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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The ‘Concepts of chemistry for engineering’ online certification course is a National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) training course that is developed for the engineering students to build a strong foundation with the theories of inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. This free online training is provided by the Swayam education platform initiated by the government of India. The classes for this interdisciplinary core course are scheduled for a period of twelve weeks.

The students are delivered with conceptual insights through videos, lectures, and are evaluated through a series of weekly assignments and a final exam. The program instructors for this course include the faculty from the department of chemistry, Prof. Anindya Datta, Prof. Debabrata Maiti, Prof. Chidambar Kulkarni, and Prof. Arnab Dutta from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

The ‘Concepts of chemistry for engineering’ training program ensures the students receive a course certificate and credit points after completing the course fulfilling the qualifying criteria. This course is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

The Highlights

Online mode
Twelve weeks
Core course
Free training
IIT faculty
Undergraduate level program
E-Certificate
Credit points

Programme Offerings

videos
Lectures
Course Modules
Weekly Assignments
Final Exam
course certificate
Credit Points

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Bombay

The candidates who wish to get the certificate should pay the ‘Concepts of Chemistry for Engineering’ certification fee online through the course website.

Concepts of chemistry for engineering fee structure

Program Fee	Nil
Exam Registration Fee	Rs 1000

Eligibility Criteria

Certificate qualifying details

The candidates of this ‘Concepts of chemistry for engineering’ certification course will be given the certificate after the course of study with the assessments and final exam with the following scores.

Internal Assignments – 10/25 (25%) in the best 8 out of 12 assignments
Final exam – 30/75 (75%)
Overall average – 40/100

What you will learn

Knowledge of ChemistryKnowledge of engineering

The participants of this course will be able to gain a comprehensive knowledge of the subject with the help of the modules in the ‘Concepts of chemistry for engineering’ certification syllabus. This course will enable learners of this training to get familiar with the aspects of quantum chemistry spectroscopy, periodic properties, thermodynamics, acids-bases, redox chemistry, chemical bonds, semiconductors, transition metal chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, and stereochemistry.

Who it is for

Research Associate

The ‘Concepts of chemistry for engineering’ online certification program is organized for any individual and student in the field of engineering to enable them to understand the foundational concepts of chemistry. This course will also be beneficial for the research associates in enhancing their knowledge on the subject.

Admission Details

The students applying for the ‘Concepts of chemistry for engineering’ training program should register online through the course website.

Step 1: Find the course page using the link,

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_cy49/preview

Step 2: Click on the Sign-In/Register’ link.

Step 3: Fill in the relevant information.

Step 4: Complete the registration and join the course.

Application Details

On the registration form for the ‘Concepts of chemistry for engineering’ certification course students are required to fill in their Swayam account details to register for the course or can sign in using their Facebook, Google, or Microsoft account IDs.

The Syllabus

Schrodinger equation
Particle in the 1D box: Solutions and applications for conjugated molecules and nanoparticles
H-atom wave functions: plots and spatial variations
Molecular orbitals of diatomic molecules and plots of multi-center orbitals

Equations for atomic and molecular orbitals
Energy level diagrams of diatomic molecules
π-molecular orbitals of butadiene, benzene, and aromaticity

Effective nuclear charge
Penetration of orbitals
Variations of s, p, d, and f orbital energies, electron affinity, and electron negativity
Polarizability, oxidation states, coordination numbers, and geometries
Hard-soft acids and bases
Molecular geometries

Chemical bonding and molecular symmetry
Crystal field theory

Ligand field theory
Energy diagrams of transition metal ions and their magnetic properties
Band structures of solids and the role of doping on band structures

Principles of spectroscopy and selection rules
Vibrational and rotational spectroscopy for diatomic molecules & Applications

Fluorescence Spectroscopy and its application in medicine
Electronic Spectroscopy

Nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging
Surface characterization techniques

Thermodynamic functions: Energy, entropy, and free energy
Estimations of entropy and free energies
Free energy and EMF
Cell potentials
Nernst equation and applications
Acid-base, Oxidation-reduction, and solubility equilibria
Use of free energy considerations in metallurgy through Ellingham diagrams

Ionic, polar, van Dar Waals interactions, Equation of state for real gases and critical phenomena
Potential energy surfaces of H3, H2F, HCN molecules, and trajectories on surfaces

Representations of three-dimensional structures
Structural isomers and stereoisomers
Configuration and symmetry and chirality
Enantiomers and diastereomers
Optical activity
Absolute configurations and conformational analysis
Isomerism in transitional metal compounds

Introduction to reactions involving substitution, addition, elimination, oxidation, reduction
Cyclization and ring openings
Synthesis of a commonly used drug molecule

Evaluation process

The ‘Concepts of chemistry for engineering’ certification by Swayam is given to students who have completed the end-term proctored exam and cleared with a minimum mark of 30/75(75%).
The registration and payment for this exam are done online through the course website and the exam is written from the allotted exam centers.