Free Courses & Certifications

The Advertising and Public Relations Online Course provided by Swayam is a 4 credit course focusing on the aspects of advertising and public relations. The course is taught by Padmini Jain of Indira Gandhi National Open University and it discusses the techniques and tools related to public relations and media planning.

The Advertising and Public Relations Certification Course helps students get a thorough idea of the theories and models of advertising, its structure, functioning and applications. It helps students understand how persuasive information functions and reaches a wider audience in multiple ways. It is an apt course for students trying to explore the world of sales and marketing.

The Advertising and Public Relations Training Course is taught with the help of self-instructional learning material and e-books wherein the assessments will be based on assignments and quizzes. The course covers important aspects of marketing and advertising that will help students to build a successful career in the future.

With the rise in competition in the market, to provide the best customer service the demand for Data Mining professionals is at an all-time high. Data Mining is the process of collecting raw data from a business and turning it into meaningful information, which can be researched to detect customer buying patterns, launching campaigns, and even detecting spam and fraud. Data Miners break down the data provided to find patterns as requested. 

Data Mining is decoding sequential patterns and associations to highlight any growing trend in customer behaviour. Companies can use Data Mining software to classify and detect information as requested. Such a technique is used in many industries such as restaurants and supermarkets.

The process of data mining involves different steps. First, data is loaded in data warehouses, then data is managed or stored in the cloud or in the company. The data is accessed by management teams, business analysts, and information technology professionals to determine how it will be organised. Then, the software forms the data on the basis of the user, and the data is then presented in an easy to share format.

The broad content of the Financial Accounting Certification course includes introductory aspects (which consist of key concepts and terms, the definitions of those key terms, the need and the necessity of financial accounting), a brief introduction to the theoretical part of double-entry accounting cycle/accounting process, and a thorough understanding about every stand of the double-entry accounting process that includes Ledger posting, Journalizing, preparation of final accounts, Summarizing. 

The online course also deals with the treatment of adjustments during the preparation of final accounts. Giving lectures and using demonstrations are the basic methods of teaching adopted for this online course. The primary objective of this online course is to provide a thorough conceptual understanding of the double-entry system accounting process to target learners, who are undergraduate management students.

Financial Accounting Certification is an undergraduate-level course offered online. It comes under the category of Management studies. It is an elective course. C.S. Dr. Manish Sitlani, Devi Ahilya Viswavidyalaya, Indore is the instructor for the Financial Accounting Certification course on the NPTEL website.  He holds a PhD in commerce and he is a qualified company secretary. He also has two post graduates in Commerce and in Management (Finance).

Financial accounting - IIT Mandi Certification is about that branch of accounting involving a process of recording, summarizing, and reporting the transactions resulting from business operations over a period of time.

Financial accounting - IIT Mandi Classes will enable a student to read and analyze financial statements of a business, companies, and corporations. 

All students get a Financial accounting - IIT Mandi Certification by Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The Management of Power Distribution Course is a massive open online course that deals with the nuances of the power sector and its management of resources. The course discusses in detail the various steps involved in the management of the power distribution process.

The Management of Power Distribution Online Course is available on the Swayam portal through expert video lectures taught over 12 weeks. The course will help learners in exploring their managerial capabilities by providing valuable insights into the role of a manager.

The Management of Power Distribution Certification Syllabus is prepared in a way to include major components of management like customer relationship management, communication skills, and financial accounting principles. The course is coordinated by Prof. Subhasis Maji of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.

The ‘Educational leadership’ online certification course is offered as a massive open online course to enhance the significance of leadership in educational organizations that leads them towards development. The students are given an opportunity to discuss the tools and techniques to gain leadership skills within the context of an educational institution. This free online course is provided by the Swayam online portal and the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). This elective course is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education and is conducted for eight weeks through an online virtual environment.

The course instructor for this program is Prof. Atasi Mohanty from the center for education technology at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. The candidates of this training will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of the concepts of educational management and administration. The students of the ‘Educational leadership’ online training program are given the certificate and credit points for this humanities and social sciences program.

Leadership and Team Effectiveness Certification will discuss understanding by leadership, who is the leader? What type of leadership can a person do or perform? And what a leader has to perform as a leader of the group. 

Also the difference between a manager and a leader: who is a manager? His job in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling and how a leader performs the job of a leadership activity will be taught in the course.

Leadership and Team Effectiveness Classes aim to explain the patterns of leadership roles for team effectiveness in noneconomic organizations compared to economic organizations.

All enrolled candidates get a Leadership and Team Effectiveness Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The Electromagnetism programme by Swayam is an undergraduate course of twelve weeks. In this, students will learn, apply, and analyse how Maxwell’s equations govern electric and magnetic fields’ dynamics. This comprehensive curriculum falls under the ‘Physics’ domain and covers critical topics such as electrostatics, magnetostatics, electrodynamics, a magnetic field’s energies, dielectrics forces, spherical coordinate systems, and Faraday's law.

The Electromagnetism training also helps course-takers familiarise with vector calculus, Stoke’s theorem, Divergence theorem, and Dirac Delta function. Students will study the motion of charged particles in magnetic and electric fields, and gain fluency about the equation of continuity. With merely a prior knowledge in Calculus, aspirants can gain admission into this programme and start learning these concepts.

Moreover, the Electromagnetism certification course is an undergraduate-level one, and it is targeted at first-year B.Sc. students. This core programme offers a holistic syllabus and is free to learn from. However, candidates can achieve a digitally-verifiable certificate for this course by appearing for the proctored exam and completing the course.

Applied and Economic Zoology is a specialised branch of zoology which is associated with the economy, healthcare, and the welfare of human beings.  It deals with the culturing of animals for human use and mass production. It also covers control or eradication of animals that are directly or indirectly injurious to man. In the Applied and Economic Zoology online course, all these topics are dealt with in a scientific way.

Other topics covered under the Applied and Economic Zoology online programme include poultry, animal husbandry, aquaculture, parasitology, the relationship between insects and man (productive insects and vectors of human diseases). Also, students will learn about fish culture, lac culture, apiculture, sericulture, and dairy science.

The Applied and Economic Zoology training course is approved by the University Grant Commission (UGC), as part of the curriculum for undergraduate students in Zoology. But undergraduate students from other biological science courses can also opt for this course. It is a 12-week course with a comprehensive curriculum.

The Fish and Fisheries certification syllabus is structured to cover the essential and fundamental aspects of fish biology and provide comprehensive knowledge in both the marine ecosystem and freshwater ecosystem. The course also dives deep into providing the applications knowledge about the behavior of the fish and helps the students to formulate the taxonomic positions and understand the physiology of - marine fisheries and inland fisheries. 

The online program on Fish and Fisheries by Swayam also covers the modern-day concerns that are related to this industry such as- the reasons behind the deletion of fishes and the reasons behind fish diseases. The twelve-week course also lays the foundation and provides all the basic knowledge that will help the students proceed further with research in the same field. The certification course will thus be making all the necessary provisions for the applicant to study the mechanism of induced breeding management and formulate strategies that will help in the preservation and protection of fish culture.

The NBA Accreditation And Teaching - Learning In Engineering (NATE) training provide a postgraduate level of programme. The programme covers topics related to the NBA's guidelines regarding accreditation and teaching in the field of engineering. The course includes topics like OBE and accreditation, course designs and outcomes, surveys, etc. The course is designed for aspiring engineering faculty.  It includes 12 different chapters that will be dealt with over a time period of 3 months. The NBA Accreditation And Teaching - Learning In Engineering (NATE) certification syllabus will be taught by two different professors who are faculty members of IISc and MSRIT, Bangalore.

The course is provided by IISc, Bangalore and an e-certificate will be provided to the students if they choose to qualify for the proctored exam which will be conducted at the end of the programme. The course will be provided with study material. The NBA Accreditation And Teaching - Learning In Engineering (NATE) certification course is completely a free online learning experience which can be pursued according to the schedule of the student. Candidates are free to take time to decide about joining the course since there is no last date to apply for the course. Students can join the NBA Accreditation And Teaching - Learning In Engineering (NATE) programme as per their requirements. 

The aim of this certificate course in BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up is to develop an understanding of children of different age groups with the main focus to enable the students undertaking this course to grasp the different socio-political realities that construct different childhoods, such as the children’s lived-in contexts of family, school, neighbourhood, and community. By having an interdisciplinary framework, this 12 week course includes contributions from cross-cultural psychology, sociology, and anthropology related to child development and childhood. 

Hence, put in a nutshell child development, childhood, and adolescence are viewed in different socioeconomic and cultural settings. Even Though science has opened up and solved some of these mysteries yet there are some that are left untouched. BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Classes go through this growing up pattern as,  if you take the universal pattern of development in man, you will be surprised by its systematic and methodical way of occurring. 

All students after carrying out the required projects and assignments get a BES-121: Childhood and Growing Up Certificate from the IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) New Delhi.

The Computer Networks online course details the basic concepts of computer networks. It deals with concepts line- the role of seven OSI layer, uses of computer network, advanced networking, protocols, network standards, mobile phone networks, and other topics pertaining to mobile networking.

At the end of the programme on Computer Networks by Swayam the students will thus have their fundamental concepts in computer networks cleared and also enhanced. Since the course type is modeled as elective it will be helping the students learn skills at the undergraduate level. The online certification course will thus be emphasizing more on the subject of computer science and engineering.

The course will be recognised by the government of India and will be conducted under the aegis of the HRD Ministry.  After completing the programme the students will learn about audio input and output. They will also become efficient more in the provision of network hardware systems.

Swayam's Business Statistics course is hugely relevant in this era as statistics play a vital role in the business world, and helps in the quick and accurate decision-making process. To that end, this online course covers descriptive statistics, statistical study, probability, linear regression, and correlation in depth. 

Business Statistics online course is a 12-week online course available at the undergraduate level. By the end of the course, you can become familiar with the concepts of statistics, data collection, and data analysis tools. Additionally, the online course will make you adept at data analysis and interpretation, as well as the concepts of statistics. 

Furthermore, the Business Statistics certification course provides numerous employment opportunities in lucrative roles like data analysts and consultants. This comprehensive programme allows you to hone your decision-making skills in the corporate sector and gives you essential tools essential for data analysis. Take this course to earn a certificate and further your career with a strong professional portfolio.

Data analytics has changed the way organizations and businesses run today. Extracting meaningful information from massive data has become possible, which further helps in decision-making and solving practical problems. Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling Training offered by Swayam in association with IIT Kharagpur provides a fundamental understanding of data analytics and multivariate data. 

The Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling certification course by Swayam aims to help students build their confidence in multivariate data interpretation. The online learning program will help students identify real-life problems and describe them to collect relevant data. It is a postgraduate-level course covering the core concepts of statistical modeling of multivariate data. 

The Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling Certification Syllabus includes various assignments that will help you understand and apply the skills you learn simultaneously. Moreover, the average assignment score, along with the final assessment marks, will help determine whether you will get a digital course certificate or not.

In recent years, the use of data has increased significantly in the fields of finance, economics, science, and humanities. The Applied Statistics and Econometrics online course offered by Swayam has been carefully curated by the faculty at IIT Kanpur. The program runs for 12 weeks and explores the field of statistics and moves on to the concept of linear regression and causal inference. 

Furthermore, the Applied Statistics and Econometrics certification course will teach you how to perform quantitative analysis of social sciences data. The program is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, and the curriculum uses examples from various fields of social science that will benefit students from different streams.

The Applied Statistics and Econometrics certification syllabus includes tutorials, regular assignments, and software sessions to help you thoroughly understand the course material. What’s more, you can earn an e-certificate on completion by qualifying in a proctored exam after finishing the program.

A time series refers to an ordered collection of data usually in time, an essential concept in multiple disciplines including engineering, medical, business, economics etc. As a subject, time-series has fascinated data analysts in the field of humanities, medicine, engineering, and climatology, among others. The Applied Time-Series Analysis online course by Swayam is a comprehensive programme offered by IIT Madras. 

The Applied Time-Series Analysis Certification Syllabus will explore topics such as linear random processes, stationarity and ergodicity, parameter estimation methods and more. This is 12 weeks course and is targeted at students and working professionals from related fields. 

The time series concept is foundational for researchers interested in the development of models from simple and multivariate data. The Applied Time-Series Analysis Certification Course is a postgraduate programme and is free to enrol students interested in the subject. After finishing the course, you can earn a certificate by qualifying for the proctored exam.

Developed by IIT Bombay, the Introduction to Stochastic Processes by Swayam is an AICTE-approved Faculty Development Programme. Students will gain the necessary skills to design models and assess the effects of any event. Based on Management studies, this elective course is open for students from all disciplines. 

The Introduction to Stochastic Processes certification syllabus is spread across 12 weeks. During this, students will learn Poisson processes, Continuous and Discrete Markov Chains, variance, random variables, probability, and Bayes rule. Moreover, it is provided at a postgraduate level. Book references and video lectures are also provided to help students learn effectively.

Candidates can earn the Introduction to Stochastic Processes certification by paying a nominal certification fee and appearing for the end-term certification exam conducted by Swayam. Additionally, they must complete all the 12 assignments given throughout the course duration. 

Moreover, several companies across sectors use Stochastic Processes in their operations. As such, they readily employ individuals certified through the Introduction to Stochastic Processes program. 

Swayam’s MSD-011 Sustainability Science course is focused on the principles and genesis of Sustainability Science and its structure, central elements, goals, and growth. This course has been developed by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), and it is carefully designed to emphasize the importance of sustainable development.

MSD-011 Sustainability Science course also discusses the concepts of Natural Resource Management at the landscape level and Evergreen Revolution as effective routes to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. With the help of Indian examples, you will understand the concept and evolution of sustainable development and sustainability indicators.

Besides, the MSD-011 Sustainability Science course by Swayam has an extensive curriculum spread over 12 weeks. Learn about the powerful relationship between humans and the environment and how their interactions affect sustainability with the help of this post-graduate level course and display your knowledge.

The Strategies and Models for Sustainability Certification course is a subset of the discipline of sustainability science that helps students acquire a deep understanding of the topic. The course will equip students in achieving socially acceptable economic development with the help of both scientific and technological tools.

The Strategies and Models for Sustainability Online Course is a 4 credit course offered by Swayam. The course is taught for a period of 12 weeks by expert professors from Indira Gandhi National Open University. The course will provide a comprehensive and theoretical understanding of the social, economical and ecological aspects of sustainability along with its basic principles and features.

The Strategies and Models for Sustainability Training course provides valuable insights into the working of sustainable development in the rural sphere. The course discusses the existing sustainable development models in India in the form of case studies, allowing them to critically view the functioning of different models and their contribution to nature. The final assessment is made through assignments and an end-term examination.

The Challenge to Sustainable Development Certification Course is a massive open online course that discusses the vital threats to attaining sustainable development. The course will make learners aware of the crucial environmental changes taking place around the world and their potential causes and consequences.

The Challenges to Sustainable Development Online Course is a 4 credit course offered by the Swayam portal. The course is coordinated by Dr. Deeksha Dave; Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman, Assistant Professors at the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.

The Challenges to Sustainable Development Course is particularly apt for people working in the field of sustainable development. The course will help them understand the scope for alternative methods to reduce the socio-cultural and ecological impacts of the conventional models of development.

Education for Sustainable Development Certification will discuss the details of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) which is primarily based on UNESCO’s 17 sustainable development goals. 

Education for Sustainable Development Classes will cover key concepts like what is sustainability, sustainable development, UNESCO sustainable development goals, and education for sustainable development.

In order to address educational challenges and create systems that are inclusive, equitable, and relevant to all, sustainable development requires political will, global and regional collaboration, and active engagement of educational institutions, civil society, youth, the corporate/private sector, and other multilateral agencies.

All students get an Education for Sustainable Development Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

An online 12-week course is needed to obtain the Textile Product Design and Development Certification. The course syllabus is written and confirmed by IIT Delhi, even if Swayam is elected to instruct the course. The institutions eligible to provide this course certificate are the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and NPTEL.

Textile Product Design and Development training is offered as a textile engineering elective.  R. Chattopadhyay is the instructor for this certification program.

The practical and ergonomic design facets of textile items will be the emphasis of the course on textile product design and development. Basic design principles, need/requirement analysis, a need-metric matrix, the formulation of specifications and concept generation, product architecture, the use of natural analogies, and material selection will be covered. 

Principles of combing, Roving preparation & Ring spinning by Swayam will focus on three methods, such as combing, roving preparation and ring spinning, as the subject. It will look into the construction, design features and working principles of the machines. The focus would be on "know why" instead of "know how". It will clarify the role of the machine and process parameters in process efficiency. It will address the relationship between technology and the design of machines. 

Through the finely formulated course format, the candidates will not only be able to attain a clear understanding of the functioning of machines and its relation with technology and design of machines but also grasp the knowledge of machine working parameters.

The course offered by Swayam provides candidates with an extraordinary opportunity to escalate their basic knowledge of machines into a professional understanding of various aspects that are responsible for the performance of a machine.

The fashion industry has grown very rapidly giving new changes to the employees working in it and benefits to enjoy for the customers. Different kinds of materials are available in the market due to the growing demand for creativity in the fashion industry. Many companies are hiring employees coming from a certain background to handle the projects focused on a particular material. 

The procedure of getting the clothes made has to be handled by someone who knows the material and what kind of work is done to get the best out of that material. Yarn is the most delicate material which requires advanced attention from the workers to avoid any chaotic situation. 

Getting enrolled in the Yarn manufacture I: Principle of Carding and Drawing Course by Swayam is the first step in entering the fashion industry & creating your base for future career opportunities. This course is part 1 of a series that comes under yarn manufacturing so that the candidates learn every component of that part. The process of carding and drawing plays an important role in yarn manufacturing which is covered in this course. 

The Evaluation of Textiles Materials certification course throws light on the essential steps of textile product, process and product development, research, distribution, and consumption. Evaluation of textile materials proves highly necessary during the selection of raw materials, intermediate materials, and finished products.  The undergraduate level training, with an exhaustive syllabus, is free.

The Evaluation of Textiles Materials certification enables students to realize how vital the role of testing is in catering to customer requirements. On the other hand, testing plays a crucial role in the research and development processes as well. Evaluation helps in the determination of the next route. 

The Evaluation of Textiles Materials training lets students understand the detection of faults in the machinery and materials. Consistent testing of textiles is a recommended procedure as it results in enhanced and efficient production output.  This course is taught by Professor Apurba Das, from IIT Delhi, and has worked in the textile domain for about 11 years.

The course deals with the aspects of the man-made or artificial fiber industry and the textile industry at large. The Textured Yarn Technology certification course imparts information regarding fundamentals of the topic, issues faced by the industry and its solutions, advantages and its limitations, etc. The program gives the option of self-paced learning to all the candidates if they are not able to complete the Textured Yarn Technology certification syllabus in 12 weeks. Candidates can take the sessions according to their own times. 

The course is absolutely online and can be availed at zero cost. Candidates also get the opportunity of getting a certificate towards the end of the course which can be availed after paying the exam fees followed by an in-person exam. Candidates get to obtain study material of Textured Yarn Technology online course which is provided by the platform to all the applicants at zero cost. Candidates need not maintain any minimum attendance percentage for this course.

This online session on Theory of Yarn Structure by Swayam will be dealing with a structured system of theoretically derived inherent laws that pertains to the properties and structures of yarns. The course of the Theory of Yarn Structure training has been divided into a number of modules and each of these modules will be covering details of the - terminologies, definitions, and fundamental relations that will help them to secure the fundamental knowledge and clear their basic concepts. The  Theory of Yarn Structure certification syllabus over the period of twelve weeks will be covering the key principles and topics of - Relation among yarn count, twist, and diameter, Yarn shrinkage due to washing, Radial fiber migration in yarns, Mass irregularity of yarns, Helical model of fibers in yarns. The knowledge that the students will learn in the course will be helping them to secure a job in the textile industry and its applied industry.

The Technical Textiles is provided on the Swayam online educational platform for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of textile engineering and technology, and material sciences. This National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning free online course is developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. The course is a study about the details of technicalities associated with the textile industry and to understand the characteristics and functional properties of textile materials and their implementation.

This faculty development program belonging to the field of textile engineering is a core course organized by the IIT Delhi for twelve weeks. The course educator to guide the students through the course is Prof Apurba Das, from the department of textile technology in IIT Delhi. The course is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education and helps the students acquire three-course credits and a course completion certificate that consists of the logos of NPTEL and IIT Delhi representing their recognition of the ‘Technical Textiles’ online training.

SWAYAM is a programme initiated by the Government of India which seeks to remove the bridge of the digital divide for students who remained untouched by the digital revolution.

Geography is fundamental to the study of tourism because tourism is geographical in nature. 

The course in Geography of tourism follows a systematic approach that enables candidates towards their desired goal in Tourism. This course caters candidates with timely progress and makes them stand out in the field of tourism and services. This course helps people earn and socialize through tourism activities. The lessons are designed by remarkable instructors having great knowledge. Effective video lectures and timely self assessment programmes are provided ensuring proper knowledge.