Swayam Free Courses & Certifications

The Computational Science in Engineering certification course enables students to understand the needs of the rapidly evolving field of computer science. Students can approach a wide array of challenges in the areas of social sciences and engineering through the power of computation. Spread over eight weeks, the course falls under the domain of Aerospace engineering. 

The Computational Science in Engineering certification syllabus ensures that students understand the different engineering and science phenomena via simulations. They are taught the much-required mathematical modeling skills, efficient algorithms, numerical analysis, software design, computer architecture, and much more. 

The goal of the Computational Science in Engineering training is to let students explore the basics of scientific computing. This includes the framework observed in applied mathematics such as ODEs, Linear algebra, and PDEs. Students who sign up for this undergraduate course are taught by Professor Ashok De, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Kanpur currently 

The Systems Engineering: Theory and Practice certification course offers students an overview of the systems engineering design approach from theoretical and practical perspectives. The focus will be on how the open-ended problems can be solved using realistic aspects like manufacturability, safety, reliability, aesthetics, operations, sustainability, and ethics.

Professor Deepu Philip will deliver the Systems Engineering: Theory and Practice online training. He is currently a Department of Industrial and Management Engineering and Design Programme faculty at IIT Kanpur. He has years of academic and industrial experience with leading institutes and firms worldwide. Thus, students can be assured of striking the right balance between theoretical and practical training in the lectures. The AICTE has also approved the course, which falls under the broad discipline of Management Studies.

The Systems Engineering: Theory and Practice certification syllabus covers a wide range of concepts from program risk reduction, prototype development and data analysis to design validation, integration and testing of the complete system features. The course curriculum perfectly suits both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students’ academic needs.

The ‘Vibration and Structural Dynamics’ program is a National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) online course provided by the Swayam online education portal for the students associated with aerospace engineering and advanced mechanics. This course is developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

The online course is offered for eight weeks for undergraduate-level students. The course instructors for this program are Dr. Mira Mitra, an associate professor from the department of aerospace engineering along with two other teaching assistants. The course provides valuable insights on the technical aspects of solving industrial problems through the four modules in this course.

The ‘Vibration and Structural Dynamics’ training program is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education and enables the students to earn two credit points for this core online course. The candidates of this online program will receive a course completion certificate which consists of the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur for authentication.

English Literature for competitive exams Certification will be useful for those who aspire towards acing competitive exams with literature in English as the main subject and want to pursue a higher academic degree or course, particularly as scholars and researchers, in India or abroad.

English Literature for competitive exams Classes will also be helpful for those studying English Literature.

All students get an English Literature for competitive exams Certification by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Technical English for Engineers Certification covers all the areas of grammar, and vocabulary - that are necessary for undergraduate students of all branches of engineering sciences as well as in areas such as problem-solving, team coordination, and project management.

Technical English for Engineers Classes includes topics such as reading, writing and listening comprehension, note taking, summarizing, and report writing, along with fundamental elements of grammar and vocabulary.

All students get a Technical English for Engineers Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The Innovation, Business Models and Entrepreneurship online course is intended to provide students with a thorough grasp of many areas of creativity, innovation, changing business models, entrepreneurship and incubation. The Innovation, Business Models, and Entrepreneurship training also includes lessons on technology incubation and blue ocean strategy, both of which are proven to be game-changers in today's competitive environment. The course also covers the topic of intellectual property rights and their importance in innovation management. Because the Innovation, Business Models, and Entrepreneurship syllabus is a combination of theory and practice, no prerequisites are required. It will be beneficial to grasp innovation and its applications in various sectors of development and progress.

The Entrepreneurship and IP Strategy online course is offered by Swayam. The course explores intellectual property strategies for protecting new venture technologies and breakthroughs. The course teaches to improve commercial appreciation abilities via the allocation of information about substantive areas of strategy, management, and legal literature.

The Entrepreneurship and IP Strategy training will teach candidates about the nature, extent, and differences of intellectual property and technology law, as well as its utilities and methods. The training will teach participants how to successfully manage and organize IP lifecycle all through the start-up path, at a time when the society and economy place a high value on it.

The Entrepreneurship and IP Strategy syllabus covers the foundations of intellectual property as well as advanced methods. Candidates would be given the chance to learn about it in the MSME sector and finally, they will be given a quick overview of IP valuation methodologies and audits.

The Entrepreneurship Development programme offers you an introduction to entrepreneurship. Healthy small businesses are the backbone of any developed economy. That is why this programme promotes accelerating the pace of small-scale industries and local entrepreneurship. In this course, you will gain an alternative career path from wage employment to entrepreneurship.

The curriculum of the Entrepreneurship Development certification course has been designed by the faculty of NITTTR, Chandigarh, in association with NPTEL. You will be learning under the guidance of Dr Suresh K. Dhameja, a renowned and respected faculty of NITTTR, Chandigarh. All the course material is available online for free on the Swayam platform.

There will be multiple assignments in the Entrepreneurship Development training to help you evaluate your progress. You can also opt for obtaining an e-certificate in this elective Teacher Education programme. There is an offline examination available if you want to pursue certification. The certificate will carry the logos of MHRD, Swayam and NITTTR.

The Ecology and Environment course help candidates to learn the concept of how different systems and processes interact and behave in the environment. The curriculum also dives deep into how different types of urban planning structures adapt amid the varied components of the environment. It also offers the learners a course certificate.

The Ecology and Environment certification emphasise sustainability, which has been an important concept due to the constantly occurring changes in our environment. It also touches upon how sustainability can be achieved. The course is taught to evolve your thinking about the issues facing different facets of ecology and the environment.     

The Ecology and Environment online programme is taught by Professor Abhijit P and Ravi Krishna R, who are from the prestigious IIT Madras. The course is relevant for all candidates in the field of management and engineering and will enhance your sensitivity during the process of creation of products, systems, and processes.  

Scientific temper and positive policymaking stem only from earnest humanitarian considerations and social commitments. Therefore, sustainable development can only be brought about as an outcome of humanitarian and social indoctrination. That is what the Certificate course in Environmental Sustainability focuses on.

In eight short weeks, the Certificate course in Environmental Sustainability programme will educate learners about the relationship between environment and society, the importance of environmental education and jurisprudence, and environment-friendly technologies. 

The Certificate course in Environmental Sustainability also covers environmental laws including the Water Act, Wildlife Protection Act (1972), Forest Conservation Act (1980), Air – Prevention & Control of Pollution Act (1981), Environment Protection Act (1986), etc.

Internal assessment for the Certificate course in Environmental Sustainability would be through quizzes and assignments. There will be a proctored examination at the end of the course covering all the topics.

The ‘Film Appreciation’ online certification program is focused on analyzing the cinematic language, grammatical aspects, and the narrative elements of Films that define cinema to be a visual aesthetic. The curriculum is designed to allow the students to discuss the narrative elements and their influence on our emotions and thought processes. This free online training is provided by the Swayam education portal in association with the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL).

Professor Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan is the program faculty is from the department of humanities and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras teaching film studies, drama, and culture. The students are delivered with insights on cinema and culture through videos, lectures, and other online resources and evaluated by monthly assessments and a final certification exam.

The ‘Film Appreciation’ online training program enables students to receive the course certificate and credit points for the certification at the end of this elective course which is conducted for eight weeks.

Threats to wildlife are growing day by day. Serious issues are coming forward. Wildlife conservation means is concerned with the practice of keeping wild species and their habitats safe and generous in order to maintain healthy wildlife species, To restore them, as well as to enhance natural Ecosystems.

An organization has estimated that over 27,000 species have gone extinct. And they fear as the number keeps on increasing. The government is taking all the necessary steps to keep wildlife flourishing, but we as responsible citizens should take a step forward for the cause.

As part of course pedagogy in the Wildlife Conservation course on Swayam, we will flourish our knowledge on facts about wildlife and explore the importance, threats, and management of the same. We will also learn about how to tackle wild animals and species apart from pondering upon how to keep this habitant safe and growing. A special case analysis approach has been designed inspired by real-life for your effortless and better understanding.

Organization Theory/Structure and Design program provides a comprehensive view to one of the most significant topics in administrative sciences: organization theory. It is an eight-week postgraduate online course in management studies. The syllabus is designed by professor Zillur Rahman from IIT Roorkee and is available to audit for free on the Swayam online learning platform. 

Organization Theory/Structure and Design certification is a core course that talks in detail about organization theory, covering various topics such as organization theory effectiveness, dimensions of organization theory, evolution, applications, and contemporary issues. It provides a pragmatic approach using real-life examples and aims to be a useful guide for business professionals. 

Organization Theory/Structure and Design has periodic assignments and a written examination at the end of the course to motivate participants and help them evaluate their progress. The course provides a list of books for additional studies and an e-certificate for interested candidates. This is an AICTE approved FDP course. 

The Simulation of Business Systems: An applied Approach online training uses modelling and simulation to introduce some basic and essential computation concepts. The candidates will gain crucial skills that will be useful in the scientific study of business problems. They will learn how to design representative models, implement and verify them by conducting experiments on them.

The Simulation of Business Systems programme is curated by Professor Deepu Philip. The course is curated by IIT Kanpur, and it falls under the category of management studies. This elective training is an AICTE approved FDP course. It will take the candidates around eight weeks to complete the course syllabus. This course is designed for both UG and PG-level students.

The Simulation of Business Systems course by Swayam is an online training which the candidate can complete at their own pace. The candidates will be assessed through internal exams and assignments. There will also be an offline end-term exam for which the candidate can appear if they want a digital certificate.

The Introduction to System Dynamics Modeling by Swayam will clear the concepts of system dynamics and system thinking. The course will offer books and other references on the course page. The course applies a practical mode of learning through causal loop diagrams or stock-flow diagrams. Different system models will be discussed in the course. Some of these systems are -economic systems, environmental systems, business systems, and epidemic systems. The various modeling techniques will also be discussed.

The course is offered free. The course is MHRD initiated. AICTE and NPTEL offer course accreditations. This is a Faculty development programme. The course will be benefitted by those candidates who belong to disadvantaged groups. The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay verifies the course.

The Introduction To System Dynamics Modeling certification is offered by NPTEL in the Swayam platform. The certification is shareable on platforms such as Linkedin. The certification will help the candidate gain professional networking and better job opportunities. It is specifically helpful to students who wish to gain an in-depth understanding and academic recognition.

The program on ‘Sustainability through Green Manufacturing Systems: An Applied Approach’ is a National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning free course developed and organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. The online course is provided by the Swayam online education portal initiated by the ministry of education in India.

The online program is scheduled for eight weeks and the course instructors are faculty from IIT Kanpur namely, Prof. Deepu Philip working in the industrial & management engineering department and Prof. Amandeep Singh from the mechanical engineering department. The course study helps the students discuss the innovative ways that lead to green manufacturing systems that provide sustainability. By the end of this undergraduate-level course, the students will gain two credit points and a course completion certificate for which the proctored final exam is mandatory. This ‘Sustainability through Green Manufacturing Systems: An Applied Approach’ training program, a part of the management studies and manufacturing processes and technology is an elective course.

The Marketing Management-II elective course by Swayam takes around eight weeks to complete. It is the second part of the Marketing Management curriculum by Swayam. It is an undergraduate and postgraduate level programme falling under the category of Management Studies and Marketing. Professors Jayanta Chatterjee and Shashi Shekhar Mishra teach this course, which AICTE approved.

The Marketing Management-II online programme aims to introduce to the students the evolving marketing process in present times. Candidates will learn about the leading principles and practices which form the building blocks of marketing strategies. This course gets plenty of recognition and industry support from several Pharmaceutical, automotive, chemical, FMCG industries, and many engineering and service industries.

The Marketing Management-II training is 100% online except for the end-term evaluation examination. There are video lectures, reference material, graded tests, and assignments available to the candidates when they enroll in the course. Swayam does not charge any fee for enrolment in the programme.

The Integrated Marketing Management online course will be providing the candidates with the details for providing them with a strong foundation in the field of the essentials of marketing management. The program covers all the necessary details that are involved in the fiercely competitive Indian market scenario. 

The Integrated Marketing Management certification syllabus covers the following details about - marketing function, relationship with other functions, marketing concept, buyer behavior, consumer, marketing environment, marketing planning, relevance, marketing organization, product policy, market segmentation, sales forecasting,  markets, distribution, management of sales force, advertising and promotion. 

Upon completing the eight-week program the students will be learning to market new products. They will be able to formulate the product life cycles.  The working mechanisms of pricing will also be covered in the online session on the Integrated Marketing Management by Swayam. The course will be helping the students to deal with the applications that are related to meta marketing strategies.

Designed exclusively for mechanical and production engineering students, the Materials Science and Engineering online course by Swayam focuses mainly on structural materials. The course covers both the theoretical as well as practical aspects of materials engineering. The syllabus has been divided into three categories, Crystallography, Mechanical properties, and Phase diagrams and heat treatments, each of which will be studied in detail. 

IIT Roorkee curates the Materials Science and Engineering certification program. The course will be taught by a top instructor from the institute, Professor Vivek Pancholi. This course is an elective type, undergraduate-level program. The course falls under the category of Mining engineering, Material sciences, and Metallurgy. 

The Materials Science and Engineering training will take around eight weeks to complete. Candidates will be taught online via video tutorials and graded assignments for self-assessment. There will also be an optional certification exam at the end of the term for candidates who want to receive the e-certificate.

The Solar Photovoltaics: Principles, Technologies and Materials online programme is curated by IIT Kanpur. It is an elective course which runs for a duration of eight weeks. It is designed for both UG and PG level students and falls under the category of Electronic materials, Metallurgy and Material sciences and Mining engineering. This programme is an FDP course approved by AICTE. 

The aim of the Solar Photovoltaics training by Swayam is to introduce the candidates to the different photovoltaic materials and their role and functioning in solar cells' operation. Other important topics such as semiconducting materials, semiconductor junctions and their basic properties will also be discussed. This programme will also focus on first, second and third-generation solar cells and photovoltaic devices' essential characteristics.

The Solar Photovoltaics certification programme is taught online and rife with study materials and video tutorials. Candidates will be able to access all course material free of cost and at their own pace. They can also apply for certification and appear for the proctored exam at the end of the term.

The Numerical methods course by Swayam is one of the tremendous courses that has its application in engineering and science fields. This course contains basic mathematical concepts like differentiation, differential equations and integration. In the digital world, numerical computation plays an important role in solving logical operations. In most of these operations, it is difficult to obtain results in an analytical manner. The main objective of this course is to provide algorithms and numerical methods for solving problems.

Real life problems from Engineering and sciences are solved using linear and nonlinear equations. Apart from this, the course also covers matrix problems that are solved using eigenvalues and eigenvectors. It also covers concepts like Jacobi theorem, Interpolation, difference tables, difference operators, forward difference, backward difference, Newton’s divided difference interpolation and Lagrange interpolation. 

The system for solving first and second order ordinary differential equations are taught through methods like Euler method, Modified Euler method, Milne PC method and Runge-Kutta method. 

This programme helps the engineers to tackle various industrial and engineering related problems. Implementation of numerical methods to solve the problems will make the candidate a great problem solver with high accuracy in problem solving.

The Multivariable Calculus certification course is an undergraduate-level introductory program spread over eight weeks. It is offered to students with a background in engineering and sciences. Various topics related to calculus functions of two or more variables like differentiation and integration are discussed along with other applications. 

The Multivariable Calculus training also throws light on vector functions calculus and its wide array of applications.  This core course falls under the ‘‘Mathematics’’ domain and is offered by Professors S.K Gupta and Sanjeev Kumar from IIT Roorkee. Both the trainers are associate professors from the Institute’s Department of Mathematics and have several published research papers under their name.

The Multivariable Calculus certification syllabus covers the multivariable calculus topics extensively. Concepts ranging from limits, continuity, and partial derivatives to Taylor’s theorem, polar curves, and multiple integrals comprise this curriculum. Moreover, the certification issued contains the student’s name, his/her photography, the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee, and their acquired final exam scores.

The Calculus of One Real Variable programme is an undergraduate level training. Swayam offers 40 lectures divided into a course plan of eight weeks. The curriculum aims to familiarise students with the elementary and advanced aspects of the calculus of a single variable. Candidates will find several applications of this knowledge in engineering, economics, and science domain.

The Calculus of One Real Variable online programme provides all-encompassing learning content about functions like continuous functions, inverse functions, transcendental functions, and limits and derivatives of a function. Students will also master the intermediate value theorem, Rolle’s Theorem, Lagrange’s mean value theorem, and maximum value theorem. Swayam also allows students to avail of the course free of cost.

Furthermore, Joydeep Dutta, who is presently a professor of Economics at IIT Kanpur’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, will teach you the course. Students from engineering, mathematics, economics, and science streams will benefit from the Calculus of One Real Variable certification training. 

Pursuing Calculus of Several Real Variables programmes will help students who want to learn advanced Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Business Management, Operations Research, and even Biology. The curriculum is divided into an 8-week plan. Jaydeep Dutta, a professor with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, will be your programme instructor.

When it comes to multivariable calculus, the first issue is that of limits. And when you have a function in two variables, you are working with a plane instead of a line. There are infinite approaches to reach a given point on a plane, and the limits that you take must give you the same value through all of these countless approaches. That is what the Calculus of Several Real Variables course covers extensively.

The Calculus of Several Real Variables training also covers the basics of vectors, continuity, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, the Stokes theorem, Gauss divergence theorem, Green’s theorem, and Taylor’s theorem. The undergraduate-level course is entirely online. Students will receive accreditation from IIT Kanpur and National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) if they fulfil the certification eligibility criteria.

The Basic Calculus 1 and 2 online course offers a better understanding of the Calculus taught in classes 11 and 12. The course will explain in detail the methodologies of calculus. The topics such as differentiability, continuity of a function, and its applications will be discussed. The course will teach how to interpret a real number. The course will provide an understanding of the results. The series representation will be shown in the course curriculum.

The course is an online-based learning program. The course offers free access. The candidates who belong to disadvantaged groups of society will be benefitted. The course is offered on the NPTEL platform. The course will be accredited by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. The course will be graded on the 6 best assignments out of 8 assignments and the final exam.

The Basic Calculus 1 and 2 certification is offered by NPTEL and can be e-verified. The certification is shareable on all platforms such as Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram, and many more. The certification will help gain new professional networks. This course is initiated by the government of India so the course certification is authentic and verifiable.

The Probability for Computer Science Certification Course is a massive open online course that discusses the important topics in probability. The course available in online format on the Swayam learning platform is not a typical mathematics course. The course will familiarise learners with the concepts of probability along with its applications in algorithms and computer science. The Probability for Computer Science Training will be provided by Prof. Nitin Saxena of IIT Kanpur. The course will be taught via video lectures and is aimed at the undergraduate or post-graduate level. The model of assessments constitutes assignments and exams upon completion of which, learners will receive the  Probability for Computer Science Certification by NPTEL and IIT Kanpur.

Probability and Stochastics for Finance Certification will start with basics of probability as a tool to understand randomness and introduces the candidates to the main concepts, notions and results of stochastic financial mathematics.

Probability and Stochastics for Finance Classes provides necessary information for those individuals and professionals dealing with stochastic calculus and pricing in the models of financial markets such as SENSEX, NIFTY and operating under uncertainty.

All students enrolled will get a Probability and Stochastics for Finance Certification by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) under the Swayam Initiative by Government of India. 

The online certification program on Basic Linear Algebra by Swayam is formulated as a basic session for interested students who wish to pursue higher academic knowledge in the field of engineering studies. The candidates who want to pursue a higher education qualification in the field of mathematics can also register for the Basic Linear Algebra training.  

The students in the Basic Linear Algebra certification syllabus will cover all the primary and basic tools that are used in the domain of “basic linear algebra”. The online session for a period of twelve weeks will be covering the topics namely- gram-Schmidt process, inner product spaces, rank-nullity, linear transformations, determinants, invertibility,  rank, diagonalization,  similarity, and applications. After completing the course, the Basic Linear Algebra certification benefits the students by clearing their doubts in the - Rn, rank of a matrix, linear independence, and subspaces. Students after completing the course the students will get to practice real-world cases.

The Introductory Mathematical Methods for Biologists certification course focuses on a comprehensive framework of the particular major with an analytical approach. For biology students, it is an introductory mathematics course with the purpose of teaching them to do quantitative analysis of biological processes. Students will be instructed on how to explain biological processes using the vocabulary of mathematics, how to write basic mathematical equations for different phenomena that exist in biology. The Introductory Mathematical Methods for Biologists training will undertake the beginner’s concepts in a mathematical approach that will help the biology student to get better learning of each and every module of this particular curriculum. The course’s lectures are structured into different weekly sessions focusing on the main and core aspects of the field. The candidate can avail different benefits by doing this course in the end by getting Introductory Mathematical Methods for Biologists certification. Candidates can get intellectual learning that will be supported by the industrial side that will help them to take this course more fluently. This is a core structure to be completed in eight weeks as prescribed by the UGC. The course is categorized into biological science and bioengineering.