Quick Facts

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

Course Overview

The Finite Element Method Certification course is a 12-week online program. The course syllabus is created and approved by the IIT Kharagpur, even if Swayam is employed to deliver the course. The organisations that grant this course certificate are the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and NPTEL.

Finite Element Method training is a part of the mechanical engineering elective curriculum. It gives instructions on how to convert FEM formulation into MATLAB computational code. Professors Biswanath Banerjee and Amit Shaw are in charge of instructing this Finite Element Method certification course.

The Highlights

Twelve weeks duration
Virtual course
Elective Programme

Important dates

Certificate Exam Date

Start Date : 25 Apr, 2026

Programme Offerings

assignments
Certificate Of Accomplishment
Undergraduate/ Postgraduate Level

Courses and Certificate Fees

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

The fees for the course Finite Element Method Certification is :

Description	Amount
Course Exam Fee	Rs.1000

Eligibility Criteria

Educational qualification

This Finite Element Method Certification by Swayam is open to any student pursuing a bachelor's (elective), master's, or Ph.D. in solid mechanics or numerical methods in engineering.

Finite Element Method Certification Qualifying Details

The completion of Finite Element Method is certified by IIT Kharagpur, Swayam, and NPTEL once the candidates receive 25% on 8 out of the 12 assignments and a 75% on the certification exam.

What you will learn

Students will be able to comprehend FEM as a numerical method for solving partial differential equations that describe various physical processes in structural engineering after completing the Finite Element Method certification syllabus

Who it is for

Aerospace Engineer

This course is beneficial for engineering students pursuing a bachelor's (elective), master's, or Ph.D. in order to work as finite element analysts, mechanical designers, or aerospace engineers in the transportation, aerospace, shipbuilding, or construction sectors.

Admission Details

To enroll in the Finite Element Method Certification classes, the students may follow the steps:

Step 1: Follow the official URL https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc25_ce21/preview

Step 2: On the Swayam site, the participants will then have to register themselves.

Step 3: Participants won't receive admittance confirmation until they can register and log in.

The Syllabus

Introduction
Boundary value problems and solution methods
Direct approach – example
Advantage and limitations

Elements of calculus of variation
Strong form and weak form
Equivalence between strong and weak forms
Rayleigh-Ritz method

Method of weighted residuals – Galerkin and Petrov-Galerkin approach
Axially loaded bar, governing equations
Discretization
Derivation of element equation
Assembly
Imposition of boundary condition and solution
Examples

Finite element formulation for Euler-Bernoulli beams

Finite element formulation for Timoshenko beams

Finite element formulation for plane trusses and frames computer implementation

Finite element formulation for two-dimensional problems - completeness and continuity
Different elements (triangular, rectangular, quadrilateral etc.)
Shape functions
Gauss quadrature technique for numerical integration.