Free Courses & Certifications

The food laws and standards certification course by Swayam, and Ignou is very informative and educates the aspirants regarding food laws nationally and internationally. With a total of 40 video lessons, participants can learn a lot from this course. This course is very useful for candidates working in the food processing industry and trying to learn about food safety and quality management. It leads to the self-development of the learners. Also, it is useful for understanding the food safety and standards act 2006, fssai act.

They will also learn about the features of Codex and how to utilize it. This Food laws and standards training course covers various important topics such as export and import laws and regulations, other laws and standards related to foods, the global scenario, and the Indian food regulatory regime.

Swayam is created by the Government of India to help students learn through it free of cost. It provides a lot of perks to the students too. It also has a fantastic set of industry mentors who train the candidates and teach them for their careers ahead. This course is a great choice for candidates who wish to learn about food laws and everything related to it. 

The Introduction to Bioethics course is a platform for learners to gain knowledge about the moral challenges faced in the fields of health, medicine and biotechnology. edX together with Georgetown University has come up with this opportunity for keen learners. The framework of the Introduction to Bioethics certification course has been built to introduce the participants to the various concepts that define bioethics along with its core concepts and skills. Participants will understand the fundamental moral issues that arise in health, medicine, and biotechnology. Some of the issues such as the vulnerability of illness and the fact of death are as old as life itself while some are new. 

We are facing many challenges due to the growth of modern technology which seems to have unsettled our basic ideology about human nature and our place in the world. The majority of the issues intersect with the issues of gender and racial equality and policies influencing the world's most vulnerable populations. Undergraduates, policymakers, health care professionals, and anyone interested in learning about philosophy or ethics should pursue this Introduction to Bioethics training course. The candidates can pursue this programme in two tracks, namely, paid and free. In the paid track also known as verified track, candidates will be given unlimited access to the course and a certificate of completion but in the free version, they will be provided access to the course materials only for a limited period.

The Accounting for Managerial Decisions certification course provided by Swayam is an initiative to educate those interested candidates who wish to pursue higher and quality education in the field of Accounting and aspire to be a manager. This course is spread out for a duration of 16 weeks. The course credit is 6, and it will require almost 180 hours of preparation. 

The skilled faculty of Swayam will make sure that the concepts included in the modules are well understood by the participants. The main focus of this course will be upon two concepts: Management Accounting, and, Cost Accounting. Candidates will be taught the core fundamentals that will prove to go a long way in securing job opportunities. 

These fundamentals include knowledge about the differences in management accounting, which is basically mastering the ability to select the best alternatives available to produce a fine result; and concepts of cost accounting, which means to minimize cost and maximize profit. 

Agriculture acts as the backbone of the Indian economy. That is why it is necessary to update yourself with the latest advancements in a timely manner. Only then will the country be able to maintain sustainable development. Advances in Agricultural Engineering program acts as a refresher course for the same. 

Advances in the Agricultural Engineering certification course has been developed by the experienced faculty of IIT Kharagpur. This faculty consists of the university’s teachers, engineers, and agricultural sciences. This is also an AICTE-approved FDP course. 

Moreover, the Advances in Agricultural Engineering syllabus has been laid out into five sections. Each section involves about four hours of video lectures and four hours of self-study. You will be able to gain practical knowledge from a variety of case studies. This is a core course in the Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching or ARPIT. There will also be an exam at the end of the course.

As a noble initiative founded by the Government of India to achieve accessibly, quality, and equitable education, SWAYAM comes out as a commendable online training venture which prioritises excellence in education. The initiative aims at the free and unhindered transmission of teaching-learning resources to everyone beyond their financial and miscellaneous obstacles. With SWAYAM, learners can bridge the digital divide caused due to them belonging to areas untouched by the digital tsunami by being a part of the knowledge economy like regular learners.

Biochemistry of Biomolecules Certification Programme focuses on one of the most significant parts of the interdisciplinary subject of Microbiology-Biochemistry. This topic deals with the interesting interplay of Chemistry and Biology to comprehend some of the highly fascinating and educationally relevant systems of the human body with deliverables from an expert in the domain.

The 36-moduled course includes discussion over Bioenergetics, Lipids, Biochemistry of Carbohydrates, Proteins, Vitamins, Enzymes, and Practicals and involves candidates through the discussion forum. 

The course works on the idea that to understand microorganisms and their behaviour, Biochemistry is an important background subject. Throughout the span of four months, candidates will work on tests and quizzes which would test their learnings and help them revise the same.

The biology course, Introduction to Biology- The Secret of Life, is an introductory course that explores different biological technologies and applications in a self-paced learning experience. 

The course is validated by the Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MITx) under the guidance of Professor Eric Lander and other experienced professors of the institute. The course free audit session to all enrolled learners is open only for a limited time which can then be upgraded to avail complete course access and certification upon assessment of the competency exam hosted by MITx. The course is packed with interactive problem sets, activities, and assessments. Though the course is self-paced, students get limited access to the course materials in the Audit Track whereas in the Verified Track, the candidates have unlimited access.

The content of the course reflects many important biological concepts that are fundamental. The course opens with a focus on the structure and functions of macromolecules, the changes they undergo with slight variations and their implications on human health, understanding hereditary and information flow in human cells, and imparting this knowledge by incorporating molecular biological techniques and understanding its potential to impact the world. The course gives the learner a foundation in modern Biology and a better understanding of the medical revolutions happening in the technological age. 

The course in vivid detail provides students with an understanding of-disease, science, and technology with respect to biotechnology-oriented companies. It provides the knowledge a candidate requires to build business models and financing structures to ensure growth in the genre of clinical development and drug discovery.

The Science and Business of Biotechnology certification course by edX will provide students with ground knowledge to felicitate patients with access to enhanced and improved therapy techniques. The biotechnology course will teach and guide candidates to apply financial knowledge and techniques like-securitization, derivatives, and portfolio theory in the context of biomedical advancement to lower the risk of financial loss and ensure more effective business progress.

The Science and Business of Biotechnology training programme will cover the basic financial structure and analysis in the field of pharmaceutical organizations and biotech firms. The course will also teach students to evaluate business possibilities, potential startups, and capital budgeting concerning biopharmaceutical firms. The students will find two study tracks namely audit and verified when trying to enroll and learn this course. Choosing any of the tracks will allow learning at the speed of the candidates but the time for course material access and completion certificate shall be different. The audit track will not provide any certificate and offer a small window for learning the certification course. On the other hand, candidates who want unlimited access and certification of completion will have to choose the verified track.

Chemistry of d-Block Elements, Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy course is a four-credit course, part of the UGC curriculum, as an elective and has been given space in the fifth semester of the B.Sc. programme. This course is being offered by Swayam to bridge the digital gap for the students who have not been able to become a part of the digital revolution. It is an initiative by the Government of India.

This course has been divided into two sections. In the first section participants will learn about the characteristics of d-block and f-block elements and in the second section about molecular characterization and its mechanical background. 

They will understand the properties of d- and f- block elements, the formation of coordination compounds, and IUPAC system of nomenclature, isomerism, wave-particle duality principle, and normalization of wave functions. 

They will also be given an introduction to rotational and vibrational spectra and their part in molecular characterization. Photochemistry and electronic spectroscopy is also a part of the course.

Teachers from all streams and academic levels need to update and refresh their skills from time to time. The ARPIT 2020: Online Refresher Course In Chemistry offered by Swayam aims to help Chemistry teachers at the university level. The course includes a range of exciting chemistry topics in different modules to help chemistry teachers gain helpful knowledge.

The ARPIT 2020: Online Refresher Course In Chemistry is a re-run of the ARPIT Chemistry 2019 course and includes the same modules along with some newly added quizzes. The curriculum consists of different themes such as the history of chemistry as a field, the latest news in the area, related industries, and much more. You can learn through video-based lessons and other multimedia tools such as online quizzes, reading material, etc.

The ARPIT 2020: Online Refresher Course In Chemistry is a part of the Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT) series of courses. The training syllabus is divided into 16 modules. It is a PG-level programme offered by the prestigious SGTB Khalsa College of the University of Delhi.

The students in the online course of Numerical Methods In Civil Engineering by Swayam will be introduced to the core concerts of “numerical methods” that are included in civil engineering. The Numerical Methods In Civil Engineering certification syllabus will include the topics of- Collocation methods, Method of Galerkin, Various finite difference schemes, Method of weighted residuals, Implicit and explicit methods, Interpolation and Extrapolation, Solution of linear and nonlinear equations, Numerical approximation, Curve fitting, Error analysis, Numerical differentiation and integration, and others. The 16 weeks program will help the students to learn the fundamental principles and basics of numerical methods. Upon completing the course the student's ability to analyze and evaluate the accuracy of various numerical methods and their applicability in real-world solutions.

Udacity’s Database Systems Concepts and Designs online course is a free of cost course wherein learners are taught via interactive quizzes, learning-by-doing exercises, and instructor videos. The course offers a self-paced learning environment and has an approximate duration of 16 weeks. 

It is an intermediate-level course; hence, you will be expected to have some basic knowledge of at least one programming or scripting languages such as Python, Java, or PHP. The Database Systems Concepts and Designs course syllabus is divided into three lessons, which are further divided into sub-lessons. 

The curriculum content is rich and covers all the core application concepts. From database application development methodologies to metadata management and archiving, the Database Systems Concepts and Designs training program covers them all.

After completing the Database Systems Concepts and Designs training course, you will have all the necessary skills for a successful IT career.

Marketing is a part of our everyday lives, irrespective of our passion, education or profession. Good social marketing skills are crucial for providing information and making better decisions as a consumer and as a producer. The Principles of Marketing online course explores the fundamental marketing concepts that can help you demonstrate self-expression via marketing.

The Indira Gandhi National Open University is offering the Principles of Marketing training on the Swayam platform. Candidates can enrol in this undergraduate-level course and complete it in 16 weeks. The course structure includes video lectures, assignments, self-assessments, examples, and discussion forums to enrich the candidates’ knowledge.

Further, the Principles of Marketing syllabus consists of 19 e-texts that the course instructor discusses over 16 weeks. Candidates will gain access to the study material and other reference books after they register. The curriculum covers topics like consumer behaviour, pricing, distribution, the scope of marketing in urban and rural areas, and more.

The Government of India initiated a programme Swayam and build it to accomplish the three cardinals of Indian Education Policy, i.e. Quality, Equity and Access. Swayam is devised so that the underprivileged students are reconciled with technology, as they formerly had no access to digital resources and remained unaware of its advantages. The intention behind the project is to make the finest education available to all, even the most distressed ones and enable them to join the mainstream of knowledge.

The programme runs effectively as it has a platform that hosts all the courses taught in classrooms from Class 9 to Post- Graduation on online servers which are procurable anytime, from anywhere, by anyone. Thousands of faculties and teachers were chosen specially for the creation of the courses which are interactive and inclusive of the described syllabus and are available for free.

The courses which are put up on Swayam are available in four kinds, each holding specific purpose and intention, following the art of pedagogy to enrich the teaching-learning process. The four mediums of instruction are- reading material meant to be downloaded and printed, video Lectures, Self- Practice Tests, quizzes and assessments and an online discussion forum.

In the past decades, the process of unprecedented global transformation has posed threats to inclusive growth, prosperity, and sustainable development. That’s why this ARPIT Refresher Course in Economics programme has been designed to shed light on how new programmes and policies can be launched to solve these issues. 

ARPIT Refresher Course in Economics certification training is free of cost. It is an online refresher course developed for economics faculty engaged in higher education institutions. As per the Ministry of Education and UGC, this programme will be treated equivalent to a face-to-face economics refresher course under UGC’s Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) of UGC.

The ARPIT Refresher Course in Economics training programme involves an extensive curriculum, with various assignments and quizzes to test your knowledge. A certificate is also issued on proper completion of all modules and passing the final exam. This 16-week course contains a total of 20 hours of online video lectures and 20-hours of e-content, readings, discussions, and evaluations.

The course on  Fundamental Concepts of Electricity by Swayam is organized over the online platform and is scheduled for a period of sixteen weeks. In the Fundamental Concepts of Electricity certification syllabus, the students will be covering the concept clearing topics namely- Basic physical laws, Three-phase transformers, Mutually coupled circuits and transformers. 

Students will also learn about the Frequency response of circuits, Single phase transformers, Circuit elements, Sinusoidal steady-state response - single-phase systems, Natural transients and steady-state Response, Power supply systems, Sinusoidal steady-state response - three-phase systems, and others. The program on Fundamental Concepts of Electricity certification helps the students to clear out their fundamental concepts in the domain of electricity supply system by the means of - experimental demonstrations, real-life examples, analysis, and illustrations. The course will be providing students with practice sets and a live discussion series. The Fundamental Concepts of Electricity training is an AICTE approved FDP course.

Any organisation’s manager holds a prestigious position. However, one of their key responsibilities is to deal with various members, from employees to authorities. Thus, it is essential to understand and analyse an individual’s behaviour, a vital skill every manager must possess. To help budding managers or aspiring candidates learn about this, Indira Gandhi National Open University has curated the MS-21: Social Processes and Behaviour Issues training in collaboration with Swayam.

Offering a diverse curriculum, the MS-21: Social Processes and Behaviour Issues certification syllabus touches upon the dynamics between organisations and their individuals. It explains the various organisational, societal and individual procedures, also introducing the emerging trends. What’s more, it also imparts significant knowledge about critical areas like diversity management, organisational politics, attribution, employee empowerment, team-building, negotiating strategies, etc. 

A 16-week training, the MS-21: Social Processes and Behaviour Issues programme, helps students become better managers by interpreting human behavioural fundamentals and the reasons behind particular employee behaviour. The course belongs to the ‘Management Studies’ purview, set at a PG-tier of learning. Students can also check the references and books mentioned for further aid.

Swayam’s BCOC-132: Business Organisation and Management certification course is a 16-week core programme, set at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. The programme primarily focuses on developing a candidate’s skills and knowledge in several management and business areas. An Indira Gandhi National Open University offering, this curriculum helps students comfortably learn about business, business enterprises, and their fundamentals.

Belonging to the ‘Management Studies’ category, the BCOC-132: Business Organisation and Management certification syllabus introduces numerous management, control, organisation, motivation, leadership, and communication dimensions. Moreover, it helps aspirants acquire essential fluency in financial, marketing, and human resource management’s basics. They will also study vital concepts like team-building, control, business organisation forms, etc.

The University’s Professor Nawal Kishor teaches the BCOC-132: Business Organisation and Management training, which belongs to the CBCS scheme’s B.Com programme. With ample experience in this field and teaching, research, training, etc., he will ensure a fluid learning journey for all candidates. For additional reference, Swayam has also mentioned the references/books to follow - IGNOU’s SLM BCOC-132.

This Online Refresher Course in Management certification course is planned to help faculty staff in both areas of Commerce and Management in terms of planning of almost 40 modules which is delivered by 30 experts in both the corporate and academic world. The participants will be exposed to extensive reading and given the knowledge and stressed on the importance of ethos and culture used in Indian management systems envisioning world peace and sustainable development. 

The Online Refresher Course in Management training uses Bhartiya Shastra as a reference for the derivation of ideas for modern-day management and research. The program will focus on innovations in teaching, homegrown research methods, insights from the Shastra for teaching. The topics in the Online Refresher Course in Management program range from areas of personal finance, integrated reporting, artificial intelligence, neuromarketing, business simulation, leadership, emotional and social intelligence to give a holistic experience for the students.

The Instructional Design programme will assist a candidate to understand the concept of instructional design and utilise multimedia and technology as instruments to strengthen teaching. This Instructional Design programme allows candidates to gain an understanding of the history and evolution of instructional design, models and modes of instructionals design, the design and development of e-learning materials the concepts and characteristics of teaching material design and production, the different competencies and skills in instructional design and the role of teachers as instructional designers.

This Instructional Design programme is part of the authorised university level Master in Education (M.Ed.) curriculum. Candidates at any stage of teacher education and professional teachers from various departments can enrol for the programme. This will cause all the ideas of instructional design to be mastered. Candidates will learn and understand the production of instructional experiences through the programme, which makes the gaining of knowledge and skills more successful, productive and attractive.

The stream of academic writing is pretty much in demand across the globe. As it comes up with a promising career, the candidates are looking forward to pursuing a formal programme in academic writing. Hence, this course of Academic writing from Swayam became the most registered course among all SWAYAM MOOCs and even made it to the top 30 MOOCs list globally.

However, there has never before been an understandable setup, institutionally or otherwise, for the candidates and the aspirants to learn academic writing and research from. This course makes that happen by providing the applicants with the setup and teaching them all the basics of academic writing and research to help them along with their careers. 

It has impressively closed this gap by not only offering fundamentals of academic writing but also providing insights into the industry.

The course is one of the multidisciplinary ones and is a foundational programme delivered via an online platform. Furthermore, it focuses on bringing the results through the writing process and as such, is quite effective. The course allows the candidates to be able to make new opportunities for their careers. It also helps them gain more potential in their research and hit the top of their abilities.

The Communication Technologies in Education course by Swayam provides knowledge to all participants on various communication technologies that are involved in educating an individual. Communication technologies are very important mainly in digital India as the new technologies help to lead our life in a comfortable manner. Therefore, it is necessary for all individuals to learn this course. This course begins with a description of basic models and media that are involved in communication. 

This course also speaks about different barriers to communication and provides solutions to communicate effectively. This course falls under the teacher education category. It provides a better understanding of data communication, network systems, internet tools, social networking sites, and recent trends in technologies in the communication field to the participants.  

It also provides details on concepts like e-learning, offline learning, and blended learning methodologies. Modern technologies like artificial intelligence and computer-aided learning are also taught by tutorials. This course concludes by revealing the role of CIET and NCERT in the development of technology. 

Students today are more comfortable with e-learning platforms than the traditional ones. Recently, there has been tremendous growth in online learning among students. This provides the facility of anytime-anywhere learning for the students. In this trend of massive open online courses and integration of ICT in teaching and learning, there has been a demand for improvisation in the assessment. 

Nowadays, students are in need of an assessment model that suits not only traditional learning but also emerging learning settings such as online learning, blended learning, virtual learning, flipped classrooms, and technology-enabled learning. The teachers of this generation need to know how to plan, construct, and execute the assessments suitable to test a particular subject. They need to have a grip over the infrastructure facilities required for the assessment. 

Therefore, there is a need for such a course that would make the teacher skilled in these aspects, eligible to take e-assessments. This course offers subject expert videos, interviews with technical experts, reading materials, and question-answer forums to clarify doubts each week. It consists of 2 to 3 modules, 1 quiz, and an assignment along with one final assessment and assignment. 

The brains of children grow at the most extraordinary speed when they are still in the first six years of their life. It draws experience from the environment, and the synaptic connections of their brain are made based on those experiences. Hence, it is important to provide such experiences to children that would help them lay a strong foundation as well as nurture the right qualities in them. 

This course of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) offered by Swayam helps the interested candidates to explore these aspects with the help of different pedagogical methodologies such as designing portfolios, gaining experiences through thorough practice as an intern as well as assignments and discussions, that would help the candidates to become the best early childhood care, providers. 

Along with that, the candidates also make use of several study materials provided by Swayam such as the online Q&A forum, which not only solves their doubts but also inculcates higher-order thinking skills.

The Online Refresher Course in Education certification course is associated with the National Resource Centre for Education, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya. The course aims to bring a change to the existing practices in the education sector. Students who enrol into this course gain an understanding of descriptive research, fundamentals of samplings, central limit theorem, hypothesis, etc. 

The entire Online Refresher Course in Education certification syllabus takes forty hours and can be completed in fifteen weeks. The course can be availed at zero cost in the online mode. The programme is an AICTE approved FDP course available at the platform of Swayam. The provider allows the candidate to be a certified user of the Online Refresher Course in Education programme if they fulfil the eligibility criteria of the exam. 

The experts use different teaching methods in order to make the sessions more interactive and interesting for the students. The study material of the programme includes modern audio as well as video lectures, quizzes, assessments, discussions, etc. The Online Refresher Course in Education certification can be pursued through the self-paced method according to the students' preferences.

Cyberworld enthusiasts, as well as people seeking employment opportunities in the digital industry, must know the networks in use today and protocols that define and allow them to function. This course will pull you through everything that you need to know about TCP/IP protocols and networking which are a must in the current times and more.

Introduction to Computer Network and Internet Protocol has been made a tailored fit for emerging IT students and engineers by providing them insights into the industry that will be very valuable. The course goes into great details for the candidates about all the essential topics like the Internet of Things(IoT), Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), Software Defined Networks and other significant points as well.

The course goes on to training candidates about all the theoretical skills including data traffic engineering and layer designing. The contents of the course are lined one after the other with industry-relevant skills and have been designed in such a way that each of the doubts that the candidates may get could easily be solved and every requirement attended to.

The Applied Multivariate Analysis certificate course offered by swayam is a certification course for learning the applied multivariate statistical methods and progress in the field of statistics. This certification is a perfect place to learn Multivariate Statistics and its applications in the practical world. 

This course will introduce an important and useful class of statistics. This course is structured in a way to cater to two main objectives, first is to extend the Univariate statistical methods to multiple variables. And the other is to create techniques that are applicable to multiple variables studies only. 

The Applied Multivariate Analysis Certificate Programme is a combination of theory and the practical applications of applied multivariate analysis. This course will help postgraduate students studying statistics as their major and other candidates from different disciplines who want to study these complex statistical methods for use in various analyses. 

The course is designed to create a curiosity in learners and engage them in the applications concerning the use of multiple dependent variables in carrying out any analysis. The course is suitable for candidates who have basic knowledge of mathematics and statistics. It will benefit candidates who wish to pursue a career in this field and want to upskill themselves for the industry. 

The Certification Course by Swayam in Partial Differential Equation is very vital for the students from physics, mathematics and engineering backgrounds. The course mainly focuses on the first and second order of linear PDE. The course is very helpful in building a strong base in Partial Differential Equation. Upon completion of Course in Partial Differential Equation by Swayam one will be eligible for the certification.

The Certification Course by Swayam in Partial Differential Equation will have a tenure of 15-weeks and will have the level of postgraduate. The course in Partial Differential Equation by Swayam will enhance one’s skill in the different aspects of Partial Differential Equation.

The Certification Course by Swayam in Partial Differential Equation will be held online and the students don’t have to come to the center. The entire course in Partial Differential Equation by Swayam can be perused from one’s own home. While pursuing this course candidate will have the opportunity of doubt clearing.

The course of Differential Calculus offered by the Swayam platform is beneficial for every student. This course is offered under the guidance of MHRD [Ministry of Human Resource Development]. 

This course is an undergraduate-level course in which the duration of the course is 15 weeks and it is divided into 36 sessions.  After completion of this course, students will gain 4 credits and a certificate of completion. The students who are pursuing their careers in the science stream or are planning to pursue it or are curious to dive into the depth of mathematics should take this course for understanding the core of Differential Calculus.

Every student can avail themselves the benefits of this course by applying the understanding of Differential Calculus to their degree programmes or in their quantitative learning and even in the basic principles of their academic learning. After completion of this course, you will achieve another big milestone in the field of mathematics and science. Proper learning and understanding of this course by the students can benefit them in their professional lives and can help them in understanding applications of the world as well as of the universe.

The Swayam programme is initiated by the Indian government which targets to provide education to all among the youth of India. They have courses divided into nine categories, keeping in mind all students across India. Their courses are free of cost and each category has a number of courses that are beneficial for a better professional life. 

Numerical analysis is also known as computational mathematics is a course offered by swayam, which is basically needed to solve the problem and design functions on a computer. Some problems and functions are very complex and long and thus cannot be done by simple algebra and hence many mathematicians, physicians, and experts from other fields resort to the use of numerical analysis. It is used as a substitution for the complex methods of solving problems like definite integration, differential equations, interpolation, and many more. It is a time-saving formula. 

It is a very important and common topic. Some universities offer it as a core course. Any student from the field of engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics, electronics, chemistry, or physics and opt for this. It is an interdisciplinary course used by many teachers, researchers, students, etc.

The Linear Algebra - Foundations to Frontiers course offered by the University of Texas at Austin available on the edx platform is a package of expertly crafted course material and follows a different approach of teaching to benefit their learners with deep knowledge. 

The course provides the participants with subjective knowledge of partitioned matrices, linear transformations, matrices, vector spaces and systems of linear equations, characteristics of special matrices, subspaces, and algorithms for matrix computations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, linear least-squares, and characterizations of linear independence. 

The course follows a visual, applicable, and illustrative method of teaching linear algebra that makes this course a golden opportunity for candidates residing worldwide. This self-paced course offers flexible learning and makes it suitable for working professionals. The course is recommended for engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and people dealing with large datasets. 

The course also comes in handy to graduates and undergraduates studying in this field. At the end of the course, a verified certificate is awarded to the candidates which acts as a bonus and serves the candidate's purpose of taking this course. There is a time frame for the candidates to finish the course in case they have selected the audit track progressing at their speed. Whereas if they have selected the verified track, they will have unlimited time access to finish the course.