Free Courses & Certifications

The Environmental Quality Monitoring & Analysis course by SWAYAM is an elective course in Chemical Engineering. This AICTE approved programme explores the risks involved in an environment’s health through assessments. Its learning is backed with industrial support from Environmental Consulting. The curriculum integrates online lectures, learning modules, written assignments, and book references.

The course spreads across 12 weeks of training. The Environmental Quality Monitoring & Analysis certification syllabus opens learning to toxicology, sediments, atmospheric dispersion models, equilibrium, quality assurance, and quality controls. Students need to have a preliminary understanding of mathematics, chemistry, environmental engineering, physics, and chemical engineering before commencing the course. This training is set at an undergraduate/postgraduate level of study.

Developed by IIT Madras, Dr Ravi Krishna R-Associate Professor from the institute mentors the students of the Environmental Quality Monitoring & Analysis online course. Candidates can opt for a verified certificate. For this, students need to appear for a proctored exam after paying the necessary exam fee.

Mass Transfer Operations – I programme comes under the category of chemical engineering. The training also falls broadly under the domain of energy and environment. As such, the course covers a wide range of Mass Transfer Operations topics from a chemistry standpoint via online sessions.

The Mass Transfer Operations – I certification by Swayam boasts of a robust curriculum designed especially for UG students studying chemical engineering or allied disciplines. In 12 weeks, this course covers all the primary concepts of Mass Transfer Operations, from basic to intermediate level.

And once you become theoretically sound, the Mass Transfer Operations – I course tackles interphase and diffusion concepts to analyse the various Mass Transfer Operations, including distillation and absorption. This practice enables you to solve complex problems of Mass Transfer Operations quickly.

Moreover, you will have a list of books and references to augment your course learnings. You can also register for the certification exam and obtain the Mass Transfer Operations certificate post-course completion.

Membrane Technology by Swayam is a course that will cater to a wide range of candidates. The course is at the introductory level of membrane technology. The course will firstly describe the basic concepts and varieties of the membrane and its properties. The course will give an in-depth study of the various properties of membranes. It will also cover the applications of membrane technology. The industrial usage of membrane technology will also be thoroughly studied.

This course is available online on the Swayam platform. The course is structured in lecture series. The course is offered by NPTEL and is e-verifiable on its website. The course offers accreditations from the Indian Institution of Technology, Guwahati. It is coordinated by AICTE and is supported by the government of India. The course uses practical methods which will help working professionals and students applying for jobs.

The Membrane Technology certification is offered by NPTEL. It will have logos of the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, and NPTEL. The final score and the candidate’s photo will also be on the certificate. The certification is shareable on Linkedin. Working professionals can gain professional benefits and students will gain academic recognition.

The Model Predictive Control: Theory and Applications certification syllabus will give the candidates an overview of MPC. It covers both theories as well as all the practical applications. For some of the modules, the course also offers MATLAB hand-based learning. The candidates will be able to understand and solve all the advanced control problems.

The aspirants will become aware of the practical and industrial relevance. The course focuses on the multiple aspects of the implementation of MPC. The course extensively covers all the system models so that the candidates have smooth and better learning. 

The Model Predictive Control: Theory and Applications online course also offers the participants certification for their remarkable journey of learning. The experts also provide experience on the tools so that the candidates are able to easily implement the learning whenever they are exposed to the industry. The state estimation has been broadly explained so that the candidates do not face any problem understanding the same.

The Optimization in Chemical Engineering certification course is optimally designed towards learning the aspects and fundamentals that are included in the procedure of the field chemical engineering. The course provides a brief overview of the industry with its subcomponents and focuses on how much each component is essential to complete the one process employed in the respective field. 

The purpose of this Optimization in Chemical Engineering training is to expose engineering students to automation techniques, with a focus on problems that occur in applications of chemical engineering. Both linear and nonlinear programming problems are included in the course. The fundamental principles of optimization and how to achieve a statistical description of the optimization problem are discussed in the first part of the course. 

The second section of the course discusses various methods for solving certain problems that can be used to eventually solve them. Finally, it also addresses a collection of software methods to solve optimization problems. Upon satisfactory completion of this Optimization in Chemical Engineering certification, the student will be able to understand the core scientific concepts of optimization, articulate the problem of optimization, and choose the best method/solver for solving the problem of optimization.

The online Polymer Reaction Engineering training will be providing the registered candidates with a complete overview of the principles of the- future as well as current aspects involved in polymer engineering. The core concepts and mechanisms as well applications of the finished polymer product properties will be covered in the certification course. 

The fundamentals and the basics as well as the mechanisms of the chemistry behind the process of polymerization process will also be incorporated in the Polymer Reaction Engineering certification syllabus. Over the course of twelve weeks various concepts such as- reaction initiation, termination, propagation, thermal kinetics, reaction kinetics, molecular weight and physical features such as -morphology, microstructures, fractural strength, and tensile will be elaborately discussed. The online certification course on Polymer Reaction Engineering by Swayam will also discuss the concepts of - polymerization concepts, kinetics principles, and methodology. Hence the course will be helping the students to develop skills more comprehensively.

The Process Control- Design, Analysis, and Assessment certification course trains students with all the necessary knowledge regarding tuning, stability, and controller concepts usually taught in a control class. This undergraduate course falls under the shared domain of chemical engineering, computational chemical engineering, and minor 2 in chemical. 

The Process Control- Design, Analysis, and Assessment training enables students to understand the MIMO control concepts at the most basic level for enhanced clarity of the process. Spread over 12 weeks, this course is taught by Professor Raghunathan Rengaswamy, who is currently working as a professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras. 

The Process Control- Design, Analysis, and Assessment online course also enables students to obtain accreditation from one of India’s preeminent institutions, IIT Madras. The e-certificate will feature the name of the student, his/her photograph, the final score, and the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras.

A chemical process plant is home to several industrial types of equipment like reactors, absorbers, distillation columns, evaporators, heat exchangers, and crystallizers, to name a few. The Process Equipment Design certification course enables the students to understand the design features of the various equipment used in chemical process plants.

The Process Equipment Design training gives students the chance to explore the complete design processes of condensers, heat exchangers, reboilers, evaporators, crystallizers, packed columns, and distillation columns. Further, the mechanical design structure of the distillation column is also introduced to the learners. 

Spread over twelve weeks, the Process Equipment Design online course is taught by Professor Shabina Khanam, who has published 29 and 24 research papers in reputed journals and conferences respectively. She is currently working as the Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering in IIT Roorkee. Besides, the students can also obtain a certificate that will have their name, photograph, final score, and the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee.  

The Transport Phenomena certification course is designed with a phenomenal structural course that will give a complete fundamental understanding that is involved in chemical engineering. For all students of chemical engineering, this is a fundamental subject and is also relevant in disciplines as varied as mechanical engineering, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. 

The topic has revolutionized the way engineering science is taught over the past few decades. This chapter dealt with the integrated care of the various transport systems, both in industry and in nature, which is everywhere. Owing to the underlying similarity of the mathematics and molecular processes explaining those methods, momentum, heat, and mass transfer are taught together. 

The Transport Phenomena training will include equal industrial support that will help the enrolled candidate to learn about the segments more analytically. The course will begin with a fundamental understanding of the core modules that is essential to understand the later portion. Students would be made aware of the key science ties and motivated to address questions on the basis of apt analogies. The Transport Phenomena certification would be provided in the last that is the assured certificate for the candidates who want to pursue some high courses in the upcoming future.

The Transport Processes I: Heat and Mass Transfer certification course will focus on a fundamental understanding of the area in unit operations that include mixing, heating/cooling, reactions, and flow, physical and chemical conversions of raw materials to products are achieved. The success of these processes depends significantly on the heat and mass transfer borne along with flowing fluid and across solid/fluid interfaces.

The Transport Processes I: Heat and Mass Transfer training will focus on enhancing the comprehensive structure of the respective programme. The course will undertake transport through interfaces due solely to molecular diffusion, which is the transport of concentration or temperature gradients in a stationary fluid. In unit operations, the combination of convection (transport by moving fluids) and diffusion determines the transport rate and the overall performance.

The Transport Processes I: Heat and Mass Transfer certification will be provided at the end of the course. The candidate will acquire a physical understanding in this course of how the equilibrium between convection and diffusion influences the total transfer speeds in chemical systems and gives rise to many of the methodological parallels used in the design of chemical engineering. The course is structured as 12-week online comprehensive training along with industrial support for the course.

The Aspen Plus simulation software - a basic course for beginners is a 12 weeks program provided by Swayam, an initiative by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. Aspen Plus is a process simulation software used in the chemical industries for optimization, process monitoring, and conceptual design. 

The Aspen Plus simulation software - a basic course for beginners training teaches to mimic the most typical chemical plant unit activities. The course presents basic unit functions such as, Reactor, Pump, Valve, Distillation Column, Heater, and so on, which will be beneficial to students, instructors, researchers, and engineers working in plant operation/design and R&D.

The Aspen Plus simulation software - a basic course for beginners syllabus is highly didactic, with a heavy emphasis on case studies and applied theory. By the end of the course, students will be able to build up a model, obtain design parameters, run it, optimize, and obtain results. This is strongly recommended for individuals interested in a career in modelling/simulation using the software.

The Chemical Process Intensification online course is a 12 weeks program offered by Swayam, an initiative by the ministry of education, Government of India. This course examines the advancements in a variety of enhanced technologies, with a focus on the use in chemical processes. The Chemical Process Intensification training is designed to be a valuable resource for practising chemists and engineers who are interested in using enhanced separator and/or reactor systems in the chemical industry. The course offers engineers and chemists who are unfamiliar with the principles of chemical engineering and process intensification a rudimentary understanding of these topics.

The Chemical Process Intensification syllabus is an invaluable resource for chemical engineers who want to use their knowledge in separation and reaction engineering to the formulation and construction of green processing techniques based on system intensification concepts. Students enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs that address advanced reactor processes and design intensification will get a better grasp of practical applications in various fields.

The Introduction to interfacial waves online course is a study about the wider aspect of vibrations and oscillations along with the specific focus on the challenges in hydrodynamic stability. This National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) online course is developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Bombay for students pursuing chemical engineering and mechanical engineering as an elective course.

The course instruction is conducted for twelve weeks and the course educator for this faculty development program is Dr. Ratul Dasgupta, an associate professor from the department of chemical engineering at IIT Bombay.

The students of this online training program are provided with three credit points and a course certificate. The course certificate consists of the logos of NPTEL and IIT Bombay adding more value to it. The online course on introduction to interfacial waves is provided on the Swayam education platform and is a postgraduate level program.

The Programming in Modern C++ certification course is offered in online sessions  by Swayam for a period of 12 weeks. The course has been partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and NPTEL supports Swayam with this course. Partha Pratim Das of IIT Kanpur leads this course successfully for the students who are participating in the programming in modern c++ course.

The Programming in Modern C++ training will help the students learn about the entire family related to Object-Oriented Programming and get acquainted with a proper foundation in Python, and Java as required. Python knowledge is required as C++ is the mother of the different programming languages. This programming course offers a multi-paradigm encompassing procedural and functional programming. 

The course of Demands and Supply Analytics is provided by edX and is associated with Columbia University. This course is of intermediate level of difficulty, requiring only 8 to 10 hours of weekly effort to complete the study materials successfully. The course will be extended for a duration of 12 weeks where all the required topics will be covered to turn the candidates into a confident professional. 

The course aims to make sure that the candidates gain fundamental knowledge about data usage, develop insights and capabilities to predict the issues and problems in the administration to make better business decisions. Candidates will gain the answers to varied but frequent questions arising in the field and they will manage to carry out several risks such as having a large amount of inventory in hand, turning customers down, etc. They will be able to overcome the challenges of operation and pricing by making use of different statistical tools.   

This Modelling And Analytics For Supply Chain Management Online Course centers around the utilization of logical strategies for deciding effective solutions for issues related to supply networks thinking about the limitations of demand and supply. The course focuses on the utilization of advanced procedures for limit allotment and assessment of production network plan choices under vulnerability and facility location.

The destination of the Modelling And Analytics For Supply Chain Management Training course is to comprehend the idea of supply networks, the objective of supply networks, and clarify the effect of supply chain choices with respect to the achievement of a firm. The course will provide the candidate in-depth knowledge about the concept of safety stock within inventory management under uncertainty.

The Modelling And Analytics For Supply Chain Management Programme will have two instructors  Prof. Anupam Ghosh and  Prof. Kunal Kanti Ghosh a faculty member of IIT Kharagpur. They will deliver the lectures and be a mentor to the students. The programme offered by Swayam is completely free to pursue.

The internet of things is a much sought-after technology in various industries, academia, and governments. Introduction to the internet of things programme will cover the different aspects of this technology right from research and implementation to business. Candidates will learn about the various applications of the internet of things in the civilian and defence sectors. Applications include infrastructure, space, manufacturing, mining, agriculture, healthcare, construction, and mining.

Introduction to internet of things certification is a collaboration of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur. The entire course will be online and have a duration of twelve weeks. the learning tools used include video lectures, case studies, and periodic assignments. Professor Sudhip Mishra, from the Indian Institute of Engineering, Kharagpur will be teaching this MOOC.   

Introduction to the internet of things is an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The entire syllabus and lectures are available on the Swayam website. Candidates who wish to achieve a certificate need to attempt an offline exam at the end of the program.

The Marketing Analytics course of edX is an advanced level program under the business and management function focused on developing skills to identify the best of market opportunities for a product or service and support important marketing initiatives. It teaches candidates about the importance of analytics in marketing and returns on investment (ROI) that will maximize a business’ revenue.

This course is a part of the Business Analytics MicroMasters Program, which finds new techniques to quantitative prototype that help a business in statistical analysis, sales forecast, and data computation. It teaches how these features impact communication, customer relations, and market divisions.

Marketing Analytics teaches candidates about various problem-solving techniques and expansion tools to win the business a lifetime value and how the designing of a product/ service affects it. The prerequisites of this course include being an undergraduate in calculus, probability, and statistics and having basic knowledge about R or any other similar programming language.

Marketing Research and Analysis-II online programme is an extension of the Marketing research and analysis course. In the second part, emphasis will be laid on practical aspects and application for data analysis and research. To achieve that, the programme undertakes a step-by-step approach for researchers who have employed data analysis for thesis or publication work.

Through the Marketing Research and Analysis-II programme, industry professionals can experience how data analysis feels in real-time. It covers confusing topics like multivariate data analysis, which professionals and students find particularly challenging. Moreover, it also teaches research tools like various regression analysis techniques, univariate tests, factor and cluster analysis, and discriminant analysis.

For individuals looking for hands-on training, the Marketing Research and Analysis-II online training also provides training in platforms like AMOS and SPSS. The course also features a ton of video lectures, along with weekly assignments. Students can also earn a certificate after passing the final exam.

Marketing Analytics online training combines storytelling and marketing concepts to provide a unique learning experience. Real-life marketing challenges are often solved in a sequence that employs quantitative techniques. This programme will help learners identify the sequence in the context of several marketing problems.

Marketing Analytics programme incorporates 30 hours of online lectures. These lectures will be helmed by Prof. Swagato Chatterjee, IIT Kharagpur. The lessons will provide in-class hands-on training in the R programming language. Moreover, learners will also be provided with reading material and can participate in Swayam’s discussion forum.

Weekly assignments are also a part of the Marketing Analytics programme by Swayam and help candidates test their knowledge in various marketing analytics areas. Students can also choose to appear for the final proctored exam, organised by Swayam and NPTEL at offline centres. Passing this test will allow learners to earn a course certificate, using which they can demonstrate their skills.

The Data Analysis and Decision Making – I certification course offered by Swayam, is the first part of the three-part course (DADM-I, DADM-II, DADM-III). This programme covers Operations research and its tools with applications. For an overview, the Decision analysis and Decision making (DADM) covers three main areas which are: Operations research and its tools with applications, Multivariate statistical analysis with its applications, Other decision-making models like DEA, AHP, ANP, TOPSIS, etc. These 3 part DADM courses would be more application-oriented and practical rather than theoretical in nature. The candidates can expect industry support from the chemical industry, cement industry, steel industry, manufacturing industry, etc.

The Data Analysis and Decision Making – I Training, is an elective type of course. Which has a duration of 12 weeks. The course instructor will be Prof. Raghu Nandan Sengupta from IIT Kanpur. There is an e-certification provided to the participants, which can be accessed after registering and writing a proctored exam conducted by Swayam in person at any of the designated exam centers. This certification is intended for the learners belonging to backgrounds of Masters in Statistics/Mathematics, Masters in Operations Research/Operations Management, Masters in Business Administration, Masters in Economics, Ph.D. in related fields.

Data Analytics with Python certification course includes many compelling examples of how you can analyse data using the Python programming language. This course discusses various data analytics applications in a range of industrial sectors. Moreover, this programme also shows you how you can use data analytics in your life and boost your career opportunities.

One of the Data Analytics with Python programme’s most essential aspects is that you will receive hands-on experience by creating your own analytical models. You can also clear any doubts or engage in academic conversations in the discussion forum, which is available to all the students related to data analytics, and python. This programme involves topics like regression, probability, distributions, hypothesis testing, and many more.

The Data Analytics with Python training is offered by Swayam in partnership with IIT Roorkee. This 12-week programme. You want to showcase your skills and earn new employment opportunities, you can opt for the course completion certificate offered by Swayam.

Data Analysis & Decision Making - II Certification will cover utility theory, then the concept of multi-criteria decision making, multi-attribute decision making, utility theory, DEA (Data Envelope Analysis), AHP, ANP, and then the concepts of TOPSIS, Elektra, Mac Beth. 

Data Analysis & Decision Making - II Classes include the concepts of different types of metaheuristic techniques, without going into the mathematical details of their algorithms, and solve the problems by giving examples for each of them.

All students get a Data Analysis & Decision Making - II Certification by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The Essentials of Data Science with R Software- 1 program is the first course of the Data Science essentials series that focuses on studying statistical inferences and probability. It lays a foundational understanding of concepts and theories of data computation. Students will learn to use R software for statistics to derive correct inferences.

Students will explore concepts relating to Data Science computational inferences listed in the Essentials of Data Science with R Software- 1 certification syllabus. The curriculum studies attributes, hypotheses, probability distributions, and variables. Students will be asked to interact in the online classes and submit written assignments for scoring.

IIT Kanpur offers the Essentials of Data Science with R Software – 1 online course. Professor Shalabh from the institute mentors course learners. Students can go for an e-verifiable certificate by paying an exam fee. While students must have a mathematics background, an understanding of statistics is also preferred.

The Essentials of Data Science with R Software – 2 online course is a 12-week study that focuses on learning mechanisms of data analytics using R software. Some of the analytical tools studied include regression analysis and sampling theory. This course is an AICTE approved Faculty Development Program (FDP).

As a part of the Essentials of Data Science with R Software – 2 certification syllabus, learners will explore sampling and linear models with R software. Students will receive video lectures and book references additional support. With 12 learning modules, the topics covered include Bootstrap methodology, random sampling, and LASSO regression. 

Developed by IIT Kanpur, Professor Shalabh mentors the Essentials of Data Science with R Software – 2 training. A renowned academician, Dr. Shalabh has authored four books and 75+ research papers. Candidates need to submit assignments and write an exam for the certification. For that, they will need to pay the necessary fee.

Numerous e-government solutions and digital services use database systems to organize data better. The Introduction to Database Systems certification by Swayam deep dives into financial systems and the current business models that rely on database systems for operational efficiency. It also covers how these systems have impacted management in the organization. 

The Introduction to Database Systems certification syllabus touches upon key technical topics like SQL module, ER model module, a transaction processing module, regular forms module, query processing module, indexes module, and the like. Besides theory, the course also deep dives into practical principles, including the design and use of database systems. For the hands-on part, the course uses database management systems and SQL standards. 

Furthermore, the Introduction to Database Systems online course is taught by an experienced faculty from IIT Madras, Prof. Sreenivasa Kumar. The course is excellent for students in the field of computer science, engineering, programming, and systems.

The study of robotics lies at the intersection of signal processing, computing, mechanics, mathematics, electronics, and control engineering. Modelling and control play an immense role in the success of a robotic machine and its applications. The Robotics Foundation II – Robot Control course by edX deals with robotics foundations, particularly planning and control.

The programme is the second of a two-part series on robotics by the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. The Robotics Foundation II online programme explores the scope of robotics through modules like interpolation techniques, motion control strategies, inverse dynamics, etc. The course concludes by presenting kinematic models of simple vehicles. 

This edX course has a duration of 12 weeks and follows a self-paced learning module. Candidates can complete the Robotics Foundation II – Robot Control online course by studying a minimum of eight hours per week. Moreover, an optional certification is also available, and candidates can purchase this after course completion. However, while auditing in the free mode, the students will have access only for a limited duration. 

The Introduction to Robotics program is developed by IIT Kanpur. It explores the concepts and mathematical calculations that go behind building robotic manipulators. This introductory course lays a foundation in advanced topics such as AI, automation, self-driving vehicles, and much more. Concepts studied include kinematics, VAL programming, automation, trajectory planning, and vectors.

The Introduction to Robotics certification syllabus uses video lectures, book references, a final assessment to facilitate learning. Learners must be familiar with mathematics, differential equations, and matrices- all on a fundamental level. This AICTE approved course is best suited for undergraduate and postgraduate-level electrical, mechanical, and computer students. 

Engineering teachers and working professionals may also apply as this elective course is an FDP (Faculty Development Program). Candidates can opt for the Introduction to Robotics certification by securing the minimum marks as mentioned. For this, they need to complete the course, submit assignments, and write the final-term proctored test.