NPTEL Free Courses & Certifications

Contextualizing Gender Certification will analyze an outline not only of how the concept of gender has evolved and advanced over the last 50 years, but also of how ideas about gender are changing in complex ways and how they are reflective of the new ways of gender identification, contextualized meaning, and gender nonconformity. 

Contextualizing Gender Classes aim to introduce students to an interdisciplinary framework that enables them to explore and theorize the contextualized meaning and the intersectional nature of gender and culture. Gender is analyzed in a variety of ways, including as an institution, ideology, and process that organizes daily life.

All students get a Contextualizing Gender Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The main objective of the Financial Institutions and Markets online course is to teach about the financial system as a whole. It answers basic questions like how a financial market works, who are the participants and how returns are generated for investors. The course intricately explicates the role of regulatory bodies, insurance firm operations, risk and return concepts, the commercial banking system and mutual funds.

The Financial Institutions and Markets explores the significance, operations, growth and functions of distinctive financial institutions active in the country. Also, the impact of a financial system on the overall economic development of a nation will be explained. The programme covers the significance of provident funds, credit rating agencies, small savings and pension funds.

The Financial Institutions and Markets certification course impart valuable information on mainstream financial markets of bonds, derivatives, stocks and such financial instruments. This elective course also gives a digital certificate upon fulfilling certain criteria.

The Financial Mathematics programme is an AICTE approved FDP course. It will be influential for interested candidates who want to learn about the mathematical properties and relations between economic activities and investment markets. The programme is designed by IIT Roorkee in collaboration with the NPTEL team. Professor Pradeep Kumar Jha from IIT Roorkee will be the instructor and educator for the programme. 

Financial Mathematics certification course is a twelve-week course that uses video lectures, assignments, and an in-person proctored exam as learning tools. Participants of the course will be well versed in various topics such as financial transactions, portfolio investments, forecasting and analysing market developments, and much more. 

Financial Mathematics by Swayam offers certification and requires its participants to have a basic foundation of mathematics and probability. It also lists books that can be referred to for additional information. Candidates need to sign up on the Swayam website to gain access to this online course. All the course material and video lectures are available for free upon enrollment. 

The course is a thirty-hour-long course that takes up to 12 weeks of time to complete The Joy Of Computing Using Python certification syllabus. The training is an AICTE approved FDP course which is designed for the students of postgraduate and undergraduate computer science. The course is completely an online program that is made available to the students for free. The Joy Of Computing Using Python program allows the participants to have a self-paced learning experience through which they have the freedom to join or leave the session and pursue the course according to their schedules. 

The Joy Of Computing Using Python online course is provided by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras through Swayam. The training offers the candidates a chance of getting themselves a certificate towards the end of the program. The certification is e-verifiable and can be availed only after giving a scheduled exam which needs to be applied for by making a payment of the quoted amount as exam fees. The Joy Of Computing Using Python certification course consists of the study material such as video or audio lectures, assignments, case studies, self-assessed tests, and other activities to provide a better learning experience to the students. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thermodynamics today has emerged practically as one of the most important branches of physics as it deals with the conversion of energy into heat and is the solution to various engineering problems. It was originally introduced during the 19th century when the  Industrial Revolution was at its peak, and today we can detect thermodynamics in engines, generating electricity, riding a bike, and even moving an aeroplane. 

Not just these, Thermodynamics today is part of major industries like iron and steel, power generation, food processing, air conditioning, refrigerators. Swayam Concepts of Thermodynamics Certification Course is designed to make learners understand the concept of how heat and work interact for various systems. 

It contains audio-visual themed material through which students can thoroughly understand the concepts of thermodynamics. This also comes with practice tests so students can keep track of their progress. 

The best part of this course is the online forum created where students can clear their doubts from the top-notch faculty members. The course is intended for b.tech undergraduates and teachers of undergraduate thermodynamics. 

This is an undergraduate level mechanical engineering course. This course is made to make sure students learn and also get the best possible practical knowledge to understand the concepts and application of thermodynamics.

Thermodynamics for Biological Systems: Classical and Statistical Aspect certification course offers the aspirants firm learning on the different relevant principles of thermodynamics. The different principles, properties, and differences in this thermodynamics have been illustrated with relevant examples.

The topics have been jotted down keeping in view of all the latest demands and topics under this field. The candidates can enjoy the learning any time during the course, as they will be able to access the materials throughout the time when they have taken the course and understood it well.

The Thermodynamics for Biological Systems: Classical and Statistical Aspect certification syllabus will help candidates learn all the terminologies in a simpler way. The industry exposure for the students has been given the utmost importance by the experts. Modules have been designed with proper time break so that the candidates have enough time to have their hands on the different learning attributes.

The Introduction to Cultural Studies online course deals with culture by drawing on psychology, political theory, and various other disciplines. From defining culture to looking at culture through different lenses, the program approaches cultural identities as socially constructed categories. This course also investigates culture from the perspective of identity, authority, and knowledge. 

The Introduction to Cultural Studies certification syllabus includes essential terms and concepts like Homi Baba'sThe other question’, George Orwell'sShooting an elephant’, Bell Hooks ‘Understanding patriarchy’, Judith Butler'sGender Trouble’ and much more. Students also receive rich downloadable materials and a list of books to use as references for further studies.  

Taught by Dr. Avishek Parui, from IIT Madras, the Introduction to Cultural Studies online course is engaging and helps candidates develop a holistic perspective to the concept of culture. The online program also gives regular assignments to help students improve and evaluate their progress.

Modern Indian political thought is an intriguing topic of academic discussions and arguments. The Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought program by SWAYAM is a 12-week-long course that aims to teach the concepts related to Indian politics and its society as a whole. Learners will analyze numerous opinions and sets of intellectual conventions in modern India that continue to resonate in our contemporary politics.

The Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought certification course is crafted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. It acquaints the students to some of the most influential Indian thinkers. Also, candidates will understand how their ideas and vision helped define the political and social landscape of modern India, with the help of Professor Mithilesh Kumar Jha.

The Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought training also discusses some of today’s political challenges, including democracy, nationalism, caste, secularism, and cosmopolitanism. This elective course also provides an e-certificate when candidates undertake SWAYAM’s test and fulfill the specific eligibility criteria.

The Introduction to Political Ideologies: Contexts, Ideas, and Practices online course is designed to teach how political membership, human action, ideas of state, and human nature are rooted in political events and activities. The esteemed Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has put together this program. It is also an FDP course approved by the AICTE.

The Introduction to Political Ideologies certification course also enables learners to form reasoned judgments about political incidents and events. A wide range of ideas and contexts will be discussed throughout the course. These include Marxism, Fascism, Ecologism, Liberalism, Nationalism, and more.

The Introduction to Political Ideologies: Contexts, Ideas, and Practices program by SWAYAM is a 12-week-long online course that delivers knowledge through theories and practical examples. The students will deeply understand the political ideologies in the light of recent or current events like social developments, court rulings, or significant policies. The training is provided at the postgraduate/undergraduate study level.

The Modern Indian Writing In Translation online course belongs to the Department of Humanities and Social sciences and is suitable for undergraduates as well as postgraduate students. The programme covers the information regarding Indian literature, its history, works in different regional languages, modern aspects of Indian literature, etc. Candidates who pursue this course will get to know about modernism, literary traditions, regionalism, and many more relevant topics. The course is offered by IIT, Madras.

Candidates will be provided with reference for external reading and study material by the platform. Participants can appear for the Modern Indian Writing In Translation certification exam if they seek to achieve a certificate upon the completion of the programme. The exam will be conducted in offline mode by the creator of the course and students will have to register themselves for the same by paying the exam fees. Candidates are free to go for a detailed learning experience and take as much time as required to sufficiently complete the Modern Indian Writing In Translation certification syllabus. The course does not require any specific timetable and is a self-paced course. The online programme includes case studies, tests, assignments, discussions, and activities for students to get a better understanding of the topics.

The International Trade - Theory and Empirics certification course provide a theoretical and analytical framework to understand recent policy changes and trade strategies. The programme goes over a lot of empirical evidence, along with topics like the pure theory of trade, gains from trade, and the basis of trade. Various advanced-level ideas on trade barriers and strategies are also incorporated.

Moreover, the International Trade - Theory and Empirics programme syllabus discusses various aspects of trade protectionism in the context of the tariff, quota, and subsidies. The latest non-tariff measures such as SPSs and TBTs are also glossed over. AICTE has approved this programme as an FDP (Faculty Development Programme) course.

The International Trade - Theory and Empirics online training are instructed by Prof. Pratap C. Mohanty, who hails from the esteemed IIT Roorkee. He curates and teaches all the video lectures provided. Lastly, upon completion, you can earn an e-certificate from Swayam, provided that you have submitted all the assignments diligently and cleared the final exam.

Structured as a core course The Nineteenth-Century English Novel training will be providing comprehensive knowledge about nineteenth-century novel-writing techniques. The Nineteenth-Century English Novel certification syllabus will be introducing the registered student to the features of novel-writing in nineteenth-century Britain. 

The Nineteenth-Century English Novel certification benefits the students by providing the students with a close study of the significant novels namely- Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Jane Austen’s Persuasion, and R.L.Stevenson A Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyd. Students after completing the online course on The Nineteenth-Century English Novel by Swayam the applicants will be able to understand the nature of the plots that are being used and they will also be learning about the complexities that very involved with respect to the relation in the cultural and social impulses of the nineteenth century period.

The ‘Introduction to Western Political Thought’ online course is an elective course provided on the Swayam online educational platform. This training program is developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in association with the National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning. 

The western political thought course is instructed by Dr. Mithilesh Kumar Jha, from the department of humanities and social sciences in IIT Guwahati teaching political science. The course deals with the significant philosophers and their ideologies that influenced and shaped western political thought. The training is conducted for twelve weeks and is a part of the humanities and social sciences categorization. The ‘Introduction to Western Political Thought’ is a faculty development program approved by the All India Council for Technical Education. The students of this course will build a strong theoretical foundation of western political ideas and will gain three credit points after the course completion.

The ‘Industrial Safety Engineering’ online course is a study about the different aspects and operations of safety involved in engineering systems in the industry. This training program is a National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning online course and is provided on the Swayam online education platform. The elective course for postgraduate level students is offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

This faculty development program is conducted for twelve weeks for the students belonging to domains of engineering, science, and management. The course on engineering safety systems is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.

The course educator for the ‘Industrial Safety Engineering’ online training is Dr. Jhareswar Maity, faculty from the department of industrial and systems engineering at IIT Kharagpur. The students in this online course can earn three credits after completion of the program and will receive the course completion certificate fulfilling the required mandates.

Introduction to Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things program is the result of an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. It is an AICTE approved FDP course that focuses on how industrial processes have changed through the integration of modern technology. These modern technologies include sensors, computational processing, communication, machine learning, the internet of things data analytics, the industrial internet of things, and much more. the Introduction to Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things certification is designed by IIT Kharagpur, an esteemed institute of education. The educator of the course will be professor Sudhip Mishra, a highly reputed professor with numerous awards. 

Introduction to Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things is an online course. Participants will be taught the syllabus for a duration of twelve weeks. Along with video lectures, the participants will also have case studies, periodic assignments, and a final exam to help them imbibe maximum information from the course.

The Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists certification course offers candidates a good understanding of the law of patent. The course offers the aspirants a better grip of learning on the fundamentals of the analysis. Experts will be conducting the sessions and exposing them to various industries based on their experience.

All the terms have been discussed with examples in the course. Discussion forums have been kept for every module so that the candidates are able to have crystal clear learning on every terminology. Quizzes comprises questions which are on the topic held by IIT Madras. Requirements of patentability have been laid emphasis on during the patent law for engineers and scientists nptel online course.

The Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists training also comes with certification where the candidates can use the certificate for applying in any of the industries. The candidates will gain skills on drafting a patent specification and several implementations of person skilled art. The video lectures can be watched depending upon the availability of the course.

The Global Marketing Management certification course focuses on making enrolled students more aware about the dynamics and dimensions of the global market and how to manage it through different methodologies and implementation of theories. The course will begin with the global market central module occupying a significant and growing portion of the overall business of the planet.

Today, almost all businesses, big and small, are influenced by world events and competition because most export output and secure suppliers from foreign countries. The Global Marketing Management training will help the students to grab the understanding of why it is necessary to consider the success of most managers, regardless of the scale of the sector, from a global viewpoint, to approach their operational strategies.

In view of the above, this course provides a fresh, updated analysis of the global business environment and successfully combines a comprehensive global business review with an exhaustive discussion of what is happening in the global market. The Global Marketing Management certification will give expressive and immense structure of the benefits.  This is a core programme that is structured within the duration of Twelve weeks along with the compilation of the course with certification.

Integrated Marketing Communication Certification is developed with a blend of theoretical lectures and various examples which will provide insights into real-life scenarios. It is the process of unifying a brand’s messaging for making it the same across all media platforms that the brand does use for its target audience.

Integrated Marketing Communication Classes will help participants get familiarized with the integration of marketing communication modes and strategies for building brands.

All students enrolling for the course get an Integrated Marketing Communication Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The onset of globalisation and liberalisation in the Indian economy has increased the amount of competition faced by Indian industries. To ensure continuous improvement, there must be a focus on inventory/ material management systems. The Management of Inventory Systems certification course aims to provide training in this domain.

The course on Management of Inventory Systems by Swayam falls under the Management domain and is created by IIT Kharagpur. It is divided over 12 weeks and consists of 30 hours worth of lectures and video tutorials. The contents of the curriculum are highly comprehensive and relevant to the current industry scenario, as this is a core course at the university level.

This programme is an AICTE-approved FDP course and candidates can enrol for free. Throughout the course, students will work on 12 graded assignments, whose score will go towards calculating their final score. Candidates enrolled in the Management of Inventory Systems online course will learn about the various problem areas in inventory management, how to deal with risk, uncertainty, etc.

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 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. 

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.

The Applied Linear Algebra for Signal Processing, Data Analytics and Machine Learning certification is offered by Swayam. The course will provide you with fundamental knowledge about the core concepts of Linear algebra. Linear algebra plays a significant role in a wide range of fields and has multiple applications, including data analysis, wireless communication, machine learning, finance and control, and signal processing. 

The Applied Linear Algebra online programme is approved by AICTE and has been designed as an attempt to teach the cutting edge and diverse applications of linear algebra. If you are from the IT and engineering field, you will be interested in learning about the advanced concepts as they are extremely significant in multiple industries today. Thus, you can increase your knowledge and hiring prospects by enrolling on the course offered by Swayam in association with IIT Kanpur. 

Besides, the Applied Linear Algebra certification will run for 12 weeks for free, and you can earn an e-certificate by taking a proctored exam. The training is a part of IIT Kanpur’s Faculty Development Programme (FDP). Apart from UG and PG students, practising scientists, engineers, and managers from various fields can purse the FDP.

Advanced Probability Theory program is a core course in mathematics designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students who want to learn probability concepts from Kolmogorov’s Axioms. This financial industry-supported course will cover a variety of topics in 12 weeks.

Advanced Probability Theory certification will be conducted through a series of online lectures and regular assignments. Participants of the course can also appear for the final exam in person and gain a certificate upon passing all the criteria.  The educator for this course is Professor Niladri Chatterjee from IIT Delhi. 

Advanced Probability Theory will go through topics such as cumulative function distribution, probability density function and provide an introduction to the concept of a random variable. Participants will also learn about probability distributions, the function of one or two random variables, and the overview of order statistics. This is an AICTE approved program that also provides a list of books and references for the benefit of the participants.

This Basic Calculus – 1 online course is offered by the Swayam online learning platform. It is coordinated by NPTEL. This course aims to guide basic calculus to all types of candidates irrespective of their social standing. The duration of this course is 12 weeks. The course will follow the referenced book chapters 1 to 5. The candidates will revise certain notions they learned in school and also will get introduced to new notions.

This course is primarily intended for those candidates who are at the undergraduate level pursuing Bsc. The calculus taught in this course will be an updated version of the calculus taught in schools. This course is accredited by NPTEL. The lectures of this course will be around 40-45 minutes. The instructor will solve about 100 problem exercises and show usage of graphs.

The Basic Calculus – 1 certification will have the logos of NPTEL and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. The certification will benefit the candidates academically and professionally. The certification will be provided in the e-format. This makes it easily shareable on all platforms such as LinkedIn.

The Basic Real Analysis certification course has been designed with the aim to cover several basic concepts such as real line, differentiation as well as integration. The course prepares candidates for future courses. The theorems have been well explained so that the basics are clear for the aspirants. Theories and logics have been covered in every module of the basic real analysis course. 

The course will also be enhancing the skills of the individuals registering for the course. Discussion forums boosts up the confidence level, by offering rigorous learning during the learning phase of course. Assignments, reading sessions, video lectures and quizzes have been designed which ensures that the participants are having smooth learning.

Aspirants registering for the Basic Real Analysis online course will be able to solve the problems easily after the learning they acquire. Different terminologies such as limit superior and limit inferior have been included in the course.

Mathematical concepts are often complicated, and you might get bored learning them through the traditional chalk and board method. Hence, IIT Ropar has developed an innovative and creative course to teach discrete mathematics through the Discrete Mathematics certification course. The 12-week-long online programme lays emphasis on problem-solving skills and logical thinking.

Discrete mathematics is a significant branch of mathematics used in machine learning, data science, and software engineering. The Discrete Mathematics- IIT Ropar online course has been designed to make learning mathematics fun for students. You can learn through a series of video lectures that include several illustrations, animations and anecdotes to ensure full understanding and retention.

Furthermore, Discrete Mathematics training by Swayam assumes no prerequisites and is open for anyone interested in learning the programme. You can attain an official certificate awarded by Swayam and NPTEL at the end of the programme by qualifying for the final certification examination and all the assignments.

The online course on Integral and Vector Calculus by Swayam will be offering a detailed introduction to the topic of - integral and vector calculus.  The program will deal in a descriptive way with the concepts of- Riemann sum, partition, and Riemann Integrable functions and their applications as well as their properties. The online course will also discuss the fundamentals of- anti-derivatives. 

The online certification course will teach the students over the course of twelve weeks about the classical theorems of integral calculus that also includes the - fundamental theorem of integral calculus. The Integral and Vector Calculus online course curriculum includes the concepts of-  differentiability, gradient, divergence, directional derivative, and their geometrical interpretation and curl of vector functions in real-world functions. 

The important and fundamental topics of - theorems of vector calculus: Gauss’s, Green’s, and Stoke’s theorem will also be discussed in the course. To help the applicants understand in a more comprehensive manner the course has been structured as - core.