Swayam Free Courses & Certifications

The Fundamentals of Legal Aspects of Business certification course is specifically designed for those students who are pursuing Law. However, candidates pursuing courses from other departments such as Commerce, HR, or Management can also apply for this course. The course deals with the legal aspects of businesses. Candidates will gain information on topics like the fundamentals of legal actions in various businesses, how to handle situations, what the act tells us regarding different issues, etc. 

Candidates can access the course for free in online mode since it is a 100 percent online program. Students need to spend at least 8 weeks completing the Fundamentals of Legal Aspects of the Business certification syllabus. The course is offered by Gujarat University in association with the platform of Swayam. This is an undergraduate-level online course. The course offers the student's study materials, tests, and quizzes for a better understanding of the course. Candidates can acquire certificates for the course too if they complete the minimum requirement announced by the creator of the course. Candidates can study for the Fundamentals of Legal Aspects of Business online course from the given study materials whenever it is possible for them to do so. This is a self-paced course and requires no specific timing to study for the program.

For anyone who is curious in venturing into the original manuscripts relating to different subjects from the conventional Indian knowledge systems, Sanskrit knowledge is very beneficial. However, this language is also perceived to many as a difficult language to learn and, moreover, as a classical language of the past that is not of particular significance in the modern age.

The purpose of this Intermediate Level of Spoken Sanskrit programme is to give candidates a more extensive base of Sanskrit as a distinct language. The programme will lead them to more grammatical constructs that will promote their comprehension of simple texts as well as enable them to use it in everyday life. This also intends to give candidates a better understanding of the beauty of Sanskrit language's various facets, from its sounds to its rich material, such that they feel sufficiently excited to dive more into it.

This Intermediate Level of Spoken Sanskrit programme is an undergraduate level programme that lasts for 8 weeks. SWAYAM grants the learning free of charge to the candidates. For the final proctored test, which is for the qualification, the money will be required.

The Advanced Level of Spoken Sanskrit certification by IIT Kharagpur is an 8-week online course. This online certification course is focused on providing a strong foundation in Sanskrit. With this Advanced Level of Spoken Sanskrit online course available via Swayam, students will gain a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of Sanskrit as a living language with its different semantic and syntactic tools. They will also learn about the rich literary legacy and deep further into its treasures with a greater sense of confidence and independence.

The Advanced Level of Spoken Sanskrit certification syllabus provides learners with the practice of speaking Sanskrit along with its precise grammatical structure. The Advanced Level of Spoken Sanskrit classes will be delivered online by Dr Anuradha Choudry who is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur. The course is available for free and requires a student to sit for an examination if he/she wants to get a certificate. Get more details about this online certification course below.

Learning how to manage various large-scale complex health survey databases for in-depth analysis is made possible by Exploring Survey Data on Health Care Certification. The most recent statistical programs, such as SPSS and STATA, will be used to explain these ideas and this is the primary objective of this certification. 

Exploring Survey Data in Health Care Classes will be practically oriented and it covers everything from recognizing health-related variables to gathering, tabulating, and analyzing data.

All students get an Exploring Survey Data on Health Care Certification by the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Language, Culture and Cognition: An Introduction Certification discusses the relationship between language, cognition, and culture from three separate perspectives: language processing, cognitive linguistics, and cognitive neuroscience of language.

Language, Culture and Cognition: An Introduction Classes address a variety of topics, including how language interacts with other mental functions and does not operate in a vacuum. Together, they aid in our ability as humans to interpret our experiences. Experiences can vary from one culture to the next, adding a new dimension to the interaction between culture and the mind and cognition. 

All students get a Language, Culture and Cognition: An Introduction Certification by Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The Biostatistics and Design of Experiments programme is an 8-week elective programme. The course is curated by IIT Madras and is offered at the UG and PG level. The programme falls under the category of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering. It is AITCE approved FDP course with plenty of industry support from particular Biotechnology, biopharma and agriculture companies. 

Professor Mukesh Doble teaches the Biostatistics and Design of Experiments course by Swayam. It is focussed on the various applications of statistics in pharmacy, medicine and a number of other topics in Biology. The course syllabus covers some essential topics in Statistics such as sampling and distribution of data, regression analysis, tests of significance, design of experiments, etc. 

The Biostatistics and Design of Experiments training is relevant for all students pursuing either a UG/PG degree in Biotechnology or its allied fields. The course lectures are provided online via video tutorials, and internal assignments are also offered for self-assessment. If the candidate wants to get certified, they can also sit for the certification examination at the end of the course.

Handling Large-Scale Unit Level Data Using STATA certification course has been designed with the objective of giving the candidates the exposure on various techniques used in complex database analysis. The different software has been covered so that the candidates do not have any issue in understanding them.

The module has been designed with the objective of covering all the basic forms of data. The candidates will have the opportunity of working on the real life data, so they know how to handle the data in various industries. The candidates can reach out to the experts for any kind of assistance during the course.

The Handling Large-Scale Unit Level Data Using STATA online course also offers certification for the candidates taking the end term exam. The learning process will be based on the basis of real implementations. Both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis has been covered for a better enhancement of the skills of aspirants.

Descriptive statistics extracts the information hidden under any data. In the Descriptive Statistics with R Software programme, you will learn about descriptive statistics' various tools. You will be using the open-source R software to learn these tools based on mathematical and statistical functions. This course has been designed for undergraduate students studying mathematics and science or humanities students with a background in statistics. If you are a professional working in analytics, you will find this course useful.

Descriptive Statistics with R Software certification is an online course of eight-week duration in Mathematics. It is an elective undergraduate/postgraduate course taught by the faculty of IIT Kanpur and NIT Sikkim. There will be assignments and practical usage of the software to break the monotony of theoretical lectures. All the course material will be available for free on the online learning portal Swayam.

Descriptive Statistics with R Software also offers certification. For this, you must submit all assignments and appear for an offline exam that is conducted after the course conclusion.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has developed the Statistical Inference program, an online course under the mathematics course category. The instructors teach this core course at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. The eight-week FDP training is approved by AICTE and permits credit transfer as well.

During the Statistical Inference training, candidates will learn about the fundamental knowledge related to statistical inference and probability. The course aims at providing in-depth information about the theory of estimation and testing hypotheses. Candidates will learn the course content through the theoretical and practical aspects by solving complex problems.

The Statistical Inference online course is valuable for practitioners or students in statistics at a UG or PG level. The training will act as a foundation course for the students working on areas related to machine learning. Candidates need to have a general knowledge of probability, data collection, and descriptive statistics to understand the content without any difficulty.

This is an online course on Advanced Textile Printing Technology by Swayam for candidates who have prior knowledge of dyeing and printing. The course offers various topics for a better understanding of textile printing technology to the participants. The course will cover the mechanism of sublimation transfer with the free path length and along with this, the course covers the topics like fundamentals conventional printing with complexities and limitations.

The Advanced Textile Printing Technology Certification course will provide the candidate with an E-certificate by the end of the course which will be having the logo of NPTEL and IIT Madras. The instructor in this course will be a well-experienced faculty member of IIT Delhi Professor Kushal Sen from the department of textile technology to guide the students during the course duration of the 8 weeks. 

Advanced Textile Printing Technology Training course will offer the candidate a self-paced online learning program and the course is free of cost as the swayam is the Indian government initiated online learning program for the better understanding of the candidate with no fee charges.

The Testing of Functional and Technical Textiles certification course is a significant phase during the selection of textile materials, and it helps students assess their performance characteristics. It explains to students how testing is crucial while ensuring that the customer specifications are met. 

The Testing of Functional and Technical Textiles online program is spread over eight weeks and falls under the broad domain of textile engineering. Swayam offers this online course at both the postgraduate and undergraduate levels. Moreover, the curriculum covers all topics ranging from geotextile testing to ballistic protective textile testing and has also been approved by the AICTE. 

The Testing of Functional and Technical Textiles certification training is offered by Professor Apurba Das. He is presently working as a professor in the Department of Textile Technology at IIT Delhi. Thus, the students can be assured of being trained by the best in the field.

The Corporate social responsibility online course by Swayam provides learners with an overview of the subject of Corporate Social Responsibility. The program begins with a review of the history of Corporate Social Responsibility activities and progresses through the CSR cycle in profit-making businesses' planning, implementation, assessment, and development. The Corporate social responsibility training closes with a discussion of how the area of corporate social responsibility is expected to grow in the future.

The ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ online certification program is a massive online course for engineering students/aspirants. In this course, the students learn how engineering serves as a tool for the good of the public. The engineers can do this by earnestly adhering to the codes of conduct set down in the ethics (ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of the public.) 

The course raises questions such as: Who is the public? Whether the future generations are included? What technical and managerial responsibilities can engineers take on? What risks can they take? Responsibilities towards the community, environment, etc. The candidates confront the moral issues that organizations, individuals face in engineering. (character, important policies, relations ships between people, etc.) 

The ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ online certification program lasts for eight weeks. The candidates will learn through online lectures, books, videos, references, etc. After successful completion, the candidates gain digital certification. The elective course also offers credit points.

All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) have approved this online course. The course provider Swayam provides this course on its platform. The instructor is Prof. Susmita Mukhopadhyay from the department of IIT Kharagpur. 

The Architectural Acoustics certification course consists of eight modules that are clubbed into three sub-sections. The first section focuses on an introduction to the course and sound physics; the second part teaches space acoustic design, while the third part covers the core aspects of environmental noise control-air and structure-borne.

Backed with models that can be used by Acoustical Consultancies and Architectural Designers for their induction programmes, the Architectural Acoustics course by Swayam is designed for a neutral audience. However, candidates are required to possess some knowledge of Architecture, Mathematics, and Physics to enrol in the course. 

Moreover, this eight-week core is an undergraduate-level course and falls under the category of Architecture and Planning. Prof. Sumana Gupta and Prof. Shankha Pratim Bhattacharya from IIT Kharagpur teach this online course. Besides, this course is free to learn from, with an option to appear for a proctored exam at designated centres for a nominal fee of Rs 1,000.

Problem-solving for humans can be a tough nut to crack, and that is why certain approaches to problems can be tweaked for efficient resolution. Problem-solving in the field of artificial intelligence is not confined to a single approach but many. Problem solvers may be based on memory, search, reasoning, and knowledge representation. In AI: Constraint Satisfaction certification course, the approach to problem-solving by posing them as constraint satisfaction problems has been discussed lucidly along with the general methods to solve them. 

AI: Constraint Satisfaction certification by IIT Madras. The course is taught by renowned IIT Madras faculty Prof. Deepak Khemani. Throughout this course, candidates will learn how a user poses a problem as a CSP, and then calls an off-the-shelf solver. This course carries two credits and will teach candidates about the general approaches to solving finite domain CSPs while exploring how search can be clubbed with constraint propagation to determine solutions in the field of Artificial Intelligence.

The AI: Constraint Satisfaction online course is a companion to Artificial Intelligence: Search Methods for Problem Solving course and Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation & Reasoning. It has been approved by AICTE as an FDP course to upskill the faculty in the current domain.

Developed by IIIT Delhi, the Privacy and Security in Online Social Media programme is taught by Professor Ponnurangam Kumaraguru. This eight-week elective study analyses various social networking sites and websites for phishing and privacy issues. Learners will scan social media accounts like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and many more for such policies.

The Privacy and Security in Online Social Media certification syllabus is set at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. It includes eight learning modules and assignments. Data collection, APIs, credibility, OSM phishing, fraudulent accounts, and trust in social systems are some of the concepts students will learn. 

Candidates can earn the Privacy and Security in Online Social Media certification by paying a test fee and appear for the end-term certifying examination. Additionally, they need to submit all eight assignments given throughout the course duration. This certificate is verifiable on NPTEL’s website. Any company involved in social media and data networks readily employs learners of this study.

The Computer-Aided Drug Design online course is an 8-week program offered by Swayam, an initiative by the Indian Government’s ministry of education. The course lecture is given by academics from IIT Madras and is completely free. The candidate must pass an in-person test at one of the approved centres in order to earn certification. The examination would cost Rs. 1,000.

Drug research and development is a lengthy and costly process that can take up to ten years and cost up to billion dollars. Clinical trials fail for a variety of reasons. Computer-assisted drug design can shorten the process, eliminate surprises, and anticipate characteristics, lowering R&D costs. The Computer-Aided Drug Design training teaches students to use various free software to address molecular modeling, structure, and target-based design, quantum physics, drug similarity characteristics, QSAR pharmacokinetics, and dynamics.

The Computer-Aided Drug Design syllabus includes Introduction to drug discovery, ADME-rules, Structure and property, Force field/MM/QM, QSAR/Pharmacophore, Boundary conditions/Conformation, PK/PD, Enzymes/proteins structures/docking, etc.

Consumer Behaviour online training draws a wide array of concepts from anthropology, economics, and psychology to examine individual buyers and groups' decision-making processes in general. The course receives industry backing from marketing wings of B2B and B2C companies. Students are given a chance to know the parameters that influence consumer preferences and choice heuristics. 

The consumer Behaviour certification syllabus includes all the essential concepts that offer students the opportunity to realise the appropriate marketing strategies. The course is scheduled for eight weeks and perfectly suits the academic requirements of both undergraduate and postgraduate students. 

Consumer Behaviour certification training is offered by Swayam and IIT KGP. Professor Srabanti Mukherjee, an assistant professor of the Department of Marketing in IIT Kharagpur, teaches students. Apart from having several published papers under her name, she has also authored a book. She has several years of academic teaching experience, and one of her key teaching interests include Consumer Behaviour and marketing strategies targeted towards the bottom of the pyramid. 

The Wheeled Mobile Robots programme is a collaborative online course by IIT Madras and IIT Palakkad. Students will learn algorithms and measurements to design basic electrical and mechanical robots. The curriculum adopts an elective approach to product design, mechanical engineering, technology, and manufacturing processes subjects. Those interested in mobile robotics and are at their graduate/undergraduate level will gain the most from this course.

Aiming at undergraduate/postgraduate students, the Wheeled Mobile Robots certification syllabus is spread across eight weeks. It explains sensors, robot types, mapping, motion controlling, navigation, and error propagation. Students will also learn the Newton-Euler and Lagrange-Euler methods of mobile dynamics. Assignments and study references come along as course materials.

Learners can opt for the Wheeled Mobile Robots certification to verify their newly acquired knowledge. They must register via the course website for the proctored examination conducted by Swayam at select examination centres. Additionally, they must complete the study and submit all the in-course assignments.

The ‘Remote Sensing and GIS’ online course is supported by the National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) and is provided on the Swayam online education platform. This course on remote sensing and Geographic Information systems (GIS) is developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Guwahati for undergraduate, postgraduate students, and Ph.D. scholars.

The course study is based on the modern concepts and remote sensing principles and GIS that help the students understand their applications. The online training is conducted for eight weeks by the course instructor, Prof. Rishikesh Bharti, a faculty member of the department of civil engineering at IIT Guwahati. 

This faculty development program by Swayam is a part of the civil engineering domain and is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education. The students of this core course of undergraduate or postgraduate level will receive two credit points and a course completion certificate after completing the program.

In any computing system, graphics are one of the most fundamental components. The primary role of Graphics is to render digital content (0’s and 1’s) on the computer screen, in a format that human beings can understand. The rendering process takes place in a series of steps or stages which are collectively termed as the graphics pipeline. The Computer Graphics course will introduce the graphics pipeline and all of its stages.

The Computer Graphics programme covers a wide variety of topics including various object representation techniques, the stages of the pipeline including the modelling transformation stage, 3D to 2D viewing transformation stage, clipping and removing hidden surfaces, and scan conversion or rendering stage. 

Graphics hardware used in the present day, including I/O devices, and GPU, and the wildly popular graphics library - OpenGL, will also be introduced in the Computer Graphics online course. Candidates will learn all this and more, only in eight short weeks.

The Graphics and Animation Development certification course aims to equip you with animation and graphics development practical skills. During the curriculum’s eight weeks, you will learn how to communicate your ideas and thoughts through multiple visual media. These include text, images, animations, models, and special effects.

With the help of the Graphics and Animation Development program by Swayam, you will get hands-on experience on various free, open-source software and tools used for graphics and animation design. These include the likes of GNU Image Manipulation Programme (GIMP), a popular and free Photoshop alternative that can be used for image editing and designing graphics.

You will also learn to use Google SketchUp during the Graphics and Animation Development training. It has various applications like architectural modelling, landscaping and urban planning, commercial interior designing, product design, etc. Moreover, you will use Blender to create dynamic 3D models and add numerous shading effects, lighting, and textures. Completing all in-course modules and practicals, you can opt for its certification to verify your obtained knowledge.

English Literature of the Romantic Period, 1798-1832 online course is an elective programme that falls under the ‘Humanities and Social Sciences’ and ‘English Studies’ subject categories. The programme is a joint collaboration by the University of Hyderabad, Swayam’s learning platform, and NPTEL. Furthermore, this is an FDP training approved by the AICTE that focuses on students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 

The English Literature of the Romantic Period, 1798-1832 certification syllabus will introduce you to the Romantic age of English Literature. The course explores various Romanticism elements that include socio-cultural backgrounds, politics, aesthetics, sentiment and ecology through different romantic prose. As the programme does not have any prerequisites, you don't require any previous knowledge of the subject matter to enrol. 

The English Literature of the Romantic Period online programme also provides an e-certificate to those who qualify for the final exam and fulfil all the eligibility requirements. As this is a free course by Swayam, you only have to pay the exam fee to gain the certification.

The Indian Business History online course covers the periods of Indian history from the 17th century to the 21st-century business economy developments. The evolutionary perspective of Indian business history will be covered. The nature of Indian business policies will be analyzed and its historical background will be shown to the candidates. India’s relations with foreign countries and how they shaped the Indian economy will also be analyzed. 

Students from diverse backgrounds can learn from this course. The program is a government initiative wherein the entire program can be completed in 8 weeks. The program is offered via Swayam. Being a free learning programme, the people from weaker sections can get benefitted from the programme. The Indian Business History certification can be shared via Facebook, Linkedin, and other methods. The certification can be shared to gain new professional networks. The certification will benefit research-based work needs, career growth and academic recognition.

Philosophical Foundations of Social Research program indulges in the nature of social science inquiry. The course covers many topics, such as the philosophy of science, ontology, epistemology, and applications in different areas. At the end of the course, participants will be familiar with the plurality of views in the intellectual community, applications of the philosophy of science in social sciences, analyze issues in social sciences, and practice scholarly discussions. 

Philosophical Foundations of Social Research certification is an elective course in humanities and social sciences with no enrolment fee or prerequisites. It is an online undergraduate/postgraduate course that any interested candidates can join. The course is the result of a collaboration between IIT Guwahati and NPTEL. This AICTE approved FDP course will be taught by professor Sambit Mallick. 

Philosophical Foundations of Social Research is an eight-week-long course with an e-certificate available for candidates. Participants will be given periodic assignments to evaluate their progress. A list of books is also available on the website for any additional studying.

IIT Kharagpur has curated the Managing Change in Organizations training programme. It is an elective-type course intended for both undergraduate and postgraduate-level students. This FDP course is approved by AICTE and falls under the category of management studies. The programme has plenty of industry support from IT companies, Pharma companies, the Manufacturing and service sector, and R&D companies.

The Managing Change in Organizations programme by Swayam is taught by a top instructor from IIT Kharagpur, Professor KBL Srivastava. It aims to equip the candidates with the necessary training and tools to become trained change management professionals. It will help candidates understand the need for change and how to implement that change. They will also learn the different issues a change manager can face and how to combat them.

The Managing Change in Organizations certification is an online programme. The candidates can enroll and participate in this course without paying any course fee. There will be graded tests and assessments and an optional end-term examination for those candidates who apply for certification.

The Principles of Human Resource Management online course is curated by IIT Kharagpur. Professor Aradhna Mailk from the School of Management instructs the eight-week program. Learners will study more on employee commitment, performance appraisal, salary administration, and career planning in an organizational set-up. Students with management as an elective subject can take the course.

With a total of 11 learning modules, the Principles of Human Resource Management certification syllabus also includes weekly quizzes in the form of multiple-choice questions. These modules based on Management studies will include HR scorecard, appraisal process, staffing, employee relations, and compensation management.

Candidates can learn from the course free of cost. The study comes with video lectures and references. However, for the Principles of Human Resource Management certification, they must submit all in-course assignments and appear for an end-term assessment. To register for the test, students must check the website updates from time to time.

IIT Kharagpur has curated the Strategic Performance Management training under the category of humanities and social sciences. This course will be conducted online and at a postgraduate level with Prof KBL Shrivastava. NPTEL and AICTE have approved of this FDP course, allowing credit transfer to other universities as well.

The Strategic Performance Management online course explores various areas of performance management to assist HR professionals and students with the dynamics of the performance management system. This system is in a constant state of evolving and requires professionals to have up-to-date knowledge. These changes involve planning, analysing, defining, and developing performance.

In the Strategic Performance Management programme, candidates will also learn about support-building and commitment and identify and reward good contribution and performance. This course also clarifies the roles and their expected performance by instilling performance development. For better comprehension, this course also uses examples of real-life Indian PM systems.

The Course in Information Technology online course is an important course based on the evolving digitalised world. Since most of our day-to-day life interactions, work, and institutions use IT, this course aims to increase the digital literacy of its learners. The complete knowledge of digital media and its key usage is covered throughout the course curriculum. It mainly revolves around thinking, storing, and processing, present, and future processes.

The course will run through the online mode. The entire course will have 3 credits which can be transferred after course completion. The course is designed for individuals opting for or is already at the undergraduate level. This course will provide reference links given by IT experts. The course is free of cost. The course platform is initiated by MHRD. The course is verified by Savitribai Phule Pune University. The course curriculum will consist of assignments and multiple-choice questions.

The Course in Information Technology by Swayam offers a verified certification. The certification can be availed after passing the final proctored examination. The candidates can grow their careers in the IT sector with the course certification. It will add more professional networking opportunities.

Introduction On Intellectual Property To Engineers And Technologists Certification introduces the basics of intellectual property rights and the justification of ownership exclusivity in the form of property rights.

Introduction On Intellectual Property To Engineers And Technologists Classes teach about the importance of Intellectual Property as a key driver of the economy. Knowledge of intellectual property is essential for individuals especially Engineers And Technologists to take part in economic development.

All students get an Introduction On Intellectual Property To Engineers And Technologists Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.