Free Courses & Certifications

The Pedagogy of Teaching English online course helps candidates to acquire a broader view of language teaching. It essentially covers the various developments that have come about in the field of language teaching and how they can be included in the teaching methods that people follow. The course is also excellent in improving critical thinking skills. 

Besides the Pedagogy of Teaching English certification syllabus covers various critical concepts like the pedagogy of interaction, paradigm shift in ELT, and the implication of multiple intelligences in a classroom. Participants learn about the pedagogy of reading, pronunciation, producing speech sounds, academic sounds, and the like. The course is also equipped with rich reading and study materials to enhance the knowledge of the candidate. 

The Pedagogy of Teaching English certification by Swayam is taught by Prof. V Sudhakar Venukapalli, who has 32 years of teaching experience. The course has numerous assignments and a final assessment to help candidates assess their learning and improve their critical thinking abilities. 

The course is about Environment sociology for knowing the relation between the environment and society. The duties and responsibilities of the citizen for controlling the dangerous phenomena in the environment that take place. The course impacts the core knowledge of the environment and its history to the students by delivering a learning experience for both practical and theoretical knowledge as well. 

With the development and technological advancements in the world all through there is an utmost responsibility for every individual to safeguard the environment and fulfill their social responsibility for the environment. The future resources are the main reliable resources that make living possible for humankind. Therefore there is a need for social environmental study through which Swayam takes the  part to deliver the course

Swayam is an online digital learning platform that is initiated by the government to improve and learn the skills for many streams online. 

Super-Earths and Life Certification is a course in introductory physics conducted through the platform of EdX by the online teaching forum of Harvard. The candidates enrolled in the course will learn about life on Earth and the various aspects that have constituted its evolution. It teaches about the life of aliens and the search surrounding them along with the process of searching for life outside the domains of the planet.

The students need to develop an understanding of the roles humans play in the subject of life on Earth and the place of each living being in the universe. Three decades ago, the idea about the existence of other planets in the universe was a blind spot to astronomers, but in recent times, huge advances have been made in the field of cosmology and contributed towards the discovery of thousands of new planets outside of our solar system that circles other stars. 

The programme enlightens the students on the subject of life with the help of different fields of biology, geology, and astronomy together, for the sole purpose of finding out whether life exists elsewhere too. 2 tracks of study can be chosen by the candidates, one is the Audit track and the other is Verified Track. During the Verified track, the course access is limited but in the case of the self-paced Audit track, the candidates will get limited period access.

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 corporate Tax Planning course provided by SWAYAM aims to educate individuals on matters relating to tax in our country. Corporate Tax Planning has become an undeniably crucial component of students’ syllabus and hence candidates must opt for this course which is free of cost.

Corporate tax planning is a peculiar & differentiated aspect on which every citizen must have knowledge about. This course is made interesting by including learning of various mechanisms through which corporate assesses its plan to pay tax. This course also gives in-depth information about the Income Tax Act of 1961 and how it aimed to minimize tax liability.

The corporate Tax Planning course keeps the students updated about the Finance Acts that were applicable in the past years and are applicable currently. During the course of the programme candidates will learn about different approaches to tax planning and methods of cutting down the tax liability inside the acceptable laws.

The course is about direct tax initiated by swayam academy to impart the candidates with the knowledge of taxes and revenues. With this course, candidates will have an outsourcing knowledge on the respective field both conceptually and theoretically as well. The main goal of the course is to give the students a great learning experience with experienced professionals and guides

As the country's wealth is developed by its proper collection of revenue from the people it is very much useful to have a study on the taxes and its principles so that candidates can know the working applications in the academy itself. With the correct validations and calculations, candidates can prepare proper budget reports also. Therefore fundamentals on taxes should be imparted to the student

An online learning platform initiated by the government has many features and experts to make the students skilled in swayam. It is mainly started for learners who cannot afford to study and who do not have the time to attend the classes. Swayam is free of cost and course material is also available without any payment. Academy offers a paid certificate to those candidates who clear the exam and pay the fee.

For data analysis, data visualisation, data science, and machine learning, Introduction to R certification is a valuable resource. 

You will learn how to install and configure software required for a statistical programming environment, as well as how to describe general programming language concepts because they are implemented in a very high-level statistical language, in Introduction to R Classes that teach you how to analyse data using the free statistical software R. 

You'll learn how to access R assistance and several vignettes with a variety of case examples from the Introduction to R Certification Syllabus. 

All students get an Introduction to R Certification from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Supply chain analysis is a complex process as it involves many different businesses and organisations with varying objectives. Researchers and practitioners utilise various analytical methods and techniques to analyse and manage supply chains better. In the Supply Chain Analytics course by edX, you will learn about these tools and practices with a focus on their practical applications.

The Supply Chain Analytics online programme is a part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s MicroMasters programme with edX. This course has a competent curriculum designed by MIT experts and also allows candidates to fast-track their master’s degree. The programme will start with an introduction to probability, and then move on to the basics of statistics and regression. 

The edX Supply Chain Analytics MicroMasters is designed to encourage a hands-on approach. It equally combines theoretical learning and practical application of concepts. This business and management online certification is a 15-week course which follows an instructor-led schedule. The learners can take the programme in two different tracks, namely, the paid and free audit modes. While enrolling in the free mode, the candidates will be provided access for a limited period. 

With the advent of the Internet and increasing research regarding its prospects and possibilities, people have started to connect everyday objects using the internet and to create the Internet of Things. As the world is proceeding towards an Internet boom and as IoT devices are coming up online, the industry is sure to face some formidable challenges, which includes ensuring the security of its devices, analysing the data generated by these devices and powering billions of sensors therein. Therefore it becomes extremely important to understand underlying components along with the entire eco-system, various use cases or applications of IoT, its data analytics and integration issues.

Components And Applications Of Internet Of Things Certification by SWAYAM is a course that aptly and comprehensively deals with every detail of IoT. Perfectly curated and delivered by the IIT Patna faculty, it carries vast academic relevance. As an AICTE-approved course, it is sure to build the knowledge set of course participants through 15 weeks.

The objectives of the Components And Applications Of Internet Of Things Certification syllabus is to enlighten about the Basics of IoT and its components, computing and communication systems, IoT Protocols, Cloud-based design, Security of IoT and AI/Deep learning-based analytics.

The Computing for Data Analysis Certification Course is brought by the online learning platform of the Georgia Institute of Technology, to provide advanced-level learning in the field of Computer Science. The course is a hands-on introduction to the part of analytics, combining both the fields of computer science and mathematics. 

A candidate will strengthen the foundations of data-intensive computing and numerical related to computing through the course. The programme is aimed at the candidate to develop a new process of thought regarding basic principles related to programming that will also assist them in practising relevant topics of modern data analysis and learning data mining. The learners can pursue the programme in paid or free audit mode. The paid mode will enable the learners to have unlimited access whereas the free audit mode will provide access only for a limited period. 

The Computing for Data Analysis training also teaches the data analysis pipeline and the concepts of machine learning including the pre-processing, storage, and analysis of data and figures. With the application of basic mathematical tools like numerical linear algebra and algorithms, the students learn how to handle data-intensive computing. The verified track of the course also includes graded assignments that’ll help in polishing the analytical knowledge of the student.

To achieve the three main goals of the Indian Education Policy, i.e. Access, Quality, and Equity, the Government of India is providing free learning from Class 9 level up to Post-Graduation curriculum. 

The purpose of the campaign is to provide Higher Education keeping in mind the unavailability of economical resources, physical resources, and lack of an adequate Platform. All the courses that are listed on the website of Swayam have been devised by more than thousands of learned faculties and are reviewed and implemented by IGNOU.

All the courses offered by Swayam including Database and Content Organisation Diploma programme, has four different approaches, to develop the grasping strength of the learner and to ensure a complete understanding- Online Discussion Forum for doubt solving, Video Lectures for audio-visual assistance, Online Reading Material for future reference and Self-assessment Tests and Quizzes for practice.

The Operations Research course by Swayam teaches an approach to solve problems that involves operation of systems using scientific techniques and tools. This course provides knowledge of techniques that can be used to solve real life problems in day to day life. Learning this course would help the candidate to manage problems in finance, healthcare, transportation, marketing and telecommunication.

This course covers concepts like linear programming, assignment problems, replacement theory, game theories, inventory theory and Queuing theory. It also wraps basic terminologies and concepts in three modes of dynamic programming. 

Nonlinear programming methodologies like Lagrange multiplier methods, quadratic programming and KT conditions are also taught clearly. Learning this course would help the candidate to solve long term and short term problems very efficiently.

Special cases in transportation & assignment problems and travelling salesman problems are discussed with solutions. The entire course is divided into ten chapters with equal weightage. Each chapter has MCQ questions at the end that helps the candidate to learn every topic of the chapter very clearly.

The Methodology and Pedagogy of Teaching Social Sciences program by Swayam introduces Teaching and Learning Social Sciences, focusing on skills and methods for teaching social science, and instructional strategies. This program is based on student-teachers and working teachers in Social Science. The University of Calicut delivers the 15-week course.

The Methodology and Pedagogy of Teaching Social Sciences training will help learners to study the theoretical framework of Instructional plan in social science and how to implement it in classrooms. Learners will successfully understand all the fundamental ideas of Teaching Social Sciences. They will also learn relevant psychological theories and learn how to apply them in Social Science. 

Moreover, the Methodology and Pedagogy of Teaching Social Sciences certification course can be studied by any individual at any level of teacher education, including working educators to magnify their teaching skills. The syllabus combines practical and theoretical teaching to give a holistic learning experience.

SWAYAM is an initiative launched by the Government of India aimed at achieving the three basic principles of education policy; access, equality and efficiency. The aim of this initiative is to provide all, even the most disadvantaged, with the best teaching resources for learning. 

SWAYAM aims to bridge the digital gap for students who have not yet been affected by the digital transition and who have not been able to enter the mainstream of the knowledge economy.

The Intellectual Property programme curriculum covers a wide but definitive area of study. These include fundamentals of IP, the economics of IP, historical origins and international obligations, nature of the subject-matter, justifications, criteria for protection, rights, term, assignment and licencing, limitations, defences, public interest considerations, exceptions, remedies and enforcement. The Intellectual Property programme will also contain topics that involve the interface of intellectual property with areas such as human rights and competition law and policy.

The Print and Broadcast Journalism certification course will provide students with an overview of journalism. The postgraduate level training is backed with meaning, concepts, and significance of print and broadcast journalism. The first section of the curriculum also outlines the role and responsibilities of being a journalist in modern-day society.

The second unit of Print and Broadcast Journalism certification syllabus comprises deep insights into print journalism. The course emphasises news writing, journalistic writing, and reporting fundamentals. Gujarat-based ASPEE College of Home Science and Nutrition offers this 15-week-long MOOC training specially curated for postgraduate students interested in carving a career in journalism.

After finishing the Print and Broadcast Journalism training programme by Swayam, students will develop critical thinking skills necessary to gather, assess, write, and organise a good news story. Besides, the third and fourth section of the curriculum encompasses the nuances of broadcast journalism, editing, and proofreading. Candidates receive an MoE certificate, four credits, and a credit transfer credential after fulfilling necessary conditions. 

There is always going to be the need for good lawyers, especially in a democratic setup like India's. However, people too should have at least the basic knowledge of their rights and the laws that protect and govern them. The Access to Justice certification course by Swayam is the course that fills this need by providing candidates with all they need to know about the Indian judicial system and the Access to Justice for all course too is always in demand by people wishing to know what they are relying on.

The National Law University of Delhi, arguably the best Indian Law university provides this course free of cost due to the educational programme initiated by the government known as Swayam. The Access to Justice training course provides the candidates with not only the fundamentals of equal access to justice but also all about the developments that have been made recently.

The basic rights of the Indian citizen are taught in the course in great detail while promoting equal access to justice to and for everyone. This law course also covers the remedies to the infringements made to these rights and the mode of realization of such rights with other essential topics as well.

Swayam has been started by the government of India to provide the necessary resources to students who do not have access to educational resources. Its aim is to achieve the three principles of education policy that is access, quality, and equity.

Advanced Constitutional Law course by Swayam has been built to provide the learners with an understanding of the various aspects of constitutional law. It is a full credit course for universities and 4 credit courses for law universities. Participants will learn the complexities of Indian constitutional law and how it has been shaped by the courts and the government. They will be given a comprehensive introduction to the different schools of thought on constitutional interpretation, principles such as federalism, rule of law, separation of powers, sovereignty, and the role of common law. 

They will be able to explore the current constitutional practices and historically important constitutional disputes. They will be trained to conduct advanced legal research and assess intricate legal information. This Advanced Constitutional Law training course by Swayam is apt for students/professionals who wish to gain knowledge about constitutional law or develop their careers in it. 

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For anyone who works in a branched out domain of Social Sciences or is interested in it, having quality knowledge of the human rights, both of the nation they belong to and that on the global scale is a must. This course, the International Human Rights System, provides the applicants with this knowledge, its past, present and what role it plays in today’s world.

The course goes over the United Nations charter for Human Rights along with Core Human Rights Treaties, International Bill of Human Rights and other provisions that set the standard for the globe. Furthermore, the course also provides the candidate’s knowledge about the more practical aspects like the processes by which treaties are monitored.

Applicants will also learn about Non – Government Organisations and National Human Rights Institution and the part they play in the global human rights system. Overall, the course is a great one to attain knowledge about the world we live in and the fact that it is offered by a top university for free of cost increases its attraction even more.

The purpose of Fundamentals of Citizen Centric Governance Certification is to familiarise learners with the workings of public service delivery systems and governance dynamics. 

Students learn in Fundamentals of Citizen Centric Governance Classes what it means to put citizens at the centre of contemporary public administration. This can be accomplished by addressing the citizens' immediate concerns—namely, transparency, efficiency, stability, and continuity in the governing systems.

Fundamentals of Citizen Centric Governance Certification Syllabus covers topics like Local Governance and Decentralization, Governance at the Doorsteps, Governance Without Government, Digital India, and Mobile Governance Channels and Framework.

All students get a Fundamentals of Citizen Centric Governance Certification by Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa Haryana under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.

This course helps you in exploring as well as enhancing the current knowledge on the topic of Digital Library. This course will let one know more about the protocols and standards that are to be followed, IPR as well as legal issues, evaluation and planning, and whatnot. This platform will definitely help those who aim for launching or setting up their libraries. 

This course, in the long run, would help them to progress in this field of Digital Library Services. The knowledge regarding the Digital Library or implementing ideas of the course in the already established library. It helps in establishing a relationship with a semantic web. 

The learners will also learn skills like that of planning and organizing will also help the learners to instill the skills needed for commercially setting up this ever-new library. The course imparts the knowledge on planning, implementing, and digital aspects to are defined perfectly. It links the learners and provides them with opportunities to work in different parts of the world.

The Supply Chain Management Certificate Course is a 15-week programme with four credits allotted to the course. The certificate programme allows the students to learn about current industry trends in the service and goods management sector.  The programme takes you through the integrated circuit of manufacturing and processing products in a comprehensive and detailed tone. The course is led by Dr P. Chitramani, Professor in Business Administration.

In today’s competitive and consumer dominated world, every company aims towards a smooth input and output process. They want candidates who have modernized knowledge for effective management of their products in the market. The Supply Chain Management Course will help you gain the qualifications and skills like crafting smart supply chain strategies, understanding a product’s lifecycle and creating supplies accordingly, along with executing e-supply chains.

Get your Certificate in Supply Chain Management to upskill your management skills in today’s demanding industry.

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.

Shakespeare remains the most staged, filmed, studied, and translated author amidst world literature. Stages, books, and other media from various cultures have localised, domesticated, and adapted this icon in several languages. To shed a holistic light on this writer, the Central University of Kerala has curated the Shakespeare Across Cultures programme, explaining how the world’s varying languages and cultures have influenced him and how he’s influenced them.

India’s numerous Shakespeare experts teach the Shakespeare Across Cultures certification syllabus, which deals with analysing Shakespeare through language discourses, geopolitics, identities, gender, race, how he’s negotiated on pages, screens, stages, classroom discourses, outlining his adaptations, etc. The training also touches upon vital concepts such as how Shakespeare’s adaptations evoke diverse cultures' responses, how they transfigured him in their cultural and literary terrain, and many more.

 A four-credit, elective programme for 15 weeks, the Shakespeare Across Cultures course by Swayam belongs to the ‘Humanities and Social Sciences’ purview. It’s intended for English literature postgraduates, featuring internal assessments and an external proctored test. Clearing these, the candidates can also obtain the curriculum certificate. 

Animations Certification by Swayam is a free and unique offering by Swayam with a view to providing accessible and quality education to everyone irrespective of their financial disabilities. This course has been designed specially and exclusively for students majoring in Design Engineering, Animation, and Game Technology. The curriculum furnishes learners with an opportunity to learn about design theories and histories through experts themselves.

The Animations certification course will explore animation production pipeline (CG modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, Animation, and rendering) techniques as well as gaming, Designing Engineering, Visual effects, etc. You will learn about the design histories and theories to develop creative, technical, and analytical skills in animation film production.

Further, the Animations certification by Swayam will provide the opportunity for self-assessment to students so that they can analyze their weak points and work on them. Video modules can be revisited to strengthen the weak areas. Project-based assessment relevant to the media and entertainment industry will polish the practical skills of course takers. Besides this, they can refer to a lot of books dealing with topics like character animation, 3D animation, and animated films for a better understanding.