Free Courses & Certifications

The ‘Introduction to Western Political Thought’ online course is an elective course provided on the Swayam online educational platform. This training program is developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in association with the National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning. 

The western political thought course is instructed by Dr. Mithilesh Kumar Jha, from the department of humanities and social sciences in IIT Guwahati teaching political science. The course deals with the significant philosophers and their ideologies that influenced and shaped western political thought. The training is conducted for twelve weeks and is a part of the humanities and social sciences categorization. The ‘Introduction to Western Political Thought’ is a faculty development program approved by the All India Council for Technical Education. The students of this course will build a strong theoretical foundation of western political ideas and will gain three credit points after the course completion.

HRM for non-HR Managers Programme is a noble offering under SWAYAM, an offering by the Government of India which focuses on achieving the three cardinal principles of education policy-equity, quality and access through various online education programs for the underprivileged students across the country. In furtherance of bringing the best teaching-learning resources to every student, this course compensates for the digital deprivation students were exposed to till now and trains them on using online education modes for the education.

As far as this course is concerned, learners will learn a lot in terms of acquiring the basic theoretical and practical skills of Human Resource Management. The field is rightly called People Management nowadays because of the strong communication skills it demands and the interactive job that it is. After successful completion of this course, candidates will gain insights on the processes and functions of HRM. 

Irrespective of their previous brush with the domain of HRM, candidates can derive a lot of the course due to its uniform pattern. Learners will learn how to conduct employee orientations, help their firm comply with legal compliance for managing discipline and addressing grievances, conduct employee surveys for securing employee trust and organise the training of fresh employees.

The HRD: Systems & Strategies program is a self-paced course as it is provided online for all the candidates who join it in Swayam. It aims to give education to all the students so that is why the course is given at zero cost. This also helps economically low candidates to learn the course. This is an elective course with transferable credits.

The HRD: Systems & Strategies certification is achieved by the participants who score the required passing marks by submitting the assignments/assessments within the given time period and attending the exam conducted at the exam centers. This exam is proctored.  This sharpens their skills and enhances their knowledge.

The HRD: Systems & Strategies certification benefits the candidates with a hope to start or restart their career. They will learn the methods and techniques to improve the workforce and organization. The leadership and management quality of the participants is improved to a very high level.

The Talent Acquisition and Management certification course is a program that is designed in such a manner that it can be studied by graduates as well as postgraduates. The course comes under the category of management studies. Candidates who get admitted to this course learn the different processes and practices involved in the talent management industry. The course is provided to the students by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. The course is available on the platform of Swayam for free for every student. The Talent Acquisition and Management certification syllabus can be completed in the given time of 12 weeks as well as more than the estimated time. 

The program is an online course and offers flexible timings for attending the video sessions. The program provides self-paced training so that students can take any amount of time to understand the concepts. The program offers certification to the students towards the end of the course which is optional as it comes with the payment of exam fees followed by an in-person exam. The Talent Acquisition and Management certification grants full-time access to the course to all its students and students can join or leave the session from anywhere at any time according to their willingness. 

The ‘Industrial Safety Engineering’ online course is a study about the different aspects and operations of safety involved in engineering systems in the industry. This training program is a National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning online course and is provided on the Swayam online education platform. The elective course for postgraduate level students is offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

This faculty development program is conducted for twelve weeks for the students belonging to domains of engineering, science, and management. The course on engineering safety systems is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.

The course educator for the ‘Industrial Safety Engineering’ online training is Dr. Jhareswar Maity, faculty from the department of industrial and systems engineering at IIT Kharagpur. The students in this online course can earn three credits after completion of the program and will receive the course completion certificate fulfilling the required mandates.

This course teaches the basics of Industrial Pharmacy in a practical approach. It is done with easy and to-the-point explanation along with graphical, pictorial, and animated presentations. The objective of this course is to ensure the candidates who complete it can practice and identify dosage form, the manufacturing techniques, know the development of dosage form, formulate liquid, solid, and semisolid dosage forms, to inculcate the theoretical knowledge in the practical and professional need of the industry.

Under this course, the topics covered are the introduction, formulation, evaluation, and packaging materials science of tablets, performulation, liquid orals, capsules, parenteral, and ophthalmic products, the syllabus is approved by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and also adopted by the pharmacy universities and institutions throughout India. The pharmacy faculties looking to upskill themselves and Pharma professionals to perform better at their jobs can take up this course, even students from non pharmacy background can do this course.

To be certified in this course the candidates must take up the end of the term proctored exam.

The CIT-002: Introduction to Information Technology course is being provided by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and spread out over 12 weeks or three months. This course will give you the basics of information technology and touch upon various aspects of Information Systems.  

The CIT-002: Introduction to Information Technology programme covers the meaning of ICT and the emergence of the digital divide and cyberspace issues. This comprehensive course also explains the application of Information Technology. These applications include e-commerce, e-governance and education, which are thoroughly explained in this programme. 

Besides, the CIT-002: Introduction to Information Technology online course also has an extensive curriculum spread over 12 weeks, and the candidates will also receive a certification upon successful completion of the programme. Through this programme, you can learn about the uses and process of development of information systems. You will also understand the need for Management Information Systems (MIS) in the duration of this course.

The World Wide Web or WWW is a significant development, and it facilitates several technologies and services available through the internet. The aim of the CIT-003: Web-Based Technologies and Multimedia Applications programme by Swayam is to discuss the various technologies that form the basis of the internet on which services like WWW, Messenger, or Email are developed.

Computers are becoming smarter every day. After the internet was introduced, one of the major uses of computers has been, to aid the communication of secure information over the internet. The CIT-003: Web-Based Technologies and Multimedia Applications course discuss the methods of developing web pages and websites. It also focuses on the applications of multimedia. 

Furthermore, the CIT-003: Web-Based Technologies and Multimedia Application training programme is an online course. The course is rife with video lectures, self-assessment tests, and quizzes which are taken on a weekly basis. It will take you 12 weeks to complete this course. And this is a core course intended for undergraduate-level students.

Introduction to Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things program is the result of an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. It is an AICTE approved FDP course that focuses on how industrial processes have changed through the integration of modern technology. These modern technologies include sensors, computational processing, communication, machine learning, the internet of things data analytics, the industrial internet of things, and much more. the Introduction to Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things certification is designed by IIT Kharagpur, an esteemed institute of education. The educator of the course will be professor Sudhip Mishra, a highly reputed professor with numerous awards. 

Introduction to Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things is an online course. Participants will be taught the syllabus for a duration of twelve weeks. Along with video lectures, the participants will also have case studies, periodic assignments, and a final exam to help them imbibe maximum information from the course.

The Organising and Managing Information Course is the third course among the 9 courses required for the Bachelor's Degree in Library and Information Science. The course provides candidates information about organising and managing information at both digital and virtual libraries along with other information centres.

The Organising and Managing Information Online Course offered by Swayam aims at making the candidates capable of managing both printed and digital information in the most effective ways. The course explains different types of library classification and cataloguing techniques along with features of the online cataloguing process.

The Organising and Managing Information Training course is a 12-weeks long course spread over 14 units provided by the Indira Gandhi National Open University. The course discusses the impact of information technology in the present world and aids candidates in gathering knowledge and preparing for a career in library information science.

The Swayam website hosts the Fundamental of Insurance course. Swayam is a program initiated by the government of India to make education accessible to every Indian, irrespective of their economic standing. The course imparts basic knowledge to a student who requires knowledge to get into the insurance industry.

Swayam gives all its courses free of cost, although the course materials are created by leading experts in different fields. But candidates who want to have a certificate from the course have to write an end-term exam for which they need to pay a small exam fee. The highly acclaimed course instructor, Dr. K. Uma, is a faculty member of Madurai Kamraj University.

In a risky environment, insurance is an absolute necessity because it protects individuals and businesses from unexpected losses. But due to a lack of awareness among people, the insurance penetration and density in India is very low. The Fundamental of Insurance course by Swayam hopes to spread awareness about the basic concepts of insurance and make it more widespread throughout the country.

The AP® Italian Language and Culture certificate course has been designed by edX and the experienced faculty of Wellesley College. It is being imparted to enable the learners to strengthen their language skills and knowledge about contemporary Italian culture.

This course aims to provide the intermediate/advanced level learners of Italian, an interactive learning experience combining the high academic standards with language proficiency.

Through this course, the participants will improve their language skills and learn more about contemporary Italian society. They will learn the various aspects of contemporary Italian culture. They will learn Italian grammar from basic to advanced level. It will help the high school students prepare for the AP Italian exam independently at their own pace. Along with this, Wellesley College also offers an online live class to enable the participants to practice the language regularly. They will be given a certificate from Wellesley College with a letter grade for the same.

Every aspirant, law student and activist must know the laws that describe human rights. This course covers all the areas that are a must for everyone to know and learn. It goes over to great depths on these topics and teaches them not only what one has to know in this domain but also provides them with useful insights.

Human rights and humanitarian laws is a course that deals with laws that take effect when armed conflicts appear and the functions of agencies that play a great helping hand role for others like the Red Cross Society.

 It teaches the candidates about how humanitarian laws are now amalgamating with human rights and is being backed by world communities. It gives in detail contents about the evolution of these laws and their role and functions. The course has been made by expert faculties of India and is taught in the best law universities all over the world.

The rise in innovation, expansions in new technology, better management practices, and throughput inputs have made the Product Design and Manufacturing program a lucrative course for students. A typical cycle of a product from design to manufacturing has a systematic approach, right from the idea generation to the final product. In this course, candidates will be offered a deeper understanding of various concepts in assembly, environment, developmental tools, costing, and manufacturing of new products. 

Product Design and Manufacturing certification is the result of a collaboration between NPTEL and IIT Kanpur. The syllabus is designed and taught by professor J. Ramkumar and professor Amardeep Singh Oberoi from IIT Kanpur. The course is free to audit and will be available online on the Swayam platform.

Product Design and Manufacturing is a twelve-week course that uses assignments and an end-of-term examination to motivate the participants and encourage them to complete the course. The certification is available for students who complete the qualification criteria. The elective training falls under Mechanical Engineering and Product Design sectors.

The Theory of Production Processes programme aims to give its candidates a good understanding of the science behind the primary production processes, which are, casting, forming, and welding. It will teach you how each procedure takes place and how the products are finally manufactured and the basic principles behind these processes. 

Swayam’s Theory of Production Processes course will provide its candidates with awareness about the theoretical aspects of several manufacturing processes that are included in any Production process course. The course has been divided into three modules, each to be completed in 4 weeks. Thus, you can complete the course in around 12 weeks. 

Moreover, the Theory of Production Processes programme offered by Swayam is an online course for undergraduates. It is a core course, under the Manufacturing processes and technology category. All course material, including video lectures, readings, quizzes, and tests can be accessed for free by the candidate. Professor Pradeep Kumar Jha teaches it from IIT Roorkee.

Projects are a significant part of agricultural development. The developing nations usually face challenges in project implementation because of poor project preparation. The Project Analysis online program aims to impart extensive knowledge of project concepts, including project analysis, implementation, and preparation. You will study the financial, social, technical, and economic aspects of project preparation while learning about projects’ significance during development amongst agriculture policy formulation stakeholders.

Project Analysis training explains multiple measures of project worth. These include discounted and undiscounted measures, time value of money, etc. Candidates will gain immense knowledge about the aggregation and economic values concepts for social-cost benefits analysis of agricultural projects. Many aggregating measures, economic value estimation, shadow prices concepts will be discussed.

The Project Analysis course by Swayam also sheds light on projects’ role and importance amidst the developmental procedure. During the 12 weeks of this online course, you will explore the financial dimensions like challenges in finding proper market prices, ratios, elements, and farm investment analysis objectives.

The KU Leuven designed Existential Well-being Counseling: A Person-centered Experiential Approach certification course is offered with a Humanities approach for the candidate to explore and learn about how to nurture personal well-being for oneself and others.  The course will be focusing on designing and deciding what matters in life for them. 

The course will address both professional and personal themes for counselling at many stages. The course will pay attention to the talents possessed by the individual and address the constraints and difficulties in life processes. The course is person-centric by nature and uses several role-play examples and videos to illustrate the well-being approach to life through various contexts. The course is offered with a high level of flexibility and requires the student to take part in the course of the entire length for 12 weeks. The student needs to only give his or her dedication every week for 6 to 8 hours.

Candidates can enrol in the programme in the paid and free modes. In the paid mode, the learners will be given a certificate of completion and unlimited access whereas in the free audit mode, they will be provided access for only a limited period. 

The Introduction to Cognitive Psychology programme by Swayam, and  IIT Guwahati attempts to explain the fundamental cognitive processes which guide human behaviour. This course will impart enough knowledge to allow undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. students to tackle everyday problems and attain optimal solutions.

The Introduction to Cognitive Psychology training is a Humanities and Social Sciences course which is spread over 12 weeks. This program is offered by IIT Guwahati, and it is an AICTE approved FDP course.  In this course, students will learn essential topics such as object perception and recognition, long-term memory, reasoning, decision making, problem-solving, and human language skills.

Additionally, the Introduction to Cognitive Psychology certification course is taught by Prof. Naveen Kashyap, an associate professor of psychology at IIT Guwahati. He has been teaching in this institute for the past ten years and is highly knowledgeable in human cognitive processes. Moreover, students can obtain a certificate after completing this course and add it to their portfolios. 

Mental health disorders have become highly prevalent in the modern world due to the increasing stress levels and hectic lifestyles. This has resulted in an increased awareness of mental well-being and health worldwide. The Psychology of Stress, Health, and Well-Being online course aims to enhance an overall positive state by addressing mental health issues. 

The Psychology of Stress, Health, and Well-Being certification course looks closely at positive and negative aspects of human behaviour. It helps you explore happiness and mindfulness theories while addressing adjustment and other health topics. This 12-week-long course is presented by the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, on the provider platform of Swayam.

The Psychology of Stress, Health, and Well-Being training provides in-depth psychological insights to help you understand the mechanisms which create stress. You will also learn coping processes and implement psychology techniques to give your life meaning, satisfaction and purpose. The elective course is a Faculty Development Programme (FDP) approved by the AICTE.

The qualities of counselling are discussed in Counseling Psychology Certification, particularly in regard to relational communication difficulties that prevent successful therapeutic sessions. 

Counseling Psychology Classes cover the fundamentals of a good counsellor, including the traits they should possess and how to ensure these during training. Counseling Psychology Certification Syllabus covers the fundamentals of counselling, the counselling process, and an introduction to various approaches, modalities, and therapies.

All students get a Counseling Psychology Certification by Savitribai Phule Pune University under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Renewable Energy Engineering: Solar, Wind and Biomass Energy Systems online course is an elective programme for students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate level degrees and science and engineering professionals. This AICTE-approved, eight-week-long FDP course has no prerequisites. The training is suitable for a broad audience. 

Furthermore, the Renewable Energy Engineering certification belongs to the 'chemical engineering' and 'energy and environment categories. You will learn about various energy sources and the methods through which they can be utilised. The curriculum will also help you familiarise yourself with the design and engineering aspects of non-conventional energy sources, limitations of such technologies, research trends, developments, and various other critical touchpoints.

Renewable Energy Engineering online training also involves weekly assignments to help you understand the concepts better. These assessments will help determine your final score, along with your final exam performance, to determine your eligibility for the course certificate. This programme is an IIT Guwahati curation, well-recognised by the energy industries and energy equipment manufacturing companies.

The Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management online course is an 12-week program offered by Swayam, an initiative by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. This course also covers carbon, weather, real estate, and freight derivative contracts traded on global exchanges such as LME, CME, LBMA, DGCX, and The Baltic Exchange.

The Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management training covers various commodities such as crude oil, agricultural commodities, base metals, electricity, and precious metals. In India, the market for commodity derivatives has exploded. Since the establishment of various national level commodity exchanges such as MCX, NCDEX, and NMCE around a decade ago, the Indian derivatives markets market has seen significant growth in terms of trading volume, types of warehouse development, commodities contracts traded, and substantial changes to commodity trading.

The Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management syllabus covers fundamental topics including seasonality, value-at-risk based margin calculation, minimum variance hedge ratio, commodities index construction, basis risk, pricing, and valuation of financial derivatives.

The Course in Basics of Russian: ORU-001: Communication Skills-I is a core course by Swayam. This online course is an extensive programme with a detailed syllabus spread out for 12-weeks. Moreover, the course is a diploma-level course for candidates who wish to acquire fluent communication skills in Russian.

Other than the Basics of Russian: ORU-001: Communication Skills-I introductory course, Swayam also offers an advanced-level course to help candidates learn advanced communication skills in Russian. Upon successful completion, candidates can take the advanced courses to acquire Full Professional proficiency in Russian.

The Basics of Russian: ORU-001: Communication Skills-I course will take you through a well-created syllabus for brilliant fluency in Russian. The online course will start with a basic introduction to Russian alphabets and sounds and then, escalate into complex topics in grammar and writing skills. It will also include essential topics like nouns, verbs, and adjectives, among other topics.

Besides, Mr Shivaji Bhaskar will instruct the Basics of Russian: ORU-001: Communication Skills-I programme, who is a renowned expert on the subject matter.

Swayam’s Basics of Russian: ORUL-002: Communication Skills-II programme is a course specially crafted to teach the fundamentals of the Russian language. The online course is a well-planned programme spread out over 12 intensive weeks. A diploma-level programme, the online course is a successor to Swayam’s beginner-level course in Russian.

Moreover, the Course in Basics of Russian: ORUL-002: Communication Skills-II will help you learn the basics of Russian phonetics. This will aid you in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Russian with ease. The online programme will take you through crucial topics under grammar and comprehensive writing, speaking, and listening skills.

Also, the Basics of Russian: ORUL-002: Communication Skills-II course will extend your knowledge about topics like verbs, interrogation verbs and expressions, construction of complex sentences, genders and quantity, among many other topics.

Best of all, upon successful course completion.

The Russian Proficiency online programme has been developed for learners who intend on getting a good grasp of the Russian language. The course is provided by The English and Foreign Languages University, Lucknow Campus and will be taught by Dr Pusp Ranjan.

The Russian Proficiency certification course focuses on training the students in the Russian language. As this language is distinct in comparison to other European languages, students will receive lessons in several aspects like syntactic structures, script, morphology, and more. As a result, this linguistics course pays attention to all four language skills – reading, writing, listening, and speaking. 

Besides, various concepts are described in comprehensive detail, along with adequate examples so that students can learn communication holistically. They will become adept in essential grammatical structures and different lexical items. 

Anyone interested in learning Russian to enhance their knowledge or boost their career opportunities can enrol in the Proficiency Course in Russian by Swayam. 

The Introduction to Basic Spoken Sanskrit and Intermediate Level of Spoken Sanskrit training is a 12-week course, formed by IIT Kharagpur with Prof Anuradha Choudry as the instructor. Granting e-verifiable certificates to eligible students, the curriculum is focused on applicants from varying science, humanities, social sciences, computer sciences, and technology backgrounds.

In the first part of the Introduction to Basic Spoken Sanskrit and Intermediate Level of Spoken Sanskrit certification syllabus, candidates will learn about language formation fundamentals, use, and structure of sounds, words, along with some verbs and tenses. The second section deals with detailed grammatical structures, including different verb groups conjugated in varying endings. The program includes several verses to understand the Sanskrit language’s applications.

In the Introduction to Basic Spoken Sanskrit and Intermediate Level of Spoken Sanskrit program, candidates will also study various scholars worldwide and their perspectives about why Sanskrit is a brilliant language. After completion, candidates will master the understanding of Sanskrit, appreciate the language and apply it in daily life.

The Intellectual Property by Swayam program on Intellectual Property is a substantive course formulated for students across a diverse field. The online certification program will be providing a brief overview of the “intellectual property” landscape in the Indian subcontinent. The Intellectual Property training will also make the applicants aware of the role of intellectual property in the modern intangible economy. 

The Intellectual Property certification can be offered as a generic elective subject under the Choices that are being provided under the based credit system in affiliated colleges and universities as suggested by UGC. The  Intellectual Property certification syllabus will be covered over a period of twelve weeks. 

The topics that will be covered are- Trademark, Government's role in fostering IP, Enforcement of IP—protecting your rights and other topics related directly or indirectly to intellectual property rights. Hence after completing the Intellectual Property online course the students will learn to formulate and strategies policies to deal with the issues pertaining to intellectual properties.

The Globalization: Theoretical Perspectives certification course offers the candidates learning on different social theories on globalization. The course provides extensive learning to illustrate the engagement with the process of globalization and the subsequent outcomes. All the theories have been well explained by using certain examples.

The course also includes assignments, quizzes, discussion forums, and studies for students to have a better learning course. The candidates will also learn about the examples and how it varies across different globalization. Certain specific themes have been covered in the course for finding out the engagement in the Indian society.

The Globalization: Theoretical Perspectives online course also has a certificate, which is awarded if the candidates take the end term exam. The end-term exam involves all the learning in every module. This course also prepares the participants for future industry exposure. The candidates will also learn about the different levels of globalization and how we categorize them.