Swayam Free Courses & Certifications

Learners of Certification Course on Fundamentals Of Material Processing-I will find themselves enchanted by different takeaways from the course which are primarily related to various materials processes that are regularly deployed in different industries for the creation of form materials for a wide range of applications. The aim of this course is centred on visiting the materials processing and fundamental physics behind the aforementioned processes in an elaborate yet understandable pace.

Students will get to delve into the mechanics behind the designing of the processes and predict their outcome with Prof. Shashank Shekhar, faculty at IIT Kanpur with an experience of ten years. The first part of the course deals with powder metallurgy and solidification, while the second part covers thin film fabrication and metal processing.

With a detailed explanation on each topic and the added option of revisiting video modules for a strong grasp, active discussion forum, and standard questions in the exam, this course will provide learners with a memorable experience. Learners will be provided detailed solutions to weekly assignments along with ensuring their progress in a timely manner. Learned IIT faculty will empower individuals with lifelong knowledge and skills.

The Scanning Electron/Ion/Probe Microscopy in Materials Characterization certification program by Swayam aims to teach learners about the three microscopy variants which aid in obtaining a solid material’s surface morphology at nanometer ranges. This is an ongoing core course for eight weeks, a built-in collaboration between Swayam and IIT Kharagpur. The curriculum mainly focuses on postgraduate aspirants, technicians, engineers, and researchers (biological and material scientists). 

The Scanning Electron/Ion/Probe Microscopy in Materials Characterization certification syllabus initializes learning by covering these microscopy techniques’ essential principles, how different parameters affect image quality, preparing various samples, and interpreting data/results. It also uses practical examples to explain these techniques’ advancements. With every week, the curriculum progresses towards other core areas such as scanning probe microscopy, AFM operation modes, using probe microscopes, and others. 

The Scanning Electron/Ion/Probe Microscopy in Materials Characterization online course features recognition amongst any material-related industries. What’s more, the program also provides digitally-verifiable certificates to help candidates seek employment in such sectors or their associated companies.

The Properties of Materials (Nature and Properties of Materials: III) program is an eight-week elective course that brings forth materials’ electrical and mechanical characteristics. This introductory training also familiarises students with metals’ electrical properties, semiconductors, Drude theory, band theory, and other vital concepts. This is an IIT Kanpur offering at the undergraduate-level without any enrolment prerequisites. 

The Properties of Materials (Nature and Properties of Materials: III) certification syllabus also deals with mechanical properties’ notation, elastic properties, strengthening mechanisms, thermal properties, basic elasticity, and metals’ plastic deformation. The entire curriculum belongs to the ‘Mining Engineering’ and ‘Metallurgy and Material Science’ categories, taught by IIT Kanpur’s Professor Ashish Garg through virtual lectures. 

The Properties of Materials (Nature and Properties of Materials: III) training also offers digitally-verifiable certificates to eligible students who score adequately in their weekly assignments and program-end test. This requires a registration fee and attending the examination in-person at Swayam’s designated centers across the country.

The Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials certification course is scheduled for eight weeks and falls under Metallurgy, Material Science, and Mining Engineering. The study’s main objective is to enhance the performance capabilities of nanomaterials when used with some matrix. This can be achieved by modifying the properties of the surface. 

The Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials online training deals with solid surfaces and how their modifications result in various applications with improved electrical and thermal properties. The AICTE has also approved this elective FDP course. It covers multiple concepts from microencapsulation, the kinetics of release and plating to deposition, surface modification methods, and chemical vapor deposition. 

The Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials certification curriculum has been designed so that the academic requirements of both undergraduate and postgraduate students are catered to. Moreover, the course is offered by Professor Kaushik Pal, an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering. 

The Corrosion Failures and Analysis online course is offered by Swayam, a govt. Of India’s Ministry of Education initiative. The 8-week elective course lectures will be delivered by the renowned faculty of IIT Kanpur. The Corrosion Failures and Analysis training will concentrate on mentioning component failures due to corrosion and analyzing the corrosion events that caused the failures. 

It will utilize examples from many sectors and businesses, including construction, household, petrochemical, medical, and naval buildings. The course will also cover potential protective philosophies based on environmental change, materials, coatings, design, inhibitors, etc. 

The Corrosion Failures and Analysis syllabus includes various topics such as uniform corrosion, galvanic corrosion, petrochemical industries, dealloying, intergranular corrosion, pitting, crevice corrosion, corrosion cracking, erosion-corrosion, and general factors affecting corrosion.

An Introduction To Materials: Nature And Properties certification course is an eight weeks programme which is a presentation of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur. These institutions have established a partnership to deliver this course with Swayam. The topics focused on the programme shall be crystallography, its symmetry, the structure of alloys, defects of these materials, and more.

An Introduction To Materials: Nature And Properties (Part 1: Structure Of Materials) training is taught online and gives a broader introduction on the nature of materials that can be suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who have studied science or engineering. This course comes free for learning, but earning certificates needs around rupees one thousand for the final examination. The certification after completion shall be supported and assisted by the companies that are dealing with materials.

The course on ‘Thermo-Mechanical And Thermo-Chemical Processes’ is a National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) online course developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. This online course on thermo-mechanical and chemical processes is provided on the Swayam online education portal.

The course study of this online training is about microstructural aspects and the processes involved in thermo-mechanical or thermo-chemical treatments for the students and graduates of engineering, specifically in the domain of metallurgy, materials engineering or and the professionals in the aluminum and steel industry. This is an elective course that will be conducted for eight weeks by the course educators, Dr. Vivek Pancholi and Dr. Sai Ramudu, professors from the department of metallurgical and materials engineering at IIT Roorkee. 

The ‘Thermo-Mechanical And Thermo-Chemical Processes’ training program is an undergraduate or postgraduate level course belonging to the Metallurgy and Material science & Mining Engineering division and it provides the students with two credits and a certificate after completion of the course.

The Corrosion - Part II course is a continuation of the course Corrosion Part-1 by Swayam. The course delves deeper into the phenomenon of corrosion, from different corrosion events to corrosion-based experiments. Another crucial aspect that this course focuses on is the mixed potential theory used in electrochemistry. 

In addition, the Corrosion - Part II programme talks about the different methods of conversion, as well as methods of protection from corrosion. Students will get to learn about the oxidation of alloys and metals in detail. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates who are interested in Metallurgy and electrochemistry to learn about the subject of corrosion, free of cost. 

Furthermore, the 8-week online Corrosion - Part II course allows the students to earn an E-certificate upon successful completion of the course. IIT-Kanpur and NPTEL will also accredit the certificate, so it will help improve your professional prospects in the future. 

The Defects in Crystalline Solids (Part-1) programme by Swayam is a course that aims to give its candidates a broad understanding of the defects in materials and their function in determining the properties of the materials. The students will gain a thorough understanding of crystals and their structures, along with plastic deformation mechanisms. 

Taught by Professor Shashank Shekhar from IIT Kanpur, the Defects in Crystalline Solids (Part-1) course is an undergraduate-level course under the Metallurgy and Material Science and Mining Engineering category. It is intended for first-year graduate students who have a prior idea about thermodynamics and undergraduate-level mathematics. 

It will take approximately eight weeks to complete the Defects in Crystalline Solids (Part-1) programme. It is a 100% online course and the course material can be accessed for free upon enrolment. The course is replete with video lectures, specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded and printed by the candidate, and in-course tests and assignments.

Non-destructive testing is an integral part of quality control, structural health monitoring, and flaw detection. It has many applications in industries related to manufacturing and production. Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing program is an undergraduate/postgraduate course that will teach you about various NDT methods in depth. 

Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing certification is an online MOOC. It provides a comprehensive overview of NDT methods, starting with the basics and the underlying principles and concluding with specific NDT methods process details. There will be periodic assignments and an optional offline exam to help you evaluate your progress. 

Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing online course is curated and designed by IIT Madras. It is eight weeks long and comes under Materials joining, Metallurgy and material science, Mining engineering, Manufacturing processes, and technology. The course also offers certification. It is an elective course approved by AICTE as an FDP course.

An 8-week online course is provided for the Introduction to Crystal Elasticity and Crystal Plasticity Certification. Even if Swayam is contracted to teach the course, IIT Guwahati creates and approves the course syllabus. The organisations that issue this course certificate are NPTEL and the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.

The Introduction to Crystal Elasticity and Crystal Plasticity Certification course is an 8-week online program. The course syllabus is prepared and authorized by the IIT Guwahati, even if Swayam is hired to deliver the course. The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, and NPTEL are the organisations that grant this course certificate.

Introduction to Crystal Elasticity and Crystal Plasticity training is a part of the Metallurgy and Material Science & Mining Engineering elective curriculum. Swarup Bag is the instructor of this certification course. 

The objective of this course is to fill the knowledge gap between material science and continuum mechanics, where phenomena are defined at diverse length scales. The course focuses on essential concepts of the relevant topics by studying the mechanical properties of typical metals and alloys via mathematical and physical challenges.

The Corrosion Part-1 Certification course is an 8-week online program. The course syllabus is prepared and verified by IIT Kanpur even if Swayam is appointed to provide the course. This course certificate is presented by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and NPTEL.

Corrosion Part-1 training is a part of the Metallurgy and Material Science & Mining Engineering core curriculum. This certification course is taught by Kallol Mondal.

The principles of corrosion are emphasized in this course from the perspectives of thermodynamics, like its process at the interface, free energy, and electrochemical potential, and the kinetics of electrochemical processes, like activation, concentration, and resistance polarization; various types of corrosion associated with materials; mixed potential theory; and electrochemical methods of safeguarding metals and alloys.

The ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ online course is a study about the various aesthetic and technical aspects involved in Carnatic music. The students of this course will get exposure to the features and fine characteristics that make Carnatic music remarkable. This free online training is provided by the Swayam portal with the ‘National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)’. The classes are held online in a virtual environment for eight weeks.

The course instructor for this elective program is academically and professionally trained Carnatic music singer, Prof. Lakshmi Sreeram who teaches Carnatic and Hindustani music at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. The candidates of this online program are delivered with a conceptual understanding of the musical elements and the essence of Carnatic music.

The ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ certification course enables students to receive the course certificate after completing the course of study with credit points, and several resources such as books and references.

Appreciating Hindustani Music Certification mainly explores Khayal of all the major vocal forms and this course is primarily concerned with contemporary practice to place the music in perspective. 

Appreciating Hindustani Music Classes introduces the candidates to the raga system like the Raga melodic scale, composed of notes from the basic seven- Sa, Re, Ga, Ma Pa, Dha and Ni. On the basis of these notes included in it, each raga attains a different character and forms of the raga is also determined by the particular pattern of ascent and descent of the notes. 

Students after carrying out the final exam (getting the required marks) get an Appreciating Hindustani Music Certificate from the IITM (Indian Institute of Technology Madras). 

Technology is applied in almost all fields bringing innovative breakthroughs. Technology also fetched advancements in agriculture. IIT Kanpur presents you with a detailed understanding of nanotechnology used in the agricultural industry through the Nanotechnology In Agriculture online course. Nanotechnology In Agriculture is an online certification course designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of agriculture, fertilizer industry,  seed industry and food technology industry. 

The Nanotechnology In Agriculture Certification Course is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It will cover the application of nanotechnology in agriculture and the chemical processes used in agriculture, including using fertilisers and pesticides. Swayam offered the Nanotechnology In Agriculture Certification in collaboration with IIT Kanpur.

The main objective of the online certification program on Introduction to brain and Behaviour by Swayam is constructed to make the students aware and familiarise themselves with basic concepts of the neural science involved in the mental and cognitive process and working of the brains. 

The Introduction to Brain and Behaviour online course over a period of eight weeks will be covering the details and working mechanisms of all the cognitive processes. The Introduction to Brain and Behaviour certification syllabus will be giving emphasis on the working of the mental functions and the situations that give rise to human functions and operations. 

The curriculum for the Introduction to Brain and Behaviour certification benefits includes-  Neural basis of sensation and perception, the neural basis of learning and memory, the Neural basis of attention and consciousness, Special topics in cognitive neuroscience, Neural basis of object recognition. The course will thus help the students to develop their primary skills in neurology.

The Introduction To Operations Research certification course is provided through the department of management of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. The course can be pursued for free without paying for any process. The course can be accessed in online mode. Candidates who study from this course will get detailed information about research operations, its applications, theories and other relevant aspects. The Introduction To Operations Research training will be available for the students throughout its existence on the platform. Students are allowed to access the programme from anywhere at any given time.

The certification can be completed in 8 weeks and students can take extra time to complete the Introduction To Operations Research certification syllabus if needed. The programme comprises the study materials such as assignments, case studies, tests, etc. Every video lecture on the topic is to the point and the duration is 15 to 20 minutes. The course does not have any last dates so students can apply for the programme according to their requirements. The course also provides discussion groups within the programme so that the sessions are interactive. Students do not have any time restrictions in the Introduction To Operations Research programme. Students can learn from the available materials as well as external materials in the course.

The Database Management System online course throws light on the backbone of all major applications used today, i.e. databases and their models, design paradigms, and structured query language (SQL), to name a few. Students get the opportunity to closely examine the file organizations, data structures, database designs, implementation, models, and more!

IIT Kharagpur has curated the Database Management System certification syllabus so that learners get familiarised with a wide array of concepts. These range from relational data models and SQL to entity-relationship modeling, database designs, and data normalization. Moreover, learners will also work on weekly assignments to explore query coding practices using MySQL or any other open platform. 

The Database Management System training is spread over eight weeks. Students will be undertaking this curriculum with Professor Partha Pratim Das and Professor Samiran Chattopadhyay as their instructors, who have years of academic teaching experience. With their combined professional expertise, students can be assured of being trained by some of the country’s best minds!

The innovation in robotics and applications has led to a rising stimulation of interest amongst teachers and students of engineering. IIT Roorkee and Swayam have created the Robotics and Control: Theory and Practice certification course to offer students the opportunity to learn more about this growing field and build a career in robotics research. You will learn about modelling, control and planning. 

The Robotics and Control: Theory and Practice syllabus by IIT Roorkee is taught over eight weeks. It is divided into two parts. The first part on fundamentals of robotics discusses topics like homogeneous transformations, DH algorithm, rotation. The second part on applications of robotics includes topics like exoskeleton and robotic needles. 

The Robotics and Control: Theory and Practice by Swayam is an eight-week course with verification from AICTE as an FDP course. IIT Roorkee’s top professors from the Departments of Mathematics and Electrical Engineering will be leading this online program. Candidates will receive eight graded assignments. In the end, there will be two exams for those who want to receive the certificate.

The Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks certification is a multidisciplinary course which can be pursued by graduate or postgraduate students. Students who decide to pursue this course will get to know about fuzzy clustering, fuzzy reasoning, neural network, etc. The programme does not have any limitations regarding the admission process and can be joined by the interested students throughout the year without having to pay any amount. The course is provided as well as mentored by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The teachings of the course are in online mode throughout the Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks certification syllabus of the course.

The Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks programme is conducted by the platform of Swayam which is a government-initiated platform and gives free courses to all the students across the country. The duration which is needed to complete the course is 2 months. Candidates can learn from the programme as per their schedules since this is a self-paced course. The online training authorizes the students to be a certified user of the programme by obtaining the certificate through the mode of an exam fee followed by the offline exam. The Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks online course also provides interactive sessions through case studies and discussions which can be done through the discussion groups created for the user of the course.

The Advanced Computer Architecture certification is offered under the Department of Computer Science and engineering. Swayam offers this program in association with IIT Guwahati. Participants who take admission in this course come to know about high-end microprocessors, cache memory, cache optimization using gem5, etc. The course does not ask the students to pay any fees to access the course. The Advanced Computer Architecture training given through this program is completely online and there is no requirement of attending the video sessions at any specific time. The video lectures can be joined by the students at any time. Similarly, candidates can leave the sessions too according to their requirements. 

Students also get the chance to acquire a verified certificate for the online course which can be availed by paying the registration amount as exam fees and qualifying for an in-person exam. The approximate time which will be taken by the mentor of the course to complete the Advanced Computer Architecture certification syllabus is 8 weeks. Students can also learn from the course on their own if they want to choose a longer period of time than 8 weeks. The program is available on the website throughout the year so that students can apply to the course whenever they feel the need. 

The ‘Developing Soft Skills and Personality’ online certification program is designed for the students to improve their soft skills and communication competencies to achieve supremacy in their profession and personality. This massive open online course is provided by Swayam and National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). The classes of this elective course are offered online through video lectures, assessments, and other online resources for eight weeks.

The instructor for this program is an English professor from the department of humanities and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Prof. T. Ravichandran who will guide the students into gaining insights on the concepts and strategies to develop one’s personality and soft skills. 

The ‘Developing Soft Skills and Personality’ certification course ensures that the students receive a course certificate at the end of the program which is valued at two credit points. This training is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education. 

Quality Control and Improvement with MINITAB online course is a part of the Management Studies and Operations subject category. It is an FDP course approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The programme has been curated by the faculty of IIT Bombay in collaboration with NPTEL and the Swayam learning platform.

The Quality Control and Improvement with MINITAB certification syllabus will introduce you to quality control concepts using MINITAB, a data analysis software. The online programme is targeted at a wide range of individuals in the management and engineering fields. It is an elective course that runs for eight weeks and includes video lectures and regular assignments to test your progress.

The Quality Control and Improvement with MINITAB online training also include an e-certificate at the end of all modules. If you wish to gain the certificate, you can register and sit in the final exam and qualify with the required score.

The Total Quality Management certification course is an eight-week-long digital program that gives you extensive insights into the concepts of quality. You will get an overview of how nuances of quality have changed over the years starting from the historical perspective of Deming and Juran. The course teaches basic concepts related to quality assurance, fishbone diagrams, house of quality, and more.

The Total Quality Management online program will also discuss various types of sample distributions, probability distributions, and how they are utilized in quality control. You will also learn about brainstorming, the design of experiments, and relevant ideas used in statistical quality control. The course uses real-life examples, recorded lectures, and case studies to provide an in-depth understanding of the ideas.

The Total Quality Management training helps you explore different kinds of hypotheses testing procedures. You will understand the significance of these procedures and learn how inferences about quality can be drawn through them.

Swayam’s Diseases of horticultural crops and their management course is focused on the importance of diseases that lead to horticultural crop losses. This subject falls under plant pathology and discusses various crops such as potato, brinjal, guava, pomegranate, apple, and coffee. Diseases of these crops along with their management is studied in detail in the duration of this programme.

Diseases of horticultural crops and their management course is offered by the College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal. It is an 8-week programme that has been extensively designed to explain the development of crop diseases, pathogen environment relation, host-pathogen interaction and pathogen survival. 

In addition, the Diseases of horticultural crops and their management course gives the learners knowledge about various management practices of important diseases that affect different horticultural crops. There are interactions and discussions at the end of each week’s module to make the learning process enjoyable and responsive. 

Researching skill is a very basic and instrumental skill. A plethora of students, research scholars and professionals struggle on the research front due to lack of training on the same. After receiving Introduction to Research training, they will be able to effortlessly conduct research and discover various undiscovered aspects of research including ethical research to avoid legal repercussions.

By pursuing this course, learners will surely be au courant with the important aspects of research including modelling skills and data analysis. The intent of this course is not only to bring awareness regarding the details associated with formal research but also to break the myths and common misconceptions in the minds of students so that they may perform authentic research. 

The course will prepare candidates to formalise and refine their researching skills under the able pedagogy of IIT Madras faculty. They can work on their learnings by solving quizzes and assignments given generously throughout the course. This online learning program helps a person with lack of resources to obtain formal learning to know everything about research free of cost. Undergraduate students can pursue this course to prepare themselves for higher studies.

The ‘Development Research Methods’ online course is designed for the students to get an overview of the implementation of development methods and development research strategies while writing dissertations and theses. This massive open online course is provided by the free online education portal Swayam in collaboration with the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. The course classes are scheduled online for eight weeks. 

The course curriculum consists of four modules and is delivered through videos, lectures, weekly assignments, and a final examination at the end of the program. The instructor for this online training program is Rajshree Bedamatta, an associate professor teaching economics from the department of humanities and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

The ‘Development Research Methods’ online certification program enables students to get the certificate of achievement and credit points after completing this elective course and assessments successfully. This certification course is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education.

The ‘Decision Modeling’ online course is a free online certification program offered for the professionals and students of engineering and management to get a conceptual understanding of the strategies and details of operations research that enables optimized decision making. This online training course is provided by the Swayam education portal with the ‘National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). The classes are conducted online through videos, lectures, and other online resources for a period of eight weeks studying the course modules. The students are guided by the program instructor who is an academic and professional expert, Prof. Biswajit Mahanty, from the department of industrial and systems engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. This elective course, classified under the management studies and operations domain is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education.

The ‘Decision Modeling’ online certification program ensures students receive the course certificate and credit points at end of the course after completion of the assessments and exam.

While Java, C#, and Python together dominate a significant part of the programming sector, C and C++ still possess extreme significance due to their efficient nature. Moreover, C++ forms the foundation for writing Python Virtual Machine - Python Interpreter (PVM) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The Programming in C++ certification course brings forth this all-encompassing program to help students establish their language skills. 

The Programming in C++ certification syllabus focuses on numerous vital touchpoints, including C programming fundamentals, basic data structures (list, array, queue, stack, binary tree, etc.), C++ semantics, syntax, constructs, idioms, features, and more. IIT Kharagpur’s Professor Partha Pratim Das, the course instructor, will also use assignment problems, examples, illustrating numerous OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) and OOAD (Object-Oriented Analysis and Design) concepts for a crisp understanding. 

This eight-week Programming in C++ training belongs to the Programming and Computer Science and Engineering domains, set for undergraduate and postgraduate aspirants. After finishing all modules, learners can opt for the digitally-verifiable program certifications, which require clearing unsupervised and proctored tests.

Plastic waste has emerged as one of the leading waste streams in today’s world. The Plastic Waste Management online course is created to raise awareness about this issue by providing in-depth information on plastic pollution. You will understand how plastic is adversely affecting marine life, the economy, wildlife, human health, and the overall environment. 

The Plastic Waste Management certification program presents a holistic view of the plastic disposal problem in Indian as well as the global context. During this course, you will study the current management techniques and better methods to limit plastic waste. The extent, character, and severity of the plastic pollution problem will be discussed extensively.

The Plastic Waste Management training by Swayam also teaches you about Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR) concepts, risk alleviation, and Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016. You will also get acquainted with alternatives to plastic and their real-life feasibility and environment-friendliness as compared to plastic.