Free Teaching And Academics Courses & Certifications

Do you want to learn the Nobel prize-winning concept of coordination chemistry? Then, Co-Ordination Chemistry (Chemistry Of Transition Elements) is an ideal course for you. The course is a 12-week long online programme that is free to enrol and learn.

Co-Ordination Chemistry (Chemistry Of Transition Elements) online course will guide you on coordination chemistry and will explore ligands, stereochemistry, coordination number and nomenclature. The programme is developed and taught by Prof. Debashis Ray who is the faculty at IIT Kharagpur. 

The Educational Communication Technologies Online Course is a massive open online course that discusses the process of implementing educational communicational technologies and their scope in the present times. The course explores the features and utilities of different types of media in the educational context.

The Educational Communication Technologies Course offered by Swayam is coordinated by By Dr. G. Mythili, Analyst at Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. The course will prepare learners for a career in the field of Teaching and Education.

The Educational Communication Technologies Certification Course is a postgraduate level course delivered to learners through online videos and self-learning material. After the completion of the core modules, learners are required to take part in online assignments and quizzes and at the end should attend a proctored examination.

Learners pursuing the Topology Certification will encounter crucial ideas like continuity, convergence, compactness, separability, and connectedness that are crucial in numerous applications of mathematics.

Students will learn definitions in Topology Classes and build examples and counterexamples based on definitions. Topology Certification Syllabus includes a variety of definitions, theorems, continuity, convergence, and their justifications. All students get a Topology Certification by University of Mumbai under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The online certification course on Conservation Economics by Swayam will be helping the students to learn about issues such as- climate change, pollution, overpopulation, mass extinction, habitat loss, and others both through the means of lecture classes and online videos.

The students in the Conservation Economics by Swayam online course will be provided both with academic as well as academic knowledge in the said discipline. The applicants will be provided with technological solutions that will help them while mitigating plans and also while formulating policies for tackling the crisis.

The course has been structured as an elective so that students from economics or science backgrounds can learn the maximum from the course curriculum. The importance of conservation and the role it plays in the modern age will be discussed in the session. Also, the registered students will be studying conventional economics and its application so that they can build up their skills and understanding in the subject of “green economics”.

The endless debates on economic development and its impacts on our environment have forced us to study its complexities over the years. Thus, the Introduction to Environmental Economics course by Swayam helps us understand the environmental systems, complexities of economy, and economic activities. 

The Introduction to Environmental Economics certification syllabus covers the key concepts of economics and the environment. The curriculum includes economic growth and developmental linkage, environmental regulations policy consisting of the economics of pollution, governing the commons, ecological values, and non-market valuations, and more. This AICTE course falls in the humanities and social sciences category and is for undergraduate and postgraduate students alike. 

Introduction to Environmental Economics online course is taught by Dr. Diptimayee Nayak and Prof SP Singh from IIT Roorkee, with a wide range of academic experience. The training helps candidates gain a better perspective on taking care of our environment and creating economic policies. Students understand how the safety of environmental and economic development can go hand-in-hand.

The Introductory Microeconomics certification course is entirely based on elementary education about learning the functions and roles of minor role players of the economy. The main focus of the entire course is emphasized on learning about the main segments of different markets of the particular economy. After enrolling in Introductory Microeconomics certification, the candidate will learn about a field of economics that explores the conduct of individuals and firms in making decisions about the distribution of scarce capital and the relations between these firms and individuals. The entire aim of microeconomic theory is to examine market processes that set relative prices between goods and services and devote scarce capital to possible alternatives. 

Microeconomics reveals the circumstances under which free economies give rise to attractive allocations. It also showed problems when markets struggle to deliver productive outcomes. While analyzing microeconomics, it focuses on the following topics: economic issues, businesses, individuals, productivity, inflation, rates, taxes, production, supply, business, consumption, unemployment, etc. The Introductory Microeconomics training will help the candidate to learn more in-depth about every particular segment of the markets and economy. 

The ‘Applied Econometrics’ online certification course is a study of the application of the various strategies and tools in the field of econometrics and associated domains. This course will help the students discuss experimental economics and the various econometric techniques. This free online course is provided by the Swayam education portal in collaboration with the National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). This training program is for postgraduate level students and is conducted for a period of twelve weeks.

This is an elective course for the students of economics, management studies, and managerial economics and is led by the instructor, Prof. Tutan Ahmed from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. The classes are held online aided by videos and lectures with weekly assignments, and the final exam for evaluation.

The ‘Applied Econometrics’ training program enables students to receive a certification by Swayam and credit points after completing the course according to the eligibility standards.

The English Language for Competitive Exams programme is a 30-hour course suitable for undergraduate or postgraduate students across all disciplines. This is an advanced-level elective curriculum, designed by IIT Madras, that prepares candidates for national and international competitive exams, which tests their English language skills. It also features the institute’s renowned Professor, Aysha Iqbal, who’ll be teaching this course.

The English Language for Competitive Exams training strives to help the students become confident with the English language, especially during competitive exams. The course primarily focuses on developing grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing skills amongst learners. This is a complex curriculum, including higher-order English skills. Reading material is derived from the classics of English literature as well.

The English Language for Competitive Exams online course uses a contextual approach to teach grammar and vocabulary. Aspirants will also refer to global newspapers and magazines for better comprehension. After acquiring this certification, candidates will have a recognised skill across various academic institutions and industries.

The Swayam portal gives registered candidates access to the Environmental Studies course. The Indian government’s objective in developing Swayam was to make education accessible to even the most disadvantaged sections of society. 

The courses on Swayam are given free of charge even though the study material for the course is made by a handful of the best teachers around the country. However, candidates hoping to earn a certificate for the course from Swayam will have to finish all their assessments and pay the exam fees for the final exam. 

The course has been created by the Head of the Department of Life Sciences (Devi Ahilya Viswavidyalaya) at the Maharaja Ranjit Singh College of Professional Sciences, Indore, MP, Dr. Monica Jain.

The Environmental Studies course has also been introduced by UGC in the teaching module for undergraduate courses in all higher education institutions of the country. Students can learn about various environmental problems associated with the human population and activities. The environmental studies course enhances the knowledge of the students in a number of relevant topics like pollution, energy, and general awareness about the environment.

The Environmental Economics certification is designed with an overview to learn about each and every aspect of the environment. This course is trained to prepare environmental economics to trace the origins, source material, essence, and range of environmental economics and main environmental problems and concerns. The goal of the Environmental Economics certification course is to provide the participants with a solid grasp of the costs of environmental climate and social destruction, a sustainable research agenda to environmental degradation, sustainable construction approaches, green accounting, environmental evaluation strategies, and environmental issues.

Environmental economics is a field in philosophy that reflects on the socioeconomic consequences of environmental policies and programmes whereas science works on natural capital and effective allocation, management including substitutes, conservation policy and environmental degradation such as air emissions, groundwater land degradation, waste management and climate change, etc. 

The framework of Environmental Economics training we are creating brings exposure to several of the main connections between the economy, the atmosphere and the differing significance that the environmental economics field applies to these relations. This is a fascinating field of economics to study, and it is at the centre of numerous policy discussions and scandals.

The Non-Conventional Energy Resources certification course will be providing the students with the key principles that will help the students to understand the primary concepts of the - operating principles that are being used in daily operations to work in a range of sectors that use the concepts of “non-conventional energy resources”. 

The online programme on Non-Conventional Energy Resources by Swayam will be helping the students to understand the key principles of- solar energy, batteries, geothermal conversions and fuel cells. The students will be made aware of both the disadvantages and advantages of the conventional sources of the energy sources.  

The twelve week programme will be dealing with multidisciplinary subjects that will be emphasizing more on the subjects of- environmental and energy related applications. After completing the online course the students will learn to frame the policies that are related to the energy sectors. The impact of solar energy will also be discussed in the course.

The Energy Resources and Conversion Processes Certification Course is a 14-week long course that carries 4 credits. The course is taught by Dr. Shweta Tripathi of the Indira Gandhi National Open University. The course explains the various ways in which energy can be converted and conserved for a better world. It will provide an in-depth understanding of all the energy conversion processes.

The Energy Resources and Conversion Processes Online Course is a diploma-level course offered by Swayam. The course deals with the replacement of conventional energy sources from renewable energy sources in the most effective ways possible. The course will be taken forward with a view of energy conservation that is the essential need of the hour.

The Energy Resources and Conversion Processes Online Courses is a suitable course for candidates working in the field of energy conversion and conservation including energy auditors and managers. Both graduates and undergraduates can opt for the course and gain valuable insights into the process of energy conservation.

The Ecosystem and Natural Resources Online Course is a 4 credit course taught by Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman and Dr. Jagdamba Prasad of Indira Gandhi National Open University. The course provides a detailed understanding of the concepts of ecology, ecosystems and their related aspects. It introduces students to the steps involved in natural resource management and conservation of biodiversity.

The Ecosystem and Natural Resources course offered by Swayam will explain the importance of biodiversity and factors affecting the loss of biodiversity. It discusses the actions of ecosystem services and the role played in bringing about the conservation of natural resources. The course explains how resources are extracted and distributed from the global commons.

The Ecosystem and Natural Resources Online Courses are available as postgraduate courses that equip students with vital information about land, soil and water as important resources that need to be conserved on an urgent basis. The course analyses different types of energy resources and urges the need for practising sustainable development.

The purpose of Environmental Communication Certification is to give undergraduate students a thorough understanding of how to communicate environmental topics and issues. We discuss psychology and environmental attitudes in these Environmental Communication Classes, including how they form and what types of attitudes we have towards environmental issues. Courses deal with topics related to environmental issues.

The egoistic, biospheric, and altruistic environmental attitudes are just a few of the numerous types of attitudes covered in the Environmental Communication Certification Syllabus.

All students get a Environmental Communication Certification by University of Calicut under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.

Wild Life and its Conservation Certification covers India's wildlife wealth, threatened species, and causes of the country's declining wildlife population. Methods and restrictions for wildlife conservation. Indian state and national mammals and birds.

The reasons we are uninformed of India's wildlife riches and their importance to human survival are discussed in Wild Life and its Conservation Classes. The habitat of wild animals is dwindling as a result of hunting, poaching, and the uncontrolled use of natural resources.

The distribution, status, habitat use patterns, and survival concerns for the Slender Loris, Musk Deer, Great Indian Bustard, and Olive Ridley turtle are covered in the Wild Life and its Conservation Certification Syllabus. 

All students get a Wild Life and its Conservation Certification by University of Mysore under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The certificate programme in Biogeography is a 12-week online course by Swayam, offered at the undergraduate level. Candidates can also pick this online programme as an elective. Moreover, Dr P.T. Bharathi instructs the online programme. She is the Principal Investigator and course coordinator for the Biogeography course under Massive Open Online Courses.

The Biogeography certification programme by Swayam will teach the candidates about flora and fauna of a region. Also, they will learn about the geographic factors that affect the natural inhabitants of an environment or surrounding, including world climate zones, type & distribution of forests, natural vegetation & ecosystem, among others. 

Furthermore, the online course has a vast and extensive curriculum which covers core topics like Darwin’s theory of evolution, along with other topics like human races, the relationship between man & environment, Glaciations cycles, and population & settlement.

Upon successful completion, candidates will acquire expertise in the world biomes. Also, a certificate in Biogeography by Swayam can lay a concrete base for a career in Biogeography. 

Agriculture as activity started 10,000 to 12,000 years ago when humans began to domesticate animals and grow plants for their subsistence. Before this, they were hunters and gatherers. Agriculture appeared simultaneously across the world through trial and error methods. Learn about the history of agriculture in Agricultural Geography Training.

The course on Agricultural Geography by Swayam provides the fundamental knowledge on various types of agricultural practices like horticulture, subsistence, specialised, commercial farming, etc. candidates will also undergo training and appear for various assessments throughout the course duration to test their knowledge.

The Agricultural Geography Certification Syllabus traces the history of agriculture from the Neolithic period to the present-day scenario. You will cover topics like the secondary, primary, tertiary, and quaternary activities conducted by man with a keen emphasis on agricultural marketing and statistics in India. Candidates will also learn about geographical tools used in developed nations like GIS, GPS and remote sensing.

Swayam’s Physical Geography-Climatology and Oceanography programme has a total of 30 modules. These modules are designed by keeping in mind the current industry practices and standards. Every week, you will learn three modules that will focus on three different topics. The Department of Geography at the University of Mysore, Mysore, is offering this programme over Swayam.

The Physical Geography-Climatology and Oceanography course will let you explore everything about the hydrosphere and atmosphere. This self-paced training enables you to juxtapose the two to draw conclusions and how it determines the climate. The course will also teach you the factors that impact pressure and temperature distribution. 

Additionally, the Physical Geography online programme by Swayam has interactive videos with background graphics for each topic. You will receive assignments, quizzes, summary, presentations, and other learning aids. For clarification of doubts, you can post your queries on the Swayam portal. Moreover, you will have the flexibility to learn according to your schedule and convenience.

The Crystallography and Mineralogy programme is an undergraduate level course that covers basic as well as advanced information related to the subject matter. The programme includes a lot of aspects related to geological science such as structures of minerals, crystallography, opticadl mineralogy, chemical mineralogy, etc. It contains fundamentals as well as descriptive concepts in regards to various topics. Candidates pursuing this course will also gain information on topics such as different types of crystals, forms of crystals, and different theories of crystallography, etc.

Students are expected to attend the Crystallography and Mineralogy certification in online mode. There are no restrictions regarding the timings of the course since it is a self paced course. Students can access the course according to their wishes. The duration of the course is 12 weeks and mentors provide the course materials on a weekly basis once the course starts. Candidates can attend the online sessions or download the sessions and use its printed format to gain information related to it. Candidates can also acquire certificates upon the successful completion of the Crystallography and Mineralogy training by paying the mentioned amount and appearing for the proctored exam.

This 12-week diploma course in Information Sources and Library Services by Swayam will educate you about different information sources and their uses. The expert training programme will polish your ability to extract requisite information and employ it to derive the optimal results. 

Moreover, the Information Sources and Library Services training course will teach you about the uses of these information sources in the library. You will learn about providing library services based on these sources. Also, the online course will allow you to know about the relevance of circulation services, reference services, and awareness services.

Incidentally, the Information Sources and Library Services curriculum is robust and features six units replete with videos and reading material. This will help accentuate the learning experience and contribute to your specialisation. 

Moreover, Dr Archana Shukla will instruct the Information Sources and Library Services training programme, who is an expert in her profession with years of industry experience.

The BLI-011: Libraries: An Introduction online course will help you to learn the concepts of libraries through the lens of society. It provides a deep dive into the types of libraries and the functions of libraries amongst us.

The online course gives a holistic perspective by giving us insights into how libraries can impact and benefit society. Though libraries have existed for long, it has evolved and changed to be more modern for the youth of today. Hence, the course also discusses the current landscape in detail.

The BLI-011: Libraries: An Introduction programme is tutored by Dr Archna Shukla, who has immense experience in libraries through research and professional experience. This will invoke new perspectives and ideas on enhancing the role of libraries efficiently.

The BLI-011: Libraries: An Introduction course is also beneficial for anyone who wants to understand what it entails to be a librarian. The course is also equipped with weekly quizzes to learn the course thoroughly and evaluate the improvement.

By making use of the latest technologies, this course of Library Automation and Digitisation by Swayam aims to improve the facilities and the services of libraries that exist today. This course will help the candidate in being well-versed with all the major concepts required to master the same.

Nowadays, the world is shifting more towards digital means. The use of print, paper and books are declining, and at the same time, the use of e-learning and e-books are steadily rising. At a time like this, a course which teaches the candidates the basics of library automation with reference to digitisation is very relevant in fetching jobs as librarians or even for personal convenience.

This course is an ongoing, core course. It belongs to the category of Library and Information Sciences. The duration of this course is 12 hours, and it is a diploma level course. With the help of an encouraging and guiding faculty, the candidates will master the concepts easily and apply for different posts where they find themselves eligible.

The Library Information and Society Course is a 12-weeks long course provided by the Indira Gandhi National Open University. It is the first among the 9 courses constituting the Bachelor's Degree in Library and Information Science. The course will introduce candidates to the role of library and information in a society.

The Library Information and Society Online Course offered by Swayam and coordinated by Prof. Kunwar Singh discusses the core features of library science and information systems that play a definite role in shaping the world. This postgraduate-level course explains the basic functions of libraries and information networks along with their legislative framework.

The Library Information and Society Certification Course is spread over 14 units wherein the final sections give an overview of the professional nature of librarianship. The course will discuss various organizations involved in the progress of library and information services and thus aid candidates who are wishing to pursue a career in library science.

The ICT Fundamentals Certification Course is a course that prepares candidates to pursue a career in Library and Information Science. The course provides knowledge about the basics of computer technology and communication technology that will aid in forging a bright career with professional gains.

The ICT Fundamentals Training Course is a 12-weeks long course that teaches candidates about the working of multimedia systems and network applications in the digital world. The course introduces the usage of Office Tools along with discussions on sections like word processing, presentation, and spreadsheets.

The ICT Fundamentals Online Course offered by Swayam teaches the fundamentals of information and communication technology in a detailed manner. The course is spread over 16 units offering 4 credits and is taught under the guidance of Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Professor of Library and Information Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University.

The Biostatistics and Mathematical Biology course is designed to help candidates learn the fundamentals of mathematics that are required for biologists. It will help them learn the principles that govern the behaviour and systems in living beings. Further, the curriculum covers modern topics of biostatistics such as box-plots, Bayesian probability, statistical power, maximum likelihood, and the like.

Furthermore, the Swayam Biostatistics and Mathematical Biology programme cover essential topics of mathematical biology, which get covered rarely by universities. It includes permutation and combination, odds ratio, and relative risk, among others. Also, the award-winning tutor and science writer, Dr Felix Bast, teach this course.

Moreover, the Biostatistics and Mathematical Biology online course by Swayam is application-oriented. The programme is made interactive by the games and fun facts that are included in it. During the course, the emphasis is given to analysing data and strategic decision making about the right test to use during the right situation, which has become essential in solving the problems.  

The Real Analysis I programme by Swayam is a 12-week programme, available at the undergraduate level. The course instructor is Prof. Jaikrishnan J, who is an assistant professor at IIT Palakkad with expertise in Complex analysis. 

The online Real Analysis I course aims to the students who want a deeper understanding of the subject calculus or for students who wish to pursue more complex subjects like Statistics, Computational Complexity, Theoretical Physics, among others. 

Moreover, various top companies such as DeepMind, Microsoft Research, and Google, support the Real Analysis I certification programme. With a comprehensive curriculum, candidates will become familiar with the set theory and logic behind the real analysis, along with necessary computational functions. 

While the online course is available to candidates free of cost, they must have studied mathematics up to class XII to enrol in Real Analysis I course. Moreover, if candidates want a certificate upon course completion, they need to pay for a certification exam and clear it. 

Discrete Mathematics is known as the language of computer science. Learning discrete mathematics is going to be useful in many fields like data science, software engineering and machine learning. 

In this course, students will be solving math puzzles with proofs and their explanations to understand the concept of Discrete Mathematics thoroughly. The concepts of discrete mathematics today are used in various ways to understand different scenarios and the problems in all branches of computer science, such as programming languages, automated theorem proving, software development, computer algorithms and cryptography.

Swayam Discrete Mathematics Course is designed in a way to make sure students learn the concept of discrete mathematics in a fun way so they can understand its applications easily. 

Students don't need to have any prerequisites for this course, just a basic understanding of high school level algebra and arithmetic is required.

Mathematics is a subject that plays a significant role in human life and existence and can solve many complex real-life problems. Mathematical concepts have the power to explain the mysteries and complexities of the universe. The Mathematical Analysis online course is an attempt to provide a thorough understanding of some complex mathematical concepts to science stream students.

The Mathematical Analysis programme consists of 40 modules, tests and assignments and is a 10-week- long core course. This is a comprehensive course provided by Swayam in association with MES College of Engineering Kuttippuram of Kerala. Over the course of 10 weeks, you will learn some basic and some complex mathematical concepts which will prove most useful for students pursuing B.Sc in Maths degree from any university.

The Applied Linear Algebra online course introduces the fundamentals of eigenspaces, inner products, vector spaces, and linear transformations to electrical engineering aspirants. This program encompasses all the core learnings to help candidates master these concepts and progress to the further applied for linear Algebra courses. The training falls under these categories - ‘Instrumentation and Control’, ‘Signal Processing and Communication’ and ‘Communications Engineering, Electrical, and Electronics’. 

Spread across 12 weeks, the Applied Linear Algebra certification syllabus comprises vector spaces, eigenvalues’ applications, and positive operators. Candidates learn about solving linear equations, inner product spaces, normal operators, quotient space, and other critical learning areas. Set in the postgraduate/undergraduate level, this curriculum is a core program, currently ongoing on Swayam. 

The Applied Linear Algebra training also offers course certificates to eligible candidates, who register and clear Swayam’s program-end proctored test. Upon doing so, students will earn a digitally-verified certification with their credentials and institution logos, bearing testimony of their acquired knowledge in the concepts taught. The course also houses industry support from Artificial Intelligence, Communications, and Analytics. 

The intention behind learning the Advanced Partial Differential Equations program is to understand the physical phenomenon occurring in nature. In this course, candidates will explore the basic ideas, inner workings, and characteristics of first-order equations. They will then progress to three fundamental second-order equations. 

As mentioned before, the Advanced Partial Differential Equations certification syllabus will begin with the study of first-order equations such as the Burgers equation, entropy solutions, Reinmann problem, etc. After that, the course will explore the Laplace equation, Wave equation, and Heat equation in detail. 

This course is an AICTE approved faculty development program. Individuals participating in the Advanced Partial Differential Equations Certification will go through a twelve-week process where they will learn through online lectures and weekly assignments under the guidance of Professor Kaushik Bal from IIT Kanpur. Participants of the course will be eligible to achieve a certificate by scoring well in assignments as well as a final offline exam.