Free Engineering And Architecture Courses & Certifications

The Material Science Online Course is a massive open online course taught over a duration of 16 weeks. The course will help students learn about different types of materials and their properties and the process of choosing the right material that suits a specific function.

The Material Science Course available at the Swayam portal explains the role of Material Science as a multidisciplinary area having its impact on various branches of science and engineering. It is a major area of study that constitutes mechanical, civil, electrical, chemical engineering, applied physics, and chemistry.

The Material Science Course is a 2 credit course coordinated by Dr. Shashank Srivastava, School of Engineering and Technology, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. The course is taught through informative video lectures by experts and would help students who wish to take forward their career in Mechanical Engineering.

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

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

Convective heat transfer is a very important physical phenomenon that finds its relevance in a wide variety of applications including micro/nanoscale systems to mega-scale systems like nuclear reactors. It is observed in metallurgical and chemical industries and is an important part of the school and college curriculum. Convective Heat Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications Certification by SWAYAM is a first-level, postgraduate course on Convective Heat Transfer. 

The modules have been so structured so as to start from the basics of the topic and proceed to methods and concepts that are generally seen in a PG curriculum. A powerful technique termed scaling is first taught to students that are typically covered in an undergraduate course. This has been done to teach learners why a particular correlation has a particular form. Further, the course gives a brief of the solution methodologies - Similarity method and Integral method that are quite powerful solution methods for many different problems.

Natural Convection has also been dealt with quite extensively in the Convective Heat Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications Certification programme. An encapsulated version of Two-Phase heat transfer is also presented in some modules. A part of the course also focuses on applications.

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

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

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

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

The purpose of the Coursera Electric Vehicles and Mobility online course is to assist you in acquiring the concepts from a wide array of educational fields such as engineering science, sociology, political science, economics, and management science, among others.

The Electric Vehicles and Mobility training by Coursera will help you learn about the impact of the present transportation systems in France, Europe and worldwide as well. The programme also covers the concept of fuel poverty, electric vehicles, the global dependence on oil, and the technical processes impacting global mobility. Besides, the course is self-paced, which allows you to learn at your convenience.

The Electric Vehicles and Mobility training programme is a MOOC with French as the language of delivery. However, the course presentations are in English with English subtitles. The course is offered by École des Ponts ParisTech. The instructors are industry-experts who boast relevant experience in the discipline. The course curriculum covers all the essential concepts to help you gain a comprehensive understanding.

Over the past few decades, the world saw some unfortunate and unprecedented situations. With urbanization and globalization peaking throughout the years, we witnessed a drastic decline in environmental quality and an increase in natural emergencies. It is essential to be aware of the consequences of our actions in our communities and surroundings. With Swayam’s Urban Disaster Risk Mitigation & Climate Resilient Development Course, learn about urban development and its relationship with disaster risks, emergency management, and climate change.

With a Certificate in Urban Disaster Risk Mitigation & Climate Resilient Development Course, you will be able to analyze the factors behind climate emergencies, disaster management, and urban development. The course will also take you through resilient methods of community development in urban sectors.

Moreover, you will also understand the strategies to make surroundings anti-fragile and contribute to a risk-free environment. With each passing day, people are becoming more conscious and aware of their actions and their consequences. Get your certificate today to attain knowledge and spread insight about the situation to others as well.

A full overview of textile fibre manufacturing, varieties, properties, spinning into yarns, designing, and formation of many types of fabrics through weaving and other ways of fabric construction, fabric maintenance, etc. is intended to be provided by Textiles & Quality Analysis Certification. 

Students benefit from Textiles & Quality Analysis Classes by learning how customers judge fabric quality, developing the capacity to make wise purchasing decisions, and grasping the concepts of what to buy and how to buy. 

Textiles & Quality Analysis Certification Syllabus contains 55 modules that include engaging and thought-provoking exercises, practical videos, text, and drawings, as well as additional learning materials.

Under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India, all eligible students receive a Textiles & Quality Analysis Certification at English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. 

City and Metropolitan Planning online course is imparted with an objective to provide the students with the knowledge that is related to planning in urban settlement. The programme will provide the students with a fair understanding of the typology, scale, complexity and hierarchy involved in the framing of policies in an Indian city. The fifteen week course will be focusing on architecture and planning simultaneously.

The City and Metropolitan Planning certification syllabus includes the vast area of - definition and characteristics of urban areas, city in context of the region, urbanization, hierarchy of plans, plans and policies among many other topics that will ultimately help the students in implementing their plans. The course will also allow the students with the projection of the frame plans through the means of assignments. They will be provided with case studies to work upon. Thus, upon completing the course the applicants will understand the dichotomy between the natural environment and urban resources.

Technology has rapidly evolved to the point that robots are commonly used in factories as workhorses that perform complex tasks and assist humans in dealing with challenges. However, such robots remain tethered to their workstations and cannot move around. The Autonomous Mobile Robots programme deals with mobile robots that can freely move around in their environment. 

To facilitate this movement, robots must possess competencies like perception, localisation, map-building and collision avoidance. This course on Autonomous Mobile Robots by edX delves into these methods that go into the making of a mobile robot. It also covers the basic concepts and algorithms required to develop a mobile robot. 

ETH Zurich, one of the leading institutions for technology, has created the Autonomous Mobile Robots course for learners on edX. The main objectives of this programme are to equip candidates with the knowledge and technical know-how necessary to develop a mobile robot. Moreover, the 15-week online programme is available for free to audit. However, the candidates will have access only for a limited duration. For full access and the certificate of completion, the students must enrol by paying the fee. 

The Engineering Graphics and Design Certification course is a 12-week online program. While Swayam is utilized to deliver the course, the course syllabus is devised and endorsed by IIT Delhi. This course certificate is also conferred by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and NPTEL.

 The IIT Delhi is responsible for creating and approving the course syllabus, although Swayam is used to deliver the course. Once more, the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and NPTEL are the organisations that award this course certificate.  

Engineering Graphics and Design training is a part of the mechanical engineering core curriculum. Professor S.R. Kale is the instructor of this certification course. This course is designed to assist students to acquire basic visualisation skills as well as the capacity to represent ideas on paper and on a computer.

This course is offered under NPTEL, funded by MoHRD, by IIT Kharagpur. It is aimed at teaching the basic mathematics that is essential in every stream of undergraduate studies in the categories of engineering and sciences. The course comprises topics in integral and differential calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations which students will be able to apply in a number of engineering problems. 

This course will contain topics like Taylor's and Maclaurin's Theorems, Indeterminate Forms, Mean Value Theorems, etc. Partial derivatives, Taylor's development of functions of several variables, minima and maxima, and differentiability are also part of the course. 

The course also teaches Leibnitz rule (differentiation under the integral sign), improper integrals, applications of multiple integrals and multiple integrals, their properties. Other topics incorporated in a series of 60 lectures over the course of 12 weeks, include Linear Equations’ Systems, Dimension and Basis of a Vector Space, Properties of a Matrix and its Rank, Vector Spaces.

The Numerical Methods for Engineers course by Swayam is designed to give an overview of various numerical methods that are of great interest to scientists and engineers. This course focuses on the numerical techniques, its analysis and its properties. The theory behind numerical methods and applications of them are also discussed. Numerical methods are mainly used by computers to solve iterative and step-wise problems which are tedious to solve by hands.

This course covers concepts like curve fitting, interpolation, regression, linear systems and mathematical concepts like algebra, integration and differentiation. Various computational tools like FLUENT, Aspen, FORTRAN and MATLAB are used for teaching. Algebraic equations are solved using open and bracketing methods like Regula-Falsi, Bisection, Secant, Multivariate Newton’s method, Newton Raphson and Fixed point iteration.

The 12-week programme comprises weekly assignments and 2.5 hours of video tutorial every week. A discussion forum for clearing the doubts of the participants is also available. This course would greatly benefit the candidate to improve their problem solving ability.

The ‘Advanced Engineering Mathematics’ online course is a study about the analytical functions and applications of the various concepts and ideas that form the core of engineering mathematics. The National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning program (NPTEL) free online course is offered on the Swayam education platform for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of engineering and science.

The course curriculum is designed and provided by the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee for twelve weeks. This certification course is a core course for undergraduate-level students. The course educator for this program is Dr. P. N. Agarwal from the department of mathematics at IIT Roorkee. The students of the ‘Advanced Engineering Mathematics online training program can earn three credit points. The candidates will also receive a course certificate that is e-verifiable with the authenticated logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee. The twelve weeks of training on the theoretical principles of the mathematical aspects of engineering and sciences enables the students to develop expertise in this domain.

The Fundamentals of Conduction and Radiation course can be accessed from the Swayam website. Swayam was created by the government of India to increase access to education among even the most disadvantaged sections of society. This course will be beneficial for students to analyse, solve, and model a broad range of engineering applications that involve conduction and radiation.

The Swayam courses are free. The courses are designed by experts in their respective areas. But candidates who want to get certified from Swayam have to submit the course assessments and sit for an end-term, in-person exam. There is an exam fee that has to be paid for the end-term exam. Course instructors Professor Amaresh Dalal and Professor Dipankar N. Basu, are faculty members of the Mechanical Engineering Department of IIT Guwahati.

The Fundamentals of Conduction and Radiation course by Swayam enables candidates to analyse, model, and solve a wide variety of engineering applications that are based on the theories of conduction and radiation. The course is focused on teaching candidates problem-solving skills.

This programme is a pan-India initiative by SWAYAM, an offering provided by the Indian Government focusing on the realisation of the three basic principles of education policy-quality, fairness, and access through various online education programs for poor students across the country. In order to bring each student the best teaching resources, this course makes up for the digital scarcity faced by students so far and trains them to use online education models for education.

For chemical engineering students, the Certification Programme on Heat Transfer is a basic course on heat transfer which is also important for disciplines such as nanotechnology and mechanical engineering. This course starts with basic concepts and control equations, involves basics and applications, and gradually develops into the design of related industrial units. It will enable students to understand core scientific problems and encourage them to solve problems on their own.

The basic concepts will enhance students' lateral thinking ability and integrate the concerned concepts seamlessly for them to utilise in many processes and problems related to heat transfer. The learning can be deployed in related industries including all chemical processing industries, solar and nuclear energy, thermal energy, as well as industries having such plant designs.

Swayam's Solid Mechanics is a 12-week online programme. The training covers the fundamental concepts of strain and stress in 3-D deformable bodies, along with the extension, bending, and torsion of beams. The course belongs to the advanced mechanic's domain and offers a curriculum segmented in 12 sections.

The online Solid Mechanics programme includes extensive learning content about the one-dimensional theory of beams, Mohr's circle, Euler Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam theories, Castigliano's theorem, and more.

Students study the different theories of failure and its applications, critical to the design of machine elements in the industry. For those who are interested in receiving certification from IIT Madras and the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), must finish the assignments and qualify the test.

Applicants can register for the certificate programme in Solid Mechanics through a quick online process. Moreover, Ajeet Kumar, an associate professor from the Department of Applied Mechanics in IIT Delhi, will be your instructor, while you will get access to the all-encompassing curriculum free of cost.

This course, offered under the NPTEL program which is run by Swayam and is funded by MoHRD. It is aimed at teaching the basics of mechanics, essential in most streams of sciences and engineering studies at the undergraduate level. The course consists of topics in computational mechanics, mechanical engineering, computational engineering, advanced dynamics and vibration, advanced mechanics. 

Engineering Mechanics is the subject that forms a foundational knowledge base for those interested in mechanical engineering. All the concepts taught in this course are required to study subjects like Strength of Materials, Theory of Machines, Machine Design, FEA, Mechanical Vibration, etc., which is basically every subject in Mechanical Engineering.

Concepts of engineering mechanics ranging from production technology to design sciences to thermal sciences are used everywhere in this field. It is very important that you take the subject seriously if you wish to pursue Mechanical Engineering. This course will give you the basic knowledge required to apply the principles taught during this course to solve engineering mechanics problems. 

Engineering Thermodynamics Certification is available online, at the undergraduate level. It is a core course. It belongs to the category of Aerospace Engineering. Prof. D.P. Mishra is the instructor for the Engineering Thermodynamics Certification course on the NPTEL website. 

Dr. D.P. Mishra is a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India. He works in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. He has also authored two textbooks. As thermodynamics is extensively used in the design of most engineering systems, the methodical problem-solving techniques are very well explained in great detail, in a gradual and easy–to-grasp manner, to encourage the students to develop a realistic feel for the significance of thermodynamics in industry.

This course is intended for students at the university level, interested in studying the fundamental concepts and principles of engineering thermodynamics in a thorough way. The primary emphasis is placed on the basic principles of thermodynamics. 

Manufacturing Systems Technology I & II Certification Programme is an introductory level course for undergraduates in engineering who study the structural framework of machines and large units, briefing them on manufacturing systems technology and its management. The course aptly explores the need of manufacturing enterprises to come up with cutting-edge technologies which are flexible and durable and passes on the knowledge of achieving the same to its learners.

By detailed discussion on significant topics like basic machining processes and machine tools design, the course touches upon dynamic changes which can be noticed in the business environment.

From candidates who wish to take up careers in manufacturing to professionals having a well-established career, this certification will benefit them all with its easy-to-understand pace and discussion over the technological changes witnessed by the manufacturing paradigm in the last three decades.

NPTEL has created this course primarily for learners to get a tangible educational result in the form of a certificate from the IIT Kanpur. Offered twice a year, this course is free to enrol and learn. To encourage free and quality learning, SWAYAM has opened this course for anyone to be learnt from anywhere and anytime.

The Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer certification course is designed with a whole simplified structure that will make the learning of this particular field more evidence-based and analytic. The tools of learning for the curriculum will be supported by mathematical evidence and examples. 

The Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer certification is an attempt to explore a variety of subjects that are useful for educators, including elementary principles for unenlightened learners to state-of-the-art algorithms. The proceedings start with prelims in which, using the thorough mathematical treatment, the basic principles and techniques of finite difference, finite volume, and finite element methods are defined. 

Step-by-step equations are used to illustrate the methodologies that will be taken throughout the Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer training. The famous CFD solvers such as SIMPLE and MAC have been explored in-depth in order to allow learners to comfortably manage such programming paradigms. The particular course till the end of the program will be considered with an analytical approach to learning the particular modules of the course that will help the candidate to learn in a more practical manner and in an effective way. The course will focus on enhancing the analytical approach of the candidate to learn about the topics in a better way. 

The Computational Fluid Dynamics for Incompressible Flows certification course is designed with such an overview that will make the learning of individual aspects of the curriculum more practical based. The course is an interactive computational fluid dynamics course (CFD). The fundamentals of computational fluid dynamics beginning with the classification of fluid dynamics, linear solvers, finite difference method and finite volume method for Laplace equation discretization, advection equation, and naiver-Stokes equations will mainly be discussed in this course. 

The Computational Fluid Dynamics for Incompressible Flows certification will make students so much engaged in the module through its interactive learning and assessment pattern. The more a candidate learns with focus and concentration, he or she will get a better perspective about the main aspects of the module. 

The core of Computational Fluid Dynamics for Incompressible Flows certification training is totally based on the fundamental principles of the field that will be carried out throughout the course till its completion. The focus will be done on each particular candidate throughout the completion of the program. The course would allow faculty members, participants, and field researchers to obtain an understanding of CFD principles. This course will provide a deep understanding of the whole field slowly step by step with each module.

The Computer Integrated Manufacturing certification course will help candidates know about the use of computers in manufacturing and designing the application. The candidate will be exposed to the lab administration as well as while taking the course.

With the help of case studies, the candidates will be taught about the tools. Differences between CAD and CAM have been well explained by the tutors. The course also involves assignments, these are designed by the experts keeping in view of the least requirements in these topics. The tutors will be available to help the candidates at any instant.

The certificate also offers the candidates a certificate after they complete the Computer Integrated Manufacturing by Swayam course. The end-term exam assesses the learning of the candidates and helps them to have better learning. The case studies help candidates to have insights with better examples. The course offers quizzes about the benefits of manufacturing and how it benefits different computer integration.

The programme has been designed by the institute of Swayam with partnership with Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati to provide the applicants with a fundamental understanding in the domain of- heat transfer, fluid flow, residual stress generation, associated distortion, effect of metallurgical transformation and other topics that are directly or indirectly related with the process of welding. The online certification course on Finite element modeling of welding processes by Swayam will help the students to develop computational models for the process involved in welding with help of mathematical expressions. 

The programme gives a special emphasis on the development of finite elements that are based on the numerical models of both solid state and fusion state welding processes. Over the course of twelve weeks emphasis will be given on the subject of - computational mechanics, mechanical engineering and advanced mechanics manufacturing processes. The Finite element modeling of welding processes training will not cover the domain of commercial software.

The programme has been designed and structured as an introductory course for making the registered students understand the fundamental concepts that are involved in the subject of heat transfer convection and conduction. The subject of “heat transfer” has a multidisciplinary application and hence will prove to be of importance to the students who belong from the stream of - Mechanical Engineering and Energy Systems.

The session on Conduction and Convection Heat Transfer by Swayam lays more emphasis on the underlying concept of convection of heat transfer. The course creates a balance by providing equal knowledge on physical concepts as well as the mathematical concepts that are related to heat balance. All the modules in the course have been explained well with proper examples and explanations for a more easy understanding of the students.

The Conduction and Convection Heat Transfer certification syllabus thus over the period of twelve weeks will help the students make up a strong base in the domain of heat transfer.

The Elements of Solar Energy Conversion by Swayam teaches the fundamental concepts needed to work in research endeavors and industrial installations related to solar energy technology. This course stresses topics such as irradiation prediction, the apparent movement of the sun, and intensity estimation on a tilted plane. The course supports free learning.

The Elements of Solar Energy Conversion certification syllabus further discusses crucial topics such as flat plate collectors. Students learn about thermal and photovoltaic routes for solar energy conversion and concentrating collectors of various types. This elective course is suited for undergraduate and postgraduate-level mechanical engineering students and facilitates employment in solar energy-based organizations.

Moreover, the Elements of Solar Energy Conversion online course is spread over twelve weeks. It’s recommended for learners to have basic knowledge in undergraduate and postgraduate-level thermodynamics, semiconductor physics, optics, engineering mathematics, and heat transfer. This comprehensive program is offered by IIT Kanpur and furnishes a completion certificate to all candidates who complete the course curriculum, register for Swayam’s term-end assessment, and fulfill all eligibility criteria for certification.

The Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics certification course throws light on the variety of challenges encountered during flow features' calibration. One part of the course deals with the techniques concerned with flow features while the other places emphasis on statistical analyzing the experimental data. 

Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics certification by Swayam provides students with a broad understanding of the various practical methods applied in Fluid mechanics. In this way, the course enables the candidates to unveil several hypotheses related to the cause-and-effect relationships in Fluid mechanics. 

Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics training lets students explore valid approaches to the solutions of theoretical advancements in fluid mechanics. Spread over 12 weeks, this online course falls under the broad category of mechanical engineering. It is perfect for students searching for undergraduate/postgraduate level courses related to fluid mechanics. 

The Experimental Stress Analysis online course is designed to teach the basic elements of experimental stress analysis. The program discusses extensive treatment of the most flexible methods such as strain gauges and photoelasticity. Furthermore, it offers information on the basic aspects of six distinctive experimental techniques, including Brittle Coatings, Speckle Methods, Caustics, Moiré, Holography, and Thermoelastic Stress Analysis.

The Experimental Stress Analysis certification program is developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. It is a Faculty Development Programme (FDP) approved by AICTE. With the help of this course, learners will gain in-depth knowledge of the concepts such as exposure to photoelastic coatings and transmission photoelasticity. 

The explanations in the Experimental Stress Analysis online course by SWAYAM will make the students skilled in figuring out ideal experimental techniques under given circumstances. Learners will also get a glimpse into emerging methods such as digital image correlation and digital photoelasticity. The elective course also provides an e-certificate upon fulfilling certain conditions.