Free Courses & Certifications

The economic philosophy of the state is evolving, and over the past few decades, businesses have witnessed immense liberalisation, globalisation, and privatisation. With these changes, ethical business plays a significant role in facilitating proactive economic developments. 

Taking the Business Ethics course will familiarise students with the meaning, nature, importance, types, and best practices associated with business ethics. The eight-week programme offers an all-encompassing curriculum including topics like corporate social responsibility, social audit, marketing ethics, ethical value system, and more. 

Apart from the extensive knowledge about Indian values and ethics, the Business Ethics training programme also explains in detail the Gandhian philosophy of ethical behaviour. For a practical understanding of the ethical concepts, students can access global and local case studies about the same.

The Business Ethics online programme is free of cost, and students must only pay the exam fee if they want certification. After finishing the course, learners will master the modern-day business ethics and best practices for ethical businesses. Archana Vechalekar, who is a certified EQ educator, will be your training instructor.

Writing is an aspect of language that comes into use daily for both employed individuals and students. However, many individuals with good spoken skills are unable to express themselves through writing and fail to impress the reader. This Effective Writing online course aims to teach candidates some essential writing skills that can help them excel in writing. 

Created by IIT Roorkee, the course is led by Prof. Binod Mishra, who has taught English at various levels. The Effective Writing syllabus will expose you to different forms of writing, especially business writing while focussing on making them useful. You will learn how to write with clarity, consistency, coherence, and bring unity into your writing. 

The course will help you prepare for the professional world, where you do not need to write stories and essays but draft letters, proposals, reports, research papers, memos, and more. Through this short-term eight-week Effective Writing training, you will gain a world of knowledge on professional writing used in corporates and organizations.

The Academic Research & Report Writing certification course is spread over eight weeks and throws lights on the beneficial tools and techniques that can be used in report writing. The course has also been approved by the AICTE. It falls under the domain of Teacher education.

The Academic Research & Report Writing course curriculum extensively covers all the topics ranging from different reports and presentations to various word processors and plagiarism detection tools. The course proves worthwhile to all the researchers and teachers who need to hone their report writing skills for effective dissemination (both academic and research-oriented).

The Academic Research & Report Writing online training is offered by Dr Samir Roy. He is currently working as the professor and the head of the department of computer science and engineering at the NITTTR, Kolkata. He has over twenty-five years of academic teaching experience. Thus, the learners can be completely assured of being trained by one of the best minds that the field has witnessed.

The Culture of Services: Paradox of Customer Relations course by edX is a service-based programme which makes the candidates involve more in services towards society. Service to people is service to God. This  Culture of Services: Paradox of Customer Relations training course offers the candidates a new perspective towards the customer service that includes hospitality towards customers and their satisfaction. These two factors are important which any candidate can learn through this programme. 

Culture of Services: Paradox of Customer Relations certification course will make the candidate understand customer service and the importance of quality of service through videos taken in real service organisations such as restaurants, hotels. The certificate given is signed by the instructor and carries the institution logo. Candidates can also share their certificate. They can also add it to their resume or LinkedIn profiles to catch job opportunities. Candidates with these certificates can also go ahead in their careers. 

Learners can attend the Culture of Services: Paradox of Customer Relations training course anytime as it is a self-paced programme. Scholarships and financial aids are also provided to the economically weak students in order to support their willingness to learn something new.

The Management of Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice Certification course is an 8-week online program. The course syllabus is prepared and verified by Tagore Dental College & Hospital, Chennai even if Swayam is appointed to provide the course. This course certificate is presented by the Tagore Dental College & Hospital, Chennai, and NPTEL.

Management of Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice training is a part of the dental core curriculum. This certification course is taught by a multi-faculty.

The Natural Hazards certification course throws light on the phenomena of natural disasters. Processes like land-level changes, ground deformations, event recurrence intervals, sedimentation patterns, and the associated environmental and depositional changes are discussed. The course is spread over eight weeks and falls under the domain of civil engineering. 

The Natural Hazards online training lets students explore the different types of natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, and storms, etc. Through this activity, they will understand the natural hazards caused by disasters in the associated landscapes. This elective course has also been approved by the AICTE. 

The Natural Hazards certification syllabus also includes how different regions like floodplains, mainland, hilly terrains, coastal areas, etc., feel the impact of the disasters. The course concludes with dedicated lectures on the various measures and approaches to assess and mitigate these natural hazards properly. The training is offered by Professor Javed N Malik and Prof. Santiswarup Sahoo who are specialises in active tectonics and paleoseismology.

The Disaster Recovery and Build Back Better Certification is an 8-week online course. Even if Swayam is assigned to teach the course, IIT Roorkee creates and validates the course syllabus. The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, and NPTEL are the organizations accredited to issue this course certificate.

Disaster Recovery and Build Back Better training is a part of the architecture and technology elective curriculum. This certification course is taught by Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti, and Subhojyothi Samaddar.

This course takes a comprehensive and integrated approach to post-disaster restoration and regeneration in order to deal with a wide range of issues and ensure that the impacted community is rebuilt in an adaptable manner for the upcoming years. It exposes research concepts, methodologies, industry experience, field observations, rational analysis, and vital findings on the following areas of disaster recovery Build Back Better (BBB).

The Geomorphic Processes: Landforms and Landscapes certification course is designed for those particular students who want to learn about processes in the geomorphic field in detail, this course will help them to learn about different segments involved in the processes engaged in this particular field. The course exposes the pupil to the underlying concepts of geomorphology and the physical world associated with it.

The modules of this course would encourage the student to have a deeper understanding of processes that work within the earth and even on the surface of the earth. The Geomorphic Processes: Landforms and Landscapes certification will be given as assurance that the candidate has successfully completed the particular programme. A student should be well prepared with the knowledge of the numerous landforms and processes that exist in fluvial, glacial, karst, aeolian, coastal terrains after this course.

More focus will be done on engaging students in a more analytical approach towards learning the concepts more clearly that will give them better understanding about the concepts in a more detailed manner. The Geomorphic Processes: Landforms and Landscapes training will be given as per the weekly structure of the syllabus for the programme.  

Indian economy is one of the top five emerging economies in the world. Thus, it becomes an interesting topic of study for both economics and non-economics students. While for the former category, the study will accentuate their academic knowledge, the latter will be benefitted by the understanding of the mechanism of the economy for general awareness, if not anything else.

Understanding economic activities in a lucid manner can be challenging and finding the right course which covers all the essential aspects of the same could be another challenge. Indian Economy: Some Contemporary Perspectives programme has been designed for undergraduate students to help them gain a conceptual foundation of the functioning of India's mixed economy, historical developments and ongoing reforms. 

Through Indian Economy: Some Contemporary Perspectives certification syllabus, learners can make a mindmap of the evolution of the Indian economy since independence while witnessing periods of India’s economic development. It would discuss tax, industrial, financial and agricultural reforms while dealing with Indian banking sector crisis. Students would analyse along with the faculty recent policy initiatives and will have the opportunity to examine additional resources like economic survey issued by the Ministry of Finance and relevant research reports from leading organisations

IIT Kharagpur has developed the Managerial Economics programme to teach modern microeconomic theory at the UG/PG level. You will study the behaviour of households and firms and the interaction between the two to understand the interaction in different market structures.

Moreover, Managerial Economics certification syllabus has been purposefully crafted over eight weeks to cover crucial topics of management studies besides the foundational ones. The primary coursework includes weekly lectures, assignments, and a proctored exam towards the course end.

You will learn how different agents like consumers and producers interact in the economy and how various interventions impact the market scenario. Other significant concepts covered in the Managerial Economics course are demand & supply, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, monopoly, and cost curves.

There will also be a proctored exam when the programme ends. You can take the exam to obtain the Managerial Economics certificate from Swayam, which will help you land lucrative managerial positions in banks and public policy organisations, among others.

The Economic Growth and Development program is an introductory-level course that aims to teach you significant ideas related to economic development and growth. You will study theories, concepts, indices, and debates about economic growth and development. This eight-week-long online course is developed by the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.

During the Economic Growth and Development certification course, you will become familiar with many topics like economic development indices, inclusive growth, distinctions between underdeveloped and developed countries, contemporary controversies on economic growth versus development, and more. 

The Economic Growth and Development online course will discuss many major models and theories of economic growth, such as the Solow growth model, the Big Push theory, Harrod-Domar model, Schumpeter’s analysis, and the critical minimum effort’s thesis. You will also learn about the gender development index, multidimensional poverty index, and gender empowerment measure.

The ‘Energy Economics And Policy’ online course is delivered to focus on the various aspects of energy that affect the producers and consumers of energy. This course enables students to discuss the application of the principles of the economy. It is about the concept of energy as a resource and its relevance with the environment and climate to analyze the policies governing energy supply. This certification program is provided by Swayam and the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) for a period of eight weeks.

The free online course is an elective program for undergraduate and postgraduate level students. The tutor for this massive open online course is Prof. Shyamasree Dasgupta from the school of humanities and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi. The classes of this course are offered through video, lectures and assessed by weekly assignments and a final certification exam. 

The ‘Energy Economics And Policy’ certification course enables students to get a course certificate and credit points by the end of this course. 

Microfoundations of Macroeconomics Certification aims to provide an understanding of the behavior of aggregate economic variables — consumption, investment, employment — rather than understanding a single economic unit or market in isolation.

Microfoundations of Macroeconomics Classes help to grab the goal of macroeconomics and it becomes interesting when we analyze the size of the government and when to analyze the money supply, inflation, and unemployment.

All students get a Microfoundations of Macroeconomics Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur).

Infrastructure Economics Certification is designed to introduce the role of infrastructure in economic growth and the development of a country wholly depends on the availability of its infrastructural facilities. Infrastructure plays a vital role in the improvement of the country’s standard of living and in contributing to a higher rate of economic growth.

Infrastructure Economics Classes give a broad view of physical as well as social infrastructure will be dealt with in depth which will be helpful for the students along with the economic infrastructure meaning.

All students get a Infrastructure Economics Certification by Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT Patna) under the Swayam Initiative by Government of India. 

The current power distribution system’s power quality has been debased by many factors such as adjustable speed drive, unbalanced and balanced load, distributed sources, supply disturbances, etc. The Power Quality Improvement Technique programme is designed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee. Learners will explore the major problems of this system.

The Power Quality Improvement Technique certification programme will discuss how power quality issues can be reduced by utilising active and passive filters. This eight-week-long online course explains the economic and functional aspects of these filter technologies. Also, you will study how active power systems are better at improving power quality in advanced power systems as compared to passive power systems.

The Power Quality Improvement Technique online course is also a Faculty Development Programme (FDP) approved by the AICTE. You will be taught via 20 hours of quality video content, weekly assignments and online discussion boards. This elective course also offers an e-certificate on the fulfilment of certain eligibility criteria.

Microwave engineering is a field in which candidates study the frequency range from 1 gigahertz to 30 gigahertz. IIT Bombay has designed the Microwave Integrated Circuits certification course to teach candidates about this engineering domain in which circuits have unique properties which are not present in lower frequencies. This course is available online on Swayam. 

The course instructor, Professor Jayanta Mukherjee from IIT Bombay, covers the Microwave Integrated Circuits certification syllabus in eight weeks. The curriculum consists of eight modules, tutorial lectures, and weekly graded assignments. There is also a certification exam at the end, which is optional. After passing this exam with the minimum qualifying marks, candidates can become certified. 

The interesting aspect of this online program is that it covers certain new topics and laws related to microwave engineering. Candidates can take admission in the Microwave Integrated Circuits training for free and learn from an experienced instructor. AICTE has also approved this as an FDP program.

The primary objective of an optimized system is to find out specific control signals. These control signals will maximize or minimize a particular performance criterion while satisfying other physical constraints. The Optimal Control program is a postgraduate course for people who want to learn about different optimization techniques using various methods of approach.

Optimal Control certification is a collaboration between NPTEL and IIT Roorkee. Professor Barjeev Tyagi of IT Roorkee has designed the syllabus and will be the instructor for the course. This is an elective postgraduate course in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering intended for postgraduates, scientists, research engineers, and non-PhD faculty. 

Optimal Control is an online course with eight weeks duration covering an extensive syllabus. Candidates will receive multiple assignments to evaluate their progress. There is also an optional in-person examination offered for candidates interested in an e-certificate. All the course material, along with any necessary information, is available on the Swayam website.

The Discrete-Time Signal Processing certification course is an eight-week-long online program brought to you by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. The main objective of the course is to reinforce the basic Discrete-Time Signal Processing (DSP) concepts. You will learn all the properties of discrete-time signals and systems during the course duration.

The Discrete-TimeSignal Processing program by Swayam will cover central concepts of DSP, including stability, rational models, causality, sampling of analog Fourier transform, and discrete-time structures. You will also learn how to design discrete-time systems to perform certain types of processing. Various topics under electrical engineering will be touched by the training curriculum.

The Discrete-Time Signal Processing training also aims to teach several ideas and dimensions of DSP that are not available in general books. Vital concepts such as polyphase decomposition, interpolation, and decimation will also be taught in this online program. You also have an opportunity to get an e-certificate after fulfilling certain criteria.

The Certification Programme in Power System Protection and Switchgear by Swayam serves as an introductory programme aimed for students wanting extensive knowledge in the domain of system protection and switchgear. The course is structured to provide comprehensive learning materials in the modern power system.

The Certification Programme in Power System Protection and Switchgear by Swayam brings close the gap between theoretical advances, practical engineering and experimental validations in practicality. The course in detail provides a theoretical conclusion along with examples of real-life engineering. The Certification Programme in Power System Protection and Switchgear by Swayam deals with day-to-day engineering challenges.

The Certification Programme in Power System Protection and Switchgear by Swayam includes theories and methods of power protection and switchgear. The course is intended for an audience of electrical engineering.

The Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices certification course is designed for graduates as well as postgraduates. The course is completely an online course that is available throughout the year without having to pay any amount by the students. Candidates who want to enrol in this course get to know about semiconductors, its applications, variations, and other topics related to the subject. The course requires no admission fees to be given at the time of admission. The duration in which the Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices certification syllabus can be completed in 8 weeks but students are allowed to take more time to have an in-depth understanding of the subject.

The Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices programme provides certification at the end of the course to those students who choose to pay for the exam fees and then appear for an offline exam. The programme does not demand any payment for the study material as it comes included in the whole programme. The sessions of the programme are conducted in an interactive manner through case studies and discussion etc. The Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices certification allows the students to learn from the course on flexible timings depending upon their schedules as it provides self-paced training. 

Design is an emerging discipline that has gained recognition in the last two decades. It is the study of the transformation of utilitarian products to fit the needs of a service or system. It bridges the gap between technology and the needs behind using said technology. Design Practice programme is an online postgraduate beginner course that will dive into the various concepts of product design. 

Design Practice certification is an industry-supported course that will be ideal for faculty and students studying mechanical engineering and product design. It is an elective course of eight weeks, where participants will be provided with assignments and video lectures to help them capture the maximum benefit this course has to offer. 

Design Practice course syllabus has been designed by IIT Kanpur in association with NPTEL. The course will be taught by Professor Shantanu Bhattacharya of IIT Kanpur. This is a free audit programme that offers certification to interested candidates who qualify for eligibility.

Optimization technology is used in many industries to make problem-solving easier. The Discrete Optimization course by Coursera focuses on solving complex problems using optimization algorithms and concepts, including local search, constraint programming, and mixed-integer programming. The course gives an introduction to the fundamental concepts of discrete optimization and its uses in the real world. 

The Coursera Discrete Optimization course explores concepts like mixed-integer programming, constraint programming and local search, starting from their foundations to their uses and application for solving practical problems, which includes scheduling, resource allocation, vehicle routing and supply-chain optimization. 

Furthermore, the Coursera Discrete Optimization course is an online, self-paced learning course offered by the University of Melbourne to help students understand the process of solving complex problems through discrete optimization. Coursera also offers a shareable electronic certificate at the end of the course, which can be printed and used along with the student’s resume, and also shared on professional platforms such as LinkedIn. 

Design and Analysis of Algorithms program is an undergraduate course in the field of Foundation of computing and Computer Science and Engineering. It is a free MOOC that will be held on the online learning platform Swayam. Swayam is a learning portal and an initiative by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

The syllabus of the Design and Analysis of Algorithms certification has been designed by Chennai Mathematical Institute in association with NPTEL. The program will be taught by professor Madhavan Mukund, the Dean of Studies at Chennai Mathematical Institute. Along with video lectures, candidates will have assignments and a list of books and references to understand the course contents better. 

During the Design and Analysis of Algorithms training, candidates will explore various topics such as Intractability, Design techniques, asymptotic complexity, data structures, algorithm on graphs, sorting, and searching. The course also offers a certification for interested eligible candidates. However, certification is granted only if students pass the final test.

The Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms Using Python certification course imbibe Python problem-solving and programming fundamentals in its students. A Chennai Mathematical Institute offering, this eight-week curriculum features robust industry recognition amongst programming-oriented companies. Primarily built for undergraduates, this program falls under the following purviews - ‘Foundations of Computing’, ‘Programming’, ‘Artificial Intelligence, ‘Computer Science and Engineering, and ‘Data Science’

The extensive Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms Using Python certification syllabus cover multiple concepts, including introductory concepts like loops, conditionals, functions, strings, etc. Candidates learn about sorting algorithms, backtracking, using files, exception handling, and more. Regarding data structures, the course also discusses Python dictionaries, objects, and classes to define various data types, including binary search trees and linked lists.

The Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms Using Python training also offers an optional certificate to help candidates actively seek employment or educational growth. Aspirants can acquire this by clearing the requirements. These include scoring well in the weekly assignments and clearing Swayam’s two examinations.

The Traditional and Non-Traditional Optimization Tools training is designed to explain the optimization process and its principles in depth. You will study traditional optimization tools during this course, including their subgroups, namely - direct search and gradient search methods, steepest descent, random walk method, etc. You will become aware of the significance of optimization to develop the most efficient product at the lowest cost.

The Traditional and Non-Traditional Optimization Tools online program also provides insights into non-traditional tools of optimization such as the genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm optimization, simulated annealing, etc. It is an eight-week-long course with 20 hours of video lectures, where these methods will be explained along with relevant numerical examples.

The Traditional and Non-Traditional Optimization Tools certification course teaches working principles of multi-objective optimization. These include goal programming, distance-based Pareto-GA, weighted sum approach, and more. You will also understand techniques to handle constraints, benefits, and drawbacks of GA. This elective course also provides a completion certificate when you fulfill certain criteria. 

The Introduction to Programming and Animation with Alice programme by Coursera is a beginner-level course in animation and programming which takes about 47 hours to complete. Duke University offers the introductory course in association with Coursera, while the lessons are delivered in English.

Moreover, the Introduction to Programming and Animation with Alice certification course comprises many programming concepts and technical assignments to combine theoretical knowledge with practical applications. Instructed by experienced professors, the well-structured course offers a fun and engaging learning experience.

The Introduction to Programming and Animation with Alice online course will primarily teach you how to combine programming and animation to develop 3D animated stories. You will become adept in building a storyboard to narrate a story, move the camera, include repetitions, set up a scene, among others.

Besides, the Introduction to Programming and Animation with Alice course is an excellent introduction to Alice and programming concepts. You can even use the ideas you have learned throughout the certification course to build 3D games. What's more, upon successful completion, you can earn a course completion certificate from Coursera and Duke University.

The SWAYAM, an initiative by the Government of India, is a platform developed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), NPTEL and IIT Madras assisted by Google Inc. and Persistent Systems Ltd. is a Government initiative. The prime focus of this programme is to avail specialized and practice-based learning to all the people, including the underprivileged through the digital revolution.

The Introduction to R Software programme by SWAYAM is prepared to form an essential foundation of R software. There is no worry about the cost aspect of this software because it can be used free of cost. R has its own programming language that is very strong in nature, making it capable of performing the computations, simulations, data analysis and manipulations of mathematical and statistical tasks. The Government certification provided at the end of this course is valid in all industries involved in the field of mathematical and statistical computations, programming and simulations making it professionally beneficial.

The teaching methods are really interactive and the execution of all the commands is explained using slides, which ensures practice-based learning, contains on point audio/video modules and weekly assignments for effective learning. In the present scenario of software and programming, the learning of R software is highly recommended.

The Introduction To Haskell Programming online course is offered by Swayam, an initiative by the Ministry of Education. Functional programming is an elegant, powerful and succinct programming model. This Introduction To Haskell Programming training approach promotes breaking down programming tasks into logical pieces that can be readily converted into provably accurate code. Introduction To Haskell Programming syllabus combines the greatest aspects of functional programming which is rapidly being utilized by Haskell language professionals in the industry, both for quick prototyping and for practical deployment.

The Introduction To Programming In C certification course is offered in a fully online mode by Swayam for a period of 8 weeks. The introduction to c++course also has NPTEL, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur that support Swayam in providing the learnings. Professor Satyadev Nandakumar of IIT Kanpur leads this course successfully.

The Introduction To Programming In C training admission is taken without any prior programming experience or background. Only a maturity in maths at the graduation second-year level of a science or engineering background is expected for a proper understanding of this course. The introduction to c language course emphasizes solving problems by using languages, and standard introductory techniques like iteration, alternation, and recursion.