Free Courses & Certifications

The ‘Introduction to robotics’ online course is a study about the state-of-the-art technologies and techniques associated with designing robots and their applications. This National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) free online course on robotics is provided on the Swayam online education platform. The online training is offered by the faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

The program is conducted for twelve weeks and is a core course for the undergraduate and postgraduate level students of design engineering or robotics. The course instructors of this certification program are Dr. T Asokan from the department of engineering design, Prof. Balaraman Ravindran teaching computer science, and Dr. Krishna Vasudevan of the electrical engineering department. This AICTE approved faculty development program enables the students to receive three credits after completing the online training. The ‘Introduction to robotics’ e-certificate is issued to the qualified students with NPTEL and IIT Madras logos on it.

The course on Designing and Running Randomised Evaluations by MITx is a part of the MicroMasters track. During the course, you will get graduate-level knowledge of randomised controlled trials (RCT), including step-by-step training in how to design and implement an RCT in the field. Using this policy-relevant study, you can boost your ability to draw causal inferences and conduct impact evaluations.

The Designing and Running Randomised Evaluations MicroMasters programme comes under the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Data, Economics and Development Policy (DEDP) department. The curriculum uses material from MIT’s JPAL lab, used by social science researchers from all over the world. 

Besides, Designing and Running Randomised Evaluations by edX provides a professional and academic credential to candidates who complete this course. You can use this credential to gain an accelerated and cheaper Master’s degree from MIT or add it as a professional qualification to your CV. Learn from esteemed Nobel Laureates through an intensive approach involving quizzes, lectures, case studies and exams in this course. 

This Basics Of Language Science Online Course manages major parts of the language. In the course the candidate will develop an understanding connection between language, brain, and the general society that we reside in. The students will feel like they realize how to respond to a ton of inquiries regarding different complexities or various kinds of miracles about language.

This course assists the candidate with managing the three significant parts of language specifically, the construction at the degree of sounds, words, and sentences, securing or learning of it, and the varieties inside and among dialects. The Basics Of Language Science Programme offers answers to a large portion of the interests that strike major when we consider how we gained the limit of language as a child.

This course will guide the candidate in depth of language science. In the Basics Of Language Science Training candidate can also take up the course certificate by giving the exam which will be held after the course completion. The course timing is flexible and candidates can study according to their time preference and the course faculty will be professor Rajesh Kumar from IIT Madras for making understanding easy to candidates.

The Cloud Computing training, curated by IIT Kharagpur, is an elective undergraduate-level course. The programme is based on the disciplines of computer science and engineering, programming, and systems. This is an twelve-week course, and lectures will be conducted online only.

The Cloud Computing certification course teaches about the delivery and scalable services consumption platform that offers computing provision for a shared pool of resources. These include database, storage, software, networking, servers, applications, and so on. 

This platform requires the least possible management effort by providing on-demand availability of a shared pool of configurable computing sources. Some of the aspects covered in the course are the fundamentals of cloud computing, security challenges, management problems, and future research possibilities. This is one of the best cloud computing courses taught by Swayam.

Cloud Computing online course by Swayam will work well with candidates who have a basic computer organisation background, networking, and architecture. Students of electronics and communication engineering, computer science and engineering, and electrical engineering will benefit from the cloud computing course.

Deep Learning for Visual Computing course’s aim is to educate the student about the stratified recognition task. This is a free course that covers topics including visual computing, ResNet, PyTorch, Python, GoogleNet, and more.

Swayam Deep Learning for Visual Computing is an appropriate option for people who want to become deep learning scientists, get into research, computer vision engineer, AI research scientist, etc. Join this course to make a career as a software engineer, deep learning engineer, IT artificial intelligence intern, research scientist, computer scientist, etc. 

The course type is ongoing and the length for this course is 12 weeks. There are no strict fee charges to enrol or study the Deep Learning for Visual Computing course, but for the certificate, the student needs to register and appear in an examination conducted in person at a chosen center. Regular assessments and one-on-one doubt clearing sessions are held by IIT-affiliated teachers.

Over the past few years, Deep Learning has received a lot of attention due to its wide-ranging applications in data analytics, natural language processing, and computer vision. Many professionals who are well versed in deep learning technologies have been employed by leading companies like Google, IBM, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter. In this Deep learning – IIT Ropar online training, you will get familiar with the building blocks of deep learning algorithms and solutions.

The Deep Learning – IIT Ropar course syllabus places a particular emphasis on neural network topics like attention mechanisms, convolutional neural networks, feed-forward neural networks, and recurrent neural networks. Various deep learning optimisation algorithms such as Nesterov Accelerated Gradient Descent, Gradient descent, Adam, AdaGrad, and RMSProp are also covered. Learning these algorithms and methods will help effectively train deep neural networks.

After completing all the lectures and assignments of the Deep Learning – IIT Ropar programme, you’ll have a robust grasp of deep learning architectures, which you can employ to carry out various computer vision and Natural Language Processing tasks. You can also test your understanding by applying for the final proctored exam. Passing this test will also grant you a certificate by Swayam, which can be used to display your skills and get lucrative jobs.

The availability of massive amounts of image and video data on the internet has made data interpretation and analysis a challenging affair. However, deep learning has proved to be an excellent solution to such a mammoth task. Moreover, deep learning is not only applicable to data analysis but also computer vision and natural language processing tasks. This Deep Learning - IITKGP course will help you get familiar with the concept and its applications.

The Deep Learning - IITKGP course syllabus starts with traditional machine learning methods like multilayer perceptron and Bayesian classification. Towards the end, the course will discuss modern deep learning approaches like autoencoders and convolutional neural networks. After completion, you will have the knowledge and confidence to take on challenging, real-world problems related to data analysis and automation.

By opting for the Deep Learning - IITKGP certification course, you also get industry support from Adobe, TCS, Google, and DRDO. Moreover, the course’s scheduled nature also provides you with enough motivation to study the modules and complete the course. After every module, you can find challenging assignments, which help you gauge your understanding.

The programme of Digital Technology and Innovation presented by edX is a great learning opportunity for all who want to learn about the technology and processes related to it. The course offered here is a 100 per cent online programme. 

The candidate should invest 8-10 each week to pursue this course. The course provided by the platform of edX is in association with Indiana University. The course on Digital Technology and Innovation is included in the micro master's programme of the edX platform. The students learning from this course curriculum can gain verified certificates after paying a fee as per the rules of the platform. This instructor-paced course can be pursued either in paid or in free mode. In the paid mode, the candidates will have unlimited access and a certificate of completion whereas in the free mode, they will have access only for a limited duration. 

This course helps and prepares the learners to develop the skills which are required for both business and technology. The students can learn about the techniques of how to adopt, manage and implement as well as diffuse the area of technology and business. This course will create an environment for learners where they can think about business and technology homogeneously.

The Six Sigma online course focuses on the operational and strategic issues observed in process development. Students will understand Six-sigma as a measure of quality that enables them to achieve perfection through disciplined and data-driven approaches in eliminating defects. The process proves beneficial in almost all the procedures involved in transactional, manufacturing, and services. 

Spread over twelve weeks, the Six Sigma training throws light on the systematic approach of Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) for improving processes. This online course will provide students with a detailed understanding of different issues concerning each phase of DMAIC. This training also includes real-time industry examples, cases, and MINITAB software applications to offer learners practical knowledge. 

IIT Kharagpur has specifically designed the Six Sigma certification syllabus to align with the current industry standards. Thus, the course can equally satisfy both university students' and industry-experienced professionals’ needs. Students can also obtain accreditation for this AICTE approved FDP curriculum, built for postgraduate/undergraduate learners.

The IT sector has witnessed immense growth in a relatively short period. Naturally, the demand for skilled programmers to develop useful and sophisticated software has risen. Object-oriented programming system (OOPs) was developed to meet this demand. Java is one of the best languages based on the OOP paradigm. Programming in Java certification course is designed to teach the fundamental concepts of the Java programming language.

The Programming in Java course by Swayam is a 12-week-long online certification program crafted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. It covers all the basic concepts of Java by providing suitable examples. The course focuses on providing theoretical proficiency and practical skills so that participants can implement their learnings.

The Programming in Java program also offers sufficient helping material and learning resources for an extensive understanding. Learners will study how Java is being utilized in internet programming, mobile applications, gaming, scientific studies, and more.

In this course, the students will learn many concepts of branding, marketing, and advertising which will help them to measure, build, and run their brand. 

The course duration is 12 weeks which means that students will be able to gain complete knowledge about brand management in a short span. It also provides flexible learning such that students will study at their own comfortable pace without any rush. This course also offers a verified certificate by edx. 

This course is also associated with the CurtinX MicroMasters Credential in Marketing in a Digital World which is specially designed by professionals. It teaches many critical and management skills that will help students to survive and become successful in this field. 

It is an instructor-led course which means that students will have a great learning experience. The lectures are also provided with English video transcripts which makes it much simpler for students to follow and understand the concepts. This course is highly beneficial for those people who are into brand management.

The Analytics in Python course offered by Columbia University available on the edX platform is a well-structured programme equipped with course content designed by experts to enrich candidates with python programming knowledge. 

Data is an essential part of an organization and proficiency in programming is an important skill for effectively imparting knowledge and information from data. The course will help learners in developing an understanding of various topics like web scraping, web crawling, database basics, relational databases, data interchange formats of JSON and XML and text mining. Through the course, learners will gain knowledge to analyze and visualize data and will be introduced with the basics of SQL that they can apply in the programming area. 

The rapidly increasing demand for python as a programming language makes this course a one-time investment for professionals working in this field. The professionals can share the verified certificate provided towards the end of the programme in their LinkedIn profile for their professional benefits.

The event industry has multiplied over the past few decades. The sector has flourished into a million-dollar industry in recent years. The BHC-011: Basics of Event Management certification course by Swayam, and IGNOU, will take you through the current trends in the event industry. The curriculum will help you understand the operations and functions that fall under the sector. 

This BHC-011: Basics of Event Management training programme provides an excellent opportunity for individuals who want to kick-start their careers in the field of event management. Interested candidates can enrol in the course to get a direction into the scope, requirements and functions of an event manager.

Get your certification in BHC-011: Basics of Event Management and acquire expertise in events and activation. The booming industry is full of tremendous opportunities, excelling in getting the most out of this growing sector. The course will familiarise you with the importance of an event manager. You will learn about topics like characteristics and types of an event and the future of the industry. 

The Engineering Graphics and Design Certification course is a 12-week online program. While Swayam is utilized to deliver the course, the course syllabus is devised and endorsed by IIT Delhi. This course certificate is also conferred by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and NPTEL.

 The IIT Delhi is responsible for creating and approving the course syllabus, although Swayam is used to deliver the course. Once more, the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and NPTEL are the organisations that award this course certificate.  

Engineering Graphics and Design training is a part of the mechanical engineering core curriculum. Professor S.R. Kale is the instructor of this certification course. This course is designed to assist students to acquire basic visualisation skills as well as the capacity to represent ideas on paper and on a computer.

The Feminism: Concepts and Theories programme is a 12-week-long online course designed to explain notions related to feminism. During this course, you will examine the growth, journey and entire history of the feminist movement. You will develop a vision to look at the ‘emotion’ that is characterised as a one-dimensional movement. 

The Feminism: Concepts and Theories training by IIT Madras aims to explore the feminist theory through written works, ethnography and case studies. This programme will also describe how gender works as a strong force in the world. Development of feminism through the years will be discussed in great detail.

The last four weeks of the Feminism: Concepts and Theories certification course will include lectures from various experts. These people belong to multiple areas of expertise such as writing, filmmaking, painting, and individuals who deal with questions of gender in many ways. This e-learning course is brought to you by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

As a noble initiative by the Government of India to achieve access, quality, and equity in education policy, Swayam has brought the Twentieth-Century Fiction programme as an engaging and comprehensive course for English and Cultural Studies graduates and postgraduates. Throughout the course, learners will experience the best teaching-learning resources; even the less privileged can avail themselves online learning from top IIT Madras faculty in their own comfortable spaces.

Twentieth-Century Fiction certification syllabus has been distributed over twelve weeks where learners can learn at their pace and examine along with the faculty the interplay between imperialism, embodiment, identity, and other related issues and nineteenth-century and twentieth-century fiction, wherein they will read stories, poems, and more. A calculated and thorough study of selected literary texts and their corresponding cultural contexts will help learners draw a vivid picture whilst exhaustive learning of fiction, representation, and reality.

The course is highly interactive and falls ideal for Humanities and Social Sciences students as well. Moreover, as per the UGC (Credit Framework for online learning courses through SWAYAM) Regulation 2016, certain universities might even designate the course as one from which credits can be transferred to the academic record of students.

Contextualizing Gender Certification will analyze an outline not only of how the concept of gender has evolved and advanced over the last 50 years, but also of how ideas about gender are changing in complex ways and how they are reflective of the new ways of gender identification, contextualized meaning, and gender nonconformity. 

Contextualizing Gender Classes aim to introduce students to an interdisciplinary framework that enables them to explore and theorize the contextualized meaning and the intersectional nature of gender and culture. Gender is analyzed in a variety of ways, including as an institution, ideology, and process that organizes daily life.

All students get a Contextualizing Gender Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The main objective of the Financial Institutions and Markets online course is to teach about the financial system as a whole. It answers basic questions like how a financial market works, who are the participants and how returns are generated for investors. The course intricately explicates the role of regulatory bodies, insurance firm operations, risk and return concepts, the commercial banking system and mutual funds.

The Financial Institutions and Markets explores the significance, operations, growth and functions of distinctive financial institutions active in the country. Also, the impact of a financial system on the overall economic development of a nation will be explained. The programme covers the significance of provident funds, credit rating agencies, small savings and pension funds.

The Financial Institutions and Markets certification course impart valuable information on mainstream financial markets of bonds, derivatives, stocks and such financial instruments. This elective course also gives a digital certificate upon fulfilling certain criteria.

The Financial Mathematics programme is an AICTE approved FDP course. It will be influential for interested candidates who want to learn about the mathematical properties and relations between economic activities and investment markets. The programme is designed by IIT Roorkee in collaboration with the NPTEL team. Professor Pradeep Kumar Jha from IIT Roorkee will be the instructor and educator for the programme. 

Financial Mathematics certification course is a twelve-week course that uses video lectures, assignments, and an in-person proctored exam as learning tools. Participants of the course will be well versed in various topics such as financial transactions, portfolio investments, forecasting and analysing market developments, and much more. 

Financial Mathematics by Swayam offers certification and requires its participants to have a basic foundation of mathematics and probability. It also lists books that can be referred to for additional information. Candidates need to sign up on the Swayam website to gain access to this online course. All the course material and video lectures are available for free upon enrollment. 

The Problem Solving, Python Programming, and Video Games training course by Coursera is an introductory programme in the field of Python programming and computer science. The programme places heavy emphasis on computer science techniques and methods such as problem decomposition, problem-solving (computational thinking), algorithms, software quality, and abstraction.

Moreover, the Problem Solving, Python Programming, and Video Games programme use the medium of video games through the Python programming language to help you consolidate various computer science techniques you have learnt throughout the programme. But the concepts are not limited to the domain of video games. Candidates can apply them to multiple other functions such as software development, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and more.

Also, the participants of the Problem Solving, Python Programming, and Video Games online course get access to the interactive learning objects. Interactive learning objects or ILO is a virtual environment integrated with the certification course to provide you with a platform for practising and developing algorithms, video games, functional test cases, and problem descriptions.

Lastly, upon successful completion of all the programme modules, practical exercises, and assignments, you will be eligible for the Coursera course completion certificate. 

The course is a thirty-hour-long course that takes up to 12 weeks of time to complete The Joy Of Computing Using Python certification syllabus. The training is an AICTE approved FDP course which is designed for the students of postgraduate and undergraduate computer science. The course is completely an online program that is made available to the students for free. The Joy Of Computing Using Python program allows the participants to have a self-paced learning experience through which they have the freedom to join or leave the session and pursue the course according to their schedules. 

The Joy Of Computing Using Python online course is provided by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras through Swayam. The training offers the candidates a chance of getting themselves a certificate towards the end of the program. The certification is e-verifiable and can be availed only after giving a scheduled exam which needs to be applied for by making a payment of the quoted amount as exam fees. The Joy Of Computing Using Python certification course consists of the study material such as video or audio lectures, assignments, case studies, self-assessed tests, and other activities to provide a better learning experience to the students. 

The IC Engines and Gas Turbines certification course will be dealing with the fundamentals and key principles of the gas power cycles. The online programme has been divided into two parts, in the first part of the certification course focus will be given specifically on the topic of - IC engines. 

The programme on  IC Engines and Gas Turbines by Swayam will further be elaborating on the topics and principles of the- thermodynamic cycles and their uses in the different fuels suitable for automobiles and their applications. 

In the second part of the IC Engines and Gas Turbines programme, the emphasis has been given to the topic of- the thermodynamic cycle that will be used in aircraft engines. The IC Engines and Gas Turbines certification will be emphasizing on the components of the aircraft engine. Thus, this training would provide an elaborate understanding of the principles of electricity generation and the mechanisms of its transportation and its application using gas as a working medium.

This course on Management of Commercial Banking certification course by Swayam deals with the various issues and risks faced by commercial banks, such as broad functions, regulations, bank performance measures, valuation of the stock, asset-liability management, and so on. The prime focus is on managing commercial bank risks like credit risk, interest rate risk, and liquidity risk. 

IIT Kharagpur, the institute offering this FDP, has created the Management of Commercial Banking certification syllabus to ensure that it covers all the essential topics. Candidates will discuss banking activities like management of deposits, investments, bank liquidity, lending activities, bank capital, and off-balance activities. 

Candidates will also learn about the different non-interest income activities undertaken by banks, financial guarantees, and the mechanisms used for foreign exchange management. The Management of Commercial Banking training program is an online course available for a free audit, and it has no prerequisites. This is an elective-type course in Management Studies. 

The proposed course on Biochemistry by Swayam aims to provide the applicants with the fundamental concepts of biochemistry and so that appearing students can learn about the core concepts that pertain to biochemistry in detail. The Biochemistry- IITM certification syllabus over the period of twelve weeks will be covering concepts like - water, enzyme, citric acid cycle, carbohydrates, buffer, acids, oxidative phosphorylation, ATP synthesis, and others. 

The programme will be recognised by the government and will help the students with economically vulnerable class to study about the higher concepts of biochemistry for free. The program will be offering the applicants free registration. Also, during the course tenure, the students will be gaining access to - quizzes, assignments, lecture videos, and others. The students after completing the course will thus have their skills increased in the subject of “catabolism of lipids”. They will learn about the various core concepts of biochemistry and its allied subjects.

The Bioinformatics: Algorithms and Applications certification course is structured in such a way as to motivate learners with basic education and the development and, further on, to introduce them to the quality gap of the curriculum. The course will engage the students with the field of bioinformatics as a multidisciplinary area of research for the study and understanding of massive biological data using computational strategies. 

The goal of this course is to make progress on key elements of bioengineering, such as database creation, computational assumptions, algorithms, and computer-aided drug development. Throughout the Bioinformatics: Algorithms and Applications certification the focus will be on learning series one by one, In the first portion of the series, course will concentrate on Gene and protein genomic sequences and interpretation, structural properties, and three-dimensional analysis. 

The following part will be dedicated to activities such as protein structure prediction, folding rate, mutation stability, and intermolecular interactions. In addition, course will discuss computer-aided drug design using boarding and QSAR tests. The Bioinformatics: Algorithms and Applications training is intended to cultivate the skills and expertise needed for prospective students, budding biologists, and academic scholars to learn bioinformatics algorithms and resources.

The Computational Systems Biology online course is about computational biology and uses a quantitative approach which makes it easier for students to learn from this course. The course introduces the participants to a number of topics such as mathematical modeling, networks biology, parameters estimation, etc. This is a professional level of the program. Candidates from the undergraduate level as well as post-graduate level can apply for the program. The Computational Systems Biology certification includes study materials, assignments, tests, exams, and quizzes. Students need not worry about the availability of the study material. It will be uploaded automatically every week. The study material provided for the learning can be downloaded by the students from the platform and candidates can use it for their later use.

Students can avail of this course for free but won't be eligible for the certificate of this program. In case the candidate wants to acquire a certificate for this training, he or she has to pay the exam fees and complete the eligibility criteria of the exam. This is a self-paced course and requires no minimum time to be spared for the course by the students. The Computational Systems Biology certification syllabus takes up to 12 weeks to get completed. 

The Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology online course aims to sensitise candidates on the environmental problems and how learning the facets of microbiology and environmental chemistry can help overcome it. The course is for both undergraduate and postgraduate level students.

The Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology certification syllabus includes major topics from environmental chemistry like chemical equilibria, reaction kinetics, basic concepts of chemistry, acidity, alkalinity, acids, and bases.

Other core topics covered include nuclear chemistry, nitrogen chemistry, carbonate system, chlorination, to name a few. On the other hand, the microbiology concepts covered in the curriculum include viruses, microbial growth, pathogens, microbial diversity, protozoa, algae, and the like.

Besides, the Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology certification by Swayam is taught by two eminent professors with a wide range of experience in the field, namely Prof. Anjali Pal and Prof. Sudha Goel. The programme consists of weekly assignments and a final assessment to check the candidates' progress.

The Structural Biology certification syllabus has been purposefully designed for Biological Sciences, Biosciences, and Bioengineering students. Over 12 weeks, it will educate you on structural units forming biological macromolecules. Their hierarchies, pros & cons, and visualizing 3D structure files will also be discussed. 

Approved by AICTE, the Structural Biology course by Swayam will also introduce you to molecular dynamics using various case studies. So, you will know how to apply the acquired knowledge effectively. 

The Structural Biology certification course links biological events to deduce how biological macromolecules are folded, generated, and become functional. As such, the course will equip you to take on further advanced studies in drug designing and macromolecule-based engineering. 

Swayam offers the Structural Biology program at an introductory level. Replete with case studies, books, and references, the course ensures you have a holistic learning experience. And if you want to certify your learnings, you can also take the certification exam and obtain the course certificate.