Natural Language Processing
Deepen your understanding of Natural Language Processing and get certified.
Online
12 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Natural Language Processing is an online course offered by the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)-Swayam, which is an educational initiative of MHRD in association with seven IITs and the IISc, Bangalore to provide quality education to anyone interested to earn a certification form these reputed institutes.
The Natural Language Processing Certification helps the participants to build a thorough understanding of natural language processing (NLP) which is very crucial for many analytics tasks that involve text content and text processing and became very common thanks to the arrival of social media.
The Natural Language Processing Certification by NPTEL-Swayam helps the candidates to delve into the foundation and basic concepts of NLP along with hands-on sessions to make them capable of dealing with a problem and building applications on their own. The learners will study language modelling and applications of text mining such as text summarization, text classification, sentiment analysis, opinion mining, etc.
The Highlights
- Offered by IIT Kharagpur
- Short Term Course
- Undergraduate & Postgraduate Level Course
- Complete Online Process
Important dates
Certificate Exam Date
Start Date : 25 Apr, 2026
Programme Offerings
- AICTE Approved Certificate
- Free Of Cost
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kharagpur |
The Natural Language Processing Fees is:
| Fees components | Amount |
| Exam fees | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Academic Qualifications
Candidates who are curious about Natural Language Processing can opt for the Natural Language Processing Certification Course. However, the programme demands from the prospective candidates to have the basic knowledge of probabilities to understand the lectures fully and python for doing the programming assignment well.
Certification Qualifying Details
To be eligible for the certificate of Natural Language Processing Online Course, the participant must register and appear for the proctored exam conducted at any of the designated exam centres.
What you will learn
At the end of Natural Language Processing Training, the candidates will learn the following:
- Pre-processing
- Spelling correction
- Language modelling
- Part-of-Speech tagging
- Constituency and Dependency Parsing
- Lexical Semantics
- Distributional Semantics
- Topic models
Who it is for
The Natural Language Processing Classes could be taken by anyone who is passionate about Natural Language Processing (NLP), especially the learners associated with Computer Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science.
Admission Details
Step 1 - Visit the official website of https://swayam.gov.in/ and register on the portal
Step 2 - Log in to the website of https://swayam.gov.in/explorer?ncCode=NPTEL
Step 3 - Search for Natural Language Processing by IIT Kharagpur in the ‘Search’ tab.
Step 4 - Then Click on the course.
Step 5 - Choose the tab ‘Enroll’
The Syllabus
Evaluation process
The candidates who want to get a certificate in the Natural Language Processing Programme will have to appear for exams conducted in the exam centres specified by IIT Kharagpur.
Instructors
IIT Kharagpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The duration of the programme is 12 weeks.
The course on NLP is offered by IIT Kharagpur and instructed by Prof. Pawan Goyal.
Yes, the programme is designed in the full online mode. However, the exam will be conducted in-person mode at the specified locations.
Yes, the course and the certificate were provided after being approved by AICTE.
The certificate will be issued to candidates only if they obtain the average score on the assignment (10/25 )and exam ( 30/75). The certificate will not be provided to the participant if they fail to get the final score of 40/100.