sections. So basically stereology is connected with geometric probability where a small sample size of the material is kept under observation for deriving the microstructural characteristic related to the bulk of that particular material. Elementary Stereology for Quantitative Metallography training gives information on all the above topics. Getting study materials for this course is free, but obtaining certificates are chargeable, and based on students attending proctored exams.

Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels for Automotive Applications certification is a 4 weeks small course that is developed under the joint association of NPTEL and IIT Madras, and they have chosen Swayam as their partner for providing the course. With this certification course, candidates will understand where the advanced high strength steel or AHSS is used, and why its use is increasingly rising in the automotive industry. The reasons identified will be enhanced strength-ductility, and crash energy management that will cause the building of safer, and greener vehicles.

Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels for Automotive Applications training will be ultimately responsible for teaching the weldability of AHSS. The certificate in this course is unique as it has the entire break up of marks that will be secured in the examination, and the assignments by the applicants. It will also be useful for seeking support from automotive manufacturers. Another important aspect is that learning up the content is free but the certificate is not.

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.

The ‘Our Mathematical Senses Part 1: Geometry of Vision’ online course is offered for the students to gain perspectives of the geometrical space around us and also know about the various mathematical concepts and theories associated with geometric and topological space. This online certification course is provided by the Swayam education portal, an initiative of the government of India, and the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). 

The duration of this program is scheduled for four weeks and this is an elective course for the students of undergraduate level. This mathematics course is led by the course instructor Prof. Vijay Ravikumar(mathematician and artist) at the Chennai Mathematical Institute. The students of this program are enabled to acquire both theoretical and practical knowledge of the concepts through the virtual and experiential learning mode. 

The ‘Our Mathematical Senses Part 1: Geometry of Vision’ training course equips students with the course certificate and academic course credits after successful completion of the course.

The Finite Element Analysis Using SolidWorks training course is built in consultation with industry leaders associated with various Fortune 500 companies. The programme is based on real-life contingencies such as buckling analysis, design beams, frequency analysis and static analysis.

The Finite Element Analysis Using SolidWorks Programme by Skill Lync will grant you an opportunity to apply your theoretical knowledge to practical situations. Thus, you will be able to successfully bridge the gap between the industry and academia and become market-ready. Additionally, you will have access to training files and practice content so that you can sharpen your skills and always be ready.

The Skill Lync Online Finite Element Analysis module is appropriate for any graduate in Automotive, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering. If you are pursuing any of those courses, you are expected to have completed three semesters of your degree programme. You will receive a merit certificate along with the general course certification if you finish in your class’ top 5 per cent.

Foundations of Cognitive Robotics certification is an associate presentation by Swayam, NPTEL, and IIT Kanpur. The inclusion of robots directly from the industries to the social arena has been rapidly advancing with the functional requirements of corresponding behaviour of humans increasing day by day. To meet this demand, the course has been prepared. In order for the robot design complexities to be processed, the course has been made to give an overall idea of this topic.

Foundations of Cognitive Robotics training is a short 4-weeks duration course with 14-course modules that are designed for striking a balance between streams of engineering, biology, and control system design for attracting people towards the interdisciplinary fields. This certification has been curated free for the participants except for when they require certification. Also, this postgraduate level course is an FDP one that has secured the approval of the AICTE council under the government of India.

The ‘Robotics: Perception’ online course is developed for the students to enhance their knowledge of the process involved in object grasping which is accomplished by the computation of the 3D posing of objects and the robot navigation. This Robotics specialization course is a part of the mechanical engineering domain under physical science and engineering, it is provided for the students on the online education platform Coursera and is offered by the University of Pennsylvania. The course is a self-paced learning program where the students will take approximately thirty three hours to complete the course. 

The intermediate level certification engages the students to familiarize themselves with the concepts of visual odometry and landmark-based localization to understand the process of navigation in robots. The course curriculum is offered with subtitles in French, Portuguese, Russian, English, Spanish for the candidates to experience a better learning process. The ‘Robotics: Perception’ training program by Coursera ensures a certificate for the participants who complete the course.

The Motors and Motor Control Circuits Certification Course is the second out of the fourth course included in the Embedding Sensor and Motors Specialization. The 100% online course available on the Coursera platform will introduce the basic aspects of machine design and analysis of motor equations.

The Motors and Motor Control Circuits Training Course has a flexible structure that allows learners to schedule the deadlines according to their preferences. The course is instructed by Jay Mendelson and James Zweighaft of the University of Colorado Boulder.

After completing the Motors and Motor Control Circuits Live Course through expert lectures, informative readings, practice exercises, projects, and quizzes, learners will be able to receive a shareable course certificate.

With India emerging as a global economy, the demand for electronic products has increased significantly. And as a result of the Government’s Make in India initiative and the National Policy on Electronics, many industries have been set up in the Electronics sector. That, in turn, has led to an increase in the demand for a trained workforce in Electronics Board Design.

The Certificate Course on Electronics Board Design and Bring Up programme aims to equip learners with the competencies required to design state of the art Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and other electronic products. It is a four-week programme consisting of four modules viz., Electronics Board Design Basics, Multilayer PCB Design, Introduction to High-Speed Signalling, and Semiconductor Packages. 

Mr Manoj Kumar MK, Senior Technical Officer, is the coordinator for the Certificate Course on Electronics Board Design and Bring Up. The tuition fee has been waived for SC/ST students who are admitted under SCSP/TSP. But they still have to pay Rs.1000 as a security deposit.

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. 

Automobile designing and its development prosper with the passage of time. The presently available vehicles are culminated by several departments joining hands together. Hybrid Electric Vehicles are powered by an electrical motor propulsion system and internal combustion engine. It is clear that hybrid electric vehicles will be playing an important role in the future as an immediate improvement of conventional technologies.

The syllabus of the Introduction to HEV using MATLAB & Simulink programme is based on the technical foundations of electrical machines, control theory and power electronics. There is a brief overview of the theories and initiates towards simulating vehicle power systems. MATLAB simulation platform is used for the programme because it is very commonly recognised by designers and manufacturers. Many automotive and electrical powertrain R&D organisations using methods and techniques are set out in this programme. 

After completing the Introduction to HEV using MATLAB & Simulink programme, candidates will be developing their knowledge of the study. As a mechanical or automotive engineer, candidates will be enhancing themselves by acquiring the latest knowledge in the particular field which will be a benefit in their career.