Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
Get savvy with artificial intelligence concept with Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Representation & Reasoning course by Swayam & become master problem solver
Online
12 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
An intelligent agent must know how to solve real-world problems. The key to intelligence is creating visualizations of the domain of interest and reasoning with these representations. In this Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning certification course, you will explore various associated algorithms for reasoning and representation formalisms.
The Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning certification by IIT Madras available on Swayam starts with a basic language of propositions. After that, it moves on to first-order logic, and subsequently, to representations for reasoning about change, situations, actions, and other agents in cases where there is a lack of information. This course is a companion to the course “Artificial Intelligence: Search Methods for Problem Solving” that was offered recently and the lectures for which are available online.
Along with the lectures, Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning online course also provides links to supplementary reading materials. After 12 weeks, you will also have a chance to appear for a proctored exam. Passing this exam will get you a course completion certificate, which you can employ to showcase your skills in Artificial Intelligence.
The Highlights
- Elective course
- Free enrollment
- 12 assignments
- Proctored exam
- 100% online
- Free enrollment
- Postgraduate/Undergraduate level difficulty
Important dates
Course Commencement Date
Start Date : 19 Jan, 2026
End Date : 10 Apr, 2026
Certificate Exam Date
Start Date : 17 Apr, 2026
Programme Offerings
- elective course
- 100% Online
- assignments
- Proctored test
- free course
- Expert instructors from IIT Madras
- 12-week training program.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Madras (IITM) |
The Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning certification fees is as follows:
Course | Fee |
Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: Enrollment | FREE |
Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: Certificate and exam | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
There are no hard and fast prerequisites for Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning online course. However, it would help you grasp the concepts better if you had some experience in formal languages, logic, and programming.
Certificate Qualifying Details
Furthermore, to receive the Swayam certificate, you will have to submit all the 12 assignments, and clear the final proctored exam, while maintaining your score above the minimum mentioned criteria.
What you will learn
Upon completing the Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning certification course programme, you will have a firm grasp of concepts like:
- Rete Algorithm
- Calculus
- Types of logic
- Problem-solving
- Description logic
- Natural language processing
- Deep learning
Who it is for
The intended audience for Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning online courses are:
- BE, ME, MS, MSc, and Ph.D. students.
- AI Developer
- Machine Learning Engineer
- IT Engineer
- Data Scientist
Admission Details
- https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc25_cs07/preview Use this link to access the course page
- Once on the course page, click the ‘Join’ option on the top-right.
- Log in using your Swayam credentials. If you don’t have that, create an account by filling a short application form.
- Once the application form is submitted, you can start learning.
Application Details
A small application form must be filled out during registration to enroll in the Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning training course. Information such as personal details, educational details, contact information, and occupational details must be provided to complete the registration.
The Syllabus
- Introduction
- History and Philosophy
- Symbolic Reasoning
- Truth
- Logic
- Provability
- Propositional Logic
- Direct Proofs
- The Tableau Method
- First Order Logic
- Universal Instantiation
- The Unification Algorithm
- Forward and Backward Chaining
- The Resolution Refutation Method
- Horn Clauses and Logic Programming
- Prolog
- Rule Based Systems
- The OPS5 Language
- The Rete Algorithm
- Representation in First Order Logic
- Conceptual Dependency
- Frames
- Description Logics and the Web Ontology Language
- Taxonomies and Inheritance
- Default Reasoning
- Circumscription
- Auto-epistemic Reasoning
- Event Calculus
- Epistemic Logic
- Knowledge and Belief
Evaluation process
Submission of all 12 assignments and passing the final proctored exam is mandatory to get the certificate. You will be eligible to receive the certificate if you score 40% or above in all assignments (Best of eight) and 40% or above in the final exam.
Instructors
IIT Madras (IITM) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Swayam offers this program in partnership with IIT Madras.
Prof. Deepak Khemani mentors the video lectures.
The course is 12-weeks long.