Swayam Free Courses & Certifications

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. 

The ‘Conservation Geography’ online certification course is developed for the students to discuss the theories of geography in detail to understand the various aspects of conservation and biodiversity that enable development. This biological sciences and bioengineering program of the National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) is provided by Swayam online education portal. The course classes are offered free of charge and are scheduled for a period of twelve weeks.

The instructor for this elective course at the undergraduate or postgraduate level is an academic and industrial expert, Dr. Ankur Awadhiya from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. The training consists of a virtual mode of learning enabled by videos, online lectures, and other resources that include working on case studies to understand the conservation intended development.

The ‘Conservation Geography’ online training program ensures the participants of the program with a course certificate and credit points after completing the course successfully according to the qualifying criteria.

The Microwave Remote Sensing in Hydrology Remote Sensing in Hydrology certification course is a three months online program. Even though the program is provided using the Swayam platform, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and NPTEL firms have established this certification program, which was created by IIT Bombay.

The  Microwave Remote Sensing in Hydrology training covers the fundamentals of passive and active microwave remote sensing with applications in civil engineering (hydrology, meteorology), as well as the ideas of processing microwave images using free and open-source programming languages like Python.

This course will give a general overview of how to get students ready to read and understand microwave data for difficult water-related scientific and policy problems. This course will be valued and commended by ERDAS, RMSI, and other companies with a remote sensing and GIS applications division. Prof. J. Indu explains this certificate course.

Are you interested in knowing the essential concepts of remote sensing? Here you have a chance to learn from one of the reputed IITs. Remote Sensing Essentials is a 12-week-long online course on remote sensing offered by Swayam in association with  IIT Roorkee. The online course will guide you through different aspects of remote sensing and will help you explore the fundamentals of satellite-based digital image processing and remote sensing technologies and tools. 

Remote Sensing Essentials Certification Course, administered by Swayam, is an FDP programme that is approved and recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The Remote Sensing Essentials online course is an elective programme that is prepared and supervised by Prof. Arun K. Saraf who is a professor at IIT Roorkee. The course is basically a free online programme and the learners can pursue it completely free of cost except for certification. To be eligible for the certificate of completion, the learners must appear for an exam that demands an exam fee of Rs 1,000. The expected candidates for the course are undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students in the civil engineering field who want to learn more about remote sensing.  

What makes the Soil-Structure Interaction program unique and compelling is that it discusses the details of the soil structure models in more detail than in any undergraduate degree courses. The course will explore the models for a shallow foundation under various subgrade characteristics and loading conditions. The training receives industry support from civil engineering companies.

Candidates enrolling for the Soil-Structure Interaction certification will learn about elastic foundation problems on beams and plates and using FDP methods to understand different foundation models. They will spend twelve weeks in this AICTE approved elective course in civil engineering and structural analysis. 

Soil-Structure Interaction is an online course available on the Swayam learning platform. The syllabus is designed by professor Kousik Deb from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He will also be the educator of the course. Candidates can either audit the course for free or opt for a certification. There are assignments and an end-of-the-term examination that they will have to successfully complete. 

In a qualitative and quantitative way, the German - I certification course is designed in the most innovative and comprehensive manner. The course will focus on enhancing the learning capability of the students that will make them more fluent in the field of the German language and so that later they can fluently use it. The course is based on an overview of the German language and a core German orientation mainly and according to that only the whole curriculum is structured according to the week-based program. 

The ultimate goals of the course are to learn to understand and express oneself in daily real-life circumstances in the German language. Through this course, serious learners should be able to understand the simple sentence structure and develop a strong fundamental vocabulary in the German language. 

The German - I certification that a candidate can attain at the end of the program via completing all the criteria will help them to achieve high-peak growth in their respective career and usage of the German language can help them to attain a better and effective position in the particular field. The German - I training is weekly based and associated assessments to the programme will help the candidate to learn the specific curriculum in a better way.

The German – II by Swayam is the A2 level course designed to help the participants gain the A level language competence according to the European Common Language Framework. It will help the participants broaden their learning and understanding of the German language. The candidates will further build their grammatical structures in German. The candidates will enrich their German vocabulary. The candidates will be able to communicate better in daily life situations and develop intimacy with the German culture.

The course is offered through NPTEL on the Swayam platform. The candidates will receive practice materials and book references on the course website. The course is practice-based and focuses mainly on practical implications. The Swayam platform is government-initiated. This course is approved by AICTE. The program has been verified by The Indian Institute of Technology Madras. 

The German – II certification is a government-approved authentic certificate of achievement. It will be provided in the e-format. It can be shared on all kinds of platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, and many more. The certification will help those candidates who are working with German organizations or have plans to work there. It will also help students aspiring to study in Germany.

The goal of the German-III Certification is to achieve a level of competency in German that corresponds to B1 on the European Common Framework of Reference for Languages abbreviated as CEFR or CEF.

German III classes are designed to increase your proficiency in the language to the point where you can pass B1-level exams offered by certifying organizations.

All students get a German - III Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The Engineering Drawing and Computer Graphics course is available online on the Swayam platform. Swayam is an initiative by the government of India to bridge India’s digital divide. The courses are free of cost and the course material is prepared by some of India's best teachers. 

Candidates who wish to earn the Engineering Drawing and Computer Graphics certification need to complete the required assessments for the course and pay the fees to sit for a proctored end-term exam. All steps of the manufacturing process of a product involve presenting ideas in graphical formats known as engineering drawing and computer graphics. The course is designed by Professor Rajaram Lakkaraju, a faculty member of the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering of IIT Kharagpur.

The Engineering Drawing and Computer Graphics training course by Swayam gives candidates a base in computer design, 3D designing, and the basics of technical drawings. Swayam certified candidates can find jobs in various petro, automotive, and process industries like TATA Steel, TATA Motors, SHELL, ONGC, HAL, SAIL, BARC, BHEL, GE, Airbus, Reliance, etc. 

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 Philosophy of Gandhi Certification Course is a massive open online course focusing on the great philosophical ideas of the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The course attempts to provide a detailed glimpse into Gandhi's philosophies and unique ways of living.

The Philosophy of Gandhi course offered by Swayam is a 4 credit course coordinated by Prof. Anurag Joshi of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. The course is taught at the postgraduate level through interesting and informative videos by experts in the field.

The Philosophy of Gandhi Online Course covers vital aspects regarding the faith and ideology of Gandhi in various spheres of life. It discusses Gandhi's view of religion, human life, and modern civilization. The course will help students who are basing their career in  Humanities and Social Sciences and Political Science.

Gandhi's Social Thought Course is a massive open online course that discusses Mahatma Gandhi's critical viewpoints on tradition, modernity, and the development of humans in general. The course showcases Gandhi's views on social change and social empowerment that have great potential to transform the world.

Gandhi's Social Thought Certification Course is a 4 credit course taught over 12 weeks and coordinated by By Dr. Rukshana Zaman of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. The course is taught at the postgraduate level by experts who deliver content through informative video lectures.

Gandhi's Social Thought Online Course is a course offered by Swayam that discusses various dimensions of Gandhi's thoughts on language, education, nature, and environment. It attempts to gain valuable insights to students pursuing their studies in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The Non-Violence Movements after Gandhi Online Course is a massive open online course that falls under the Postgraduate in Gandhian Peace Studies. The course provides students with a glimpse of Gandhi's intellectual journey and its significance in today's world.

The Non-Violence Movements after Gandhi Course is a 4 credit course coordinated by Prof. Debal K SinghaRoy of the Indira Gandhi National Open University. The course helps students pursuing their studies in Humanities and Social Sciences to widen their knowledge about crucial movements that have transformed humankind.

The Non-Violence Movements after Gandhi course offered by Swayam is taught at the postgraduate level The course is taught in English medium through self-explanatory, self-motivating, and self-evaluative study material available as both audio and video by experts. The assessment is done through assignments and a term-end exam.

The Gandhi: The Man and His Times Online Course is a massive open online course that is part of the Post Graduate course in Gandhi and Peace Studies (PGCGPS). The course will help learners pursuing their studies in Political Science to expand their knowledge about Gandhi, his ideologies, and the thinkers who inspired the mastermind.

The Gandhi: The Man and His Times Certification course offered on the Swayam portal discusses the life of the celebrated man right from his early days to the major contributions he made in changing the face of the nation. The course will be delivered using self-contained and self-evaluative material that can help learners grasp every detail properly.

The Gandhi: The Man and His Times Course is coordinated by Prof. Anurag Joshi of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. The audio and video material provided by experts in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences. The mode of assessment for the online course would be through assignments and a term-end exam.

The Gandhi in the 21st Century course offered by Swayam is a 4 credit course and an integral part of the Master's programme in Gandhian studies, focusing on the visionary impact of our father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The course attempts to critically analyze the viewpoints and approaches of Gandhi hoping to use them effectively in the present circumstances of the world.

The Gandhi in the 21st Century Online course discusses the all-inclusive socio-economical and political theory put forward by Gandhi in the 20th Century and puts light on its significance in the modern world. It explains in detail the Gandhian ideology connected with topics like globalisation, democracy, diversities, multiculturalism and other contemporary concerns.

The Gandhi in the 21st Century Course is a postgraduate level course that is taught over 12 weeks. It is an important course for Humanities and Social Sciences students who wish to know the pragmatic ways in which Gandhian concepts can be implemented to solve the problems of the present world.  It is taught by Dr. Shubhangi Vaidya of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.

The Gandhi: Ecology and Sustainable Development course is a postgraduate level course taught by Dr. Shubhangi Vaidya of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. The course attempts to analyse the practical capabilities of Gandhian philosophy relating to an eco-friendly living atmosphere.

The Gandhi: Ecology and Sustainable Development course offered by Swayam provides students with a detailed understanding of the Gandhian ideas surrounding the topic of ecology and sustainable development. It constitutes 16 units taught over 12 weeks by giving in-depth knowledge on various aspects of mother earth and its sustainable outlook.

The Gandhi: Ecology and Sustainable Development Online Course allows students of humanities and social sciences to gain knowledge about the conservation of natural resources and dimensions of ecological development. It introduces students to various environmental movements, green initiatives and case studies that root for a sustainable way of living.

India and the World Course provided by Swayam is a 4 credit course that discusses the interests, strategies and vision of Indian in the global sphere. The course puts forward a detailed overview of India’s foreign policy, its bilateral relations and the overall effects it has on its citizens. The course is apt for humanities and social sciences students who wish to study the Indian presence worldwide.

India and the World Course is a postgraduate level course that provides valuable insights on India's actions on a global level. It helps students understand the process behind different foreign policies and foreign trade. It imparts knowledge on the contemporary issues affecting the world and discusses its multiple consequences.

India and the World Online course is taught over a duration of 12 weeks through videos of expert lectures from Delhi University, JNU, Jamia and other parts of the countries, media personalities. The course is guided and instructed by Prof. Satish Kumar of Indira Gandhi National Open University.

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.

HRM for non-HR Managers Programme is a noble offering under SWAYAM, an offering by the Government of India which focuses on achieving the three cardinal principles of education policy-equity, quality and access through various online education programs for the underprivileged students across the country. In furtherance of bringing the best teaching-learning resources to every student, this course compensates for the digital deprivation students were exposed to till now and trains them on using online education modes for the education.

As far as this course is concerned, learners will learn a lot in terms of acquiring the basic theoretical and practical skills of Human Resource Management. The field is rightly called People Management nowadays because of the strong communication skills it demands and the interactive job that it is. After successful completion of this course, candidates will gain insights on the processes and functions of HRM. 

Irrespective of their previous brush with the domain of HRM, candidates can derive a lot of the course due to its uniform pattern. Learners will learn how to conduct employee orientations, help their firm comply with legal compliance for managing discipline and addressing grievances, conduct employee surveys for securing employee trust and organise the training of fresh employees.

The HRD: Systems & Strategies program is a self-paced course as it is provided online for all the candidates who join it in Swayam. It aims to give education to all the students so that is why the course is given at zero cost. This also helps economically low candidates to learn the course. This is an elective course with transferable credits.

The HRD: Systems & Strategies certification is achieved by the participants who score the required passing marks by submitting the assignments/assessments within the given time period and attending the exam conducted at the exam centers. This exam is proctored.  This sharpens their skills and enhances their knowledge.

The HRD: Systems & Strategies certification benefits the candidates with a hope to start or restart their career. They will learn the methods and techniques to improve the workforce and organization. The leadership and management quality of the participants is improved to a very high level.

The Talent Acquisition and Management certification course is a program that is designed in such a manner that it can be studied by graduates as well as postgraduates. The course comes under the category of management studies. Candidates who get admitted to this course learn the different processes and practices involved in the talent management industry. The course is provided to the students by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. The course is available on the platform of Swayam for free for every student. The Talent Acquisition and Management certification syllabus can be completed in the given time of 12 weeks as well as more than the estimated time. 

The program is an online course and offers flexible timings for attending the video sessions. The program provides self-paced training so that students can take any amount of time to understand the concepts. The program offers certification to the students towards the end of the course which is optional as it comes with the payment of exam fees followed by an in-person exam. The Talent Acquisition and Management certification grants full-time access to the course to all its students and students can join or leave the session from anywhere at any time according to their willingness. 

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.

This course teaches the basics of Industrial Pharmacy in a practical approach. It is done with easy and to-the-point explanation along with graphical, pictorial, and animated presentations. The objective of this course is to ensure the candidates who complete it can practice and identify dosage form, the manufacturing techniques, know the development of dosage form, formulate liquid, solid, and semisolid dosage forms, to inculcate the theoretical knowledge in the practical and professional need of the industry.

Under this course, the topics covered are the introduction, formulation, evaluation, and packaging materials science of tablets, performulation, liquid orals, capsules, parenteral, and ophthalmic products, the syllabus is approved by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and also adopted by the pharmacy universities and institutions throughout India. The pharmacy faculties looking to upskill themselves and Pharma professionals to perform better at their jobs can take up this course, even students from non pharmacy background can do this course.

To be certified in this course the candidates must take up the end of the term proctored exam.

The CIT-002: Introduction to Information Technology course is being provided by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and spread out over 12 weeks or three months. This course will give you the basics of information technology and touch upon various aspects of Information Systems.  

The CIT-002: Introduction to Information Technology programme covers the meaning of ICT and the emergence of the digital divide and cyberspace issues. This comprehensive course also explains the application of Information Technology. These applications include e-commerce, e-governance and education, which are thoroughly explained in this programme. 

Besides, the CIT-002: Introduction to Information Technology online course also has an extensive curriculum spread over 12 weeks, and the candidates will also receive a certification upon successful completion of the programme. Through this programme, you can learn about the uses and process of development of information systems. You will also understand the need for Management Information Systems (MIS) in the duration of this course.

The World Wide Web or WWW is a significant development, and it facilitates several technologies and services available through the internet. The aim of the CIT-003: Web-Based Technologies and Multimedia Applications programme by Swayam is to discuss the various technologies that form the basis of the internet on which services like WWW, Messenger, or Email are developed.

Computers are becoming smarter every day. After the internet was introduced, one of the major uses of computers has been, to aid the communication of secure information over the internet. The CIT-003: Web-Based Technologies and Multimedia Applications course discuss the methods of developing web pages and websites. It also focuses on the applications of multimedia. 

Furthermore, the CIT-003: Web-Based Technologies and Multimedia Application training programme is an online course. The course is rife with video lectures, self-assessment tests, and quizzes which are taken on a weekly basis. It will take you 12 weeks to complete this course. And this is a core course intended for undergraduate-level students.